The Missed Hike

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Today I could have been coughing and spluttering on the train like someone did last week, except that I would have worn a mask. Yesterday I had a fever and when I was sitting at the desk in the morning I felt awful so I went for a siesta that lasted for one hour and ten minutes. When I woke I felt much better but I still skipped my daily walk as I wanted to leave my energy resouces for my body to fight the virus.

Feeling Better at Last

This morning I woke feeling much better. I cough every so often but my breathing is better and my mind feels clearer. There is a good chance that the walk would have been fine today. I chose not to go in case I suddenly felt tired again. I'd rather be conservative today, and more playful tomorrow. Tomorrow I could run or cycle if I recover properly today.

A Milder Cough

Yesterday afternoon I tested myself for COVID with tests one and a half years beyond their sell by date out of curiousity and it was negative. I don't trust the result of the test but I feel that I have a mild version of what the girl on the train had. I am coughing less, to the point that I am questioning whether she was the disease vector or whether I got it from another source.

The alternative reason may be that my immune system is strong from living a healthy lifestyle, drinking tea and hydrating properly, and resting.

Isolation

Being responsible by resting when sick is good, but it also results in a feeling of loneliness and isolation. I could have been on a group run on Wednesday, a group hike yesterday, and a group hike right now. I felt emotional yesterday for a few minutes. That's why I would hate to be sick for more than a few days. Having a broken arm was not fun a few years ago.

And Finally

By being sick, rather than healthy I have felt isolated for the last four days. I missed a run and at least two hiking opportunities. I fell back to social media but social media is no longer a network of friends of friends. It has become toxic. If you're not careful you get trolled and flamed, and you're often misunderstood, because no one knows anyone anymore.

By going hiking, cycling, or climbing I am in groups that are on a human scale and that's nice. Social media is too big to remain enjoyable. I need to find a new social media niche to be part of.

I'd rather be social hiking than on social media. The sooner I'm healthy, the sooner I get back to people in the physical world. Social media fatigues me.