Working out keeps me sane!

I've been exercising, in one form or another, since I was fourteen or so. Whether it was weight training, trampoline, skiing (freestyle - moguls), swimming, tennis, volleyball, running, martial arts (Karate - GoJu, Tae Kwon Do - ITF, Wing Chun, Boxing) I have managed to stay active. Lately, I have been boxing for 5 to 6 days per week at HUF (hufboxing.com). The people there are fantastic! They have helped me to go from a 39 inch waist, to a 34 inch waist! I have virtually the same body I had when I was 25, or so.

I'm posting this simply to say that throughout the ups and downs in my life, I have never (unless surgery - and there have been a few or injury - again, there have been a few, prevent me) stopped exercising, in one form or another. Exercise, has brought me a level of discipline, and a very simple philosophy - fall down 7 times, get up 8! Without the discipline of exercise and the that simple philosophy, I think I would have handed in the towel some years ago. There are a number of reasons, family addiction, going bankrupt, sending family to rehab after rehab (both Canada and the US) with no luck. Today, I am officially seeking a divorce! In Canada, you must be separated for a 12 month period before you can, officially, file for the divorce. This is where things can get tricky. Separation can be defined as living apart under the same roof. I have tried that, and frankly, it is confusing. Am I leaving? What exactly is the relationship? What specifically defines separate? (Yes, there is a legal definition, but the reality of that is still murky.) So, as much as I do not want to do this, I do not want to leave my daughter, I will probably have little choice but to move out, ASAP. The problem, if my daughter wants to live with me, I need to find a 2 bedroom apartment in the area. This is proving to be more challenging than I thought. Not impossible, just more challenging. I think, however, I have found an interim solution. Stay at a nearby hotel for a short time, while things get sorted. All of this while starting a new business, and dealing with some other family issues.

To be clear, I'm just venting. I find it helpful, sometimes, to just let it out by writing about it. I also find it helpful to go beat up a big bag at the gym. This is incredibly freeing, and you feel so much better after!