My dad always said to us growing up that getting sick was a sign of weakness. I still don't know how to take that, on one hand I know you have to power through some things, you know rally a bit. On the other hand there are times when enough is enough. I recently come down with some kind of nastified bug that is really giving me a hard time. I don't know what to make of it. Which leads me to my point, when do you throw in the towel and when do you power through? From personal experience I know in the past that I've always taken the latter approach, really just saying that nothing can touch me and I'll be fine. I drink a lot of water and try to sleep it off while continuing with my normal activities. I would go to the gym, go to work etc... Now that I'm a bit older I see the wisdom in not doing too much. I think the hardest part of it all is wanting to do things but physically not being able to do them. I want to be outside, climbing hills, looking for game, working on the yard. I can't do it, I'm just too sick.
Here is my rule that I follow now. If I'm not feeling well, I sit down and really listen to my body. If I think it's not too serious or I'm just tired I give it a day and try to sleep it off. If it continues I really slow it down, drink a ton of fluids and try to rest as much as possible. The thought on this is that you'll get back to doing the things you love quicker if you take the time to recover. There is no sense in dragging it out and never really being healthy. I didn't take my own advice and came down with what I have now. If I wouldn't have pushed it and really tried to get better I would be in a better place right now.
Country Boys are as tough as nails but sometimes we need to take a step back and not worry about what people think and listen to a smarter source than ourselves (in my case, it's my wife).
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