Doubling Down on ‘Take It Easy’

Recovery is supposed to be slow. Careful. Responsible. The kind of word doctors say with a calm voice and a clipboard in hand.

Yesterday I hit 5 kilometers again after surgery. A small, respectable milestone. The kind people nod at approvingly. Gold star energy.

Today I woke up, cleared most of my workload before noon, and decided that lunch breaks are wasted on scrolling and microwaves. So I walked. Then after work, I walked again. Total damage, 11 kilometers.

Not because the weather was beautiful. It was not. The sky looked like it was buffering. Thick clouds layered over each other, dramatic but undecided. In the first photo, the sun fights its way through like it forgot its lines. A steel tower cuts the scene in half, reflected perfectly in the canal, as if the world needed a reminder that symmetry still exists.

The canal became the main character. Flat, glassy water turning bare trees into ink drawings. Every branch doubled. Every step echoed in reflection. In one frame the path curves forward, empty and quiet, daring me to find an excuse to turn around. I did not.

These walks were not cinematic breakthroughs. They were deliberate. Work handled. Body tested. Mind slightly smug. The air had that cold edge that keeps you honest. No playlists, no grand epiphanies. Just the rhythm of shoes on pavement and the occasional glance at a sky that looked mildly offended by my enthusiasm.

Recovery, they say, is slow and tedious. Maybe. Or maybe it is stacking quiet wins when no one is watching. Maybe it is doubling your distance the day after a milestone, not because you should, but because you can.

Anyway, if this is “taking it easy,” I would hate to see what happens when I try.

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