Heart Health

 My cardiologist told me back in December of 2011 after my heart attack to turn off the news of the day after five so I could relax vefore going to sleep.  He said I needed a good eight hours of sleep per night.? But lately, the news during the day gets to be too much.  I tend to dwell on one or two things a day and I need to quit doing that.  By evening I need relaxation.  But during the day I find smoking my pipe keeps me relaxed.  

I shared my theology with him that isn’t really mine, but I claim it as mine since my Angels are too much to explain to most anyone.  I have a very simple theology.  God is forgiving of all sins including unbelief except for murder and the taking of one’s own life.  In essence everyone is born saved, and remain that way unless one takes a life.   

But that kind of theology is stressful.  There is too much of both in this world today.  I need to find ways to relax.  I do it with my pipe.  I do it by spending time with family.  I need to get out more, but in some ways my wife needs me to be around.  But most evenings I relax in bed before actually going to bed.  I’ll watch some mindless YouTube video or watch a sporting event if I don’t care who wins or loses.

But not caring in the evening is key.  After five I refuse to care.  The day is over and the day is history.  But this morning is this morning and I will follow the news today.  But this evening I might watch some basketball or tune into a preseason baseball game.  Every morning begins with a pipe, pipe tobacco, and coffee.  This morning it is my Peterson Sherlock Holmes pipe with some Old Professor pipe tobacco and a steaming hot cup of Blue Bottle coffee.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave