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Russell Nohelty
Dec 16, 2023
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Hi friends,

This week Karen was gone for work, so I was at home alone from Wednesday afternoon until this morning. What’s fun about my chronic conditions is that my heart rate is wildly high and inconsistently so, but there is one constant. In general, the only time my heart rate is under control and I’m calm is when my wife is around.

I know she has a calming effect on me, but now that I track my heart rate every minute of the day, it’s wild to watch my heart rate go haywire in the evening when it’s usually such a calm time for me.

Don’t get me wrong, Karen walking around and doing things has less of a calming effect, but when we’re together in the evening, I’m almost always calm…except this week.

I’m trying, but calm is not my natural state. Frenetic energy would not be out of line to describe my normal vibe. I’m trying though, to embrace the calm.

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