Week 29, 2020 - Beautiful tools

My workload exploded two months ago and it’s been relentless. I had the good sense to start using the office again, after a period of thinking I could continue working from home. No, it’s much healthier to have a physically separate space, with a few familiar faces.

What’s on my mind right now: Indian clubs! One of those those things I’ve always meant to try but managed to keep forgetting. I got myself a handmade wooden pair of 1lb clubs. It’s been so much fun. Even my noob moves have had immediate effect on upper body mobility. There’s definitely a learning curve to achieve flow, one that I’m really curious about, and gain a sharper recognition of where my body is in space.

Most interestingly, the clubs are beautiful. They look like art objects and they are so soothing and comfortable to hold. I keep picking them up because they’re just so nice, and the heft and weight distribution in my hands naturally leads to a few swings. That’s never happened when I had a kettlebell in my bedroom. And my jump ropes are also very nice but it doesn’t prompt me to pick them up. I just appreciate them when I do.

So at the moment I’m fascinated with the clubs, both in and out of my hands.