day in the life (written by Lucy Rupert)
photo by Zahra Saleki day in the life The best days begin the morning after a busy day when the body is too exhausted to be self-aware and the exhaustion feels hard-earned in a very satisfying way. Most days begin with a mental journey, like putting your body through the x-ray machine at the airport. Parts of you go in the bin that travels on the conveyer belt through the machine, the rest of you walks hesitantly through the stand-alone arch. You wait to hear the beeping and then take stock: what caused the alarm? It might seem like it’s your foot but your pelvis is actually cause the source of the alarm. The root of the pain. Feet unfurl and uncurl by the time you get to the bottom of the stairs. You make coffee and feed the feral cats and then check the agenda. What is happening today? Are you in charge of directing yourself all day, organizing your training, yourself, your plans? Or are you reporting to someone else? (It’...