Rising Energy - and Crossed Fingers

Firstly, the crossed fingers: brother-in-law Mitchell Brown is in Japan heading the NZ USAR team, and we hear a group of the NZ USAR guys in a helicopter have been contaminated with radiation. Not sure yet if Mitchell was in that helicopter or not - hope not, and also hope for the guys that were, that it's not the most serious level of contamination and that they get the best care. And of course, hearts out to everyone in Japan, with such huge loss of life: nothing new I can say, but I'm sure most of the world's population is in sympathy with Japan at the moment. Re the rising energy: on a more personal note, a lovely relaxed summer in the sun, full of radiant health had me noticing that yes, a good dose of vitamin D really does seem to improve my asthma and mood; however, with the return to Term I, real work, Things to Be Done, and less sleeping in, I soon succumbed to another chest infection, more asthma, as well as a boil and a couple of mechanical injuries of the foot, knee and back. Gave in and saw the Dr for some nasty antibiotics and prednisone, and filling up the fake-energy pot with paracetamol with caffeine. My thinking is that the fake energy can keep me doing the things I need to in order to develop some real energy - exercise, cooking good meals with vegetables full of nutrients, keeping my mood high enough to keep moving instead of struggling through a torpor of treacle, while sick and even more so in the following week, when there's 150% of work to be done to catch up even to the previous level, and only 42% of even current "normal" levels of energy. Just got a text from Mitchell's wife to say one of their beloved animals has presented them with a newborn baby this morning! Some good news amongst the worry and strain.