To practice or not to practice...

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After yesterday's shitty and lazy practice, I needed a little rest for my sore muscles and joints.

I thought I would end up skipping today - but finally no. This morning, as good as (almost) new, I will go for a lighter practice trying not to overload my engine.

Anyway, I am not sure what is the best choice: whether not to break the continuity and just do a light practice, maybe only the standing sequence, or to disconnect and rest one extra day.

To practice or not to practice, that is the question: whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer... or to sleep

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