I couldn't stand up straight for four days after that one. First, it makes exercising more fun. I'm not sure I'd get out there otherwise. And second, it's my way to thank God for the fact that I'm still walking. So, Sister, people of every faith applaud you for exercising.
Smoking eases the pain.
I've tried the patch, but it just doesn't work. She knocks back a pack and a half a day, God bless her. Sister hasn't always donned the habit of an Episcopal nun. She was married, is widowed, and has a daughter living in California. Before becoming a member of the clergy in 1978, she was a school psychologist.