Week 4

After the health issues of Week3, I made an interesting discovery about my own body. 1 week of inactivity doesn't do much to the body. All it does, is to the mind .... restricting us from reaching our full potential.

April 22nd	April 23rd	April 24th	April 25th	April 26th	April 27th	April 28st
bunk	6 sets	10 sets	12 sets	14 sets	15 sets	bunk

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The secret is ... not to stay

The good thing about being certified that you have been THERE is that, the next time it happens everyone including yourself notice that you are slipping.

Thank you all for pulling me out of it & not allowing me to remain there for a long period of time. I had to share this ad when I heard it today ... :)

realignment

Me {when kiddo was cranky & whiny} : I am not going baby.
Kiddo {wide eyed & hugging} : Thank you!
Me {a little hurt} : You don't want me to study?
Kiddo : You study, but take me with you. There is nobody to take care of me.
Me : But baby, if I go, you will be with achchan & aunty. And, they will take care of you.
Kiddo : But achan is busy with his work & aunty with her things. Nobody is there to take care of me there.

There goes Malapuram Kathi & Machine Gun....

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Week 3

I think, the Week3 of practice is jinxed. The friend who introduced me to this concept fell ill during his week3. Now, I fell ill. Week3 looks blank ... :D But I haven't decided to let this die off ....

April 15th	April 16th	April 17th	April 18th	April 19th	April 20th	April 21st
12 sets	14 sets	5 sets	bunk	bunk	bunk	bunk

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The pattern

She : You & I are not the only one to do it sweetie. There are many who have done that & many more will do it. The first thing to do to tell the world that things are not rite is by chopping your hair off. Then comes tattoo, alcohol & cigarettes.

Well, I didn't reach the cigarettes, but I have to admit here that I was almost there. I had started trying it out, especially when smoking friends were around.

Well, today, I can say this much for sure .... it is a lonely place to be in when unaccompanied by .........

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Full Circle!!

One thing I really learned during that last year & half is how complex our communications are. One would think that conversations made in person is the best mode of communication. But I would say, it is just the best among the currently available modes of communication. Whenever I hear a completely different version of my story, all I try telling myself is, "I am only responsible for what I say. Not what you understand....!!!"

Today, while watching Madagascar 2 with kiddo, I simply couldn't resist myself from posting this clip. But what do you do when an over imaginative child's words are taken seriously & someone gets accused based on the child's comments???

PS.
I am not responsible for creating this video clip, the title & messages are coincidental. 

eating habits

Being overweight or not, there is one thing everyone, especially the nears & dears, is concerned about .....

"Are you eating right?"

As my friend puts it ... "If you gain people will complain and if you lose...... then also people complain!!"

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Aadithya Hridayam

Got to know about this hymn though my enlightened friend. He was talking about Sun worship. I decided to find out more about the concept and I did find a good bit of information in Wiki. Youtube does have a couple of entries for Aadithya Hridayam.

I feel in love with this particular line ....

Tamoghnaaya himagnaaya shatrughnaaya amitaatmane {Salutations to he transcendental atman that dispels darkness, drives away all fear, and destroys all foes}

I loved the "destroys all foes" part. Wish he would do the same to my ego & allow me to shed a few pounds from the inner me .........


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Week 2

Still on this plan ... Yes ... I have surprised myself beyond words ... :)

April 8th	April 9th	April 10th	April 11th	April 12th	April 13th	April 14th
7 sets	9 sets	9 sets	10 sets	10 sets	bunk	12 sets

Mi shoulder blades todavia no tengo recovered (I am trying say that my shoulder blades haven't recovered yet ;))

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4 ways to handle a problem

An 'enlightened' friend of mine gave this piece of information when I was completely down. I am not sure if I have grown enough to imbibe these. I am posting this here hoping that someone might find it useful ...

There are always four ways to handle a problem ...

1 ) Understand that everything is changing. The situation you are in will also change. 

2 ) Accepting the situation

3 ) Bring courage/valor to fight the situation

4 ) Surrender to the higher power. 

One may choose any one of these path. 

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Week 1

Its been a week since I made the promise. So far, I haven't broken my promise. I did not follow any chart. I just listened to my body & made a new chart. This is how it looked during the first week of my attempt ... :)

April 1st	April 2nd	April 3rd	April 4th	April 5th	April 6th	April 7th
3 sets	5 sets	5 sets	7 sets	7 sets	7 sets	rest

But what I enjoyed the most was the relaxation time after the namaskaars ... Bliss!!! But as the day progresses, I could really feel those lesser used muscles crying out loud. To add to it, my arms have started protesting. I have always sensed that my arms are weak. The postures 5, 6 & 7 put together resembles a push-up. So, imagine a person with weak arms & a very heavy body attempting 14 push-ups!!!!

All I am hoping for now is that my arms will become stronger & I will be able to progress from 7sets .....

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Musafir Hoon Yaaron

This is an old Hindi song which is very close to a friend of mine. It was nice to watch his face change at the mention of this song. For a very long time, that was all that this song was for me - a song that brought some sort of expression on my friend's face. But a few years back, I connected to this song... but on my own terms .... :) Today, while listening to it on radio, I thought of putting it here. So heres the song for you guys to enjoy ... :)

The lyrics with its translation can be found here. But I am not sure whether they have done justice to the lines with this translation. But you will get a general idea. The rest, the music & the texture of Kishore Kumar's voice will do it for you ... :) 

HeartBreak!

While listening to the local radio channel - Radio One, kiddo happened to listen to the radio ad for Joy Alukkas. The ad has a girl talking about exam blues, boyfriend breaking her heart & giving birth to her first child.

Kiddo : Amma, what happens when a heart breaks?
Me : What happens? Nothing happens! You cry for sometime & then life takes over.
Kiddo {pondering}: Has your heart breaked?
Me : Yes.
Kiddo {now wide eyed}: And, what happened?
Me : I cried & cried & cried. In between crying I could see you. But all I did was crying. One day, I decided to stop crying. Then I decided to take care of you & amma. And, I stopped crying.

Well .... she is still pondering over these thoughts. I think I have two days before I am required to come up with more details.

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