Daily musings 17 Apr 2023

It's ok to take a break

Take a break ... From work, from studying, from binge watching tv, from fitness... Take a break... It's absolutely fine!

For the 1st 2 scenarios, you've often heard people share their pearls of wisdom. For scenario number 3, is often spoken about but goes by thr name of digital detox most of the time.

But scenario number 4... A break from fitness? Why would you do that? How is that even possible?

But it is possible and very much required.

Sometimes you workout too much, almost getting to the point where the exercise does more harm than benefit.

But sometimes you just want to laze in bed; you want to avoid setting an alarm the night before; you want to watch the sun rise from in between the curtains of your bedroom rather than from below a sweat soaked brow.

And that's ok... Take that break... Enjoy the lazy morning... Cherish those moments... Because if you're a fitness enthusiast, you know you'll be gunning to get exercising the next day.

So take a break... But avoid the KitKat (you didn't exercise today, stay away from the sweets)

Remembering JFK on his 100th Birthday

Hello & welcome to another edition of the GK Nugget. This weekend we’re talking about one of my favourite politicians (yes, there are some likeable ones too), who passed away too young. He was the leader of one of the superpowers of the world and 29 th May 2017 was his 100 th birth anniversary. I’m talking about John Fitzgerald Kennedy , famously known as JFK . JFK was the 35 th President of the USA from January 1961 up until 22 nd November 1963 , when he was assassinated. He was the youngest president of the country and also the youngest to die . JFK’s inaugural address had him reach out to all Americans – “ Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country ” – a line that is till date quoted in essays written by school and college going children. JFK led the US at the height of the Arms Race with Russia and also during the critical Cuban missile crisis . (In October 1962, U.S. spy planes discovered that Soviet missile bases had ...

daily musings 16 Apr 2023

Meditation Vs long distance running Many people have spoken about the benefits of meditation, scientific journals have published findings and daily rituals of the most accomplished men and women mostly have meditation as one of the common things they do. But I genuinely believe that long distance running is a kind of meditation in itself. But wait, I don't mean the kind of running when you have earphones plugged in listening to music, podcast, or audio books or the kind of run when you're constantly chatting with other runners as you complete the kilometres. (Hats off to that btw; how do you have the stamina to run and talk at the same time?) I mean the kind of run where the run is lost in the world inside his or herself, the kind where all you're focused on is the sound of your feet hitting the road and your breathing. That utter concentration, that focus on making yourself continue to put one foot ahead of the other as your get to your running goal - that's also a me...

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