What part of your life needs a reset?
Change is constant but adopting to change is terrifying at the beginning, but will be thrilling after a long time...
Transformation is necessary to cope with the bodily change that comes with age and for me the start was terrifying because it was not wishful, rather forcible because of some health issues, that started popping up in 2018. So for last five years, I ran to live and not die, reducing more than 20% of my weight. And interestingly, this transformation has now been converted to a hobby that I don't want to stop till I am alive, because now only, I am realizing and enjoying it's true benefits - a light weight body, full of energy, that helps me to overcome my stress level as well. It's like getting all the energy at the morning and then consume through out the day. Sitting for long hours, for so many years (more than two decades) had almost killed the sportsman inside me, but last six years transformation to not miss exercise, makes me feel traversing back to my twenties. In my last health check up, two severe issues were reported, but they were just at the beginning stage, and when I asked the doctor, if there is any problem with doing exercise, he said, they will only help to reduce them, there is no medicine to cure those issues. So you see, even with so much advancement, medical science does not have answer for everything.
And exercise is just one part, that takes care of physical health which does support mental health, but we also need some transformation to deal with mental health. It's like both of them are complementary to each other - you loose one, the other will not listen to you.
Periodical reassessment of priority is necessary to determine what to hang on and what to let go. This is the only way to deal with stress - nobody else can help you with that, even a doctor. You have to set your own boundary that you can manage happily. You have already seen some of my previous minimalist posts on that, I have been trying to do things that I love to, which makes me happy, and let go other stuff. I am not fully contained yet, but it's work in progress. The true happiness of life is to have that eternal happiness that comes within - detachment accelerates our journey, but it's not easy to detach, especially from our responsibilities, which we should not as well. So we have to continue doing our duty and at the same time, stop expecting beyond that. Earlier I always tried to make everything perfect, but then perfection is an illusion - someone taught me on this chain. So instead of draining ourselves, better to let it go.
And lastly, enjoying small little things, is very helpful for mental peace. Five decades back, people had happiness in small little things and probably there were very few with diabetes and BP. Unfortunately everything has now changed, and it's like we all are running a race, which does not have an end.
Do you enjoy the food every time, all the time ? Poor people work hard to earn the food, but they enjoy it. Rich people work hard just to be able to enjoy the food - so the race we run, feels like illusion at the end ( end of our life, as there is no end of the race) and unfortunately, by the time we realize, most of our time is gone. So the sooner we realize, the better it is....We all want our life to be fulfilling, and we only have to decide how.
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A sedentary lifestyle particularly in the workplace is one of the occupational hazards and become too monotonous. A sportsman will surely suffocate in such an environment and will remain averse to such a lifestyle be it work or personal space.
Medicinal science has not even cracked the code of mental health. Irony is that those so-called happy countries have high suicidal rates per 1000. So mental health is real and it needs attention, unless we interface with nature and shed synthetic life, I hardly believe we can achieve a visible result. Meditation, running, going into nature, listening to the sound of silence, etc are the true treasures of mental peace.
We are happy being from the get-go. The only issue is that we have not explored that happy being inside us, and yes I would agree with you that the minimalist approach is one of the paths forward to find that trail to that happy being inside us.
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I doubt if rich people enjoy their food. They have a differrnt craving which can never be satisfied with food. ..they just eat food to live. .....everyone know health is key for well being but not everyone work to achive a good health...it is great to learn about your well being.
We usually learn the hard way and same happened with me as well, but once I am there, I should not do the same mistake again. There are still some people who regularly work out to stay fit, but that percentage is very less.
Exercise is really a drug -free solution. I continued this after realizing how useful the exercise was for health. Now I see the benefit. I show 10 years younger than my real age.
Congratulations for that, it definitely takes long time to feel the result.
Keeping your body fit is very important, I am surprised to know that you have lost 20% weight. This is a lot. If someone becomes fat, it is not good to look at and diseases attack the body.. By controlling your weight, you can avoid many other diseases, including diabetes, stroke, and heart attack. We want to live, and to do this, we must take care of our bodies. Exercise is essential for good health. At the same time, diet should be controlled. Excess food causes many problems. Poor people work hard and eat less food. Therefore, they have fewer diseases. You will see many single people who are the sole earners of their families and who work hard year after year to support their families. They are less sick and have more energy. They are less likely to suffer from stroke and heart disease. This is an example of how a beautiful life can be achieved if everything is in moderation.
There are so many things in life that we want to change that lead us to depression, the way we have a relationship with someone and we get cheated on, so we never miss that moment. want but it is remembered all the time so we will definitely want to eliminate it from our life. Losing weight is not easy but we all should do it for better health.
Thank you very much for sharing your personal story through this network, the changes are part of us, it will always be like this
Sir it's a great success of yours that you have changed your lifestyle.Make exercise a part of life and improve your health.Exercise is the solution of many diseases.It's a good transformation and habit to get mentally and physically fit.Stay blessed👍
Thank you.
I do agree that we need to enjoy all aspects of our life, simple things like eating. We all live so crazy different lives, some enjoy every meal, some struggle to find enjoyment in their meals.
If we look back to our roots, we will be happy we get to live at such a wonderful time in human history where we can experience as much as we like, so we must enjoy it!
Very deep and well written thoughts here, sadly work life makes you become more sitting and less caring at doing movements and such, you started a good path we should learn too!
u got it! :) keep on movin' and ye// keep that stress away too!
This is so true. Imagine the technological advancement including medical science, it didn't stop illnesses, which in fact are going worse.
I wanted to end my sedentary lifestyle but work doesn't allow at times. I'm getting older. I need to live healthy.
Well, I also thought the same then I had to force on myself to make it a habit. We will be able to work, only when we are fit, so health takes more priority.
I'm hoping to have a less stress life. It's not easy but it is my goal.
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Your personal story and life experience, I think this is very interesting to try, sometimes great people like specialist doctors can't answer your questions I think they are not worthy of being made a doctor, I totally agree with regular exercise every day our health will still be guaranteed my friend.
Personal willingness is what everyone need to reset whatever lifestyle that isn't good for our health.
Sometimes you change your lifestyle to eliminate your mental and emotional worries, due to which you get a lot of peace. Sir, you have pointed out a good topic, I will try to spread this message of yours.
I also learnt it very late in life but it worked for me.
Good to see you losing your weight. Maintaining and losing weight is one of the difficult task but the consistent persons do it with ease.
I agree with your thoughts that exercise releases stress and we remain mentally and healthy fit. I learn and enjoy your blogs sir..Sir Keep writing please....
Wow! I think I will have to adopt some these measures to control my health. I must not wait until it starts telling on me. Thank you for sharing this your story.
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Good morning dear friend @sanjeevm
I'm glad you discovered the health problem you had in time, and you did something healthy to improve it, without a doubt exercising your body is great for your health
You are so right, happiness is in the little things
Have a great day
I'm learning much from you. It is good that we try to adjust over somethings though it usually look tough a times. Staying healthy requires sacrifice
Congrats on your accomplishment and your commitment. That's very impressive!
Thank you so much.
Knowledge is very important to help someone to live a better life. Some people have killed themselves because they didn't learn the things that would have helped their lives or because they refuse to take the discipline. Your story can be of help to us, thank you
Minimalism is all about discipline and determination. Good work, Sir. You are going strong
I’m sure changing your lifestyle was not easy but you did it
Congratulations to you sir and I wish you a very beautiful life
Thank you.
Reducing more than 20% of your weight must have been a lot of work but you gotta live healthily and I’m happy you are doing that
Yes, it took long time to get here.
Your journey is inspiring, Health and happiness come from balance and nice flowers I love it
Wounderful, the idea is to start now and appreciate every little thing good or bad, contentment is all there is. But few people realize this
If i should actually look at my life now, I will say my financial life really need a massive boost. Well I am doing everything possible to
We need to strive of what’s our best goal and provide of what’s important thing for our life. We need to work hard for it.
Sir!
Make exercise a regular part of your daily routine so that exercise becomes a good habit. You will not rest without fulfilling this good habit so that you automatically regain your fitness.There is no doubt that a good body keeps a good mind, so exercise is very important for our mental and physical health.
starting from compulsion, over time it becomes a habit, over time it becomes a necessity, maybe this is a suitable proverb for changing your lifestyle🙏
I think your life is healthier now, sir
Let me just say I really love those flowers. And truly, it’s very important to enjoy the little things. It’s just sad that we don’t even do that anymore as compared to the olden day just as you said.
Wow nice flowers I love it.by the way thank you for sharing your experience sir.god bless
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I am working on my transformation every day, it is not easy but in a short time I hope to be able to reduce the stress levels to a minimum, which are so harmful to our health.
So far I have done very little to transform my life but I have to do it for different reasons. I certainly need a restart and advance to the next level in order to avoid the daily stress of everyday life
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Wise words here. Totally agree with you on the connection between your physical and mental well being. If one of these two parts is not working properly, the other one will fail soon too. Stay strong, healthy and happy my friend! :)
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