Nowadays life
has become super-fast. We want everything NOW! Right Now! We want to learn
things as soon as possible. The work needs to be done right now. Some events
and meetings expect our presence just now. We have deadlines to meet. We have
preset targets to achieve. In personal as well as professional life..
Everyone just
seems to be running and the race just does not get over. Even when it seems
difficult we follow the herd because the basic philosophy that most of our
parents have taught is “Go with the flow”. So far that philosophy has never
been my motivation. I don’t ever wish to take the path that everyone has taken.
And I will not teach my children that philosophy either.
In my
first post I have written about our
constant urge of becoming something. And this exact feeling keeps us moving in
the direction that goes right to the infinity.
But today I
don’t want to get into the philosophy of life or anything that will make me
think much about the world.. It’s a Saturday night and I am restoring myself to
be a normal girl who hates Monday mornings and loves lot of chocolates!
SO .. I have a
list of things that I do to restore myself. I hope you find it helpful on some
Saturday night when Vodka has refused to work!
But there is a
challenge here.. you must first turn the TV off and keep your phone away..
people who really have some urgency will make sure to find out your address!
1. Meditation!
I know it is difficult for those who
don’t meditate regularly to concentrate and get into a meditative state. But
that is ok.. you may just want to sit or lie down comfortably and think about
all the stuff you can. And then slowly start concentrating on your breath. If nothing
it at least helps me to assess my thought and introspect. I somehow feel more
organized and a bit more sorted within.
2. Read..
If you belong to the category
that hates reading and considers it to be a taboo, just use the magic tool
called Google! There are amazing people out there who are really thinking great
thoughts and putting them in words for everyone who is in need. I like reading
books and affirmations by Louise Hay and many other spiritual gurus. Also I
love reading random extracts from Paulo Coelho books. Goodread.com is a good site to read random quotes
written by many great authors. I just find a random site that talks about the
stuff that I am interested in and spend hours reading!
Smart advice: DO NOT READ A NEWSPAPER!
3. YouTube!
This baby was born a decade ago
and has seen things that are even century old! So much of information and
entertaining stuff is stored here! I don’t think I need to tell you all that!
YouTubers are the new cool! That itself shows how powerful it is!
I follow many comedians there, right
from the superhit AIB to The Viral Fever, Mania ki Duniya etc. etc. etc.
4. Yoga..
Do it only for half an hour if more
than that makes you feel overwhelmed! But yes, best way to just relax and let
out all the stress! I feel Yoga helps me restore my physical presence while
giving me more confidence to move around the world easily.
5. Dance!
Draw all the curtains on the
windows and shut the door of your room. Now, nobody is looking at you unless
you have spirits moving around your house! Dance your way! Don’t stop. Even
without music. Just dance and feel your body making absurd movements at times.
Don’t worry. This is how you vent out all the fatigue in your body that has
been there for a while now. When you make random gestures while dancing you
slowly leave baggage behind! So, dance till you can’t!
6. Take a bath!
This always feels good and feels
right thing to do anytime! I believe, there is no right time to take a bath..
just that there is no wrong time to do so! Take a bath with your favorite
bodywash and a shampoo that smells just perfect! It just feels like the stress
is being cleansed making my thoughts clearer than ever!
7. Write!
You need not be freaking good at it.
Writing is no rocket science. All you need to do is take a pen and a paper or
just open a word doc. and write down all your thoughts and feelings. Writing
makes me feel balanced about everything. When we write our thoughts and place
them on a paper they become more organized even in our head. They either chose
to become concrete or just fade away.
Smart tip: Tweeting and updating
Facebook status is not counted as writing!
I would love to add few and many more
things to the list! So guys please share how rejuvenate yourself!
Thank you for reading!
Love
Mitali