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Daily Journal of Life 21.04.2023

 

Thoughts

As I entered my car after office, the 'Aarti' sung by Satinder Sartaj played on the music system. I had a passing emotion of not staying closer to my roots. When I was young, I had a choice to stay in PCS or join IRS. I chose the latter.

 My aspirations transcended the boundaries of my state, religion, and culture. I felt that life had endless possibilities for me. It felt better to go for a job that exposed me to diversity. My service has definitely provided me with a flavor of the country. However, it lacked on many fronts that a state service could fulfill.

At times when I get requests from family and friends to get their work done with the state administration, I feel resourceless at times. My idea while leaving PCS and joining IRS was that I would again clear the exam and get home cadre in either IAS or IPS. I had mistaken my ability to be consistent with the results. I could not further improve my result and ended up serving in my current service.

 As a result, I got away from my home state. I lost the chance to wield influence in my state. I could have taken a posting in Punjab in my service as well. But the work profile of my service in Punjab is not extensive as compared to Delhi or Gurgaon. I chose not to go there. I have reserved that phase for a later posting in my career. Now when I look back I sometime feel I could have been in PCS and been more socially active while being resourceful.

Life has different plans. They are for the good or the bad, depending on our interpretations. Life cannot give all. I can have a lot of ‘ifs’ in life. ‘If I was born in an affluent family’, ‘If I was born in the U.S.’, ‘If I had a head full of hair’, ‘If I had enough wealth to not work for money’, ‘If I could join politics’. These Ifs would have existed in the other job too.  They would always exist. You choose happiness. It does not come by chasing jobs and positions. It comes through contentment. It comes through realizing and accepting your limitations.

Habits
Habits for everyday

Habit

Description

Yes/No

Remarks

Exercise

My Religion

Yes

Went to Fit7. 15 min cardio followed by Rehab and leg exercises. Tried barbell front squat with a total of 40 kg weight.

The squat felt a bit unnatural owing to 3 months gap due to injury and a loss of mobility. The moment was pain-free but the body was not ready to do multiple steps. I am happy that it is not painful after that particular exercise. The last 2 times when I did a single leg squat it pained in the night and felt as if the injury was showing its ugly head again. So, I am working on the mobility issues now. The groin pain that I am having for 4 months seems to be the culprit. There I something seriously wrong with my hip area. The back issue must have the emanation in the trouble in the hip. The pain is just not going away. I tried checking the internet for a prospective injury. Most videos point towards hip impingement. The same can be attested only by a Physiotherapist. Dr. Amit did not point in this direction. I have now moved out of Gurgaon. Hence, I need to find a new sports physio who can tell the root cause of the issue and suggest exercises to correct the pain. I am confident that if the groin pain diminishes I would have the back issues taken care of.  Still, I should carry on the rehab exercises that I am doing and hope for the best.

Leg exercises felt good. I had stopped doing Leg extensions for a long time due to their limited role in functional movements. But now that I have limited options I need to do whatever places the least stress on my back. Calf raise machine is now being used extensively. Indian gyms ignore this important machine for no reason. Hope I do not waste the opportunity to work out on the weekend. I should at least do rehab exercises if I visit my hometown.

Zone 2-3 Training

The range of Heartrate between 110-145 bpm which is good for cardiovascular health. I note it down through my Garmin watch analysis of the workouts. (180 minutes per week target)

8 mins

67 mins in total for this week.

Target 180 mins for the week.

2 days left in the week.

Progress daily to reach the Goal.

Meditate

5 minutes of practice to start with

No

Try in the evening

Influence Book

Book by Robert Cialdini. Want to go slow to internalize the concepts

No

Not done again. A bit busy today.

Homework for life

A daily practice to capture important events of the day that made an impact on you; that can form a story.

No

I will wait for this

Weight

Daily monitoring to track my eating habits and goals.

No

Not done today

Pushup

Just to have an everyday pump

26 reps

In the bathroom before showering.

Kegel

For a strong pelvic muscle floor.

No

Try again tomorrow.

Calves

To grow these minions

Yes

80 reps 4 sets on seated calf machine

Write

To take forward a passion not realized

Yes

Blog

Mewing

Just a fad maybe. To breathe better; for a visible jawline

Yes

As I write this

One Podcast

Podcasts to learn and grow. Utilize Travel time

No

Missed due to work while commuting

Flossing

Remove Plaque, prevent cavities

Yes

Night

Brush at Night

Needs no description

Yes

Of course, I will

Skin Care

To look at least my age and age gracefully

Yes

Doing well.

Clean

No Intoxications for a spiritual, healthy, productive, and meaningful life

Yes

Solid 99th day of staying clean. Tomorrow we celebrate.

No Po

Abstinence from a vice

Yes

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