Daily Journal of Life 29.04.2023

Habit	Thoughts
Exercise: My Religion	Rest Day: Just did 2 sets of Mcgill Big 3s. Did a small stroll till the outside shop for groceries.
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)	No Cardio. This week I performed poorly on this front. Need to get my act together if I need to work on my stamina and go up the mountains.
Meditate: 5 minutes of practice to start with	Not done.
Influence Book: Book by Robert Cialdini. Want to go slow to internalize the concepts	0 pages. Was busy in 7HoEH.
Homework for life: A daily practice to capture important events of the day that made an impact on you; that can form a story.	7HoEH book finished. One of the passages made me put down the book and contemplate. It was that love and family is greater than any desire and achievement in the world. People who get the riches of the world feel like paupers if they don’t have the company of their loved ones around. Money doesn’t fight loneliness.
Weight: Daily monitoring to track my eating habits and goals.	No done. Too lousy.
Push-ups: Just to have an everyday pump	Rest Day.
Kegel: For a strong pelvic muscle floor.	Nope
Calves: To grow these minions	Zero
Write: To take forward a passion not realized	Blog
Mewing: Just a fad maybe. To breathe better; for a visible jawline	As I write this
One Podcast: Podcasts to learn and grow. Utilize Travel time	Nothing, just the 7HoEH
Flossing: Remove Plaque, prevent cavities	Done in Morning
Brush at Night: Needs no description	Thankfully
Skin Care: To look at least my age and age gracefully	Doing well.
Clean: No Intoxications for a spiritual, healthy, productive, and meaningful life	107 days
No Po: Abstinence from a vice	356 days. 9 more for a milestone.

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