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| Check check |
| Tuesday, October 07, 2008 |
That time of the month. Check point time. I know its 3 days early but what the heck, I may not find time to post toward the end of the week.
Turns out it was Jewish New Year last week, after all, so not too late for resolutions. :--) We prove we are truly global when we celebrate Jewish New year with Apple and Honey and Pomegranate, with a quiz to enlighten us about Jewish New Year and the traditions that go with it (which we won by the way).
So as I started tackling my resolutions, I realized so many of them are interlinked and interrelated!
- Temper control - I would say I have been fairly successful. I read that it is not wrong to feel emotions like anger, but what is more important is how you react to it, and how you manage them. So yes, I have had my bout of angry moments, but I have been successful in handling them well, so far. I didn't write any journal, yet.
- Procastination - My daily to-do task list comes in handy here. Anything I dont feel like doing immediately I set a slot for it in my Calendar, that way I dont have to worry about it until its time to actually do it. Alloting time to do stuff you are not much looking forward to does help in getting to it. I wouldnt say I have mastered it, but I can say I am getting there. Of course, it helps to have a reminder everyday of this resolution! We are deep into so many things of everyday life, we do need constant reminders to successfully follow resolutions, until, of course, it becomes a habit.
- Goals - I did sit down and write them, both professional and personal. I did prioritize them. Looks daunting, but spilting them into smaller tasks makes it so manageable and helps in achieving them at a smaller level, which in turn is motivating and energizing. Taking baby steps towards them.
- Be more spiritual - This is one thing that if followed helps in keeping up with other resolutions! So strong it is. Again baby steps.
- Positive thoughts - This is linked to being spiritual in my humble opinion. Every morning as I wake up, stressful thoughts come rushing to me, as if they were just waiting for me to wake up to attack! But, I am ready to tackle it. I hold them back forcefully. I decide to only tackle the day put forth to me. I dont worry about the future, nor do I regret my past. I think of how fortunate I am to be given to live this day and think of how I can make my life worthwhile this day. When I end the day, I have done what is within my capacity. I make it a point to be thankful for the many things I have in life. Puts things in good perspective.
- Worry - Again, linked to positive thoughts. If I find myself beginning to worry, I first detect it, and I forcefully stop the train of thought. I take a deep breath. I force my mind to think of positive things. To not wake up worried, they say, dont take your worries to bed. No matter how stressful a day you had, spend a few mins of quite time before hitting the bed. It is very important. Our brain is like a computer. And its amazing how quickly it catches on to the thoughts we program in it and starts executing the threads automatically. It takes some effort to reprogram our thoughts. Its not impossible but it takes time. Our sleep time is the longest time our thoughts are left on their own, so its important we feed it with good things before going to sleep.
- Be more relaxed without being stressed - Ah, if the above things can be handled this is automatically taken care of! If you are positive, if you dont worry, if you are more focussed, if you plan your day in the morning, there is no way you can get stressed (for the most part)!
- Community work - Searched in the company website for different opportunities that I can help with, and participate. These are things that take some time to take off. I have decided to spend one Saturday a month for Community work to start with. Did the River clean up for Sept, hopefully I will get to do other things in the coming months.
- Good habits, appreciating what I have - all covered in the previous points I believe. We are making an effort to reduce TV time by reading every night instead of being glued to the TV. Not there yet, sometimes there is nothing like shutting off our mind and watching mindless TV to unwind after a long day.
While working on these, I realized another thing. What is essential to keep with these resolutions is self-control! Thats something I need to work on.
Long way to go, but, I dont want to be intimidated by the distance I still have to go. I will take the time to cherish what I have achieved this month, take one day at a time, and work on the present.
Afterall life is too beautiful to be spent doing anything other than enjoying the ride.
Once again, I am penning these down, so that I am accountable for my actions.
Next checkpoint Nov10th. |
posted by SK @ 3:25 PM  |
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you are this perfect role model. I believe back in school(primary,secondary,high,ug,grad) also, you would have been this perfect role model that everyone could look up to!
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gradwolf,
kindala :--))
I am trying to be organized. Long way to go.
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you are this perfect role model. I believe back in school(primary,secondary,high,ug,grad) also, you would have been this perfect role model that everyone could look up to!