I would not wait for a vacation or a festival or an event or some occasion or a birthday to have a great day and feel excited. For me every single day of life is exciting. It is even more exciting because I work hard to overcome my physical and mental limitations first thing in the morning. Every day I give me satisfaction and happiness because I created a routine that lets me experience progress. I sense my progress by using my strengths to overcome my weaknesses.
I can’t wait to wake up in the morning because I get to test my physical and mental potential through rigorous physical exercise. Thereafter get to feel the endorphin rush and exercise induced growth factors (BDNF and hormones) for next 4 to 5 hours. This gives me a psychological effect which transforms my mindset to be more optimistic, energetic and affirmative. This is so addictive and worth striving for daily to gain control over the day and to run the day efficiently according to my agenda. This state of mind would insulate my mind from the impact of the external factors which are out of my control. This suffering and pain is necessary to push my neurochemicals and biology into a growth state which indirectly gives me an edge in handling my job and personal obligations.
daily I do things that challenge me and make be struggle. I choose voluntary discomfort and activities that make me toil so that i have an opportunity to overcome them and conquer them to give a genuine dose of kick and high to my reward centers of my brain. I do things that develop the power of self-control and temperance in me naturally. I start my day with a intense exercise and follow it up with nutritious foods and quality dietary supplements to enable my body to recover and fuel my brain. I ensure to walk at least 8000 steps apart from the workout that i do in the gym. I squeeze out some time to do deep breathing for 10 to 15 minutes daily. I ensure to go to bed by at a regular time at night.
Starting my day with a challenging workout and voluntarily pushing my body to become stronger, faster and agile would give me the boost of energy to handle rest of day with aplomb and patience. Fueling my body with right nutrition at regular intervals would give me that confidence on my body and mind to manage difficult situations as well as daily routine activities.
I do have my days that make me give up my daily rituals and practices. I do feel sad when I have to skip my workout or miss a healthy wholesome meal or had to sleep late. This could be due to some unexpected event or due to travel or due to a family function or some other reason. But these situations are bare minimum in an year and they become a tiny fraction in a lifetime. Even though I wish that my daily rituals are never interrupted, I can easily accept these days as I have been disciplined and consistent in training myself for rest of the days.
Since I consider my body as a temple and my mind as god who sits in the temple, it is my responsibility and duty to devote part of the day to fully nurture my body and mind to realise my full potential for that day. A day is a life in miniature. What we do daily matters more than what we do once in a week or month or a year. With this attitude I will be able to create a festival like atmosphere and vacation like happy mood daily in my life, at least part of the day if not the entire day.
I believe that we must not wait for a festival or weekend or a vacation to be lively and happy. Those kind of days may or may not give you the feeling that you are anticipating. I believe we must create our own happiness by making every day worth living for. We must have something to look forward to the next day.
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