Miboul – Mind, Body and Soul

I was feeling like crap today. I think the weekend tooks it toll on my body. Even though I was feeling crappy, I was just good enough to squeeze my 15 min cardio. I am happy about that.

Tomorrow the full routine.

I always wanted to jump out of bed, embrace the day and go running. However, I wake up by dragging my body out of bed and fighting very hard against gravity. In most cases gravity wins and so does the snooze button. Who wants to get out of a warm and cozy bed?

This morning I changed it up. I pulled myself out of bed. Got slapped in the face by the cold and did 10 jumping jacks. Jumping jacks might seem simple to do but try doing it the first thing in the morning. Was a challenge but it felt great.

Time to rinse and repeat.

It has been a while since I have written a full out essay. To be fair, this was not a comprehensive essay but still a challenging. I enjoyed structuring the arguments of the essay. Back in my highschool days I could never understand why or how to write an essay. Today’s process showed me exactly why and how to write an essay. I am so happy to learn this today.

Don’t stop writing.

In a week full of running around like a headless chicken, cruising in my car has become my time of solitude. I import some relaxing sound tracks, buy me a Cinnamon Dolce Late, lean my seat a little and put my foot on the pedal. The journey is guided by the street lights with the moon as my goal. I yell, rap, sing and dance.

I felt very uncomfortable to do this at first. To the point where I would break out in a sweat. But after a while I got used to it.

It is always fun to laugh at yourself. Life should never get serious.

The burn is the most enjoyable thing in life. Well, it depends on how you look at it. I got this concept from the legendary muscle man, Arnold. In his documentary Pumping Iron, Arnold describes the difference between first and second place. The person in second place will do all the reps, but as soon as his muscles feel a burn he stops. The person who wants to come in first place will keep going through the burn.

I never grasped this concept until I applied it at the gym last week. I always lightly jog on the treadmill and think “this is the fastest I could go”, however I kept raising the speed at 30 second intervals until I could not do it any longer. I hated it, but when I got off the treadmill I was all smiles. There is nothing like give it your all. I kept telling myself “Feel the burn and push, just keep pushing”.

Are you stalling anywhere in life? Pick an area and push through it with your hardest effort. Forget the conclusion just focus on the journey.

The power of music is sometimes very underrated and taken for granted. A dear friend of mine sent me a song she had recorded. The title of the song was called “Seize the day”. Coincidentally I had been going through a rough patch. When the tune hit my ears, I realized the beauty of music.

Listen to an inspiring song and shake your bon-bon.

I lift my legs from underneath my blanket and raise my body. My mind goes off into a million tangents. Brush teeth, comb hair, pick shirt, put on socks etc… I paused my mind and just sat there. I cleared a small area in my room, opened the curtains to let in the beautiful sunlight and sat there in silence. I have realized it was more challenging for me to calm my mental chatter in the morning than it is in the evening. However, once you bring your focus back on the waves of breathing everything melts away.

It’s been a while since tears have escaped the well guarded prison of my eyes. I normally fight the the urge of releasing any tears. Maybe its my insecurities by not being “man enough”, “tough enough” or just because I think shedding tears is a very very very negative thing to do.

Today it was different and it came all of a sudden. Captivated by a profound dialogue in the movie, goosebumps trickled from my feet to my head. As they approached my eyes, I felt an urge to let it all go. Eliminate all the thoughts and just let the moment takes it course. No expectations, no insecurities, no tough guy. It was just me in the moment.

Don’t be afraid to let it all go sometimes.