Health

Pranams!
Loved a quote I noticed on a pamphlet yesterday (I have a fetish for quotes)

"The way to keep your health is to,
eat what you dont want,
drink what you dont like,
and do what you'd rather not" -- Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Read that as papayas, sugarless green tea and exercising respectively!

But I want to change all of that - Here are some of the things I want to do regularly in life in no particular order:

• Practise breathing exercises regularly -> Anulom-vilom, Kapal Bhati, Pranayama
• Practise sadhana/meditation -> calm your senses and find peace; increase concentration, sharpness and agility
• Do about 20 mins of rigorous running - everyday on the treadmill
• Maintain clean surroundings - orderly and planned living
• Cut down on bad food and increase intake of fruits, vegetables and fibres
• Maintain records - whenever, wherever possible and of course, make them easily accessible
• Service household equipment regularly -treadmill, chimney
• Fill your home with fresh and good things - flowers, scents, inspiring wall decorations etc.
• Paint - Indulge in art as much as you'd want to. Make it a point to gift art work to close friends and relatives
• Music - learn to listen to and appreciate all forms of music (international included)
• Religious activities - visit temples regularly, chant mantras at home and fulfill all your religious necessities
• Reading and Writing - Read at least 1 book a month and start writing again (am I not doing it already :))
• Network and socialise - start interacting more with people; dont shy away from company

Phew! Quite a bit for a lifetime and I am not even talking of official aspirations yet! Got to get working...

And now to end the post with another quote - this time in a more serious vein, picked up from the same pamphlet:

"Health is the greatest gift,

contentment the greatest wealth,

faithfulness the best relationship." -- Buddha (563 BC - 483 BC)