hello again from my empty desk.

While doing my 10-minute-meditation this morning, a fairly old, buried memory came up to mind. I once spent a very sweet day with Pooja at R City. We’d gone to H&M and Theobroma and Hamleys and Starbucks and the washroom and many other random stores. And also spent a lot of time whiling. This was around a month or so before she flew out to Canada.

We left the mall around 8 PM. I had to be in Powai, she had to be in Navi Mumbai. As we stepped out, Pooja held my hand through the crowd and while crossing the road and while finding me a rickshaw and till she finally put me in one to go home. Like one of those annoying grooms who just can not seem to let go of their bride’s hands at a wedding.

Anyhow, that moment came back to my mind today and I can not stop thinking about warm and sweet and gentle and kind and all the good things it was.

..bringing the attention back to your breath once the mind starts to stray…

The last time I said here that I am going to have a good day, I actually had a very crappy day. So, while it feels a little jinxy to say, let me. I hope to have a good day today. A very normal one.

I came back home from the beach yesterday, took my dinner out of the fridge to thaw, went out for a 5k steps walk. It was easier because I had a friend to talk to. Came back, had dinner, wrapped up some work and got ready to sleep. I think I have found a decent routine now. It’s not the best or the smartest but it’s a routine. I like that!

Last night, I kept my phone and laptop out of my room. Slept with an Alexa alarm and a backup alarm on my Sin-Phone. It’s actually spare C4E phone which will now have all my trash social media. How addicted does one have to be to do this? But yeah, if I honour the two phones, I should be able to do better with my time.

So, while I was off the Internet at 11:30, I picked up a book and chose to read till whenever sleep washed over me. I am guessing it was around 12:15. I don’t remember when I fell asleep but I do remember waking up at 5AM. Or something before my planned 6. Because Alexa had not gone off. Oh and dude – she’s such an annoying, nagging wake-up girly. I love her.

Another one of my favourite “Good Habits” is to write The Plan for the day. Say/read it with the Richard Twang, please. So, did that too.

Oh, and I was so excited to wake up on time today, I had also laid out my clothes the night before. Also guess what, they fit better now. Maybe it’s the mini workouts. Maybe it’s my mind. Either way, I feel better in my body. That was the plan. Don’t say/read it with the Richard Twang this time.

I think this all I had to report today. Consider this to be a vitals check-in. To analyse this for you —It says that I’m okay. And, that’s all!