4th day at Morning Walk...

Wow...difficult to believe that i completed the 4th day of my morning walk without fail. Well...the most interesting part today was not what i observed in the garden today but the way i dragged myself for the walk. It took me almost 15 minutes to convince myself for this walk today because it was freezing cold outside and to add to it there was cool breeze. I just wasn't able to get out of my blanket and even when i was out, i was staring at my blanket like a fool as if it would invite me in again. Moreover, my roommate was on a night out hence i was all by myself to struggle. I convinced myself "Get up Saumya...You'll feel good after 2 rounds" but the devil in me was shouting "Give yourself a break Saumya...its too cold...you'll fall ill"....

Oh my God...i was terribly confused...i folded my blanket to prevent myself from sleeping again but kept staring at it as if i'll open it any moment and fall into deep slumber...i tried to explain myself several benefits of this walk like i wont be late for college, my positive thoughts, entertaining people in the garden and my fit body and finally my positivity won and i quickly brushed my teeth and washed my face....all ready for the walk :)

The walk was awesome as usual and believe me all through my rounds i was simply feeling proud of my determination to get up for this walk. I have found a wonderful start of my morning and i want to keep up with it for as long as i can. The most interesting thing is that the Laughter club trio is now a group of 6 people :) It was real entertaining to watch them laughing their hearts out. One of them was imitating the patent dance step of Rajesh Khanna which i really enjoyed watching. I took 10 rounds today and was happy about it.

Sunday- 3rd Day of My Morning Walk

When my alarm rung at 6 am, i was having a comfortable sleep in my mink blanket and to add to the temptation it was real dark and cold outside. I switched off my alarm and for a few seconds decided that i deserve a break on a Sunday but within 3 minutes I was out of my bed...i don't know how??? I switched on the light and after seeing my energy, my roommate also got out of her bed. I was happy that i have a company today. Without any discussions, we were out of our house in 15 minutes and i opened the lock.

As we started our brisk walk towards the garden i told her that i was feeling full of energy and enthusiasm. She said that she was feeling sleepy but will be fine. We could hardly see anybody out today. Nobody except us was out on the road. When we reached the garden, just 4-5 people were taking there walks. It was very quiet today. I thought maybe the others couldn't resist the temptation of sleeping till late on Sundays. I was really happy, that i was the one who could win over that over tempting temptation...

There was a lady sitting on a swing whom i noticed last 2 days also. She always used to sit on the same swing doing nothing but just inhaling the fresh air. There were 2 boys doing exercise in the other corner and listening to some Aatif song...i was full of energy today that my 3 rounds were completed in about 5 minutes and my roommate was having a bit difficulty while catching up with me but she could keep up with me.

And there it comes...the trio...the laughing club but the lady was missing today and a middle aged man was completing the team...I thought maybe she needed a Sunday break. The laughing exercises started and i was completely concentrating on their activities. It made my rounds a lot more easier. I founded that trio a lot entertaining but inspiring.

4th, 5th , 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th..........all my rounds were a lot easier as my attention was on that trio especially the old man who seemed to be the leader o the group. My roommate suggested that we should take one more round but slowly...i agreed...that is what i wanted...to observe and grasp as much as possible from happenings around me.

It was Fun!!!

2nd Day at Morning Walk

Although there was nothing much to motivate me for the morning walk on the 1st day yet i got up at 6am again today. Maybe the thought that after 10 minutes of getting up i wont regret leaving the cozy blanket gave me enough courage to leave my bed. When i switched on the light, my roommate said that we'll go after 10 minutes. I agreed because i knew it was hard for her to get out of the blanket. When i got ready with my shoes on, she was still in no mood to get up. I told her to sleep and that i'll go alone though secretly i wasn't sure whether i'll be able to go alone or not since it was very dark outside. For a moment i looked carefully at my soft mink blanket as if it was inviting me in....Gosh!!!! that is the biggest greed you can feel when you sacrifice your sleep....

I resisted my temptation....don't know why and don't know how...i moved out of the house and without a single thought started a brisk walk towards the garden. Purposely i left my earphones at home today. I was seeking for something different today....what??? I don't know.....Why??? I definitely knew.... When you do something in life there is a purpose behind it and which acts as motivation. My purpose of a good body shape was definitely not enough to get me going at 6 O Clock.... so i was going to discover new things today that would help me to jump out of my bed daily.

I could see just 2-3 people out on the roads which gave me a sudden fear about the safety. I quickly checked whether my mobile was safe inside my pocket....It was quietly lying in my warm pocket. It was too cold outside and people were wearing jackets and scarfs while i just had a stole on because i knew that after 1 round of the garden my body will be warm enough to sustain this cold. I walked towards the garden overtaking an old lady who was also going to the garden. As yesterday, there were a lot of people taking their morning walks, jogging, exercising in the garden. I did noticed a few of them yesterday but didn't paid attention but today i was observing them.

As i took my rounds, i observed a man in his mid thirties jogging on the tracks and jumping over a few obstacles here and there. I saw him yesterday but my only focus yesterday was on the rounds i was taking. I then observed 2 friends on 1 side of the garden who were there for exercise. 1 of them was teaching the other how to do push-ups and at an other corner i saw a man doing his "Aalom Vilom". There was also man in his late sixties or seventies who could hardly walk infact he dragged himself on the walking track. I felt sympathy for the man but at the same time i was really happy that a man with walking disability is active enough to walk. I was surprised whether these people were not there yesterday or was i walking with my eyes closed. I also decided that whatever happens i will never take myself to this stage in life and try to keep my body active as much as possible. At 6:30 sharp i saw an old couple walked inside the garden whom i definitely saw yesterday because they were such attention catcher not seekers. They came to 1 corner of the ground and 1 middle aged man joined them as if he was waiting for them. They greeted each other and the trio started its laughter club. Oh my God....they were not funny but really amusing. I noticed myself looking at them while taking my walk. I could see how they were laughing whole heartedly and doing something with their hands as if a step of Bharatnatyam. Whatever it was, it was truely eye catching. Occasionally, the old man who i guess was the leader of the trio clapped his hands and said "Very Good, Very Good, Very Good"......as i continued my walk i crossed that old man who was still dragging himself on the track. He was slow yet motivated, i easily overtook him and kept on my speed. With this speed i overtook a girl in pink jacket who i think felt offended on this and almost jogged to overtake me and succeeded. I kept up my speed and wasn't going to race around with her but after 1 round again i was able to overtake her. I guess my natural speed was more than her after that i noticed she tried a lot to overtake me but was too tired to do so. It gave me a sense of victory and after 1 round i saw that she left the garden....it was just like as if my enemy left the battle field....

I completed my 9 rounds very easily today observing each and everything around me. I was so full of energy that i decided to end my walk in even numbers and took the 10th round. I was full of positive attitude today and had so many constructive things to do in my mind which would give me self satisfaction. Moreover i loved observing people around me today which i generally did when i had nothing else to do. Though i was a bit tired for that but i was full of enthusiasm. After my 10th round, i walked out of the garden. It was bright enough by now and i had a rush of heat flowing in my body and my heart pounding with constant speedy walk.

I returned home happily today because i found my motivation to start my day apart from the Curvy body greed and that was far more important. I felt a lot of positive vibes during my walk, my mind was full of positive ideas and constructive things to do and those 25 minutes of my walk were exclusively for me to think about myself, ponder on my inner thoughts and learn new things by observing new people daily....

Tomorrow is a Sunday yet i will not take a break from my walk..... Cheers!!! 

My 1st Morning Walk......after 5 years

I happened to go for an evening walk at the society garden a day before and found it so refreshing that i immediately decided to be a Morning Walker.... though i knew that this impulse may not last long but still tried to take the risk.... I asked my roommate and she was all game for this deal....

Friday Morning "My First Morning Walk" day....I don't know what made me wake up at 6am, i hardly manage to get up for my college. Maybe a drive to do something new gave me the energy to get up so early. I woke my roommate and within 20 minutes we were out walking towards the Garden... I told her 4.5 rounds of the garden makes 1 Km....hence we decided to do 9 rounds i.e. 2 Kms daily....That was more than enough to keep our bodies in shape....

We had our earphones plugged in while we started taking our brisk walk. I had a thought in the back of my mind that we were doing something unique when we walked towards the garden but after reaching there i discovered that there are a lot others who follow this same schedule and are ardent daily walkers....Young and Old....Male and Female....everybody was present there as per scheduled time....

Me and My roommate, we hardly talked during this session. I don't know what was going on inside her mind but i was completely focussed on 9 ROUNDS.....I started counting my rounds and was very happy when i completed 1 and then 8 more to go.... I paid attention towards the Bhajans on the radio which usually i don't but i liked it at that time and didn't feel like switching to the MP3 player. I was trying to memorize the lyrics of the Bhajan i was listening to while i kept my counting 2 ROUNDS.....3 ROUNDS......finally 9 ROUNDS after almost 20 minutes....

I looked at my watch and told my roommate about the good work that we maintained our speed through out and achieved our desired target and was very happy to go home... feeling all refreshed after this extraordinary start....extraordinary for me ofcourse :)