Day 101 / 108 Challenge

#101

"I bow for harmony between the sick and the healthy."

Lately I had been anxious about time. I feel like I must be using my time wisely at all times, and spend my every waking hours into doing something productive. I felt like I was getting old without as big of a progress I should be making. Obviously, that lead to my stress level to skyrocket and I got to a point where I did not feel like sleeping.

Needlessly to say further, that was not a healthy way of living. Nor a happy one. Time passes by regardless. We cannot control time. There is no pause button to stop everything from being. So stressing about getting old and time passing by too fast should not make sense. By worrying about the things we cannot control, we create and invite pain for ourselves.

There is a famous saying to combat this pain as well, and it hits me different now that I know, "if you cannot avoid it, enjoy it."

So instead of worrying about time passing by, we should enjoy the every moment of it. As long as we are spending time in a meaningful way, and are enjoying the present, we are not only free from the unnecessary pain, but would actually be happy from them happening.

And this seems like a key to be happier in life. Not stressing over the unnecessary things, and trying to find as many ways to enjoy as possible.

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Challenge Log

Requirements
No Snacks No drinks or desserts exceeding weekly limit	Successfully avoided dessert temptations throughout the day.
Water intake (max 2L)	1.75L
2x Pomodoro flows (read min. 10 pages)	Estate process
Productive activity (write a journal or a blog; create a product)	Journalling
Physical activity (min. 45 minutes)	REST DAY - Outdoor walk
Wildcard (any 1 of read/produce/exercise above)	(EXERCISE) More outdoor walk

What I am thankful for today

++ I am grateful to have coworkers who are fun to have conversations with. I got to make new connections from the lunch event.

++ I am grateful to have contractors who are making the renovation process as smooth as possible.

++ I am grateful to have a comfortable bed that I can rest peacefully on.

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