As clear as 1+2= 3, staying active, plus eating better,
equals being happy! There’s no one on this earth who doesn’t want to be happy
so I’ll let you in to a few secrets leading to a happily ever after situation
in your health life which is guaranteed to have a positive effect on all other
aspects of your life.
First things first-in order to have my very own undisturbed
early morning precious “me-time”, I strictly eschew my most precious electronic
gadget-my treasured iphone for the night! This means no checking-up of messages
received immediately on getting up-rather the time gained is used to take a few
deep breaths, few stretches to loosen my rested limbs and oodles and oodles of
positive thoughts to spur me onto get the most out of another fruitful day,
full of opportunities waiting to be explored.
A glass of warm water followed by my favourite cup of
sugarless tea gets my juices working in a peaceful environment before the
frenzy of the whole waking household starts. Please remember, once out of bed,
I am determined to be on my toes and sit down only for my meals. To egg me on
to staying active, eating better and being happy, I have found a wonderful
friend because:"I am joining the Saffolalife #ChhoteKadam initiative in association with BlogAdda and
follow these small steps for a healthy heart.”
Not plonking down at every opportunity (whether while
watching television or chopping vegetables or making sandwiches) makes being
active a part of your life-scientific studies have been carried out in support
of this and recently here was a news item about the redundancy of chairs to go
with desks in schools! I’m all for it!
Eating right is a big help in my quest to stay active. Here
Saffola plays a big role. Oil-less is no way to go- a little bit of the right
oil goes a long way and keeps my heart ticking happily. I believe in
vegetarianism and a wholesome diet of ample amounts of fruits and vegetables
especially all those in season , five soaked almonds(with the peel on) and two
soaked walnut kernels with my breakfast cup of milk give me all natural anti-oxidants,
spurring me on to remain active.
When I eat sensibly,
I feel energetic throughout the day and look forward to my hour-long walk with
music plugged in my ears! I pass many people during my walks who I may not
know by name but make it a point to smile at. You know why? My smile is
reflected back by them to me and frankly, who doesn’t care for a smile?
My secret to being
happy is to not take things too seriously-just as good times don’t last (think
of the King of Good Times) bad times are also there temporarily. Worrying about
things never makes them better. So I make it a point not to ever give up any
chance to shrug off worries and laugh- be it a silly comedy serial on
television or even the virus called Pammi Auntie on YouTube, or best of all, to
immerse myself in the P.G. Wodehouse’s idyllic world of Bertie Wooster. I thank them all for giving me
so much laughter and laughter, my friend, should be taken seriously if you want
to live happily hereafter!
