🌈 1441 – Monday, 21 September 2026, 23:57
London
It’s just gone half past 12 by the time I finally sit down to write today. Time flies like anything!
Woke up early today without an alarm, around 06:15. Everything outside sounded very fresh. The first thing I noticed after waking up was the glaze on the portrait of the Taj Mahal on the wall.
Read a ruku of Surah Baqara in bed, then did only my affirmations.
For some reason, Dad hadn’t sent his usual good morning message in the family group. I checked the camera in my parents’ living room just to make sure everything was fine. I couldn’t see anyone and it was dark, so perhaps they were out in the morning.
Got ready in tracksuit bottoms and a hoodie, with a T-shirt and shorts underneath. Left home in Queen Square and got to the gym around 07:30.
The Oasis Centre in Covent Garden was pretty quiet, and I had a really, really, really, really good workout.
It was arms only today. I started with three sets of 11 reps of pull-ups, then did 8, 6, 4 and 4 drop sets of barbell curls, alternating with dumbbell hammer curls, and abs on the machine.
Only a few exercises, but they were done with attention and focus. I was really feeling the pump. It was so great!
Had a shower there, which was decent enough, then walked back holding the bike in my hand.
The sun was out, and the crowds around Holborn were crazy – everyone heading to work and getting on with their day.
But none of that really mattered. I’d had a really good workout, and everything seemed to be at peace.
Walked back and stopped at Sainsbury’s on the way to pick up some groceries…
I stopped writing that night here!