🌈 1272 – Tuesday, 10 December 2024 23:54

London

First I will write then I shall try and update the post from yesterday and head to bed shortly..

“O Humans, Scrolling Life Away

O humans who scroll your life away,                                                                              Clip after clip, day by day.                                                                                              The minutes dissolve, the hours wane,                                                                        And yet you remain, again and again.

Yesterday’s shadow whispers near,                                                                          Today unfolds, tomorrow unclear.                                                                                  You stand in the same fleeting tide,                                                                                 As time moves on, unchanging, wide.

There once was a child, bright and small,                                                                  Who played with marbles, games, and all.                                                                    His laughter danced through sunlit streets,                                                              Life’s simplest joys, his heart’s own beats.

But he grew older, into his prime,                                                                                  The richest years, the peak of time.                                                                              Yet much was lost in slumber’s embrace,                                                             Dreams unfulfilled, life’s hurried pace.

Then he grew old, and tears would fall,                                                             Watching the young, he envied it all.                                                                            His wisdom came, but late to rise,                                                                                The fleeting years now filled his sighs!

So I urge you now, lay your phone aside,                                                                   Seek human touch, let presence abide.                                                                          In youth’s bright flame, be bold, create,                                                                     Build routines before it’s too late!

This is a lesson I share with thee,                                                                                      A call to grow, a plea to be free.                                                                                        For as I sit and reflect on me,                                                                                               I strive to shape what I could yet be!”

Woke up early, tossed and turned, and was late in waking up but I didn’t want to not go to the gym, so I got ready swiftly, without any pressure of the time. As usual, no matter what the time was, started day peacefully, read Dad’s good morning prayer message on the group, did affirmations in bed, said good morning to mother on text, checking if she’s okay today, brothers text was already waiting, he said, good morning munna! Assalam alaikum.. Shoudln’t I say I’m blessed with all these.

Left home, 5 to 8 am to the gym, cold, grey, wet and slowly raining outside then but not a lot, I left home just on a jumper, Pure Gym Piccadilly, and did 4 x sets of 11 reps of pull-ups, 24 kgs dumbbells shoulder presses, bicep curls, 20 min max, had a quick shower and home by 08:35 AM..

offered 2 x rakaths of Salah-to-Fajr, wore a white shirt, and cream trousers, and put some ice on my face, while eating chickpeas.. wore a thick jacket and left home at 08:50, got to work at 09:00 sharp.. feeling good, energetic and refreshed..

The work day went well, I did some invoices, had a meeting at 10 to 11, then wrote up 2 x work process guidance manuals the rest of the day, plus a catch-up on some tasks helping a friend going away on holiday for a couple of weeks.

I logged off work at 17:15 and headed straight home.. very very very cold outside, and dark by then, the streets were crowded in Central, and the bike ride from St James Park to Piccadilly home was pleasant.

I had a toast, a banana and a cup of coffee and booked a swim slot for 18:30 at the Marshall Street Leisure Centre and got there around 18:40, got relaxed, and did about 40 rows of front crawls back and forth until sharp until 19:30, had a shower and got back home and offered Ishan Salah, then ate dinner chicken and rice..

Then had a long conversation with brother catching up on the week.. I’m sure he feels relieved letting the most out.

Around the world today –

• First Day of Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Holds: The UN chief hailed the ceasefire as a “ray of hope” for peace in Lebanon.

• Syrians Reopen Shops Amid Euphoria: Damascus saw a sense of euphoria as people returned to work following the fall of the Assad regime.

• Ukraine Seeks NATO Membership: The Ukrainian Foreign Minister urged NATO to issue an invitation for Kyiv to join the Western military alliance. (Bloomberg)

3 things I felt grateful for today

• Grateful for a calm morning, free from any rush or anxiety about time.

• Grateful that my mother is feeling so much better after her chemo treatments.

• Grateful for discovering a peaceful swim lane to enjoy this evening.

What would it take for me and for you to wake up 10 x times bigger, thicker, stronger, muscular, leaner, happier, wake up early, active, make it to workout, have a good one, everything to be okay with family, friends and everyone around, then have a relaxing, relaxing, relaxing, yet a productive day tomorrow?

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Goodnight, good luck!

Ash Khaleem