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🌈 1093 – Saturday 25 November 2023 23:54

London

Woke up early, have to go to the Uni today. Saturday day of the day the weekend begins but got to study this weekend.

Warm, bridge, and Sunny outside, checked the weather on the phone it was 12 degrees, did affirmations in bed, sat at the edge of the bed, and meditated for about 12 minutes.. by then time was around 06:45 AM.. dressed thickly, jumper, big jacket, tshirt inside shorts, got the bike out and got to the gym around 07:15.. Was grateful the floor was quiet and all machines and weights free.

Had a really, really, really good workout, did 4 sets of 10 reps of pull-ups, Shoulder presses, Dumbell lateral raises, and Hammer curls.. left for home..

Ate a can of Tuna for breakfast, with Chickpeas, showered offered 2 x rakaths of Fajr Salah, packed the back, got the bike out, left home, Union Road, past Nine Elms, over Vauxhall Bridge, crossed past Pimilico Station to the Pimilico Acadamy, got there just at five past 10 AM.. Was feeling glad and grateful made it at a decent time.

Induction was booked for me to start the session, was able to quickly dig up the scrip and material to present to finish the task which went very very very well, was pleased.. the day went well with a lot of learning, but distracted on and off here and there but in the end did what all needs to be done.

Broke for a coffee break around 11:30 AM, got an Almond croissant and hot chocolate, was back at the desk, worked through until lunch time 13:45 sharp, and we all walked up to Pret a Manger, sat around the table and had the early supper, I was seated at the corner, there was some else who was not part of our group was already there on the big table with a lot of papers on his side, I asked if he was a letting agent and he said he’s a student and only moved a couple of months ago to London from Belgium and no internet at home yet so sitting here and paying bills… we started chatting, and he lives very close to my work at St James park, sharing a flat with his friend there, he’s a student and already able to afford to live there. We all took a pic there at the cafe and made our way back to the academy.

The day flew off doing the exercises, and workshop, left the uni sharp around 18:35, and rode back home.. by now so cold, cold, cold, and freezing outside. Got home, ate an apple, a cuppa coffee.. sat checking the phone for a while.. didn’t want to stay in, nor want to sleep, neither was in the mood for dinner this early, so sat down to meditate again for about 20 min, felt very refreshed afterward so decided to get dressed and go and have a quick workout again for the 2nd time.

Wore thick again and got to the gym around 20:40, had another great session and a really really really really good workout, 4 sets of 10 reps of pull-ups, Shoulder presses, Flat bench Barbell presses, Dumbell lateral raises, Dumbless side raises, Bicep curls, Hammer curls.. feeling very great while I left, swung by the Tesco’s next door and got some chicken, biked back home.. Party going on at the flat, early birthday party of a flatmate… they were all going out now, the bday girl came upstairs, I said where they were heading to, I said, I wish i had already eaten, I probably would have joined, she said fair enough, I said, okay, are you gonna come back up there in a min or so? she said, probably not, we’re heading over now.. I said, you sure, maybe for a minute? She said, why, what’s up? is that your food?I said, no, I was gonna give you, your early gift, she was like, oh! yeah sure.. I will be here, I said, okay back in a min.. and ran up to my room to give the Goose jacket, I had put a side to any of my girlfriends, recently I got one from online then realized, it was the opposite gender, but the jacket was so good, I wanted to give it friends, so kept it..

Bought it downstairs, and she was still there, I said, close your eyes and stretch your hand, put the jacket in her hand and she was so happy with the color, she was like, this is exactly what I wanted now, to go out, something warm and cozy jacket to go.. I’m going to wear this now, I said, yay!! we hugged, wished her to have fun tonight, enjoy her birthday, and bid farewell.. My food was done by then, and bought it upstairs, put the teli on, sitting down to eat, brother texted, what are you up to? it must be 22:40 at yours.

2 minutes later he rang on Skype from KSA, we had an hour catch-up until I decided to sit down and type before heading to bed..

Around the world today –

• Russia’s still invading Ukraine.

• Israel – Hamas war: Hostages freed | First captives released after 49 days held in Gaza (Telegraph)

• A huge iceberg more than twice the size of Greater London is on the move after more than 30 years. Known as A23a, the iceberg had been stuck to the ocean floor since 1986, when it broke off from the Antarctic coastline.

3 things I felt grateful for today –

• So glad and grateful after a long day with 2 workouts, 10 hours of uni time, a bike ride, and cooking.. I’m still able to finish writing something before bed.. so happy and pleased.

• Grateful, that the food is still left after dinner and there is more to eat in the morning, don’t have to arrange anything, and will save time.

• So grateful, have got tomorrow to look forward to. What would it take for me and for you to wake up 10 x times bigger, thicker, richer, happier, more energetic, more confident, have another good workout in the morning, get to class on time, day to go well.. everything to be just fine with the family, then have a relaxing, relaxing, relaxing, et a productive day tomorrow? and all negative thoughts creating patterns, please get erased from the mind..

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  Goodnight, Good luck..

  Ash