This morning's jog could well be termed as the most hardest so far. On the same note it's just the beginning. Pushing myself to do an extra one and a half kilometer whilst sticking to the same time of 45 minutes initially raised some doubts in me which eventually led to a to-hell-if-i-can't-do-it-i'll-try-it-anyways state of mind.
By the second lap around the park I could quite feel the pain in my legs which became quite prominent, but strangely it didn't last long but rather in short durations, which sort of led me to crack the mystery of it.
After some careful observation it dawned upon me that the moment I took the focus off my legs and onto the road, the pain somehow was a lot more bearable and focusing on the rhythm of my jog during the uphill made it a lot more easier. A quick experiment later proved my hunch.
Needless to say by the end of the third lap and the long 4 km stretch back home that lay ahead, I knew what I had to do. Concentrate on the road and nothing else. And as a fitting finale, took the stairs to the 5th floor. Needless to say, my legs ached a lot, couldn't walk properly for a few hours, but the feeling of having completed the whole track as planned, despite the initial doubts was truly something.
This sort of made my thoughts wander onto other things and the one aspect that struck a note is the fact that I guess many a times we tend to focus on the pain & the obstacles in our lives rather than the path itself. I wonder how it would be if we focused only on the path instead?
I believe that all it takes is a shift in focus and yes even this does not guarantee a pain free journey, but it definitely does make the pain a lot more bearable just enough to keep one going.
In the end it's all about what we wish to concentrate on I suppose. We could either sit and cry, giving undue attention to the pain caused in our lives and not move an inch, or we could just choose to ignore it and move on.
Nah, this ain't a sermon to anyone but rather a reminder to myself, that when the real test comes I hope I can stay focused on the path and continue walking.
By the second lap around the park I could quite feel the pain in my legs which became quite prominent, but strangely it didn't last long but rather in short durations, which sort of led me to crack the mystery of it.
After some careful observation it dawned upon me that the moment I took the focus off my legs and onto the road, the pain somehow was a lot more bearable and focusing on the rhythm of my jog during the uphill made it a lot more easier. A quick experiment later proved my hunch.
Needless to say by the end of the third lap and the long 4 km stretch back home that lay ahead, I knew what I had to do. Concentrate on the road and nothing else. And as a fitting finale, took the stairs to the 5th floor. Needless to say, my legs ached a lot, couldn't walk properly for a few hours, but the feeling of having completed the whole track as planned, despite the initial doubts was truly something.
This sort of made my thoughts wander onto other things and the one aspect that struck a note is the fact that I guess many a times we tend to focus on the pain & the obstacles in our lives rather than the path itself. I wonder how it would be if we focused only on the path instead?
I believe that all it takes is a shift in focus and yes even this does not guarantee a pain free journey, but it definitely does make the pain a lot more bearable just enough to keep one going.
In the end it's all about what we wish to concentrate on I suppose. We could either sit and cry, giving undue attention to the pain caused in our lives and not move an inch, or we could just choose to ignore it and move on.
Nah, this ain't a sermon to anyone but rather a reminder to myself, that when the real test comes I hope I can stay focused on the path and continue walking.
20 comments:
Hey--I love hootie and the blowfish!Its been a while since I heard it and felt happy to hear it again.
I dont know about you, but for me--I simply love the pain that comes with pushing oneself to utmost physical limits.In a strange way, gives me a sense of accomplishment.(I run on my treadmill on an incline set to 12 at 7.5 kmph)
Yes--and I do so agree with the johnnie walker log "Keep walking"
so ur in pain J? Wussup?
I jog when Im mad and upset...it calms me down.
Keshi.
Hey,
I reallly liked the name: 'on the rocks.' I am sure you enjoy your share of poison responsibly.
Yes, just like your jog, life sometimes gets a little difficult to get by. But the moments are best overcome by having a faith in yourself. That is what I do; and of and on, I surive. Sometimes well, at others okay. But I tide over.
So friend, at 26 your thought is bang on target.
By the way, I am too an ardent whiskey fan. See my food and wine blog.
Cheers!
Fantastic post. A great insight to it. As i was reading it from the top i was tapping into the same lines of what you learnt from it. You just made it clearer with an explaination. It just works better hearing from somene.Amazing how these little things in life teach great uplifting lesson.:)
Even if it was a sermon. It would be a sermon worth a listen.;)
Thanks much.Great touch to my day.
Sounds cool.Pushing oneself beyond what we belive we can do.Gosh only if I had ur detrmination I surely wld have lost thos extra kilo's :-)
U are sticking to ur good old holidays more than I thought u cld..that's a wow Enjoy ;-)
move on is right...
i say it simply...life is to live and the business of living was never and will never be easy...
no time to sit and ponder..
shud remind myself of dis wen the next time i get into "stupid" mode :(
dukhi ho gayi ho aaj main...par oh well...ek ghante main kal ho jayega ... so well "tomorrow's a new day" right :)
hey ya i've noticed that too..u can always walk a little extra and bear a little more pain if you're involved in something else...and i guess that could be used in context to life's problems too...that's not a bad sermon at all :)
got bk here to catch the song playing....had these thing on mute last nite
:)
nice... *ahem*
:)
this*
tell us tell us...
Keshi.
I guess many a times we tend to focus on the pain & the obstacles in our lives rather than the path itself. I wonder how it would be if we focused only on the path instead?
Dude, that's deep. And so much easier said than done.
Try running with an ipod on your ears; makes it much more fun i think!
john...ruk jao...baitho and ek post likho plz :)
btw m like truly sick now :(((((
*sob*
G'nite...i guess u must be...erm.. enjoyin d breeze at this time :P
J come read my current post n tell me wut u think :)
Keshi.
yeah that's so true. n i needed something like that, coz i'd been feeling a little out of sorts.
really brightened up my day. :-)
Johno u mite like to check out my latest holiday destination. Its even better than Sazlburg.
Keshi.
Oi, achei teu blog pelo google tá bem interessante gostei desse post. Quando der dá uma passada pelo meu blog, é sobre camisetas personalizadas, mostra passo a passo como criar uma camiseta personalizada bem maneira. Se você quiser linkar meu blog no seu eu ficaria agradecido, até mais e sucesso. (If you speak English can see the version in English of the Camiseta Personalizada. If he will be possible add my blog in your blogroll I thankful, bye friend).
m gonna start walkin frm tommorow on!
kp it going! :D cheers!
Hi J,
i have appended the info you needed about Andamans at my blog. Do take a look.
Cheers!
Kulpreet
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