Less but living

It's 9 months into my journey and am in the void.

It's not that bad with good dose of self kindness and gratitude.

If I can survived addiction then this is nothing.

I have not written in a while and thats great because I don't really have anything to say or share.

Silence is better than shouting unnecessarily.

I basically just minding myself and working on self improvement one step at a time.

Not much but they are enough.

1. Rise and shine

   I get up by 0400-0500 everyday.

   Morning is the best time for me. I will wash my face ,brush my teeth , slap some niacinamide on my face and minoxidil on my hair.

   I sit by the window and appreciate the moment looking outside into the calm morning darkness, the breeze, the stars and the moon.

   I meditate briefly for 10-15 minutes .

   Great time for reflection and sometimes I just let my mind wanders.

   A cup of hot tea to follow and I might play some music -Ludovico Einaudi and Gibran Alcocer been my favourites.

   
   

2. Walk them legs

   Loving and doing more of walking than hitting the gym at the moment. There are many scenic village routes that I could take whether the short or the long walks.

   I loved looking at the morning sun rising with the picturesque sky behind and the dawn chorus where the birds whistling and chirping cheering to another beautiful day.

   Some days the rising sun is strikingly bloody red and perfectly rounded over the misty paddy fields giving a mystical vibe to it.

   This morning I saw 2 big otters jumping out of the river and not the more common monitor lizard which was pretty rare moment.

   I do breakfast halfway through my walk in town or after depending on which route taken.

   
   

3. Screen time cutback

   Too much time on the phone is not cute.

   I have dedicated daily no screen time period for good few hours during the day.

   No to endless scrolling.

   I have ditched the Instagram which was needed before for direct messaging with my closed friends.

   We used to sending letters and cards but now reduced to forwarding reels to each others instead of having real meaningful conversation. You kinda obliged to respond ( to watch and comment) the many unwanted reels sent and the worst part is the algorithm will recommend similar contents.

   For now, let say no to all of that.

   
   
   
   

4. Ich lerne Deutsch

   Ja, just for fun the A1-A2 level. Deutsch was the optional langguage when I was in boarding school and what a pity I didn't take the chance. Its harder but very interesting because its sound completely different. They are some similarities to English words which is lovely.

   Plenty of fun and free materials available online. I will memorise as many words possible and then working on the grammar.

   
   
   
   

5. Gastro

   Consistent meals time and I avoid eating after 1900 which helps with my bloating.

   Diet have to be a lot better. Eating healthy is harder here as our tasty food are very much heart attack and diabetes.

   More greens please.

   I cut down on the portion and limit my sugar intake.

   Stop eating before full to keep the weight in check.

   
   

6. To do

   Doing phyton so I understand AI better, bought the course online but progress been almost no progress.

   Still yet to finish reading the two books I bought over the summer.

   Slowly but surely.

   
   

7. The switch off

   I wrap up early in the evening.

   No fancy routine but am still doing the biphasic night sleep meaning I will be awake halfway through the night.

   I will also remind myself that the day is over, no overthinking to what happened during the day and to restart fresh tomorrow.