learnings

  As mentioned several times I am fascinated by technology and now with AI. My son had gifted me an Apple watch. Yes I enjoy all its features. I shall discuss some later. Today I opened the mindfulness feature. It has two options: gratitude and breathe. Time= 1 minute.  I clicked on the gratitude. It guided me to be grateful... For the one minute the apple had a soothing  visual colour swirl. I had so much to be grateful for. I picked one and focussed on it. One minute sped. I thus began my day with peace and calm. 

  RIP Shane Warne. I hardly watch cricket yet I cannot escape this game ( can any Indian?). Some cricketers have made an impact on me. Shane Warne was a media favourite too with his marvellous professional life and a colourful personal life.  In them morning I woke up with the news that the legendary Rod Marsh had passed away. Shane Warne had given a condolence message. By evening Shane is no more. Just 52 years old.  I spent some time reflecting on life. As ever I am deeply grateful. All the irritants faded away. I felt lighter and happier. I wished it would always be like this. From time to time we are constantly reminded how mortal we are. Sigh all this amidst Europe being torn apart.. why is the homo sapien so difficult..

  Health and fitness is everyone's pet topic and nightmare. In my caseI like to experiment with various forms of exercise, the most popular being the gym and yoga. Both these suit me well and my ambidextrous self.  I have not had happy experiences with my aerobic instructor. She just could not understand why I found rhythm and the concept of right/left so hard. She would also use racist slur on the 'south indian body type/ rice eating type etc. it was very de motivating.  I figured out very late in life, thanks to my dance teacher- yes I did join a classical dance class. The teacher was patient and a keen observer. She pointed out that being a left handed person who was forced into being right handed, I had this confusion. Whoa that was an eureka moment for me. I almost teared up as I had a better understanding of myself.  In between all such stunts I do moderate walking to maintain some amount of fitness. My body hit a plateau with walking. I entered into a comfort ...