Walk it Up!

"Walking is the Best form of Exercise" is something i have Grown up hearing from Everyone.But the fact that remains hard is like many other wise advises ,i ignored this one too.When it came to walking, i have been the laziest Soul who takes car,cab or bus even to Market/any other Closest Place  which i can definitely walk up but my lazy calf's always give up before i venture in to it.I am an Occupational Therapist by Profession and Exercises and Rehabilitation is my bread and butter,and my endurance i feel is lower than a few of my Patients.Motivated to Condition my Body to optimal Endurance i decided to Exercise every day for at-least Thirty Minutes.The First week Post this decision was full of Energy.I started with Gradual warm ups and then resistive with weighted cuffs and Five pound dumbbell.My Father was all impressed by my dedication.And he advised me to start with push ups.I tried the First "Namaskar"{Push up}and i was flat on the floor and all the muscles of my body seemed to yell of Pain and i gave up.The Next day again i tried and was successful with one.This Routine continued for a week and then Mismanagement of time and schedule left me again in No Exercise Mode.Since Two Weeks i have been Promising to Self"Kal Se"But we all know Tomorrow never comes.But Today is there,so from today i started walking 5kms apx. which is the distance from my college to Home.Inspired by my friend Sneha who walks up around 8 km to her house every day i decided to try it out.And i could without getting fatigued.
                                                     .". Physical inactivity is estimated to cause around 5.3 million deaths each year,10 and in many countries the majority of people do not reach the minimum level of physical activity recommended for Good health "Walking is the best,Low intensity and easiest form of Physical activity,which not only helps to maintain the Physical Health but also Mental.It expels out the extra Energy channelized with Negativity and Frustration.It is also Refreshing once your body gets adapted to it.Following is the Research data available to support the Content.
 Citation:http://www.ideafit.com/fitness-library/walking-the-latest-research
Walking slows mental decline. A study of 6,000 women, ages 65 and older, performed by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, found that age-related memory decline was lower in those who walked more. The women walking 2.5 miles per day had a 17-percent decline in memory, as opposed to a 25-percent decline in women who walked less than a half-mile per week.

Walking lowers Alzheimer’s risk. A study from the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville found that men between the ages of 71 and 93 who walked more than a quarter of a mile per day had half the incidence of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, compared to those who walked less.

Walking improves sleep. A study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle found that women, ages 50 to 75, who took one-hour morning walks, were more likely to relieve insomnia than women who didn’t walk.

Walking lightens mood. Research reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that walking 30 minutes a day boosted the moods in depressed patients faster than antidepressants. Why? Walking releases natural pain­killing end­or­phins to the body – one of the emotional benefits of exercise. A California State University, Long Beach, study showed that the more steps people took during the day, the better their moods were.

    
Further Walking also Provides an Opportunity for Meditative Intent.It Helps Body to Connect with Mind.Its a wonderful way of Changing focus.

Citation:http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/april/walking-vs-sitting-042414.htmlCreative thinking improves while a person is walking and shortly thereafter, according to a study co-authored by Marily Oppezzo, a Stanford doctoral graduate in educational psychology, and Daniel Schwartz, a professor at Stanford Graduate School of Education.

Thus Walking is not a Weapon to tackle Mere Asthama,Diabetes or Heart disease rather its an Armor to stay Protected.After all the Old Wise Saying wins the Game”Prevention is better than Cure.”

Every Lock has a Key and So,there is a Solution to Every Problem.

To all the Disappointed Souls who had Sincerely started of Gym and Regular Exercise like Me :P,but could not continue for what so ever reason,”Just walk it up!And to those who Walk Regularly”You Rock!Keep it up.:)

-SSW

From Haven to Heaven

Soulmate not necessarily is life mate. What do you feel? Express your take.

This Post is written for Indispire 50th Edition.

 Her Vibrant Hand Shook the Cot,

 She Trembled all around the House,

 O'Granny! You Please Don't Trot,

"Said , Munchkin",Holding Her Blouse.

 She Sat Quietly Listening to her Breath,

 Her Heart Wandered in Search of 'It',

 She looked out of Window Pane,

 Her Eyes Shined with the Rays.

 Her Supple Spine Rested on the Stick,

 As She Moved to and forth to find "It".

 Her Eyes was looking for a Part of Her,

 Which She Kept Hiding from Everyone.

 The Lust of Her Life was Lying Beneath,

 She Held it Close and Cried on 'It'!

"O,My Life,I Searched for you all Over,"

 The Lady in White Cried with Fervor!

  The Chapters of her Love and Broken Life,

  Was Weaved Together with Pride,

  She Sang With 'It',the Melody of Joy,

  And Stringed her tears before being Dry!

  She Gently Caressed her Wrinkled Fingers,

  By the Red Ink of her Secret Holder,

  As she tightened her Grip on Fountain of Hope

  She Knew it was time for her to go.

  The Death Hour had turned up in Time,

  She Continued Carving her Last Rhymes,

  The Lifeless Object Moved in Grief,

  Shedding Tears of Love to Disbelief!

  

  For one Last time,She Read them all,

  The Tales of Sadness and her Falls,

  Her Diary Spoke of Worthiness to Her,

  Whenever 'They' called her "A Looser".

  The Love of Two was too Divine,

  Away from the Reach of  Human Mind!

  They Clinched to each other every Night,

  Forming idylls of Verses and Rhyme.

  She Lied her Back Resting on the Bed,

  With her Love Sleeping on her Chest!

  Her Diary began to Loosen up,

  Unraveling the Mystery of Black Cup!

  

  As She Began to Close her Eyes Forever,

  She Smiled of Contentment Like Ever!

  She Knew Her Secrets would Remain So,

  As Her Diary would Not Let it Go!

  The Old Beauty had Slept forever,

  The Honest Love Began to Wither,

  In Tempest Down,their Love was Driven,

  To Travel together from Haven to Heaven!

 
-SSW

Lonesome Wanderer

Solitude teaches some of the most valuable lessons in one's life. Comment or weave a story on this theme.

This post is for Indispire 49th Edition.

Dangling his Feet,

 Down the Rock,

  He Sat Smiling,

  At, His  Love!

   The Day was Pleasant,

And Winds Calm,

 Chain of Waves,

 Moved to and forth.

He Wrapped his Arm,

   Around Her,

 His Dusky World,

 Brightened with Colors!

He Painted the 'Black',

With Canvas of Love,,

Carving Clouds of Faith,

Over"Mountains Of Trust"!

Soon Shimmering Rays,

 Caressed his Wrinkled Arm,

Then,Glowed the Green,

As Golden Farm,

The Gentle Breeze,

Kissed Back her Love,

He Whispered to her,

Expressing His Love!

The Criss Cross Lines,

Of his Face,

Was Young at Heart,

 though Old in Age!

She Heard his Heart,

As No One Did,

They Spoke for Hours,

 Behind Gurgling Music!

His Weary Life,

Was Knit with Hope,

With the Lessons of,

Struggle She Spoke!

The Black Ocean,

Of His Eyes,

Was filled with Happiness,

And Began to Shine.

Waving his Love,

Goodbye for Day,

He Tottled,

His Red White-Stick for Way!

The Lonesome Wanderer,

  Had Heard His Muse,

  He Smiled Back,

  To Solitude.

-SSW

Letter to 2014

                                                                                                                                           31/12/2014

Dear 2014,
With a heavy heart i bid u farewell,for u have been a great Support for all 365 days.When i go back to January First and Compare it to today, 31st December,i am filled with Tears of Joy and Sadness.You were the Twenty Third Year of My Life and The Roller Coaster Ride of this Year was indeed full of Struggle,but today when i turn my head to look behind,i smile of Contentment and feel Blessed to Live My Year Successfully.May be i did not have Big fat celebrations,but i Learnt to Create Happiness,You Taught me to Seek Joy and Enjoy Life even in Despair.I am very Grateful to you,because your Each Day,Reminded me of an Omnipresent Power of the Almighty that Strengthened my Trust on Faith.You hold a Special Significance in My Life because this Year my Mother got Cured of an Illness she was struggling with since Past three Years.My Mom's illness gave me the Lesson's to understand the Fineness of Life and you were like a helpful Supervisor while i was giving the Biggest Test of my Life.
I made a number of Mistakes,You rectified it with Passing Days.Whenever i Lost Hope you shined the Next Day full of Lessons and Guided my Every Step.You Made Me More Mature,More Responsible and Much more Practical.
I am filled with Gratitude for all the Opportunities you provided me to Climb the ladder of my Career.You made me Realize that Never Leave any Stone Unturned,Because what He plans for us is Way Better than what we think.I am not here to Narrate all my experiences.But All I want to Say is,It was a Wonderful Year,i end it with Contentment and i am Ready to Welcome a New One with Loads of Optimism And Challenges.
                                                                                                                       Lots of Gratitude,
                                                                                                                                Saima

Staring in Space.

Years back,It was a Usual College day,when like always a Sudden Unplanned Outing was decided by a group of us.As it was Monsoon days,the Climate was friendly,Clouds had gathered around the Sun,Shielding the Land from Scorching Heat and thus only a few Parallel rays came down to add a tinge of Gold to the Blue Weather.We fFiends decided to spend the rest of the time at Sea Face.It was Early Evening hour when we were found Dangling our Legs on the Rocks facing the hard hitting Waves to one another at Worli Sea face.The Pleasant Climate with a Wonderful Company was  a Perfect Monsoon Evening.We Laughed to being Insane and ate loads of stuff we could find around.Soon i got a call to which i excused myself at a little distance facing the sea side.I kept talking for a while until call got disconnected.Well,i have a faint Memory of the set of events but yes i remember waiting there for another ten Minutes.May be i was expecting to get back on line or whatever,but for a while i was Hypnotized to the Sound of the Waves.
My Eyes was Fixed far off in the Space and i was staring at nothing rather Staring in Space.The Fresh Breeze of Sea Side blew Across Carving a Smile on My Face.The Chaos of World was Behind my Back and the Fineness of Life in Front.Soon i Closed my Eyes,to feel the Breeze and listen to the Silence within me.My Heart was beating to the Sound of the Rushing waves.My Mind was Light and for an instant i felt to be Away From Mumbai.In no time,this Elated feeling was interrupted by a call,"kya kar rahi hai"and i just nodded my Head "kuch nai" and made a Move.Although it was a few Minutes of Meditation but it filled me with an Energy that i have no words to Define.That was the first time i got a Glimpse of the Power of Meditation.
Since then i love to Sit Quietly and Listen to the Silence.And that's the Reason of Me Being a a Close Admirer of Nature.It Gives an Opportunity to Take care of My Mind,to Clean it with Positivity when it is Dust Laden.

We are so Busy Hunting for the Bigger Pleasures of Life that we Overlook the Little Joys.Our Need for More makes us Forget all that we Owe.In the Rat race,We Leave behind our Real Self because we are Customizing and Fabricating ourselves to the wishes of others,carrying an Artificial Self around.

But,Meditation helps to Draw our Attention to the Undiscovered Paths of Happiness.
Meditation in any form is the Best Exercise for the well Being.It Helps Mind to Transcend,Expand Consciousness,Ignite Acceptance,Discover Strength and Strengthen Talents.The Positive Energy that is Hidden in Each of us gets a Way to Breathe Out.

Although,The Chaos that surrounds us leaves little time to enjoy being Self.But a few Minutes of Early Morning Meditation will surely Improve the Quality of Our Life.It has been a Great Help to Me,being my Catharsis through the thick and thin.

P.S:My Most Preferred Stress Reliever,Sit Besides the Sea Side and Stare out in Space and Meditate to the Sound of Gushing Waves.I Feel Each one Should try that.It Works!

-SSW

The Little Coffins

The Blooming Flowers of Someones House and the only Candle of Happiness for many, were charred to Darkness by the Heartless Animals of Earth.The Merciless Attack by Taliban in the City of Peshawar,Pakistan has once again proved that their blood is infested by the Poisonous Insects of Inhumanity which is reflected in their Every Action.
                Taliban's have once Again Proved their Cowardliness by Attacking a Militant School killing Hundreds of Innocent Lives.The Souls of these children and Many others across the Globe will Haunt them Even after they Die.They will Drown in the Deepest Wave of Fire and Rot in Hell until their Every Part of Body Curses them for such Inhuman Crimes.

Their Act of Barbarism in the Name of Religion needs to be Collectively Spitted on.Their Stoned Heart Needs to be Stoned to Death.

Time Passes but the Wounds Remain Afresh.Whether it is 26/11 or 11/9.The Pain of Lost Dreams,Broken Hearts,Innocent Lives puts forward just one Question, "Akhir Kab tak "?The Terror Attack Wanders Around Each One of us,We Never know if we are the next victim.Today i am writing an article to condemn the Gruesome Act of the Terror face but i am unsure if tomorrow someone else will be Typing a RIP for Me.

Such incidences Evokes a Strong Feeling of Disgust and Anger ,We come together and Condemn,light Candles to Protest,Post Messages on Social networking Sites and then after a week,we are busy in Our Routines.May be We have Accepted to Live with these Beasts who are the Dirt of Our Planet.And this Acceptance of Ours has Given Birth to IS,ISIS and Many More who are budding from them.
Its Time to Clean the Dirt otherwise one day Humanity Will be Cleaned From Earth.Its Time when UN becomes more Transparent.We are not interested in knowing the Tweets of President's and PM's neither are we interested in watching their Statements.All We want is Result.Its High Time When US and other Super Powers Realize that they need to stop Playing the Politics of Being a Double-Edged Sword,else one End of The knife is soon going to slit their own throat forever.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY.....Those who have lost Someone Close will drown in the Sea of Sadness Forever and the Ones Who Haven't will Live Under the fear of Being the Next One.And Rest Of the Things Will Remain Same or Worsen...(and we all know what are those things :/.We Will Fight Amongst Each Other and they will Rage a War Against Us.

Somewhere in the Meanwhile,The Little Coffins of Today are calling for Justice.


P.S:My Heart Extends to all the Families of Blast or any kind of Terror Attack Victims Across the Globe!May their Soul Rest in Peace and their Loved Ones get the Patience and Strength to face their Difficult Time.Amen. Al Ajal Ya Imam a.t.f.s :(

-SSW

The Cluttered Mind

  The Cluttered Mind Wanders Aimlessly,

  Like A Hunter,Lost and Weary.

  He looks Around in Amusement,

  Not Knowing What to do Next!

  

  He Digs Himself Deep in the Thought,

  To Carve Another World in His Heart.

  But His Restless Mind takes Him Away,

  Bringing Him Closer to His Pain.

  

  He Sails on the Wave of Disappointment,

  And  His Smile Speaks of Helplessness,

   But the Ones Around Him Care No More,

  Letting Him Sink in the Viscous Shore!

  He Hides Himself in His Cocoon,

  Away from All to Remain Aloof!

   But the Sharp Shrills Keep Coming,

   Tearing His Mind Away From Him!

  His Soul Snarls to the Growing Agony,

  Wiping the "Burning" Tears Silently,

  His Gaze Travels with the Wind,

  Restlessly, Searching for an Inner Peace.

  His Depressed Soul Cries For Help,

  But Unheard,It Bores in to Self!

   

 Now, The Cluttered Mind Weeps Perplexed,

  Knowing His Next step.......

                                       

                                                                       -SSW

P.S:  This Poem is in Reference to a Depressed Patient's Possible State of Mind

        when he is need of Help.

 

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