Author: sanjuruns

Today is republic day for India. It means, we as Indians formed a rule book and released it on this day. It was in 1951. That day, we promised that we would live by these cardinal rules. We resolved to follow them in every aspect of our political existence.

Since it’s launch in 1951, we have made many changes. It has undergone more than 300 200 amendments. However, the BASIC FRAMEWORK of the constitution remains the same.

Just like our rulebook of political existence, we have a constitution, we have our cardinal rules of living.

2 years ago, on 1st Jan 2018, I came up with the basic framework for my life and living. I resolved to change my life from being a boring and stressful one to one that would get inspired and inspire.

I started the work from the very basics. Below, I have listed them :

• Get up early every day.
• Savour a glass of warm water.
• Spend some time in the morning with myself. Reading, listening music or just be with my thoughts.
• Go for a Run/ walk to get sunlight every morning.
• Get 7 hrs sleep.

I believe that,

Your physical fitness has to be fragile to give way to mental illnesses.

Sanjuruns

So, I started my work from getting my body in shape. I was weighing 96 kg. Had hypertension. Was a pile patient. Was suffering from mental stress and depression.

In the last 2 years, I have cut down my weight from 96 kg to 80 kg. It is now stable at 80 kg for the past 6 months. Tension or hypertension – I don’t experience them these days. No more constipation.

Next part of my work pertains to getting my mental fitness. Every morning I get up to experience some form of beauty in life.

I love to read. Books are the most accessible source of joy and happiness. They are like conversations with your best friends whom you want to listen without uttering a single word. I read inspirational, informative and motivational books.

We suffer mentally due to which we don’t feel happy. We feel upset or stressed. Once you have taken care of your physical well being, work on your mental well being.

So, I started to do that. These are the rules I framed :

• Fear and love : these are 2 basic emotions to work with. Fear gets temporary results. It will eventually frustrate you and lead to negativity in life.
• On the other hand, love is a positive emotion. Do things, move with people and immerse yourself in activities that you are in love with or simply love. Sailing in the boat of love is the best experience every inch, every moment.
• What you love may not have social or public support. So, ignore that.
• Be kind to others. Even to their put downs.
• Focus on living your life. Build your own narrative.
• Everyone is struggling to be happy. They are acting in the best possible way that they know of.

In the last 2 years, I saw my life take a turn towards the road to happiness, joy, fulfillment and a BIG transformation. I was stuck for years before I laid the ground rules to play my game of life.

I have found a passion when I cleared the clutter out of my life. I love to run. I love running. I am now free and running. Running is what brings my mind and body together and puts me under meditative status. When I started, I used to run 2 km. Now, I run marathon. That’s 42.2 km.

Running is about moving, taking action. Actions that bring about positive change. It brings joy and peace. Actions that signal to #BeBetter.

Folks, let’s run towards a life of freedom by laying some ground rules for ourselves. They are necessary for progress.

What rules do you have? I am interested to know! Please share in comments below.

When I was a small kid, I always feared the sports guys. I feared them because they were stronger and smarter.

Tune into present : I simply love them and adore them.  And I love the spirit of sports these days.

Just back from racing at India’s biggest marathon extravaganza, I am today a more fulfilled and a happy person.

All credit to my new year resolution that I took and started to work on 1st Jan 2018.

When I was going down in life and the work and thd general challenges were bogging me down, one day, I simply thought of this. “why not get up in the early morning and get some fresh air”

The morning sunrise always gave me hope. Do, while I losing all of it, I came up with the idea. The idea to just walk and feel good.

Walking gave me some kind of meditative kick. I could feel that 15-20 minutes of strolling left me with hope and energy.

This hope, the vibes of positivity and the feeling of good Ness are like drugs. Once you get them, you try to hunt them there again and again.

So, walking slowly, very slowly led me to dig into running. To feel better. To feel the high. Graduating from walking to running provided better kicks and more positivity.

But, the body was still fragile. Years of lethargy and unscientific food habits and erratic lifestyle had taken their toll on me.

I was having BP as well as piles. My eyesight had become weaker due to prolonged working in graveyard shifts at the call centre.

I was in typical late 30s when I started to understand that, “happiness is not just the state of mind, but also the status of body”.

This got me started into reading, googling, youtubing and reflecting on my life and its style of living.  I started my learning streaks.

I realized, I wasn’t too late. I could still do it. I had not polluter my body. I had not touched a cigarette bud or the bottle of vodka so far.. So the lungs and the liver were intact.

The magnetic pull of running endured my attendance on tracks almost everyday. I finished 1800 km in 2018. Then, repeated the same in 2019.

Back to back and Injury free. The immense progress witness on the field led me to repair my sagging spirits.

I found my smile back. I became more heart warming and well tempered.

Not only for myself, but for others as well. I took a leap of faith. I started to help others with their health issues.

Now, I am so much better off and richer in my life than I was just 2 years ago. _My love for sport has just begun_ .