30 days Challenge

Inspired by My close friend (who did not succeed) & many others who wrote on the 30 day challenge, I set forth on this challenge on a experimental basis. Eager to encounter the challenges in following a routine, I wanted to write how it all happened or why it did not happen.

The day was 31st Dec 2013 when the list was made. That wasn't hard. I had the liberty to choose what I would want to do everyday for the next thirty days.

• Exercise for at least 20mins
• Post a Post on My blog
• Drink at least 4litres of Water
• Control My Temper (not to loose at any circumstance)

 In no order of priority:-

Exercise for at least 20mins: Googled & prepared a basic workout regime for every day of the week. As it has happened in the past, you wake up to exercise but feel lethargic because your mind cannot suggest any workout for that day. Twice this happens & you give-up. The heaviest lift was getting My ass off the bed. Because I was fasting on one day & another day when My Daughter was unwell & awake the whole night, I couldn't exercise. But yes, the thought that I did not exercise remained throughout the day. The mind was almost winning on days when I went late to bed, mostly because I would watch television. The moment I realized this, I gave up watching late night television programs (there is always a replay).

I feel fitter than before & as anticipated have increased my weight by 2kilos :) The goal is to get a six pack before 31st Dec 2014 & increase My bulk by another 8 kilos.

Post a Post on My Blog: Everyday brings hundreds of incidents worth dropping to your treasure box. And no better way than writing it. Idle mind is the devils workshop & I must admit, all crazy thoughts would run in them & I had to spend less than 15 minutes to compose, edit & publish them on My blog. This was fun (giggling as I recollect the moments of writing). There was the weekends when so much would happen & I was lazy to open My laptop. I would then make brief notes on my cellphone & the next day would get to writing. Everyday is not Sunday, so there were a couple of days when I couldn't manage the time well & missed on writing. On a few days, I would start the draft & after being interrupted would lose focus & push it to some other day.

Overall in the last thirty days, I have published 26 posts & you bet, I'm proud of it!

Control My Temper: This was a easy win. Since I exercised every day, looks like I de-stressed all the violence hidden beneath. I did not get angry with any of the family members. I did not frown or curse on fellow riders on the road. At work, I maintained a smiling face.

I'm certainly not a bad tempered man :)

Drink at least 4litres of Water: The only challenging task after exercising was this. The frequent visits to the washroom became a habit (don't bother about others minding it). Initially it is irritating for self to do so many rounds, it is a fear of some sort that you have to conquer.

I'm confident of a longer life span now!

To begin with I had My own apprehension on whether this is possible, am I committing to failure & is it doable. To pump Myself, watched inspirational videos on youtube.com on how people have overcome their fears, achieved their dreams & asked myself "How Bad Do You Want It" ?. I had to take steps towards what I wanted to achieve, I had to push & punish My mind when it told me a 'NO', I HAD TO DO IT.

For the next thirty days, I'm looking at:

• Exercise for more than 30mins
• Drink at least 4litres of Water
• Post a Post on My Blog
• Read at least Five Pages of anything

I shall continue to ask myself  "How Bad Do You Want It" ?

No More "Dream - Platform 13"

Had started this Label "Dream - Platform 13" back in March 2009 hoping to capture the details of my Dreams. Even brought a book "Dreams & their significance", read "Interpretation of Dreams" by Sigmund Freud, I was all inspired.

Used to place a note pad & a pen next to my pillow to jot down what I dreamt. Did that for a couple of days after which I had this terrifying dream that I actually woke up sweating & crying. Called up my Father who was at work at 0400 Hrs.

Everyday I dream, sometimes I wake up to use the bathroom & when I go back to sleep, the dream continues, I dream several images & stories every night and this happens only when I sleep on the bed upstairs (irrespective of the position of my head). My wife suggested we visit a psychiatrist, but I feel it is no disorder. I have been having dreams - that's all.

My Father's tone was calm as always, it was me who was in shock. I told him about the dream where He had passed away & I woke up sweating & crying. His calm composed reply is etched in my brain, "Death is certain". He did not speak anything else, asked me to go back to sleep & when he returned home, he did not speak about it nor has he till date.

Thus ended the dream diary, however, I still think how could a Man be so calm & composed when His son calls him at 0400 Hrs crying & his only response ""Death is certain".

ನಾನೇನಾ ಆ ರಾಯ ???

ಮುಂಜಾನೆ ಐದರ ಸಮಯ - ಮಹಾಪ್ರಭು ಕಾಡಾನೆಯೊಂದು ರಾಜ್ಯದೊಳಗೆ ನುಗ್ಗಿ ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳನ್ನು ಭಯಭೀತರನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಬೆಳೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಾಶ ಮಾಡಿ, ರತ್ನ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ಮಳಿಗೆಗೆ ನುಗ್ಗಿ ಇಬ್ಬರನ್ನು ಹತ್ಯೆ ಮಾಡಿ, ವಿಟಲ ಮಂದಿರದ ಬಳಿ ಸುಳಿದಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ. ತಾವು ಈ ಆಪತ್ತಿನಿಂದ ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಬೇಕು. 

ಆಗಿನ್ನು ದೇವರ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ ಅಭಿಷೇಕವನ್ನು ಮುಗಿಸಿ ಉದಯಿಸುತಿರುವ ಸೂರ್ಯನ ದಿಟ್ಟಿಸಿ ನೋಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ನಮಗೆ ಸೇನಾದಿಪತಿ ತಂದ ವಿಷಯ. ನಾವು ಆಗ ಸೇನಾದಿಪತಿಯನ್ನು ಅವರು ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕೇಳಿದೆವು. ಸೇನಾದಿಪತಿಯು ತನ್ನ ಅನುಭವಕ್ಕೆ ತೋರಿದಂತೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದರು. ಇದೀಗ ನಮಗೆ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಕಂಡ ದೃಶ್ಯ. ವೈರಿಯು ನಾನಾ ವೇಷ ಧರಿಸಿ ನಮ್ಮ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಮೇಲೆ ಮುತ್ತಿಗೆ ಹಾಕಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಭಯ ಭೀತಿ ಕಂಡರೆ ಅಂದಿಗೆ ಅಂತ್ಯವಾದೀತು ಈ ವಿಜಯನಗರ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ. ಇದು ಇತಿಹಾಸ ನಮಗೆ ಹೇಳಿಕೊಟ್ಟ ರಹಸ್ಯ. ಈ ಕಾಡಾನೆಯ ತರದಿ ಅದೆಷ್ಟೋ ಬಾರಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ಇಲ್ಲಿಯ ವರೆವಿಗೂ ಸಹಸ್ರ ಯುದ್ದಗಳನ್ನು ಜೈಸಿದ ನಮಗೆ ವಿಜಯವಿಟ್ಟಳನಿಂದ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಯೇ ? ಆ ತಾಯಿ ಭುವನೇಶ್ವರಿಯ ಕೃಪಾಕಟಾಕ್ಷ ನಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲೆ ಇರುವವರೆಗು ಕಾಡಾನೆಯ ಹಿಂಡೇ ಬಂದರು ಒಂಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಜೈಸಬಲ್ಲೆವು ನಾವು. 

ನಮ್ಮ ಯುದ್ದ ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಳಗಿದ ಗಂಡಾನೆ ಭೀಷ್ಮನ ಬೆನ್ನೇರಿ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಗ್ಗದ ನುಣುಕು ಹಿಡಿದು ಹಾದಿ ತಪ್ಪಿ ಬಂದ ಆ ಕಾಡಾನೆಯ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತಲೇ ಅದು ಧಾಳಿ ಮಾಡಿತು, ಚಿಂ ಎಂದು ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಾರಿ, ಮುಷ್ಟಿಯ ಬಿಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಅದರ ತಲೆಗೆ ಸಿಡಿಲೇ  ಬಡಿದಂತೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಿಸಿದೆವು. ಒಂದೇ ಏಟಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಗ್ನೆತಪ್ಪಿ ದಟ್ತೆಂದು ನೆಲ್ಲಕ್ಕುರುಳಿತು ಮದಿಸಿದ ಆ ಕಾಡಾನೆ. ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಜಯ !

ಶಿಲ್ಪಿಗಳು ಕವಿಗಳು ಸಕಲ ಕಲಾವಲ್ಲಬರು ತುಂಬಿರುವ ನಮ್ಮ ಆಸ್ಥಾನದ ನೋಟವೇ ಒಂದು ಹೆಮ್ಮೆ. ವೈರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಂಹ ಸ್ವಪ್ನವಾಗಿ ಭೀತಿಸುವ ನಮ್ಮ ಸೈನ್ಯ, ಅಪ್ಸರೆಗಳನ್ನೇ ನಾಚಿಸುವ ರಾಜ ನರ್ತಕಿಯರು, ಹಿರಿದಾಗಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಸಿಂಹಾಸನದ ಬಳಿ ರಕ್ತದೊಕುಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಸದಾ ಸಿದ್ದವಿರುವ ಖಡ್ಗ. ಈ ವೈಭವಗಳ ತಲೆತಲಾಂತರದಿಂದ ಕಾಪಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದ ಹಿರಿಮೆಯ ವಂಶ ನಮ್ಮದು. 

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ಇದು ನನ್ನ ಪುನರ್ಗೊಚರಿಸುವ ಸ್ವಪ್ನ, ಮತ್ತೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಅದೇ ದೃಶ್ಯಗಳು, ರಣರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ವೈರಿಗಳ ರುಂಡಗಳ ಮಾರಣಹೋಮ, ಎಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಿದರಲ್ಲಿ ಹಸಿರು ತುಂಬಿರುವ ನನ್ನ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ, ಮುಗಿಲೆತ್ತರಕೆ ನಿಂತ ಶಿಲೆಗಳು, ದಶಕವಿಡೀ ನಡೆದರು ಕೊನೆಗಾಣದ ಗಡಿ, ವಜ್ರ ವೈಡುರ್ಯಗಳಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ ಅರಮನೆ. 

ನಾನೇ ಆ ರಾಯನೆನ್ನಲು ಈ ಸ್ವಪ್ನವೇ ನನ್ನ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ !

12th Mar 2009

Location : Forest, an old monument,sea
Things : Bullet,corals,wooden door
People : An old man,a boy,myself
Scenario : I'm riding a bullet through the forest and then I take a U turn and head straight into an old monument with a wooden door.As soon as I enter a boy locks the door from outside.I actually land my bike on the sea.An old man opens the door and picks up a coral from the sea.I look out for the young boy who is not to be seen.

Why do we dream?

Two different schools of thought exist as to why we dream: the physiological school, and the psychological school.

Both, however, agree that we dream during the REM, or rapid eye movement, phase of sleep. During this phase of sleep, our closed eyes dart rapidly about, our brain activity peaks, and our muscles suffer temporary paralysis.

The physiological theory centers upon how our body, specifically our brains, function during the REM phase of sleep. Proponents of this theory believe that we dream to exercise the synapses, or pathways, between brain cells, and that dreaming takes over where the active and awake brain leaves off. When awake, our brains constantly transmit and receive messages, which course through our billions of brain cells to their appropriate destinations, and keep our bodies in perpetual motion. Dreams replace this function.

Two underpinning physiological facts go towards supporting this theory of dreams. The first lies in the fact that the first two or so years of ones life, the most formative ones for learning, are also the ones in which the most REM sleep occurs. It follows that during this time of the greatest REM sleep, we experience the greatest number of dreams. The second physiological fact that lends credence to this theory is that our brain waves during REM sleep, as recorded by machines measuring the brain's electrical activity, are almost identical in nature to the brain waves during the hours we spend awake. This is not the case during the other phases of sleep.

Psychological theorists of dreams focus upon our thoughts and emotions, and speculate that dreams deal with immediate concerns in our lives, such as unfinished business from the day, or concerns we are incapable of handling during the course of the day. Dreams can, in fact, teach us things about ourselves that we are unaware of.

Connections between dreams that the human psyche have been made by many people over thousands of years. The famous Greek philosopher, Aristotle wrote in his "Parva Naturalia," over 2,200 years ago, of a connection between dreams, waking experiences, and emotional needs.

Others have delved into more complicated explanations for dreams, such as the prophetic nature of dreams written of in the Bible, which was and is a belief held by many cultures. Sigmund Freud, one of the fathers of modern psychology, believed dreams to be symbolic of any number of things buried deep within our minds and our memories.

Until someone proves or disproves one of these theories, or poses an alternate one, we are left at square one. Our knowledge as to what causes us to dream is limited to the fact that we do dream, and that dreams occur during the REM phase of sleep. Sweet dreams!

Dreams - unlimited !!!

After the renovation of my room on the first floor, when I sleep , My head is in the north which earlier used to be west. Could be a strange coincidence but I have started to dream everyday.

I spoke to my father and he had his explanation telling since it's a change in the direction it may take a day or two for my mind to adjust to that position. It's been more than a week and I have seriously started to enjoy most of my dreams.

But on 10th march 2009 when I woke up, i could see that i was sweating. I was on my death bed in a hospital with my family surrounding the bed.Conversation about cancer which has attacked me at an early age caught my ears. I could see it all and i was speechless. I even counted the number of people around me. I was about to bid good bye to all when i actually woke up.

On a serious note I'm going to have my dream diary starting today :)

Details of all that I can remember shall be mentioned and the fear is the truth that I have to speak...