Monthly Review 2015: March
6:07 PM
A photo I took while shooting for footage around UST. Lucky for me to capture a butterfly resting on a statue at the botanical garden.
March had
been one of the busiest months this academic year yet I believe it was when I
was most relaxed. By this time, I have figured out how to handle stress and bad
situations by learning how to control my emotions.
I have
heard this once on the radio and I haven’t been able to forget it since; “In
being in control of our imagination, we are able to control our emotions.” I
haven’t got it out of my mind because I find it so true. Let me explain;
- Why are we afraid of the dark? Because we imagine that there are monsters and unknown things that are there.
- Why are we afraid of speaking in public? Because we imagine that we might fail or mess up in front of a lot of people.
I hope you are getting the picture by now.
Fear is the
number one hindrance in our lives, and often we are the only ones who are imagining the fear. It is true that “the
only person who stands in your way is you.” Because at the end of the day, if
you really want it. You’ll find a way to get it. You imagine away all the
obstacles, and from there, you start achieving your goals, however small they
are. When the fear is gone, you start doing.
This month
I believe I started letting go of fitness, and I know, that’s bad. Can you
believe that almost every day, I’m at McDonalds? Very unlikely of me right? But it’s
true. We’d even drive thru Burger King on the way home at the express way for
me just to have that delicious, juicy 4 Cheese Whopper I love so much.
It would
be hypocritical of me to say that I do not enjoy fast food. I really do. I love
it. It's like the recipes for these burgers, fries and chicken are especially
concocted to taste exactly the same as the other, tasting as delicious as
the last one.
Although it
might seem common sense to say that “fast food is bad” but really, who am I to
say that? I am not a food expert. And why do I enjoy it too much? Doesn’t that
mean it’s good? I guess it is safe for me to declare that “fast food is bad
only when you’ve had too much.”
Ánd I’ve
had too much. My fitness goal was to have a visible hint of abs before the
summer but do you think I’ve achieved that? Absolutely not! I have stopped
going to the gym because of my busy schedule but my love for food is as
heightened as ever. Instead of getting abs, I got these embarrassing flabs.
I’ve started working out again by the end of the month and on the first day, it
was hard for me to breathe and doing core workouts had become a chore which
usually are the easiest for me to do. I even resorted to heavy metal to get the
adrenaline pumping but it is still difficult.
Lesson
learned; there must always be maintenance especially with health and fitness.
From now on, I will work out as regularly as I can. We must always make time
for fitness, and although there is nothing wrong with a few greasy burgers once
in a while. We must always remember not to abuse it.
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