{"id":1290,"date":"2021-04-03T06:16:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T06:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lensq.com\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2021-04-03T06:16:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T06:16:53","slug":"2021-march-review-april-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lensq.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/03\/2021-march-review-april-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 March Review & April Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the first quarter of 2021 comes to an end, I wanted to reflect upon the time spent. Compared to my usual fast paced result oriented life, I haven\u2019t achieved much. This quote made me stop and think how I have been obsessed about concrete results rather than doing things which will take a while to show results.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI do not want to suggest that productivity is wrong or needs to be despised. On the contrary, productivity and success can greatly enhance our lives. But when our value as human beings depends on what we make with our hands and minds, we become victims of the fear tactics of our world. When productivity is our main way of over- coming self-doubt, we are extremely vulnerable to rejection and criticism and prone to inner anxiety and depression. Productivity can never give the deep sense of belonging we crave. The more we produce, the more we realize that successes and results cannot give us the experience of \u2018at homeness.\u2019 In fact, our productivity often reveals to us that we are driven by fear. In this sense, sterility and productivity are the same: both can be signs that we doubt our ability to live fruitful lives.\u201d – Nouwen<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Quarter Review<\/h2>\n

In the first quarter, the following are the changes I made to different areas of my life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1.Physical health<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you are asking me for results, my weight has fluctuated about the usual but there is no real permanent decrease. But if you are asking me about the changes I have done to my lifestyle, I have been extremely consistent with my morning detox routine and skipped it only on two days when I travelled. My breakfasts have been about fruit juices and smoothies. My lunch and dinner have been raw or cooked vegetables mostly except for weekends. This is a significant change which I planned for 2020 but able to do it consistently in 2021. I have also started my first 369 liver cleanse by Medical Medium.<\/span><\/p>\n

The downside of this lifestyle is that it eats up all my time with hardly any left for other activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Score on doing: 10\/10<\/span><\/p>\n

Score on results: 0\/10<\/span><\/p>\n

If I define my success on results, I failed. If I define it based on doing, I definitely gave my best.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2.Mental health<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I have been doing what I always did. I can\u2019t measure it with the number of breakdowns I had as I had a few as a result of detox reactions. But what counts is how well I was able to handle them. The right way to measure mental health is resilience. You can\u2019t avoid facing adversities but you have control over how soon you can overcome it. I am definitely getting better at that.<\/span><\/p>\n

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New initiatives:<\/span><\/p>\n