Hello there,
We are living in a weird time right now, aren’t we? I don’t think many of us have ever experienced something of this sort in our lifetimes.
All my adult life, I used to think that going viral is a good thing. Corona-virus (COVID-19) just ruined the metaphor.
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The pandemic has not only posed a collective “Pause” on the planet, but changed drastically almost everything – the way we live, the way we work, the way we think. Things that were difficult to even imagine a month back, are a real time scenario today.
What this phase is teaching us?
While the public places are quiet, our homes are bustling with love and warmth. Parents are engaging their kids and protecting them from the weirdness in best possible ways. Friends and families are connecting over video calls to flush the negativity out. There is a distinct wave of fun and laughter over social media to lighten the spirits. Looking at this it seems, we as a humankind are learning a lot.
But the biggest lesson perhaps is, that our Health & Well-being is of paramount importance. The whole world has stopped together pertaining to the risk of this pandemic. In normal course too, our poor health can stop our world altogether. This is not a new invention; you must have seen such examples in your life earlier as well.
While “Staying at Home” is the noblest thing we can do for a greater good, there are several ways people are adopting to cope. And the best part is, we are still connected through internet and can uplift each other in these testing times, when panic is just a small side-effect.
Our passion for a healthy living
This gives us further motivation to pursue our passion, this endeavor at expressbywords – to pursue a healthful lifestyle for holistic well-being. That’s where all medical advice concludes. That is the best favor we can do to ourselves, lest we get into never ending cycles of prescriptions and treatments. That’s the only way to live our best lives, till we are alive.
Well! we could have done this quietly too, in isolation, as we were practicing till now. This journey gained pace during my first pregnancy. We just took our doctor’s advice of adopting a healthful lifestyle, a little too seriously. Like all other parents, we were concerned for the well-being of our unborn child and didn’t want to give him/her anything less than the best. So throughout, we maintained an active lifestyle, went for regular checkups, improved upon our eating habits and other lifestyle choices too.
But once our daughter was born, we realized it should not be just a 9-month affair, it should be a way of life instead. Ever since, we kept on learning various ways and means of focusing on our holistic well-being, especially while combating the challenges of a fast paced life, being working parents with full time demanding jobs and a nuclear family.
How we approach our Health?
So we decided to share this journey, to talk and practice more of it. We realized that this world needs collective efforts. My heart aches to see young people putting their health at a back burner in order to fulfill their dreams and aspirations.
But things are getting better now. We personally know many friends who are pursuing fitness very religiously. There are many who keep sharing their innovative healthy recipes; many who leave no table unturned to ignite the positivity around. In a survey by Quartz India, it came out that nearly 48% Indians aspired for a healthy lifestyle over other aspirations.
This inclination will definitely have a knock off effect on their personal happiness and even productivity. The one message that we want to communicate is that health is much more than a fad. It is more than a diet plan or a workout or a magic pill to be your best self overnight.
It is a lifestyle that should be approached holistically – not only weight loss or digestive issues, not only hormonal imbalances or stress management. It should cater to all dimensions, beyond the numbers, beyond the body image. We all know what’s right. But to bring those real lasting changes, we need discipline and motivation. And it will be easier, if we pursue that together.
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