:: Skin Friendly Habits ::

Hello Friends!  I wish the week unfolds well for you all!!  I started off well!!!

As promised, this post is the continuation of :: 5 Golden Rules For Skin Care ::
In my opinion, "Habits start off as hopes and become character."  Lets make some skin friendly  habits to make sure we keep it healthy, young and glowing as long as possible.

Habit 1 - Vitamins C & E:  Eat a lot of C, and E vitamins.  They are extremely critical to keep the skin healthy. It's necessary that you ensure them in your staple diet.  Mango, papaya, pineapple, melon, dark green leafy vegetable, cauliflower, potatoes, tomatoes and all citrus fruits are adequate enough for  Vitamin C.  If you have noticed vitamin E is often part of skin creams as it claims to keep away skin from ageing (fountain of youth!).  Cereals, spinach, asparagus, oils like palm, sunflower, olive,wheat and soybeans are good sources of Vitamin E.

Habit 2 - Drink Lots Of Water:  Drinking water sounds easy but it's not.  It's a conscious and regular effort.  And, the results will not shout when you wake-up.  It takes at least a week or two.  Start-off slowly.  Improve the quantity than  you normally drink and continue it.  Minimum of 3 - 4 litres of water is advised.  Drinking water reportedly clears your skin to glow healthy and detoxifies your body.  Water can moisturize the skin, nurtures cellular water and tissues, and strengthens skin elasticity.  

Habit 3 - Sleep Well & Take No Stress:  I am sure, you agree if I said, "This is a million dollar achievement."  Dark circles, fine lines, in extreme cases rashes and eczema, and lackluster complexions - are all results of lack of sound sleep. Deep or Delta Sleep promotes hormone growth and triggers tissue and cell repair.  Restless and disturbed sleep is no good to skin.  Insomnia (lack of sleep) results in stress (both physical and mental) which is quite visible on face.  What could be the reason?  When you don't sleep enough the stress hormone cortisol is produced in excess which breaks down collagen protein which is responsible for keeping the skin smooth and elastic.  Minimum 6 hours of sleep is mandatory to keep the biggest organ of your body healthy and young.

All said, the above habits are no theory but simple facts. You can realize it yourself once you start hoping to practice them to make it a "Skin Friendly Habit."  "Your Skin Is Your Responsibility"  - is what I would say before I finished.  Practice! Practice!! Practice!!! 

:: Good Day To You! ::

:: 5 Golden Rules For Skin Care ::

Hello Friends!  I trust you started off the week well!!  My week is alright!!!

Beauty has lost its significance as a female thing for a decade by now!  A more uni-sexual noun "LOOKS" is gaining (rather gained) importance as women counterparts have also started caring for looks.  It is no more just the machismo (it's a Spanish thing) which men are accountable for, but also for their looks.  When it comes to looks, SKIN also called EPIDERMIS (medically) is the first thing to take care of for it being all over the body :)!!!

All those celebs and icons have pushed the phenomena of appearance further, and greatly helped emerge all sorts of cosmetics.  Especially, the skin care ones.  If John Abraham says, garnier men's fairness cream makes you fairer than milk (may be he should also use it not to be dusky), so be it.  People are ready to follow, who cares for the results.  That's the celeb and icon push am talking about.  

Now, lets take care of the skin in just "FIVE" simple steps.

Rule 1 Identifying Your Skin Type:  This is the first thing to do to ensure three things:  

firstly, all the efforts you put is in tune with your skin type(dry, oily, etc.,) and tone(fair, dark, wheatish, etc.,).  Secondly, don't forget that your skin type and tone will never change.  So, stop worrying about it and do the best to nourish it to glow.  Thirdly, test for compatibility on every product and procedure you are going to use on your skin.

Rule 2 Listen To Your Skin:  It is all over you as the largest organ of your body.  It stops dehydration, bad microbes out and what not!! The list goes on.  Hence, it has a lot to speak for you to listen and interpret.  The change in its texture, sensations, itching, and rashes - this is the only way skin can talk to you.  Means, its a call for your attention and action.The quality of the skin is a sign of overall wellness of you.  Listening is 50% solution.

Rule 3 Be Gentle With Your Skin:  Do not over do anything like - applying lotions, creams or any kind of face packs.  It can cause unwanted damage and adds to the problem.  The results will be quick if you timely (not when your moods wanna do it) apply thrice a day.  Don't use abrasive scrubs, excessive soap, or alcoholic toners, etc., It is good not to prefer extremely cold or hot water.  Only gentle care helps grow normal collagen production.

Rule 4 Nourish Your Skin Regularly:  All of us take care of the skin.  The one who cares for it regularly has the "BEST SKIN."  Use a moisturizer which has SPF (sun protection formula) and which is seasonal every day.  Apply it gently on the face and the neck as they are mostly exposed to sun and pollution. Use a suitable face-wash with cold water to apply the cream each time.  Remove any sort of makeup before you go to bed.  Do not feel light about applying before you go to bed, that's the best time to see good results.  Exfoliate your skin once a week or twice a month to remove dead cells and purify the surface.  

Rule 5 Eat And Drink Skin Friendly:  "You are what you eat" - is an old adage.  True!  Besides your overall health, the look of your skin and feel is the result of what you eat and drink regularly.  If you want skin to be friends with you, you must do what it wants you to do.  Drinking plenty of water flushes toxicants off the body from time to time which helps the skin to glow.  Lack of nutrition and insufficient water results in pale and dead skin.  Difficult to recover!  Eating nutritious food provides Vitamin C, E and B which can protect the skin from all sorts of sun damage, repairs skin cells and contributes towards anti-aging to an extent.  

Real beauty is within, of course!  But beauty is "SKIN DEEP"!  Let's not be philosophical with skin - it doesn't work that way.  All you have to do is - know it to attend it to nourish it.

I hope you enjoyed reading it and start to care for your skin.

The next post will be on skin friendly habits.

:: Good Day To You! ::

:: How to Over Come Weaknesses ::

Hello Friends!  I hope your week is going cool!!  My week is over-pouring and should settle by this week-end!!!

It takes a great deal to over come any sort of weakness of any magnitude - is a common understanding.  Well, I don't deny that, but it is and can also be a simple deal if the nature of the weakness is correctly understood.  You must agree that, we all fail to do the understanding bit and get to action, which makes no sense.  Let me put some efforts on "How To Over Come Weaknesses" in this post, which will be slightly big - be prepared!!!

What is a weakness:  The state of being weak is often and naturally understood as "Don't Possess" quality.  Say a big "NO" to it - only then you can understand what weakness is all about and decide whether to keep it or lose it.  One man's meat is another man's poison - this saying can be conveniently applied to weakness.  A particular strength can be weakness and vice versa.  Per se, I cannot sleep without reading is a weakness by definition but the outcome is positive.  Hence, I would like to keep it rather loosing it.  Therefore, I can say that, weakness is a particular quality, habit or an idiosyncrasy you are psychologically bound to demonstrate.  If the outcome is yielding, fine it is your strength otherwise a weakness.  From now on, don't go by the face of a weakness or what others call it weakness of you but by the outcome of it.  Be clear on what to overcome.

Be Bold To Accept:  Now that you know how to recognize a weakness(if you feel you have one, am sure everyone does), accept it.  Only acceptance helps you to own it and overcome it.  You will start with your "Achilles' Heel" - oops!!!  That's a big mistake you are committing and probably you can never take a step forward if you start with your big boy first.  It's quite discouraging and feels beyond stamina to overcome it.

It may vary from person to person.  But, this is the case generally.  If you feel so, leave your big weakness(big boy) and go with the smallest one or something associated with the bigger one which will help reduce its intensity and thereby, to conquer it over a period of time.  Once you know what to over come, half the job is done.  Once again, define weakness by its outcome but not by said conventions.

How To Execute:  Be sure, if you have accepted your weak area 100% or not.  If you haven't, do so before you could execute it.  Owning it is the first hurdle towards working on it.  Accepting it as "An Area OF Improvement" is a positive approach.  The process of execution can be two folded: self-introspection and seeking an advise and support from a confidant at every level.  Be very practical about setting a time frame for regular heat check and on over all duration to either move out of it or turn the weakness a strength.  

• Stop procrastination on following the plan of action is the first step.  
• You can maintain a simple hand book on the progress and on how are you feeling about your efforts.  
• Be honest to yourself and do not get disappointed if you are taking a while more than you thought it would take.  That is okay to take sometime rather suffering for life time.  
• There is nothing wrong in appreciating yourself if you see even a minuscule improvement. 
•  Imagine how great it will be if you can come out of your shortcoming, it will hike your confidence.
• If you can minimize the weakness to a great extent, that is fine.  Don't always bother about 100%.
• Do not over re-act and engage in self-defeating to overcome your weakness.

I trust the above will help you to understand, accept and work on shortcomings.  It is all about trying, trying and only trying.  Things will fall in place once you attempt.  Once again, stop procrastination.  Just work on it!!

:: Good Day To You! ::

:: Making Of Task List ::

Hello Friends!  I hope your week is going good!!  My week is going well!!! 

Let's start off with the job!

A to do list is also called a task list.  I used "TASK" to make it sound more executional.

The saying goes, 'out of sight, out of mind'.  Hence, it is important to make a task list and have it within your vicinity.  That will help you execute the list and realize how could pressure seep into if you fail to execute.  In the process you will know how effective the list is and teaches you to make the necessary changes.  As you are aware, execution is the key - which I'll deal in another post.  Let's concentrate to prepare a SMART task list.

It is a common hurdle to doubt and judge before a task list is written or at least while preparing it.  

Tip 1:  Stop doubting and judging.  Just keep writing all that you feel is important to be executed.  Do not seek an advise from anyone.  As no one knows your job better than you.

Now that you've the sheet with all that to be done - what next?

Tip 2:  It is time to use your common sense to prioritize your tasks.  Keep three things on mind - firstly, which one will trouble if you ignore, that's your first guy to keep happy. Secondly, there are certain tasks as a chain, if you do one the rest will be nearly done or is easy to finish - spot those.  Thirdly, it is okay to delay or delete a task if it is not harming you in any way.

"It is a huge list, will I be able to finish all the jobs on it" - this is the most common boggling.  Naturally, new horse is tough to ride!!!  

Tip 3:  This is not an issue if you are determined to at least give it a try.  Once you are clear with your priorities, the way is cleared to go.  Try to over come any sort of resistance on the way of endeavor.  For that, you should change gears as and when needed without hesitation.

It is natural that, you don't fall short of time if you finish your tasks as planned.

I hope this helps! Next post will be on how to over come weaknesses.

Happy practicing!!!  

:: Good Day To You! ::

:: Three Important Steps To Make a Happy Day ::

Hello Friends!  I hope you are doing great!!  I am doing good!!!

We all know life if tough!  So much so tough that, we crib and complain for simple things like - I don't eat on time, I missed my cab, missed an important call, why are they not talking to me, so on and so forth.  If we reflect, we know how foolish and annoying it is to worry about.  There are few things rather three things if you can practice on a day to day basis, they make life easy and happy!  Practice is decent than complaining!!

Know your time: To plan a day is an old thing.  What will I do with a plan when I don't know my time.  Therefore, I say know what sort of time you have in a day.  Try if you can make some more time out of 24 hours.  For example, I'll wake-up half an hour early and go to bed half an hour late, there you go - you have an hour already in your hand.  Also, realize sometime for yourself.  It could be small time but keep it for yourself completely.

Know your tasks:  Now that you know your time, it is time to know your tasks.  This is another thing which looks easy.  But, certainly not.  In the efforts to make a task list, write all of them and then strike off the routine and can be delayed ones.  It is wise to have both personal and professional segregation to ensure you are not missing out on personal life, which is oft the case.  It is important to do that job first which stops you worrying and delaying the rest of the "to do list" for that day.

Know your weaknesses:  When I say weakness, it's not physical in this context.  It can be anything which will stop you from religiously following your task list. It can be forgetfulness, laziness, and continuously postponing sort of weaknesses.  These are your actual reasons for worry and complain, which you tend to speak it as lack of time or showing someone else as a core reason.  Once you start trying to over come at least one at a time, the results will encourage you to over come the rest.

It is easier said than done!  I knew it.  Believe me, certainly not difficult.  Difficult may be to start with as it is a new way of approach. Once you tune yourself to practice these three golden rules without fail for couple of months, the results will propel the rest of the story for the rest of your life.  No Complains = Happy Life!!!

Tips to make the task list and over come the weaknesses will follow in the coming posts.

:: Good Day To You! ::

:: Theory and Practice ::

Hello Friends!  I trust you are fine!!  I am fine!!!

Theory is understood casual and not that serious.  It is a sad thing.  Theory is a document of ideas and actions.  I say, it suggests better ways to practice and is highly needed in any discipline. Astronomy, physics, chemistry, mathematics, computers and any stream considered just started with theorized observations.  The same helped better the human knowledge and promoted civilizations.  The philosophy of Pragmatism is based on these two fundamental principles of theory and practice.  In a nut shell, theory exists in practice and is applied again for a better practice making it by far intelligent and perfect.  Conceptualized practice is theory.  

Good number of practices (customs, cultures, scientific facts, etc.,) were lost as they were not put to letter.  Even today, our entire educational system is based on theory-practical structure.  You should study or read well before you could make any attempt.  A read attempt is always northward.  While I say this, I understand that, theory and practice are in contrast to each other because theory involves no action and action involves no theory.   

Theory helps us study and logically understand the nature, cause and effect of a phenomena and on the other hand, practice helps verify the same in real time and improve on it.  Ready for action is nice but contemplating (theory again) on how to act is nicer to ensure the nicest outcome.  Practice and theory must go hand-in-hand fashion.

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