Day One.
I start my article by defining (Oxford
dictionary) my two worst enemies. The only way to beat them thoroughly is by
understanding them.
Procrastination:-
Sleep
A condition of body and mind which typically recurs for several hours
every night, in which the nervous system is inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended:
I have spent a
considerable amount of time trying to understand why sleep likes me. Why he
dogs me with such enthusiasm. The minute I lie on the couch or am a bit relaxed,
am taken. Completely. For procrastination; it is true the energy to
do nothing is lower than doing something. So I just postpone what I need to do.
The downside is I that I spend a good chunk of my time trying to catch up with
the time lost thanks to these two evils.
I don’t delude myself;
I know and clearly understand that nature abhors vacuums. In this case if I
need to kick out this two vices, I must have two virtues to replace them. I
have chosen: discipline and search for in-depth knowledge in issues I have interest
in. This means I will have to put in double effort to unlearn my bad habits and
learn my new ones.
See, today I pay
the price of having slept yesterday during the KTN expose on Mandera meaning that today I stream it live using my
data bundles. I could have spent that time reading and the bundles to research
more on why Mr. Sleep searches for me with such vengeance.
My day one ends
with me reading 25 pages of Dance while
you can by Shirley Maclaine. A book that gives an insight on the author’s life as an actress who worked
in Hollywood for over 4 decades and has won an academy . Despite my love of
reading, I have interrupted the reading of this book severally reading about 10
others since 2014. It is time to finish what I started. In the coming weeks I need
to shelve the book having completed reading it.
Today I will do
30 crunches and 20 sit ups before I sleep. Much of the exercise I do happens in
the morning. This is a way of trying to
see whether my affinity to sleep at 9.30 p.m. reduces.
Finally, am
happy the drums at Nyayo stadium roundabout were removed today. Joining Langata
road from Uhuru highway took the same time as driving from Ruiru to Nyeri! My friend B came all the way to the Diaspora
to see me. I last saw him about a year ago. Isn’t he insightful, resourceful
and refreshing? God bless you Daktari and yours.
Sojourner.
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