Morning swim...

How do you know when you're stressed out?

I did a search online.. found this very interesting...

I went for interview few weeks back(the interview is another story by itself)... a question posted to me was... "How do you manage stress?"

Hmmm... very interesting! My answer was.. "I do sports... I exercise... I work out.. " how true is this... I dunno... at least part of it worked.. hehehe...

Today... I went for a morning swim... a routine I really start to love and enjoy...

While resting by the side after doing a few laps... I started pondering on the recent happenings around me... then i realised... the swim was therapeutic

It somehow helped me to have a clearer mind... and somehow... the issues around me seems not so BIG a problem anymore... at least for that time... I seemed able to relax...

Although there were other people swimming at the pool... but they were rather transparent to me... I was in the world of my own... staring at the tennis court in front of me... my mind went elsewhere...

Many things flashed thru my mind...

First thing that came to my mind was... Choices... Decisions...

I saw this on the internet... which amused me...

"Life is the greatest roller coaster ride we will ever take. The ups and downs, the unexpected changes, the twists and turns, are all a part of living. The roller coaster ride of life can be miserable and uncomfortable or exciting and rewarding. Our states of mind and body are key factors in how we handle these changes. The problems of life do not go away magically. We have to consciously work on making our lives more positive and joyful."

We have all heard that metaphore that life is like a road. Some roads are long, others are short; some are smooth, others rocky; some are full of twists and turn, whilst others are completley straight. In this journey, called our life, we head down many different roads. There are those perfect roads that lead to a wonderful life of being single, or to the joy of being married. There are those high roads that lead us to fame and fortune, along with those that lead us into fammine and despair. The same goes for the roads that lead us to victory and happiness, whilst other lead us to defeat and disappointment.

Just like any road that we travel on everyday, there are corners, cross-roads, detours, round-abouts, and even the odd pot hole or two. The most confusing road to be on is the one that joins a cross-road or round-about. With a number of different roads to choose from, and only a vague idea of where they go, which one is the right one to take?"

Yes... life is about choices & decisions... all the happenings around us... all comes down to choices & decisions we make.

There are things I wanna hang on to... there are also things I wanna give up...

There are things I would like to pursue... there are also things I would like to leave behind...

There are things I love to treasure.. there are also things which I hate to release...

There are things I know doesn't belong to me.. I shd let go... there are also things which belongs to me.. I shd hold on tight to it...

So... what's my decision? Let's see....