Self-help lessons from a dosai addict
Sometimes, life can be like an ‘aari pona’ dosai made of extremely sour batter. ‘Awful! Sucks! Depressing’ all are apt descriptions.
My 2 cents – When in distress, stretch yourself physically. If you are used to walking for 2 km, make it 4. Cycling, Gymming? should be perfect. Yoga should be even better!
If you work for four hours a day, try working six for a change. If you say you work for eight hours a day, try being honest. Probably honesty is all you need to lift your spirits. But yeah, essentially get out of your comfort zone even when you don’t feel like. Like the way your employer pays you even when they do not feel like.
Do this for three days. In three days time, life will be like that hot, crispy, rava dosa dipped in ample chutney at Rathna Cafe. Wonderful!
It worked for me last week.
PS 1: I do not appreciate ‘We tried the Rathna café rava dosai for three days and it was wonderful!’ kinda comment. That’s not what I meant even though that can sometimes lift your spirits temporarily. But life would begin to suck again when that rava dosai gets digested. Beware!
PS 2: Folks who know of better places for better rava dosai in chennai, please let me know. I am sure this information dessimination will lift your spirits for the rest of the day.
July 15th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
prabhu,
that is 100% true … after a relaxation we resolve things fast
& find quick solutions for a prolonged depressions
will try the 2km walk …
in lieu of chat with a friend
or a cup of T (my current moru moru dosai’s :D)
Santhosh
July 16th, 2008 at 2:25 am
For me the stress burster is a hot dosai!!!
The longer the dosai better is the therapy!
Gives u time to unwind as u chew it!!!
July 16th, 2008 at 4:01 am
oh ya…you can place also place “scolding me for not returning that call in your list ;)”
Jokes apart….”Like the way your employer pays you even when they do not feel like.” that was so true….To add …i remember reading some where about the 80 20 rule….anywhere and in any organisation its 20 perct people doing 80 percent work and 80 percent doing 20 percent work….the normal questions is then why recruit the 80 percent…The answer there was something which never struck me….The answer is …to get the 20 percent…you need that 80 percent…:(….. I am so dumb…
hmmm …
my 2 cents …If you are really depressed take up better challenges than the one you are right now challenged and feel depressed about :)….
July 16th, 2008 at 7:52 am
santhosh
thanks man:)
July 16th, 2008 at 7:53 am
malesh
nenachen indha madhiri comment varum nu
if it works no reason to change
July 16th, 2008 at 7:55 am
karthik
illa.. in fact calling people who do not call back actually make me even more depressing :p
yeah.. in general stretching yourself, getting out of the comfort zone helps.
July 16th, 2008 at 1:54 pm