Note to self... Stay active and healthy!

Some days I feel smarter than my usual, it's as if I'm in the mood to think beyond my usual level of analytical thinking. I observe this at my job which for some reason, I'm more efficient and I'm doing good at what I do in general. There are also days when I feel so dumb that I can't even think of a solution to a simple problem that I'm facing at work. It's as if everything that I excel in feels like my mind can't process well enough to come up with a satisfactory result.

This is prevalent whenever I'm not feeling well. During these times, I'm not sick, I just feel tired to the point that my mind is lagging. It worries me because it gives me the vibe that I'm getting older. It worries me more whenever I realize that my current job level is meant for the ones who have the stamina of a person younger than my age. Am I going through an early mid-life crisis? LOL. I'm not prepared for that yet and now it's entering my system at an earlier point than I expected.

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I'm not too fond of this feeling because it's giving me a hint that I'm entering a stage in this cycle of life that scares me the most. Getting older unprepared is a thought that never entered my mind until recently when I felt more tired than usual. I get it, my job is tiring but I wasn't like this about a decade ago. I know I'm beyond my 20s but it doesn't that my body and mind would drastically be changed afterward.

About a decade ago, I spoke to my office mate who was in his mid-40s back then and he told me stories about some random events in his life that made him realize that he was getting older. A story that I won't forget is when he suddenly fell asleep while he was driving. He ran over a curb and the car spun. He was safe but a section on his back was twisted so gone through a series of check-ups and chiropractic adjustments until he felt okay.

Another interesting story that he told happened a few years back. He was cycling and a pretty girl cycled past him. He felt challenged so he tried to cycle faster so he could follow the girl's pace in cycling. A few minutes later he fainted and fell unconscious for a while. He woke feeling okay but it scared him because it was the first time he experienced it. I think he's lucky that he's still well after those kinds of experiences.

I think that it's a serious condition to faint or fall asleep while driving or even cycling suddenly. I guess every one of us will reach that phase in our life where we can no longer estimate our capacity to do things. We may suddenly become ill without noticing about it. There are no signs until you suddenly fall or faint somewhere.

I keep reminding myself to try to allow some time for me to take care of myself. To exercise and get myself to live away from a sedentary lifestyle and be physically active. To go to the gym or go for a run so that my body will be trained to be fit and healthy. This will work alongside having a healthy balanced diet. To bear in mind that health is the greatest wealth that we can have in this world. Stay active and healthy!