Hello, free world!
Now let's get to action!
Is exercise good for you ? How much should you do it?
Well, if you are living a normal adult life as I do, you don't have much time for that kind of luxury, necessarily. Which means that you might be tempted to "squeeze in" some time for exercise as many fitness gurus would suggest you.
I will just talk a little about my latest experience. I have been travelling the world for the past few months. Which means you don't really get much exercise other than walking or occasional skiing or swimming (or some bed exercise maybe). Life slows down when you travel kind of too.
It has shown me also that exercise can be slow and yet effective - like
1. Walking. We are built and engineered to walk. This is the best overall daily exercise you will ever get. and there is many different variations of it, you cannot get bored.
2. Bodyweight exercise. You don't need any equipment, just crank out pullups, pushups and situps, yoga, pilates and there is so many more that you never will need weights in your life.
3. Bicycling, rollerblading etc.
Try these and you will be as fit as a fiddle if you're not at the moment.
Talk soon,
Martin
Monday, November 16, 2009
Am I a writer?
Hello, free world!
Today I am also going to talk a little about the topic of writing.
Writing. Writing versus reading...
I have been reading for the most of my life. Thousands of books, articles and magazines. Have been reading and watching the pictures. This has given me some idea of what other people and cultures are like and to be able to understand them more.
But writing is a completely different matter. How it is different, you ask?
To write, it does help to be well-read. It helps a lot, actually. Like being able to cover a larger audience - is just one good example.
5 minutes of writing will tell more about you than 5 hours of reading. It's like SLAVE LABOR and REAL WORK. You could even compare it like that. One is feeding on other's instructions and soaking up other's ideas, without thinking for yourself really. But when you try to write, you suddenly also start to think for yourself. And it may not be easy. You may despair, even as I do sometimes.
You not only start to think for yourself, you also start to think for others - that is what really matters. You start to think about how others will benefit from what you have to say. You become more mature all of a sudden as well.
For one thing - I know many people who don't read at all, even less write something meaningful. But they may have good lifes without reading a book in their lifetime. They read the book of life and they write the book of life, as well, maybe.
But, let's get back to us, book geeks. We know we like to read. We know that. We are like sponges for information. We like to know things. We like to know stories. We like to be smart. And it is a good thing.
But, when it comes to writing, to giving back to society, it is often quite a different story. Internet is a very good way of starting your career as a writer, indeed. Even if it is just giving back to community, as in forums, it still makes you a giver, not just a taker and user of other's ideas. It gets you involved.
Having a power to write or being a writer historically was a sign of nobility. It meant that you are either a king, a priest, or close to one of them. And it was a sign that you are a member of high standing in society. So, it has always been a noble thing to do. Remember this and have fun while writing on the keyboard of our modern-day computers!
For starters, you could just write a forum or blog response, then go baby steps and create a small how-to article on something you feel you are competent in. Then go from there and let me know of results.
Talk soon,
Martin
Today I am also going to talk a little about the topic of writing.
Writing. Writing versus reading...
I have been reading for the most of my life. Thousands of books, articles and magazines. Have been reading and watching the pictures. This has given me some idea of what other people and cultures are like and to be able to understand them more.
But writing is a completely different matter. How it is different, you ask?
To write, it does help to be well-read. It helps a lot, actually. Like being able to cover a larger audience - is just one good example.
5 minutes of writing will tell more about you than 5 hours of reading. It's like SLAVE LABOR and REAL WORK. You could even compare it like that. One is feeding on other's instructions and soaking up other's ideas, without thinking for yourself really. But when you try to write, you suddenly also start to think for yourself. And it may not be easy. You may despair, even as I do sometimes.
You not only start to think for yourself, you also start to think for others - that is what really matters. You start to think about how others will benefit from what you have to say. You become more mature all of a sudden as well.
For one thing - I know many people who don't read at all, even less write something meaningful. But they may have good lifes without reading a book in their lifetime. They read the book of life and they write the book of life, as well, maybe.
But, let's get back to us, book geeks. We know we like to read. We know that. We are like sponges for information. We like to know things. We like to know stories. We like to be smart. And it is a good thing.
But, when it comes to writing, to giving back to society, it is often quite a different story. Internet is a very good way of starting your career as a writer, indeed. Even if it is just giving back to community, as in forums, it still makes you a giver, not just a taker and user of other's ideas. It gets you involved.
Having a power to write or being a writer historically was a sign of nobility. It meant that you are either a king, a priest, or close to one of them. And it was a sign that you are a member of high standing in society. So, it has always been a noble thing to do. Remember this and have fun while writing on the keyboard of our modern-day computers!
For starters, you could just write a forum or blog response, then go baby steps and create a small how-to article on something you feel you are competent in. Then go from there and let me know of results.
Talk soon,
Martin
Success and money
Hello free world!
This is going to be interesting... I know many of you are drooling already.
So, do those things always go together, hand-in-hand?
Often they do, actually. At least if you read from left to right...
I tend to think of success as something that you achieve (using your talents, skills, body and mind) and money as something that society gives you meaning to reward you by it's standards of achievement.
So, REAL SUCCESS, in my humble opinion, is not really about money at all. It is about progression, development of whatever you are born with and taking yourself to new levels. Money may be involved, but it is not the key either to life or to success in general.
Success follows hard work? Some people may say that and that is true as well if you ask me. But you also have to work smart and work right and work CORRECTLY in order to achieve.
You may slave away for centuries and not get very far, except for developing a sturdy attitude maybe which is not always healthy necessarily.
On the other hand, you may actually WORK for 5 minutes and get further than all those centuries. It is about the quality and type of work you do. One of these examples is debasive, the other creative.
In modern society, many of us are still slaves. People often dont think for themselves, which indeed is a hard thing to do sometimes, and often there is even not much time for that as people rush from home to work or from job to job.
So, THE FIRST THING IS: YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO THINK FOR YOURSELF. To have your own ideas.
To start with, you could go camping for a couple days, to get rid of everything that is artificial and outside influcen. Even cell phone networks have their magnetic fields which can be heavy on our bio-fields. Once you are down camping, you realize that life is not about money or high social status necessarily. Basic survival shows you what's really important. You learn to do away with things you don't need and just keep the basics, you purify actually.
That is one of the reasons why country folks often are much more happier than "citizens" are. They may not have more money or more friends or flashier clothing, but still - they often are happier. Try it and see for yourself if you havent't been in touch with nature for a while!
Talk soon,
Martin
This is going to be interesting... I know many of you are drooling already.
So, do those things always go together, hand-in-hand?
Often they do, actually. At least if you read from left to right...
I tend to think of success as something that you achieve (using your talents, skills, body and mind) and money as something that society gives you meaning to reward you by it's standards of achievement.
So, REAL SUCCESS, in my humble opinion, is not really about money at all. It is about progression, development of whatever you are born with and taking yourself to new levels. Money may be involved, but it is not the key either to life or to success in general.
Success follows hard work? Some people may say that and that is true as well if you ask me. But you also have to work smart and work right and work CORRECTLY in order to achieve.
You may slave away for centuries and not get very far, except for developing a sturdy attitude maybe which is not always healthy necessarily.
On the other hand, you may actually WORK for 5 minutes and get further than all those centuries. It is about the quality and type of work you do. One of these examples is debasive, the other creative.
In modern society, many of us are still slaves. People often dont think for themselves, which indeed is a hard thing to do sometimes, and often there is even not much time for that as people rush from home to work or from job to job.
So, THE FIRST THING IS: YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO THINK FOR YOURSELF. To have your own ideas.
To start with, you could go camping for a couple days, to get rid of everything that is artificial and outside influcen. Even cell phone networks have their magnetic fields which can be heavy on our bio-fields. Once you are down camping, you realize that life is not about money or high social status necessarily. Basic survival shows you what's really important. You learn to do away with things you don't need and just keep the basics, you purify actually.
That is one of the reasons why country folks often are much more happier than "citizens" are. They may not have more money or more friends or flashier clothing, but still - they often are happier. Try it and see for yourself if you havent't been in touch with nature for a while!
Talk soon,
Martin
Strength or patience - which is better
Which is stronger?
Bodybuilder, powerlifter, track n field runner, marathon runner.
Who is strong? What strength is? What does it mean to be strong?
These all are interesting questions. What does it mean when somebody says you have to be strong?
Lately, I have got rid of the concept of strength. It does not matter to me. Because there is something much more powerful in my humble opinion. And this thing is - patience.
Patience is often key to everything. Basically, it means lasting strength. Strength for short periods of time is no strength at all. (Think powerlifter). It means nothing to more mature people.
So, patience is a more lasting type of strength. Now my tone is on one hand like an exercise scientist, on the other hand it's just my philosophical side talking.
Patience is key to everything in REAL life. Strength athletes don't really have REAL lifes. They live into pretty small and controlled environments, often controlled by their coaches, so they have an imposed kind of discipline. Like my father used to say - to have discipline, you must go to the military. They impose discipline on you. It is their system, not yours first of all. Their success, their results, their happiness not yours.
We are talking about your life here, the way you want to be and achieve, not how others would like you to be. YOU WANT TO BE FREE (of course, if you do, like me) from too many limitations imposed from the outside to be happy.
So, choose your own life and exhibit your own discipline with it. Choose your own path and exhibit patience and persistence with it. Don't live by limiting beliefs of others that your upbringing or education system may have imposed (think Einstein who dropped out of school at a young age - a prime example of excellence).
Be brave to choose your own path and go with it. Put 'em blinders on! You need just a little courage and a good blinders.
Look what leaders do. Look at how the presidents and kings are and have been in all ages, learn from their footsteps. They may not have been perfect but you still can learn a lot.
They choose their path and then follow it (sometimes they have to do it until they die, it's like marrying with your path and making it a destiny).
it all also has to do with patience. This is key when it comes to success, I will reiterate it again and again.
Until next time,
Martin
Bodybuilder, powerlifter, track n field runner, marathon runner.
Who is strong? What strength is? What does it mean to be strong?
These all are interesting questions. What does it mean when somebody says you have to be strong?
Lately, I have got rid of the concept of strength. It does not matter to me. Because there is something much more powerful in my humble opinion. And this thing is - patience.
Patience is often key to everything. Basically, it means lasting strength. Strength for short periods of time is no strength at all. (Think powerlifter). It means nothing to more mature people.
So, patience is a more lasting type of strength. Now my tone is on one hand like an exercise scientist, on the other hand it's just my philosophical side talking.
Patience is key to everything in REAL life. Strength athletes don't really have REAL lifes. They live into pretty small and controlled environments, often controlled by their coaches, so they have an imposed kind of discipline. Like my father used to say - to have discipline, you must go to the military. They impose discipline on you. It is their system, not yours first of all. Their success, their results, their happiness not yours.
We are talking about your life here, the way you want to be and achieve, not how others would like you to be. YOU WANT TO BE FREE (of course, if you do, like me) from too many limitations imposed from the outside to be happy.
So, choose your own life and exhibit your own discipline with it. Choose your own path and exhibit patience and persistence with it. Don't live by limiting beliefs of others that your upbringing or education system may have imposed (think Einstein who dropped out of school at a young age - a prime example of excellence).
Be brave to choose your own path and go with it. Put 'em blinders on! You need just a little courage and a good blinders.
Look what leaders do. Look at how the presidents and kings are and have been in all ages, learn from their footsteps. They may not have been perfect but you still can learn a lot.
They choose their path and then follow it (sometimes they have to do it until they die, it's like marrying with your path and making it a destiny).
it all also has to do with patience. This is key when it comes to success, I will reiterate it again and again.
Until next time,
Martin
Nature and it's happenings
Hello, everybody!
I would like to talk a little about Mother Nature!
You may have noticed that my writing style is quite unique. If that upsets you in any way or on the other hand, you like it, please don't hesitate to leave comments.
This is actually a huge topic. I will cover just a small facet of Earth's personality today.
When you observe nature, calmly and quietly, you may start noticing so many different things. It is limitless, yet there is some limits and rules which are being obeyed.
You may have learned about nature in school, as in physics class you had to probably.
She is kind to those who are kind to her. And she is patient as well. You can do harm to her and she will not while, but surely she will retaliate in some way or another. Remember, Earth is a bigger ball than you are! Meaning also more powerful than you. Harnessing those powers may be possible, but never completely.
By learning about our own nature, we learn about Mother Nature as well. So therefore, to understand ourselves more, it follows that we can observe nature and vice versa.
Many of the scientists of the previous eras were just quite observers at first and then upgraded to taking note of things and occurances and it went from there. It all starts with a flame of interest and fire in their soul.
So let's respect our dear beloved Mother and see what good things she has in stash for us!
Until next time,
Martin
I would like to talk a little about Mother Nature!
You may have noticed that my writing style is quite unique. If that upsets you in any way or on the other hand, you like it, please don't hesitate to leave comments.
This is actually a huge topic. I will cover just a small facet of Earth's personality today.
When you observe nature, calmly and quietly, you may start noticing so many different things. It is limitless, yet there is some limits and rules which are being obeyed.
You may have learned about nature in school, as in physics class you had to probably.
She is kind to those who are kind to her. And she is patient as well. You can do harm to her and she will not while, but surely she will retaliate in some way or another. Remember, Earth is a bigger ball than you are! Meaning also more powerful than you. Harnessing those powers may be possible, but never completely.
By learning about our own nature, we learn about Mother Nature as well. So therefore, to understand ourselves more, it follows that we can observe nature and vice versa.
Many of the scientists of the previous eras were just quite observers at first and then upgraded to taking note of things and occurances and it went from there. It all starts with a flame of interest and fire in their soul.
So let's respect our dear beloved Mother and see what good things she has in stash for us!
Until next time,
Martin
Spirituality
The importance of being spiritual
Many of us have a religious family and/or upbringing. As well as me. My mother always has encouraged me to go to churches and I even attended a Sunday School, until once I was wrongly punished by a sunday school teacher, which happened to be our pastor. For doing everything right, which was a complete turn-off at the time.
So for a while, actually for several years, I was completely turned off Religion and idea of God and Jesus.
But yet, after some time, I found that Bible says something right, that there is some words of wisdom in the ages-old book. It is kind of like instruction for life if there is such, written by wise people. It may not be translated 100% correctly necessarily, but the bits and pieces are still there. And quite often, they are put simply as welly, you just have to get it. It may take tome and experience (you understand more if you are more experienced in life- not necessarily older).
So, yes. Bible is the book of books, in the Western world at least. It gives simple instructions for life which hold true most of the time. And it contains age-old wisdom to learn and gain from.
So, use this excellent source and learn from it!
Talk soon,
Martin
Many of us have a religious family and/or upbringing. As well as me. My mother always has encouraged me to go to churches and I even attended a Sunday School, until once I was wrongly punished by a sunday school teacher, which happened to be our pastor. For doing everything right, which was a complete turn-off at the time.
So for a while, actually for several years, I was completely turned off Religion and idea of God and Jesus.
But yet, after some time, I found that Bible says something right, that there is some words of wisdom in the ages-old book. It is kind of like instruction for life if there is such, written by wise people. It may not be translated 100% correctly necessarily, but the bits and pieces are still there. And quite often, they are put simply as welly, you just have to get it. It may take tome and experience (you understand more if you are more experienced in life- not necessarily older).
So, yes. Bible is the book of books, in the Western world at least. It gives simple instructions for life which hold true most of the time. And it contains age-old wisdom to learn and gain from.
So, use this excellent source and learn from it!
Talk soon,
Martin
The length of the posts
The reason I try to keep my posts not longer than a couple hundred words is that my idea with starting this blog is to put you in the right direction.
Using short, yet effective wording, I am trying to guide you in the right direction, take your mind in my hands (metaphorically speaking) and just assign a good direction to it.
I am also trying to keep it simple (although being an ex science-geek it may not be too easy sometimes) and easy on your head at all times.
Life should be simple, and I do not want to complicate it more for you. I just want to help you guys as well as myself (we must do it together) to make ourselves and this world a better place. Of course, at times, we have to also coexist with each other.
I am trying to bash your belief system with my own beliefs, and see which one is stronger. If that is what I am doing, tell me to stop. Actually I try to find out the best way to get you on fast and solid track to success, working efficiently towards a better life (which is good for everybody I suppose).
Talk soon,
Martin
Using short, yet effective wording, I am trying to guide you in the right direction, take your mind in my hands (metaphorically speaking) and just assign a good direction to it.
I am also trying to keep it simple (although being an ex science-geek it may not be too easy sometimes) and easy on your head at all times.
Life should be simple, and I do not want to complicate it more for you. I just want to help you guys as well as myself (we must do it together) to make ourselves and this world a better place. Of course, at times, we have to also coexist with each other.
I am trying to bash your belief system with my own beliefs, and see which one is stronger. If that is what I am doing, tell me to stop. Actually I try to find out the best way to get you on fast and solid track to success, working efficiently towards a better life (which is good for everybody I suppose).
Talk soon,
Martin
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