Honeymoon in Digha during Second Innings of life

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I myself with my wife visited Digha for the second time from April 19 to April 22, 2022 after about 30 years of our marriage. First time we visited Digha during May 1992 just after my marriage on April 26, 1992. As you know that in my one previous post on mental health I emphasised on going for outing for joy and recreation. With the same purpose we decided to visit Digha. 

      Digha is the most popular sea beach in West Bengal and is about 185 Km from Kolkata. It is a seaside resort town in Purba Medinipur District of West Bengal and is situated on the seashore of Bay of Bengal. Both sunrise and sunset are enjoyable at the Digha sea beach. I will give more detail information on Digha in my upcoming post. In this post I would like to focus on my trip to Digha.

         This is our second honeymoon trip to Digha as our first honeymoon trip was to Digha just after our marriage. We have visited Digha nearly after 30 years from our first honeymoon trip to Digha. This time we observed many changes during this trip. 

   Changes that we observed during this trip:

   Before 30 years just after our marriage, we planned to go for honeymoon at Digha. At that time, we travelled to Digha by Bus since road transport was the only available option at that time. But this time we travelled by train, Tamralipta Express, from Howrah to Digha. I always prefer to travel by train as rail transport is more comfortable to me than road transport. Rail transportation from Howrah to Digha started after the completion of Tamluk-Digha Rail track. Tamluk to Digha Railway line was opened in 2004 and the track was electrified during 2012-13. 

👈(Journey to Digha in AC Chair Car from Howrah by Tamralipta Express)

The train Tamralipta Express departed from Howrah station at 6.50 am and reached Digha Railway station at 10.00 am. From Digha Railway station we hired one Toto (an electric vehicle) to reach our Holiday Home. Our stay at Holiday home was comfortable. We got lot of information from the caretaker regarding places to be visited and mode of transport including reasonable fare. We enjoyed beauty of sea beaches both in the morning and in the evening. This time we found lot of tourist attractions near sea beaches of Old and New Digha. This time we stayed in Holiday Home of our Co-operative Credit Society whereas 30 years before we stayed in Hotel Sea Hawk which is near Old Digha Sea beach. 

(Hotel Sea Hawk from Sea Beach Side in 1992)                                                                                                        👇                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 (Hotel Sea Hawk from Sea Beach Side in 2022)👉 

These two photographs of the same location shows the changes that took place during the period of 30 years. Lot of development took place near sea beaches. The places near sea beaches are now more neat and clean and attractive as evident from this photograph taken in 2022. Use of plastic carry bag has been completely prohibited in Digha. This helped in maintaining the cleanliness of beaches in Digha. This time I observed that there is no plastic and other garbages on sea shore and beaches. Sea beaches in Digha are neat and clean and attractive. 

👈(Beautiful and Clean Sea Beach in Digha)

We enjoyed the beauty of sea beaches daily in the morning and evening. We enjoyed sea breeze and roaring of sea waves. Seating on sea beach in the evening, observing waves and enjoying sea breeze gave us lot of pleasure to our mind and body. This time we also observed that the sea beach sides have been made more attractive. This time we found better seating arrangements in and around sea beaches.  

Night is beautiful near sea beach of both Old and New Digha. Lot of stalls are there in both Old Digha and New Digha Sea beaches from where you can purchase locally made bags, articles made from conch, etc. You will also find food stalls there. This time we found lighting decoration during night at sea beach which is having tourist attraction. 

(Lighting decoration at sea shore of Old Digha)👉

👈(Digha Beach during night)

This time we found metalled road parallel to sea shore stretching from New Digha to Mohana. In this picture you may find that tourists are walking on road and some tourists are seating on platform built on the embankment of sea beach. You may also find vendors selling tea, foods and other articles. This time we found that tourists are enjoying the night beauty of Digha Sea Beach. We also enjoyed the night beauty of Digha Sea beach. 

This time we also visited Amarabati Park in New Digha. It's a beautiful nature park with abundance of greenery. Inside the park there is a big lake, plants, trees and ropeway. There is an entry fee to get inside the park and seperate tickets for boating and riding ropeway. We enjoyed ropeway riding as the complete view of the garden is visible from ropeway. You may see the photo taken from ropeway covering the lake and surrounding area. 

(Photo taken from ropeway in the evening) 👉

    👈(Ducks inside Amarabati Park)

                                 

       You will find duck, animals and other birds inside the Park. There is a children play area inside the park. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

(In the morning at Mohona Beach in Digha during high tide) 👉

Mohana is a meeting point of river Champa with the Bay of Bengal. During high tide it is very difficult to distinguish sea and river. River Champa is clearly visible during low tide when river water is flowing toward sea. During high tide sea water flows toward river Champa. There is a fish market at Mohana. One can enjoy sunrise at Mohana. Sunrise is beautiful at Mohana. We could not enjoy sunrise during this visit due to cloudy whether. We hope to enjoy it during our next visit to Digha.

       

   👈During this visit we found many such beautiful structures having tourist attractions in Digha near sea beach. We also found such beautifully designed sheds where tourists can seat.               👇                         

                         

  In our three day tour to Digha, we mainly covered sea beaches in Old and New Digha. There are many other places having tourist attractions near Digha like Mandarmani, Shankarpur Beach, Udaipur Beach, Talsari Beach, Chandaneswar Temple, etc. We have decided to cover these places during our next trip to Mandarmani. We never prefer hurricane tour covering many places in few days. We prefer leisure tour.

      

Changes that we felt within us during this trip: 

     Just few days after our marriage we went to Digha for honeymoon. Since our was an arranged marriage and not knowing each other before marriage it took much time to develop  understanding between us. Therefore, our experience during first trip to Digha was more of thrill than enjoyment. We were not aware of each other's liking and disliking and not so open to each other during our earlier trip. We spent time with each other on sea shore and beaches for developing understanding between us. We enjoyed street food like chingri bhaja (shrimp fried), beguni (eggplant fried), badam bhaja (fried nuts), etc. and did some purchasing of cashew nuts, articles made from cronch, etc. So our first honeymoon trip to Digha was more focussed on developing mutual understanding.

       This time our trip to Digha was totally focussed on leisure and enjoyment. Thirty years of togetherness is more than sufficient to develop mutual understanding between us. Both first and second trip to Digha are having certain similarities as well as differences. In both the trips to Digha I was accompanied by my wife but the only difference is that we are now having two adult sons though at present not staying with us due to their study and job. I was in job during my earlier visit. During this visit I am a retired person and leading second innings of life.  This time we were free from certain responsibilities and therefore enjoyed this trip better. We enjoyed this Digha tour from the core of our heart and mind. This time we enjoyed the nature and its beauty in different perspective from the core of our heart. During this trip we came into contact with one of my friend who was also my office colleague and incidentally his wife was also classmate of my wife which I was not knowing earlier. It was much added enjoyment for my wife and my friend's wife as they were meeting after 35 years. This made our Digha tour more enjoyable and memorable for ever.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                         

Physical Health During the Second Innings of life

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In my previous post, I highlighted on maintaining mental health during the second innings of life. Our physical health is also very important for us. Let us discuss on maintaining good physical health.

Importance of Physical Health During Second Innings:       

The only thing that will remain with us till end is our body. Therefore, it is very important to take care of our body i.e. physical health. Physical health is important not only during post retirement life but also important in every phase of our life. Second innings of life gives us the opportunity to fulfil our unfulfilled desires. But for fulfilling those desires, we require time, money and health. Time is not the constraints during second innings and money is not the constraint for those having proper retirement planning. Even after having money and time one may not fulfill one's unfulfilled desires because of lack of good physical health. For having quality life during second innings one need to focus on maintaining good physical health.

How to Maintain Good Physical Health:

    Maintaining good physical health is a challenge during the second innings because of aging process. Proper diet, physical exercise, sufficient rest, and proper medication are required for maintaining good physical health. 

Proper Diet:

Proper diet means the diet that contains all the essential nutrients including protein, vitamins and minerals in adequate quantities required for maintaining good physical health and necessary metabolic activities. It may exclude those food items prohibited or restricted by medical consultant on certain medical conditions. Drink sufficient water if otherwise not restricted by your medical consultant on certain medical conditions. Avoid taking junk foods, alcohol, tobacco, cigarettes, wafers, etc. which have adverse effect on your physical health. My daily diet contains carbohydrates (rice or chapatis) , protein (non-veg items i.e. fish, chicken, egg and sometimes soya), minerals and vitamins (green and leafy vegetables, fruits, other vegetables). I use to take citrus fruit like lemon, sweet lime or orange based on seasonal availability as citrus fruits contain sufficient quantity of vitamin C and antioxidants helpful in delaying the aging process and improving our immunity. It is also equally important to properly clean vegetables thoroughly before cooking as it may contain pesticides on its surface. I follow proper meal schedule. I finish my dinner by 9 pm so as to have two hour gap before going to bed. I take my breakfast between 8.30 am to 9.00 am, lunch between 1 pm to 1.30 pm and evening snacks between 5.30 pm to 6.00 pm. I take two pieces of raw garlic daily in the morning. Garlic helps in removing bad cholesterol from our blood and is having other medicinal values. I daily take two cups of green tea without sugar and milk. Green tea contains antioxidants and is having many health benefits i.e. reducing fat, protection against cancer and lowering the risk of heart attack. Our diet should also contain fibres as fibres help in the digestion of foods and control blood sugar level. 

Physical Exercise:

Lifestyle diseases like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, etc. are very common in old adults. Lifestyle diseases are linked with our lifestyle and are caused due to lack of physical activities, unhealthy eating, alcohol and smoking. Lifestyle diseases can be prevented with proper eating habits and regular physical activities. Regular physical activity can prevent or delay many health problems that comes with age. It helps in stronger muscle growth which enable us to keep doing day-to-day activities independently. Avoid doing heavy exercise at this age as it may have adverse effect on your body part including muscles, bones and backbone. It is better to do light exercises for burning out calories and increasing blood circulation. I prefer morning walk. I daily go for morning walk in the early morning by 6.30 am and come back between 7.30 am to 7.45 am. Daily brisk walking for 30 minutes is recommended. I also do free hand exercises to make my body parts flexible. It is advisable to move more and sit less during the day to keep oneself active. I prefer to do some domestic work and help my spouse in cooking so as to remain physically active. Cycling is also a good exercise if one is not having acute knee joint problem. 

Rest and Relaxation:

Sufficient rest and relaxation are required for maintaining good physical health. It helps in reducing stress and improving our overall health. Rest is required for better mental health. It also helps in improving our immune system. It makes our cardiovascular system strong. There are various relaxation techniques of which you can chose that suits you or work for you. It may be meditation, listening to music, reading book, practicing yoga, etc. 

      In addition to rest and relaxation seven to eight hours of sleep each night is recommended for every adult. Sound sleep helps in repairing damaged tissues and healing. According to researchers, sleep helps in improving various brain functions including concentration, productivity and cognition. Sound sleep helps in reducing the risk of weight gain, preventing depression, lowering risk of heart disease and making immune system strong.  

     For having sound sleep have a bedtime schedule and consistently follow it. Make it a point to detach from electronic gadgets 30 minutes before bedtime. Have an exercise or physical activities during the daytime so as to have sound sleep during night time. Finish dinner at least two hours before bedtime. Refrain from taking tea or coffee after evening as consuming these stimulants after evening may delay sleep. It is better to restrict afternoon napping duration around 20-30 minutes and it should not be taken too late in the day otherwise it may lead to sleep deprivation at night.

Proper Medication:

If you are under medication under the advice of your Medical Consultant, please follow the schedule of medication strictly. Never forget to take medicine in proper time as per your medication schedule prescribed by your doctor. Have a routine health check up. Routine health check up not only helps in early detection of any chronic disease but also helps in it's early treatment during its initial stage.  

जीवन की दूसरी पारी के दौरान शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य

    अपनी पिछली पोस्ट में, मैंने जीवन की दूसरी पारी के दौरान मानसिक स्वास्थ्य को बनाए रखने पर प्रकाश डाला था। हमारा शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य भी हमारे लिए बहुत जरूरी है। आइए हम अच्छे शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य को बनाए रखने पर चर्चा करें। 

दूसरी पारी के दौरान शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य का महत्व:

केवल एक चीज जो अंत तक हमारे साथ रहेगी वह है हमारा शरीर।इसलिए हमारे शरीर अर्थात शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य का ध्यान रखना बहुत जरूरी है। शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य न केवल सेवानिवृत्ति के बाद के जीवन के दौरान बल्कि हमारे जीवन के प्रत्येक चरण में महत्वपूर्ण है। जिंदगी की दूसरी पारी हमें अपनी अधूरी ख्वाहिशों को पूरा करने का मौका देती है। लेकिन उन इच्छाओं को पूरा करने के लिए हमें समय, धन और स्वास्थ्य की आवश्यकता होती है। दूसरी पारी के दौरान समय की कमी नहीं होती और उचित सेवानिवृत्ति योजना रखने वालों के लिए पैसे की भी कमी नहीं होती। अच्छे शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य की कमी के कारण धन और समय होने के बावजूद भी व्यक्ति अपनी अधूरी इच्छाओं को पूरा नहीं कर पाता है। दूसरी पारी के दौरान गुणवत्तापूर्ण जीवन जीने के लिए अच्छे शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य को बनाए रखने पर ध्यान देने की आवश्यकता है। 

अच्छा शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य कैसे बनाए रखें:

उम्र बढ़ने की प्रक्रिया के कारण दूसरी पारी के दौरान बढ़िया शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य बनाए रखना एक चुनौती है।  अच्छे शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य को बनाए रखने के लिए उचित आहार, शारीरिक व्यायाम, पर्याप्त आराम और उचित दवा की आवश्यकता होती है। 

उचित आहार:

उचित आहार का अर्थ उस आहार से है जिसमें अच्छे शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य और आवश्यक चयापचय गतिविधियों को बनाए रखने के लिए पर्याप्त मात्रा में प्रोटीन, विटामिन और खनिज सहित सभी आवश्यक पोषक तत्व शामिल हों।उन खाद्य पदार्थों को बाहर रखा जा सकता है जो कुछ चिकित्सीय परिस्थितियों पर चिकित्सा सलाहकार द्वारा प्रतिबंधित या सीमित हैं। यदि कुछ चिकित्सीय परिस्थितियों पर आपके चिकित्सा सलाहकार द्वारा प्रतिबंधित नहीं किया गया हो तो पर्याप्त पानी पिएं। जंक फूड, शराब, तंबाकू, सिगरेट, वेफर्स आदि लेने से बचें, जो आपके शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य पर प्रतिकूल प्रभाव डालते हैं। मेरे दैनिक आहार में कार्बोहाइड्रेट (चावल या रोटी), प्रोटीन (मांसाहारी पदार्थ जैसे मछली, चिकन, अंडा और कभी-कभी सोया), खनिज और विटामिन (हरी और पत्तेदार सब्जियां, फल, अन्य सब्जियां) शामिल हैं। मैं मौसमी उपलब्धता के आधार पर नींबू, मोसंबी या संतरा जैसे खट्टे फल लेता हूं क्योंकि खट्टे फलों में पर्याप्त मात्रा में विटामिन सी और एंटीऑक्सिडेंट होते हैं जो उम्र बढ़ने की प्रक्रिया को विलम्बित करने और हमारी रोग प्रतिरोधक क्षमता में सुधार लाने में सहायक होते हैं। खाना पकाने से पहले सब्जियों को अच्छी तरह से साफ करना भी उतना ही आवश्यक है क्योंकि इसकी सतह पर कीटनाशक हो सकते हैं। मैं उचित भोजन सारणी का पालन करता हूं। मैं रात का खाना 9 बजे तक खत्म कर लेता हूं ताकि सोने से पहले दो घंटे का अंतराल हो। मैं अपना नाश्ता सुबह 8.30 से 9.00 बजे के बीच, दोपहर का भोजन दोपहर 1 से 1.30 बजे के बीच और शाम का नाश्ता शाम 5.30 से 6.00 बजे के बीच लेता हूं। मैं कच्चे लहसुन के दो टुकड़े रोज सुबह लेता हूं। लहसुन हमारे रक्त से खराब कोलेस्ट्रॉल को दूर करने में मदद करता है और इसमें अन्य औषधीय गुण भी होते हैं। मैं रोजाना दो कप बिना चीनी और दूध का हरी चाय पीता हूं। हरी चाय में एंटीऑक्सिडेंट होते हैं और इसके कई स्वास्थ्य लाभ होते हैं जैसे कि वसा कम करना, कैंसर से सुरक्षा और दिल के दौरे के जोखिम को कम करना। हमारे आहार में फाइबर भी होने चाहिए क्योंकि फाइबर खाद्य पदार्थों के पाचन में मदद करते हैं और रक्त शर्करा के स्तर को नियंत्रित करते हैं। 

शारीरिक व्यायाम:

जीवनशैली से जुड़ी बीमारियां जैसे मोटापा, मधुमेह, हृदय रोग आदि वृद्ध वयस्कों में बहुत आम हैं। जीवनशैली से संबंधित बीमारियां हमारी जीवनशैली से जुड़ी हुई हैं और शारीरिक गतिविधियों की कमी, अस्वास्थ्यकर भोजन, शराब और धूम्रपान के कारण होती हैं। सही खान-पान और नियमित शारीरिक गतिविधियों से जीवनशैली से जुड़ी बीमारियों से बचा जा सकता है। नियमित शारीरिक गतिविधि उम्र के साथ आने वाली कई स्वास्थ्य समस्याओं को रोक सकती है या विलम्बित कर सकती है। यह मांसपेशियों की वृद्धि में मदद करता है जो हमें दिन-प्रतिदिन की गतिविधियों को स्वतंत्र रूप से करने में सक्षम बनाता है। इस उम्र में भारी व्यायाम करने से बचें क्योंकि इससे आपके शरीर के मांसपेशियों, हड्डियों और रीढ़ की हड्डी सहित अंग पर प्रतिकूल प्रभाव पड़ सकता है। कैलोरी बर्न करने और रक्त संचालन बढ़ाने के लिए हल्‍का व्‍यायाम करना बेहतर होता है। मुझे प्रातः भ्रमण पसंद है। मैं रोजाना सुबह 6.30 बजे प्रातः भ्रमण के लिए निकलता हूं और सुबह 7.30 से 7.45 बजे के बीच वापस आ जाता हूं। रोजाना 30 मिनट तेज चलने की सलाह दी जाती है। मैं अपने शरीर के अंगों को लचीला बनाने के लिए फ्री हैंड एक्सरसाइज भी करता हूं। अपने आप को सक्रिय रखने के लिए दिन के दौरान अधिक चलने और कम बैठने की सलाह दी जाती है। मैं कुछ घरेलू काम करना पसंद करता हूँ और अपने पत्नी को खाना पकाने में मदद करता हूँ ताकि शारीरिक रूप से सक्रिय रह सकू। अगर किसी को घुटने के जोड़ की गंभीर समस्या नहीं है तो साइकिल चलाना भी एक अच्छा व्यायाम है। 

आराम और विश्राम:

अच्छे शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य को बनाए रखने के लिए पर्याप्त आराम और विश्राम की आवश्यकता होती है। यह तनाव को कम करने और हमारे समग्र स्वास्थ्य में सुधार करने में मदद करता है। बेहतर मानसिक स्वास्थ्य के लिए आराम आवश्यक है। यह हमारे रोग प्रतिरोध प्रणाली को बेहतर बनाने में भी मदद करता है। यह हमारे हृदय प्रणाली को मजबूत बनाता है। विभिन्न विश्राम तकनीकें हैं जिनमें से आप अपने लिए कोई भी उपयुक्त तकनीक का चयन कर सकते है। यह ध्यान, संगीत सुनना, किताब पढ़ना, योग का अभ्यास करना, आदि हो सकता है। 

                आराम और विश्राम के अलावा हर वयस्क इंसान को रात में सात से आठ घंटे सोने की सलाह दी जाती है। अच्छी नींद क्षतिग्रस्त ऊतकों की मरम्मत और उपचार में मदद करती है। शोधकर्ताओं के अनुसार, नींद एकाग्रता, उत्पादकता और अनुभूति सहित मस्तिष्क के विभिन्न कार्यों को बेहतर बनाने में मदद करती है। अच्छी नींद वजन बढ़ने के जोखिम को कम करने, अवसाद को रोकने, हृदय रोग के जोखिम को कम करने और रोग प्राधिरोधक प्रणाली को मजबूत बनाने में मदद करती है। 

             अच्छी नींद के लिए सोने का समय निर्धारित करें और लगातार उसका पालन करें। सोने से 30 मिनट पहले इलेक्ट्रॉनिक गैजेट्स से दूर रहे। दिन मे व्यायाम या शारीरिक गतिविधियाँ करें ताकि रात को अच्छी नींद आए। सोने से कम से कम दो घंटे पहले रात का भोजन कर लें। शाम के बाद चाय या कॉफी लेने से बचना चाहिए क्योंकि शाम के बाद इन उत्तेजक पदार्थों का सेवन करने से नींद में देरी हो सकती है। दोपहर की झपकी की अवधि को लगभग 20-30 मिनट तक सीमित रखना बेहतर है और इसे दिन में बहुत देर से नहीं लेना चाहिए अन्यथा यह रात में नींद की कमी का कारण बन सकता है। 

उचित दवा:

यदि आप अपने चिकित्सा सलाहकार की सलाह के तहत दवा ले रहे हैं, तो कृपया दवा लेने की अनुसूची का सख्ती से पालन करें। अपने चिकित्सक द्वारा निर्धारित दवा लेने की अनुसूची के अनुसार उचित समय पर दवा लेना कभी न भूलें। नियमित स्वास्थ्य जांच कराएं। नियमित स्वास्थ्य जांच न केवल किसी पुरानी बीमारी का जल्द पता लगाने में मदद करती है, बल्कि प्रारंभिक अवस्था में इसके शुरुआती उपचार में भी मदद करती है। 

               

सेवानिवृत्ति के पश्चात मानसिक स्वास्थ्य

        अपनी पिछली पोस्ट में, मैंने जीवन की दूसरी पारी के दौरान आध्यात्मिक स्वास्थ्य बनाए रखने पर प्रकाश डाला था।  हमारा मानसिक स्वास्थ्य भी उतना ही महत्वपूर्ण है। आइए हम अच्छे मानसिक स्वास्थ्य को बनाए रखने पर चर्चा करें।

       अच्छे मानसिक स्वास्थ्य के लिए हमें अपने मन को चिंता, भय और उत्कंठा से मुक्त करना होगा; और इसे खुशी और आनंद से भरना होगा।अब सवाल यह उठता है कि क्या ये हमारे नियंत्रण में हैं? हाँ, ये हमारे नियंत्रण में हैं जिसके लिए हमें कुछ आदतें विकसित करनी होंगी।

चिंताओं से मुक्ति:

 हममें से अधिकांश लोगों की आदत है कि वे समस्या (वास्तविक या काल्पनिक) की प्रत्याशा में बेवजह चिंता करते हैं। सामान्यतः हमारी अधिकांश प्रत्याशित समस्याएं काल्पनिक होती हैं। यदि वह समस्या नहीं आती है तो हम अनावश्यक रूप से पीड़ित होते हैं और यदि वह समस्या वास्तविकता में आती है तो हमें दो बार भुगतना पड़ता है। चिंताओं को मिटाने का अभ्यास करना बेहतर है क्योंकि चिंता किसी समस्या का समाधान नहीं है। बेहतर है कि चिंता करने की बजाय समाधान ढूंढ़कर उस पर अमल करें। यदि समस्या को नहीं टाला जा सकता है तो बेहतर होगा कि हम बिना चिंता किए एक चुनौती के रूप में समस्या का सामना साहसपूर्वक करें। भविष्य में समस्या का अनुमान लगाने या अतीत में गलतियों को याद करने के बजाय वर्तमान में अपने नज़रिये को कार्रवाई और समाधान की ओर केंद्रित करे क्योंकि अतीत और भविष्य दोनों हमारे नियंत्रण में नहीं हैं। लेकिन हम वर्तमान में कार्रवाई कर सकते हैं। वर्तमान में कार्रवाई करने से लक्ष्य की प्राप्ति में मदद मिलती है। 

भय और उत्कंठा से मुक्ति:

           बेवजह का डर और चिंता भी हमारे मानसिक स्वास्थ्य को खराब करता है। हमारे अधिकांश भय अज्ञात हैं। भय आमतौर पर निष्क्रियता और अत्यधिक सोचने  से आती है। कई बार हम किसी कार्य की योजना बना लेते हैं लेकिन असफलता के डर से उस पर अमल नहीं कर पाते। सफलता और असफलता जीवन का हिस्सा हैं। कृपया याद रखें, हर सफलता अपनी यात्रा के दौरान कई असफलताओं से गुजरती है। लाइटबल्ब का आविष्कार करने वाले थॉमस एडिसन को अंततः लाइटबल्ब का आविष्कार करने से पहले कई विफल प्रयासों से गुजरना पड़ा था। जरूरी नहीं कि सभी डर असफलता के भय से ही आते हैं। कई बार कुछ घटनाओं की कल्पना से ही डर उत्पन्न हो जाता है। डरावनी फिल्में देखने से भी हमारे मन में भय का मनोविकार  पैदा हो सकता है। हमारे मन में भय पैदा करने वाली ऐसी फिल्में या वीडियो न देखना ही बेहतर है। बेहतर है कि हम अपने जेहन को अच्छी और सुखद स्मृतियों तथा कल्पनाओं से भर दें। हम सभी अपने जीवन में अच्छे और बुरे पलों से गुजरे हैं। हमारे जीवन में अच्छी यादों को संजोना बेहतर है। एक बार हमारे दिमाग में घुस जाने के बाद बुरी यादें मिटाई नहीं जा सकतीं। लेकिन अच्छी यादों को मन मे निरंतर संजोने  से हमारी बुरी यादों के प्रभाव को कम किया जा सकता है। सोने से पहले अपने जीवन में कम से कम एक अच्छे और आनंददायक पल की कल्पना करें ताकि अच्छी नींद आ सके और जो कुछ भी आपके पास है उसके लिए कृतज्ञता के साथ दिन की शुरुआत करें।

प्रसन्नता और आनंद प्राप्त करना:

          हंसना हमारे मानसिक स्वास्थ्य के लिए बहुत ज़रुरी है। मज़े करो और दिल खोलकर हंसो। लेकिन कभी भी दूसरे व्यक्ति की कीमत पर न हंसें और न ही उनका मजाक बनाएं। छोटी- मोटी चीजों से आनंद लेने की आदत डाले। हर उपलब्धि का जश्न मनाएं, भले ही वह छोटी हो। जश्न उपलब्धि और खुशी की भावना पैदा करता है जो हमें सफलता की ओर एक और कदम  बढ़ाने के लिए प्रेरित करता है। अन्य व्यक्तियों की उपलब्धियों के लिए भी ख़ुशी महसूस करें। अपने परिवार के साथ आउटिंग पर जाए। अपने दैनंदिन जीवन में सभी गतिविधियों का आनंद लें। हमारे दैनंदिन जीवन की प्रत्येक गतिविधि को सुखद बनाया जा सकता है।

मानसिक गतिविधियाँ:

        अनिवार्यता के कारण जीवन की पहली पारी में दिमाग को मानसिक गतिविधियों में लगाना मुश्किल नहीं था। लेकिन कोई बाध्यता न होने के कारण दूसरी पारी के दौरान यह चुनौती बन जाती है। हालाँकि, सेवानिवृत्ति के बाद भी मानसिक गतिविधियों की बहुत गुंजाइश है जिसका पता हम में से कई लोगों को नहीं चल पाता है। हमारे दिमाग को स्वस्थ रखने के लिए मानसिक गतिविधियों की आवश्यकता होती है। ऐसी कई मानसिक गतिविधियाँ हैं जिनमें से एक या दो को नियमित रूप से करने के लिए चुना जा सकता है। शतरंज खेलना, क्रॉसवर्ड, बिल्डिंग ब्लॉक आदि कुछ मानसिक गतिविधियाँ हैं जिन्हें कोई भी कर सकता है। कुछ अन्य मानसिक व्यायाम हैं जो कोई भी कर सकता है। उलटी गिनती, स्मृति खेल, पहेलियाँ सुलझाना आदि कुछ मानसिक व्यायाम हैं।

समापन:        

   आइए हम अपने मन को चिंता, भय और उत्कंठा से मुक्त कर अपने जीवन के हर पल को सुखद बनाएं। मानसिक स्वास्थ्य ठीक रखने के लिए कुछ मानसिक गतिविधियाँ करें। अच्छे शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य के लिए बढ़िया मानसिक स्वास्थ्य की आवश्यकता होती है।मैं अपने आगामी पोस्ट में अच्छे शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य को बनाए रखने के बारे में चर्चा करूंगा। 

Mental Health after Retirement

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      In my previous post, I highlighted on maintaining spiritual health during the second innings of life. Our mental health is also equally important. Let us discuss on maintaining good mental health.

     For having good mental health, we have to free our mind from worry, fear and anxiety; and have to fill it up with full of happiness and joy. Now the question arises whether these are under our control? Yes, these are under our control for which we have to develop certain habits. 

Freedom from worries:      

Most of us are in the habit of worrying unnecessarily in anticipation of problem which may be real or imaginary. Generally, most of our anticipated problems are imaginary. We suffer unnecessarily in case that problem doesn't come and suffer twice if that problem comes into reality. It is better to practice erasing worries because worry is not a solution to any problem. It is better to find out solution and act on it instead of worrying. If the problem is unavoidable then it is better to face the problem boldly as a challenge without engaging our mind in worrying. Concentrate mindset in present toward action and solution rather than anticipating problem in future or remembering mistakes in past because both past and future are not under our control. But we can take action in present. Taking action in present helps in the achievement of goal. 

Freedom from fear and anxiety:

            Unnecessary fear and anxiety also deteriorate our mental health. Most of our fears are  unknown. Fear generally comes from inaction and overthinking. Many times we plan for something but fail to execute because of fear of failure. Success and failure are part of life. Please remember, every success goes through several failures during the course of it's journey. Thomas Edison who invented the lightbulb had gone through several failure attempts before he could finally invented the lightbulb. All fears not necessarily come from fear of failure. Many times fear comes from the imagination of some incidents. Watching horror films may also create fear psychosis in our mind. It is better not to watch such movies or videos creating fear psychosis in our mind. It is better to feed our mind with good and pleasant memories and imaginations. We have all gone through good and bad moments in our life. It is better to cherish good memories in our life. Bad memories cannot be erased once it has gone into our mind. But by continuous engagement of mind in cherishing good memories, the effect of our bad memories can be diluted. Before going to bed imagine at least one good and enjoyable moment in your life so as to have sound sleep and start the day in the morning with gratitude for all that you are having.

Having Pleasure and Joy:

        Laughing is a good medicine for our mental health. Have a fun and laugh open heartedly. But never laugh at the cost of other person and never make fun of other person. Develop the habit of deriving pleasure out of very small things. Celebrate every achievement even if it is small. Celebration creates feeling of sense of achievement and joy which motivates us in reaching another milestone in the course of our journey toward success. Feel happy even for the achievements of other persons. Have an outing with your family. Enjoy all the activities in your daily life. Each and every activity in our daily life can be made enjoyable. 

Mental Activities:

       Engagement of mind in mental activities was not difficult during the first innings of life because of compulsion. But it becomes challenge during the second innings as there is no compulsion. However, there is a lot of scope for mental activities even after retirement which many of us are not able to find out. Mental activities are required for keeping our mind in a healthy condition. There are many mental activities of which one or two can be selected for doing it regularly. Playing chess, crossword, building block, etc. are few mental activities that one can carry out. There are some other mental exercises which one can do. Reverse counting, memory games, solving puzzles, etc. are few mental exercises. 

            

Conclusion:

      Let us make every moment of our life enjoyable by freeing our mind from worry, fear and anxiety. Do some mental activities to have good mental health. Good mental health is required for having good physical health. I will discuss on maintaining good physical health in my upcoming post.

        

Spiritual Health during the second innings

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     In my previous post, I highlighted on the importance of improving the quality of life during the second innings for which one is required to maintain good physical, mental and spiritual health. First let us discuss about spiritual health which is very much helpful in taking care of mental and physical health. 

       

What is spiritual health?:

      Spiritual health basically focuses on purification of our soul. Meditation is helpful in purifying our soul. Anger, jealousy and greed are harmful elements for our spiritual health. Meditation and prayer are helpful in minimizing these negative elements. Positive self-talk is very useful in purifying our soul. During self-talk, we can say 'I am good human being. I love other human beings including my family members, relatives, friends, neighbours and kind to everyone. I am ready to extend my helping hands to needy.' Always think good and talk good for others. Never hurt anyone. Never forget to seek apology from the person who got hurt from your words or from your action. Forgive and forget the persons who hurted you so that you can free your mind and soul from negativities. Read good books for your spiritual development. Make your association with the persons having positive mindset. Listen to speech or lectures delivered by eminent personalities for developing good thoughts. Always practice to direct your thought process in positive direction. 

Develop listening habit:

 During the second innings of life there is a tendency to develop the habit of talking more and listening less. It is better to develop the habit of listening more and talking less. Patience listening to other person not only enable you to understand that person but also create feel good factors. Please remember that everyone like to be listened by others. If you give patience listening to other person, then you will be successful in making your position in the heart of that person. Many time we lose our credibility because of excessive talking. Talking less does not mean 'not to talk or respond even in case of necessity'. Talking less means to optimize our talks to the relevant points and to minimize irrelevant talks. Unnecessary and excessive talk may lead to losing focus from our main goal. You may get access to many useful information if you give patience listening.

 Have a sound sleep:     

     Refrain from touching electronic gazettes i.e. mobile phone, laptop, etc. at least 15 minutes before going to bed. It is better to maintain silence before going to bed. Imagine beautiful pictures in the World after closing your eyes while lying on your bed. Pray for wellbeing of all  human beings and living creatures in the World before going to bed. This will not only purify your mind and soul but also helpful in distressing yourself leading to sound sleep. Similarly, one should start the day with positive self talk and gratitude. Never start the day with newspaper as newspaper feeds negativity in our mind.

 Conclusion:     

     In a nutshell, for good spiritual health, we have to do meditation, positive self talk, reading good books, developing association with good persons and develop the habit of talking less and listening more. I myself prefer to read the following books which may bring substantial positive changes in our way of thinking.

(i) 'Neuro Habits'                                    by Peter Hollins

(ii) 'The Monk who sold his ferrari'         by Robin Sharma

(iii) 'The Science of Self-Discipline'        by Peter Hollins

(iv) 'Finish What You Start'                     by Peter Hollins

     I have read all the above books. There are many other books on self development. Friends develop the habit of reading good books and develop good association of people. Let us create positive environment in our family and social circle so as to make this World the best place to live.

The Quality of Life in Second Innings

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Second Innings of life is a blessing of God which can be utilized in a better way to contribute something to family, friends and society in large. For better utilization of second innings one has to improve the quality of life. 

   The span of our first innings of life is about 60 - 65 years having two phases. The first phase starts from our birth and end till we complete our education or starts earning our livelihood.  During the first phase of first innings, we were disciplined by our parents and teachers and most of our decisions were taken by them. In the second phase, we started earning our livelihood and it's span is about 40-45 years. In this phase we were disciplined by our employer if doing job or business norms if doing business. 

    The second innings of our life generally starts from the age of 60-65 years and it continued till death.  In the second innings, we are free from discipline or control by others. However, it is better to be self disciplined in the second innings to improve the quality of life. One has to practice self discipline in the second innings as we were not habituated to be self disciplined  in the first innings of our life. 

       During the second innings, we have to take care of our physical, mental and spiritual health for improving the quality of life which is not possible without self discipline. For improving physical health, we have to follow certain discipline in our daily life routine which includes proper diet, exercise and sufficient rest.  Mental health is also important as it is having linkage with physical health. Without mental health, one cannot improve one's physical health. With good mental health one can have sound sleep in the night which is very much essential for maintaining good health. Spiritual health is essential for our mental health which indirectly affects our physical health too. Improvement in spiritual health give us mental peace which is required for leading stress free life. Stress free mind helps in the improvement of physical health. We will discuss in detail in upcoming posts.