a wise thought came into my head today as i was pounding the ground along East Coast, with the sticky sea breeze blowing in my sweaty oily face. In order to combat the problem that most of us are facing now, i.e. feeling ever so often that we have wasted some of our days with either laziness, inertia or activities that don't amount to much at the end of the day, or ended up not fulfilling promises that we make to ourselves; what we can do is to work out what I describe as an "Ideal Day".

basically, you work out the least of what you would really wish you could accomplish everyday, if only you were disciplined enough... for example, this could include getting up at 7am to run 3km. after that, you drink a glass of milk and a glass of Orange Juice to make sure you fulfill your daily dose of nutritional requirements. you could also be planning to spend maybe half an hour to an hour reading the Bible or meditating or whatever. and then maybe working out your workplan for the day before heading out of the front door for work.

what you are trying to achieve is basically to "automate" these essential activities into a routine so after a while, you would not think twice when you do them and they are not likely to be replaced by sudden bouts of ill-discipline or laziness or be waylaid by other non-essential activities. having gotten these important things done, your mind is less besieged by guilt or frustration through the day and you would naturally also become healthier in all ways, physically, mentally and spiritually...

isn't that great?! well, maybe some of you may already be doing something like that.. but this would surely help someone less-disciplined like me.. :)