Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Reading a Book

 


The Diary Of A Young Girl, by Anne Frank.

It has arisen. The thing that happened, the reason I put off reading this, happened. It hurt my heart. And I knew that would be it. Oh, I knew Anne Frank, I knew who she was, what she was doing, what was happening. She's an iconic figure, and definitely a tragic one.

But it wasn't until I read her thoughts, this diary, that I made a very personal connection. Her words again carry her to life. What a precocious young lady, so intelligent, so full of life; a life so promising, so optimistic.

She feels, even writes, like a young girl would do today. I guess that's why so many young people still have a bond to her. It isn't a fantastic literary work. On occasion, it can be boring, and repetitive. Yet it's a significant addition to history. It tells a tale that needs to be shared, not forgotten, again and again.

Yeah, Anne's words are life-giving, and they'll break your heart. But most importantly, over time and across the globe, they echo, and I hope that they always will.



Turkey Trip

In Central Anatolia, Cappadocia is a region better known for its unusual moon-like scenery. Named fairy chimneys, the unusual rock formations for which the area is renowned were formed by extreme volcanic activity and erosion over the millennia.

Two types of rock consist of them: a harder outer basalt and a lighter inner volcanic tufa rock. Sculpted over thousands of years by the elements, the tufa erodes at a higher pace, forming dark mushroom-like caps of these alien-looking spires.


It didn't seem like we were getting out of a bus when we first arrived in Cappadocia. Much like we were stepping off a spacecraft, it seemed. With its mushroom-capped fairy chimneys and cities carved in stone, it was the oddest-looking scenery I'd ever seen.

The cave dwelling in Cappadocia has a long history, so people compared its scenery to the Flintstones, but it looked more like the surface of the moon to me, totally exotic and not of this world. The regional range was one of the things that shocked me the most about Turkey. 

Yet Cappadocia topped them all for me. It's elegance that's out of this dimension, as you'll soon see. And if you think it's gorgeous from the field, wait before you see it from the clouds.

Monday, January 4, 2021

Healthy Lifestyle

These five areas were picked because recent research found that they had a substantial effect on the likelihood of premature death. This is how to describe and calculate these good habits: 

1. A balanced diet focused on the recorded consumption of healthy foods such as vegetables, bananas, nuts, whole grains, healthy fats and omega-3 fatty acids, as well as unhealthy foods such as red and processed meets...

2. The level of healthy physical activity was assessed as mild to intense daily activity for at least 30 minutes a day. 

3. Healthy body weight is classified as a regular index of body mass (BMI) between 18.5 and 24.9. 

4. Smoking, well, no safe amount of smoking is available. "Healthy" meant that he had never smoked.

5. Moderate consumption of alcohol, measured in women as between 5 and 15 grams per day, and in men as between 5 and 30 grams per day. Generally, approximately 14 grams of pure alcohol is present in one beer. That's 12 ounces of standard beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of spirits that have been distilled.

These 5 steps I have taken them into consideration in changing my lifestyle, during the lockdown I have lost almost 14kg in 2 months, my way in eating had changed, and the most important thing that helped me in loosing 14 kg is that my activity during the day had increased. 

Everyday I walk about 10,000 steps and make workouts about 1 hour daily, this helped me in not gaining any weight again even if I ate burgers, sugars, or even pizzas...