2021 was a year of true grit and resilience
For some it was a really challenging year. Some people lost a lot. Some people really fought to keep their heads above water. If this is you, trust that a blessing is around the corner. It's the Law and it's infallible.
For some it was a year of growth, new beginnings,pivots, clarity, simplicity. Maybe life got a little bit better for you. If this is you, go be a blessing to someone who
needs it.
Or maybe you're somewhere in-between. You took the punches and you also enjoyed the victories. You cried,you laughed, you won, you lost. In the end you're still
standing, and maybe even a little stronger.
However you experienced the past year, know in your heart that it set you up perfectly for what's to come. May 2022 be your year to enjoy the fruits of your labour . God bless.
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I used to live in a small town in W Bengal. There were no professional opportunities there those days. I tried my hand in couple of things and those failed. My family was reasonably well to do but career to banana tha
Through a family connect I got an opportunity to set up a manufacturing unit in Faridabad. Grandpa was never in favour of leaving the safety of home and risking capital in a new venture and in a new city. Dad was with me on this and we decided to try out.
Some key points of #100Days challenge 1) Using Strava is necessary. Data will auto upload to website 2) Points for steps this time too at 4000,7000 and 10000 3) Registration starts 2nd Jan 8 am Limited to 1000 people 4) Workout limited to 2 hours max a day. #AdmireYourself
5) Two categories - Under 40 and over 40 6) certificate of participation with personal finance management tool to all participants 7) Top 3 trophies for Woman, under 40 and over 40 along with other goodies
8) Medal for top 50 in both categories along with Tea hamper 9) Website for registration at Sandeepmall.com 10) Challenge starts on 15th Jan 11) Coaching options for participants on strength training with @ProjectFitCom and running with @drrajatchauhan
Kanha is one of Indias best wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh.Baiga and Gond communities are the predominant tribes there who have been uprooted from their ancestral lands when the park was formed.
Like many forest dwelling communities around India, they often face challenges over issues as basic as their subsistence. Poor education standards remains as the one main reason why it is impossible for these tribal communities to break out of this poverty chain.
Earth Focus Foundation (earthfocus.in) has started education intervention at 24 government schools and aaganwadi centres engaging with over a 1200 children from Baiga and Gond tribal comumunities.
Lets make a thread of positive news of 2021. Please add.
While Covid dominated health news, there were many other medical developments in 2021. A malaria vaccine was approved, with the potential to save thousands of lives in Africa;a breast cancer vaccine trial launched in the US
There was progress on female representation.Female politicians were chosen to lead Estonia, Honduras, Samoa, Sweden, Tanzania and Tunisia for the first time in 2021. In the corporate world o of female directors have doubled in 5 years
The list of endangered species continues to grow at an alarming rate, but some creatures stepped back from the brink in 2021. Tuna, Siberian tigers, European bison and the critically endangered saiga antelope all proved that conservation can be effective.
Recently I got my genome test done and some surprising results. Humans are 99.5% the same. Yet that 0.5% difference matters. Based on my experience I am getting my wife and three kids also tested.Why test genetics?
Your skin color, body size, hair type, and predisposition to specific illnesses all depend on how your genes interact with your environment.If we know more about our genetic variants, we might be able to adjust our lifestyle in order to prevent some illnesses or become healthier.
For eg, certain gene variants can tell us how food is metabolized. Others can tell us whether or not carcinogens in cooked meats will influence the development of colon and prostate cancers. And others can predict inflammatory response and efficiency of DNA repair/replication.
There is always an argument about how much exercise a person should do. There is a distinct definition between health, fitness and athletic performance. They are different goals with distinct demands and processes.
Health is a slippery term, defined actually by its absence. Having high BP, lipid profile, too much blood sugar, a wide waist, or any illness from cold to cancer, is unhealthy. Absence of these conditions is healthy. Activities, if wisely chosen, will improve health.
Fitness is how efficiently you transport oxygen to labouring muscles & maintain movement. A physically fit person has robust heart,strong lungs & sturdy muscles. They may or may not be clinically healthy. Some people blessed with high marks on fitness can have bad lipid profile.