I had a restless night. My cough is not going away. I can’t fully enjoy even sitting on a beautiful table in the restaurant overlooking the ocean. Wind seems to trigger cough. My chest feels congested and uncomfortable. Research on the internet says that cause is likely GERD and/or post nasal drip. Or could be something else like COPD or Asthma which needs to be determined through proper testing. I should set up an appointment with Dr Tuck as he is hard to get to.

I also did some research into natural remedies. Apparently, Yoga and Ayurveda has suggestions. They propose a series of Pranayama exercises that include Bhastrik, Anulom Vilom, and Kapalbhati. I have started them today and plan to continue. In addition, they suggest ginger lemon honey tea, eating small meals, and dinner no later than three hours before sleep. I went to bed last night thinking about all of these things. Talked with Bootri a little bit. That was further irritating as the connection was really bad and kept breaking. Finally, we gave up and decided to talk another time.

I got up this morning, still feeling down and lethargic. Not motivated to go even for my morning walk on the beach. I made my pour over coffee, brought it on the balcony and sat down. It was already 6:45am. The sun had already come up a few minutes ago. I was still debating if I wanted to go for my walk. Then phone rang. Ginny was calling. She was concerned and wanted to check up on me. We talked for a while. That made me feel better.

I talked with her about applying my theory of 4 Pillars of Happiness to how I was feeling. My issues were falling mainly on two pillars – health and mind engagement. I was concerned about my cough and my mind was preoccupied with it. So, applying my own theory, I needed to do something about both.

Health – I went for the walk, did Panayama exercise. Had a nice breakfast in a restaurant on the beach. Had ginger lemon honey tea too. They were playing beautiful meditation music. That helped as well.

Mind Engagement – I decided to write this post! This shifted my attention from negative thoughts and made me feel better. As if I managed to push the depression demons away. ⁃ Now, I am already feeling better and looking forward to rest of the day.

It is only 10:28 am.