Inception Story of One With Oneself

A short background into why I started my One With Oneself Newsletter

Over 5 years ago, I went through a proverbial mid-life crisis where I was depressed and didn’t feel like doing anything. Things that were important to me at one time, didn’t feel important anymore. I was totally lost. My health suffered and I put on a lot of weight. At my peak I was 311 pounds and I used to take 6 different prescription medications just to get through the day.

I finally hit rock bottom when I had kidney stones. I had to be rushed to the hospital and eventually had to go through a very painful and invasive procedure to break them down and remove them. That was the day I told myself NO MORE and committed to starting my transformation journey of becoming a better version of myself.

Over the next 5 years, I lost 70 pounds, and in December of 2022 I ran my first half-marathon. I have now signed up as a charity entry (PAWS Chicago) to run my first marathon in the 2023 Chicago marathon. 

Up until now I have been sharing my transformation journey with family and friends, and I felt truly humbled knowing that I was able to inspire so many people. 

After completing my half-marathon I had decided to take a break before starting my marathon training. During the break I relaxed and wanted to celebrate my accomplishments. As I got deeper into relaxation and comforted myself with food and drinks, I started to get the same feelings of depression again. To cope with it I dug myself deeper and I took more comfort in food and drinks and gained almost 20 Pounds in 3 months.

I had planted the seed of One With Oneself in my mind over a year ago. Since then I have been procrastinating, and to be brutally honest felt like an imposter, whenever I thought about sharing my journey with the whole world via social media and a newsletter. Today I am at a point in my life where I really need to get back into my marathon training again, push past my impostor syndrome and rebuild myself and inspire many more people.

I told myself, “Raj you have done this before, you can do it again!!!”.

I took this as a sign and decided to push past my comfort zone, share my journey and my struggles with the world and seek inspiration. Through my story and continued journey, I am hoping to inspire others to start their own transformation journey.

For the immediate short term, I came up with a 90-day Mindful, Intellectually Curious and Healthy Living challenge and shared it with my family and friends and encouraged them to join me in the challenge. I am humbled by all the support that I have received and has inspired me to keep going.

Through my One With Oneself newsletter, I plan to share my new journey and beyond, and be the change I wish to see in the world.

❤️ Rajneesh