Allhumdolillah! I am at a much better place since my last post with series of lab tests, utlrasounds, a mammogram and some other really scary tests, and a gut wrenching anxiety of results. I am doing well thankfully everything was clear except low iron levels with vitamin d3 deficiency. These deficiencies are now on their way to recovery. It is worth noting that I have been struggling with intense brain and physical fatigue since 2019 but not a single doctor was able to identify my problem. Once somebody is diagnosed with depression or anxiety then every health issue they complain about is looked from the psychological lenses. Nobody asked me to check iron, vitamin b12 or vitamin d3 deficiencies even my mum who is a dermatologist always assured me that I am fine and this weakness is just a phase. It was a phase alright, it engulfed almost 8 years of my life pushed back my career and research ambitions. This is not the case alone with me but there are many people who silentl...
Enchanted, curious and excited- these are the words which can slightly explain my inner state that I am going through after reading few pages of ‘The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho’. This is my first book by this writer, although he is as an acclaimed author but I was always reluctant to buy his books as he focuses on spiritual themes. When we talk about spirituality then I already have my favorites, and if someone new has to join the list then he needs to be the best . So when he was highly praised by my spiritual mother Oprah Winfrey I had to read his work, and by the initial looks of few pages I am pretty sure that I will enjoy this journey and also take some precious souvenirs. I saw Paulo’s interview with Oprah which she did at his residence in Geneva, Switzerland. If Oprah went all the way to interview him, then there must be something in his work. I loved these lines from a passage in The Alchemist, “When someone sees the same people every day, they wind up be...