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...
Daily I wake up to the cock-a-doodle-do of my neighbor’s rooster followed by the clucking of three hens which
are probably his wives, earlier the neighbors took the fancy of having ducks as
well so you add quacking to the cock a doodle do (unfortunately dear ducks
became the dinner of some goonda cat). Then few minutes later comes the gentle chirping
of the birds along with the cuckoo of Koel and suddenly a sense of serenity enters my being.
It feels as if I am not living in
the hustle & bustle of a cosmopolitan city but at a farm house somewhere in
the countryside; it is both amusing and peaceful to have nature so close by.
Although rooster/ hens are the
fascination of our neighbors but their breakfast and brunch is for some reason
is the responsibility of the trees and shrubbery which we have in our boundary.
So every morning as uninvited guests this rooster family enters our plants to
have their favorite worm food at the cost of muddling the tree roots.
The Rooster family shares a bit
of hostility with my Mom who dearly looks after all the trees. As soon as they
see her approaching them Mr. Rooster raises his alarms and his obedient wives
follow him, and within moments the entire Rooster family vanishes into thin
air.
These days nature has become main
attraction for me trees, flowers, greenery occupy most of my thoughts and time.
Just sitting for few minutes with nature in your surrounding and you begin to
feel a strange connection with all that there is.
However, human interaction is
also an important ingredient of life. So it was decided to meet up with some acquaintances,
although we met after a long time but it was a pleasurable experience. You
talk, gossip, share old stories and update each other on the latest happenings
of life and especially when ladies get down to the business of talking hours easily
turn into minutes.
With many wishes for happy hours
to you as well....
Have a wonderful evening my dears!
Sonya. (Day 291)
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