Yo! Yo! Rediscovering Myself!

Describe one positive change you have made in your life.

My sis said, ” Watch out! At sixty you will find so many changes happening!! You will have to know yourself all over again.”

My reaction: a mix of disbelief and anticipation of a new kind of adventure.

What change?

Soon, I was introduced to it – an entire overhauling of constitution triggered by a bout of viral (twice within a fortnight).

Implication: Easy to read – immunity gone sub-zero resulting in victory of viral followed by non-acceptability of all kinds of food I was used to and salivated over.

Aftermath : A constant process of elimination to figure out the trigger of non-acceptance. I have let go off chicken, fries, spicy and oily stuff, tea and coffee, outside food – Sob! Sob! 😭😭

Trivia – Yesterday my lunch group from office called up to invite me for special lunch on Friday – vart ki thali – a platter for days of fasting!!

It’s Nav Ratri now which means nine days of fasting. But fasting does not mean giving up on food. It means self control. Some vartees literally fast and stay on one meal a day. Some pledge to give up certain items they are fond of. Some do not have onion and garlic. I do not have non- veg these nine days.

However, a platter for fasting does not mean ascetic meal. It’s a special course which is super tasty and has a yummillicious variety. As it is rich on ghee, given my health condition, it’s simple no-no.

Till I received the invite I was super satisfied with my state of existence of rediscovering myself.

Now I am in throes of depression.

What has life come to? I cannot even have a platter for fasters!! Such a pity!! 😔😔

On other fronts too, at sixty coupled with retirement, I see a lot that I do not require any more like clothes and shoes and accessories.

The process of elimination, that is, decluttering, has begun in those fronts as well.

By the end of the season, I hope to have a less messy, cleaner and decluttered wardrobe.

Coming to routine : The pace is becoming more and more sedentary and cool. Oh boy! It took quarter of a year to zone in from one mode to the other.

With so much positivity, sans the temporary melancholy, I am so much of an improved version of myself!!! 😁😁😉😉

Yo!Yo! 😎😎

That’s the last chicken I made with lots of coriander paste which I did not even taste but am sure turned out  well by the amount of consumption 😉😉.

Well! The positive side to renunciation is that I am making new recipes which suit my palate.

So, not that bad life is!!!!!

After all… there’s something to look forward to….

Saying goodbye to Mutton Rezalla and Prawns….if that is positive. It sure has added to my strength!!!