Aww!! I look awful and feel terrible, said Reema to her cousin Nandini on the phone. What am I doing of life? I am just working day in and day out, managing home, kids, cooking, swabbing, cleaning and that’s it!!!!
It was Monday morning and Nandini had just reached office. She saw 3 missed calls from Reema and she thought that maybe she should call back. The first thing she did was to call Reema and this is what fell on her ears. Reema sounded really low and she did not know what to do. She had been working before marriage - marriage, two kids was becoming too much to handle for her.
Nandini had somehow managed to strike a balance between family and in laws and her kid and was satisfied more or less. We always feel that the other side of the pasture is always green till we actually get to it. Reema had help, her husband was well known in the corporate world. She had all the luxuries that a corporate guy’s wife could ask for. A chauffeur driven car, the best restaurants, the best travel, luxury salons – what else was missing. Yes, Nandini was just trying to figure out what is that vaccum that Reema was engulfed in and what is it that she was missing out.
It is just that small change in hormones which can suddenly make you feel as if you are at receiving end. Yes, it could be the 40 plus syndrome. Nandini immediately gathered her wits. They met on a weekend. Reema spoke her mind out. Yes, she was missing the corporate life and she was missing it terribly. She felt she had nothing to look forward to and it was the dreary routine day in and day out. Nandini asked her to enroll for a yoga class nearby or may be something that she wanted to do(but never got the opportunity to do), probably try out a new hair style, consciously get dressed up and go for a morning walk and to give time to herself and think of something that she could manage from home. Yes, all this was possible, but at times, we just ignore these small things which may make up for the big things in life which we may regret years later.
Nandini asked Reema to meet her after a month. Yes, Reema was definitely a changed woman. She had a brimming smile and was looking much younger than what she looked probably four weeks back. It’s just about making this small change in our life. At times, simple words and gestures from someone can change the way you look at your life. It could be a really big turning point for many of us.
At times, we switch off from the world, switch off from our life itself. But for how long will we love to sit in this darkness? A little of conscious shift in our routine, just a little change will help us to bounce back and believe me, it works wonders.
We need to get a life – GET OUR LIFE!!!
Love always
Rekha
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