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Simple Joys, Complex Realities!

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Leaving winter is my favourite time of the year.   February and March are my favourite months of the year! Despite my birthday falling in July! Yes, that's how much I love the transition from winter to spring. Today's Delhi weather would have called for piping hot momos, a bowl of Maggi, or at least a cup of hot chocolate on my favourite swing on my balcony. However, a bad medical test report can really mess up your mood. To top that, two of my favourite people (read mood cheering and calming agents of my life right now) fell sick (bloody viral). So unwantedly I am stuck in my room craving a comforting hug or just a long conversation with a friend.  At this point, many things in life are not going according to my plan – work, personal relationships and health; everything seems to be off track. But, as someone told me yesterday, “It is a fight against your mind, Aashima!" Indeed, it is.  When I started writing this piece, I just genuinely wanted to pen my feeling