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En route to normalcy And habit formation

Finally a fortnight is over and the cast on my foot has been removed. The doctor was happy with the progress. Voila now I am back to normal life. Ah how wonderful it sounds. Normal. Yet when I stepped on my foot ( that was in the cast) I had actually forgotten to walk. And it was just 14 days. Pins and needles shot through my leg. Suddenly new muscles groaned and hey I was limping. So all it takes is 14 days to create a change!  So another fortnight and I ought to be running. Would this be the same with habits? This is inspiring is it not. 

Musings over an injured foot

A fortnight has gone since I injured my right foot. Oh there is a glamorous  name for it- fifth metatarsal tuberosity avulsion fracture!  Wow isn’t it ? It is a very minor injury though I was put in cast for two weeks. So how was my life in these past 14 days:- 1. People exclaiming from sad , how, so sad, you are over active ( sic),you don’t listen, too much travel etc etc excepting my son who stood like a rock through this.  2. Pots of advice - no more high heel, walk slow, have to consider age (sic) 3. Most asked questions - how are you spending time, how can you lie down like this with nothing to do ( do I have a choice!) ,  is it not boring ? Now let me tell you what I actually did.  4. I laughed away at all queries.  5. I kept my spirit up every moment. For this ,one has to be accepting. I did not curse my fate. Rather I know that what has to happen will. So this happened. Now I need to take care. My entire focus was now on the recovery.  6. I brought out all the