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Date with "Monster F"

Today's story is about this cruel monster called  "fibromyalgia". Medically, it a chronicwidespread pain condition. I call it "Monster F" ..because that is exactly what it has done to my life . F visited me in 2012 and like a loyal enemy it has stayed with me since then. As kids we were petrified of Monsters that hid under our beds or in our closets. Unlike those Monsters, F is not scared of light. In fact, this sadist has a tendency of crawling it's way in broad daylight.. right when the sun is shining bright. The stubborn monster F comes when you least expect it, catches you unaware and refuses to leave. Even accomplished Ghostbusters aka doctors have no idea- where it came from? how it came? and how the hell will it go. This deadly beast comes with the following super powers- It's immune -the damn thing is resistant to chemicals which is why no pain killer scares it. It's weapon is a machine gun - full of a salty, lemony...

The butterfly effect

In the complex ecosystem of life even the smallest action will produce an effect that will matter. Every conscious and unconscious choice one makes -whether it is what we ate, the telemarketer's call we picked up, the friend's call we decided not to pick up, the project we decided to pass, the job we took- WILL alter our life in someway or the other. Almost 50 years back, an american mathematician and meteorologists came up with the bizaare notion that "a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil can produce a tornado in Texas" aka THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT.  The essence is that small causes can have large effects. This concept that was initially applied to weather has eventually found its place in economics,aerodynamics, chemistry....and well my life too.. Something as insignificant as you spending 5 minutes reading this post will change your life in ways you don't even know. Caution- I don't claim to be writing earth-shattering content  but the time you ...