When my boys were little, study time was as harrowing as it is for every mom. I hated it and so did they.

I was then told by a dear friend and dr Anjali Chhabaria a very valuable piece of advice which I try and apply in life. Even more so now.

She said a very simple thing. She said “Choose the battles you want to fight.”

It made perfect sense. Then and now even more. Every battle is not worth fighting.

Today we are all fighting to maintain some semblance some sanity in ourselves. And it’s not easy under the given situation. Everyone is high strung or low or anxious or edgy(even if we choose not to show it) and tempers and patience are on a short rope ready to blow at any given instance,with or without any obvious reason.

It’s no different in my house. But right now isn’t the time to indulge it. Its not worth A fight/argument /discussion. There are no dos and don’t s (except Ofcourse the medical regulations). Believe me if it’s not life altering then it’s not worth the exhaustion and struggle.

It doesn’t mean it can’t or shudnt ever happen. But today, at this point of time, when we have more than we can handle on our plate, we shouldn’t pile it any more where it could reach a tipping point.

Same applies to work, emotions, feelings, arguments,debates.

Spring cleaning is great but twice a year. If the clothes are unfolded or the sheets aren’t ironed it’s not worth going to war for. Not with yourself. If you don’t feel like cooking today it’s fine, everyone can make maggi and no one is going to be undernourished.

The same goes for conversations. What happened years ago isn’t helping us make today easier. Battles and discussions and disagreements aren’t going anywhere. They were there and they will continue to be there(irrespective of the love) but it’s not worth wasting today over what happened years ago.

Everything has a time. Somethings are worth a fight, and others are not.

Infact most are not when you see the larger scheme of things today. And there’s no better time than now to recognise it.

Not out of benevolence for others but more so For our own self.

Like everything else We need to ration, ration ourselves too.