Tat Tvam Asi

The year started out with promise regarding the second innings. A lot of that promise is still hanging around, these being early days and all. But the mysterious developments I witnessed really can take me by surprise...especially, when it was a done deal eachtime. Maybe this is the Unseen's way of testing me? But have been tested quite a few times through life....and have landed on my feet. I still will. and I still will keep hoping, doggedly...the dog inside me refuses to let go...

Like that waiter chap in a starbucks in downtown Denver once told me, ina different context tho, its not the dog in the fight but the fight in the dog...that counts. Wise words, tho not original.

I have pretty much shaped my own destiny, good or bad...with the choices I made, on impulse, usually. Like Isabel in 'portrait of a lady', I own up to my decisions and will see them through to their end. When I look back, its been a pretty solo battle...with the One Above looking on...and something good has always popped its head around the corner.

I hope for myself that by the time this year ends, I will have got what I have set out to achieve, even if in small measures. There were different expectations of their lil girl from my parents, I'm sure...bigger and better. But I also know they are proud and with me even through the path I have chosen. My man is with me through thick and thin...and my precious girl is the only redeeming part of my life today!

Heres looking at me!