Ups and Downs

Life has been so good for the past few years that I had almost forgotten what misery felt like. This is enough ammunition for most readers at this point to label me a crib-o-path! But it is a rude awakening when something happens to you that you did not anticipate even in your wildest dreams... (Honestly, with the 3 hours of sleep that I get during this masters course, there is no time for dreaming).

What is wonderful though is to see that my ability to pick up the pieces and move on remains as strong as ever. Even if the scattered pieces do look like they fell off a 3000 unit jigsaw puzzle box because of a tornado!

I have to talk about the wonderful new people that I meet everyday and some of them connect to you on such a level so quick that you are left wondering if this connection was meant to be. No, I am not into past lives and all that but I do believe that you meet the people you do at certain points in you life because they have something to offer that you may need very soon.

I don't think that I am explaining this too clearly, but it feels like there is someone watching who feels that you have to meet some people today because they can help you out of a tight spot tomorrow. You do not know it,they do not know it, but it is just a recipe written down on a post-it note, waiting to be cooked.

And so, because of my amazing family and friends, who bolster my confidence and show that faith in me which I seem to lose sometimes, I realize that everyone in your life is there for a reason. And to fully understand that reason, you must cherish each person, nurture every relationship and never turn your back on someone in need.

Very idealistic, I know... But sometimes it is necessary to see the world with rose colored glasses.