It's that time of the year again ...

It's that time of the year again! A reminder that despite all that's stopped moving or is just about beginning to gather momentum , Life goes on.....

Tomorrow, I turn 54 - creeping up to the mid 50s mark, slowly but steadily. 

As I look back, I realize that the last 12 months have seen a new "me" emerge, as i learned to just "be".

Plans changed, so did goals and I adjusted my sails. I let go of a lot that wasn't serving me anymore - but without any bitterness - and embraced some new. 

And I still look forward, I still dream .... tomorrow excites me more as I know not which way the winds will blow. The cup has emptied and all I see now are possibilities ..... 



Like these beautiful flowers I received this afternoon, I see a myriad of hues and a lot of blooms in the near future. I don't know from where and how ..... but I believe new doors and new connects behind them, await. 

I am sure there will be some hiccups along the way, some may even require fresh calibrations, but somehow they don't scare me. I know life will take me exactly to where I am meant to be in the next 12 months - be it here or elsewhere. 

I am getting to understand the flow of the gushing river.... 

Age, they always said, was a state of mind - wish my knees and back agreed!!!! But I treat my age as my bank balance and I am rich already. Life has shown me so much in these 5 decades - I have changed, the world has changed. There have been blessings galore and there have been lessons too - I am truly grateful for both. I still earnestly look forward to more. 


To all those who have touched my life and made me smile, I thank you.

To all those who have taught me something, I thank you too. 


I remain ..

Thankful. Grateful. Blessed <3 

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