2010 has been nothing but a roller coaster ride. With all the ups and the downs, the frowns, smiles and nods, tears and laughter, I can honestly say that this has been a lesson-filled year...
I was asked a couple of days back how my 2010 went. I found it difficult to answer because I didn't have the slightest idea where to start. So many things transpired that if I write them all down, I'd probably ran out of pages. But looking back on the things that happened, I'd say I am a better person because of those experiences.
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funny because as I'm writing this post, Lea Salonga's "Journey" started playing in the background....
" What a journey it has been. And the end is not in sight. But the stars are out tonight. And they're bound to guide my way..."
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My 2010 started with issues and intrigues that totally stressed me out. I was pulled by two different forces making me totally unaware of whats right and whats wrong. Doubt settled whether I was walking the right path.
A breather came when I flew to SF and had time to think about life in general. A break that meant getting my mind off of things that kept pulling me down. It was the perfect diversion I so badly need. Little did I know, it was just a pause for whats about to come.
Returning to PI signaled tons of things. Back to the never-ending admin work, toxic environment and gazillions of dramas that just wont let me be. In came the news that I wasn't getting any better health-wise. New lumps found, pains here and there, questions why and how.... And a whole lot more!
I had to get away. I had to regroup. I had to think...
And then I said "Aloha"...
Ironically, during my darkest hour, I found solace and comfort thinking it will end soon. All because of the overflowing support, care, understanding and love of the people I hold dear. That's when realization came in. That's when I started to fight. That's when I started to believe. That's when I started living. Living free, living life, loving life.
That's how my year of the Tiger went. A year of reunion, a year filled with blessings and a year of restoring my faith...
