2008 was a rough year for me...not only did i have to live thru an IRS audit that started in 2007, but i also lost my primary source of income (aka my job)...for 5 months i lived on my savings and a part-time job...
fortunately, i obtained full time employment...a few weeks after starting this position, my part-time job (which at one point was my full time job) offered me the opportunity to come back full time...for someone who didn't have a full time position for 5 months, this was a great problem to have...in the end, i accepted the offer from my part-time employer, but was able to remain part-time with "new employer" (the result of making a strong impression and demonstrating that i am more action than talk)...
what's ahead for 2009 and beyond?...perseverance...
Lucretius once said: "the drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence, but by oft falling"...i look at the pic i took of this stream and am so inspired...i watch the water deal with the obstacles (if you see the rocks as obstacles versus guiding signs) by exercising its fluidity, and moving around the rocks...at some points in the pic, it seems as if the water is hugging the rocks, embracing its life's 'problems'...
i watch it flow smoothly towards the edge of the rocks, and then tumble over the edge...the fall seems to create different little pieces and fragments the stream as it tumbles...but those pieces pool at the end of the fall and continue to flow as a unit...that's perseverance...
i don't know when i will stumble and fall...but i know that picking up the pieces and "flowing on" is what i will do...and will embrace the challenges thrown at me, and like the river, i shall continue flowing to the ocean...
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Sorry about the twists and turns 2008 brought you, but being the optimist that I am (most of the time), I see your trial as an opportunity for growth, reflection, and inspiration. You seem to have acknowledged all three.
Food for thought:
"Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it".
You have a very securely unique way of addressing things
(integrity with care,and class). I too am sorry to hear about the stones in your path... I must say tho; that as you practice your skills with true professional passion you will always be sucessful.
JD, every stone is a stepping stone...
"at some points in the pic, it seems as if the water is hugging the rocks, embracing its life's problems"...
with perseverance..and respect of each lesson learned, you will always journey well.
~ Bountiful Blessings~ Passion.
p.s thanks.
after the struggles of the past year, u can look forward with nothing but optimism...
as always, your writing is beautiful!
thanks for the encouragement...my struggles build strength - they never weaken me...
i want to knw abt u not from googlesb by ur mails
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