There’s always something that’s going for each one of us.
So is the life of Lynn.
I met her on a flight from Chicago to San Francisco on March 02, 2023. I was heading home after having visited my sister for a week.
Listening to Lynn’s story; sharing some of mine; laughing on surprisingly few overlaps between her life and mine throughout that 5 hours plus long flight is something I will cherish for the rest of my natural life.
She was a charm.
A light, free soul.
Witty.
A treat to be with, … befriend with.
Despite.
I can’t imagine walking on her shoe!
She’s been through so much in her life and when she quoted, “Life’s too short to not enjoy life.” it made all sense where she was coming from. The scent of unadulterated gratification, the vibe of sheer optimism, the grit of humble warrior; She owned that maxim.
I wish her speedy recovery, tons and tons many happy memories with her near and dear ones.
I’d like her to know that in those few hours I had spent with her — she has painted my life with a permanent brushstroke of always being grateful for this one life I have.
Plus, I will forever envy her spellbinding sense of humor that made the dull day all the more lit and merrier. I love her!
Can’t stress enough her simple message, “Enjoy life!”
“No one good is ever truly good, and no one bad is ever truly bad“.
Loki
Novo Amor – From Gold
It has been a while.
Few housekeeping.
It’s been over a month I’ve been in Seattle to be alongside with my best friend while he has been going through a kidney transplant surgery.
It was rough.
Things however, are getting better. Nonetheless, everyday is different.
Patience is a virtue we ought to worship.
But, this is not an excuse for me for not being able to keep up with my weekly schedule of Musicpervs.
I needed a break!
Today, I wanted to talk about whether it’s good to have stress. Anxiety.
Fears and the likes.
Unwrapping.
My father use to say, “Don’t stress out about things.”
I’d rather contest, “We’d have to have as much appetite to stomach as many life’s challenges as we can.”
For, Good stress keeps us in our toes.
Healthy anxiety is good for growth.
Fear not necessarily is an Agent Smith.
Now, having said that, it is also imperative that stress, anxiety, fears and the likes also have to be thoughtfully, mindfully, and carefully filtered among the two evident silos..
One helpful. The other harmful. One has prospect. The other punishes.
I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents; we’re all teachers – if we’re willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.
it’s 4 am and i miss your smile and i miss you / a slowed down playlist
It’s been a real rough week.
I’m just happy that as I write these lines, I can quietly enjoy my iced soda, the music and sure as hell — finally bid farewell to those noisy, difficult to breathe, and hard-to-chew days (metaphorically speaking).
[a long sigh]
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Life doesn’t promise us a smooth highway.
Life doesn’t promise us even a Life jacket itself as we get drowned in the ocean of our own formless thoughts.
Life doesn’t promise us objectivity of all the good as well as the bull –shits we’re mixed with.
a hard learned humility of knowing that there’s no way I’ll ever be perfect,
that i’ll ever know everything in life,… about life.
However, the persistent curious itch to inquire and pursue most important questions like ‘What fuels my today for better tomorrow? Or, How might I live a more simple, deliberate, meaningful, joyful and fulfilled life?’
… and in the process cleanse my biases and ignorance, slowly, all the more gently in bits and bites.
In truth, so much has happened in these last few years,
