The Week That Was

I haven't been my blogging self lately. Some recent happenings were just too close to heart to put into words. And other sweet experiences - well, I just don't have the time to sit down and just jot them down. When I do have time to jot things down, I tend to think twice. The written word can be so easily misconstrued. FM said that it's alright because blogging is a mood thingy anyway. I take strange comfort in that somehow. Go figure.

Swamped - I was. Still am.

Bluesy - I was. Thankfully, no longer. Not when I'm looking at the right Person.

The past few weeks have hit me unexpectedly hard. The extremely good things culminated with extremely humbling and painful experiences. I feel like a pile of rubble in the aftermath of a storm. Everything's quiet now. The worst seems to have passed. I feel spent. Calm. Picking up the pieces that I should. Discarding those that are bad. Growing up.

Somehow, there is a sense of destiny in all this. That this is not just a meaningless series of unrelated events. I'm being prepared for something. And isn't this what life is all about? A journey towards... something.

A Change of Seasons

I'm much wiser now
A lifetime of memories
Run through my head
Memories they taught me
For better or worse, alive or dead
I realize, there's no turning back
Life goes on the offbeaten track

~ Mike Portnoy

A Time for Everything

There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:

a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

~ Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Photo credits: Pongo