2009
My Grandmom died.
Micheal Jackson died.
George O'Malley died
General Motors died.
Tiger wood's squeaky clean image died.
2009.
A year when it was so freaking hard to keep optimism alive.
And between you and me, with another 15 days to go, I'm not sure what the verdict on that is.
This year - I have learnt to look at the cosmos and the havoc it can wreck on my life with R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
So Goodbye 2009.
I dont want to infuriate you so I wont wax any more eloquent stuff on how you jammed me inspite of being the year of the ox - which with a petname like Kau should have technically been a path breaking year for me.
Lets just say paths may not have broken .. but lots of other things got shattered during the year and we can leave it at that for now.
So here is my annual checkup on what this year taught me. With a ruler and knuckle rapping.
I've learnt that ...
1. Turning my life's problems into literature ..doesnt actually solve them.
2. I dont believe in past lives and reincarnation.
3. The hard part about growing older is watching the people you thought were gods show signs of being human
4. I can do the work of two people. But I cannot be two people. It sucks to not have close friends around.
5. When your heart breaks ....it doesnt all fall apart at the same time. Some pieces take years to fall off
6. It is freaking hard to eat 25 grams of fibre a day
7. Morning workouts work great for me
8. I may drown myself in chocolate .. but that doesnt change the fact that I am drowning
9. It is hard to live in changing times with unchanging principles
10. Its far too easy to be negative for it to be useful
11. Never underestimate the power of just taking deep breaths
12. I have a huge crush on Dhoni
13. Sometimes things have to get real ugly for them to get real
14. I refuse to shake my faith in God irrespective of what happens in my life. He has a plan and I have the rest of my life to find out what it is.
15. My life can be changed completely in an instant by people who dont even know me
16. Everyone has a purpose. And this year - I have discovered that my purpose is to be useful, productive and responsible. Its not to be happy. That would simply not be enough.
17. My number one dream in life is to have a dog and it has been this way since the past 25 odd years..and I cannot wait to make it come true
18. Ahh the difference between having a nightmare and waking up into one
19. Family can come from unexpected places.
20. When I cry hard enough - even water proof mascara runs - I think it may have something to do with the saline content of tears
21. My poker face - is oscar worthy
22. I was lucky to get to the other side of this year
The best thing about 2009 - was that it came one day at a time.
So Thank you 2009.
For shaking the martini of my life so hard... that it almost spilt over.
The Glass is still half full though.
And I'm fighting darn hard to keep it that way.
Amen.
