Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Trying days

Manage expectations. Life is never going to be a bed of roses...every single day. Every step of the way is a journey...expect ups and downs, expect setbacks... promotions, backstabs, spirit lifts, resignations, betrayals, surprises, sickness, deaths, marriage, births...expect the unexpected.

Sometimes, little reminders of how fragile life is or how crazy the work place has been with disappointing staff, or how bosses are using us as pawns - the situation they put you in does help you to think in bigger perspective that it is better now than later; how we should take stock and see what's important in life. 

So often we get caught up in work, we lost track of what's more important than...perhaps that report you are typing at the moment; than that birthday you had to miss. We have to prioritize and know eventually, we all will go someday - Carpe Diem and do your best mentally and wholeheartedly.  

So in my most trying days, I think about how life is treating me now. I think about my loved ones, friends and look back in life and start my climb back up. Work on life, work on the little details like earning respect, be more passionate, exercising, remembering to write a note or spending some time with our love ones and remind myself to forget about the dollars and cents and smell the roses - Money isn't everything, we all can't take it away with us when we lie stricken sick in bed.

3 reminders to get me through life.

1. Seize the day (Carpe Diem)
2. No regrets
3. What doesn't kill you only makes your stronger

I hope these reminders work for you too, now get your butt off the floor and move on.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

A Tony Bennett night

It's been a while since I had a bad day...
Tonight will be a Tony Bennett night as I indulge in my new jazz CDs...all 3hrs 9mins and 10secs of them

Monday, August 15, 2011

Buddies

As I start the big countdown, I realised that besides adversities, even through joy we can find out who are our true friends. It is often easier said than done that friends who stood by you when you are down are your best friends, friends you can count on. But lately, I find it even harder to find friends who are truly happy for you, and who share your joy with you.

I am glad to know I have lots of great friends who share my joy and have always been there for me. They say life isn't complete without friends, I am glad I have many great  buddies. Now all I wish is that they will spare me and I am truly sorry I was damn happy for their wedding and thus they got dead drunk and the toilet bowl was their best friend for their big night. :P