Part Two

Chapter 2
The Journey...perhaps?

We all find ourselves in circumstances which bring much dissatisfaction and great discontentment to our lives at one point or another. If you are in such a situation, you may feel that you're living a life over which you have no control. You're probably almost right. During such times, you have actually surrendered control of your life to someone or something else,- family, friends, society's expectations/standards, an image, etc. Anyone or anything, except the rightful person who should be in charge of his/her life...you =)

The road ahead may be long and arduous to manoeuvre, and it may get tedious and tiresome at times, but we'll all make it. As the great philosopher Lao-Tse once said, "... a thousand-miles journey begins with the first step." And that's how exactly it should be. Step by step.

"Waste not fresh tears over old griefs." - Euripides.

It is easy to recognize someone who lives in the past. They go on and on about an event that has already occured days, weeks or even years ago.

Most of us, including me, are guilty of this historical crime at some time or another. We do it for different reasons: to justify something that is not perfect in our lives, as an excuse for not doing something that we should; regret, anger, fear, blame, bitterness, pride, guilt and sorrow.

Each new day, is far too precious to simply squander away by living in your own world. If we continue to do that over a period of time, we will only be creating a present which will ultimately become another past we would regret all over again in the future.

Step up to own up whatever you did. Take action. Let life be wonderful again.

...And I'm just doing that; plus a little touch of the past =)

It's hard. But like I saw "it" somewhere... it went something like this:

Smile like nothing is wrong. Talk like everything is perfect. Act as if its a bad dream and pretend that it is not really hurting me.

That, ladies and gents is the "denial" cure that "might" just... work :)
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Next chap comin up soon :)