My last write was on new year’s day when I had highlighted the year that had gone before. I vowed to write on the 29th of June, both for the blogs and for a book, which is long overdue. And so I did, albeit, managing only one sentence for all.
With an achievement of 320 quotes in a mobile application called your quote (yq), I realised it is time I venture into unknown territories, that of which I have been postponing for as long as I can remember.
On the 27th of February 2018, a literary soul connection was formed in my life with a fellow yqian, who is both charming and poetic with his arrangement of words. After a few congruent exchanges, we were inspired to mould relevant and perhaps philosophical verses from the amalgamations of both our thoughts. Thus, we had the birth of a new blog on the 29th of April 2018, naming it `Thoughtfills’, after a short period of brainstorming. To date we have keyed in 9 entries in total and have planned to make it to a hundred before we decide to embark on a different altitude.
And after a long series of instigation and solicitations from some people who matter in my life, I decided to embark on the development of a book I have been meaning to write for a very long time.
I have named the book, `The Persuader’ , a contribution from my niece. The book is about death, my perception of it. I am taking life events and transforming them into fiction of my mind. They will reflect life events and stories that might turn out to touch sensitive chords. Knowing my thought process and how I will direct the book, I see myself offending a few people in the process, but the dogma of pleasing people have never been my forte, so I shall live to please myself and those who will appreciate my line of thoughts.
These six months without being employed, has been a dream I have imagined as a young adult. I am living the life I have always wanted and there is possibly nothing else that I can ask for to delight me further than what I presently am experiencing.
However, health issues like mine will continue to dampen any person involved in it, and being told I am living my life on borrowed time, does not make things easily acceptable. However, I am fortunate to have a mind that attracts positive results and thus, I shall continue living it that way until my book is published. All else to dampen my spirits can wait for later, especially the whole list of health trouble.
I have a library of books that I still need to indulge in, and I continue satisfying my addiction of music that takes me into a different realm of my life, eases my soul, perks up my being to a level it would have been impossible to achieve without it.
On my birthday, I was also given the presence and friendship of a husky, one of the two breeds I admire the most in dogs. He belongs to a house I pass by every morning when I go for my walks. A gate separates us but that doesn’t stop us yielding in to each other. My mornings have taken a disparate turn and even though, nature is a gift I am bestowed with every time I go for a walk, the husky is the icing on the cake. He is happiness. We are an attachment now.
On my 52nd birthday, I specifically asked for no cake, a tradition we have had for all my life. Sugar is branded as toxic and carbohydrates are indulged in when there isn’t a choice. Therefore, lunch with family was a healthy meal at a new restaurant nearby. The previous day was a healthy treat from Amelia and Dorris. The next day was another lunch with a friend, dinner with another and the following day, a dinner treat from Shobuj.
A gift I got myself for upgrading the mobile service package was a Huawei p20, with an internal 128 gb 4 gb Ram, and an amazing 12mp for the front camera and 20mp on rear. An octacore with active noise cancellation and 32 bit audio which came with excellent ear phones to hear the songs comfortably above the city traffic whenever I am riding. How can I ask for more?
But I did get more. The best thing in these six months have definitely been my time with myself, the silence surrounding me, while I listen to my thoughts. I longed for these quiet moments, the solitude and the pleasure of my own company.
In all the obstructions in my path, life for the past six months was bliss.
