From the throws of panic to the heights of happiness, I’ve been there.
As we sat in shocked disbelief while the good doctor charted out my chemo dose, to the time my hair and my life grew back, I’ve had my fair share.
From that day when I was declared unfit to be a mother to the day my son was born, I’ve fought it all
From fighting anger and incompetency at the corporate place to the time I found my space and quiet in my own work space, I’ve witnessed the peace in the rise after the fall
From a life where my heart was cramped and I felt suffocated, to a home where I am happy to get back to, I’ve survived it all
To a life without woofs and paw marks, to a home where belly rubs, wags and curled up comfort from our fur babies invade my space, I’ve drowned headlong in this love.
This day, they call a milestone, I know not why.
Perhaps to pause and do a stock-taking of the many milestones I have braved past in life
This I know though, that through ups and downs, through crests and falls, I have lived it every inch, intense
Cherishing the precious gift of my close family who I cannot be without; you are the reason I am me.
I’ve lived my life. It hasn’t been fair weather always, but amidst the battle cries and the raging storms, I’ve grown.
I’ll live much less than what I have. I promise to meet my life’s balance with quiet and candour, with grace and content, love and gratitude shown.
And as I breathe, I wish calm welcomes me; one small step at a time, I move towards peace, I seek quiet fun.
As I take yet another walk around the sun.
