sulyap sa bukang liwayway titig sa pagitan ng malayong agwat pagdinig sa musikang dala ng bawa't pag hinga pinaglakbay na mga halik walang hadlang para damhin... mga haplos ng pag ibig
payak na mga pangarap mababaw na kaligayahan buhay na pinagtibay ng hirap tinangay ng buhawi ng pangangailangan parang isang damong ligaw walang mga kamay sa binhi'y nag-ingat nagpasalin salin sa mga hangin tumayo sa sariling ugat umamot ng mga hamog sa gabi kahit sa gitna ng hirap pinilit mag-usbong ng bulaklak upang umakit ng mga mata kailan may maglilinang kailan paligid ay babakuran upang hindi na muling bunutin ng mga mapagkunwaring mga kamay...
Ilang dahon na ng buhay ang mga nalagas Nabibilang na lang ang ilan pang pagsibol na darating Bakit parang hinahabol ang pagdaan ng mga araw Bakit laging parang kulang ang mga sandali
Kailan magkikita ang mga sikat ng ating araw Kailan natin aakyatin ang mga pangarap sa iisang hakbang Kailan magsasabay ang mga kamay ng ating mga oras Kailan tatanawin ang paglubog ng iisang buwan Kailan mararating ang tinatahak na sinasagwan ng pinag-isang mga kamay
...by the property market downfall selling the house as part of the settlement on my current status
what am I losing: Money and a lot of them, the house that used to be a dream, the fruit of the many years of 'working', slaving on corporate chaos
what am I gaining: debt and a lot of them. wait.... and the support from family and dear friends. the commitment from my children that they will share the burden. Security knowing that these children are learning life's lesson that will get them started dealing with the reality of living. Freedom from a lot of unseen things...
what lesson learn: nothing is permanent in this world. only love endures.
what to do next after crying it all out: start smiling, life is short, enjoy the things that cannot be bought because that is where the true riches lies.
I shared this with a friend before, but would want to keep a note of it to remember how I was feeling on this turn of year.
One of my daughters had her birthday on September... and the morning of her birthday I asked, what did she want for her birthday... I was taken aback by her answer...
"I should be living on my own at this age".
I took that by the heart
I somehow know that this is going to happen.
I have never 'owned' any of my children, because I know they belong to the world, they will drive their own lives, but have I totally unleashed them?
I cried for days... realising and saying what I have written earlier...
At the end of the day... there is only one left... my dear old self
- working in IT industry, but do love work of arts, the earlier as my source of living the latter as my reason for living... - divorced, mother to three, and love to one... - a doer, reckless at times... but know not the word regret... - grew up with six brothers, trained just like one of the boys... - born in Manila, worked in Riyadh for 14 years, and now a Filipino Aussie living in Sydney... ... and finally decided to enjoy the pleasures of life after 46 years...