Back to the Beginning

Isn't it funny how, when you were growing up you longed to spread your wings and leave the comfort of home and explore everything, but yet once you have spent a considerable time away, all you ever seem to do is long for home and the simple, hopeful life you once had?

When your sincerity is mistaken for weakness, is it a reflection of you or the person who misunderstood you? Even if it is a reflection of the person who misunderstood you, feeling or knowing someone should know or be better is not a great feeling. Ultimately, you still feel hurt. You still feel misunderstood. Trying and being a bigger person is not necessarily an easier or more pleasant thing to be.

"I still remember the days when I wished for the things I already have today" This is a quote that stays with me, and on the days when I don't feel like much happiness in me, I try to remember this quote and be grateful for how far I have come. The most obvious evidences would be material, and shallow as that sounds I think it's not something to be sneezed at either. I suppose when you are counting your blessings, every little blessing count (pun intended =p). So here's a short list of how much has changed between now and probably say, 5 years ago : I can indulge in my love of luxury toiletries. It used to be I'd use more drugstore brands but nowadays the bathroom is peppered with L'occitane, Crabtree & Evelyn, Bath & Body Works, etc. I love myself a good shower so these little luxuries are really a treat and I'm grateful that I'm in a place that I can afford them :). Bags! I still remember how excited I was when I bought my first ...