Mesmerized I think is a more apt term to this state of mind I'm currently enduring. As time continues to unravel more of life's mysteries I become more and more addicted to discover what lies beyond that long and winding road. If Robert Frost is right about the idea of traveling the road less traveled by to make all the difference then I'm confident that I'm on the right track. Indeed, I have grown into a human being whose footsteps will be followed with utmost reluctance, Capt. Jack Sparrow's words seem to have been incorporated to my system, "In order for you to discover new places you have to get lost sometimes" that is what I have been doing as of late, losing myself and in turn discovering new folks and places and I'm quite satisfied with the results.

 Several days into the New Year I have just returned to the academe and I must say the Holidays have given me renewed vigor and high spirit. I am so eager to start working for my new organization and one of the tasks given to me was to contact previously inactive members in the hope of convincing them back to our fold, I readily accepted though quite unsure of the impending results. The thought of contacting people with faces and personalities unknown to me added thrill and excitement to my work. With the mobile numbers safely stored in my directory, I drove toward home with different persuading strategies in mind. The actual convincing took place the following afternoon immediately upon waking up. After staring at my mobile phone for a long time, I finally sent a rather casual message to the first person I have to contact (I decided to text one person at a time so that I'll be able to change my strategy just in case :-) telling her that I'm the new member of this org and I was informed that she is also a member though inactive and is most welcome to come back. After several heart stopping minutes, my phone beeped to signify an unread message; I hastily opened my inbox and found out a positive reply. MY INVITATION HAS BEEN ACCEPTED! I savored that moment of triumph and proposed a meeting to her own bidding for the purpose of introducing her to the rest of the organization and was realized the following week.

    And so, as many people say, "The rest is History" one awkward moment of hesitation and indecision translated into a risky move that brought about unmistakable bliss! As the world continues to turn and make strides, questions start to grace my mind, queries like "Is this for real?" "If this is real, is it bound to last?"  And so the quest for answers has began and I'm hoping to endure the cudgels of life in order for me to live and tell the tale (for everyone to hear)  of the greatest love story yet untold! :-)