Gratitude

It’s been years since my last blog, but now I m going to make sure I find time for self and keep writing. Over the past 2-3 years in going through a difficult times of life financial hardship, my dad’s diagnosis of disease, disease progression then losing him in Jan 2013. It was too much to have at the early age In the first week after he passed, I was surrounded by friends and family. But, as time went on, everyone went back to their normal lives – as they should. My life, however, would never be normal again. It was difficult, when I was still in anguish four and five months later, to know who to call. People didn’t have the words nor did they understand.

Some people unfortunately leave your life or slowly distance themselves while people you hardly knew or didn’t know at all, become incredibly close to you within less time span. Still other people, old and dear friends, re-emerge and help you rediscover the person you were. I want to take a moment to thank them all from bottom of heart for being there. I’ve learned that in any major life crisis –death, change of a job or a life-changing medical diagnosis, friendships shifts. So now I have my list of “friendship groups.” At work I have friends with whom I share office chats along with a cup of tea, I have set of friends group who are remotely somewhere but in Whats app group, with whom I share daily messages and cherish college and school memories, then I have some friends with whom I bitch about almost everything my BFF forever, my day starts with her and ends with chatting with her, then I have buddies to exercise with, friends whom are years older to me but give me advise, some friends is peak only twice a year but the spark in friendship never fades, then I have party friends, whom I see onlyon Saturday night :) And the most important are those people who help me get through the tough times, which have seen all of my faults, my arrogance and love me anyway tolerated me anyways. Find those friends who support you as you move forward and lovingly discharge those who need to leave. That’s how life is all about :)

A big cheer to all my lovely people in my life, I feel blessed because of you. Thanks again.