The most complicated word in english dictionary: Expectations. Dickens wasnt stupid.

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November 6th: Arrive at Philadelphia
November 29th: Leave Houston for London.

23 days.
Revelation.
Bliss.
I.

Rowing

Japanese course

Salsa

Cross country running

Violin

Watch movies at home, the old ones

Get back to listening to music

Darkness aint only for sleeping

Silence is aint only for praying

Solitude aint only when nobody is around

Change in attititude, brings about a change in life.
I used to to see the "if" in Life.
I see the "I" in it a lot more clearly.

There was this beautiful and intelligent bird,
Everybody loved her.
There was this boy, who loved the bird.
He loved to see the bird chirping, flying around, doing exactly as it wants,
The boy wanted to spend more time with the bird and wanted the bird to spend more time with him,
The boy thought the bird needed the love that he could give her,
But, the boy knew that the bird wanted to fly around and do exactly as it wanted without being in any cage with any name.
The bird liked the boy as well, but loved the freedom a lot more,
The boy smiles to the bird and says "Live your life, whenever we meet, lets fly together for that little bit of time"
The bird says "Live your life, the way you want to." "Fly as much as you can, run as much as you can". "Dont expect others to fly with you, dont care when others ask you not to fly." "Life is too short, the journeys too many".
The boy understands that he needs to help himself run or fly. Not to be with the bird, but for himself.
Now, whenever their paths cross, they smile and fly together. The bird in the sky, the boy on the earth.
Split and then fly some more.
The boy thanks the bird and says "I will tell you about my journeys."
Will you tell me yours?

I.

Wait.
Wait till it happens
Wait, keep looking at it to see if it happens
That niggling thing which keeps tugging at your mind every few minutes
...did it?
There is a point in time, where the wait crosses a line...
It is no longer an expectant wait with a heart full of hope
It turns to desperate pacing around
...did it?
A little later...
The wait loses to more mundane and more important things in life.
...did it?
Yes.
Now, it just doesnt matter.

From a Yippeee!!! it goes to a "yea, whatever".
The faster I get to whatever the better it is for me.

"Tipping Point" Defined as a moment in time where minimal increments reach a level where things got to change. Minimal increments become unacceptable.

Each of us have tipping points at many stages in life, the time that you decided you going to propose, you decide you going to quit a job, the point that you said enough is enough.
Its different from a huge cataclysmic event which forces you to react.

This is a moment where small, seemingly important yet inconsequential events suddenly transform into a point of inflection.

I might be at that stage.
The advantage of a tipping point is that you can take time decide the best way in which you can change things.

Balaji, May the force be with you.

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I miss these.

A normal life.
At 60:
I was an analyst, a consultant, a manager, a director, a VP and a CEO for a long time.
I know I can get there.

But is that all I want to do?
How do I also learn how to do carpentry, run a marathon in a decent time, live in 10 countries, create a tandem bungee jumping record, live as a scuba diving instructor in Lakshadweep, learn astronomy, be a high altitude trekker.

Live life as there was no tomorrow, balance the finances with a neat job.

Can I do all of this by being blissfully bored?

When do I get out of the BOX? When will I do what "I" want to do?

When?

Brimming with life. I am waiting to catch the overflow.
Waiting.
Should I make a run for it?
Should I stand on the beach to catch the surf?

300 miles on I-95 in a Porsche boxster and bliss. Chilled in more ways than one.

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Am i exxxagerating the importance of the tumultuous tuesday's election?