Intersection 2

When unemployment meets a refreshing excitement...

I woke up at around 8:30 am today. Quite unusual for me to wake up this 'early'. Before, whenever I have more than usual hours to sleep, I often wake up at around 10:30 am. Yes, this is how random my blog posts can be. Oh well. I hope I do make more sense in the next sentences.

For the first time in a long time, I felt excited to do household chores. How seriously weird is that, right? I even found myself singing as I ironed a few pieces of clothing of my family (which I rarely do before). Right now, I am still surprised that I actually ironed for 2 hours. That's something good to share, right? *insert wide-eyed charming smile*

Excitement. A word that I have usually associated to the outdoors. Before, when I think of excitement, it was all about adrenaline rush - bungee jumping, sky diving, amusement parks, spending the day out with other people. But today, excitement for me was having something done without hesitation. Doing something just because you want to, not really expecting something (even praise) in return. Ironing clothes may be stressful to most people, but I feel happy that I didn't see it as such today. A little thing to be grateful for.

I'm also excited because I'd be seeing my best friend for the first time in two months (as far as I remember). We have had a lot of experiences apart in the last few months, but we would definitely catch up with long conversations and laughter. I know our stories will be full of vibrant tones and life lessons.

Today also marks a certain motivation within me to publish a book in the next year or two. Having pushed myself to create this blog is one thing, and publishing a book would definitely be another marked item in my bucket list. I know it will be difficult to look for a publisher who'd want to make my dream come true, but I am hoping for the best. I already have the book's lay-out in my mind, even the pieces within it. I just pray that my book will be noticed by people I have never met.

Sigh. Every idea, every dream that I have long forgotten, every spark of hope for any wonderful opportunity to come my way elates me. I am just beginning my journey after my first job, and I feel like there are already a number of open doors presented to me. How many more are there yet to be discovered? How many more possibilities shall I encounter? Everything seems to be swirling like a huge and endless rainbow.

And I am very grateful for everything. I always assured myself that I can someday do this or that. I have always assured myself that I can soon be this or that. But when is that someday? Or when is soon? If I haven't made a decision to begin, I can never know how far am I to someday or soon. This adventure may be comprised of a million or gazillion steps, but I am happy to be creating little steps at a time. With continuous effort and hard work, I know my someday and soon will definitely be tomorrow.

I hope you take a step to reach your someday and soon too.

Until the next step,

Myra

(Credit to appleinsider.com for the photo)