...word of mouth...

This message was sent to me by a friend... and I like it very much. It goes like:

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed, they have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are, they are there for the reason you need them to be

then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die, sometimes they walk away, sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh, they may teach you something you have never done, usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy believe it, it is real, but only for a season.
Some people come into your life for a LIFETIME because Relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.

Thank them for being a part of your life, whether they were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

...Thirty...

I've never made a big thing about birthdays - specially my own -but for several reasons this means something more to me. It's something of a turning point marking the end of an amazing decade and the beginning of an exciting new chapter.

When i look at my 20's i usually have a hard time believing it was all in one decade since so much happened and so much changed, in my life, in the world - all around me...
The fast forward version of the years that followed goes something like this :

I learned about the real value of money and how we all need it... found a job for the days, finished schooll in the evening, tried to figure out girls and dating, tried to do Uni, left my home country dreaming to see the world and found England... Spain, France, Belgium and Poland, learned about the cultures, found out about the difference between being alone and being lonely... fell in love and took a tumble... got up and tried it again, made new friends, started a career, found out about Law linked it with Economics and took it up in Uni ( again! ), lost my father to cancer ( and all the unanswered questions he took with him) learned about myself, other people, the world, the importance of family, the value of education and finally came around to start a blog.

I have always felt that whatever it happen in my life it would always be intense and profound. There are certainly days where i feel like an entire adult life was crammed into my first decade as an adult...

So here i am at 30... everything feels new, exciting, terrifying and exhilarating...things are up in the air in a constant flux and on a clear path. I am an old boy with a whole life ahead of me.

One thing is clear, the future is on and i've marked that here with the launch of my blog, in this site such as it is... but the real action is offline... so ...

Happy birthday me. Here's to the next 10.