Tuesday, December 31, 2013//11:23 PM

A year in review

I had this whole idyllic scenario in my head that I'd write this on the last afternoon of the year, being all peaceful and pensive and mature as I sipped on some fancy drink and stared at the clouds every five minutes or so.

This could not be further from that. There is approximately 50 minutes left before it's the new year and I have made at least seven typos so far. What talent you possess, fingers. I am neither peaceful nor pensive, and as for mature, let's check back on that in a few years time. My hair is also wet at the moment (why I am telling you this is irrelevant).

But I can say this: 2013 hasn't been very kind to me and my heart (physical one, not the other one, alas.). And my parents. It was stained with tears and fears. But, I am extremely grateful that I got to the root of the problem (which turned out to be an extra nerve) and by the grace of God, cleared everything up (that extra nerve got ablated).

I am also extremely grateful that the little blessings I've always had in my life suddenly became not so little after all. Through the trials I went through, friends, family, prayers and lovely gifts of the tangible and intangible kind shone like gem stones along the path I was walking on.

2013 has been incredibly short when I look back on certain moments, but it has been ridiculously long as well. Here's to another day, another year, another era. When the fires burn, and burn they will, I hope I'll be focusing on a phoenix instead of a delicious roast.


Huzzah.