Denise's Adventures: Reflections from my summer...

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Reflections from my summer...

I know I have not been attentive to my blog for a while now. Life since I've been back home has been extremely hectic. So many changes in my life occur daily, and sometimes I wonder where I fit into all of it! I miss so many characteristics of New York that I do not know where to begin. When I was there, I could see myself living there with the day to day hustle and bustle of life. Now that I'm home with the comforts of family, my culture, MY CAR... I don't know what I want to do. The romanticism of the city calls to me, but the reality of the people I love and the life I life claim me.

I wanted to add a few more pictures from my life in New York City before I continued to blog what is going on in my life now. Here are a few moments of what I enjoyed from NYC...

I miss the roar of the subway trains as I walk through the streets! I miss seeing everything from the streets that I've seen on television and movies all my life and now have been able to see in person!

I miss the lessons on communication. Communication is key... and boy have I been practicing my conflict resolution skills since I have been home!!!! This poster (drawn by Dawn De'Costa) is a beautiful description of how communication is key!

Although I love driving my Xterra... I miss walking the streets of the city! I can't believe I am typing this! But I do...

I miss my good buddies! I have been fortunate to experience great opportunities these past two summers, and networking with people I would have never met if never given the opportunity has been the greatest experience of all. I miss you buddies!

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My inspiration...

The book, The Alchemist changed my life and why I have made the changes and taken the risks I have in the past years. I want you to hear just a little piece of the introduction from the author, Paulo Coehlo, himself:

Oscar Wilde said: “Each man kills the thing he loves.” And it’s true. The mere possibility of getting what we want fills the soul of the ordinary person with guilt. We look around at all those who have failed to get what they want and feel that we do not deserve to get what we want either. We forget about all the obstacles we overcame, all the suffering we endured, all the things we had to give up in order to get this far. I have known a lot of people who, when their personal calling was within their grasp, went on to commit a series of stupid mistakes and never reached their goal—when it was only a step away.

This is the most dangerous of obstacles because it has a kind of saintly aura about it: renouncing joy and conquest. But if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here.