Last March 15 is my 38^th birthday! A time for reflection.

So another year has gone by, I’ve got a couple of new wrinkles, few more kilos and a little more wisdom. I guess I don’t have much to complain about, at 38 I’m really in the best shape of my life, and my next 2-year plan is in the works.

I’ve been officially divorced for quite sometime now, and that’s been kind of a mixed bag. There are times; I love the freedom being able to go wherever / whenever I please. But the nagging feeling that its time for me to tell my mother the truth that my marriage is a failure is starting to eat me. With my new relationship….I plan on getting it right this time, even it means I need to make some sacrifices.

A few observations from the past year:

• Be happy with who you are, don’t try to become something you’re not. And never let someone change you to fit their will.

• Look for the best in people. (I’ve started to take heart in the belief that at their core most of us are fundamentally good)

• Never settle with less than your best. (Actions speak louder than words, and more than anything that’s what people will remember about you.)

• Be good to who you’re with, never let a day go by without saying you love them. You never know when it will be the last time you get to say so.

• Measure twice, cut once. (Whether that be in the literal sense, or more importantly in what you say. Think twice before you say it, words cut far deeper than a knife.)

So here’s to another year, may it be better than my 37^th …