I caught myself telling my girlfriends that I am more veteran than any of them would ever be in their entire lifetimes - and that's a competition I wouldn't wish anyone to one-up me on.
Reading blogs by girls and women alike, I see myself in various stages of my life. There was the cynic, the one that saw the world through purple-coloured shades - which was squashed when she first fell in love. There was the ambitious career woman, the one whose foundations seemed so strong that the world was her oyster. There was the battered soul, the one whose world fell apart when she became complacent and less vigilant about what she deserved in life. And then there is the one reborn, who saw hope and beauty in hidden places, the one who realises that she *could* have it all, if only she stood up and demanded it.
Putting one's points of views on blogs as any of these women would invite comments and criticism even though each PoV is valid depending on which stage in life they're in.
Reading the blogs of other women made me realise how far I've come in such a short time, and the lessons I've learned. I see a bit of myself in each blog and I realised that I have no regrets. I've learned not to look at life as a fairytale, rather a saga - one that is in no way over. ;-)
p.s. Happy 28th Birthday to Penny Yoon - a woman who's strength, grace, humour and faith has inspired me to do better.
Posted by Najah Nasseri at 2004年03月08日 13:53 | TrackBackAh how true. I'm afraid to ask you which girl I am ;)
Happy Birthday Penny! God bless and many happy returns....
Posted by: meesh at 2004年03月08日 14:37quote from najah: "I see a bit of myself in each blog"
ahh... true indeed.
i see a bit of myself in each blog and at the blogs that i see more of myself, i will tend to pick them as my favourite and return regularly.
actually i love to read about the strangest people and try to understand what makes them like that. kinda like reading ovid. **L
Hey najah dont stop blogging.
Our lives, someone told me, can be any kind of story with any kind of ending. Best thing is, we're the Hero(ine)es, every single time.
It's like one big Mythopoeic journey!
Cool.
IMHO,everyone is different and everyone is changing everyday or every moment-physically,intellectually and spiritually.
The obvious question is where are we heading?
Posted by: Pak Adib at 2004年03月08日 17:32Marilyn: What's that supposed to mean??
Pak Adib: Questions questions questions... I started blogging to derive the answer to that EXACT same question! =)
Posted by: Najah at 2004年03月08日 18:35We must go where we want to, there are soooo many places, just need a drive and a bit of luck. And don't let others distract you.
Posted by: rhomer at 2004年03月09日 00:46Najah,
Check your location and bearing in relation to your destination.
Then ,you will get some answers.If you are still in doubt,please get a guide.
I am also a traveller...
Posted by: Pak Adib at 2004年03月09日 17:19i tottaly agree
quote from najah: "I see a bit of myself in each blog"
i guess... blogs are sometimes physical proof in writing form of how people grow as a person..
and the growth differs from one individual to another.maybe at one phase of ure life.. ure this kind of blog.. and later on ure anotehr kind of blog.. if u get what i mean..
i'm considering writing to peter jackson about making a movie on ovid's metamophoses -
i think i lost my message somewhere somehow in here - but if this is a repeat; pls take one off -
let me clarify - i read the strangest blogs cause to me, the grass is always greener on the other side.
I read yours simply because you are Najah Nasseri. Not in any way strange. At all. Just cause out of all the gorgeous ppl i've met in melbourne, yr the prettiest one. And its nice to know what you think and feel from day to day -
and i'm a voyeur -
*LOL*
Posted by: Marilyn at 2004年03月10日 20:11