Second Wind


26 January 2017
Payawin, Gubat, Sorsogon. Philippines

A wise man once said, not everyone is given a second chance in life. But if you do, make sure you take your best shot at it.

We all had our share of not-so-good times, when things seem to go down south all at once. First your personal life, and then your career and everything else in between. Sure I've had my share of those and I had it real bad.

See I had this theory that if your personal life is a mess, your professional life will eventually go down the drain. How else can you function fully at work when you can't even sort out your personal life? It couldn't be more true, at least for me.

Eventually things fell down like domino tiles in front of me. Then it was like drowning in a deep dark tunnel of mess. Murphy's law at its finest. When things go wrong, they really go very wrong. Then such a period would last until such time when you can at least come up for thin air and recover enough just to breathe. Then you take one step, daily...and just never stop until you get there -- to the life you have envisioned, the one you've always wanted and love.

Eleven years ago I made a huge turn to change my life. But it went all south and dark for four long years after that. Too long a time before I got that second wind, that coveted second shot at basically every aspect of my life.

I've been punching and shadow-boxing since then and I'm loving (and laughing at) every second of it. Bring it on 2017, I'm excited for more!

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