I had a lovely dinner tonight with my friend Mark. He's on this very impressive cooking kick, where he tries out 5(!) new recipes a week. I've been fortunate enough to enjoy the fruits of this new initiative of his twice now - yum!
Other than the delicious food (crispy mint tilapia with veggies in a very flavourful sauce, fyi), I enjoyed some good conversation with this dear friend of mine, who knows me so very well...
We spent some time talking about what I'm doing with my life these days; I expressed that although I know that I am very much doing what I need to be doing for myself these days, it's hard for me to reconcile where I am now with the uber-achieving person that I have been in the past. I'm too tired right now to reiterate all the wise and supportive things that Mark had to say in response to this sentiment, but strangely enough I came home and randomly flipped open a book called "The Language of Letting Go" (that I actually borrowed from Mark over a year ago now!) and happened upon this quote:
"I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realised it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life" - Anonymous
And I shall now take that thought and ponder it as I head to bed...
Goodnite.
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