The yipitty yikes yipitty yikes of life


Isn't it amazing how many times a day we swing from the yipee branch to the yikes one on the tree of life? More so when you are a parent - it's an emotional, sometimes hormonal, rollercoaster and they say it is entirely normal............ alright then!

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Do you need a pep talk?

Priti = confused.com at the moment. Has been for a few days now and will probably carry on for a few more. Kal bhi, aaj bhi, kal bhi - there, now I've got the Bajaj scooter jingle playing over and over in my head to add to all the babbling voices alredy fighting for supremacy.

You see, I am at crossroads again and it's time to choose. There are a zillion options threatening to overwhelm me to the extent I am tempted to simply take the easy way out and just go back to what I've done all these years. "FREEZE right there missy", screams a part of me, a part which has been soft and polite, waiting quietly in the wings for her turn to take the stage by storm.

She scares me a little. She demands 100% commitment to whatever road I end up choosing. She expects a very high degree of self motivation to see it through, however hard it may be.

As I stand teetering on the brink, I know that at some point, I will have to set my fears to one side and take that step into the unknown. So what's holding me back? Maybe I am overthinking the situation - seems to be a trait that comes with age. Maybe it's time to shift into reverse gear and pick up some pointers from my past - the wisdom of youth.

  • Mix a cup of foolhardiness with 3 cups of bravery
  • Pour in a pint of supreme self-confidence
  • Whizz it together with the knowledge that it will all turn out right

Bottoms up babes with no time to let uncertainty take over. And go!

Simple formula and it always did turn out right.

Time to feel that rush again - eyes-shining, blood-singing, heart-thumping belief. Go girl!