The Balancing Act

And just like that you turned 18!! It's your 18th birthday and I owe a post to you my darling!! I do! It might sound cliche when I say that I see a lot of myself in you, but it is the truth.  You are so much like me but yet so different .  Let me tell you that though I am your mother and like all mothers I am partial to my child's abilities and talents, but when I say you are the best, it's not a mother, its an HR Professional telling you that you have so much potential, you have so much of mettle that you shall be great at whatever profession that you choose in life!.  Also your writing tells me that you are going to be one great writer, I just love the way you shape up your thoughts on paper, your command on language, the flow , the words , the content everything just shapes up so beautifully. Like every teenager you also had teen issues, you still have but you have a big advantage  wherein you come across as this friendly, happy soul that you are going to m

when you are midway in life, at some point were you are at the exact middle of an average human life and you still have to prove yourself, on silly, stupid things it is agonizing !   When you have worked like a horse for the entire , exact half of that mid point and still has an important milestone to pass before you reach the top professionally, it is insulting ! When no one gives a damn about any of this or anything you have done for more than two decades of your life, it is heart breaking! When you spend everyday awaiting that one call which can help you to turn a corner in your professional life, it is hugely discouraging! When you cut your heart out for a friend and be present for them, be there for them come what may and suddenly they start ignoring you . it is absolutely soul wrenching! I can keep thinking about all this and loath in self pity or I can count my blessings, the small , the big and the ones which are about to come and lead a