One of the hardest things we face in life is receiving an expected and unwanted news that is devastating. Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse. First reaction is total shock and it may take ages to grasp things that happen. What defines us is how we react to these events.

You can moan and cry over it and of course it is your right to do so. It can be very healthy but eventually you will need to move on and decide how you want to shake things up. It is really hard trying to turn things positively but it isn’t impossible. Sometimes we are so focused on concentrating on the closed door that we allow many open doors run past us.

I am going through this tough period at work. It is a real challenge. It seemed like the end of the world when it happened, until I decided to get over myself, my ego and my pride.

During this period, I realized people for who they really are. The true “them” surfaces. The cruelty appears that replaces all the fake smiles and hypocrisy becomes evident.
It was a strong slap on the face. Human beings are so complex that I find it really hard to understand how they can be so mean. People can be so ripped off of humanity and corruption erupts.
The corporate world just became very dark. Evil mushroomed in every corner poisoning my world.



The first week the announcement was made, I retreated away to the Seychelles to get the time alone to digest it all. I need the time alone. It was just perfect. It was my time to reflect, calculate, and plan.

I came back and things were awkward. I felt like I was hanging on this very thin string and I didn’t know how to deal with it. I am blessed! I truly am by being surrounded by the beautiful people in my life. I count my endless blessings as they make my days bearable when all I am thinking how they are not.
There are these moments that stick in your memory forever.
The first gathering in my office, having them all sit there telling me that I am never left alone.
Those loving hugs and very warm tears that came from the heart, the stops in the office corridors from people I don’t even deal with- telling me how I am loved.
These moments are precious and timeless. Those moments and these people I will treasure for life. I will remember all the profound respect and admiration.



In light of all that took place, the good news is, I’ve learnt certain things about life, I wouldn’t have learnt any other way or in any better way either.

The more senior you get the more politics you will need to deal with. I kept myself isolated in a bubble of my own, where I decided how I wanted to deal with it. My way was, not to play politics. It wasn’t the right choice; nevertheless, I don’t regret it as I actually learnt something.
I am able to see things with a different perspective now. I am naturally a very positive person but I do sometimes have my down times and they only get better with my true friends.
I am always asked if I regret anything in my life or if I would do things any differently; my answer still remains to be- NO.

Whatever we decide to do is our choice. We decide how we want to deal with things that happened. We decide how we react. We decide how long it takes us to moan and cry. We decide to forgive or if we really want to forget. It is all about making choices and eventually growing up. We plan our paths. us. No one else!

Things don’t just happen, they happen for a good reason that we are too blind to realize at the time because we are too busy moaning about the spilled milk, or the broken vase. Well I am done moaning and I am ready to be the force of my own destiny and change it, mold it, shape it the way I want it to be.



If you are reading this, then you are alive! You are here today so make the best out of it.

Appreciate life and learn to enjoy it, no matter what it brings, no matter how hard it gets. You are alive! Remember that.

I have tremendous energy and I will not allow anyone to let me down.

I will deliver, I will excel and I will exceed expectations.

My destiny, my choice!

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