Crossroads

I shield my eyes, as I contemplate the paths that lie before me. Life as a journey, a journey where we cross different terrains, some harsh, others soft and beautiful. We push uphill, race downhill, traverse the plains, navigate the bends. Every once in a while, we come to crossroads. We are hardly ever alone at these crossroads...

Here I am again. I await news this week that will determine which path I will take. Those around me are also facing decisions and changes. A friend has moved on in his career at our company, another is waiting with bated breath for confirmation that she will soon be leaving her job and pursuing a new career.. Yet another is in angst as the new man in her life might soon be forced to return to his home country. And another is contemplating the possibility of marriage in the near future, which would mean giving up her career to reside on a resort island with her long time partner.

these crossroads invariably bring mixed emotions. Happiness, disappointment, hope, sadness, nostalgia.. Life is about change, and moving on. For someone like myself, one who is familiar with change, it never gets less complicated. I look forward to the new path I choose, and wish the best to the ones who leave, and welcome those who enter my life. I never look back with regret, only with nostalgia. I look ahead never with fear, but with hope.

Which path will my dear ones take? Which path will I take? I stand at these crossraods with breath that is bated...