My first day back at work wasn't too painful. Everything sorta went by in a comforting blur - we need you to sign these, can you approve this, have you seen these new publicity photos, are you going away again any time soon?
And I also met up with my friend Joan for a healthy dinner at an organic deli. I didn't care much for the fluorescent lighting but we had a yummy dinner and a lovely chat, catching up on what's happened in our lives over the 4 months or so since we last met. Joan's an editor for a local newspaper, and she gave me my first writing gig - love her!
Joan's also been a good witness to what I've gone thru in KL over these few years. I love hearing her say things like "You used to say..." or "I see how you've changed..." and it gives me a nice outside perspective on where I'm at.
I met Joan under the most fab of circumstances - we were at the opening of the Dior flagship store in HK, a thoroughly swanky affair that HK's so known for. I love that we made such a deep connection at an ostensibly showy and shallow event. Good people find each other, I say.
I told her about my past 3 weeks and also about my newly-invigorated conviction to reset to HK-mode Jeff, ie. to not pre-empt or censor my feelings and let things happen, learn what I need to, and grow from it. Man, it's been a while.
So I'm insomniac again and decided to go thru the Suess blog before bed, starting from the very beginning. I'm only half-way into his travels across India and already I'm overwhelmed by this man's openness to seeing, experiencing and accepting everything that comes his way. The fact that he's just as passionate now, 9 months into his journey, as when he started, is truly a testament to his quest.
I know I'll work through these mixed feelings that I have. It's just not the best feeling in the world at the moment.
In possibly related news, I'm loving the new spin on this hit song.
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