(thank) Fully Recovered

I thought I'd do a little update on my life. Never had the time to do this but here goes.

A year and several months ago I did something really stupid and lost a bagfull of items including a Macbook. That was one hell of an experience. I was devastated but decided (for lack of a choice) to move on with my life trying to convince myself that although I will surely miss my computer, I would be able to recover.

I was in the middle of my usual after-work-lazying-around a few hours ago when it hit me. The time went by so fast that I was not able to appreciate everything good that has happened to me since that experience. I was too busy not caring for people. I was too consumed by the future and lack of certainty. I was caring too much for things that I shouldn't have in the first place and it is sucking the life out of me. I was too engrossed with challenges at work that I failed to notice how better I have become since "the day."

Looking back, I now appreciate what happened. It would most certainly not land in my "Things I Have to Do Again" list but I now realize and appreciate how far I've come from then.

Right after the Macbook loss, I decided to invest in real estate. I bought a condo unit as a kind of an obligation to myself and my future. I wanted to invest in something that is secure and is part of a long-term investment plan. Bottomline, I wanted to be forced to save money and I have.

Right about the time my computer got stolen, I was doing okay at work. I was doing my day-to-day routine and I was fine with it. I was coming to work, going home and that's it. I decided to move to another company and has been learning important leadership skills since then. In January, I will take on a leadership post.

Oh, and I am writing on a new notebook and loving it. It's an HP Pavilion DV6 1355dx: 4GB RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo, Windows 7, 500GB SATA HDD, 15.6" display, lightscribe, WLAN-B/G/N, full-size keyboard, and one sleek design. I never thought that I would be happy with a PC coming from a Mac but I guess never say never cause I would trade my old Macbook with this in a heartbeat.

If there is anything that I have learned from all these is that it doesn't matter how bad things go in life. What matters is how we overcome it. I know that there will be more surprises in life ahead. I'd say bring it.

I'm recovered.