Life is Tetris and I'm Winning

My twenty years of experience have taught me to keep things simple and treat life like a game of Tetris. Sometimes things fall easily into place; other times, not so much.

My sister keeps asking me, “Where do you see yourself five years from now?” I always blurt out some automatic, white-picket fence answer involving a Prince Charming and the job of my dreams, but today was different. For the first time in years, I answered (quite sincerely), “I honestly don’t know.”

Five years ago, I would’ve never imagined that I would be living in the United States all by myself, paying my own bills, minding my own business, and plucking white hairs from my head--all with a big grin on my face. Five years ago, I didn't know that life was going to be so hard; most importantly, I didn't know I was going to be able to deal with it all. I'm a grownup. I won the prize. Now what?

Well, Loren… I really don’t know where I’ll be five years from now, but I can tell you one thing: I’ll be wherever I’m supposed to be and I’ll be happy.

Cheers,

Charlene Joy