I thought after I survived the challenges of March till the middle of May, the second half of the month of simply be cruising.

Not so. It is so tempting to just give up. i just want to be normal. Why bother to be special/different/

As if to taunt m, I keep hearing the instrumental version of “Hercules”. But I know the lyrics as sang by Lea Salonga. And I can’t give up!

Thursday morning. I woke up to a resolve not to pray that I be spared from challenges but rather to be able to face challenges with wise and compassionate responses as learned from Sylvia Boorstein.

Hours later, i discover my old, venerable, actually phone would not work. The button of the most used function won’t budge. and I had planned to spend a quiet day hibernating in our condo.

Of course i had to go to the mall to have the phone repaired. I would not be able to order my meals without my phone. My “suki” does not have a landline.

In the mall I met old friends and made a new one. But why did the universe have to
paralyze my phone to let me connect with people?

Life is mysterious?!