Happy 2nd Blog-aversary!

Well you have been listening to me ramble on for two years now... whats *wrong* with you!?

Two years is a long time... Its funny really how life sometimes goes slow and sometimes goes fast... sometimes both at once!

When a major event occurs in your life, it can become a benchmark... a defined "timestamp" in your life where you measure all things in relation to it. Its actually quite fantastic for me to think of all the things (good and bad) that have happened to me in the last two years. For most people (well, men anyway) when a marriage ends unexpectedly they turn to the bottle or drugs or just curl up and die slowly... Me, well I just climbed up onto my mountain, got on my bike, took up new sports and became an Australian Champion!

I have done sooo many things that I never would have attempted before. Ive kayaked down rapids in the shoalhaven river, done 2 24 hours adventure races, seen the sun rise on new-years day from the point where it first hits Australian soil. Ive been a hippy-hobo travelling up the far south coast, not wearing shoes (and not washing) for two weeks. Ahhhhh the serenity. Ive had some excellent time with Felix despite the conditions. I just love him to bits. We have had so much fun and learnt so much from each other...

Some bad stuff has happened too... I cant forget the crazy family court process that is still plodding on, then theres the *other* court case regarding the crazy driver that tried to run me down. Ive nearly been evicted, almost had my car reposessed and had many other financial institutions after me.

But most of all, I havent given up. Ever. Sure, Ive been to some bad places in my head where I thought about ending it all. Ive been crushed to the point where I just would have rather been dead than experience that breath taking pain. But Im not dead. Im here, here to stay and I sure as hell aint giving up on my boy.

"So don't be scared of all the hurtful words, 'cause in the end they'll hurt themselves much more." - The Reindeer Section.

Ive made some excellent new friends and grown with many existing ones... I made some mistakes and let a few friends go for one reason or another, some of those friends were still there for me when I needed them and they will be my friends for life... yep, too bad for them I guess! ;-)

Im typing this in the NRMA customer care center because my car was broken into last night. Yet another of lifes little adventures. Im just watching Oprah here (yeah I know, I know) its about a Dad and his disabled Son. His Dad didnt want to exclude him from anything so he started running with him. His Dad never gave up and now they have competed in over 300 triathlons and have run 64 marathons.

Theres no point in worrrying about anything. If you want to do something (and you can) then just do it! If you cant change it then dont bother with it and move on.

Ive learnt that having "stuff" isnt important (the hard way) and to quote Fight Club, "the things you own will end up owning you." My video camera was taken when the car was broken into... does it matter? Nup. Am I any different because I dont have a camera? Nup.

Anyway, Its been a fantastic two years of blogging. Heres looking forward to the next two years... and the next... and the next...

:) c.