We have been absent from this blog, not writing as much as we should have. The usual litany of excuses hold - busy, fatigue, daily lives, struggles, successes and just lack of will. However, hopefully, we are able to restart this again and hopefully continue to chrnoicle the journey.
As I look back on the decades of 10s, I can only wish the decade of 20s will be as kind to me/us at the 10s were. 2010s is where we went through the tough road arriving at a very good destination in our lives. We settled; thankfully got through the really tough times in early 2010s and settled – settled in the new culture, new jobs, new macro routines and new home. It was not (it still isn’t without) conflicts within our minds – there are times, when we feel we are where we shouldn’t be; and we aren’t where we should be, but, the guiding north star has always been one goal. And the 2010s were kind to us towards that goal - that is DS's independent living - We believe now, we are in the vicinity of the goal; and I don’t have any doubt in my mind, that the goal is still afar and the difficulty multiplies as we get closer and closer. And all of us, particularly both of us, have to be in best health and wellness to be able to get there.
2010s is the decade that we will remember where DS got through the school program, part of post-secondary, got selected to the Project Search a year ahead, for an intense one year training, at the end of which he had motivation/inspiration to look for a job in craiglist, find one, apply for one, go to the interview (with the support of a coach), get the job, but could not join due to procedural gaps. Eventually, it turned out to be good, since he now works in Google cafeteria part-time, but continues to learn through the strugges to be independent. We are cautiously optimistic, but still a long way to go
As we get into 2020s, our guiding star still remains – hopefully, we continue on our true north; we are going to be more deeply and intensely conflicted, with priorities, doubts and what is right and wrong. I just pray/hope that we continue to have that invisible hand that gently prods us to walk towards true north.
Wish you all a great 2020 and wonderful decade of 2020 !
