You ever wondered that? We go through our days so automatically. Wake up, get out of bed, put on clothes, walk to toilet, empty bladder, rinse mouth, wash face, walk to kitchen, grab a clean cup, boil water, make coffee, sit down in front of the laptop, sip coffee, check email, blah blah blah …. So many acts during those first 10 minutes of the day, yet did we even once put any thoughts into any of those acts?

No. We take our days for granted. We assume that we will wake up the next day. We assume that the normal events will resume today just like they did yesterday.  Một ngày như mọi ngày …

I strongly believe in Carl Jung’s synchronicity. So when events happen that are out of the ordinary, and simultaneously, I always, always question myself the meaning and correlation. Lately, I’ve been paying closed attention to my life, listening to my body, observing and appreciating everything and everyone. And by doing so, I’ve become more aware, not caught up in the whirlwind of life. More alive.

My health has been on a roller-coaster, going from one dip to another. I make light of my illness, but I do take my health very seriously. I’m recording my blood pressures 3 times a day, and I faithfully take my medications. I google and research everything I can about strokes, and MR surgery, the risks and the chances and the outcomes. I pretend to be ignorant, but trust me, I am informed! :) I have sibblings who made sure the information is carved into my brain!

Is it coincidence that just in the last 4 weeks, I got contacted with several friends whom I thought had become the past and I would never dream of seeing again? Nothing happened in the last 35 years, and now, BOOM! They all are coming back? Who else is missing?

I see the What and the When, and can’t help wondering the Why. What is the lesson to be learned, or the message being conveyed this time? Am I the student or the teacher? Why does all have to happen now?

Một ngày như mọi ngày, ta nhận lời tình cuối
Một ngày như mọi ngày, đời nhẹ như mây khói
Một ngày như mọi ngày, mang nặng hồn tả tơi
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Một ngày như mọi ngày, đau nặng từng lời nói
Một ngày như mọi ngày, từng mạch đời trăn trối
Một ngày như mọi ngày, đi về một mình tôi

A day like any other day, I receive the last words of love
A day like any other day, life as light as the clouds
A day like any other day, I carry my shattered soul
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A day like any other day, every spoken word hurts
A day like any other day, the last word coming from every bloodline
A day like any other day, I’m all alone