it was a very good year

It took awhile (an awfully long while), but finally, I have made the big move. I have officially uprooted myself from my homeland, left first my childhood nest and then my first Aussie nest. I write this post from my third home this year, in the heart of Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.

I admit I started this year praying desperately for this change. I didn't have a clue, not even the vaguest hint, at the start of this year that big changes are coming my way. All I felt as 2011 began was a great deal of apprehension for what seemed to be a pretty uncertain future for me, both professionally and personally. Now, almost 12 months later, I look back at the year 2011 and see it as one of my great adventures.

In a way it seemed fairy tale-like. I applied for the job without much hope; they weren't even looking for anything for my position. It was just gut feel: something in me drove me to ask if maybe they have something for someone like me. I wasn't very hopeful; after all this is just my first shot, and I've heard sometimes it takes several applications to finally bag a job.

Lo and behold, I got a call right away. I almost didn't take the call, because I normally just ignore calls from numbers unknown to me. And I wasn't expecting a reply right away, but a reply I did get the very next day. Thank heavens I answered that call...and the ball started rolling.

There were several hurdles still to take care of, but the most important one was getting that break. It was unbelievable that a total stranger had been willing to take a chance on me, and I was bracing myself for the event that this was indeed what it seemed to me: something that was too good to be true. BUT IT WAS TRUE.

So off I went, packed my bags and flew several thousands of miles, not knowing how long I'll be away from home. I crossed each bridge as I came to it, and managed to cross each one successfully. Finally, at the end of October, I reached my goal. I am still a long way from home, and I still have no idea how long it is before I get to go home again, but I am quite happy where I am now. I'm in a good place, and I know as long as I answer His call, all will be well.

I feel like the past year is something that only happens in books and movies. But I am a testament that it could happen in the real world. It happened in my real world after all. I don't quite know what I did to deserve this, but I am thankful, really really thankful to the Divine Presence above for this.

But perhaps I do have an inkling of what I did to deserve it. I don't know how close on target I am, but it's the only thing I can think of. Sometime in the year that passed, I remember surrendering to God. I think it was during one of those utterly confusing times, when everything's so uncertain and I was truly clueless which way to go. I remember sending out a heartfelt plea to God, because I was really at a loss to what I am going to do next. It was at that point that I decided to just let everything go, and asked God to do as He pleased with me. I let go, and let God. 


And am I glad I did. I can't quite explain how I knew that what I was doing was God's will for me, but there was just something that pushed me to this direction. I guess this is what they say about answering a calling. I had been called to do this, and do it I did. I believe all my successes are due to my decision to answer the call. I didn't understand it at that time, but looking back, it makes a lot of sense now. It even seems simple.


My faith has led me to do what I had been called to do. I am just so thankful I was sensitive enough to follow the signs that led me to God's path for me. The path may seem too secular and pragmatic for most, but I don't care. If this is what my life's mission is, I'm not going to fight it. I am going to live it. And I want the world to know that I am successful because I surrendered and let God take the wheel.


Lord God, I am your instrument...thy will be done.