In the spirit of being brutally authentic (while ensuring that I’m also not oversharing), I’ve been trying to keep a tight lid on the many struggles and challenges that I had to endure over the last 8 years of my life. These are things that I don’t enjoy talking about. While there’s no shame in what I had to go through in order to get to where I am, I also feel that there is nothing to be proud about. Let’s just say that the things I had to endure and do are not worth sharing publicly. It’s nothing unethical or unlawful, they are just not worth talking about.

That said, I still want to give my experience a mention because I believe that it is important to be genuine about who I am, and the kind of challenges I’ve been facing in my life. I want to avoid/prevent myself from slipping back into that old pretentious asshole that I used to be. I don’t want to lie to you about who I am or what I’m facing.

You would think that after spending so many years going through the constant cycles of ups-and-downs, that it would finally get easier for me. But it’s not getting any easier. In fact, I actually think that the circumstances have only gotten more challenging over time. The only key difference that I take comfort in, is knowing that I’ve become stronger and more resilient with each challenging period that I’ve overcome.

Just in the last few days, I had to make a painful, yet necessary personal sacrifice. I really didn’t enjoy it. I wished it didn’t have to happen. But I’ve also accepted that it needed to happen so that I can continue my journey and stay true to my goals. I do take comfort in knowing that things will get better over time. It might feel like I’m always taking two steps forward, one step back for the last few years of my life, but the thing is, at least I am going forward. In hindsight, I consider it progress still.

I sincerely apologise for my slightly longer “Shorts” posting today. Anyway, what am I saying, my intentions for my “Shorts” style postings is something that takes under 10 min to read.