A Little Piece Of Heaven

Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else. – Lawrence Block

This is so true and it reminded me of a little piece of heaven I stumbled across while backpacking in Scotland, in the outskirts of Inverness. It was a strip of forest that was hidden from the main path; stones and rocks covered in moss lined the forest floor giving it an illusion of a fresh green colored carpet. The overhead was totally shrouded by trees, filtered rays of sunshine shining through giving an ethereal glow to the piece of heaven. I sat there for some time, immersed in what I saw and felt around me, and it was one of those perfect moments of peace and tranquility that I often revisit in memory when I need to escape for a while.

I have not been stumbling into anything for a while now in my various pursuits. I cite tunnel vision as my main problem or maybe I am just not as open to other possibilities as I was in my younger years. Perhaps experiences have taught me that some routes are just not worth the trouble, you may just end up with scraps and bruises at the other end of it. But I tell ya, the thought of finding that little piece of heaven in the relevant context, even if it is only a one in a million chance, still leaves me eyeballing the waysides from the corner of my squinty eyes.

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Overheard in Bankerland:

Scene 1 : Small Dick : “I sent it already, really. You can check my email, maybe something wrong with server or your email. But I have sent it” *said in a defensive and aggressive tone to a senior in the department*
Scene 2 : Small Dick : “This is the 27rd floor, not 28th, you are at the wrong floor. Please go up” *said in overtly aggressive tone to a lost messenger boy*
Scene 3: Small Dick : “You don’t believe me ah, this is how it is calculated ok, I know for sure” *huffs and puffs, in aggressive tone to a peer seen as competition*
Banker Wanker thinks that being insecure is one thing, but being rude and defensive is just unnecessary.

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Check out this blog by a recovering sex addict/alcoholic/porn star.

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It has been 4 months since Soulmate left. Some things have changed, some remains.

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Sidekick just released her first report and it was a great debut. I hope she finds some time to unwind and kick back for a while before the next cycle starts.