Today, I'm no longer President of AWARE. The AGM was yesterday, and there is a new President. Today, I'm just mummy... Which means the world to my daughter and me, but not much to the rest of the world. Today I revert to a life of annonymity and learn to let go, of my successes and my failures, my triumphs and my mistakes, and also of things I have yet to accomplish. I embrace this with a (thankfully diminishing) sense of loss, as well as relief and hope (of things to come).
As I step down as the youngest ever (for now) AWARE President, I am amused that I shall be Immediate Past President to the current President, someone whom I've always respected and regarded as one of my mentors! I am also very grateful for all the experiences I had over the last year, and the support and friendship I received.
I had wanted to blog several times in the last few months, but with my life being hectic as it was, I didn't get round to doing so. And thus, these reflections will never see the light of day on this blog... I shall leave this blog as it is, pages frozen in history (until blogspot deletes it!), a memory of a very memorable year for me.
But, having had a taste of blogging, I shall re-surface elsewhere on the web, more annonymously, where I can be totally un-PC and unrestrained because I will no longer be associated with AWARE!!
Before I go, I shall give my narcissistic self full rein, and tell you about another blog... a university student, male, who found my talk sufficiently interesting to blog in full about it!! http://soulgroovesg.blogspot.com/2006/10/please-read-till-end.html
It is moments like this that keep me inspired and keep me going. Someone in the audience heard me. If I have touched one person at each talk I gave, I am content.
Now for some advertising...
A website that has absolutely nothing to do with feminism www.artofliving.org and www.artofliving.org.sg
I did the basic course a few weeks before I became President, and the advanced course a few weeks after I did, and I was very glad for it. Really helped me to regain my centre and to find calm. I think of the founder as a very wise person, and have read several of his books.
Another website offering self-awareness(but more commercialised and sleek - it is American after all!) is www.option.org.
Finally - go watch Cages, it's showing in cinemas now. www.cagesmovie.com and go buy a Singapore Dreaming DVD www.singaporedreaming.com. AWARE had charity film premieres working with the producers/directors of these two films, and they're great.
Signing off... for now!
Keep the flame burning!
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