The TWIST of FATE

Today, my mood is black, really black. It is not for me to tell the world why I'm this way. Not you, not anyone. I can't always be pleasing people. So, I will start by just pleasing myself.

I'm neither blaming nor angry at anyone. I just want the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth. Thus, upon learning the "truth", if there are areas that I can correct to become a better person, then I will act on it. Certainly, no nitpicking here. It is simply "growing older".

Recently, I picked up this book from the nearest branch of my local library. It is entitled," The Quotable Athelete", by Mike McGovern & Sally Shelly.

Let me tell you about these memorable quotes. (ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS)

These best describe my current mood. No prizes for guessing why I picked them, the quotes.

The first comes from Michael Jordan, a world-renowned basketball superstar, formerly with the Chicago Bulls, an American team. This is under the category of "Mistakes".


"I'm not allowed to make mistakes. You make a mistake & it's magnified. It makes you scared to live your life."


It just about sums up my feelings right now. Scared & confused.

Yeah, right. I'm an adult now, so why do I feel "scared" & "confused"? Shouldn't I be a "self-assured" adult?? Please explain.

I don't need to. However, here's the perfect quote from the book that I'm reading, in the category of "Women & Sports" (at least it is, for now) to end this blog entry:


"When we complain about conditions, we're just bitches. But when the men complain, people think,' Well, it really must be hard' "

Betsy King
Hall of Fame golfer
as quoted on Golfers on Golf, edited by Downs MacRury, 1997