My Personal Legend

Posted in Worklife on Apr 18, 2008

I feel like donning a backpack, putting on hiking boots, and staring out at the horizon to start my quest again to find my personal legend. That would’ve been possible, except that the backpack has to be LV or something stylishly leather-ish, the hiking boots should have at least 3-inch heels, and the horizon roughly covers the Makati skyline.

About a few weeks ago, in reference to Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist (don’t mistake me for a fan though), I feel like the shepherd boy (or girl) who’s relaxed in the fields, tending to my sheep and knowing that I could do this even if with eyes closed. It had been my comfort zone. Five years is a long time to stay put in one place.

Finally, the urge to get up and move the sheep to another grazing ground came again, after a year’s remission; this time the sheep are no longer permitted to come along. I’ve stayed in a crystal shop, and much to my surprise, I did not flourish there. I just felt I was destined for something else. Hence the LV backpack and the 3-inch heels.

But this quest may be anything but a walk in the park. I am soon beginning to realize that I am not free yet from proving my powers to make the wind do as I say. There will be many times that it may fail me, but that’s something God may deem it is in His discretion to let happen. For now, I will let the desert sun do its thing, the sand dunes shift however it likes, and the caravans to go wherever it pleases. Because pretty soon, they will find themselves obeying their new master — in leather boots and crisp jacket.

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11 Responses to “ My Personal Legend ”

  1. # 1 Vannie Says:

    hi ris..wow naman how deep…(di ko ma gets) ahaha

    ff kita ha
    http://wannabesupermodel.blogspot.com/2008/04/featured-friends.html

    Vannie’s last blog post..Featured Friends.

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    iris reply on April 19, 2008:

    haha sorry, inatake ng pagka-profound :D

    hey updated my blogroll na. ang dami mo ng sites talaga! :

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  2. # 2 KCee Says:

    Hi Ris! Sometimes I have the same feeling too. Totally love the 3-inches leather boots. :D

    Oh btw, got another tag for you. Just grab it when you’re free. I’m getting heavily tagged these days!

    Thanks and take care!

    KCee’s last blog post..Tagged Again!

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    iris reply on April 19, 2008:

    i do too, kaso till now i can’t find a replacement to my old (and un-stylish) one. hehe.

    sige i will :)

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  3. # 3 christine Says:

    kakatuwa ka talaga magsulat. di bale, sabi nga nila “this too shall pass..”

    kaya mo yan, ris! :)
    christine’s last blog post..LP 3: Apat na Kanto (Four Corners)

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    iris reply on April 19, 2008:

    thanks, i guess? :) yeah, it will. exciting!

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  4. # 4 K Says:

    That’s best way of putting things into a new perspective. You’re right, the best way to manage change is to anticipate it.

    “Just go where it pleases you”.

    K’s last blog post..Hong Kong Hoists Storm Alert

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    iris reply on April 20, 2008:

    thanks K. :)

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  5. # 5 J. Cruz Says:

    “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me WILL ALSO DO THE WORKS that I do.”
    John 14:12
    - read your holy week post.

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  6. # 6 KCee Says:

    No problem with the other tag if you’re already done with it. :) I have another tag, though (A Kid’s Question Tag) hehehe They just keep on coming!

    KCee’s last blog post..A Kid’s Question

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    iris reply on April 20, 2008:

    you are now the Tag Queen. hehehe. Sige I’ll answer that other one :)

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