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I am the master of the Quick Fix solution. Truly, I have perfected the technique and I use it unreservedly. And when the world reminds me that things don't happen instantaneously, no matter how many visioning exercises I do to get closer to my ideal reality, I pout and stomp my feet. But I want the see the result now! Show me a glimpse of the reward at least. Come on, let's play the game where I at least get the indication of "hot" or "cold" to guide me, especially when my strength wanes and my resolution falls victim to the forces of the Mundane. No? (Sigh) I guess the world and I don't see eye to eye on this issue.

Apparently, books don't get written overnight and businesses don't magically produce profits from their opening day. And sometimes there is absolutely no one to pay you on the head and tell you what a fantastic job you're doing - you're on your own, battling the fears and desperately holding on to the shreds of faith and confidence. Older and wiser people that I respect immensely keep gently reminding me of that. But I am stubborn. This quality comes in handy when I need to continue pestering editors, but it is my nemesis when I am trying to re-engineer my life. When I finally accept that a whole lot of work and time have to go into every project that I have started, I might just shake off the blues. This damn virtue of patience is evidently as important as they say.

So for now, I will listen to the enlightened, and follow two simple and eloquently stated truths: "Sh*t happens", and "just keep swimming" (have to thank an anonymous creator for the former, and Finding Nemo for the latter).