Learning to mingle with folks by different strokes is one of the secret to live harmonously with most. This I have realised through reading different literary masterpieces and the bible. It is possible to live with a small number of enemies, or better, with none. As wonderful as the elements of the world, each person has his/her own qualities that could be endearing. I am a mother now. I have 2 kids, a boy (8), and a girl (6). You could imagine how hard it is to dance with their temper. I am in graduate school,too, and their Dad is working overseas. I was even once tempted to buy essay instead of making one for a project as I was so cluttered with so many things to attend to. But I told myself I could do all the task with proper time management and determination. You just really have to walk the talk, and get things done no matter how lazy you are feeling.

Back to raising kids, I am a hands-on mother. I have a helper at home, but I still basically man the house. From the meal we eat, to picking them up after work. I will try to teach the little folks to learn to commute starting next year, and clean up their mess in the best way I could.

I called it swinging through life, for there is no better way but to just be flexible and embrace and respond to what life is throwing at you. You really just have to love life, even when you have no stomach for it.