Hi, I’m back. This has been a very trying year for myself and my wife Jaliya; she is known to some of you ardent bloggers — her works (Pushing Fifty Gently, A Post-Cynical Seer, and The Quoteable I Ching) have become quite popular with some of you and it has warmed my heart that you have befriended these sites; Jaliya is thrilled to pieces.
Any of you who have been keeping up to date will know that she has entered into a mental health facility (of her own volition, and for which I am very proud of her) and will without a doubt reap the benefits of her experience there.
It’s been somewhat of a surreal year on my side; watching the one I love and adore spiral helplessly into depression is an experience that we both wish none of you ever have to go through, but I must say at this juncture that it has been a … lesson in faith, and a ladder to the creation of a new level of me. I have found both strengths and weaknesses in my character that I had never before realized I had the capacity to achieve or contain — “I learn, therefore I am” comes to mind.
All this being said, the above video is a creation of mine dedicated to the woman I love and in whom I have found love like I have never known; it was created as a testament to her enduring strength of character and to the love that she so warmly sheds on myself and all of you (friends, family, loved ones and fellow bloggers).
And finally I would like to thank all of you who have shared your thoughts and compassion with Jaliya in this time that has not been an easy one for her … Remember that you are loved also …
