Backdrop:
This song marks an in-between jobs period. It also acknowledges God at work again, the Potter and the Clay. Gold Leaf is my translated Chinese given name hence significance of the verses, “gold needs refining, leaf yields flexibility” introspection.
pendulum of life
many ways to skin a cat
many points of view
many ways to place your bet
many interpretations of a cue
Lord plucked me from the cocoon
dunked me into harsh realities
nothing sweeps better than new broom
that endures fatalities
gold needs refining
leaf yields flexibility
faith needs re-affirming
to blow with winds in symphony
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Backdrop:
Yet another trial period - after a detour to taste a sales and consulting services job, I discovered aspects of that job that were not exactly my cup of tea. I could not recruit bodies to sell services that I didn’t believe in, with a clear conscience.
the road taken
what a forboding day
‘tis when we parted ways
knew the model ain't working
knew gotta get out of the box
lived dangerously making lemonade from lemons
fighting undesirable behaviors and demons
looking back, a year full of learning
a year of paid-training
a year of understanding others in transition
a lesson of life and hope in delicate tension
building strength in face of geriatric phase
what not to be and career-aging with grace
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