Down but Not Out

Oh my word , how long has it been !! My life has taken some amazing bends and changes some expected some came like a smack in the back of the head but I find myself having been Down but Not Out...ready for the new season, new beginning, new adventures. No doubt this is not a unique situation, just to me. There is a wonder and child like anticipation of something good about to open, holding hands with the future,nervous trembling inside... the unknown.. tentatively wandering round an unexplored,uncharted woodland. Listening to natures musical conversations, breathing and smelling new scents... watching light shinning,inviting one to peek into quiet hidden areas of beauty or take an unknown path. Be courageous,risk falling,failing,flailing or flying in a totally new venture. So stand still, do the known sensible thing or venture out is the question. One aspect,the most recent in fact is the New Zimbabwe as the phrase is being coined.

The exhilaration of braving a potentially catastrophic event and being a part of hundreds of thousands, a mass of humanity,being able to express themselves in their own way. Crying,singing,laughing,praying,greeting perfect strangers,waving flags and banners, united in one thing,a desire to live in peace,freedom and hope of rebuilding our nation. This doesn't even scratch the surface of what was in the heart and mind of so many people gathered on the day but being there as history was made,living breathing experiencing so much moment by moment was intoxicating,exhausting,life changing. Don't think for one second naivety would have belief in fairy tale endings is the the result but rather hope and a full realization of a very hard road ahead accompanied by a degree of will there be real change and a hearty dose of Zimbabwean wait and see which we are renowned for. But for now a choice to remember the hope,the unity,the experience will sustain..