Renaissance

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Hello readers,

 I have missed you and this part of me a great deal.

 I used to measure maturity as, how far I've come as to where I started, now I know better. How far I've come lies in my ability to start over again and again, with shortening refractory periods. Never throwing-in the towel.

 Here I am again, taking another shot at blogging. Not sure of what lies ahead but holding on to my newly found resilience, and I know resistance will always give way to persistence.

 This is my rebirth and it promises to be insightful...

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