Van Chitgo - The Art of Life

that's the only word. the only word.
am back from my last @ conference, ever. I could not have asked for a more powerful, more fulfilling, more wonderful, more inspiring environment and set of people to share my curtain call.

and i can't fricking believe its over. ever had a moment in your life when you want to cry out of the pure intensity of a situation, but dont because tears dont do justice ?
they dont do justice to the thrill of 'living'

its raining in bern today.
i hear its raining in geneva as well.
sooth the raging infernos.
calm the ignited sparks.
for the journey is long and the challenges are mighty...
tread along.
heavy..
for this feeling is yours
and mine
rightfully.

no post, no poem, no prose, no pictures, no expression known to man today could help me emote just what the last 8 months have been. i pray for the ability to tell the people i have met here just how much they mean to me....
but i doubt if id be blessed with that boon.

i relax now. stuffing some heavy sweaters into a bag....its time. slowly, the physicaltraces of my 'being' - shall be removed.

When you work with someone long enough- you tend to read their every thought. You tend to empathise with their every mistake and lend a shoulder, critical or otherwise for them to lean on.
when they succeed and get their true worth- you rejoice and celebrate as if it was your very own.
Zuzka - congratulations :) you deserve it. the new conference manager for the western europe and north american region.
Rob - congratulations :) the new country coach for @ in Thailand. Bangkok just became a fricking cool place.

bee should be at home, chillin with her lovely parents in dusseldorf right now. i hope she's smiling as she reads this :). hi bee. ill c u on thursday. good columbia be any luckier?


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nicole bohl is in delhi. im afraid i might attack her considering she is going to be my very lifeline for everything 'swiss' on my return to the country. rest assured my friend - you will be my partner in nostalgia...

delhi is 7 degrees above the normal temperature. a random neighbour of mine just got married - supposedly she was much older then the average and hence the families were quite worried. good for her. ...

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for everyone I met in the last 5 days, old and new. these are the only words i pay tribute to. for you. for me. for the generations ahead of us.

intensity. imprint. life.

One step I make an imprint
Two steps it's a commitment
Three steps I'm not done yet
Draw my other leg up and the pace is set

Gotta believe in what's real
You gotta go with what you know
You can leave here with a good feeling
You let them know you told them so
Jesus Christ
And heaven's always been there

Gotta believe in what's real
You gotta go with what you know
One step I make an imprint
Two steps it's a commitment
Three steps I'm not done yet
Draw my other leg up and the pace is set
...............

-From the song 'imprint' by doubledrive.

Posted by chitgo on Monday, May 08, 2006 at 5/08/2006 04:08:00 PM | Permalink