Life..A Salutation!!!

OK! It is official! Am a blogger too! After years of consciously and deliberately avoiding it, here I am, tentatively entering the world that is so new to me but is as old as the old-fold mountains to many others :). But right now, I am at a loss of words. Though i have bravely ventured into the realms of blogging, I do not have the vaguest clue where to begin. For someone who is fairly articulate for the most part, this feels almost alien. But then I am not used to speaking my mind in the form of words AND for the whole world to read! Hmmm...lets see. I am a PhD in Computational Biochemistry who graduated last december with a certain degree of arrogance that inherently comes with holding a doctoral degree, thinking that the world is going to be my oyster. That I was most certain to get any job I want with only the vaguest possible doubt in my mind. Though I am not cocky by nature, there are certain things that definitely make me think I am a cut, even if marginal, above the rest. All that illusion came tumbling down around me when I started my job hunt. Though it definitely lowered my self-esteem, I refuse to let it be broken. Everyday I wake up with a sinking feeling in my heart, but when I sit back and re-assess my life I feel there are so many things that I need to be thankful and feel lucky about. Ahaa! Now I know what the title of this blog is going to be! This blog is my salutation to all those things that, even during my darkest hours, I can look back and feel great about.
1) I lead a very healthy life, barring the yearly (Ok, in my case, it is more of a tri-yearly thing) colds and coughs.
2)I consider myself an above average intelligent person or even goddamn smart (when my confidence blinds me) and thank Him for good genes :)
3) I landed a great guy, got married to him and couldn't wish for anyone better. He is one guy who knows how to handle my quirks and irrationalities, and I love him to death.
4) Great parents ,who, like any other, used to press me to do my best in everything during my growing years, but are my pillar of strength and support.
5) Great friends, but of course. I am not able to be as much in touch with them as I would like, but know they have my back!

So, here is kudos to life! It keeps throwing one curve ball after the other, but only to teach how to tackle them and show there are better things awaiting at the other end of what one presumes to be a raw deal!