Showing posts with label Inspirational. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inspirational. Show all posts
Friday, 2 October 2015
Sunday, 27 September 2015
Monday, 21 September 2015
My Very Own Hobonichi Journal
Monday, 21 September 2015
I've been starting to write every night since last year, trying to make it a mandatory ritual before sleep besides goodnight prayers.
But ever since I came across super cute Hobonichi photo entries by a random Instagrammer, I've decided to also make my ink-and-paper-only diary entries a little more interesting.
The essentials I need are labels, rubber stamps, a bit of watercoloring, stickers, washi tapes, and other blahs.
Here are my virgin attempts!:
But ever since I came across super cute Hobonichi photo entries by a random Instagrammer, I've decided to also make my ink-and-paper-only diary entries a little more interesting.
The essentials I need are labels, rubber stamps, a bit of watercoloring, stickers, washi tapes, and other blahs.
Here are my virgin attempts!:
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
#2 Appreciate more, complain less
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.” ~Marianne Williamson
We humans tend to complain a lot more than being grateful. We complain about the sultry weather, we complain about the rainy nights; we complain about the bumpy road, we complain about the slippery hallway; we complain about this and that.
We grumble, we hate, we moan, we whine.
In the end we feel extremely miserable and think that life isn't treating us good enough.
As you waste your breath complaining about life, someone out there is breathing their last. So why not appreciate what you have, be thankful and stop complaining. Learn how to give compliments and how to express your gratitude - hey, appreciation won't cost you any penny!
Appreciate more, complain less.
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Sunday, 7 September 2014
#1 It's okay to be alone
Sunday, 7 September 2014
Over the course of time, you will soon realize the people around you have to leave, by choice or by death. Whether you like it or not, you have to face things alone.
It's okay to be alone. Sometimes I slip in my earphones, have my favourite playlist blasting all day and forget the world.
It's okay to be alone. We do need friends and companions. But reserve some quality time for yourself and for God.
It's okay to be alone. Being alone is healthy. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by others.
It's okay to be alone. We all have that particular time where we really need to be alone, speak to no one, entertain no affairs, and be alone.
Being alone here means happily alone, not miserably alone. There is no better time than now for you to allow yourself to be happy. It is time to embrace yourself and all that you have to offer. Be alone; give yourself the chance to learn about yourself, expand your soul and allow yourself to grow. Enable each chapter of your life to help you become a better you.
But remember to walk out of that me space when you've had enough of alone-time.
It's okay to be alone. Sometimes I slip in my earphones, have my favourite playlist blasting all day and forget the world.
It's okay to be alone. We do need friends and companions. But reserve some quality time for yourself and for God.
It's okay to be alone. Being alone is healthy. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by others.
It's okay to be alone. We all have that particular time where we really need to be alone, speak to no one, entertain no affairs, and be alone.
Being alone here means happily alone, not miserably alone. There is no better time than now for you to allow yourself to be happy. It is time to embrace yourself and all that you have to offer. Be alone; give yourself the chance to learn about yourself, expand your soul and allow yourself to grow. Enable each chapter of your life to help you become a better you.
But remember to walk out of that me space when you've had enough of alone-time.
Friday, 22 August 2014
Stop Worrying. Live Your Life.
Friday, 22 August 2014
Homesick to such a great extent that I sobbed bitterly under my blankets last night. Not just missing my family, I miss my boyfriend too. I wonder why am I such a cry baby.
It has been approximately 3 months since I left home for a new semester in college, although I get to fly back with AirAsia (thank you for the low fares at times) 4 times a year, while some of my friends studying overseas only meet their families once a year, I am still stuck in a homesick misery.
I am always a loner here in college. It seems like I could not find a niche in this sick place. I know I sounded pessimistic, truth is lonely people tend to interpret situations more negatively. I used to try so hard to fit in, I tried to please every single soul until one day I realized it is time to stop being silly. Whoever likes me, they will; whoever doesn't, they will not even if I offer them the whole world. It is not possible to please everyone, no matter what you do or what you try or how nice you are to them.
But the Bible says you don't need to please everybody. "It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you." (Proverbs 29:25 LB). It's an emotional trap when you start worrying about what other people think. For instance, there was once I rejected a dinner invitation from a friend just because I was worried about what would my other friends think about me because they weren't invited. And it turned out, they went out without asking me either. Oh that was so foolish of me!
Even God can't please everybody. This person prays for rain over Kuching city, the other person prays for a sunny weather because she wants to go to the beach, then another prays for rain in the morning and sun in the afternoon. See? Even God can't please everybody. Only a fool would try to do what even God can't do.
I am trying to dislodge the worries and over-concern I have for other people. After all this is my life, and if I do not make it a colorful one, who else would paint it bright for me?
It has been approximately 3 months since I left home for a new semester in college, although I get to fly back with AirAsia (thank you for the low fares at times) 4 times a year, while some of my friends studying overseas only meet their families once a year, I am still stuck in a homesick misery.
I am always a loner here in college. It seems like I could not find a niche in this sick place. I know I sounded pessimistic, truth is lonely people tend to interpret situations more negatively. I used to try so hard to fit in, I tried to please every single soul until one day I realized it is time to stop being silly. Whoever likes me, they will; whoever doesn't, they will not even if I offer them the whole world. It is not possible to please everyone, no matter what you do or what you try or how nice you are to them.
But the Bible says you don't need to please everybody. "It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you." (Proverbs 29:25 LB). It's an emotional trap when you start worrying about what other people think. For instance, there was once I rejected a dinner invitation from a friend just because I was worried about what would my other friends think about me because they weren't invited. And it turned out, they went out without asking me either. Oh that was so foolish of me!
Even God can't please everybody. This person prays for rain over Kuching city, the other person prays for a sunny weather because she wants to go to the beach, then another prays for rain in the morning and sun in the afternoon. See? Even God can't please everybody. Only a fool would try to do what even God can't do.
I am trying to dislodge the worries and over-concern I have for other people. After all this is my life, and if I do not make it a colorful one, who else would paint it bright for me?