Today I thank God for all of you. Although there are always ups and downs in Life, I know I have to keep my head up and keep going with The Goal in mind. Whenever I feel I cannot go on and there are all these reasons that try to deviate me from the Path I am taking, there is somehow another Force that pulls me back on track, that shows me I am not alone, and I am well supported and blessed in many ways. So for that I thank all of you for being there for me in one way or the other, and I shall keep you in my Heart always. Namaste and Amen.
I sincerely urge you to all read it. I find it as a fantastic reminder for me. Here are a few especially great points the writer makes:
Stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself. Let everyone know that today you are a lot stronger than you were yesterday, and you will be.
Stop holding grudges. – Don’t live your life with hate in your heart. You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate. Forgiveness is not saying, “What you did to me is okay.” It is saying, “I’m not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness forever.”
The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done.
…making one person smile CAN change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world.
And most importantly for me, these two sentences just shone in front of my eyes as I read along, the light bulb in my head immediately lit up:
Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy.
Stop focusing on what you don’t want to happen. – Focus on what you do want to happen.
So there you go if you don’t have time to read the whole article – but, please do! I am sure you will find it useful too!
Have a wonderful weekend ahead you all lovely readers out there! xoxo 🙂
P.S. Here is a photo from my last adventure hehe ~
I want you to know that I am always here for you, even you are not there for me in return most of the time.
I want to show you that I care for you, even you might not care that I do.
Don’t you know, l want you to show me that you care for me too, because, I feel, you do, at least a little?…
People say, they don’t have to spend time with those they care that much that frequently, as long as they are there for them, because they are too busy with their own daily lives. I say that’s nonsense. If you don’t spend time with those you love and say that you care, they would not know you do concern about them.
One should never be too busy for those s/he loves.
So, let me tell you this once again, I do care about you very much, and I hope you do too. And if you still care about me, I will continue to show you my love, my support and my care towards you. I will let you know I am always here whenever you need me. Because, I love you, my dear, I truly do.
But you have to tell me you love me too. Do you?…
Relationship of any kind is a two-way street. It takes both ends to make it happen. If you stay, I am in. But if you don’t want it, I am out.
I am still here for you. Just tell me that you need me too.
Today I laughed hard when someone said to me, “oh, you are a traditional person.”
Me? Traditional?
To me, being traditional means being conservative, holding onto old rotten rules with no bending to anything or anyone whatsoever. Being traditional is the opposite to being creative, inspiring and innovative. Being traditional is OLD. No, I am not and don’t want that at all!
Being an artist, I always want something new, something inspiring, something exciting that it sparks the deepest passion inside me so that I can create the biggest masterpiece ever.
That’s why I always try to defy the tradition and go for non-conventional ways of doing my things and living my life.
But that also means I am on an emotional roller coaster sometimes, and am able to experience lots of ups and downs, as well as overwhelming joy and utmost sadness in a short period of time.
As I wrote in the previous post, I am ready for a new life this year. I realize that, in order to inspire and create something great, I need something stable in my life. Something strong and steady enough for me to lean on emotionally and spiritually when I feel shaky and uncertain inside. I do want stability. And I treasure some core values that are considered to be “traditional” to most these days.
For one thing, I treasure family. A lot. Although unfortunately my bond with my family is not strong, no matter how hard I have been trying.
For another, I treasure true friendship. I do not call everyone I know “friends”. Most I call them “acquaintances”. There are very few I consider them as friends and for them I would do anything.
I detest superficiality and treasure deep connection with people.
I treasure honesty, sincerity and integrity.
I treasure love.
One time someone whatsapped me, “who needs real love?”. I immediately blocked him. I think I do not know that person.
Everyone needs real love. Only s/he denies it, or has not found it.
By real love I don’t confine to just romantic love, but love from family, love from friends, love from colleagues, love from students.
I want love. I love love. Call me old-fashioned. If that defines me to be traditional, so be it. I AM traditional for love. I want an unrealistic unconditional love. I don’t know if I am giving anyone that and will ever receive it from anyone, but I hope I will have at least one opportunity in my life time to do so.
Then, I shall truly have no regrets in my life.
Thank you for calling me traditional today, my Friend and Mentor. I deeply appreciate this new discovery of myself, because from today onwards I shall have a different outlook of myself and to others with this new piece of information 🙂
I set my intention for today, in this early morning of cool breeze and clear sky
I thank God for a wonderful start of the day: a hot and clean water shower, a delicious and fulfilling cup of cappuccino, and most important of all, beautiful and warming sunshine.
I thank God for a sound mind and a healthy body today.
I am grateful for all the talents and ability that God has given me.
I promise to do good today, to write and educate, to create and inspire, to give and receive.
Now I shall enjoy the rest of my cappuccino and the beautiful nature that surrounds me here before getting back to the work that I love!
What a beautiful day. What a beautiful life. I am grateful and thankful of everything.
Today, I decided. I decided, I am ready. I am ready for this drastic change. I am ready for my new life.
I know, I know I had said to myself many times, I would change today. I would persist for a few days, a week, or two, and then I slipped back to my old self. But, I must add, I did make some changes for good, however gradually painful it had been.
For one thing, I was being too nice to those around me, most of them did not deserve my nicety at all. What can I say? I was being a jerk to myself, and I might as well deserve that, because, no one could make me harm myself more than I let myself hurt me.
Finally, I decided today, once and for all, I would do this to myself, that I am ready for this big change. I deserve a new life, and I am ready for it. TODAY
So, mark my words, as of January 11, 2014. I AM READY.
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