January 1, 2008
my first day of the new year.
couldn't be spent better than catching up with one of my mentors. wendy and i met over brunch and we chatted about how life has been for both of us, specifically me. i was really blessed by her encouragement. she never judges my actions and my thoughts and i can be perfectly honest with her, knowing that she watches out for me spiritually but never condemning me, making me feel that i'm not as Christian as i should be.
during the course of our conversation, she told me several stuff which helped me make a mindset shift.
i felt truly blessed to have started the year right with words of wisdom. :)
then i caught..... ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS! all in good company of course. i think i acted like one of those silly mothers who cooed everytime Theodore spoke. how cute is that chipmunk?? sigh..
when i got home, an sms from a sweet babe suddenly made my head a lot clearer. i made the phone call and we chatted, reaffirming our friendship that will last for eternity.
but her sms reminded me that i've been too focused on myself this past few months and i've lost the joy in encouraging those around me, catching up with the lives of others. i've realised that i've lost the simple joy of making those around me feel loved.
it's time to start putting the feelings aside and focus on being real. focus on being an encourager and a giver of love.
and this year, not only am i going to do that, i've also told God that i want to get to know Him better. this will probably mean better times or it will mean worse times. but i know that to romance God and understand Him better comes at a cost which will count forever.
there are many hopes and dreams for 2008, all of which i hoope to come through. but more importantly if i lived this year thinking of myself and throwing some pity party every 5 seconds, then i will stand to regret this coming year.
simple resolutions, challenges for a new year....
couldn't be spent better than catching up with one of my mentors. wendy and i met over brunch and we chatted about how life has been for both of us, specifically me. i was really blessed by her encouragement. she never judges my actions and my thoughts and i can be perfectly honest with her, knowing that she watches out for me spiritually but never condemning me, making me feel that i'm not as Christian as i should be.
during the course of our conversation, she told me several stuff which helped me make a mindset shift.
i felt truly blessed to have started the year right with words of wisdom. :)
then i caught..... ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS! all in good company of course. i think i acted like one of those silly mothers who cooed everytime Theodore spoke. how cute is that chipmunk?? sigh..
when i got home, an sms from a sweet babe suddenly made my head a lot clearer. i made the phone call and we chatted, reaffirming our friendship that will last for eternity.
but her sms reminded me that i've been too focused on myself this past few months and i've lost the joy in encouraging those around me, catching up with the lives of others. i've realised that i've lost the simple joy of making those around me feel loved.
it's time to start putting the feelings aside and focus on being real. focus on being an encourager and a giver of love.
and this year, not only am i going to do that, i've also told God that i want to get to know Him better. this will probably mean better times or it will mean worse times. but i know that to romance God and understand Him better comes at a cost which will count forever.
there are many hopes and dreams for 2008, all of which i hoope to come through. but more importantly if i lived this year thinking of myself and throwing some pity party every 5 seconds, then i will stand to regret this coming year.
simple resolutions, challenges for a new year....