Day 3 - What Drives Your Life
I have plenty of reasons to live. I have much enough of resentment and fear, I was over those negative feelings and negative thoughts. Life is a clock, whether someone is enjoying or not, life will continue and it does not care if everybody is well prepared or not. How you want your life to be motivated is a choice. The most important thing in life is always the first step. When you're used to it, the steps to follow are not that too difficult. My constant inspiration is the less fortunate people, seeing them getting hungry everyday and being deprived by the basic needs in life - it hurts a lot. I value and appreciate with all my heart the small details life can bring. It could be moments with people you love and friends to cherish. The world of the unfortunate is basically unkind but how they react to it in a positive manner brings the best in life. My personal relationship with God motivates me to create a positive and rewarding thought out of the unpleasant situations. My nature as a human being is a stubborn individual, easily gets irritated, easily gets bored and stays out of focus. Recalling the Day 1 thought that life is not all about me, makes me ponder that life is more than just about me. A simplified life is what I aim to have, doing what only matters most is the best way to acquire peace of mind and contentment of the heart.
Friday, November 28, 2014
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Day 2 - I Am Not An Accident
I came here on Earth not by coincidence. I came here for a purpose. Everything is with reasons and with purpose. I may not fully know what lies ahead and I choose not to worry because God perfectly made plans for me. Time plays a role, each second, each minute, my role is slowly taking place. One common mistake humans commit is to rush everything and missing the details while finding out the entire picture. We cannot appreciate if we are in a rush. I used to be in a rush - as if I find it a waste of time if I spend too much time to something; I spent less time in something and I moved forward, always wandering. Whoever, whatever I am now is God's plan for me. I learned lessons but I was hurt, was disappointed when I derived those lessons. Everything is not easy. The road is not all the time honey, is never always smooth sailing. I reflect that God's plans is always connected to the reasons and situations that we are into. If we put our trust and faith to His hands, we will not worry much. Humans like to embrace worries and I was a part of it. I embrace too much anxieties that I forgot to look ahead. Life is not about neglecting tomorrow because of yesterday's failures. Life is not about putting a halt to opportunities to grow and smile. God's plans work the best way for us to be closer to him. Sometimes, the ways are not so familiar to us. Sometimes, the feelings are strange but trust in Him that everything works perfectly fine in His clock, not our clock.
I came here on Earth not by coincidence. I came here for a purpose. Everything is with reasons and with purpose. I may not fully know what lies ahead and I choose not to worry because God perfectly made plans for me. Time plays a role, each second, each minute, my role is slowly taking place. One common mistake humans commit is to rush everything and missing the details while finding out the entire picture. We cannot appreciate if we are in a rush. I used to be in a rush - as if I find it a waste of time if I spend too much time to something; I spent less time in something and I moved forward, always wandering. Whoever, whatever I am now is God's plan for me. I learned lessons but I was hurt, was disappointed when I derived those lessons. Everything is not easy. The road is not all the time honey, is never always smooth sailing. I reflect that God's plans is always connected to the reasons and situations that we are into. If we put our trust and faith to His hands, we will not worry much. Humans like to embrace worries and I was a part of it. I embrace too much anxieties that I forgot to look ahead. Life is not about neglecting tomorrow because of yesterday's failures. Life is not about putting a halt to opportunities to grow and smile. God's plans work the best way for us to be closer to him. Sometimes, the ways are not so familiar to us. Sometimes, the feelings are strange but trust in Him that everything works perfectly fine in His clock, not our clock.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Day 1 - Purpose-Driven Book - Learning My Purpose
I learn that life is not just about me. That is being self centered. I used to think of getting myself comfortable first before everything else, I put myself in order and not just care of others. I can care and may care but that does not mean I go to the extra mile of caring. Doing much is too much. The book makes me realize that life is not about myself alone. God wants me to reach out. God wants me to stop from being selfish. I was not this way a long time ago. But that was a long time ago that I forget the details about what it was like a long time ago. I forget the feeling of how it is it to smile by seeing a rainbow and feeling the joy by simple details in life. The book encourages me to make others happy by reaching out; saying hello is not a very hard thing to do. At least, I realize what a simple hello can do. To give cheerfulness to others does not require expensive things, it is about the willingness to care, to reach out and doing the first move for greetings. Why is it so hard for me to do that? Maybe I closed doors for opportunities. I was mean in a very subtle way that you cannot identify how being mean defines a person. I want to start anew, the book will help me and I need to open my heart to reflect what the book says. I learn that a journey is always better when it is shared. I forgot how messy, how dull, how boring, how sad, how frustrating my journey was because I prefer my journey to be just about me. In that way, I cannot get hurt, I cannot be happy but I cannot get hurt too, I am literally safe. The road has not ended yet and I start to feel different. I don't want it this way for a very long time. My first move is to open my heart and to open my mind. There! I see a ray of light. I look around, there are opportunities and chances to give back, to extend a hand, to offer my shoulder for others to lean on. Life is short to keep everything special all just to ourselves. Life is not about me alone. At the end of the day, I am held accountable for things and situations presented to me. Time is a gift. I slowly embrace what time and life can offer. This is a journey that I will share with others. I welcome each day, this time, with a big smile and a loving heart.
I learn that life is not just about me. That is being self centered. I used to think of getting myself comfortable first before everything else, I put myself in order and not just care of others. I can care and may care but that does not mean I go to the extra mile of caring. Doing much is too much. The book makes me realize that life is not about myself alone. God wants me to reach out. God wants me to stop from being selfish. I was not this way a long time ago. But that was a long time ago that I forget the details about what it was like a long time ago. I forget the feeling of how it is it to smile by seeing a rainbow and feeling the joy by simple details in life. The book encourages me to make others happy by reaching out; saying hello is not a very hard thing to do. At least, I realize what a simple hello can do. To give cheerfulness to others does not require expensive things, it is about the willingness to care, to reach out and doing the first move for greetings. Why is it so hard for me to do that? Maybe I closed doors for opportunities. I was mean in a very subtle way that you cannot identify how being mean defines a person. I want to start anew, the book will help me and I need to open my heart to reflect what the book says. I learn that a journey is always better when it is shared. I forgot how messy, how dull, how boring, how sad, how frustrating my journey was because I prefer my journey to be just about me. In that way, I cannot get hurt, I cannot be happy but I cannot get hurt too, I am literally safe. The road has not ended yet and I start to feel different. I don't want it this way for a very long time. My first move is to open my heart and to open my mind. There! I see a ray of light. I look around, there are opportunities and chances to give back, to extend a hand, to offer my shoulder for others to lean on. Life is short to keep everything special all just to ourselves. Life is not about me alone. At the end of the day, I am held accountable for things and situations presented to me. Time is a gift. I slowly embrace what time and life can offer. This is a journey that I will share with others. I welcome each day, this time, with a big smile and a loving heart.
I have taken enough of my time, it has been a long time since I have expressed myself. I forgot what happened to the world, I forgot how to care and I forgot how to feel. I forgot how to identify the black from the white, I saw nothing and I felt nothing except that I need to live. Living is survival, no need for room to be sensitive because nobody cares. I saw the world as full of treachery and lies. The world does not really care at all. You have yourself to bring along at darkest hours - that was what I thought!!!
I was tired of being insensitive, I was tired of being indifferent, I was tired of feeling nothing because life is too short. I may not live too long and I want to serve my years in a meaningful way that God would want me to do. Enough of selfishness; I know somewhere out there, everyone needs warm embraces to warm up the days, they need hugs to comfort them. I start to realize, I am blessed to have a loving family, a comfortable home where love resides, loving friends who understand me, good neighbors, friendly pets and smiling faces along the way. It is high time to start a beautiful journey. God has introduced me a beautiful plan, this may take time but I take my time. I am thankful that someone has opened a tiny door for me to peep in what is beauty inside that door. I am grateful for that person - I cannot forget when someone walks into your life for a beautiful and wonderful reason.
And so here I go....
It's my first day of the book "The Purpose-Driven Life" by Rick Warren. This is an interesting book and an eye opener to me. I am starting a journey right now. I hope I could spend it with someone but nobody is around so I have myself to start it with.
I was tired of being insensitive, I was tired of being indifferent, I was tired of feeling nothing because life is too short. I may not live too long and I want to serve my years in a meaningful way that God would want me to do. Enough of selfishness; I know somewhere out there, everyone needs warm embraces to warm up the days, they need hugs to comfort them. I start to realize, I am blessed to have a loving family, a comfortable home where love resides, loving friends who understand me, good neighbors, friendly pets and smiling faces along the way. It is high time to start a beautiful journey. God has introduced me a beautiful plan, this may take time but I take my time. I am thankful that someone has opened a tiny door for me to peep in what is beauty inside that door. I am grateful for that person - I cannot forget when someone walks into your life for a beautiful and wonderful reason.
And so here I go....
It's my first day of the book "The Purpose-Driven Life" by Rick Warren. This is an interesting book and an eye opener to me. I am starting a journey right now. I hope I could spend it with someone but nobody is around so I have myself to start it with.
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