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" Whenever you find yourself in a difficult situation. Don't always be so quick to run away. Try your best to face the situation at hand. That's a sign of growth." - Dad
The first week of 2018 is coming to an end. And I'd like to end it with a bang! " New year, New me!" at least that's what most people say whenever the new year arrives. But I personally never understood why people said it. It's as though they fail to realize that it's only the numbers that resets. The days, the years and the months .. but everything else still goes on. Yesterday's problems still needs fixing. That project you were working on still needs to be finished etc...
Ps: Could you imagine if it did though? Wow!! Okay, let me not stray from this subject... Moving on..
Before I get into too much, let me recap last year for a little bit.
2017 was amazing to me. I. Learned. A. Lot ! I appreciated every bit of knowledge that came with it. I also was able to build a relationship with my mother. And THIS was a big one for me. It used to not always be rainbows and colors between us. Well, so would my dad describe our relationship at least. But throughout the chaos, I built the courage to release this blog. My amazing personal diary and it has not only been an inspiration and a really big accomplishment for me but the feedback and encouragements from everyone has been surreal.
One thing I noticed though, is the fact that I am very quick to run away whenever I'm faced with adversaries. Even if it's just for a day.
" Glo, give yourself 24hrs for every decision making. Sleep on it and if nothing changes, then, begin to act upon it." So I would tell myself. I mean it's amazing advice, it just doesn't work for everything. Ex: Instead of letting someone know how I felt in the moment. I waited to " sleep on it" and at this point the person has already moved on and went on about their day and I was the only one left dwelling on it. When the 24hrs were up and I still felt the way I did the day before, I'd go confront the person and guess what ? it didn't have the same effect. do you know how ridiculous and dramatic it sounds? Sometimes though, 24hrs turned into 2 weeks then 3 months then a whole year until I've convinced myself that I forgot about it. Sooner or later, it would creep back up for me to deal with it and learn from it.
Since last year that was a challenge, this year I decided to do it a little differently. Here's how..
I've listed 5 things to focus on so that I head towards the growth my father often talks about.
1. Speak on how I feel the moment I feel it and not worry about the circumstances. ( A closed mouth do not get fed ! ) People assume a lot. Speak up. You're not a tree.
2. Stop running away from matters at hand. Face it full force. nothing gets resolved when consistently saying " It's okay.." or " It's whatever.." or " Don't worry about it.".. Pushing dust under a rug only makes it dirtier.
3. Allow myself to feel everything. Stop thinking that the best way to resolve an issue is if I was anywhere else but where I am. Stay .. face myself.
4. Forgive myself first before going through the process of forgiving others.
5. Stop burning bridges with people over the smallest things. Resolve what needs to be resolved and move on.
I really hope that you, as a reader is inspired by working on one thing you've set your mind to this new year. Easier said than done, I know, but I believe that with each day, it gets easier and progress can be seen/noticed.
Prayer:
Dear God,
You've protected me throughout the year of 2017 and I thank you for everything. For opening up doors, opportunities, knowledge, understanding, self evaluation and mostly great relationships.
You brought me into the new year and I couldn't be more humbled because I am so undeserving but yet here I am. I listed 5 things that I would like to work on this year, Please be the center of it all.
Ps: Dear reader, I am humbled that you take the time out of your day to read my content. I couldn't be more grateful for you. You keep me writing and motivated. Thank you. Now let's make 2018 an amazing year ALL AROUND ! Shalom.
The first week of 2018 is coming to an end. And I'd like to end it with a bang! " New year, New me!" at least that's what most people say whenever the new year arrives. But I personally never understood why people said it. It's as though they fail to realize that it's only the numbers that resets. The days, the years and the months .. but everything else still goes on. Yesterday's problems still needs fixing. That project you were working on still needs to be finished etc...
Ps: Could you imagine if it did though? Wow!! Okay, let me not stray from this subject... Moving on..
Before I get into too much, let me recap last year for a little bit.
2017 was amazing to me. I. Learned. A. Lot ! I appreciated every bit of knowledge that came with it. I also was able to build a relationship with my mother. And THIS was a big one for me. It used to not always be rainbows and colors between us. Well, so would my dad describe our relationship at least. But throughout the chaos, I built the courage to release this blog. My amazing personal diary and it has not only been an inspiration and a really big accomplishment for me but the feedback and encouragements from everyone has been surreal.
One thing I noticed though, is the fact that I am very quick to run away whenever I'm faced with adversaries. Even if it's just for a day.
" Glo, give yourself 24hrs for every decision making. Sleep on it and if nothing changes, then, begin to act upon it." So I would tell myself. I mean it's amazing advice, it just doesn't work for everything. Ex: Instead of letting someone know how I felt in the moment. I waited to " sleep on it" and at this point the person has already moved on and went on about their day and I was the only one left dwelling on it. When the 24hrs were up and I still felt the way I did the day before, I'd go confront the person and guess what ? it didn't have the same effect. do you know how ridiculous and dramatic it sounds? Sometimes though, 24hrs turned into 2 weeks then 3 months then a whole year until I've convinced myself that I forgot about it. Sooner or later, it would creep back up for me to deal with it and learn from it.
Since last year that was a challenge, this year I decided to do it a little differently. Here's how..
I've listed 5 things to focus on so that I head towards the growth my father often talks about.
1. Speak on how I feel the moment I feel it and not worry about the circumstances. ( A closed mouth do not get fed ! ) People assume a lot. Speak up. You're not a tree.
2. Stop running away from matters at hand. Face it full force. nothing gets resolved when consistently saying " It's okay.." or " It's whatever.." or " Don't worry about it.".. Pushing dust under a rug only makes it dirtier.
3. Allow myself to feel everything. Stop thinking that the best way to resolve an issue is if I was anywhere else but where I am. Stay .. face myself.
4. Forgive myself first before going through the process of forgiving others.
5. Stop burning bridges with people over the smallest things. Resolve what needs to be resolved and move on.
I really hope that you, as a reader is inspired by working on one thing you've set your mind to this new year. Easier said than done, I know, but I believe that with each day, it gets easier and progress can be seen/noticed.
Prayer:
Dear God,
You've protected me throughout the year of 2017 and I thank you for everything. For opening up doors, opportunities, knowledge, understanding, self evaluation and mostly great relationships.
You brought me into the new year and I couldn't be more humbled because I am so undeserving but yet here I am. I listed 5 things that I would like to work on this year, Please be the center of it all.
Ps: Dear reader, I am humbled that you take the time out of your day to read my content. I couldn't be more grateful for you. You keep me writing and motivated. Thank you. Now let's make 2018 an amazing year ALL AROUND ! Shalom.
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