Accomplishments – a cooking pot and twisted tales

I took a second look at this blog that I started at the beginning of the year before COVID came to town, and I realized that some of the things I had wanted to achieve almost bordered on ‘being vain.’

I rewrite my list and wish as below…

Staying Alive… that will be top of my list.
Loving and showing more love to those around me.
Being thankful and grateful for each day and the opportunities that I have.
Staying in touch with loved ones near and far.
Giving more of me – ‘cos there’s an ample lot of me to give 😉
Quitting the complaining and worrying less.
Staying hopeful that ‘all things will work out for my good’
Focusing on the absolutely necessary
Laughing a lot more than I am at present.
Dancing a little each day.
Applying the 2-minute rule in trying to get things done. (I will expand this further in another post).
Eat healthier meals and savour every bite.
Taking back charge of my blogging and writing.
Keeping the right momentum with my studies and getting my homework done on time.
Approach change and challenges with a positive mind.
Stop letting the thoughts of financial struggle dominate every breath that I take.

I refuse to continue to mount pressure on myself and guilt trip myself over the failure to achieve all the high-achieving goals that I had on my previous list. It doesn’t mean that I am settling for less, rather I am pressing the ‘REFRESH’ button and allowing myself to exhale in order to inhale better.

See you around.

By the way, what was on your list?

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A lot of times, we have challenges that we face but lack the zeal to take them on.

Once our spirit to take them on is down, we find that the voice of pessimism and all the possible excuses will offer themselves on shiny platters for us to choose from.

However, the downturn to helping ourselves to the platter of excuses is that it’s often accompanied by a cane for self-flagellation and guilt, which will eventually show itself when the consequences of our actions or inactions dawn on us.

Sometimes, we need not have huge amounts of faith or courage.

Indeed, a peanut-sized one will suffice, but if we can dig in our heels and get started with it, you find that the zeal and courage required to continue surfaces.