Tag: personal

Much had been said already urging us to discover our desires, pursue our interests, nourish our gifts, follow the passions God has given us.   Find your flow – that is the way to succeed and live a fulfilling life.  We then have a pretty picture in our minds of that day when we need not do our boring jobs anymore, and when we shall find abundance pouring in in ways we could never have imagined.   We feel the excitement pulsing in our veins, finally doing what we’re all supposed to do, living the glorious destiny to which we have been born into.

Then all of a sudden, we find ourselves living just the opposite life we dreamed.  We find ourselves in a rut, a deadend, or a yellow light that has kept us waiting longer than we have expected for us to realize the vision that has been given us.   What went wrong?  What sin have we committed for us to deserve this kind of punishment that has fallen upon us like a thief in the night stealing our dreams and the life that has been promised of us?

Having just celebrated my birthday, I would like to take down some of the things I’ve learned in life.

1. I learned that growth is a continuous process, and that the process usually means undergoing some sort of struggle, pain or difficulty.

2. I learned that though the process of growing is usually difficult and involves some kind of sorrow or pruning, the result is always towards greater happiness and empowerment.

3. I learned that one of man’s greatest need is to be loved, and one of the greatest hindrance to being loved is our inability or lack of willingness to understand one another.

4. I learned that many times, it really doesn’t take much to make people happy. A single rose could make someone’s day just as much as a million dollars can.

5. I learned that the greatest enemy we should conquer is our very selves. If we can face our shadows and our fears, we can face everything else.

6. I learned that however happy we are in the life we’re living, we should always have a dream.

7. I learned that there are times when our love for another person is that which inspires us to love ourselves more.

8. I learned that no matter how hard I try, I cannot cause the night to end any sooner. On the other hand, even if I do nothing, the morning will surely come to give me a brand new day.

9. I learned that no matter how my friends and I try to think my problems through, there are problems that won’t immediately go away, and all we can do is to wait and weather the storm through.

10. I learned that if there is one thing we should strive to build, it is a home right within our hearts; a home that we can always take with us wherever we may go, a home that nobody can ever take away.