Year of the Tiger

 Happy Lunar New Year, everyone! Wishing all good health, good fortune, happiness, and prosperity in the Year of the Tiger. May you have the strength and the intelligence of a tiger. Year 2022, here us roar!  

Present AND Purpose?

Someone once mentioned to me that your purpose is something you embody for all aspects of your life. I thought so too, or at least that’s what I learned and thought so. It’s not. My purpose for my career should not be the same as the purpose in my personal life. They may have some relations, some connections, but they should not be the same. Each role you play in the world, from an employee to a child, there is a different purpose. I thought it’s a purpose that bleeds into each area, but there needs to be lines not to be crossed. But most importantly, purpose will change as we change. Instead of finding a purpose, we should focus more on enjoying and living in the moment. During the pandemic, I felt lost at sea, stranded on an island, trying to rewrite my purpose for my career, which in turn was the purpose I was chasing after for my personal life. I was focused on that for a while because that purpose, I took to heart, embodying my life’s purpose, when it’s simply just my career’s purpose. Growing up, we are asked what we want to be, who we want to be, what do we want to do, always about the occupation. Because of that, it turns into this item on our list, our life’s purpose to fulfill. Maybe instead of drilling that into kids’ heads at a young age, we should be drilling how to just be happy, in the here and now. Future is important, but the present is equally important, if not, more. Choose to be present AND create different purposes for different slices of the life pie. BUT focus on being present, as that at the end of the day, the purpose of life is to just to simply be, be human. Aim for being present, and the purpose(s) will follow.

REbeloom

 

I’ve always heard the saying along the lines of we need to get back up where we fell down. But it’s not really always the case. Going back to where we started (failed), we try to find that "us" again so we can rewrite that story. Yes, in some cases, it works. But others, we can’t because we aren’t trying to rewrite the narrative but we are trying to find that feeling, that emotion again. I was tough on myself on the writing I’ve done lately, on my blog, for myself, you name it. But it’s because I’m trying to find that version of me again, in the me now. I can’t. I can’t find that feeling I had when I was writing in the before time because in the before time, there was no pandemic. There wasn’t that cloud over our heads, that gloomed its vengeance everyday. It’s different and because it’s different, it will never be the same when we keep trying to look for the same feeling from that moment again. That euphoria I had writing on my blog in the past isn’t the same euphoria I have now writing. The meaning there is different. Instead of trying to find that emotion, that moment back, sometimes, all we can do is replant ourselves in this new fertilizer and see what blooms. (:

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays, everyone! Hope these few weeks have been filled with joy with family and friends. Wishing everyone a wonderful 2022 filled with lots of love, laughter, and happiness. Stay safe and cozy! 

 

Thankful

 

Happy November! This month is all about gratitude. Time to be thankful for all the things we have in the present, in the now, from the little things to the big things. Sometimes we focus so much on chasing after what we don't have that we forget what we have is equally, if not, more important. Open our eyes, count our blessings, and see all the small and big gems we have all along. It's a month to slow down, reflect, and feel the good waves that rushed and are rushing into our hearts. 

For me, I am thankful for family, friends, health, job, music, progress, little moments, and so much more. One of the things I really like to highlight is creativity. For a while, I felt out of tune with myself. I felt my creativity has been lacking since the pandemic began. It took me a while to get back, find my creative side again, both the old and new. Very grateful to have that piece of me back again. Truly missed the spark, the fire I once had. There's always going to be some bumps in the road and some bumps may last a marathon to reach the other side. I am thankful I road this wave and reached land again. Also, I am grateful for all you readers who continue to follow my blogging journey and I hope this new creative journey of mine may inspire you or help you in some way in your own path. Feeling lots of love and gratitude today and want to send positive vibes your way!