when you believe

Sunday, May 27, 2007

This is taken from Charm's blog:) I find her life inspiring. Although we're miles apart, I believe she blogs from her heart and what's important to her, and that alone inspires me in the things of God. It's so easy to lose focus, to fall away. I see God's faithfulness in her life, even though we really hardly talk:)

"and i guess.
she didn't do anything wrong?
she just wanted to be
that ideal self.
and.
through it, she lost herself.
but in the end,
she gave up that mask
that absorbed her identity.
and found back
the things in her life
things that she had set aside
to accomplish a dream.
that seemed too hard to attain
that took so much out of her.
and the accomplishment of the dream
gave only temporal satisfaction.

in the end, she became herself
she became real (:

what would happen
if we saw the beauty of the soul
instead of external appearances?
i think if that happened.
of cos there would still be a range
but i guess the end
of the "super ugly"
would be very much reduced.
cos out there,
there is always someone who loves you
and whom you love (:
and people who can love
can't be that bad right??

what would happen.
if we did not see the beauty of the soul
but the beauty of Christ instead?
then, there would be value equality haha"

I think the girl's night at OCF really opened my eyes. In a way that you start to see others differently. I start to realise that every single person is hurting, that everyone has their own insecuritites and that the pain the random stranger beside you is facing, is so real. Sometimes I take forgranted alot of the blessings in my life. As people share their lives openly, I try to put myself in their shoes and wonder, what would I do if I were them? Would I still be the joyful and confident young lady, or will I be less secure, less bubbly, less loving towards others.

Because when you see your life through the perfect rose-tinted glasses, it's so easy to be a happy airhead.

But I suppose everyone has their own journey to travel. To discover, to press on.

I just want to say, treasure the people in your life who love you for who you are, because those are the real treasures in your life. Not your looks, your money or grades, but those real people.

This is your now.

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How very aptly, Charm just reminded me of my life verse. (which I kinda forgot, but she actually remembered!)

Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, remember the Lord in everything you do, and He will show you the right way."

afterthought:

Can't wait to catch up with her. I do miss the people in Singapore. Sometimes it feels so strange, to be thinking of the place I used to call home, to try so hard to remember what I left behind. Like Queen and I said today, it'll be pretty hard trying to adjust if I do return to work. But hey, there is no place like home.

And for my goody friends in RL, do catch hold of Pak Ken and family when they go back in abt 2 weeks time or sth..I suppose that's the closest you can get to smelling me, since I see them every week hahaha. If you do hug Claire, remember that I hug her every week, so a slight connection there hey? hahahaha:) TAA

breathing in the moment*

heartme` twirled her pencil at 10:16 PM
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