Longing

 We have been under Movement Control Order (MCO) in so many phases since 2020 until now. Since then, all of us have been staying home for so long. As a social creature, it is our nature to be out and about meeting people, especially families and friends. 

However, the pandemic has stopped us all from being social at the moment for our own safety. I haven't been meeting my sister since 2019 as we live in a different state. I long to bring my family for a vacation. I long to see my relatives back in my hometown. I missed my parents there. I haven't hang out with any of my friends for so long. 

I'm grateful so far that God protect me and people around me from Covid-19, and i pray that God continue to do so as we are living through this bad pandemic situation right now. I am thankful to God that the authorities has taken all the necessary measure to contain the spread of the virus. I pray that we will be able to fulfil our longings soon. 

Stay safe and take care everyone! 

Get real and be mindful

There are times that we wanted to buy things and we want it so bad. We want to have it and we were drawn to look for it, searching for info on the things and dig all the details on the subject.

In the right mind and heart, we know that we need to justified why do we want the thing. Sometime our impulse got into us and we buy things without thinking or reconsidering all the justification. 

In this global pandemic, all of us affected. It is better to be reserved than impulsive. When we want to have something, it is better to be mindful in spending, always aware of your resources. The pandemic might take longer than you expect to recover. Be alert of your surrounding, community and economy. 

Embrace the reality that we are all in at the moment. Whether at the moment you are affected or not, the community, the state, the country, the region and finally the whole Earth are affected in a large scale. Much or less, all of us will be affected in the chain effect of the global economy. 

A simple example, in the year 2019, my household regular spending on grocery will be around 200 to 300 per month. In 2020, it increase to 300 - 400, and recently this year it was 500 - 700. This was only regular grocery items (dry n wet food, cleaning & toiletries), not included milk for my children or other household item. So grocery items has significantly increase in price, though we may not realize as it was being gradually increased (e.g a pack of pokchoy vege back then was rm2.00, now rm2.50).

Whether single or with family, do be careful in spending at the moment, if you have surplus, try to help those in need. Be mindful and avoid impulse buying.

Understanding and perception

There is always challenge in understanding matters we encounter in life. Human tend to have their own perception on everything before trying to know deeper or understanding a matter from various perspective. 

All of us mostly familiar with the quote "think before you respond". Sometime that is not the case, because of our auto-perception on situation or on others, respond or reaction from us came as quick as flash. Of course, there is positive and negative side of this speedy respond or reaction, depend on the situation and circumstances that you are in.

My take is that, in any situation or circumstances, it is always better to let the matter goes into your brain and digest the matter in a realization or a clear mind for even at least 10 to 15 seconds before you speak or react, given it is not a matter of life or death where every second counts. This way, it will allow you to respond or react with your EQ as well as IQ. Thus will lead to better communication and better handling of situation, avoiding confusion or misconception of matters we face daily in this buzzing life.

If you are already having a habit of auto-perception, do take note that is not ideal in human communication in so many ways. My Suggestion is try to practice to take a breath, long inhale and exhale before replying or saying anything. Ephesians 4:29 - Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Eliminating the meaningless

In the buzzing of our daily life, sometime we got caught in too many things which is destructive to our mind, body or spirit. We may be too busy to notice as we live it daily, day in and out. This is why it is important to be aware of our being. 

 

Take notice of what have change, what happen to your body, your way of thinking, where are you spiritually. Evaluate your health (are you healthy?), your thoughts (are you thinking clearly? positive or negative thinking?) and your spirit (are you still in line with God's will). 

 Once you are aware of your being, you may see some of the things in your life that you need to improve. It might be your lifestyle, your circle, and your focus on your relationship with God. 

At some point of our life, we need to eliminate the meaningless things to live a meaningful life. Nowadays, life is hard enough to live, how about living it meaningfully? Spring clean areas in your life, where you find clutters. Organize your mess, take out the trash, break the chain physically, mentally and spiritually.

God bless and have a meaningful day today!

Blessed are those who pray and thankful

Praise the Lord for all His blessing and greatness. Why is that so important to pray and be in the state of thankfullness to God? Here i give you the answers. It brings you down on your submission pose in front of God, where He touch, refresh your spirit and heal you, despite what situation you are in, whether you are joyful or when you are down. Humans are having insatiable desire to have more and more in life, in the state of thankfullness, you will find that you have everything and more than you could ever asked for. God make you realize that no matter how much you wanted things, He had already provide everything before you could grasp it in your thoughts. In the suffering, be it physical, sickness, emotion, mind, brokeness, prayer and thankfulness is always a quick reliever as you focus on God and His limitless power, it grows your hope and strenghten you spiritually to let go and let God.