Celebrate the meaning of life

Life is truly indeed a blessing.

I wish to say this to everyone out there, but sometimes, it's more of a constant self-reminder to myself  every now and then that we should often take a step back, slow down, and take time to reflect and to think about those people around us that we should always give thanks to, celebrate the meaning of life and the living always instead of being trapped in constant complaints about how bad our day was, listening to unnecessary gossips or rumours, sucked into negativities and drawn to things that are not beneficial at all to our overall well-being but rather to create more confusion and deception, lies into our lives. 

To those who knows me well or probably have followed my blog since ancient days ago, I am one who loves to eat, travel, passionate about sharing my personal experiences and talk about my daily life on this platform or space of mine. Recent years or days shall I say, I have grown to let this space to become a medium for me to share my personal encounter or sometimes, reflection that I have gathered or learnt through my experience in life. I hope my sharing or story here could be of some key takeaway to maybe some of you out there, who perhaps are going through the same situation or probably would love to get some answers etc too. Either way, feel free to always reach out no matter what. I believe being able to talk about your feelings or experiences freely without any form of boundaries or restrictions are the best way to confront or cope with your feelings that sometimes you feel difficult or ashamed to even bring yourself forward to admit them. Well, what should I say to those of you who feels that way? 

"Don't be afraid. Life is all about learning and falling down. As long as we are able to take the first step by coming forward, it is one of the biggest achievements already. In fact, you did a great job by firstly admitting to the problems or circumstances you are facing as it requires an immense amount of courage to do so. Hence, a big applause to yourself :) These are baby steps and you have to acknowledge that it is truly a form of achievement. Do not be discouraged or be worried about what others would say or talk about us, because deep down inside, only the ones who are facing or struggling with the problems know the truth. We are all not here to judge but to help." 

Throughout my recent weeks, I have encountered many hurtful incidents which was so unexpected that it could have brought me to endless tears, state of depression or even mental breakdown etc. However, before I even bring myself to that state, I managed to convince myself that God is so loving and that His love is so great and unconditional that I should not even bring harm to myself. He doesn't want me to feel broken, and in fact, I have to be thankful as such that being here today and able to write or share this on my blog is already a blessing. I have to remember that as I am typing these now, there are nearly two people who are dying each second, or even those who are battling diseases, struggling to stay alive. Here I am, healthy as horse ever, which is truly a purpose to celebrate and be thankful of. Life is indeed a long journey ahead. Those ups and downs in our lives are placed there for a reason, a purpose to only steer us towards the direction that we're meant to head to, and to grow as an individual in life. I love that no matter what happens in life, whether it is a form of grief or joy, I would always take it as an arrangement or plan by our loving God that it happened for a reason. I can only emphasise that nothing was ever there to bring harm or cause misery in my life, but rather, it was placed there at the very beginning just to prepare me for something better in life, a greater future and plan that He has for me. And for that, I am sincerely grateful that no matter what happens now and in the future, I have placed complete trust in Him, that He will only prosper and guide me towards greater cause in life as long as I continue to pursue and obey Him :) 

I love that I have always been so true to myself and to people around me. Whether or not it is towards random people from the any shops that I go to, people on the streets, janitors who clean the toilets at the shopping mall, security guards etc, I have always been happy seeing people who are always there offering their help to the society be it in a small or big form of contribution. Everyone that we encounter or meet in life isn't by chance I believe, but it is by a pre-destined arrangement by God. Hehe. If you believe it or not, there is no such thing in this world or life as being "coincidental". I believe that when things happen, it definitely happens for a reason but not simply by probability/chance. Yes, to those non-believers out there, you can probably try to use your  endless theories/science etc to rationalise or back-up all these encounters, however, what I would love to say is that sometimes, there simply isn't any facts/theories or even extravagance scientific theories to prove the supernatural things that we experience in life. Life is simply a miracle, isn't it? ;) 

In addition, there isn't much effort that you truly need to give just to make someone's day or befriend with someone. All you need to do is be your true self, and shed light and bring joy to others around you by just saying a few simple words like "How's your day?" or "Thank you very much". I believe that these powerful words are also a form of small encouragement that we can help to make someone's day. 

I love that no matter how bad my day or a phase of my life goes, I can still pick myself up real quick and realise that there is so much more to offer in my life and to help those who are truly in need rather than being all sad and depressed about a small little problem or situation that I face. I am so thankful indeed for always being able to realise why certain things happen without even having any proper explanation or closure from the people that I need answers from. However, I keep reminding myself that it's okay, as long as I have done my best and live my life without any regrets and given more than what I should without living in lies and being true to my own feelings, I believe that there isn't anything that I should feel apologetic of / regretful of ever at present or even in the future. 

Given the fact that I have lost someone so dearly in my life this year near Mother's Day which was so unexpected and part of me still believe that I should have done more then, however, I believe that my grandma's loss was meant for a reason too. There is no point crying over spilt milk. As such, since then, I have told myself that I do not want to live in any regrets ever, but rather, live each day as a blessing and take it as a chance to change and improve ourselves. And with that mindset, we will not have any regrets even when things happen too unexpectedly or sudden in life. Therefore, to those who are going through circumstances in life now that you are unable or struggling to seek answers or closure etc, do not ever be disheartened and discouraged. Please do not ever bottle everything up and blame yourself or ever feel ashamed/embarrassed about it. Nothing happens without a true purpose, please trust that. And if you ever need someone to confide to, please do come out of your closet and try to speak to people whom you trust like close families or friends who are always so loving and ready to be there for you no matter what goes through in your life. Never feel that you are alone in such dark or difficult circumstances in life. You will only end up being ever more lonely if you are unable to come out of your current circumstances and speak about it freely with people who you can trust in life. 

In short, to everyone out there, please know your true value and worth in life. There is so much more that life has to offer us. There is no such thing as a wasted lesson or time ever. Love yourself always and truly, and then you can only accept and give love freely as a blessing to others and those around you. Last but not least, always remember that life is really a blessing. Do not ever feel discouraged by some difficult circumstances you are encountering in life now because life is indeed a long journey. These lessons and mistakes are there to mould us and shape us into someone stronger, and greater in future. Hence, start by doing something positive each day as a stepping stone to walk this journey call life ahead! ☺💓

I shall end my long-winded post about my reflection on my latest encounters in life. I hope it did not bore you guys but rather, you managed to pick something up from my post too!

Till then,

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