Footprints in the Sand

One night I had a dream, I dreamed that I was walking along the beach with the Lord and across the sky flashed scenes of my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints, one belonged to me and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that many times along the path of my life, there was only one set of footprints and that it happened at the lowest and saddest moments of my life. This really bothered me and I asked the Lord about it.

"Lord, you said that when I decide to follow you, you would walk with me all the way, but I have noticed that during the worst times of my life, there is only one set of footprints."
"I don't understand why in times when I needed you most, you should leave me."

The Lord replied, " My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never, ever leave you during your times of trial and suffering. When you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

(I read this on a paper tablemat at Shogun Restaurant and thought it good to share it on my blog.)

;)

Good Stress?No. Bad stress? Yes.

Most of the time, stress is a bad one for me. I have never really look at it as good stress. Stress can easily drives us crazy. It makes you swear a lot more, lose your pleasant sleep, gets agitated quickly, like the whole world owes you something. The things that you do under stress might hurt people's feelings or simply annoy them. This process can sometimes be a vicious circle if not managed well.

Handling stress has not been my strongest point but I always try to keep myself together. =) At the moment, stress is getting on my nerves. I am not at my best, not having my 'mojo'. Even trying to make this blog post is taking twice the time that I would usually need. But, I know all I need are baby steps, getting things done one at a time because obviously multitasking is not a good option when you are stressful. In no time at all, problems will be solved and 'the Sun shines again'.

Never ever push a panic button. Good old sane person will know it doesn't help much.

Coping with stress, I have caved in to spending more time watching movies and videos. =(
Anyway, I watched "I Love Hong Kong". It is a movie good for laughs. "Black Swan" is a definitely a great film, must-watch. I was at the edge of my seat throughout the movie. Good directing, acting, storyline. Well-deserved nominations and awards it has received.

Back to business

I'm back. Took a 2-week break to celebrate Chinese New Year. Hope it is not too late to wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year. May the year of the rabbit bring prosperity, good health and good luck to all of us.

"Everybody lies."  House
I am such a huge fan of House series that I tend to mention things from it in many of my posts. I hope readers of my blog don't mind it. I really have a 'thing' for scriptwriters of some of the good dramas. The lines that the actors say are just so memorable and meaningful. If you just take some time and appreciate the lines as well as the acting, watching the television is so much more of a learning experience. Try taking some of the lines, think about it and do some self reflection. =)

So back to everybody lies. I strongly agree with the statement but at the same time wonder if there is anybody at all who does not lie in his lifetime. How do you feel when you lie? Anxious? Guilty? Nonchalant? Even when you are telling a white lie, you would feel uneasy because it sucks to be betraying that someone's trust. Or is it that you have been doing it on an almost daily routine that you are unperturbed by the act of lying. It is the most unfortunate thing to bump into such insincere jerk and never knowing when the person is telling the truth or when the person is lying.

Remember the fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"? It is about a bored shepherd boy who found it extremely entertaining crying for help to trick the villagers into thinking that a wolf is attacking his flock of sheep. However, when the villagers arrived, they realised it was false alarm and a waste of time. When the boy was actually confronted by the wolf, the villagers did not come to his rescue when he again cried for help for they did not believe him. In the end, all his sheep were eaten by the wolf.

This fable is now told to children to teach them that even when liars tell the truth, no one would actually believe them or worse still, listen to them.

A Little Something

Some of the quotes from television programmes that I would like to share.

" As the philosophical Jagger once said, you can't always get what you want. " House

" You can't be angry at God and not believe in Him at the same time. " a nun character from House Season 1

" How many tens of years does one have in his life? " Chai Gau from Rosy Business

Life is too short to be spent on unnecessary things. Carpe diem. Do you feel grateful everyday, even if it is only for trivial things? Appreciate your loved ones. =)

For the win!

Having a sluggish start to the year is already bad enough. What's more when things are all tangled up. It's like you are trying to knit a sweater but what you have now in front of you is a large, furry ball of tangled yarn. The more you try to straighten things out, the more complicated it becomes.

Reminder to self: Stay strong, hang in there and hope for the better. =)

Nostalgia

Everyday, we are so engrossed in our routines that we forget many of the little things in life, hence, not appreciating the present. Only when it has become a thing of the past that we really felt their importance for now that it is gone, it left a huge hole in our lives. Then, we long for those good old times that are now just sweet memories.

So, in today's blog post, I will be highlighting an art that was part of my life for more than 10 years.

 BALLET

When I was young, I had really bad posture and always slouching my back. My dad made a good decision by enrolling me into ballet classes. That was the moment I was exposed to the world of dance.

Now I tend to appreciate dance reality shows on television more because you have got to experience it to know exactly how difficult those dance steps are. 

Though I may not be a very good ballerina, I have always enjoyed my ballet classes. Besides testing your motor skills and the ability to dance to the rhythm of the music, the techniques are rather hard to master.

Since then, my posture has improved a lot. It also helped me to release stress after a tiring week of schooldays. Every one-hour lesson relaxed my mind and was a good exercise.

Those were the days....

Starting the engine

First post for year 2011.
New year, new 'beginning'.

Recently, I came across this question in a website.

" WHAT IS YOUR TRUE PURPOSE IN LIFE? "

It kept me thinking for a whole week. Till now, it is still bugging me. How about you, folks?