The Art of Balancing Life
I was in a conversation with my cousin in her kitchen in Dublin. The topic of conversation was stress, burnouts and balance.
The fine lines between the above said can be very blurry at times. I have gone through severe stress and got myself burnout. When I was much younger I did not know how to cope with stress that well. I would myself out till I crashed. It was a vicious cycle. Now that I’m much older, I am getting much better at it. Actually, there’s still room for improvement too.
The very next morning, I found out a dear friend had passed away at the age of 52. I was shocked and extremely saddened by it. I broke into tears and pulled the covers to continue crying. He was a good guy, he was always smiling. He had a lot of stories to share. He gave me relationship advises. Benchmarks for guys that I should date. He even warned a guy a dated before. We went on holidays together too.
Sadly I was not in town to attend his funeral. I feel he left us too soon. So sudden.
Which relates to the topic of balancing life. I should and must cherish my loved ones more. Spend more time with them. I should not be working around the clock. I need my balance. I deserve my balance. I should not feel guilty for taking time out for myself.
There’s only one of me, I matter.
Inalillah Eadrace Petra, you will be missed.
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Sensitive people should be treasured. They love deeply and think deeply about life. They are loyal, honest and true. The simple things often mean the most to them. They don’t need to change or harden. Their purity makes them who they are.
– Unknown
Huat Ah!
To those celebrating Chinese New Year, have an awesome one.
Be safe on the roads. Win big this year.
I just got home from celebrating coffee with my favourite Haspy Gang! The Chinese fam bam that I love. Not many know this, but I know more Chinese traditions than some. Haha. Can’t wait to make my own Lou Sang for our get together.
For two days I have had a bad ass migraine. So I finally headed to AA to grab myself my meds. Got both the dosage and also a bottle of Arcalion. My aunt who has a severe migraine tried them and it worked. So wish me luck.
But tonight, I’m not sure if it was the caffeine intake that I was deprived of or the meds that cleared my migraine. Anyways, I’m gonna observe myself over the course of one week. If this works, I gotta take it religiously for 4 weeks tops and I’d be golden!
Wish me luck!
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Haha. So me.
Glow Gain
Indeed I have finally gained weight to my surprise. All along this has been a particular challenging thing to be done. I have tried many methods but it hasn’t been that successful. A lot of people have been commenting on it too. Mostly really positive comments but the jealous ones…are extremely negative about it.
But hey, I ain’t here to please you.
In all honesty, I don’t think my food intake has doubled because I have always love food and I eat a lot. Perhaps I eat on time now.
But I think one of the biggest factor would be I sleep better now. I get more sleep too lately, it has turn into a routine. Previously I did sleep a lot, but my timing was so random and bad. It was never a concern of mine despite knowing how crucial it is. I am very grateful that I am constantly reminded of sleep and the hours that I need to clock in.
The biggest factor has got to be the fact that I am happy. To be able to dump such toxic influence from my life has been life changing. It’s just so liberating and refreshing. Wee! I’m at a place of my life where it might not be what I had planned for myself but I’m happy and blessed with how it is shaping to be.
Alhamdulillah.
Mondayitis Wise Words
In all the falling, flawing, failing,
there is the grace of learning,
of shedding an old life, for a new,
let a new life happen to you.
-Nayyirah Waheed
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The peace I have now is worth everything I have lost.
– Luis Garcia
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