It is amazing that it has been 1 month since the last time I posted something here. Many things have happened both good and bad. But somehow it seems that I no longer prioritize this 5-minute writing.
Ideas flow faster than I am prepared to handle and so I seem to avoid writing. I am too excited in sharing many things from article, Habitat by Honestbee, job vacancy, and so on. I also organized many gatherings this month.
It is just that as my counseling session tomorrow draws near, I am reminded of my commitment of writing for 5 mins a day. The purpose is to help me slow down, remember the good things to be thankful of and the bad things to learn from them to avoid repeating the same mistakes. It is also helpful to act as a data to observe my up and down periods across time.
Therefore it is imperative for me to continue again.
Three things I can remember for this month. First, my relationship with my wife is getting better. This is to show that our efforts are not in vain. When we give our best, things may change.
Second, mistakes cannot be undone and there are consequences. I was late again to make credit card payment and as a result I need to pay $100 penalty fee aside from the fee for giro rejection admin fee and another $40-$50 of interest charge. All those was just because I did not check to ensure my account of which my credit card is giro-ed to has sufficient value. It was not my first time and so it could no longer be waived. It is by God’s grace that another $70 due to my mistake in not disabling the data roaming (even when the mobile data is off) is waived by M1 for goodwill. I need to remember that if I make the same mistakes again in the future, they may not waive again.
Third, change process is possible but needs commitment. Until today I still have difficulties in clearing my 500 unread work emails and I have been ignoring my gmail and yahoo. I manage to send less emails thanks to my manager. But it is still difficult. Another commitment I took was by attending free trial of Krav Maga and signing up for monthly package as a tool to learn what it means to fight.
I feel better after I write all these. It does not mean that I need to write so that I can feel better. But it does remind me that there is reward when we do the right things.
