Life's lessons

5 greatest things i've learnt this year:

1. That i won't be able to do everything alone. I am not mean't to do everything by myself. Learn to let go, learn to trust, learn to believe in others. Community is important.

2. That if you want to start anything, you must desire more to finish it. That its important to have passion, to pace yourself and keep the momentum. That it would be a life long journey, and there will be lots to learn along the way, that its a marathon, not a sprint.

3. That generosity goes a long way. Its healthy to cultivate the habit and spirit of Giving. Sometimes we must be willing to part from something in order to receive something greater that may come in a different form of value.

4. That it is important to be extremely honest with yourself. To listen to yourself and your heart. If you are not honest with yourself you'll only live as a cover up or who you truly are and what you may truly give to this world. Sometimes we try to fit in, or try to do what others do, but the thing is, we are all made differently, and we will excel in different areas. So we must be wise to know more about ourselves and to trust our Maker.

We all go through seasons with lessons to learn. What are the top 5 things you've learnt in 2013?

Marathons have shown me what i am capable of doing, and taught me how to do it well. Preparation, training, listening to your body, timing, focus, prayer. And understanding your build, knowing what you can do, and that you are not like others, you won't excel by doing things the way they do it, but by how your body speaks to you and tells you.

And with all that i've learn from marathons, i shall apply it to this journey to succeed as a designer.

No the journey would not be easy, as for now, i don't even know, nor can i see the future, all i know is that i must proceed, to try, to do, to dream. To learn to grow to practice. 

Am i scared, hell yeah. but i'm excited at the same time! What if people laugh at me, think i am stupid, view me differently, think i'm crazy, see me doing what i do, and criticize me, what if they say, 'why is she doing it this way'. Well i guess,

" Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and to follow it to the end requires courage. " - Ralph Waldo Emerson

" To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment " -  Ralph Waldo Emerson.

If you are a dreamer, and you believe your dream has some significance bigger than yourself, be brave. pursue it.

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decided to post this draft i wrote sometime back. its funny how we get more tired when we go somewhere to do something, where we don't really do anything.