One day
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How do you ruin a good day?
Tell someone about it.
Or I guess I should say, tell the wrong person about it.
When we experience the overflow of blessings and good things in our lives, we feel giddy with joy and excitement! We can’t help but tell someone about it, because the happiness might just burst if kept inside of our hearts.
However, what happens when the good news comes out of our mouths?
Oftentimes we are met with hidden jealousy, disbelief, or smacked by comments of displeasure, criticism, sarcasm, the list goes on…
The clouds come rushing over covering the sunshine.
Self-doubt comes like a downpour of rain, til we are soaked in despair.
I wish I didn’t tell anyone.
I’ve always resonated with this quote:
Travel and tell no one, live a true lovestory and tell no one, live happily and tell no one, people ruin beautiful things.
Kahlil Gibran
As I’m growing older, I’m living out its meaning.
Moments are made more precious when we keep it between us and God.
People ruin beautiful things.
But they don’t mean to.
A Biblical example that comes to mind is Judas the Iscariot during the time when Mary poured out her offering upon Jesus’ feet.
It was a precious moment for Mary and Jesus but Judas almost ruined it. Thanks to our Savior’s loving remarks, the scenario was emphasized as Mary doing the right thing and it became one of the most popular stories in the world.
I like keeping a prayer journal because it’s where most of my good memories are stored. Some memories only Jesus and I know.
Today, I told someone very important to me about my day and how happy I was, yet I was met with a sarcastic and mean comment.
The clouds are starting to form and cover the sunshine of my day. Self-doubts are all over my mind. Right now, I am waiting for my Savior to save the day.
I forgot to keep things to myself and now I’m in pain. And so I repeat these wise words to myself:
“… live happily and tell no one, people ruin beautiful things”
Week 3: Recovering a Sense of Power
Objective :
(1) Deal wit unaccustomed bursts of energy and sharp peaks of anger, joy and grief.
(2) Consciously experiment with spiritual open-mindedness.
Favorite quotes:
Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable.
Brenda Ueland
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost.
Martha Graham
Verses of the week:
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.
James 4 : 8
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you
Matthew 7 : 7
Lessons Learned:
Anger is not an enemy.
I really dislike anger as an emotion because it is unpleasant. But this week, I have learned a very crucial fact. Anger is our friend. It is meant to be listened to because it serves as a guide on what is wrong. It reveals our boundaries. We should use anger as a redirection to the core issue. It’s not to be acted out but acted upon.
Always have a prepared mind. Watch out for God.
We pray that we could hear God or that He’d answer our prayers. But how often do we do this then go out in our day without even thinking of Him for a second. It’s important to be prepared or to be aware that God is working in every moment.
Don’t tell yourself it doesn’t matter.
When events occur or words are uttered and our feelings are hurt, it may be our first instinct to protect ourselves by either denying our sorrow or pretending everything is okay. This week, I have learned to acknowledge my emotions and honor what I am going through. Instead of telling myself it doesn’t matter, I say, “You will heal.“
How to identify constructive criticism.
Constructive criticism is like a missing piece to your puzzle. It gives you an “Aha!” moment. You learn something from it.
Reflection
This week is more focused on dealing with emotions such as anger and shame. It also tackled topics such as growth and “synchronicity” which I have never heard before. To me, power is being able to handle your emotions and use them in the correct manner. Power is not found in having a stone heart but in having a heart that can feel. It’s experiencing a whirlwind of emotions such as anger, shame, grief, joy, rejection, emptiness, etc. and yet believing that you will heal. That all of these experiences will only bring good to your creativity. It will give you a story to tell through your art in whatever form that may be.
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Week 2 : Recovering A Sense of Identity
Objective :
(1) Address self-definition as a major component of creative recovery.
(2) Move into your personal identity, a self-defined you.
Favorite quotes:
To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast-you also miss the scenery of where you are going and why.
Eddie Cantor
Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music-the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.
Henry Miller
Verse of the week:
For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10
Lessons Learned:
Self-doubts are symptoms of recovery.
When we give ourselves permission to recover that’s when the doubts will hit you like a ton of bricks. They will sprout like beans poking every corner of your brain ’til you get exhausted in dealing with them. But! This is not the time to give up! This is the time to fight back with affirmations.
Learn to identity crazy-makers (toxic people).
In the path to self-recovery we need to identify our toxic habits, perspectives, and most importantly the toxic people in our lives. Toxic people drain your energy.
“The capacity of delight is the gift of paying attention.”
One of the most important lessons I have learned this week is the gift of paying attention. And for everyday of this week I kept reminding myself to pay attention especially to nature. There is so much beauty in the world that when we truly open our hearts and eyes, we will know that we will be okay. Even in this moment right now, we are okay.
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How to wake up in the morning
I will greet this day with love in my heart. And how will I do this? Henceforth will I look on all things with love and be born again. I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness as it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge.
~OG Mandino
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