The Way It Is Now
I got an email sent from a "mate" from AmericanGreetings.com. Tried to go to the URL in the office and home. It didn't work. It looks ambiguous (reply-address is not associated with AmericanGreetings.com), you are suppose to download some .exe file.
Anyway, I kept the email and wandered to actual AmericanGreetings.com website. They've got neat screensavers and wallpapers. My previous one was a Snoopy when I was having the Snoopy fever. Clicked a few pages of the wallpaper, and decided on this picture.
For a moment, the picture reminded me of the vast opportunities out there. It's out there, and I will be there soon.
In another moment, I felt as empty as the horizon. Empty. Alone. All by myself.
Amazing how a picture does paint a thousand words.
update: The Americengreetings.com email is a hoax. I got another email sent from my "neighbour" from 123greetings.com, and the reply-address looks suspicious too. Contents look identical. Definitely spam.
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The boss is getting on my nerves. It's difficult to respect someone who does not walk the talk.I was walking to work today, and a thought came to mind.
"You can want it, but you can't have it."
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I was watching a current affairs programme on tv last Saturday. The psychologist was advising parents to be positive when teaching their children. To not put them down when they make a mistake, but use the moment to affirm their abilities.
I remembered my recent few tuition sessions with my nieces. Realised I've been getting really uptight and frustrated with them. Behaving like the perfectionist parent. And I recalled the times when I would help them learn as they play and mistake before they started primary school. I seemed to have lost that touch.
Maybe having left the children ministry for a while was part of the reason. With lesser interaction with children who challenge my patience and EQ, I have forgotten how to handle the delicate heart of a child. I am also guilty of transferring my own negativities onto my nieces.
I remembered my recent few tuition sessions with my nieces. Realised I've been getting really uptight and frustrated with them. Behaving like the perfectionist parent. And I recalled the times when I would help them learn as they play and mistake before they started primary school. I seemed to have lost that touch.
Maybe having left the children ministry for a while was part of the reason. With lesser interaction with children who challenge my patience and EQ, I have forgotten how to handle the delicate heart of a child. I am also guilty of transferring my own negativities onto my nieces.
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I so look forward to the year to end.
Labels: at this moment, career, life in general, serving in church
1 Comments:
I just slogged through all 3K messages in my spam folder, and found several like yours - from "family members", "friends", and "school mates". Someone even sent me a "postcard"!
I did some research, and it's a "Bloodhound" virus, whatever that is. (simply an unknown virus of unknown origin that has been discovered on the computer)
You were just first on their list :)
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