Happy New Year to all! New Year, New Start, Renewed Hope! No
matter what happened in 2014, learn the lessons from 2014 and move forward to
2015 with renewed hope. With God in life, life will always get better if we
seek the silver lining on every cloud. May you be blessed with good health, joy
and peace in Love! As I have been exhausted from late nights with great friends,
I choose to spend my quiet time at home after having a New Year dinner with my
parents for the first time as my way of entering the New Year of 2015 with
peace.
2014 had been a challenging year, especially in career and
my income. It will still continue to be challenging. I will continue to lift everything
up to God. God is a God of abundance. Only He knows what is the best for me.
For all that He has taken away from me, I know that it is always for my own
good and for the good of the people involved though I may not fathom how or
why. The answers will always be revealed to me when I am open enough to seek
the truth instead of clinging on tenaciously to my old thinking or perception.
How do I look at 2015? It is going be a year of living a
life of simplicity. No more gym workouts for me as I need to cut costs with my
limited pay. No overseas travelling for the next few years. I will be saving
hard for my renovation for my new flat which will be taking place in third
quarter of 2018. Since my pay is low, I will need more time to save up. People
think that singles have got no commitment. But, they have forgotten that once
we are unemployed, we have no spouses to fall back on. We have to handle things
alone. We also have to support our parents. We have to plan for our retirement
alone. Nobody knows if we ever die alone in our own houses. Who will look after
us if we are old and sick? We have no companions to walk with us. Nevertheless,
I can count my blessings that I am able to get my own flat. This is the goal I
am working towards. By living a frugal life, God is teaching me how to count my
blessings and live a life of simplicity. Just see it as a new lifestyle. I can
only pamper myself once in awhile with my limited budget. There is no point
lamenting over what I don’t have or dreaming of marrying a rich man. I’d rather
work hard and depend on myself to fulfill my dreams. I believe in fruits out of
hard work.
There will be uncertainty to my income. Once my job is gone,
I will have problems with basic needs. I
guess it is a period of time to stretch my faith. It will also teach me to
learn to save up. It is an opportunity
to improve on my weaknesses. No matter what, I know God will always go through
my life with me. So far, He has never abandoned me. When my mission is
completed in my current organization, God will call me to another one. This is
how I see my current situation which has been recurring over the years.
Meanwhile, I will continue to do my best to improve on things to be better than
before I joined the organization regardless of any recognition or appreciation
or not. This is my professionalism. Whoever comes to me for help, I will try my
best to help until I am called to leave the place. I realize that other than
the professional roles that I have to fulfil in the organizations, there are
always people coming to me for advice which I also don’t understand why. So
far, this has been what I have been practising in every organization I go to. I
will do my best and leave the rest to God.
I am very blessed to have some friends around me from time
to time. People come and leave my life very often. When reflecting on my life for
the past 36 years, I see a pattern of people leaving my life after my mission
is completed in their lives. I will treasure them while they are still in my
life. People think that I am merciless or cold but deep down in my heart, no
matter how much I can’t bear to see them leave, I know that it is time to let
go of them for them to continue their life journey with the others for them to
grow to be more complete in God. It takes me many years before I have learnt to
let go and let God. Fortunately, I still have some friends who never leave me
and accept the difficult me. I am very
thankful to have them year after year.
As for romantic matters, I guess at my age of 36, I do not
expect much, especially so with my flat coming in under Single Scheme. I will
let nature take its course. If I am blessed with a spouse, I will accept him as
God’s gift to me. I guess I am more ready to accept a romantic relationship now.
Thanks to my colleagues who keep ‘brainwashing’ me over the years, especially
my boss who also advises me as a friend and mentor. They have shared their
lives with me and helped me to learn more about myself. They have even taught me how
to love myself better. They keep reminding me to keep my door open. If I called to be single, I will still
continue to lead life to the fullest and continue to reach out to others who
come to me for help.
How about you? How was 2014? If it was a bad year, learn
life lessons and move on with renewed hope. We have new year every year to
remind us of hope to start anew no matter how bleak situations might be in the
past. It is a chance for us to forgive ourselves and others for whatever wrong
we or others have done. It is for us to hang on to the glimmer of hope and look
forward to a new start. Nothing and nobody can ever be greater than God no matter
how much we may have magnified the challenges or the people involved. Instead
of being fearful of the creation, it is healthier to be fearful of the Creator.
Through healthy fear towards God, we will learn to keep check on our sins. Our
focus will be on God who is Love. What is your new year resolution? No matter where
you are, may you be blessed with good health, joy and peace in Love! God bless.
With Love,
Elena
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