Hello Lovelies,
Work has been all over the place the past couple of days. I could hardly keep my days straight. The days go by so slowly, but not in that happy anticipation slowness. This is more like "Oh My God, was it just last Saturday that I got lost in Downtown Dubai, cause it feels like that was ages ago?"
Work definitely has the tendency to get chaotic, and I, disappointingly, have the tendency to let it affect me.
I suppose one of my, for lack of a better word, sins is that for the life of me I cannot seem to let things go. Well more so before than now, but still I used to obsess over every little thing.
I carried whatever baggage I had acquired at work that day, home with me. It effects what I choose to do after work, how I talk to my family and friends, and how I feel about myself.
Its not a happy place that much is obvious, but don't you sometimes get so sick of being unhappy?
And then you hear things like: "Don't let it get to you" and "You need to let things go." and "This only makes you stronger."
Fine.
All great advice.
Heard each and everyone of them myself.
Surprise, surprise, they did nothing for me.
You know what did? Time. I got used to the status quo. It becomes easier to let go with time. It becomes less important, and you become used to the problems and their solutions.
What also helped me was that I kept myself distracted. When something bugged me, I'd go to the gym and punch the grains out of a punching bag, or I'd find a really interesting book and immerse myself in a world of fiction, or I'd gather a bunch of my friends that always find a way to make me laugh.
It gets easier, not because things don't trouble you anymore, but because with time you do learn to not let things get to you, you do learn to let go, and you do become stronger...
Till next time my lovelies!
Keep on fighting!
xoxo,
F
Good Morning Lovelies,
I'm usually very shy. I mean EXTREMELY shy.
I recall not too long ago, coughdecember2011cough, I could barely get through a phone call without breaking into a sweat. If our BigBoss called me, I'd stutter and stammer and no longer recall how to say good morning or even his name right. Words would mold together to become something incoherent, and I am sure I sound like a clucking chicken.
You're probably thinking I'm making this up, but I can vouch for the truthfulness of my claim. This is the reason I am sometimes uncommentary in public; I am rendered mute from shyness.
You may wonder, how could someone who writes so eloquently (ahem, let me have this one ok?) be such a stuttering mess in public? I can tell you, quite easily.
There is a personality inside of me that is my better self. She knows how to speak her mind, she does not stutter her thoughts, she is full of resolve and conviction, and she is a lioness. She is smart and capable and wonderful and lovely and happy.
You know who I'm talking about. Every one of us has "2.0 Version" of ourselves. It is who we aspire to be, who we wish we could be.
The funny thing is, we are often the ones who create a divide between who we want to be and who we think we are now in the first place. We forget that that better version of us is actually a part of us. It is a matter of tapping into that resolve, into that energy and making use of it. Often times, it takes no more than a decision on your part to become whomever you want to be.
You know when they say often times we are our own worst enemy? It springs true in this instance.
Well, I made the decision that my shyness will not get the better of me. It has crippled me long enough. Once I realized my own power, it was like a switch. I now voice my opinions at meetings, I have better command at my speech in conversation, and as for my BigBoss, I no longer wait for him to call, I call him instead.
You'd be surprised at how wonderfully equipped you already are, use it!
xoxo,
F
I'm usually very shy. I mean EXTREMELY shy.
I recall not too long ago, coughdecember2011cough, I could barely get through a phone call without breaking into a sweat. If our BigBoss called me, I'd stutter and stammer and no longer recall how to say good morning or even his name right. Words would mold together to become something incoherent, and I am sure I sound like a clucking chicken.
You're probably thinking I'm making this up, but I can vouch for the truthfulness of my claim. This is the reason I am sometimes uncommentary in public; I am rendered mute from shyness.
You may wonder, how could someone who writes so eloquently (ahem, let me have this one ok?) be such a stuttering mess in public? I can tell you, quite easily.
There is a personality inside of me that is my better self. She knows how to speak her mind, she does not stutter her thoughts, she is full of resolve and conviction, and she is a lioness. She is smart and capable and wonderful and lovely and happy.
You know who I'm talking about. Every one of us has "2.0 Version" of ourselves. It is who we aspire to be, who we wish we could be.
The funny thing is, we are often the ones who create a divide between who we want to be and who we think we are now in the first place. We forget that that better version of us is actually a part of us. It is a matter of tapping into that resolve, into that energy and making use of it. Often times, it takes no more than a decision on your part to become whomever you want to be.
You know when they say often times we are our own worst enemy? It springs true in this instance.
Well, I made the decision that my shyness will not get the better of me. It has crippled me long enough. Once I realized my own power, it was like a switch. I now voice my opinions at meetings, I have better command at my speech in conversation, and as for my BigBoss, I no longer wait for him to call, I call him instead.
You'd be surprised at how wonderfully equipped you already are, use it!
xoxo,
F
Ok first off, no laughing..
I deserve credit for not boasting some super power ability that I do not really have. Yes I got lost. But I can tell you it was the most fun I've had all week.
I was out with my friend and we just thought, "Why not take this road that we have never really used before, and is full of obscure trucks and no clear road signs, or clear roads for that matter?"
Because all great ideas start that way... (Don't try this at home kids...)
Anyway, it was gorgeous out today... Hit 19 degrees Celsius an hour or so before sunset and the wind played its part sending waves of cold air maneuvering through the buildings... Well as we drove, we started looking at the many buildings that call downtown home and it was interesting to see how much is being done there... It is as my friend said "a city within a city"... I just hope they think about the poor people who will end up living there... I mean the area is lovely and has a lot of potential, so I hope they make space for people to walk and cycle... It would be a wonderful addition to Downtown...
Anyway, as we drove and discussed our superior opinions, we somehow ended up, not near, not at the entrance, but actually right smack in the middle of a construction site... I'm not kidding, one day a building will stand where my car stood... And then we ended up on a sidewalk that had no clears exists and was actually a walking side walk...
*cue laughter here*...
I could not stop laughing...Of all the things, of all the places to end up.. We landed here. My friend decided to take my camera and snap a few shots of my car... Then, all of a sudden as she started climbing one of those mini gravel mountains, you usually find in construction sites, to get a better picture, one of these huge trucks that carry said gravel, started trailing her in such a cartoon-ish manner, I could not possibly stop laughing.. I mean really would you?
Anyway, its funny I ended up in the middle of a construction site today. I suppose the lesson to take from it is that somewhere, something knew is always being created. A new chance has been given. We always have a chance to re-invent and re-construct. I know I need major renovation, but that's a good thing. From desert land, to illustrious, perhaps even beautiful, (but we'll have to wait and see) building. In many ways, this is why I began writing this blog, its time to renovate. It's time to fight.
What would you renovate? 2012, has just begun. Now is the time to make that decision and fight everything, even yourself, to make it happen.
Till my next post my lovelies... And good luck!
xoxo,
F
I deserve credit for not boasting some super power ability that I do not really have. Yes I got lost. But I can tell you it was the most fun I've had all week.
I was out with my friend and we just thought, "Why not take this road that we have never really used before, and is full of obscure trucks and no clear road signs, or clear roads for that matter?"
Because all great ideas start that way... (Don't try this at home kids...)
Anyway, it was gorgeous out today... Hit 19 degrees Celsius an hour or so before sunset and the wind played its part sending waves of cold air maneuvering through the buildings... Well as we drove, we started looking at the many buildings that call downtown home and it was interesting to see how much is being done there... It is as my friend said "a city within a city"... I just hope they think about the poor people who will end up living there... I mean the area is lovely and has a lot of potential, so I hope they make space for people to walk and cycle... It would be a wonderful addition to Downtown...
Anyway, as we drove and discussed our superior opinions, we somehow ended up, not near, not at the entrance, but actually right smack in the middle of a construction site... I'm not kidding, one day a building will stand where my car stood... And then we ended up on a sidewalk that had no clears exists and was actually a walking side walk...
*cue laughter here*...
I could not stop laughing...Of all the things, of all the places to end up.. We landed here. My friend decided to take my camera and snap a few shots of my car... Then, all of a sudden as she started climbing one of those mini gravel mountains, you usually find in construction sites, to get a better picture, one of these huge trucks that carry said gravel, started trailing her in such a cartoon-ish manner, I could not possibly stop laughing.. I mean really would you?
Anyway, its funny I ended up in the middle of a construction site today. I suppose the lesson to take from it is that somewhere, something knew is always being created. A new chance has been given. We always have a chance to re-invent and re-construct. I know I need major renovation, but that's a good thing. From desert land, to illustrious, perhaps even beautiful, (but we'll have to wait and see) building. In many ways, this is why I began writing this blog, its time to renovate. It's time to fight.
What would you renovate? 2012, has just begun. Now is the time to make that decision and fight everything, even yourself, to make it happen.
Till my next post my lovelies... And good luck!
xoxo,
F
Hello...
I'd like to introduce myself, but where's the fun in that?...
Not many people really know me... And most people wouldn't even know to notice me in the first place, but if they do, they make the mistake of underestimating me... I've always lived on the cusp of society... Not really getting involved in anything, but watching everything...
To the untrained eye, I would seem to prefer a mundane "country-side" type of life... On some days, the city is too loud to savor and perhaps on these days I do.. But I would not call it a mundane life... On the contrary, my life is quite magical...
And in today's political/economical uncertain climate, who couldn't use a little magic? Sometime an eccentric, is the only type of person who knows how to survive...
Well that's me, in a nut shell.. Not always optimistic, but always trying to be... Stay tuned my lovelies, I've got a lot more thoughts brewing under my sheila*, that I cannot wait to begin shoving down your throats...
Here's hoping your 2012 is off to a great start...
xoxo,
F
*sheila: usually, a black head cover (I know who am I kidding? You lot all know what I'm talking about *shakes head*)...
I'd like to introduce myself, but where's the fun in that?...
Not many people really know me... And most people wouldn't even know to notice me in the first place, but if they do, they make the mistake of underestimating me... I've always lived on the cusp of society... Not really getting involved in anything, but watching everything...
To the untrained eye, I would seem to prefer a mundane "country-side" type of life... On some days, the city is too loud to savor and perhaps on these days I do.. But I would not call it a mundane life... On the contrary, my life is quite magical...
And in today's political/economical uncertain climate, who couldn't use a little magic? Sometime an eccentric, is the only type of person who knows how to survive...
Well that's me, in a nut shell.. Not always optimistic, but always trying to be... Stay tuned my lovelies, I've got a lot more thoughts brewing under my sheila*, that I cannot wait to begin shoving down your throats...
Here's hoping your 2012 is off to a great start...
xoxo,
F
*sheila: usually, a black head cover (I know who am I kidding? You lot all know what I'm talking about *shakes head*)...
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