A Time for Everything

Celebrated my month-long birthday with more of my favourite people yesterday night. There was eating, laughter, singing, yakking and more singing. In short, it was a blast.

Twinnie and I had a nice time unwinding at her cosy place. We reflected upon our past birthdays and agreed that age doesn't just give people fine lines and gray hairs, it also brings about a sense of acceptance and confidence in being who you are.

But before you can reach this stage of acceptance, you need to first go through a journey of self-discovery. You need to know why you are the way you are. What triggers you, what motivates you, what healthy boundaries you should erect, your strengths, giftings and weaknesses, your personality. The list is pretty exhaustive. Those discoveries are vital towards personal growth. But unless you learn something from them and apply them in your life, they will just remain nothing but a navel gazing exercise.

In the past few months, I realised that I've never been happier nor more contented. In the external, everything is still the same. I still live and work at the same place. I still have the same hobbies. What changed was that I'm seeing the fruits of the journey of self-discovery and healing that have begun years ago. I'm beginning to be free from patterns that I was subconsciously reacting to. And I realised that I am complete even without the things that I thought I lacked.

And this is a brand new and exciting season indeed. There is a time for everything. A time for reflection. A time for learning and adjustment. A time for living and celebration. The cycle continues. And more that ever, this year's birthday marks that time for life, love and laughter.

I'm lovin' it