My Thoughts Recently
I aspire to be like wine. The more you age, the more you become exquisite. There are people around me who are ageing so gracefully and despite their hardships, they remain kind and generous, loving and humble, sassy and quick-witted. I would love to grow up like them.
Recently, my thoughts had been filled with dreams. Having a cozy library, a small garden with a patio where I can drink my coffee and read books, while Alex is tending to the garden. By then, I would have helped at least 1,000 people or more - to become more confident in themselves and learn how to be more authentic, especially in speaking. That's the reason why I built Heart2Speak now. In the future, that might be helpful to more people out there in the world.
By then, I would have understood the meaning of choice. To have chosen to let go of things that do not inspire me and help me grow, to have chosen to let go of people who are not nurturing, to have chosen to live a life with meaning. To have chosen to embrace the beauty of imperfections. To have built this unyielding belief that life isn't meant to be lived in a straight line, but rather, in ups and downs, in zigzags, in detours - and that only I, myself can decide whether I've reached or I've yet to move along.
Now, I'm still filled with wonder. I've still yet to discover more about myself and the world. I've still yet to create a meaningful impact to the people around me and I hope that when people do meet me, they will not think that I'm too young, but instead think and believe that here's a woman with an ancient soul, with a garden of roses she planted with hard work and care all her life, and these roses are now blooming with magnificence and grace, in spite of their thorns.
You are that rose, I hope.
You will bloom soon.
Love,
Mary Jedde
Indeed, life is never a straight line moving upwards. At every turn in life , I believe it is also an opportunity for us to take a pause, reflect introspectively, and realign ourselves. I tend to ask myself questions such as : What’s next for me in life? Have my values changed? What new strengths and skills have I picked up that I can leverage on for my next phase in life?
ReplyDeleteI resonate with you on the issue of “being young”. In fact I’ve had enough of how people commented that I’m too young for this, lacking experience in that etc.
Experience can be gained, but we can never lie about our true passions around you.
What I see in u, Jedde :) is YOUR PASSION!
I’m confident and sure you will bloom into a resilient rose one day.
In awe of your message. Thank you Matthew for sharing your thoughts. You know what, I learned from what you shared - and that's asking myself whether my values have changed, and, what strengths/skills I've picked up. You are right about these things and they must be part of the introspection as we move to another phase in life. I love it! ❤
DeleteThank you for taking the time to read Matthew! And you are an inspiring human that I look up to as well. 😊
Thanks for a beautiful reflective post. You have bloomed and will continue to bloom. I smell the fragrance of your success in the things that you do. You put so much dedication and thought into your crafts. And you're clear of your personal mission and strengths. To see you grow from strength to strength has been inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThis reminder is just what I needed, thank you Winifred for constantly believing that I can make it and I can do it! I am grateful because of your presence in my life! Each step I take in life, is with the high hopes of inspiring others and the journey we are taking definitely needs some encouragement. That's why I'm really thankful to read your message. Thank you!
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