Take A Break

It's finally weekend! I'm more relaxed than the usual because I'm off for the whole week thanks to the Deepavali and Awal Muharram public holiday.

For the past 2 weeks, I spent longer hours working. Nevertheless, work has been fulfilling. Although the nature of the industry and the job is quite stressful, I'm certain that I'll be able to pull it off. To me, there are still so much to be learnt.

For a lot of us, break time is essential since work practically occupied most of our time from Monday to Friday. That is why, I appreciate every opportunity in spending "my" time. I see it as an important step to heal the mind and soul.

I started off my day collecting my Passport from the Imigresen. The place was crowded with people when I arrived. Got a number and within 10 minutes, I was out of there. Luckily I was there to collect not to apply/renew my Passport.

Paradigm Mall was nearby so I decided to treat myself to a San Francisco breakfast set. Mocha sure do the trick to brighten up my day. As usual, I did some reading for an hour or so while enjoying my breakfast. Some shops in Paradigm Mall are already in the Christmas mood. Looks like it is the time of the year to shop for presents again!

I went home to change after that and headed to the gym. Honestly speaking, I was feeling a bit tired and wanted to forgo hitting the gym today. However, I managed to motivate myself to go as I started recalling how I usually feel after gym session (awake and energetic). Anyway, thought of sharing the picture below which I took in the gym. So cute to have the LOVE shape on the screen right?

What If

As stated on my blog post title, don't we always question ourselves like this? Undeniably, it will always lead us to finding reasons to be unhappy. Let me give you a few examples.

What if I didn't walk away...

What if I have done this differently...

What if I could just calmed down and listen...

The truth is, when we are in this state of mind, we are having regrets to certain decisions that we have made. What I am going to say is, stop the what if this and what if that nonsense from playing in your head.

Do not attempt to burden yourself because you know clearly that it will not do any good to you. By the end of the day, it's not like you are going to have an answer to it. Just note that if the decisions weren't made, you won't even be at where you are now.

 

There are reasons why past, present and future tense exists.

 

You may ask, how can we change our mindset when we are facing situation like this? I'm listing down a few simple steps for you to start off. 

 

Acknowledge - You made the decision.

Convince - It was based on the knowledge and experience you have at that time. 

Learn - Treat it as a lesson to handle things better at the present.

Act - Take charge and change whatever circumstances that you are not happy now.  

 

I hope this blog post helps you in seeing things differently. Sometimes, when we are caught up in a box, the only thing that we will see are the 4 walls which formed the box. When we are out of the box, that is when we wonder why.