A writing project with Arga and Mona about what we learned about life for 21 days. Inspired by my favorite blog, beradadisini.
Just let your life teaches you something every single day! :)
Day 21. Monday, May 6, 2018
MORE THAN WORD
#Learnedfrom This 21 Trains of Thoughts writing
project.
I and my friend
started this writing project with the purpose that we want to practice our
English by writing. Many people said the best way to learn something especially
a language is by reading or speaking, but for me it is by writing. In general,
we can call it repeating. When we write, we don't just speak about what we want
to tell but we repeat and put attention to grammar also. We just want to learn
more, that's why you'll find a lot of grammar error in this :P But I'm not
sorry for that because, one more, we just want to learn. That's it.
#MyTrainofThought >> Then, after 21 nights of remembering what I've got on this whole one day, writing a story day by day, translating and googling for the sentences I didn't know before, sleeping away when writing and waking up with my laptop still in front of my head (with a loooot of 'iiiiiiii' on screen because the letter 'i' accidentally typed at the time I slept hahaha), I've not only got English lesson but also a life lesson about: commitment. I realized that commitment is really hard, it's far more than word. In this past 21 days I ever think that I'm too tired and sleepy to continue this project. But I have made that commitment and I have to against myself, my laziness, my excuses. Event though this writing project is just a small thing, I believe one thing, a done-commitment will give you a gift at the end. Committing on dating gives you marriage. Committing on marriage gives you a happy family, committing on study gives you bachelor and a job, and committing on a writing project gives you many lesson you can realize in your life. Dear life, thank you so much :)
#MyTrainofThought >> Then, after 21 nights of remembering what I've got on this whole one day, writing a story day by day, translating and googling for the sentences I didn't know before, sleeping away when writing and waking up with my laptop still in front of my head (with a loooot of 'iiiiiiii' on screen because the letter 'i' accidentally typed at the time I slept hahaha), I've not only got English lesson but also a life lesson about: commitment. I realized that commitment is really hard, it's far more than word. In this past 21 days I ever think that I'm too tired and sleepy to continue this project. But I have made that commitment and I have to against myself, my laziness, my excuses. Event though this writing project is just a small thing, I believe one thing, a done-commitment will give you a gift at the end. Committing on dating gives you marriage. Committing on marriage gives you a happy family, committing on study gives you bachelor and a job, and committing on a writing project gives you many lesson you can realize in your life. Dear life, thank you so much :)
Day 20. Saturday, May 5, 2018
IS IT BETTER OR NOT?
#Learnedfrom Actually, every time when people
asked me about my decision to resign and move to the other company, I always
ask a question to myself: Is this decision better for me? Is it the God's will
for my life or not? What if the future isn't like what I expected? And another
so many is-it and what-if question.
#MyTrainofThought >> When I joined Student Camp by Perkantas few years ago, there is a sermon from a priest about hoe can be a mature Christian. He said that my is-it and what-if question is just a childish question. Stop questioning God like that. Be brave in your faith. Be a mature Christian. Believe that whatever your work is, as long as you seek Him first, God always there for you. A book titled Purposed Driven Life said that the fact is, there are so many different careers that could be in God's will in your life. What God cares about the most is whatever you do, you do in Christlike manner :)
#MyTrainofThought >> When I joined Student Camp by Perkantas few years ago, there is a sermon from a priest about hoe can be a mature Christian. He said that my is-it and what-if question is just a childish question. Stop questioning God like that. Be brave in your faith. Be a mature Christian. Believe that whatever your work is, as long as you seek Him first, God always there for you. A book titled Purposed Driven Life said that the fact is, there are so many different careers that could be in God's will in your life. What God cares about the most is whatever you do, you do in Christlike manner :)
Day 19, Friday, May 4, 2018
FIGHT FOR SOMEONE
#Learnedfrom I don't know know what to write for today, but one thing
happen and it reminds me of one lesson that life ever taught me some times ago.
It was about fight for someone. It was not about something extreme like you
fight for someone until you die or something, but it was just simply like you
do something (even that is not you at all) for someone you love, someone that
you want be with.Previously, I was too cuek (idk how to say it
in English :D) to fight for someone. And sometimes I rejected people
who try to fight for me. But some times ago, I was faced with the moment when I
want to fight for someone, but I didn't know how to do it. I tried, and then I
realized that was so hard. I was not brave enough even just for saying hello or
good morning, because I knew it was not so me.
#MyTrainofThought >> On that day, I got one point to
learn: appreciating people. I learned to appreciate people even though
I didn't agree with the way he/she did. I learned to appreciate people
because I know how hard to fight for someone is. I learned to give the
right respond so I don't break people's heart. And I amazed by how life teaches
us to be more mature through random things like this :)
Day 18, Thursday, May 3, 2018
NEVER EVER GIVE UP
#Learnedfrom Wisnutama (CEO NET) on Sarah Sechan talk show (kesasar
sebenarnya, after watching NET 5.O on youtube :D)Wisnutama is one of people
who inspired me. I respect him for the way he lead his company, his humbleness,
the way he think, his creativity. He dares to be different. And he is sooo cool
and charismatic (padahal udah bapak" tapi kok keren yaaa wkwk)
#MyTrainofThought >> I love when Sarah Sechan asked him to
give message for his 'fans' about how to be success, and he said "For
me, I always do my best and if there is any chance, I use it
properly. I never escape, I never give up. If you have dream, go for it,
do not just dreaming." On the other interview, he also said,"I don't
like gambling. Life is about preparation and opportunity can come
anytime." Right know, that chance has came for me. I always think that I'm not ready yet, but I know that I shouldn't give
up :)
Day 17, Wednesday, May 2, 2018
MAXIMIZING TALENTS
#Learnedfrom Phone call conversation with my brother, Bang
Wiwin.God created each of us complete with our own talents. What's yours? Is it
dancing? Singing? Or drawing? We live our life with that gift. But oftentimes,
we keep that talents just for ourselves. We don't share, we don't collaborate,
or the worst is we don't realize that we have that talents. Don't you know that
your abilities might impact other people's life?
#MyTrainofThought >> Go explore your talents that have
been given to you for free. Maximize it for the good of others and for
your gratitude to God so you don't just live for yourself. Learn, share,
collaborate, do something. God didn't create you just like that, he
has a purpose for you :)
Day 16, Tuesday, May 1, 2018
EXPECTING PEOPLE
#Learnedfrom Dissapointed. By human. What are you expecting
from human? They are temporary, fragile, weak, untrusted, changed. We all are
just a breath.
#MyTrainofThought >> Bible said."Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws
strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD." If you realize that human is unreliable, why don't you
start to rely on God? :)
Day 15, Monday, April 30, 2018
EVERYONE IS NOT ORDINARY
#Learnedfrom an inspiring and heartwarming film titled
Wonder.
Lives with facial differences, August Pullman always feels that he
is the only one kid who is not ordinary, the most suffering kid in the world,
no one can compare they struggle with his.
#MyTrainofThought >> Everybody is not ordinary. Not only you
or me, we are all not ordinary. We all have our own problem. We all
have our own scar even it can be seen or not. You just need to see clearly.
Don't ever feel like the world is just all about you :)
Day 14, Sunday, April 29, 2018
GUARD YOUR HEART
#Learnedfrom Proverbs 4:23.Your heart is your eyes of life, it
determines how you see the world. The growth of your heart capacity is your
priority, above all else. Your heart leads you to every single decision that
you make. Your heart is what God seeks from you because He doesn't look at the
things people look.
#MyTrainofThought >> So, if the condition of our heart
cause a huge impact in our live, how to enlarge our heart capacity? The answer
is by serving (Matthew 20:26-28), giving (2 Corinthians 8:1-5), and forgiving
(Matthew 18:21-22). Let our heart full of mercy and magnanimity :)
Day 13, Saturday, April 28, 2018
TAKE A LITTLE STEP
#Learnedfrom Have
you ever feel like your life is flat or stagnant? You have walked far away but
you don't see your life going anywhere. You are not capable enough to do
anything. You can't fulfill other people's expectation. People around you seems
like running and catching, but you are not.
#MyTrainofThought >> Whoever who feel like that (including me),
i just want to tell you one thing. Just take a little step and keep
doing that. Start and do. Okay, I know starting is the hardest part, but if
you able to beat yourself at first, the rest will be easier. The
rest will be easier, Vi! :)
Day 12. Friday, April 27, 2018
DON'T BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF
#Learnedfrom My craving for Jco chocolate donuts
but my brain said, "Don't, vi. Too much calories." I am the type of
people that full of consideration even for fulfilling my desire like craving
for food, hehe :P Not only that, that so-much-consideration also happen when I
decide to accept someone invitation or not, reply the message directly or later
and many more. It just like there are so many conversations in my head before I
act for something. I am complicated, yes I know it.
#MyTrainofThought >> Sometimes, what my heart
want is not compatible with what my brain want. My desire stumble with my
logic. But today I learned to persuade my brain and follow what my heart
desire. I ordered half dozen donuts from Jco by GoFood (please don't think I
eat all the donuts alone, I swear I shared with my friends at office). When the
donuts came, I picked the chocolate one with chocolate filling and eat. Do you
know how that feel? Enak bangeeettt! I didn't regret it at all. So
guys, don't be so hard on yourself. It's okay to break your logical
system free sometimes :)
Day 11. Thursday, April 26, 2018
LISTEN TO YOUR HEART
#Learnedfrom a conversation with heart about what
is good and right. Oftentimes, world offers us something discord to what we believe to be
true. Our respond is depend on our choice. Even it difficult, we have to
choose.
#MyTrainofThought >>
If
you are in this situation, just listen to your heart. You are the only human who really know
what is right for you. Then, what if our heart don't say the right things?
For me, that's why our understanding of God's word is very
important. It shapes us. It directs our mind, our principle and our
attitude to the right way. Trust me, if you have the right understanding of
the God's word, your heart will generate all the right thing. If you
have to lose because your integrity, just do it. You may lose in the eye of
world, but you win in God :)
Day 10. Wednesday, April 25, 2018
ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE
#Learnedfrom a conversation with my boss at
office. As a human, we oftentimes stuck at our problem. We assume and complain.
We always feel like there is something not enough and need to change.
#MyTrainofThought >> We can learn to face our
problem by trying to look at from another's perspective. Don't
just see the things from your eyes. Try to see from other people's eyes: your
friend, your parents, your siblings, your boss. Find out how they see
by the way they see so you can be wiser and wiser :)
Day 9. Tuesday, April 24, 2018
GOD IS ALWAYS ONTIME
#Learnedfrom the way God answered my prayer.Have
you ever complained to God because He seemed like not listening your pray? Yes,
I have.
#MyTrainofThought >>
As
a Creator, God knows everything about His creation, you and me. About your best
time, your best plan, your best future. And God is always on time. I
tell you, He always on time. Just be patience in your waiting because
when the time comes, you'll see how amazing He works in your life. If you ever
complained and judged Him before, let it be your experience in understanding
your Almighty God. Thank you Jesus, so sorry for being so childish all this time :)
Day 8. Monday, April 23, 2018
EXPRESSING THE EMOTION
#Learnedfrom I started this day with grumpy mood.
Don't know why, it felt like my stress from this past three days summed up and
then exploded this morning. I cried. I felt so exhausted for all the work that
not finished yet, for all the pressure, for all things that asked for the priority.
#MyTrainofThought >> You can read my story
about many unexpected things happen in my hectic day in this past three days
below. I was panicked, worried, busy, but i think i succeeded to manage it well
by smile, laugh and be grateful. But that was not happened today. So i make
this conclusion: actually, that bad energy is never gone. At that
time, you just tried to be calm by covering it with your smile, your
laugh. But that bad emotion still there. I realize that people have to take all
that bad emotion out to stay alive. Find your own way like singing or dancing.
Mine is crying :)
Day 7. Sunday, April 22, 2018
GOD IS NOT FINISHED YET
#Learnedfrom Sunday sermon this morning. The Preacher
asked, “Is there someone here who is praying for something for long time? But
it seems like God never answer. Feeling disappointed, then you live your settle
life. You may keep asking God but in the long run you set down your
expectation. Is there any?”
#MyTrainofThought
>> Just
because we don’t see it, doesn’t mean God isn’t working. Learned from Abraham,
God plans extend far beyond your mind. He doesn’t just add, he multiplies. And
remember this, God is not finished with your life yet :)
Day 6. Friday, April 21, 2018
SOCIAL CIRCLE
#Learnedfrom A ‘curhat’ session with Jessica and Mona
at Pagesbud. In life, we keep growing and learning. On that process,
there will be a moment that we disappoint people accidentally. And there will
be a moment that we have to choose who we want to be with and who we want to
listen.
#MyTrainofThought
>> A social
circle. This makes it easy for you to priority people in your life. Put God in
the first circle. And put the one who really know you and always there for you
in the second like you parents, your siblings, your best friend, and your
heart. Then put the rest in the third, fourth and so on. You can’t
makes everybody happy, your happiness counts too :)
Day 5. Friday, April 20, 2018
FLEXIBLE LIKE A RUBBER
#Learnedfrom all unexpected things that happened today.
#MyTrainofThought
>> Human always
makes a plan. But sometimes, in our life, something happen and break that plan
just like that. You can't choose what will happen in your life, but you can
give a right respond by being flexible. Like a rubber, a
pressure or a tension will not hurt you. Thank God after all the
unexpected things that happen today, I still can being grateful and not
complain. I smile and then laugh, believing that all things happen for a reason
:)
Day 4. Thursday, April 19, 2018
ALL YOU NEED IS A PAUSE
#Learnedfrom a hectic day like today. So many works
have to be done, so many things to do. Time flies so fast. The clock never stop
ticking and you have to run. "You can't be slow, or you will left
behind" they said.
#MyTrainofThought
>> When there
is so many things in your head as if it could explode anytime, all you need is
a pause. Close your eyes for a while. Be still and take a
breathe. Count from one to ten, then see what you get :)
Day 3. Wednesday, April 18, 2018
THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY
#Learnedfrom my attempt on asking a work
permission to my boss for Simalungun event. I have tried once, but it
didn't work. So, I looked for another way and then tried again. Thank God, it
was finally work!
#MyTrainofThought
>> Since my
mother told me the rule about asking or hoping for something, it becomes to be
one of my life principle, until now. You may think that life treat you unfair,
feel like you never get what you want. But the thing is, have you done
trying? Have you ever asked for it? Do you have that will? :)
Day 2. Tuesday, April 17, 2018
ASK, DO NOT ASSUME EASILY
#Learnedfrom a conversation with my uncle, Tulang Niko. People always worry
about a lot of things, so do I. As an introvert, my lips might be quiet, but
not for my brain. That makes me keep thinking and end up with.... assuming.
#MyTrainofThought is do not assume easily before you know
the truth. Your suspicion is not always right, assuming will not bring
you anywhere. Like my mother said, "kalau meminta itu tangan di
bawah. Dikasih syukur, gak dikasih ya gak papa, yang penting sudah mencoba."
Stop assuming, just try and find the answer :)
Day 1. Monday, April 16, 2018
IT'S OKAY TO BE WEAK
#Learnedfrom so many weaknesses that make my day
a mess today, and this past two days. Shout out to my inability to manage
my time that makes me always late, my incompetence to explore my field of work,
being insecure all the time, worrying about what people think about me, my
stupid pride that says 'I can live without others' and a high and thick barrier
wall i have build all this time.
#MyTrainofThought
>> You have to
be strong, but it's okay to be weak sometimes. It's okay to show to others your
weakness, that you are weak. You are not perfect, no one is perfect. It's okay
to ask a favor, it's okay to rely on someone, it's okay to
let someone help you. It's okay to let someone in and break your barrier
wall. You can't live alone in this big world, you need people. And people need
you :)