Drained and busy// It's so easy to be caught up with the fast pace of life.
Hi guys,I'm back with an update :) I can't believe it's already May and that i have almost completed a whole semester of uni already! Still remember the first day when i stepped into USYD and looking back, three months just passed like that :O There's about two more weeks til the end of the school semester before exam period commences so it's been really crazy with assignments, presentations and quizzes. So many things to do yet so little time but by the grace of God, i've been managing so far :)
Well as my title explains, can't help but feel really drained and being caught up with all my submissions. A part of me worries so much about school, be it wanting to do well for my assignments or worrying about exam preparations. Sometimes on the outside, i may still be very happy and bubbly which generally i always am but deep down i guess everyone worries and struggles, so the same goes for me as well. Funny how people always ask me how i'm doing and the answer will always be either 'It's okay i guess." or "Pretty crazy but i guess i'm surviving". I guess it's just really hard to express these things to others plus everyone experiences this in their own ways, so i guess now it's just me and whoever who reads this blog that will know how i feel. With that said, i'm not struggling alone because i'm learning to commit this to Lord and i know he is walking this journey with me :')
Now on to the reason why i am writing this post, these few days have just been consistent work and research and at the same time balancing deadlines as well. Not only me but everyone around me is busy with their own lives as well! i must admit that i was feeling a little unmotivated and down yesterday night, just wanting to take a break from everything in general. But it dawned upon me that often, it was so easy to get so caught up with being so busy and going about our daily lives that we forget to stop, give thanks and appreciate the little things in life. "In life, you need to stop and smell the roses" and yeah it's so easy to just complain and grumble about how tiring or how much work there is. So to start off, i want to be thankful for supportive friends, encouraging parents, the food that i am able to indulge in. Or even something as simple as having a good night sleep :) So i hope that if you are having a tough and tiring day that you will remember that there are many things around you to be thankful for and to be happy about :') Even as you go about your day, something as simple as dropping a text to check up on the people you love or even just telling them that you love them will really put a smile on their faces. So remember, there is more to life than work and all these tasks, no doubt that those are important but also keep in mind to show love and care to everyone around you. Happiness is not something that is hard to achieve, even the simplest things in life can make us happy.
Always know that there will be a light at the end of every tunnel and for me it's that there is a month to home :) So press on and know it will all be worth it in the end.
Love,
Shaina
Name: Shaina Cheow
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