Letters On A Friday

It's day 262 of documenting 2025.

Happy Friday my friend!

It's a not-so-late post today...

Or maybe it is.

Is typing by 8:43pm too late? 🤔 

Anyways, I'm officially a teacher now...even if it's for a short time.

Now, I can enjoy my weekend.

No waking up early (except for my writing project).

So first, I'll talk on how my day went...as well as a few thoughts.

Then we'll see today's highlights and conclude today's post.

Sounds like a plan! 😄

Friday was an early close at school....and I rushed home because for some girl business...

(Came earlier than expected)

Anyways, I went out to run some errands, came back, engaged on X and then fell asleep moments after.

Did I mention that we didn't have light for the past two days?

I don't think I did 🤔 

I guess it's because I was able to charge my power bank at my pupil's house during the outage period.

I later went to her house to teach her (home-tutoring session).

It was after the session that the power was restored, when I was on my way to my friend's (Dora) house.

I spent an hour there before heading home. 

It was time well spent actually, as my visits can't be so frequent anymore...with the job and all.

She understands that and I look forward to next weekend, when I can visit again 😌

Well, that's how my day went.

The highlight of today was probably in the early morning.

I went to bed around 11pm the night before...and then woke up by 2am.

I knew that God woke me so we could spend some time together.

(Sounds weird, but it's not...)

I didn't actually sleep again after that...just spent three hours hearing from God through His Word.

He actually showed me some verses in Psalms 25 that I could use as breath prayers...and then I wrote a letter, inspired by Jesus.

You would think that I would feel tired during the time at school.

Far from it! 

I was as energetic as ever 😄

And for the past 4 days, I've been writing letters in the early mornings...and then not feeling like I slept less.

It's only by God's grace 🙏🏼

Now, let me quote a verse that I believe is the confirmation of what I was chosen to do.

Galatians 1:12 says,

"For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ"

I was called to write ✍🏼 

And those letters are a proof of that.

"What letters are she talking about?

She's been speaking in parables!"

Don't worry...all shall be revealed.

That is, revealed to me first.

And then I can tell you about it.

"What? She doesn't even know what she's writing letters for? Are you kidding me?"

Nope, I'm not sure how they're going to be used.

And I really don't want to go ahead of God...I'm getting used to His pace, actually.

For now, it's one letter at a time.

But there's a name for this project already.

Dayspring.

You heard it here first...

And this will probably be the first time I will mention it here.

First moments 🥲

Wow! Those were a lot of thoughts!

And here I was thinking I would write them after Highlights.

I guess I didn't want to forget, so...now you know!

Remember, it's 3 days to our countdown series.

And "Behind The Scenes" will start.

Man! I'm not certain of where to even begin.

I believe it will be revealed as well 

(Me winking at my screen 😉)

Alright, I guess we can dive into Highlights now, and then wrap up today's post.

365 Days With Self-discipline 

📌 On Fragility Caused by Comfort

"Diseases of civilization result from the attempt by humans to make life comfortable for ourselves against our own interest, since the comfortable is what fragilizes."

Quote by Nassim Taleb

There’s no doubt that modern comforts make our lives easier.

However, while the benefits are clear, there are also disadvantages of living in so much comfort: we rarely get to experience the discomfort our ancestors had been dealing with on a daily basis, and consequently, we are less able to handle it when it manifests in our lives.

That’s why I’ve mentioned more than several times throughout the book how important it is to voluntarily put yourself in uncomfortable situations. 

One additional thought that is related to this topic is to think of experiencing discomfort as a vaccine.

For example, I’ve fasted so many times on so many occasions that now whenever I find myself in a situation in which I’m forced to fast for some reason, I don’t mind it. 

I’ve essentially immunized myself against the need to eat often, and this has made me a stronger person.

The immunization you get from practicing discomfort quickly adds up, making you more resilient in all areas of life. 

Think of the ways in which you make yourself fragile through always choosing comfort over discomfort, and every now and then temporarily forego that comfort, in order to toughen up.

Okay, these are good words.

I had to share the whole note.. and I'm sure you understand the author's point now. (BTW, Author is Martin Meadows)

And I like his point on fasting.

I've been doing something like that myself, for over a month now.

I started last month...and it actually came as an instruction from God.

I fast once in every 3 days.

Before I started teaching, it would be for the whole day...but this week I couldn't keep up.

It was actually yesterday I held my fast...and I was thinking it wouldn't be any different, as I resumed.

But I had a terrible headache from walking around the classes and expending energy on teaching as well.

I broke my fast after 15 hours, on the same day the teachers in the school ended the school resumption fast.

And it ended with a long prayer session during break time, teachers waiting after school closed, as the principal cooked a meal with her own hands for all the teachers to eat.

I couldn't reject it....as I overheard one of the teachers calling it "a meal of love".

There's this verse that came to mind as I was battling with the thoughts of not eating what was set in front of me.

It just came as "...simplicity that is in Christ"

I prayed, thanked God for the food and ate.

Then appreciated my boss for her service.

That taught me not to be so rigid when it comes to things like this, because it would eventually turn to religion.

He has given me freedom, even from my own laws.

I do these things because I'm saved, not because I want him to save me.

There's a difference 😌

Whether you understand what I just said or not, just know this:

Phillipians 2:13 says,

"For it is God which worketh in you, both to will and to do of his good pleasure"

It's not even my will to do it!

I thank God for this kind of grace.

I'll end on that note...

That's all for today's post.

Thanks for reading 🎀 

You can catch up on former posts, by visiting the main site...Documenting 2025.

See you in the next post 💜