The Countdown Begins! ⏳

It's day 265 of documenting 2025.

The countdown begins ⏳ 

100 days to 2026!

In exactly 100 days from today, we will be welcoming a new year.

Oh my! Gives me goosebumps!

Okay, so right about now...I don't know what to think of writing about.

I said I would start the "Behind The Scenes" series, but I don't have the events I want to recount in my memory now.

I have them in writing tho...

And I would tell the stories better if I was with my journal.

I'm not with it now 😐

But as they say,

The show must go on.

That being said, I might as well start with how my day went.

Monday.

Today was full of walking around, taking classes and spending a lot of energy.

If not for the breakfast I had in the morning, I would have ended up with a terrible headache or worse...I would have collapsed.

What kept me going?

God's strength 💪🏼

I woke up early this morning, around 2am...after going to bed by 11pm.

Not much hours of sleep 💤 

But the three hour I spent with God was wonderful...and I think it was from there my strength came from.

I wasn't overwhelmed like I used to be....wasn't disorganized in my mind like I used to be.

It was somewhat peaceful, even in the midst of stress.

I thank God for today 🥲

I really want more of this kind of feeling.

I hope it never ends.

Here we go 🙄 

Now she's all mushy on feelings.

Oh please!

Say or think what you want

(me replying to naysayers...)

My God is working in my life 😄

Alright, let's see today's highlights....and probably hear a few more thoughts.

365 Days With Self-discipline 

📌 On Transformation Taking Place Now

"The present moment contains past and future. The secret of transformation is in the way we handle this very moment."

Quote by Thich Nhat Hanh

The way you handle this very moment might mean nothing for you today, but in reality, each present moment is an opportunity to change your life. 

It all starts with one decision.

Maybe you’re now reading this book and wondering if you could learn how to play the guitar. 

It’s only in this present moment that you can decide to stop reading and head to a music store, buy a guitar and start learning.

In the very same moment you might glance at a bag of chips on your lap and instead of finishing it off, close it and put it in the trash.

When you’re going about your day, each little choice subtly affects your future. 

Each repetition of a negative habit reinforces it, while each repetition of a positive habit makes it more likely you’ll engage in it again in the future.

Personal transformation doesn’t happen in the future; it’s happening now.

How are you making sure that you’re transforming in the right direction?

A very good question.

(Shared the whole note BTW)

My answer is this:

I'm making sure that I'm transforming in the right direction by yielding to God as the sovereign King of my life.

He will take care of me while I take care of the assignment that He has appointed to me. As simple as that.

Any other thoughts I would like to add? 🤔 

This is one:

The more I spend time in God's presence, the less distressed I feel.

I've come to notice that.

This morning, it was quiet...and just me, God and His Word.

It was such a tranquil moment.

A good way to feel what I felt is to wake up early in the morning...and just study your Bible.

Well, it wouldn't be fair on your part because I didn't actually wake myself up or use an alarm.

God woke me up 3 hours before my alarm!

That's just showing His control.

And the fact that I was still energized for today's activities...

That's just rubbing it in.

Man! 😄

God is wonderful!

And at this point, I'm just thinking out loud here...

It doesn't even matter if anyone reads this.

It's just for me to put it out there that I have been redeemed by Jesus.

And I pray everyday, for the courage to do what He has called me to do.

By the way, I got favored by a dear friend today.

It was nice chatting with him (as always), and I was very content with that.

Especially because, earlier this month, I was unsure of whether our friendship was still standing.

I now realize that it has evolved 🌱

But then, he surprised me...in a very unexpected way.

So, this is addressed to him:

Thank you so much, PK!

At the beginning of this month, I felt guilty because of what I did...but you have shown me that what I did doesn't matter, rather it's the connection we share.

I thank God for this new dimension in our friendship and the fact that He is involved.

I always have you in my prayers and that will never stop. God bless you 😇

One more thing:

There's a verse I discovered in the Bible in the book of Psalms.

It says,

"My heart is inditing a good matter, I speak of the things which I have made touching the king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer"

(Psalms 45:1)

So, I've never shared this particular verse with anyone.

I call it my special verse 💜 

On Saturday or so, I sent a voicenote to my friend about something.

Then out of the blue, he asked me what I understood by that exact verse!

Later on, he told me that the verse came to him as he listened to my voicenote.

If that's isn't a connection, then tell me what it is.

I even called it a coincidence.

But it was more than that.

It was a connected revelation...that could only have come about by God's presence.

I give Him all the glory 🙏🏼

Let me end on that note.

It's a good thing to serve the Lord, I tell you...and something tells me that it's just the tip of the iceberg.

More is yet to come.

Thanks for reading 🎀 

And I want to welcome you to the final countdown.

From now on, it would be X days to 2026....because I can't wait.

(Maybe I can 😄)

To read more posts, or to just surf the website...visit the main site, Documenting 2025. See it here.

See you in the next post 💜