(Sigh): Life Is Short

It's day 318 of documenting 2025.

47 days to 2026!

Today started out well, but then ended with some tragic news.

I'll end my gist with the news as well 😌

Well, I slept off thinking I would be able to work on some pending projects.

I was so tired!

I guess God was trying to tell me that I should rest when I need it.

Turns out, the world didn't turn upside down when I came back online.

And I'm done with most of my tasks, which I completed this afternoon.

In a nutshell, today was mainly:

Online tasks, course rep duties, sleep, see a friend, work again, write note, see friend in hostel.

Now, I'm typing....by 6:45pm.

In all, I thank God 😌

I was able to have quiet time with God, talk with my dad, chat with my friend, serve clients, have a nap, help out a coursemate, and enjoy oranges for breakfast.

What else could I ask for?

I'm eternally grateful for this gift of life.

365 Days With Self-discipline

📌 On the Inconvenience of Change

"Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better."

Quote by Richard Hooker

If you want to remodel your house, you expect and accept the inconveniences it will cause.

There’s no way to replace the old windows, tiles, doors, or kitchen cabinets without making a mess.

Repainting your bedroom means that you have to move furniture to another room. 

Giving your bathroom a makeover means that you’ll have to use a different bathroom or go to a friend’s house to take a shower.

You accept the disturbance that remodeling causes in your life because you want your house to be nice and cozy. 

Likewise, if you want to change something

in your life, in order for the old to go, there also must be some mess involved in the process of replacing it with the new.

You might feel cranky upon waking up earlier than usual. You might be

exhausted after the first several workouts. You might despair while you are trying to figure out how to learn a new skill.

Whenever you feel this way and feel tempted to give up, frustrated by how

inconvenient the process of change is for you, remember that to go from worse

to better, some minor (and sometimes major) annoyances are par for the course.

Get over it and get on with your life!

Yep! That's solid 💯

Most people often overlook this fact. They expect the change to be smooth and easy...void of any mishaps.

I learned this pretty early, when my mum passed away.

I was always jumping from one activity to another...and was always unstable.

But now that I'm in school, I feel like I have more restrictions than when I was at home with family. And they're self-imposed.

I understand that when I do the hard things now, things will get easy for me later on.

I'm training myself with hunger, prayer, denial of things I enjoy and restrictions.

So far, I have only 3 friends in the hostel, and I prayed about these friendships.

It's like God led me to be friends with them.

And in my department, I'm friends with everyone; as the new course rep...but not everyone is my friend.

That's how it is 😌

I appreciate God for His direction.

Like I mentioned earlier, I'm going to end with some tragic news.

I just learned about it this evening, but a fellow hostelmate passed away before she was able to resume school.

It was announced this evening that there would be a candle lighting for her, as well as a walk around the hostel and that we should put on black.

I was hesitant at first but then it was confirmed that it wasn't compulsory.

I went downstairs with my friend to know what happened.

The person leading the walk talked about how good the person was and the impact the deceased had on her.

Her best friend also came out and talked about how good she was.

Then one of the officials of the hostel used that medium to tell each of us to live a good life.

He said that if there was any bad thing one engaged in, then it is time for them to amend.

As I listened, I realized that this incident is a glaring reminder that life is short and that anything can happen.

Someone I watch said,

"If you're still alive right now, it means God is not yet done with you."

I truly believe God is not yet done with me.

I didn't go with them on the walk around the hostel.

When I was about to reluctantly change for the walk earlier, I heard in my mind,

"Let the dead bury their dead".

I also told my roommate, who I'm close to. She didn't go either.

Not because of what I said, but because she later went out for prayers.

She was hesitant when she also thought it was compulsory.

It is well.

I pray for the girl, that wherever she is, that her soul rests in peace 🙏

And my heart goes out to the girl's family, that they find comfort in God's grace.

It's tragic, but it's life.

That would be all for today's documentation.

Thanks for reading 🎀

You can always check out and catch up on former posts.

2025 is coming to an end, y'all!

My family, friends and everyone I know, as well as I....will all see the end of this year.

Not the other way around.

See you in the next post 💜