Last Milestone For The Year! 🎉

It's day 350 of documenting 2025.
15 days to 2026!

Today turned out to be a lazy day for me.
Well, it wasn't initially.
The morning, lectures and more errands for my classmates.

Apparently, we're having issues with registration for our general courses.
The trip to the General Studies office wasn't so fruitful...but hopefully it will be resolved by this week.

When I came to the hostel, there was nothing more I wanted to do than to lie down on my bed.
That, I did. I didn't go anywhere....was just scrolling lazily for hours.

It was evening time before I decided to get off my bed, wash my shirt for tomorrow and fetch water.
I didn't even look at my books.
I told my friend (slightly complaining) how hectic school life is....and I'm just starting.

I know it's going to be much tougher.
I'm really trying to brace myself for the usual stress.
I guess it's all part of adjusting to a new place....and I think I've just been here for one month. God help me! 🥲

How it has been so far?
Let me confess...
Financial mistakes, cultural engagements, lectures, tiredness, poor time management and poor nutrition.
Don't get me started on the last two...because this post is gonna be a very long one 😒

I don't want to paint a bad picture of myself, to the point of hard self-criticism.
I guess it's all part of being in a new environment.
I hope I can get my act together by the time we resume next year.
(I won't even be documenting via this blog anymore 🥲)

No matter how hard it's getting, I thank God because there are people worse off than me.
People who are dreaming of where I am right now, but can't get there.
People who would give anything for my post as course rep...
In my own way, I'm blessed ✨

There's something I learned yesterday about problems and how we perceive them.
Before I share that, let's look at today's highlights first.
Then I'll share my lesson and end this post as usual.

365 Days With Self-discipline
📌 On Doing Things Deliberately

"Working slowly in today’s world goes against every thought system. You can only work slowly if you do it deliberately.
Being deliberate requires you to
stay in the process, to work in the present moment."
Quote by Thomas Sterner

In rock climbing, when you’re clipping the rope into a quickdraw and you rush it, your movements will be imprecise.
In the end, with rapid movements it will take you more time to clip in the rope than if you were to do it slowly.

Working deliberately, particularly when the stakes are high, takes a lot of self-control.

You need to battle against the temptation to rush things and maintain your concentration when stress threatens to consume you.

Doing things fast; but not necessarily well...isn’t a particularly good strategy for achievement.
In fact, it’s usually the slow, deliberate, poised movements that lead to great outcomes, and not rushed, nervous, or impulsive actions.

Identify when your behaviors are hasty and unfocused and take advantage of such opportunities to exercise your willpower by doing things slowly and with precision.

For me, being in a haste is something that can really cause problems.
That's why I try to give myself time, especially when getting ready for class, so I can do it well.
When I rush, I tend to forget certain things or details.

And when it comes to things I feel led by God to do, maybe like a big project...I try not to rush the process.
When I do, things go wrong and I realize that it's God trying to tell me that I'm going ahead of Him.
Final word.....don't rush.

Okay....about the lesson I learned about problems.
I watched a video that made me understand this:

Think of a problem like a dot on a piece of paper.
When asked, "what do you see?", most people will say they see a dot.
Showing that most people would rather focus on the problem, than on the other positive things in their life.

When I understood that, my mind was like...blown! 🤯
Focusing on what's missing always leads people astray.
Today, I was conscious of my actions and thoughts...as the analogy was very prominent in my mind.

In that regard, I'm grateful for all the good things in my life right now.
Things may be hard right now, but when we look back, we would be glad we didn't give up. God is always there to work all things for our good 😌
We're to focus on Him instead.

On that note, I would end this post.
By the way, it's day 350!
OMG! Amazing! 🎊
I still remember when I started....and I was like, "In no time, it would be 15 days to 2026!" Well here we are! 😁

That would be all for today's documentation.
Thanks for reading 🎀
You can always catch up on former posts by visiting the main website, Documenting 2025.
It's been a whole year of experiences....that I'm definitely grateful for.

See you in the next post 💜