Unique Gifts Given To Us ~~

Ever heard of people saying to themselves or other people that they’re “useless” or have no “talent” and “potential” ? I guaranty you, everyone has had that thought. Some people find their “talents” at a very young age and use it wisely. Meanwhile some never got to know what theirs are.  Some people, however, know what their “talents” are but don’t have enough confidence, support or chances to show them.

          Some of you may not know this, but these “talents” or “potentials” are all gifts from the Holy Spirit. Most people thinks that “talent” means being able to sing, dance, draw, or speak well; some think it means being rich and famous, or having a good and wealthy family. It’s all true, but there are also many other forms of gifts.

          One of them is the gift of happiness. People with this kind of gift are usually called happy-go-lucky people. They never stop smiling, laughing and cheering people up. Some people have the gift of friendship or hospitality, meaning they’re friendly people that have many true friends. And trust me, true friends are very hard to find. But I tell you, there are a lot of gifts that all of us have. For example, the gift  of LOVE. We can all love, and the thing about love is that it has no limits !!! Love came from God, therefore we share God's love by loving others !!! Just because there are more and more people in this world, doesn't mean that His love for us has decreased, not even just a little bit !!! We, too, can use this gift of love to love and care for others just as He loves us non-stop, no matter what wrong things we have done that disappoints Him. There are also gifts of laughter, tears, emotions, friendship and so many more !!!

          There may be those that have beneficial gifts but are mocked or laughed at for having these kinds of gifts. Therefore, these gifted ones take their gifts as a curse and blame their parents or God for them. One of these gifts is the gift of cleanliness. Sometimes people with this special gift are mocked as “neat freaks”, meaning they always try their best to be clean, neat, tidy and oriented. But what some of them don’t know is that this gift of theirs is getting more and more rare in this century. Not many people have neat and tidy cars or bedrooms. I know I’m not one of 
those with the gift of cleanliness ( Yes, I admit it ! ) .

          I admit this : I’m most definitely not one of the cleanest or tidiest person in the world !!! I like being messy and I really, really, really HATE cleaning up my room. Especially after messing it up the way I like it. For those of you that are reading this and you just KNOW that we’re the same, well, HIGH-5 !! It’s not wrong to be messy (to us that is), although some people might disagree. Messy people are often called lazy, which is true in a way. But it’s just how we are. We may not have the gift of cleanliness or tidiness, but I’m sure we have other gifts. I, for one, tend to recover from things easily if I want to. I’m not always moody or emotional over things. When I have sadness in me, I’ll just laugh it off with my friends or family. Or let music drift it off me, like many other music-lovers. I know where all my problems drift off to – to God. He takes away my problems very quickly and every time I try to find something to praise Him for, I praise and thank him for this gift of mine.

A lot of my friends always ask me why I’m always so calm and happy even when the biggest exam comes and everyone else is stressed out about it or when something bad happens to me. And I’ll just answer them : "Because I’m made this way and it’s in my nature". I may not be naturally smart and hardworking like my other relatives, I may not be a very athletic person, I may not be able to sing or dance well,  or may have lots of people that dislike me. But I have my true friends, family and other gifts in exchange.

I am who God has made me, and I know that He has made me fearfully and wonderfully (Psalm 139:13-18 / Genesis 1:27). Each one of us is made uniquely with special gifts. It can be the gift of friendship, charity, service, happiness, business, love, voice, speech, imagination, creativity, choice or many others. Gifts come in many different forms. They can be given to you at any age or time. It’s a matter of knowing what they are and using them wisely in God’s name.

One of the gift that all of us most definitely have is the gift of eternal life which Jesus Christ has bestowed upon us. So if you think that you’re not special or gifted in any way, THINK AGAIN !!! This time, think harder into your life. Because each and every one of God’s children (that’s you) is gifted. Better yet, share your gifts !! Show the whole world what God's gifts are to you... AS LONG AS YOU DO IT IN GOD'S HOLY NAME !!! For it is said in the Bible : Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms (1 Peter 4:10). ===================================================================

Well..... I hope this can give a second thought about your life and how to appreciate your life :) I pray that it can help you in your life and that you can let others know how special they are too !! So it's getting rather late (or early, if you prefer) since it's 2.10am now... I guess I'd better turn out the lights and enter dreamland :) Goodnight !!! 

*** Oh and btw (in case you don't know, it means "by the way")... If you have been reading my posts from the first to this one, I really really wanna thank you for actually spending your time on reading them :) THANK YOU !!!!!! And I'm kinda running out of ideas on what to blog about (for now) .. So if you want me to blog anything, let me know by commenting here.. If I think your idea is good to blog about and if I can actually do a post on it, I will !!! :D 

Don’t Worry, Be Happy :)

I realize that lots of teens nowadays are always stressed out about minor things. Or in girls’ case, we sometimes feel stressed for no reason. I’m not saying that I’m never stressed. I get stressed lots of times, sometimes about minor things or even for no reason !!! 

This, me dear friends, is what happens when you get too much stress.
I call it a stress overload :) 

                   You see, some people don’t really know how to relieve their stress the right way. Some drink, some smoke, some go for drugs, some even do other stupid stuff. I know, I have. I know some people will be asking themselves “ What can I do ?????” The right way to relief stress depends on what you truly like. For me, it’s music. Every time I’m stressed, the headphones or earphones get plugged in and I’ll be lost in my own world. Music helps me escape the stressful world and gives me time to clear my mind. I just can’t stand silence !!! Music slows down my time is a good way and allows me to think. It’s not just me, probably a majority of teens have the same way to relieve their stress and anger. 

         Other people have other ways of clearing their mind. Like some of my friends, some people relieve their tension through sports. I do it too, only not as often. Basketball, swimming, snooker, golf…… There are so many sports one can do to relieve stress. I would suggest badminton, squash and tennis because they involve hitting and smashing something (just now too violently !!!). For some women’s cases, they take long showers. I guess guys do it too, just not as much. If I could, I would too !! I LOVE the feel of water (clean water, please !!!) If I have a bathtub I would fill it up with sweet-scented soap water and stay in it for hours !!!! Showers are okay but my legs can get tired from all that standing. But lets get back to the topic shall we ??? 

        So many ways to release tension and anger….. Sleeping, eating (just control yourselves okay ??), cooking, drawing, games… There are so many ways to relieve stress, SAFE WAYS !!!! All those ways stated are not only healthy, they are also safe and require less cash. Why spend your money on drugs, cigarettes and alcohol,  yet risk your own life at the same time ???? Such a waste !!! Even worse, commit suicide !!!! The most cowardly and stupid thing to do is commit suicide !! It’s not wrong to calm your mind before doing anything stupid, isn’t it ?  Here are a few steps on how to face them bloody problems :-

 
        If your friends are telling you to do wrong this to relieve your stress, my first advice to you is : STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM THEM !!! They are not your real friends. The truth hurts but it’s true. A real friend wouldn’t want you to put your health and life to risk. A real friend want you to be TRULY happy. A real friend wouldn’t let you do stupid stuff. And if you’re confused on what to do…. Read my post on choices (Title : Lefts and Rights – What are they ??? O.o) and I hope it helps. 

      That’s all from me now… I gotta go release today’s stress by taking a shower :) And remember : Don’t WORRY, be HAPPY !!!! Life is much better on the positive side. Signing off at 5.45pm. Peace out y’all !!! (V) ^^

Lefts and Rights – What’s that ??? O.o

Now can anybody tell me what are lefts and rights ?? No, they do not mean your hands and feet. Directions ??? Kind of. What directions ?? Directions in life !!! A.K.A. Choices !!!! We make choices every single day. And I tell you most solemnly (Yes, I’m quoting Jesus), of all the gifts God has given to us, the gift of choice is one of the best yet most dangerous one. 

First of all, He has given us the choice to either do His will and follow His words or not. Some of us who were born Christians or other religions also have the choice whether to keep our religion or not !! Let’s start from the beginning of the world shall we ?? When God made the Earth and His first two children, Adam and Eve, He told them not to eat from the tree of knowledge, did He not ? And there was the first choice humans made – to eat, or not to eat ??? They chose to eat the fruit, hence we go back to CHOICES. Eve may have been tempted by the serpent to eat the fruit, but she still had the choice whether to listen to the Devil or not, to surrender to that temptation or not. She may have chosen the wrong choice, but it was still her choice !!! And every wrong choice brings something bad. The moment Eve made that choice, Evil started to rise. 

So do you wanna go LEFT or RIGHT ???

But, there are also good choices, of course. Even when Eve made the wrong choice that caused her to lose her and her husband‘s paradise, God gave their family another choice. To spread His word or not, to live their life completely in God’s will or not, or even whether to fight for their faith or not !!! And I tell you, these choices have made mankind what we are now. Without these choices, I can’t possibly imagine what the world would be like now. But even the one of the greatest descendant of God, David has made a very wrong choice. 

Even in our  daily lives, we make choices every single day !! Every morning, we make a choice on whether to get up from bed or not, the change our clothes or to wear our jammies, the take a shower or not, what to eat for breakfast and so many others !!! We may not know that we are making these choices but they are indeed choices. One minor choice can cause big things to happen. For example, breakfast. If we choose not to eat breakfast and go to school or work, we can get very hungry and that causes us to pay very little attention to what we’re doing. We can’t say that somebody has FORCED you to do something, because we have a choice whether to do it or not do it and face the consequences. It’s a matter of whether we want to face the consequences or not, and there we go again – CHOICES !! 

Life is full of choices, whether minor ones or major ones. It’s a matter of knowing what’s right and just, and doing the right thing. Lots of hard choices don’t involve any benefit for the choice-maker. But sometimes, one can’t just think about oneself. If a wise king has to choose to either surrender his crown for his people’s safety or not, he would most probably put the lives of hundreds of people in front of his royalty and surrender his crown. Or he can choose to fight for his people. His life or theirs ??? Big responsibilities always lead to big choices. So we have to learn to make right choices. You may choose something that truly benefits you, but you know as they say “One man’s meat is another man’s poison”, others can get the consequences because of your choice. If you don't know what to do, there is always another choice - to get people to make that choice for you or at least get them to help you in making the right choice !!! There are always friends, teachers, parents, siblings and counselors to help you :)  I would suggest you get someone that can understand you and your feelings. 

Well that’s all from me about Lefts and Rights. And no, it is not a proper idiom or proverb, so please don’t write “lefts and rights” as an idiom or proverb in you English essays. Hahaha !!! I know my posts are long, but my one flaw in English writing is I can’t write short essays. So please bear with me :) Hope you enjoyed my posts and will enjoy my future post. Signing off now, its 12.00pm. Byessssss !!! 

Ups and Downs - Intro

As human beings, we all have ups and downs, right ???? Lefts and rights too ??? 
         
          Let me get this straight, ups and downs, as we all know, are the happy and sad moments we all have in life. There isn't a single human being on Earth that doesn't have any ups or downs(either one). The richest kid in the whole world may look like an ever-happy kiddo. But how is it possible to be fully happy when his/her parents are barely home to spend time with their kid ?? They can be out somewhere with their friends or colleagues, either having fun or working. That kid can't even experience his/her parents' full love when he is always being attended to by maids and servants that are commissioned by his/her parents !!!! 
          Then again, the poorest kid must also have ups and downs !!! He/she can't be fully happy when he/she has to struggle to feed either just himself/herself or others. But I tell you truthfully, when it comes to happiness, the poorest kid has more chances of being happy. With a positive mind and parents or people he can laugh around with no matter what condition they're in, HE/SHE CAN BE FULLY HAPPY !!!!!! But the richest kid cannot even be fully happy because he has absolutely nobody that understands him best !!! In real life, parents are supposed to understand their  child best because that child comes directly from them. But how can they understand that child if they barely spend time with him/her. Much more say even have time to BOTHER listening to that child of theirs !!! I tell you in my opinion, the richest parents are the most RIDICULOUS !!!  

I saw this on the Internet once... That kid may have a slightly dirty face and messy hair
or even a drew-on crown.. He's still so happy :) Such a cute kid.. 

          But we're missing one category of kids - normal kids. Even normal kids have ups and downs !!! It can be from parents, studies, teachers, friends, partners(in teenagers' case), finance and many others !!! Most child slavery or abuse and rape cases in the world involve just normal kids !!! Just think of how many lives are traumatized in the world. Parents and studies probably give lots of pressure, hence life's "downs", especially when one has ASIAN PARENTS !!! I'm not being racist here but it's true !! But a normal kid can also have an equal amount of "ups". Averagely, normal kids don't have to find a living until they reach a certain age. Most have parents that actually care and understand them. Even orphans can be happy because at least they have relatives or friends to be with. A normal kid can afford to get his/her own wants, unlike poor kids. And unlike most rich kids, normal ones have parents to talk to sometimes. They can bond with their parents whenever possible. 
            Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming everything on parents. Parents play a very important role in a kids life and future. One big mistake can ruin one part of a kid's life. Parents also have ups and downs. They have to work hard for their kid's life. They also struggle in lots of things. Most just want some time away from all the burdens, including their kid, and just hang out with their friends to have some fun. I don't blame them !! Us kids can be quite a handful, I know. Yet, a busy dad that probably works all around the clock but gets a low paycheck can also be one of the happiest man when he gets home because his kid(s) can be his happiness (aside from his wife of course!!!). 
              See, we all have ups and downs. Whether you are a boy, girl, man, woman, child or adult. We all have ups and downs. It's just a matter of how much ups and downs and how serious they are. Ups and Downs............. I don't know how many times a day I think of mine. Some even make toss and turn when I'm about to sleep. But don't keep asking yourself: "Why does this always happen to me ?? "  or " Why did that happen to me ???". Sometimes we just need to appreciate them. Without these ups and downs, we wouldn't be what we are now. Our mistakes and lessons are what make us more cautious about how we think and what we do. We grow up on our ups and downs. We also grow up with our lefts and rights but that's another topic I'll post up another time...

               So that's all from me tonight folks !!!! It's 9.30pm now.. I'd better get going with my other stuff online before my neighbor goes to sleep and turns off the wifi :) I hope you like my first blog post on Ups and Downs.. I would have used a diary or something but I never update my diaries and I just hate writing !!! Hehehe ...  Next topic : LEFTS AND RIGHTS !!!! :D