There are many things I want to do in my life, especially at this point of time since these few months are probably going to be the most free time I can get for a long long while. Let me just list down a few of the many things I keep fantasising of doing:

1. I want to exercise regularly - 2 or 3 times a week
2. I want to pick up photography again
3. I want to participate in music/arts events as an organiser/manager
4. I want to go overseas and explore the world
5. I want to start getting private piano students
6. I want to devote myself to researching and reading God's Word

These aspirations are all achievable, yes, but very time consuming. For example, for no. 2, my dad actually passed me a file containing the basics of photography and the use of professional cameras - settings, aperture, use of flash, etc. He passed the file to me when I was in Secondary 2 or something, and I haven't gotten round to reading it yet. So that file is just sitting in the box under my bed. Why? Because I know it'll take weeks if not months for me to finish reading the whole thing, let alone understand what it's talking about. I just don't have the time right now to sit alone in my room and just read.

Many of us have a bucket list of things to do or start on, whether it is to try something new or a habit to adopt, or just something we miss doing but don't have the time for. But even if we do get around to doing all of these things, we'll gradually become good at them, but we won't be great at any one thing. I guess then it boils down to what we want as individuals: to be good at many things but not great (covering a wide scope), or to focus on one thing we are passionate about and becoming great at that (covering depth). For me, I want to try new things. I've realised that stepping out of my comfort zone is the only way I can start to improve and build myself up. Remaining in your own secure life will bring you nowhere. It's only when we throw ourselves into unfamiliar or even uncomfortable situations do we seriously get to learn something new about life and ourselves.

So I am going to try new things, get myself into unfamiliar situations where I have to adapt. I'm someone who always wants to feel the sense of security of having people I know around me, so that I know that I'm not the only one who's going through whatever it is I'm going through. Lately, by throwing myself in situations I've never been in before, I've gotten to learn so much more than by keeping myself in familiar surroundings. It feels good in an odd way to be trying completely new things.

My challenge to you (yes to you who are reading this) is to try something new, try putting yourself in a situation where you're forced out of your shell and comfort zone, and just be open to learning new things. :)

There are many things I want to do in my life, especially at this point of time since these few months are probably going to be the most free time I can get for a long long while. Let me just list down a few of the many things I keep fantasising of doing:

1. I want to exercise regularly - 2 or 3 times a week
2. I want to pick up photography again
3. I want to participate in music/arts events as an organiser/manager
4. I want to go overseas and explore the world
5. I want to start getting private piano students
6. I want to devote myself to researching and reading God's Word

These aspirations are all achievable, yes, but very time consuming. For example, for no. 2, my dad actually passed me a file containing the basics of photography and the use of professional cameras - settings, aperture, use of flash, etc. He passed the file to me when I was in Secondary 2 or something, and I haven't gotten round to reading it yet. So that file is just sitting in the box under my bed. Why? Because I know it'll take weeks if not months for me to finish reading the whole thing, let alone understand what it's talking about. I just don't have the time right now to sit alone in my room and just read.

Many of us have a bucket list of things to do or start on, whether it is to try something new or a habit to adopt, or just something we miss doing but don't have the time for. But even if we do get around to doing all of these things, we'll gradually become good at them, but we won't be great at any one thing. I guess then it boils down to what we want as individuals: to be good at many things but not great (covering a wide scope), or to focus on one thing we are passionate about and becoming great at that (covering depth). For me, I want to try new things. I've realised that stepping out of my comfort zone is the only way I can start to improve and build myself up. Remaining in your own secure life will bring you nowhere. It's only when we throw ourselves into unfamiliar or even uncomfortable situations do we seriously get to learn something new about life and ourselves.

So I am going to try new things, get myself into unfamiliar situations where I have to adapt. I'm someone who always wants to feel the sense of security of having people I know around me, so that I know that I'm not the only one who's going through whatever it is I'm going through. Lately, by throwing myself in situations I've never been in before, I've gotten to learn so much more than by keeping myself in familiar surroundings. It feels good in an odd way to be trying completely new things.

My challenge to you (yes to you who are reading this) is to try something new, try putting yourself in a situation where you're forced out of your shell and comfort zone, and just be open to learning new things. :)