Happy Anniversary, Malaysia
In another 6 days, it would mark the day I officially packed my life, headed towards the airport and waved Melbourne good bye.
Partially, it is because I don’t want to.
I don’t really want to, or perhaps I’m not ready to accept the fact that time is unforgiving and or may be because I am not ready to accept that there is a huge milestone that I’ve crossed.
Or maybe I just am not ready to admit that I am not coping well in this country. I’m not admitting defeat, don’t get me wrong. I am just slightly overwhelmed at the weight that comes along with moving abroad from a developed country to a developing country.
A country that thrives, to a country that is still growing.
A country that celebrates diversity and equality, to a country that is biased and publically discriminates.
And let’s just do ourselves a favour and not talk about currency exchange.
Undeniably, there had been many changes in my life and I should cut myself some slack and be kind to myself, but it was very hard not to wallow in self-pity and yearning for the greener pastures.
This morning, I read a chapter on “Selfishness” in my devotional book by Steve McCracken.
As a young working adult in a generation of Gen X,Y and Z, it’s hard to not fall into the category of “I want this thing, this time and in this manner. Sometimes, we say we are flexible, but when that specific thing doesn’t happen in that expected manner, we get frustrated.
When we are selfish, peace, joy, fun and harmony are all lost, and quickly too.”
Steve suggested one way to counter selfishness is to have that mindset of “doing unto others what you would like to be done unto you”.
Perhaps, it had been a long unnoticed period of time that I had been trapped in my own circumstances, my own preset mindset mixed with a hint of bitterness and disappointment, but perhaps it is truly time to attempt to snap out of it and see things from a bigger perspective – whatever that may be.
Hence, I thought, hey, why not I pick up writing again. I mean, it’s painful enough to walk through the journey thus far, so, why not save another person some heartaches and perhaps post some guides for that one person who may be googling frantically on that same subject. I mean, I had also asked Google a tonne of questions when it comes to dealing with transitional concerns.
So, keep an eye out and watch this space!!
There may be some interesting stories, lots of silly muns moment and just some 2cents here and there!