one of the instructors from my cpa review course said this in the recent lecture that i just watched,
"I wanna wish you guys good luck studying. Stay in, you have no friends, you have no family, I am your only family from here on in. Okay? And there's an inverse relationship between happiness and likeliness to pass the exam. The more miserable you are studying, the more prepared you're gonna be and the higher the likelihood you're gonna pass."
i have no friends. i have no family. i have no life. is this what i'm suppose to tell myself while i'm studying? haha, this sounds so sad.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
don't hate
sometimes, it's hard to understand why things happen.
why we face struggles and challenges and hardships.
often times, i want to yell and swear and cry.
and blast angry rap music as an outlet.
but all the time, i want to learn on how to love.
how to genuinely love a person no matter how much s/he hurts me.
once again, my heart has become filthy with hate. but ironically, i'm also thankful that i'm being challenged. i'm not sure what God's purpose is in using the same person to hurt me over and over again. but perhaps He's teaching me on how to love those who hurt me. dang. that's a test i've failed one too many times.
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love... If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother. -- 1 John 4:7-8, 20-21
why we face struggles and challenges and hardships.
often times, i want to yell and swear and cry.
and blast angry rap music as an outlet.
but all the time, i want to learn on how to love.
how to genuinely love a person no matter how much s/he hurts me.
once again, my heart has become filthy with hate. but ironically, i'm also thankful that i'm being challenged. i'm not sure what God's purpose is in using the same person to hurt me over and over again. but perhaps He's teaching me on how to love those who hurt me. dang. that's a test i've failed one too many times.
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love... If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother. -- 1 John 4:7-8, 20-21
Saturday, February 06, 2010
a great week
wow, the first week of february is already almost over.
....
wait a minute. february?!! o_O woww... time really flies by very quickly.
anyways. this week has been really great :) last week, i had an off-week. i couldn't focus on my studies, and i felt kind of lonely and tired from spending my time everyday at the library. i was quite annoyed with mr. becker. it seemed like he didn't want to cooperate with me. or maybe, it was i who didn't want to cooperate with him. yea, it was probably me.
but God is good. He challenged me a lot last week. He gave me an off-week so that i can get my priorities straight. "Who's more important?" He asked. "Mr. Becker or me?" He also made me realize that i depend on people for joy and comfort more than i depend on Him. "Why do you feel lonely when you have me?" He rebuked me.
i think this is why i had an off-week. i'm not sure. but this week was a better week :) mr. becker was a lot more approachable, and actually, today was my first time having FUN studying with him. who knew learning about corporation tax can be quite interesting?! complex, yes. but interesting? haha, yes!
studying with friends. receiving unexpected calls from good buddies. spontaneously planning a valentine's day party with my roommate. finding a good pair of jeans. joyfully learning from mr. becker. and last but not least, knowing that God is the One who has provided all these wonderful things/people for me. this is what i call a great week :)
....
wait a minute. february?!! o_O woww... time really flies by very quickly.
anyways. this week has been really great :) last week, i had an off-week. i couldn't focus on my studies, and i felt kind of lonely and tired from spending my time everyday at the library. i was quite annoyed with mr. becker. it seemed like he didn't want to cooperate with me. or maybe, it was i who didn't want to cooperate with him. yea, it was probably me.
but God is good. He challenged me a lot last week. He gave me an off-week so that i can get my priorities straight. "Who's more important?" He asked. "Mr. Becker or me?" He also made me realize that i depend on people for joy and comfort more than i depend on Him. "Why do you feel lonely when you have me?" He rebuked me.
i think this is why i had an off-week. i'm not sure. but this week was a better week :) mr. becker was a lot more approachable, and actually, today was my first time having FUN studying with him. who knew learning about corporation tax can be quite interesting?! complex, yes. but interesting? haha, yes!
studying with friends. receiving unexpected calls from good buddies. spontaneously planning a valentine's day party with my roommate. finding a good pair of jeans. joyfully learning from mr. becker. and last but not least, knowing that God is the One who has provided all these wonderful things/people for me. this is what i call a great week :)
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