“Experience is a jewel” – William Shakespeare Photo by Markus Spiske
Author: chefswifediary
Corporate servant at day, blogger at night, mommy every day, chef's wife for life. A self-taught artist, I reflect and write about my life experiences and explore art inspired by nature.
Some breather, please.
Living in an expensive buzzing city, sophisticated high rises, heavy traffic in both human and transport are easily witnessed with naked eyes. Musty back-to-back body odour using public transport, humidity, and invisible carbon monoxide on road can only be felt. The feeling of discomfort on our daily commute is inevitable. What are our choices? To…
One picture, ten perspectives.
A class of ten participants, I was one of them who attended the long awaited Art Workshop early this week. It was my very first, a novice who has never experienced an art conversation with other artists. Art is personal and it is an emotional topic. To establish a conversation about art, with candor is…
Soulmate
Years gone, Still waiting. Not picky, Just chemistry. Four seasons a year on pace, Yet only a month that cherry blossoms surface. People find it’s worth the wait, All to cherish the beauty that lies ahead. In a sea of billions people, Seeded one and the only one. Be it wait, or be it…
What’s your purpose?
A short animated film that garnered up to 79 million viewers on YouTube published by Southeastern Guide Dogs organisation, this video highlights how their dogs save the day, everyday for people with vision loss, and veterans with disabilities. If you have not watched this film, you’re missing out a big part of life learning, beyond…
Starting from somewhere.
Challenges remained a mystery until we encounter them. We are intrigued by how capable they are in shaping us. Precious learning derives from individual experience, especially those that come with heightened difficulties. It’s when we fall hard that we learn laboriously to stand up again; or we never will when phobia checks in. The past…
Finding yourself.
“To find yourself, think for yourself.” – Socrates, Greek Philosopher Hand-lettering by Valesca Van Waveren Image extracted from Flow Magazine
You must have done something right.
Trust is complicated and not easily formed. The existence of trust depends on individual’s circumstances, and varies from individual to individual. It is strongly influenced by our environment. Mainly, we trust people whom we knew than we don’t. We also subconsciously judge and form assumptions about people we don’t know in protecting our own interests…
Accept im[p]erfection.
We are taught to be the best for it has more to offer. Praises and rewards come along when we succeed, and none when we fail. The classic conditioning phase is exactly what perfectionists go through every single day, ie: being conditioned to strive for perfection in order to attain materialism. They set high expectation…
The Bright Side
“The grass is always greener on the other side.” ― Erma Bombeck Keeping a positive mindset and believing that there is always something greater out there waiting for us to get them – That’s how we continuously build up courage to keep our dreams alive. Having said that, it’s also important to make the best out of…