Hey morning guys, now that my final school project is nearly wrapped up, I feel like I’m finally ready to return to my blogging again. At least now, I will have some mental capacity left to write at least once every couple of days. By next Monday, I will be able to fully dedicate myself to my freelance work. Yesterday morning during my commute to school, I also made a conscious decision in my mind that with everything that I’m currently facing in my life, it would be wise for me to focus on my existing freelance work (as well as what’s already in the pipeline) and doing it really well (“making the best of it”).

Most of the time, I think we make the mistake/failure of falling into the trap of chasing after the things we do not yet have (or wish to have). But by doing so, we end up wasting our energy and mental capacity to focus on the things that we can actually do something about. So I’m not going to make that same mistake/failure again. Right now, my freelance gigs are what I have. My current freelance client is all I have. And I’m going to focus on that and making sure that I do everything with utmost excellence. It is the surest way I know to secure more work, just like the next one that is already waiting in the pipeline right after delivering the current job.

Wait, how does sharing all of that actually link to today’s topic of stop reacting? Well, one thing that became clear to me is that one of the root causes of my own reacting to situations is because I have been chasing things I did have or wished I had. In doing that, I was constantly trying to adjust and adapt to the situation as it evolved. The thing about this way of living is that it is never sustainable in the long-term. Sure, we can be agile and adapt every now and then, and it is an essential part of life. But I don’t think we were meant to live that way all the time. Surely no on a daily basis. If all we’re doing is reacting to certain situations, we will never actually be able to live our lives.

But yes, at the very core of this reminder and lesson is also about seeking guidance and wisdom, not just when times are difficult, but also on better days, during better times. In the past, I have made that mistake and failure of thinking that just because things are improving in my life, that I no longer need to rely on God anymore than I used to when things were worse off. Today’s word, I felt is a reminder of both. Don’t just seek God’s guidance and wisdom when times are hard. Seek His guidance and wisdom every single day. And focus on what I already have now, make the best of it and stop thinking about the things that I wish to have, or hope to have, but don’t actually have right now.