Giving more…
… and expecting less works a lot of wonders. It reduces stress, too.
Sometimes we expect the people we love and care about to give back the affections we have showered on them. But not everything can be reciprocated. We get more hurt when we expect to be loved back.
It’s not me being messianic again. It has always been a quid pro quo thing for me.
I just realized that if I don’t expect the phone calls, my phone rings in the middle of the night. Or I am paid the surprise visit I wasn’t hoping for. Text messages come in. So do wake up calls.
They feel good when they happen. Because I wasn’t pining for them to.
Thursday, March 06, 2003
Monday, March 03, 2003
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May 1 – that is my anniversary date in the office. Wow – can’t believe I’ve been here for almost 2 years already!
9 vacation days – the number of vacation leaves I need to consume before May 1. Considering that we have 12 vacation days and I’ve only consumed 3 of them means that I haven’t had a decent break for a year.
Read: I am tired. The weekends are not enough for me to recharge. I’ve been working for 3 consecutive Saturdays already just to launch a site. Top that with all the school paper that I still have to write.
I haven’t seen a lot of my groupies lately and last-minute cancellations have been quite frequent. If I hear another friend advice me on time management, either I will faint or kick him/her in the ass – whichever I am able to do first.
Despite my ranting about my current plight, I’m 100% sure I am still going to go through all my plans and schedules. Damn it, I will beat ALL my deadlines! Even if I have to be ruthless about it.
I take comfort in what Lavque forwarded to me again this morning.
Successful people have 5 things in common:
1. They have a dream.
2. They have a plan.
3. They have specific knowledge or training.
4. They’re willing to work hard. [I will work harder. Whatever it takes.]
5. They don’t take no for an answer.
Number 3, I am still trying to achieve. Thus, my loaded schedule. Someday all of this will pay off.
I am going to get there.
May 1 – that is my anniversary date in the office. Wow – can’t believe I’ve been here for almost 2 years already!
9 vacation days – the number of vacation leaves I need to consume before May 1. Considering that we have 12 vacation days and I’ve only consumed 3 of them means that I haven’t had a decent break for a year.
Read: I am tired. The weekends are not enough for me to recharge. I’ve been working for 3 consecutive Saturdays already just to launch a site. Top that with all the school paper that I still have to write.
I haven’t seen a lot of my groupies lately and last-minute cancellations have been quite frequent. If I hear another friend advice me on time management, either I will faint or kick him/her in the ass – whichever I am able to do first.
Despite my ranting about my current plight, I’m 100% sure I am still going to go through all my plans and schedules. Damn it, I will beat ALL my deadlines! Even if I have to be ruthless about it.
I take comfort in what Lavque forwarded to me again this morning.
Successful people have 5 things in common:
1. They have a dream.
2. They have a plan.
3. They have specific knowledge or training.
4. They’re willing to work hard. [I will work harder. Whatever it takes.]
5. They don’t take no for an answer.
Number 3, I am still trying to achieve. Thus, my loaded schedule. Someday all of this will pay off.
I am going to get there.
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