2013 | Day 77: IMPERFECTLY BEAUTIFUL

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IMPERFECTLY BEAUTIFUL

Life is never going to be “perfect”. There are always going to be perfect MOMENTS in a world that is in destruction. There is always going to be BEAUTY in the deep dark ugliness of a world that is becoming more dangerous by the day. There is always going to be LOVE amidst the hate that seems to surround some. And it is that love that we should HOLD onto. It is the love we should focus ON. It is the love that we should see as beautiful in an imperfect world, making it “perfect” for the moments frozen in time in your mind as memories that cannot and will not ever fade away, no matter how long passes.

The world is never going to be “perfect”. No one IN it is ever going to be perfect. But there CAN be someone who is “perfect” for YOU. There IS someone who fits the other half of your soul like they were the piece of a puzzle you were in; the piece you never even knew was missing until they came along. There is someone who UNDERSTANDS your soul and loves you for who you ARE, not what you can do or give or be, or any potential to come (even though they will always PUSH you to your potential, because they only want to see you become all that you CAN be), but for who you are, deep down in the most inner sanctum of your soul that no one but they ever get to see. That IS beauty in a world that will always sit beauty alongside the beast.

Life, the world, people, AND you, will always be IMperfect. But that does not mean that it cannot be “perfect” in pieces, that there cannot be beauty in the imperfection, that it cannot be a place where HAPPINESS resides inside your soul. Perfect moments will always exist in an imperfect world. Looking for the moment creates spontaneity. Freezing the moment captures the memory. Getting lost in the moment is LIVING it. And life is meant to be lived, and lived to the FULL, as best we can, as we LOVE.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 72: PEACE OF MIND

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PEACE OF MIND

There are many things in this life that we canNOT control. Both in our personal AND professional lives. The key is to RECOGNIZE those things and then to take steps to change the things we CAN change. Accepting that we are not always going to be the one with the power to control everything can be hard for most of us, but at the same time, if we cannot control it; neither should we let it stress us out by trying TO control it. If there is something that we have no control over, let it GO and work on the aspects that ARE within your power to change. Focus on the aspects that YOU oversee, the areas where YOU are the one pulling the strings.

If something is out of your hands and you do NOT like it, do something about it. Remove yourself from that situation, excuse yourself from the person or role, or just let it lie and do your best to work within the bounds placed upon you. Do NOT let it affect your peace of mind, because if you do, it will drive you crazy. It will become a sickness, negativity seeking to spread not just through you, but to others, as you unconsciously project the disturbance in yourself.

You want only to share POSITIVE vibes, to help create an atmosphere conducive to positive change and effects. Therefore, centre yourself and let that beyond your control GO, doing what you can where you can. Letting something go is hard, but in the long-term it is the BEST thing for you to do. Your HEALTH, especially your mental health, IS important.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 31: APPRECIATE EVERY MOMENT

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APPRECIATE EVERY MOMENT

EVERY single moment in your life is SIGNIFICANT. There is SOMEthing to be learnt from EVERYthing you experience, no matter how small or large it is. Sometimes the BIGGEST life lessons we learn come from the SMALLEST things, events that we might not even recognize at the time.

Life throws things at us we are not always PREPARED for. It knocks us down when we LEAST expect it. It takes the wind from our sails just when we thought we were sailing on SMOOTH seas. It does this so that He can see how we RESPOND. He wants to see what we are made OF.

There is a LESSON in EVERY experience we go through, every PERSON we encounter on our journey of life, every time we FALL down, every time we make a MISTAKE, every time we get HURT and feel like we will break, every time we come to a crossroads and realize that we ARE only human and cannot do everything on our OWN. The lesson might be one in HUMILITY, ACCEPTANCE, GRATITUDE, or something else, but no matter WHAT it is, it is VALUABLE in our mission to become the BEST that we can possibly be.

You might not always UNDERSTAND it at the time. You might not always ACKNOWLEDGE what is happening. Just remember that EVERYthing happens for a REASON and in time, if not now, you will SEE that reason and KNOW it.

APPRECIATE life. APPRECIATE every single moment that you have on this earth. APPRECIATE every breath you take, every morning you wake to a new day and are given another chance to “get it right”. APPRECIATE those around you and the love that you have. APPRECIATE that you are special to HIM and He values you. APPRECIATE and you’d be surprised at the way your life can CHANGE.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 309: THE WHISPERS IN YOUR SOUL

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THE WHISPERS IN YOUR SOUL

When you stop and allow the silence to surround you, that’s when you can hear it: The whispers in your soul that barely get a chance to be heard in the cacophony of the busy movement of the life you lead, sometimes because you do not want to know what those whispers are saying, scared to acknowledge that your heart DOES want what it has always denied to the world. But now you WANT rest; you want to stop, seeking silence, the arms of the one who causes your soul to relax and feel at PEACE, weary from constant movement and just wanting to be able to let down your guard without it provoking attack.

You often sleep in black, your dreams darkness, falling through the emptiness, endless loudness from never being able to turn your mind off. Sometimes now though, when you close your eyes, you can sink into the black, seeking the calm silence where your mind finds peace and not confusion, where thought does not have to be a millions strands all-over-the-place, and you find yourself WANTING that silence, seeking rest for your soul, to LISTEN to those whispers giving HOPE to your heart.

The whispers speak life into your soul, soft hope that had all but nearly gone from existence, renewing the determination of the strength deep down, desiring to follow the path your heart is leading you down, towards the other whispers you can hear. You’ve been a source of comfort and strength for everyone else as long as you can remember; now it is time to allow yourself to seek that peace and be strong for YOURSELF, so that you can experience the most complete joy that life has to offer, that can only be enjoyed if you EMBRACE it, instead of seeing it as just an illusion you think is beautiful and for everyone but you, accepting that it IS true for you too; if you allow it.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 298: THE COIN

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THE COIN

The ground beneath you is unstable, threatening to collapse beneath you, but you have NO fear because you know that it NEEDS to for you to rise to the NEXT level of your life. Your eyes are OPEN to see the outstretched hands above you, knowing now that there ARE those who care and WANT to see you move FORWARD in your life, who want to walk WITH you through life, not because they want something from you, but because they SEE you and “get it”. They get WHO you are and understand where you have been, knowing where you are GOING, desiring to be a part of the NEW life that God is opening up and creating for you to step into.

You need no one to tell you what you want, because you suddenly REALIZED it, waking one morning to find that everything had CHANGED, that little voice in your soul whispering truths you had until now tried to deny to yourself, thinking that if you ignored them, they would go away and be less real, but now, knowing that they are NOT, nor wanting them to disappear, READY to allow them opportunity to GROW and FLOURISH in your life, the one you are stepping INTO.

You know now that you are NOT alone. You know now your HEART. You know now what you SEEK in your future. You know now that you are READY. This is YOUR time, to take a chance on something you would never have risked for before, to give yourself more room to GROW and OPEN your soul to the wonders He has waiting for you. There is no better time than NOW. LISTEN to that inner voice, ACCEPT and reach for those outstretched hands, and LET yourself live life the way you were always INTENDED to.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 285: YOUR STANDARDS

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YOUR STANDARDS

Never apologize for being YOU. Never apologize for wanting what you want. Never apologize for having STANDARDS. Never apologize for holding OTHERS to the SAME standards as you hold YOURSELF. Never apologize for wanting to see who’s “worthy” of being in your life and deserving of your attention, because they sure as hell won’t apologize when they do the same to you.

You have standards for yourself. You set the bar high. You have expectations you want yourself to meet. You know that your expectations of yourself are higher than what anyone else is ever going to have of you, but that does not matter - what matters is what YOU hold yourself to. What matters is those that accept you for who you are will also accept your standards, and they will also accept that THEY will have to meet certain standards to stay in your life.

In a rare moment of whatever-you-may-call-it, you might allow your standards to drop for the briefest of times. When that happens, those who know you and care about you bring you back UP to your standards, trying to hold YOU there, the way you hold yourself. Those are the people you never want to let go of. Those are the people to cherish. Those are the people who WANT to be in your life.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 254: GOOD FOR THE SOUL

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GOOD FOR THE SOUL

Sometimes doing the very thing that you DON’T want to do is what you NEED to do to bring your soul PEACE. Comfort with yourself, confidence in who you ARE, the ability to let your worries fly free, are all markers of a soul that has come to terms with their ROLE in the world, knowing and ACCEPTING their deepest and darkest secrets, often hidden for so long from themselves at the core.

It’s GOOD for the soul to FACE your secrets, to face YOURSELF, to learn to let GO of the world you cannot change and focus on changing what you CAN, knowing that if you are NOT happy with what you see and know and are doing, changing a small part of the world, the one you are IMMERSED in.

It’s good for the soul to KNOW thyself, to get a grasp on WHO you are and WHERE you NEED and WANT to be. Change is a CONSTANT evolution and we must ensure that we are NOT left behind in the progression for BETTERING ourselves, the pursuit of our PURPOSE.

© 2012 Rosie Chee