Commandment #3:-ENJOY THE MOMENT. ENJOY THE PROCESS

Waiting is a term I am quite familiar with. (As seen in previous life experiences/blog posts.) I used to think that my life was defined by waiting, perhaps all of life is. As children we wait for the day when we'll be big teenagers. As teenagers we wait anxiously to graduate from high school and be treated like adults. As college students we wait to graduate from college so we can go live in the "real world" (and engage the culture and change the world). Then there is waiting to find the job, the spouse, the house and have the kids.


Sometimes life seems like one big waiting room. I once heard someone define patience as long-suffering; the truth in that makes me laugh. Sometimes being patient certainly can feel like that. So is life just about waiting with long-suffering? Some days I would completely agree, but not today. Today I have a new perspective.

I'm learning that in between those big moments, in the waiting time, that's when life happens. Those are the moments that count and too often we miss them because we are so busy waiting and wishing life away. I am the first one to admit my guilt. So often I am waiting for the next big thing to happen and change my life that I often miss the small and most important moments in life. The irony is that usually it's those small moments and choices that lead to the major life changes.


I want to learn to live in the moment. (Not the "rash-make-stupid-decisions" living in the moment.) We've all been told countless times, "It's the journey, not the destination." I need to work on enjoying my days instead of wishing life away or worrying about the future. Some of my favorite/happiest memories are not necessarily the BIG moments of my life, but rather the seemingly insignificant ones.  It's those small things that make up your life and who you are. Have fun along the way. Be silly and don't take life too seriously. Enjoy yourself!


As I've been writing this post a quote has been floating around in my head, but I couldn't remember all of it or even who said it. Thank goodness for google search. The quote I've been thinking of is from Albus Dumbledore. In the first Harry Potter book, about the Mirror of Erised he said, "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." He is certainly not saying we should forget about our dreams, but that we need to enjoy our moments, the in between times and really live.

Be all there. Wherever you are. Be there.


My Third Commandment is -ENJOY THE MOMENT. ENJOY THE PROCESS.  Being present. Being in the moment. If I'm not looking at the past wishing I could change it, I'm looking at the future, worrying about what is to come. What a terrible waste of life. I used to rush from one exciting point in life to another thinking that those "highs" were what living was all about. Surprise to me, it turns out that everyday you make choices that affect the bigger picture of your life. (Duh, Tricia.) Life isn't all about the BIG decisions or events. I am working on taking each day for what it is and looking for joy in the simple moments, whether it is dinner with a friend, acknowledgement for a job well done, snuggling with my cats or my favorite song on the radio.

.There are things I wish I could change, but when I sit back and think about things, I am pretty content. I have an excellent education. I have a wonderful and very supportive boyfriend ( kilig. hihi) . I have generous parents. I have dear friends. I am confident that God is working in my life and that I am where He wants me. I'm done focusing my energy on what I should/could/would have done or what may happen. It is time that I start enjoying this time of transition and this process of growing into who I am supposed to be.

So before I end this post, I hope you all guys be patient to what kind of life God has planned for you. Never surrender and keep the faith burning!  :)