Three Things I Hold Dear

The world is filled with so many distractions that we sometimes get lost in them and lose focus on what we should primarily hold dear to us. How many of us remember how it felt to be a child? Do you still feel the same? Those pure joys, even when we had nothing, the happiness of being with families, and not having any space for worries in a world filled with worries. I bet above 90 percent of adults have lost that pure feeling. Most of us will blame it on adulthood for stealing our peace and filling our hearts with so much worry and pain, but do you know you allowed it?

Recently, I have often found myself reflecting on some aspects of my life in which I want to bring about intentional and positive change. Thanks to the weekend-engagement topics by @galenkp, I finally get to put a piece of my heart into writing, choosing the first topic on the list, naming three things I care about, and why?

From my Intro, you can already guess the first on my list, that's Peace, in a world filled with so many challenges and pain, especially living in a country like mine where our leaders are rather more problems than solutions to us, it is easy to get swallowed in the dark. Most of us end up with a mental breakdown, depression, some others give in to the darkness and become part of the problems, inflicting others with pain, and trust me, the line between peace and the other side is thin. That's where intentionality comes into play. I've had to deal with depression myself in the past, became a shadow of myself; my pain was valid, but did I need to get buried in it? A big NO!

Thankfully, I overcame that phase of life, and constantly making sure that nothing robs me of my peace anymore. Challenges will always be a part of life, no matter how wealthy you become; there is always something that sometimes tends to want to rob you of your peace, and this is one part of life I've become aware of and care deeply about, that no matter what, it stays with me. which leads to my second point,

FAMILY, I deeply care about my family. I love my two adorable daughters; they mean the world to me, I also adore my partner, not because he is perfect, but because we've been through the most and are still standing strong. But I wouldn't even have gotten to experience the love of my current family if I hadn't received the same love myself from my parent and siblings. I'm that person who doesn't need a space in my life to be filled with friends because I already have siblings who are more than friends to me, the memories we've shared in the good and bad times, which made us who we are today, make them worth my all. One thing I'm grateful for today is that even though, as adults, we don't get to stay so far apart, and still get to have that family get-together often, even as a larger family now, what pure joy can I ask for other than this?

And thirdly, I never used to be that person who paid so much attention to her health; or should I say, thanks to good genes, I can't remember myself being admitted to the hospital except during the delivery of my children. But lately, my health has been giving me signs to slow down and care more. It is also common sense to proactively build healthy habits at this stage of my life, at above 30, and also as a mum. Starting with healthy eating, I'm guilty of being a junk eater, because I want something quick and sweet so I can spend more time working. At the end of the day, I pushed myself so hard and did not even have the time to give myself the pampering and care I needed. So what's the essence of working too hard only to suffer from health issues later in life? I've seen some seniors who made the same mistake and can't properly enjoy the wealth they suffered building in their youth. I don't want that for myself, so yeah, my health and that of my family are a primary concern for me now.

In conclusion, I will rather live life fully than just exist, and what better way to live life than by being intentional with the things you care about and enjoying life to the fullest as much as you can.

All images used in this post are mine

Thank you for reading❤❤