The analogy of the camera to life is so apt. There are different variations of this anonymous quote. The four points that I’ve come across are as follows: Focus on what’s important Capture the good times Develop from the negatives If things don’t work out, take another shot All photographers can attest, it takes aContinue reading “Life is like a camera…”
Author Archives: Kenrick Vaz
One Thing I Know….
As we’re struggling with the second wave of Covid-19, our west coast has been hit with a cyclone. I’ve asked myself again, where is God through this all? Last week I had written on how worrying is assuming that God doesn’t know what He is doing A few years ago, I heard this hymn byContinue reading “One Thing I Know….”
Heart
Apart from being an important organ in the body, the heart is also the essence of our spiritual and emotional being. We feel our heart flutter when in love and heartbroken when rejected or hurt by the ones we love. We “take things to heart”, “talk heart-to-heart” about deeply personal issues. We can love fromContinue reading “Heart”
We can’t always choose the music life plays for us but…
We don’t always have control over what happens but we do have control over our thoughts, reactions and emotions. Most of the time our emotions and reactions take us by surprise. Often they are confusing and make us react in ways that we don’t like. They pass away quickly or sometimes stay for a long time,Continue reading “We can’t always choose the music life plays for us but…”
Keep It Simple, Silly (KISS)
There are many occasions when things don’t go as we expect. We keep asking “Why” – “Why me?”, “Why did I not get that?”, “Why did I lose my job?” or “Why am I not losing weight?”. As we wallow in our misery, we think “something is missing”. We think we can make things betterContinue reading “Keep It Simple, Silly (KISS)”
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Most of us, at some point in our life, have sung this song “Don’t worry, be happy”. However with all all that is happening around us today, it is indeed difficult to not worry! We are worried about when this pandemic will end, we are worried about our jobs, we are worried about our families.Continue reading “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
Everyone’s Losing Something ~ Odette Katrak
Everyone’s losing somethingWhat did you lose today?Our routines have all gone haywireTaking our comforts away. Did you lose the privilege of a driverWhom the lockdown forced to stay home?Or were forced to cook your own dinnerPushing you out of your comfort zone? Are you sad that you lost a holidayThat you had booked so muchContinue reading “Everyone’s Losing Something ~ Odette Katrak”
Self Care
We live in a society that often celebrates the idea of pushing through and “soldiering on” whatever the situation may be. While pushing ourselves can be good for us, it’s important to be aware of our personal limitations. Too often, we spend more energy than what we take in. Now this energy I refer toContinue reading “Self Care”
Self Worth
The last year has been crazy, our life as we knew it has changed completely. As I scroll to through LinkedIn, I see many posts by people who have lost their jobs due to the situation brought about by the pandemic. This quote by Brigette made me ponder on what I base my self worth.Continue reading “Self Worth”
Focus
It’s so easy to get disheartened, demotivated and dejected when we look what everyone else is doing and then compare it to what we are doing. We only see one side of the story. We don’t know the full picture. At the same time, it’s important to understand that each one of us is uniqueContinue reading “Focus”
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