The Pace of Life

Finally, my life has started to slow itself down relative to last year. I can finally spend precious time with my loved one, my family, my friends, and myself. I can study in peace and focus on my goals in life. Wanted to blog about the wonders of chemistry but i guess its for another time...

After a hectic year i realised the importance of finding time for myself. It has always been deadline after another, events back to back, schedule fully packed..there was never a time set for myself to do....nothing - just sit back, smell the roses in the path of life, observe my surroundings, and look deep into myself.

I remember back then i really had time to walk parks, sit quietly on benches, watching clouds roll by, reflecting on my life. Although being on the forefront of leadership and discovery is always what ive dreamt of, i realised that time spent alone with myself is important too. Too often was i stucked in a whirlpool of duties, responsibilities, and tasks that i have lost track of my inner world.

So now ive learnt...to always balance my time and energy to different aspects of life. Each part plays an important role to maintaining my overall well-being and i should always seek a balance in life. Remember that.

"To be bored is to stop reacting to the external world, and to explore the internal one. It is in these times of reflection that people often discover something new, whether it is an epiphany about a relationship or a new theory about the way the universe works. Granted, many people emerge from boredom feeling that they have accomplished nothing. But is accomplishment really the point of life? There is a strong argument that boredom - so often parodied as a glassy-eyed drooling state of nothingness - is an essential human emotion that underlies art, literature, philosophy, science and even love."
-The Joy of Boredom by Carolyn Johnson