I've been on an almost one year hiatus from my blog, but I'm quite looking forward to continue art-blogging and sharing my journey this 2018!
If 2016 was a year of self-discovery, self-healing and self-love, 2017 in retrospect is a year of changes and the beginning of my journey and growth. In a lot of aspects I'm learning to push myself out of my comfort zones (though of course I've also made some choices that are VERY comfort-zone) and a lot of venturing into the unknown. And along the way, I am so grateful for the abundance and light I've been blessed with. I'm ending the year looking at mistakes as learning experiences, basking in the light of love for people I treasure, seeing the light and the good in people I've known and just met, and learning to trust and believe in myself. This year, one of the wins has been obtaining a new job that I stand to learn so much from, and I'm grateful that it's a job that I enjoy doing. It's been a challenge, to merge what I already know with what I'm learning at the present time--learning and un-learning at the same time, bringing in more ways of strategizing, managing, handling, and most of all : designing. It's been opening new avenues of thought and processing for me, and for once, I realize that I'm getting the hang of multi-project management in a way I've never been able to comprehend before. My time management skills have gone a long way from Point A, and I do feel there's been great improvement. It's like learning to see interior design in a different perspective. Of course, there's room for more improvement, though these small personal victories are just a few of what I'm so thankful for. I'm also grateful to be learning from such a professional and productive set of mentors and team members whom I really look up to. I feel that I am where I really need to be, and I embrace challenges I've been through and challenges I am about to face. It's been a big leap of faith and somehow, I realize more and more that there's just little to no more room for fear in the face of creativity and passion. 2017 has also been a leap in the physical department--I'm living by the idea of always taking care of one's body. To be honest, I haven't made a conscious effort to really take care of myself until my 2016 breakthrough. I've spent the latter quarter of 2017 doing my best to eat healthy and developing the habit of attending gym despite the busy schedule--a habit that I'm planning to pursue this new year, along with developing the habit of intermittent fasting. As a result, I'm happy to say I can do push-ups now! And I feel that I'm a lot stronger and that I've increased my endurance. This 2018, I'm looking forward to increasing my strength, endurance and becoming more physically balanced. I also recall 2017 as a year of saying yes to new ventures, like the first time mountain climbing -- Mt. Gulugud Baboy in Batangas and Masungi Georeserve. I've got to say, I don't particularly love mountain-climbing, but the experiences in themselves were really beautiful and I'm blessed to be able to walk in and be inspired by nature. Notable as well are other ventures like Manila-hopping, bible studies, fun reunions and hangouts, spontaneous movie and food trips, etc. What's more, my first ever BTS concert and another year of K-pop fangirling! I'm happy to be able to meet and go Noraebang with fellow K-pop friends and just really widen my scope and knowledge of all things Hallyu. I'm also developing a good taste for kimchi and Korean food. Maybe a trip to Korea in the near future? Who knows! Of course, this year would not have been complete without the presence of challenges along the way and a few (real) scrapes--though I'm equally as happy to learn from my mistakes as it always teaches me to keep an open mind and to accept things I can't control. I am so grateful that this year was all about opening my heart and mind towards things I wouldn't have imagined myself doing a year back. I'm happy to say that I'm slowly conquering past fears and understanding more and more about the life I want to lead. I'm happy to be able to take all of these parts of life step-by-step and being grateful for these opportunities at the end of the day. There's so much to do, so much to be, and each and everyday I remind myself to create time for things, friends and family (and beloved pets) and myself--time to live, time to cherish, and time to use productively / wisely. I'm looking forward to creating another amazing year in 2018! Welcome Year 2018!!!
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Nonsensical whimHi, I'm Ashley. This is my blog on journey towards discovering art and documenting my learning experiences. (Particularly Photoshop, Digital Painting, Sketchup/V-ray, Interior Design, fun tutorials I've discovered and the like). wordpress:TUMBLR:Archives
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