Monday, April 16, 2007
Rejuvenated
I woke up today feeling crappy, like every other morning...Snoozed my alarm for 20 mins, dragged my feet out of bed, dressed up for work and prepared myself for a blue day ahead. Mondays are usually really bad for me because well, duh, it's the first work day of the week, and to top it off, the day gets painfully worse because I have to attend class in the evening. It didn't help that I'm still recovering from the madness of March and my battery seems perpetually low.
Well, something happened to me today just about the time I stepped into the train station. I felt a sudden burst of energy and motivation towards life again. My sleepiness was drowned out by my enthusiasm to work, my Monday blues chased away by a colourful train of things-to-do. In addition...
- Rachel sent me a morning sms to remind me that I'm loved by her. She's such a sweet pea I tell you. She bought me cookies for tea, personally delivered to my office last Friday, much to my surprise and delight. I was so touched that I almost wanted to frame up those cookies, but eventually, I figured they were too irresistable to miss.
- Hil called me 10 mins later just to say hi and hoped that I'll have a great day ahead. Unfortunately, our phone call was cut short when the train was travelling deep in the tunnels somewhere between Braddell and Toa Payoh.
- I checked my assignment results online and was pleasantly greeted by a wave of compliments from my lecturer for scoring well in a "very difficult assignment". I myself was shocked when I saw the marks because I seriously thought I was gonna fail. (This is Hil's cue to roll his eyes)
- Worked on my long-overdue article for HT and I'm almost done with it. Now, that's an accomplishment.
- Fixated myself in front of the tv to watch Desperate Housewives. Such a touching episode lar. Shows like these affirm my love for watching tv...and that's a good thing!
Oh yes, getting back to the thing that happened to me just about the time I stepped into the train station. The reason why I have restored my zest for life and am finally celebrating my new life (apart from the fact that I'm slow), is that I prayed this morning! And my prayer, (of desperation and cry for help initially), turned into a prayer of praise and thanksgiving. This day wouldn't have been beautiful if not for Him who opened my eyes to see the blessings around me and for giving me the strength that I needed so very badly.
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning, New every morning, Great is thy faithfulness, O Lord,Great is thy faithfulness.
Posted by Jo at 11:30 PM
