未來

每天起床，都不是平靜的。每次都是因為在想什麼而不能再睡。我說我是 a morning person, 或許我只是 a worried person. 我發現人不只是被過去的遺憾纏繞著，也會為未來的事而擔心。做人真的不容易。我要加油！

Regrets

Do you always find yourself saying: "Oh shoot, I shouldn't have said that!" or "Oh no! Why did I do that?" Is your life always full of shoulda, coulda, woulda's? If we all could turn back time, we would. We would want to undo all our mistakes and the detours we've made in life. We would have practiced that much harder for a performance, studied that much harder for an exam, loved that person that much more. In that case, we would all become very successful and happy people. But we can't turn back time. We cannot undo the past. We can only move forward and we will always only have control of the present and the future. Of course self-reflection is important to learn from what we've done wrong so we don't repeat the same mistakes, but drowning ourselves in negative experiences will not help. Why waste time dwelling on the unchangeable by wasting precious time we can spend doing something more productive now?

Time

You know how I always say that time seems to fly by and how I seem to be wasting my life away? Sometimes being so results-oriented makes us forget about the small accomplishments in life. Is spending time with friends, catching up with former teachers/coworkers etc., helping out with little things at home, thinking about and working towards what lies ahead, and staying active really considered "not doing anything"? I don't think so. Even time spent in front of the computer doing not-so-productive things can be considered "smelling the roses" time. And time commuting from place to place on the bus can be considered "being aware of world events" time with a 24 in your hands or "appreciating the art of music" time with an earphone in your ears. It all depends on how you look at it. So why be so harsh on yourself and enhance the aging process by worrying so much? If you don't believe me, make a mental list of what you've done today. Did you really accomplish "nothing"?

人比人，比死人

Some people are self-motivated and always keep on going despite the circumstances, while others constantly have self-doubt and easily fall down.
Some people are hard working and always try their very best, while others are just happy with getting by.

Don't compare yourself to others for you will always be disappointed. People are always going to be different.

If you think you're smart, there will always be someone smarter.
If you think you're pretty, there will always be someone prettier.
If you think you're great at what you do, there will always be someone better.

Learn what you can from interacting with others but don't expect yourself to be exactly like others.