Embrace the inner me..

Yes, it does not suck to be me.

Back from TCP Empowerment Camp (8-10SEP)

I won't say that it'd changed my life..

Because it didn't.

But it did affect it.

Affected my thinking.

Changed my mindset.

Opened my eyes.

Let me see clearly once again.

But no, I won't blame all the things that I've gone through..

For I've learnt much from each experience.

The pain, hurt, disappointment..

And the joy, smiles and excitement made me who I am today.

I might not be perfect.

Never have been.

And I always thought that standing by what I believed in was the way I should be.

To be stronger, to get closer to whatever I wanted to achieve.

But I didn't realise that I was actually forcing my beliefs onto the people around me.

Till the point where they avoided telling me things because I won't listen with an open heart & mind.

It was what I learnt through TCP that I finally saw all that.

The 3A principle:

Aware

Accept

Adapt

Will be held close to my heart.

To guide me along as I walk the long road ahead of me.

There has been too many times where I skipped the "Accept" stage and just simply moved on to Adapting.

That was the part where on the surface I was accepting but in a way, I didn't?

So I will change.

Learn to accept everyone for who they are.

And not try to force my own opinions on them.

Because that's not fair.

And I'll just hope that everyone will do the same.

Furthermore, the word "try" is gonna get kicked out of my dictionary.

'Cause if I wanna do something, I'm gonna do it.

I'm gonna achieve it.

Because I believe in myself.

And the people around me.

On a brighter note, I've met an awesome group of people!
From my mentors: Christine and Hosanna;
to my fellow Americans: Cassandra, Bridget, Laila, Lorraine, Li Yan, Atricia, Amelia, Cheryl, Nora, Rachel and Geraldine. :D
They made camp really fun!
Especially Cass and Bridget cause they let me bunk with them!
Teehee.
Late night chitchat sessions at Loft@94 is super awesome.
Learnt loads about them and other random stuff.
And I will never forget Cass' laughter.
And what Bridget said that set Cass & I laughing till our sides ached.
OMG.
HAHAHAHA.

And these will be added to my bank of memories.
Kept forever in a safe lil' place.

♥ MandamandamandaG.
The next time I say I accept you for who you are, I will mean it with my whole heart.