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Introduction
I picked up a random CBT book...
Disclaimer: The contents of this blog post may be entirely true, entirely false, or somewhere in between. Reader discretion is advised. If in doubt, consult a medical or mental health professional.
I picked up a random CBT book...
I went to Berkeley with the aim of becoming a CEO. Naive and young as I was, I was inspired by the Hewlett Packard founders, who took HP to great heights, as documented in their book "The HP Way", which I read in high school. Never mind that...
Psalm 23 (ESV)
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Even...
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Inevitably, much is lost in translation when trying...
In the aftermath of the fall of Mars Hill church, it is a good time to explore the rise and fall of celebrity pastors, and what it actually means for the lay Christian. Because this is also happening everywhere in Malaysia.
A celebrity pastor...
But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." – Matthew 9:13 (NIV)
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. – Hosea...
Recently, I heard someone describe his literal own goal during an important football (soccer) match when he was younger. The own goal analogy was very apt in describing how I am feeling right now.
In an own goal scenario, we would want to determine...
During the height of the recent MCO 3.0, my relationship failed. We were engaged and undergoing PMC. Something I said during that PMC didn't sit well with her. And this was two months before the scheduled wedding date.
After a few gruelling weeks of the relationship being in ICU, we broke it off.
A question that I occasionally get with regard to work is, "What do you want to do?", which can be translated as "What makes you happy (at work)?"
Frankly, it is a difficult question.
I wonder where has my energy gone. In recent years I've been dealing with a lack of motivation, confidence, or desire to do anything. Mild depression perhaps, but generally just a lack of energy and enthusiasm for life.