-I got baptised at - -a church earlier this year. +Honestly speaking, it takes effort, but I can still see blessings in my life. +
-And other Christians have supported me, such as offering me jobs. +It was a great comfort for me to meet a fellow Christian (in early 2021) - we are siblings-in-Christ - and I always thank God for that. + +
+ ++ +You may think that there are a lot of Christians in the world, so meeting another Christian is no big deal, but I've found that it is rare to meet a like-minded Christian. (I shall not mention the so-called "Christians" who sexually abuse children). + +
+ ++ +As for jobs - nowadays, people whom I respect say they want to take care of themselves, instead of working at jobs that they dread. And they are right, in a sense: I agree that one has to be responsible for taking care of oneself. You have to be the one to put your needs first on your list of priorities; no one else is going to do it for you. - In fact, I took up a job from them, as an assistant to nurses, at a hospital.
-But the Covid restrictions are harsh right now, so I plan to take a break until August 2022, to see if the authorities change the restrictions + +For example, the famous sports-woman, Simone Biles, made big waves in the Internet world when she withdrew from sports-events to take care of her own health. A lot of people scoffed at her. +
-In the meantime, I'm selling some pictures I made: +Well, the way I see it, as long as I am healthy and happy - and as long as God loves me - I don't have to care what other people say. (It helps to have some independence from other people's opinions). -Https://tonychen.bigcartel.com
-I've been reading the books I've wanted to, but never gotten around to. +So I'm just giving myself permission to enjoy life: watching the movies I've always wanted to watch, sipping coffee made of beans from all over the world, going for a leisurely walk in pretty parts of town, and so on.
-And I got sick of the "social media" aspects of Goodreads.com (such as Likes and Follows), so I just made a HTML file to track my reading instead: -Https://phtan.github.io/books.html +I hope you can find your own happiness as well. +
-Here's something I've been thinking about: what do people want -in such times? I'm trying to build - or cultivate - reciprocal relationships. -"You need to give in order to receive," Derek Sivers wrote. -
-Updated on 27 October 2021, from Singapore. +
Updated on 2 January 2022, from Singapore.
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