Care group friday

hello dear, how are you? how was your day? miss you 🫂

Today is friday, I worked from home today but work was a bit stressed and overwhelming for me. My mood also has been slightly low for the last two days. I guess it has to do with starting a new year, and I feel kinda lost in where I’m headed. So I actually have been feeling that I really need some down time by myself to just sit down quietly to reflect and pray and journal. But I have either just been too busy or too tired for the past week.

And tonight it was my care group night, I actually thought about not going last minute, because I just really didn’t feel like I’m in the right mood, especially after the last meet up where I felt a bit awkward, and the location was supposed to be at Lohas Park which is quite far for me. But yesterday, one of us suggested to meet at her place in Central instead, and also asked to have a hard stop at 10:30pm. Central is a lot more convenient for me and I also get to go home and rest earlier, so I felt like maybe God also was encouraging me to go by making it easier, and I still went in the end.

It turned out to be quite a nice session. Almost all of them came tonight, so it was good to see everyone. And during the sharing session, I shared about the family tension and conflict that I had with my mom last week. At first I thought I might be too uncomfortable and emotional to share about it, but turns out I was able to talk it out. And they were all nice listeners, so I think it was good for me that I was able to get some support and understanding.

I also felt very special because the person who hosted today’s session prepared some quotes for everyone to draw. And mine was “giving is more than just a responsibility, but a response that stems from gratitude and kindness.” I think it really speaks to me and is a good reminder as I ponder about my direction for this new year.

Miss you and hope you are doing okay too. Hugs 🫂