Falling and Picking and the what nots

It's 1:30am now and I am taking a breather. Stopping what I have been doing since 8pm and taking a break till tomorrow morning.

I have been trying to do nothing over the past 2 nights but think of ways to wrap wine bottles and its gifts. Trust me.. Along the way, I thought there were moments where I lost total confidence in myself. Certain part of me is very afraid to lose that creative portion. Another part is very afraid that I cannot deliver what I promise in time. I took a deep breath, prayed and did what I thought was my best.

It has been sort of fruitful. Least of all, I managed to conjure something out.

What have I learned?

I learned that we have every capability to stretch our limits - with prayers, practice and perseverance! My forte has always been in decorating weddings. I handle flowers very well. I handle necklaces and earrings and accessories of all sorts pretty well. But when I was given bottles and stuffs, I really got stuck.

Coincidentally, today, I drew some henna drawings on my colleagues. Hmm.. Well, their comment was "Wah.. You know how to draw ah? Nice leh.." That statement got me to think about how long ago did I start drawing henna. It all started with my trip to KL in Dec 2003 and I got a henna done. I came back to Singapore and I thought it's a good avenue for Comm Care. When I started, I did lots of research. Research on the design, the types of henna, the techniques, etc. Honestly speaking, those poor guinea piggy friends and "customers" had absolutely no idea how bad I was! It was also then that I remind myself - "Don't give up! Keep practising!" Last year, my shepherd commented that I have improved over the years. Praise God!

Important checkpoint question is - "Sandra, are you afraid to make mistake?" Point is - We all make mistakes! But the fact of the matter is not how badly we fall but how graceful we pick ourselves up. God is always watching over us.

I guess (not taking it too prideful), learning new things don't come easy. It takes lots of prayers, practice and perserverance. It takes lots of initiative. It also takes lots of courage to go for it and it takes lots of courage to say "I will climb up". It is absolutely possible to train a new skill!