The power of "time-out"....

I was on Medical Leave for the past 2 days (Tues & Wed) and I was surprise how it helps me to be more alert and focus when I start work today. I believe everyone has their own limit that their body and mind can take and this is how your body alert you. No matter how far you want to go the distance (that only apply for Hercules....ok?), you need to acknowledge the limit that you can go. For me, a little time-out or personal ME-time will do lots of wonder....

I was able to achieve more today as compare to Monday and Tues morning where it took me like 30 mins to understand a 1 paragraph email. (Ugh....). That shows how unproductive I was on Tues morning. Well, at that point, I knew for a fact that, this is not gonna do me any good to continue putting pressure on myself, so I took the rest of the afternoon and wed off.

Today I feel rather OK when I'm able to sit down and slowly plan out my work. As I slowly arrange step by step and set priority (thanks to my dear for suggesting this), I feel more in control of the situation. I began to feel much better and the situation is not that bad after all. I guess in any situation, no one likes to be in the dark, not knowing what to do next, feeling lost and uncertain of what lies ahead of you.

I came across this motivational poster which I like the wordings a lot:

 Source : http://rishikajain.com/2012/05/16/beautiful-quote-3thought/

Lesson learn: I think there is no point for us to keep looking back and hit ourselves hard about the bad decisions that we have made in the past. Why not we channel our energy into making a better tomorrow, starting from now. 

Like what they say:

"No one can go back and change the past BUT anyone can start now and create a successful ending"

There were 3 things that my "sisters" said to me yesterday which I find it so true:

1. Mariah: (direct translation from cantonese) "Got hand, got leg, don't scare you will die of hunger"
2. Christina: "Don't ever forget the word "It Shall Pass"
3. Whitney: "The only thing constant is change. It is not the matter of how ready you are for a change but the question should be, is the change necessary?"

Sometimes, it is wise move to take a step back and listen to other people with an open mind..... ^_^