Today I want to share one truth to shining brightly and presenting yourself in this world…
How It All Started ( and some background into my past)
Last weekend I attended a series of events held by NTGx, where I was honoured to connect with a group of exchange university students from Taiwan. It is a program that I was involved in during my undergraduate years. It is a group that holds very dear to my heart.
Once again, at the event I saw my old self. It was as if I was back there in the organizing team with them just a few years ago, struggling and carrying along with me – the overwhelming burden of school, the pressure of meeting up to parents’/society’s expectations, the constant struggle to finding my passions, and most importantly, the desperation to reaching that never-ending benchmark I’ve set forward for myself – I was never good enough.
This time, however, I was the bystander. With much more calmness and openness than before, I felt the exchange students’ hopes, dreams, and aspirations for the future. I also saw their personal struggles of finding themselves and searching for a place to belong in this world. This experience stirred up a gentle reminder that I think we all deserve to hear about presenting ourselves to this world while also staying true to who we are… (more…)
