| Healing from Hurt | Overcoming Disappointment | Portfolio Building |One Day At A Time | Your Travel Was For A Purpose | Move On With Greater Purpose | Sri Lanka |Galle | Thalapithiya
How many of you ever got rid of anything that reminds you of the Past? Even if it means to get rid of travelling photographs, you would. I did. Was it a wrong move? Not at all.
If it serves to allow you Heal better psychologically, spiritually, mentally and physically, then do so. You are not escaping from reality. You have the rights to your Happiness and Well-Being.
In 2005, I was deployed to Sri Lanka in a place affected by Tsunami. It was my 1st affordable airplane flight ever in my life, half sponsored by the Director. Growing up inspired by people like Mother Theresa or Mahatma Gandhi, I wanted to have a purpose in life, not just going to work day-in-day-out to make ends meet for family or to be tycoon-rich with money only.
Yes, I was in Sri Lanka, Galle in a village known as Thalapithiya to repaint buildings, build a school which I did not realize to be a Madrasah, make benches and table using wood, and collaborate with 8 other former delinquents who completed their sentences. They were there to give back to the society and re-integrate.
Remember that Life is Not About Grabbing Everything You See For Yourself Only. I always believe that God places extras in our hands to test His humble servants if they are courageous and brave enough to benefit others.
I had torn all the photos many years ago after feeling stressed up with a cluttered-shared room, and told myself it was the past, I needed to move on. Part of me wanted to be a Minimalist too. The wrong move I made was throwing away all the CDs I paid for the pictures to be preserved for memories. Today, I realised hey! That could be my portfolio especially for my bosses to know me.
How can my experience serves you in the best way possible for Positive Vibes?
1 — Do you have past travelling photos that you wished you will never ever see it again? Yes. Pack it up and seal it in a box. Dump it into the storeroom because people usually treated the storeroom not for storage purpose but a dumping ground. Cluttered. Disorganized. Hoarding. One day, I’m sure you will look at it and not feel an inch of pain, but you will feel proud of yourself for being strong to overcome anything. The past didn’t matter anymore.
2 — Create a photo portfolio for yourself. In the generation where technology changes fast and everyone is paper-certificates freak, you can always turn your photographs into a portfolio. For example, I was in Sri Lanka for Humanitarian duties. That was a project! It was one golden opportunity 20 years down the road that I could turn it into a portfolio.
Organizations welcome portfolios as such to know the human side of you because there are plenty of jobs out there where even Master Degree Holders do not empower subordinates under their charge with care. It makes a difference having a leader who empower others instead of one who lives in hidden ego and fear of losing the job position.
Seriously, if your executives and associates could not get along with you, no matter how much ‘power’ you have in your job, one day you’ll face retrenchment, retirement, termination and probably yourself decided on resignation. I’d seen how a manager was told to leave the job instead of the executives.
3 — Your portfolio need not necessarily be for the purpose of job seeking, but something you can do as hobbies and passion. It keeps you moving and going on in life, aside from the mundane tiring work which 9–5 jobs never existed anymore. You work beyond that hours these days okay.
These are just a few tips or ideas I wanted to share. My time in Yemen, Colombo and Sri Lanka as well as Indonesia was not for nothing. For sure. You too, can do the same. Be of Good Cheer!
