Dear 2018,

Today marks the last day of the year. Wow. 
Even though I've had undeniable growth (buying my first car, making furniture payments lol, volunteering at an outreach camp, going into teaching for my 2nd year, etc) it has also felt like my most stagnant and comfortable year ever. I feel like I haven't taken any major risks at all, which has left me feel numb and unsatisfied. 

As the new year approaches, I do have resolutions in mind but I decided to mention more significant things that would change my overall mindset. I am praying to God for more of His guidance, a willing heart of servitude, peacefulness of mind/soul, a sense of purpose, and an outpouring heart. 
I hope to carry these aspirations throughout my life and be able to feel the process of fulfillment. 
You know my heart Lord and that all these are necessary ingredients for me to live the life You have created for me. 



The two quotes I want to keep in mind as I enter 2018 are:
"And all the colors I am inside
Have not been invented yet" - Shel Silverstein

"And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." Philippians 1:6


I like to think that my true self has yet to explode. 


-Mula sa aking puso, Ginelle Bulanadi