Frustratingly Mediocre

"It is better to give than to receive." I'm sure most of us have heard of this quote before. Was it when we were being taught as children to give to the less fortunate? Or was it when we threw tantrums wanting toys? I believe most of us first heard this phrase as a young child and sometimes, we don't really understand it. What do you mean it's better to give than to receive?  We've all felt the happiness of receiving something unexpectedly; a birthday present of a bag we've been eyeing, a random bouquet of flowers or even a simple note on a bad day. But have we all felt the happiness of giving? That swelling pride in you knowing that because of your gift, you made someone happy? That thought of hey! I got this because it reminded me of you! I want you to have it.  Do we really understand the happiness that comes with giving?  For me, I've been told this line since I was a child. And truth be told, I never really understood it. I didn...

lol who's back after a trillion years lmao sorry i'm still procrastinating on my semester posts hurhur So last Saturday, I was listening to Pastor Daniel's sermon titled Words. In that sermon, he talked about the power of words. How words can heal, but they can also hurt. Words aren't simply things that you can throw around. As they say, 病从口入，祸从口出 (sickness enters via the mouth, disasters leaves via the mouth). Although what I'm going to be talking about is not exactly some big event that happened in my life, where I was so severely hurt by someone's words that I couldn't function, it's something that totally changed my life. It has been, since 14 years ago, when I was eight.  Those who know me will know that I'm actually not a very confident person. Heck, this blog is named Frustratingly Mediocre, where I find that I'm never good enough for anything. It's not just my skills that I lack confidence in. It's also my appearance. ...