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Reflections

I skipped July so I’ll share an additional photo for August.

If pictures really are worth thousands of words, the above photos more than summarise what I couldn’t put into words. I guess despite everything, the living got to continue to live. What we do on a daily basis perhaps show our way of coping.

For me, it was probably to dive into planning a birthday party (the event planner in me just couldn’t not do it).

As we wind down each day, I also realise how people who has left us still live in the shadows. Everything we do and choose, is a reflection of their lives on us. It’s both beautiful and a little cruel at the same time.

And so, to continue living, we keep going. We explore new places and learn new things, adding on to the depth of our memories and knowledge.

I wish I had known this earlier, that my whole being is not mine alone. I’m a reflection of my parents, brothers, husband, children and everyone that I had crossed path with. Everyone can choose to positively add light to people around them, so choose to do that.

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For deeper monthly reflections, I pick a scenario card at random and for this month:

What if … you could choose your own gravestone’s inscription? What would it say?

Firstly – how of all hundreds of cards, I picked this card for this month’s reflection?

Secondly – I don’t think we get a gravestone in land-scarce Singapore.

So, changing the question to make it more relevant to me – if I get to determine what gets remembered about me, I hope it would be that I have been kind. Kind to people, to myself and to the world.