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Enjoy the season Estimated reading time: 2 minutes I promise this will be one of my shortest blog posts ever! But before I get into it, this August the blog Intraordinary Life turns 8 and I turn a year older. YIPEEE! I'm celebrating right here as I type. Celebrating this anniversary, it will be a low-key affair but watch out for my announcement of a live talk event on my IG @thisisintraordinary Now let's get into the topic. 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: ... 9 What do workers gain from their toil?  10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race.  11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet[ a ] no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.  12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.  13 That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of G...

Meditate on the lovely Estimated reading time: 3 minutes  And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8 New Living Translation (NLT) The scripture verse above is my inspiration for this post but does not reflect the reality of life for everyone, even those belonging to the Christian faith. As an average human being living in this world, life will give you plenty to worry about, vex about and despair about. So where do you find the motivation to even reflect on the pleasant things in life? Let me tell you a little about my reality this week. This past week was stressful for me. Not only was it stressful but was also discouraging. Each passing day, I wanted to quit the temporary job I have been blessed with. I felt like it was beyond my skillset especially because I had to adjust my character to be soft an...

SWOT yourself. Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Earlier this week on my way home from work, I came across a news article on Stylist.com about making a personal SWOT analysis. I was so glad to see that article because it reminded me of an advice my father had given me many years ago. This was after I had completed my bachelor's degree and yet felt stuck in figuring out my career when I should have been feeling prepared for the future I 'studied' for. I'm in the process of making a point here so please stick with me till the end. Today Rather than talking about lessons from romantic relationships, I am going to be talking about something which relates to us as individuals - personal development. I am writing this post for the present and future me to read and remember. I am not sure how many of you will be able to relate to the truths I will uncover in this post, but if you do, please let me know your thoughts in the comments section below. I am still trying to rid mysel...