Gratitude – Page 2 – Once Upon a Chai

Note to self: Be thankful for those that let you down

By: Chriselle Correia 3 March 201817 December 2018

Note To Self, Writing & ExpressionAcceptance, Adulthood, Dear Diary, Disappointment, Friendships, Gratitude, Life, Love, Relationships, Thoughts, Twenty Something, WritingLeave a Comment

People will disappoint you in life. Friendships you’ve had for years will fall apart. People you’ve looked up to will not always have your interest at heart. Strangers will not always be who they say they are. The loves of your life will change and often, you might even disappoint yourself with life choices and roads less taken. This will happen at home and at work.

Never let anyone walk all over your love or allow them to shake your confidence. Those that matter will find a way to find common ground, as will you.

Note to self: Seek your light

Let go and seek your light.

Maybe someday

You’ve got to hurt before you heal. What if we wait too long? I don’t want to wake up with regret.

Why I write

I am grateful for the power of love and magic writing holds. Writing is about getting up, getting well, and getting over. While I may not be a writer in its truest sense, I write because it fills me with hope and is the light that guides me home. A journal in your drawer or the draft of a novel waiting to be published or quick notes on your phone or maybe letters to a stranger…don’t ever stop. Every little note, haiku or post I have written over the years, came together as this unusual yet vivid mosaic wall. A wall of rage, joy, hormones, heartbreak, fear, anxiety, friendship, love and so much more. A wall with clusters of colours ― blacks and blues with bits of golden yellow cutting through and dots of green in between. A wall of my story and my journey, when looked at in isolation were ceramic shards but when put together made a beautiful mosaic wall of memories…of life.

Attitude of Gratitude

By: Chriselle Correia 24 November 201717 December 2018

Writing & ExpressionAcceptance, Adulthood, Faith, Family, Feelings, Friendship, Gratefulness, Gratitude, Life, Love, Musings, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, Writing, Writing & ExpressionLeave a Comment

I would like to think I am not a whiny person but the other day I realised how much I complain. I talk about the happy and positive things but I often find myself complaining more than I should. When someone asks me how I’m doing, somewhere in the midst of saying I am well…

Why disappointment is actually good for you

By: Chriselle Correia 17 November 201717 December 2018

Inspire, Writing & ExpressionAm Writing, Blogger, Feelings, Gratitude, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Ramblings, Thoughts, Truth, Writing, Writing & Expression1 Comment

silver lining

to the eyes that feel,
and the romantic hearts that see,
there’s a silver lining

fleeting emotions

What is it about
fleeting emotions captured
to have and to hold?

Thank you 2k16

To the new year, and to many more memories to make and more magic to create.

#SelfLove2k16

By: Chriselle Correia 11 January 201627 April 2017

Writing & ExpressionArt, Doodle, Gratitude, Illustration, Inspiration, Love Life, Motivation, Motivational Quote, New Year, Quote, Resolutions2 Comments

Three months to 23 and this I promise myself, “I am in charge of how I feel and today I choose to love life”. Gratitude is underrated and so is self-motivation. We keep looking for validation externally, we often forget that WE hold the key to how WE feel. So I’ve started maintaining a journal…

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