"I am sixty-two years old. Since childhood, my mother would constantly abuse me with words of accusation and blame due to a personality disorder.
As a result, I had been trapped in self-condemnation and depression, and even attempted suicide when I was fifteen years old. I also frequently experienced migraines.
I started attending New Creation Church [in Singapore] about three years ago, and Pastor Prince’s messages on God’s love and the gift of righteousness through Christ helped me out of that self-condemnation and depression. Every time I felt burdened and depressed, I would declare that I am the righteousness of God in Christ.
The migraines disappeared six months after I started attending New Creation Church and today, I am free from decades of depression. Thank you for your teachings, Pastor Prince!"
Jane | Singapore
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Beloved, what God has done for others, He wants to do for you as well. As you read this story, I pray that it builds up your faith with the confident expectation of good for your future. Be encouraged because your breakthrough is next!
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The world really has evolved several stages since 2020, and also since the beginning of my career- and that’s the beauty of it all. Nothings permanent, everything changes and newer, more exciting things keep coming into the mix.
Tomorrow my baby will turn 6 months. What a massive milestone, for her and for myself. As I am learning everyday to be a better mother, I am also learning to become a stronger me. I have been wanting to update fans and friends on how I am doing - and yet every time I try, I just feel like “oh gosh. Where do I even start?” And before that thought process is over, I would be busy either feeding my baby, changing a diaper, soothing her, or putting her to sleep.
The first few months of my baby’s life felt like it flew by so quickly yet at the same time pre-baby feels like a lifetime ago - everything in my world has shifted. My whole focus was her - I was breastfeeding, (which, by the way, is HEAPS harder than giving birth), making sure she’s eating well, sleeping well, and pooping well. And, understandably, paranoid about any kind of germs in the house. There was no difference between day and night, it’s just wake time and sleep time. It made no difference for me what day of the week it was, what weather it was, what’s happening with my industry, or with the world other than the daily Covid news, because I just needed to stay home make sure that my little newborn is far far far away from covid. I barely saw friends, and hadn’t eaten in a restaurant for north of half a year. As I took care of her, I barely had time to wash my own face, go to the bathroom, or sleep for a long stretch of time. I also didn’t have enough breastmilk, so I would sit there and try to pump the life out of me, just so I could provide half of a meal for my baby. I tried everything - but I do know that low supply isn’t uncommon. So- as glamorous as mom life can appear to be on social media, don’t be fooled. It’s humbling, but it’s also life-altering and the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done.
Emotionally, I’ve been so over the moon and happy. I enjoy spending time with my newborn baby, she makes me giggle and smile - even though I wish my mother was here to share old baby stories of me, and experience all of this together. But having a daughter really makes you feel more connected to your mother on a completely different level - I just know she’s happy and proud of me from up above. I’ve taught her how to semi-feed herself, how to fall asleep by herself, teaching her still how to roll, sit, and semi-stand (crazy!!), and I’ve played her tunes on my guitar like she’s the only fan in my fan club.
I also consider myself blessed that I never had issues with postpartum depression, despite suffering from mommy’s wrist. I had an amazing relationship with my 陪月/月嫂 who helped me immensely more than words can say. I have not been able to see my side of the family for over a year, but I’m blessed to have amazing in-laws and fellow mommy friends to share experiences with.
Nothing has been easy, but I am the most grateful for my husband - he was always by my side when I needed him. We change diapers together, we bathe our daughter, we sing to her together, and read bedtime stories to her together. I can safely say, that I’m MUCH happier than when I was towards the end of my music label contract. There have been some dark years there.
Hitting 6 months is a big deal for me. I can safely pat myself on my back and reminisce on THE single most biggest achievement of my life, my daughter. Obviously, 6 months is not long in the grand scheme of things, ie. her entire life ahead, but it is a big milestone for me mentally, and finally I feel it’s time to really focus on my own personally healing. I completely lost myself in taking care of her, and yet I felt the most alive and the most needed - and I found a new me in the process. It’s a beautiful kind of chaos and I embraced all of it. But yes, now it’s time for me again. finally.
Hitting this 6 month mark, I have decided to now wean from breastfeeding, take care of my body better, drink some wine, and write more songs for real. (If my daughter allows, lol). I am choosing to give myself some more me-time, read a book, get my nails done, and eventually get a haircut too. And.. start to think about dieting and training. Moms don’t get enough credit for deciding consciously to not slim down yet because they gotta breastfeed. But- with that said, all moms have their own struggles that no one knows of, so never judge!
A part of the stress that comes with social media sometimes, is actually comments on moms’ sizes, even praises of “wow you slimmed down fast!” As though that’s the most important thing of all. The toxic culture pains me and I just know it’s not the point. For me, it really was a conscious decision, just to be a mother first, above all else, at least for these first six months of her little life. And looking at her, strong, happy and healthy, I am truly so so proud of her for her growth and development.
And finally.. I’m finally ready to think about myself again as a musician. I know I’m lucky to be able to have a choice of being with her for 6 months; I count my blessings everyday. But as songwriting wheels become rustier, and as the industry evolves, I’m quite frankly not sure yet what a singer-songwriter mom looks like. I struggle to name artists in the Chinese speaking world that I could reference from - but I promise I’ll continue to bring music to those ears that still choose to listen.
I still hope that one day - little Naomi can see mama on stage. Looking down at her as she sleeps, I always imagine what she would be like as she grows up - and I hope that one day she will be able to pursue what she loves to do and focus on the truly meaningful things in life.
Thank you for reading through this thinking-out-loud random catch-up session blog thing. I’m just so glad I survived 6 months of motherhood. This stuff ain’t easy! Sending love and thank you all for the support, as always. More updates later!
xRobynn
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StoryTeller推出 #Podcast 了!!!今晚先分享跟波蘭插畫師Mateusz Kolek和香港女演員Sabrina Cheung合作的「Alone Together」故事系列的Episode01。去年我們都戴上耳機在展覽裡一起獨自聽他的故事,沒想到這年我們不止戴上耳機,還要戴上口罩一起Alone Together。雖然我們未能如過去自由遊走,不如先一起聽著這我們重新創作的故事,在想像裡遊走在畫家筆下的大街小巷吧 🙂
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English Transcript :
Count your steps from Mong Kok and walk towards Prince Edward along Tung Choi Street… Hong Kong’s landmark Goldfish Street is just by your side.
Standing in the middle of the street, parallel tenement buildings with around six stories high are of your eyesight. The district has been escaping from reconstruction, and it has been one of the best old portraits of the city. You will see upper parts of the tenement buildings as homes for families, while numerous vendors gathered big and small aquariums on the street starting from 1970s.
It is not a must to visit a particular store, yet you shall just get yourself ready to wander slowly for the journey. Plastic bags in different sizes are sealed and filled with water, they are hanging on door frames to attract attention, colourful and energetic creatures are found in these mini aquariums. Trucks arrive and stop by, workers drop off goods while vendors peddle their wares… This is how the city shimmers and gets alive.
Recently, a well-groomed man has been visiting the street from time to time. He is always in suit, holding a briefcase on one hand, and carrying a cigarette on the other hand. Whenever he visits, he looks into the water through the glass. He stands and thinks deeply for hours, yet he never takes anything home.
I have been wondering what is in his mind. Is he struggling about raising a goldfish or not? Is he considering which goldfish shall he purchase? When this comes into my mind today, he is right here again in front of the store.
“Sir… If this is your first time to keep a fish, I think this Koi is suitable for you...”
Perhaps my words are out of his expectations, he seems to be a bit surprised for a stranger trying to start a dialogue.
He takes away his cigarette, and breathes deeply along the mist. He says it has been a while to keep a fish again, he wonders whether more troubles will come if owning a goldfish.
“It is easy! Goldfish have a short memory of only three seconds time, no matter good or bad, they would not be able to recall. Perhaps when seeing them freely floating in the water, your worries and troubles will fade along the wave.”
All in a sudden, he is seemingly relieved. He then picked one goldfish among the million. At the end of the day, he left the store with a grin on the face.
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