iamkrystal

 I started highlighting sentences from the very first chapter. Before I knew it, I forgot my original goal of learning the mindset of working and became completely immersed in the sentences and content. Every time I opened the book, I received realistic motivation and a firm mindset with diligence. And I realized there’s no shortcut. Today, too, I must quietly and steadily invest time into whatever I do. "That sense of freedom, I think, came from two things. First, it was the confidence that I knew this topic well. I felt assured that I was speaking about something I knew well (of course, ideally, this should always be the case with every lecture, but embarrassingly, that wasn’t always true). This belief ultimately became a belief in myself, and that in itself was a purely joyful feeling. Come to think of it, before I get much older, I hope there will be more things that allow me to have such a solid belief in myself. And for that, there’s no special secret—just quietly and steadi...

 I just recently started teaching Sunday School, and as an inexperienced teacher, I spent yesterday looking for pictures, coloring them, and cutting them out to prepare. As I was working, Liam, who was bored, came over to me. He asked if he could color my pictures too. Feeling a bit annoyed, I handed him one of my failed attempts. He must have enjoyed it because he asked for more pictures, so I printed some out for him.  While I was busy with my own work, I told him not to bother me. Later, when I looked over, I found him carefully coloring inside the lines, taking his time and filling every corner neatly. I guess he’s learned a lot from Head Start. Not long ago, he would have given up easily, said he couldn’t do it, and his coloring would have been weak and messy, with no clear distinction between inside and outside the lines. But now, seeing him so focused and coloring so beautifully, I was overwhelmed with so many emotions—pride, admiration, tenderness, joy, and love. ...