In-Spiration
It has been a long while since I last wrote anything on this blog, partly because I did not feel inspired to write an entry but really more so because I have been a bit too busy to put thoughts and experiences into words online.
The year has so far seen its fair share of challenges, many of which have yet to come to a conclusion. One of them has been the rigours of academic pursuit in the form of an Honours in Art History - that is the degree I hope to get which will in turn indicate that I passed everything (and well, too I do hope). So what is the challenge? Actually there were many challenges that emerged with the commencement of the academic year and throughout the semester.
For those who do not know, I took a semester off after graduating with a Bachelors degree last year even though my original intention was to press on with Honours right after. Why? Because I was experiencing burn-out and 1) could not foresee myself reading another journal article, 2) find my passion for the subject fading away, 3) did not even know what to write for my thesis. I guess to my parents it seemed a flagrant waste of money to pause my studies, indefinitely.
Yet the Lord came through for me in such a mighty way. Through a series of talks with people and a personal search for what truly spoke to my heart (which was confronting and on hindsight, as far from the typical art-history-grind as possible) I found it. The Art of the Dutch in the 17th century!
He has proven Himself so faithful. Upon submitting my application and then returning to Singapore after my visitor's visa ended, I never once doubted that I would get into the program. Not because I am a star student but because I know that He is going to work through me and teach me things in this phase of learning. It turned out that beginning the course was not as arduous and going through it. =)
The year has so far seen its fair share of challenges, many of which have yet to come to a conclusion. One of them has been the rigours of academic pursuit in the form of an Honours in Art History - that is the degree I hope to get which will in turn indicate that I passed everything (and well, too I do hope). So what is the challenge? Actually there were many challenges that emerged with the commencement of the academic year and throughout the semester.
For those who do not know, I took a semester off after graduating with a Bachelors degree last year even though my original intention was to press on with Honours right after. Why? Because I was experiencing burn-out and 1) could not foresee myself reading another journal article, 2) find my passion for the subject fading away, 3) did not even know what to write for my thesis. I guess to my parents it seemed a flagrant waste of money to pause my studies, indefinitely.
Yet the Lord came through for me in such a mighty way. Through a series of talks with people and a personal search for what truly spoke to my heart (which was confronting and on hindsight, as far from the typical art-history-grind as possible) I found it. The Art of the Dutch in the 17th century!
He has proven Himself so faithful. Upon submitting my application and then returning to Singapore after my visitor's visa ended, I never once doubted that I would get into the program. Not because I am a star student but because I know that He is going to work through me and teach me things in this phase of learning. It turned out that beginning the course was not as arduous and going through it. =)
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