A Blog by Ann Yeong (2005 – )
I’ve always been afraid of falling. Of making mistakes. Of being found to be less than perfect. Why? Even though I was told countless times through words that mistakes can make me stronger, that failure is part of learning, yet somehow my heart heard a different message. It may not have been through spoken words […]
It struck me recently as I crossed my 42nd birthday that the “more” my heart desires is not for the many things I want, but for the deep that my soul needs. There are many very good things I want, and want rightly because they are good. But I also know that these are the […]
As we round the corner towards Christmas, I wish to write a post dedicated to all who feel the pressure to be happy during the festive season when they feel anything BUT happy. There are so many reasons why festive seasons like Christmas can be a trigger for emotions other than happiness. Perhaps you experienced […]
You know that new life transition I wrote about in my last entry? It’s this – I started a podcast! I honestly never thought I would do something like this – and it’s been so intense! Becoming Me is just the latest development in my Journey of the Heart. And I am so excited to […]
About 3 months ago, I was launched into a major personal transition. This was the latest bend in the road in my ongoing discernment and discovery of personal vocation. Quite without warning, I was propelled into planning for a major new creative undertaking and a new business – something I had never in my life […]
Is there anything more delightful and healing than the innocence of pure love? It has been two days and I am still deeply moved by the adorable encounter Miko had with a neighbour’s baby girl. What is it about that encounter that is such a peak moment for me? Why was that tableau somehow so […]
Almost exactly 3 years ago, I wrote a post on Finding God in House-work. I felt a prompt to revisit this topic again of late. Circumstances have changed since that post I wrote. For one, my home has also become my primary work and living space for the past 3 years. It is where I […]
Mother’s Day isn’t a celebration for everyone. There are many who suffer their pain in silence on this day when everybody else is celebrating, and if you happen to be one of them, this post is for you. For those without a Mother to celebrate For those who never knew their mother, For those whose mother had […]
My cousin-in-law with her newborn daughter I have read somewhere that all women are mothers, even if we never have our own biological children. I have come to see how that is true. For as I mature as a person, I am finding myself more and more a mother to others. […]
Today was the first time in more than a week that I felt I had ample space to breathe. No gathering to prepare for, no fridge to stock, no cards to write, no presents to wrap, no pile of dishes and cutlery to wash. There were chores to be done – our home needed to […]
