Month: January 2026

From Affirmation to Afformation

Last weekend, I learnt a new word, Afformation – it is like a positive affirmation, but with better manners and less bossy! Instead of telling your brain something it may not believe yet, you ask a question that gently nudges your mind to look for answers.

Affirmation: I am confident and successful (Your brain: “Says who?”)

Afformation: Why am I becoming more confident and successful every day? (Your brain: “Hmm… let me check”)

One triggers resistance. The other triggers curiosity.

WEEK 3 Theme: From Affirmation to Afformation – Awakening Curiosity instead of Force

Reawakening doesn’t happen by shouting positive statements to a tired soul. It happens when we become curious enough to listen and pay attention with curiosity. Affirmations are great – declaring what we want to believe – but sometimes it is a challenging journey of convincing ourselves. Afformation invites us to reawaken our soul and be curious, even going for a deep dive, if we find the courage to do so.

Weekly Intention:

To reawaken awareness by asking life-giving questions that bypass resistance and invite God into our inner dialogue:

  • Turn your affirmation or declaration into question that pique your curiosity and/or reflect on yourself
  • Pause. Do not rush to answer the question, but be still and quiet. You can even put your hand to your heart and breath slowly
  • Even if you can’t find the answer, stay curious – no pressure, no right or wrong, and no marks for answering – just pondering the question is enough

Weekly Reflection Question:

Reawakening isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering who you were before the worldly noise taught you to doubt and second guess yourself at every turn.

Reawakening is about reigniting the fire that is already in your soul – the afformation questions will poke the embers in the fire of our soul – be ready to set the world on fire! 🔥🔥🔥

Clarity doesn’t come from effort and striving – it comes from permission and courage to seek the wisdom within you – to let it surface up, and emerge from your cocoon – so that you can be transformed into a beautiful butterfly. You are beyond amazing, if only you allow yourself to be.

Question: Why am I being invited to understand myself more deeply before I move on?

Presence is Where God Meets Us

WEEK 2 Theme – Choosing to be Present on a Consistent Basis

We live a noisy and distracted world, so choosing to be present on a consistent basis is a rare skill. We tend to enjoy the badge of honour that comes with being busy or productive. We allow ourselves to drown in doom scrolling as a so-called reward for working hard. We fool ourselves with excuses or justifications – just this once, this can wait, you’re doing enough already… Slowly, our presence erodes, sometimes without us noticing.

Reawaken is not a moment of insight – it’s a daily choice to return. To return to God – to return to ourselves – to return to what actually matters. Being present is an act of resistance in a world addicted to urgency.

Presence is where God meets us – not in the past we regret, or the future we worry about. Stop reminiscing the past, or worrying about the future, but be fully present.

Weekly Intention (Choose One):

Let us start this adventure by choosing presence:

  • Set a daily alarm called, “Choose Presence” – to do one thing fully present, for example, deep breathing, look at the sky, sip your water slowly or eat your food mindfully – do it intentionally, without multitasking, and invite God into the moment
  • Daily Devotional – download a devotional app (YouVersion/Bible, or Ascension) to guide you to read God’s Word and be in His presence
  • Be Still – sit quietly at a place where you will not be disturbed, set a timer for a few minutes and be present in the moment – see yourself with the loving eyes of God – but be kind if you find yourself easily distracted or feeling restless

Weekly Reflection Question:

In the midst of our busyness, let us be intentional about setting time apart to be present – to meet God. He is always knocking at the door of our heart, waiting for us to invite Him in. Even when we turn our backs to Him, He will not stop pursuing us. And especially when we are too busy for Him, He will remind us to seek Him wholeheartedly and to rest in Him.

Question: How can I be more present with God – and with myself?

Awakening deepens through repetition, not intensity.

Wake Up from Distraction and Be Present

Last week, I revamped the CREATE framework from my Intentional Living series. This week, I simplified this framework to just 3 steps – REAWAKEN – RESTORE – RESPOND. I realize that transformation does not happen by doing more, but by paying attention (REAWAKEN), healing deeply (RESTORE), and obeying faithfully (RESPOND).

A new year of 2026 has begun, but many of us are still asleep in our spiritual slumber. The noise and distractions from the world has a way of numbing our spiritual awareness, keeping us in an autopilot of busyness and daily grind.

WEEK 1 Theme – Waking Up From Distraction and Be Present

But before we start the journey, let us reflect back:

  • What were the three biggest distractions last year, that is pulling you away from God’s presence?
  • What are the three things from last year that you are ready to release this year?

Intention Living beings with your ATTENTION.

Weekly Intention (Choose One):

Let us start this adventure by paying attention:

  • Be present and put your phone away when you are with your family and friends, especially during meal times and festive seasons
  • Be bored and look around you – cut down the non-stop social media scrolling and train yourself to be bored – then maybe, just maybe, you will be aware at the strange and beautiful world and people around you
  • Be imaginative – dare to dream again and actively pursue whatever you can imagine, or ask silly questions like a small child and come up with crazy answers for yourself (let’s see how imaginative you can be!)

Weekly Reflection Question:

As we start a new year, let us forgo the New Year’s Resolutions, and lists of annual goals for the year, but take a deep dive on the transformation you want for yourself this year.

As yourself the question: who do you want to become this year? Visualise a “transformed you” at the end of the year – with great clarity, excited emotion and in full detail.

Question: “What is God inviting me to do—and who is He inviting me to become?”

The Costs of Staying Stuck for Another Year (and How to Move Forward)

Happy New Year! Welcome to another new year! A fresh new start. Yet so familiar – have we felt the same last January with this fresh-new-start feeling? However, are we still carrying forward the same doubts, frustrations and unfulfilled dreams from past years?

The Hidden Costs of Staying Stuck:

  • Lack of Peace – your soul longs for purpose but you settle for comfort, making you feel frustrated and restless
  • Delayed Dreams – your dreams are still in the threshold of becoming a reality, being buried year after year
  • Stolen Joy – your joy is incomplete as you realise you’re “settling” in life, staying safe, and not fulfilling your purpose or calling

The Reason We are Stuck:

  • Unhealed Hearts – our hearts continue to harbour past mistakes, failures and traumas
  • Unforgiveness – we can’t forgive others, even ourselves, which hinders us from moving forward
  • Self-Reliance – we rely on our own strength and we want to do things our own way, instead of trusting God

Question: Do you want to stay where you are for another year?

Moving from Stuck to Aligned

This year, I am venturing into a new project – to revamp my Intentional Living Series which I started in 2020 – into a 12-week guided journey, using the CREATE Framework:

  • C – Crossroad: recognise where God is inviting you to pause and pay attention
  • R – Rebuild: allow God to heal and rebuild the foundations of your soul
  • E – Establish: form structures to sustain your restored heart
  • A – Action: step into God aligned action
  • T – Testing: start small with mini-experiments, then go beyond your limits
  • E – Elevate: steward influence and grow with humility and faithfulness

This journey has two parts:

  • Restoration – Crossroad, Rebuild and Establish modules – this come first because God doesn’t release what our hearts aren’t ready to do
  • Calling – Action, Testing and Elevate modules – next comes our divine calling, which comes out naturally from a heart that has been restored and made whole again

My Invitation

This is my invitation to you today: live with intention – from restoration to aligning with your divine calling.

Stop drifting in frustration and missed opportunities for another year. Know that doing nothing different – not changing – will costs you more than you know.

Question: Are you willing to be allow God to restore your soul so that you can fulfil your divine calling?