Fight the Battle for Your Life

What are the problems you are facing?

Your problems are taking you to the next level in your life.

No challenge - no victory!

Get up and fight the battle for your life.

Don't sit there and allow your adversary to take your life.

You were born because God wanted someone like you to be a part of His creation. He has a plan for you - a plan for a good future.

Fight for His plan to be fulfilled in your life. Don't allow anyone to rob you of His best for you and your life.

You are worth fighting for!

You really are.

If no one has told you that you have value or worth or made you feel that way... the problem is with them, not you.

They were stingy with their words and deeds, too self-centered to see good in anyone else. Don't let their weaknesses or faults make you look down on yourself!

Don't hate yourself because they hated you.

Don't neglect yourself because others neglected you and your needs.

Don't expect others to reward you or acknowledge your goodness...

Keep doing good for the right reasons and God will reward you.

Keep fighting in faith, build up the warrior in you!

 

- Henrietta

A Trip Down Memory Lane - Old Published Writings and Letters to the Editor

Walking down memory lane I could find some treasures to preserve, some joyful and memories that brought mixed emotions too. 

During the past year, I decided to take pictures of some of my earliest publications. The first writing of mine that got published publicly on mainstream media was a poem! I was happy to see my first poem published in the Teenager magazine in July 1986. Six months later I got to see the second poem published too in the January 1987 edition of the same magazine. 

Soon after the first poem appeared I was given the opportunity to write poems or articles for the Parish Bulletin of St.Francis DeSales Church. I remember how Mrs. Agatha Thomas would patiently wait for me to give her my submission! I really had no idea what a big deal it was to have an opportunity to write something for every edition of the Parish Bulletin. I had preserved one copy of every bulletin I wrote for, but unfortunately my father suddenly gave the entire set away to his father without checking with me and I never got to see them again. I wish I could have stopped him then.   

Here are some images of the first few of my writings that were published. 

 THE 'TEENAGER' MAGAZINE

'Teenager' magazine  - July 1986 & January 1987 

INSIDE PAGE WITH THE PUBLISHED POEM 

Poems by me published in the 'Teenager' - 'The Reawakening' & 'Autumn' 

WRITING PUBLISHED IN A NEWSLETTER - FEB 1987 

Writing titled 'Humanity' in the newsletter 'Vicinity' 

 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The very first Letter to the Editor I wrote was a letter appreciating the Times of India for starting a new section for students! I cannot remember which year it was. 

 A letter speaking about how hartals are causing much loss for the nation.

A letter written after there were attacks on the Christian community 

One of my dreams while I was growing up was to become a journalist. Later it changed and I decided I want to be a social worker. Even through the years of social work, my love for writing remained as it was close to my heart. 

While I was a child, I was very quiet. Writing and singing songs were the main forms of self expression for me. I am very happy that writing still is a big part of my life ! 

'Goodbye'

 

I said 'Goodbye' 

and I did not cry. 

No tears were shed

It was long overdue

This break-up 

with the old 'me'. 

It took me all these years

to find the treasure

inside me. 

I was led down 

a rabbit hole 

by so many lies. 

A fraud was committed

against me

I was made a party to it too. 

Unsuspecting I followed

and so became 

my own enemy. 

Now lies exposed

I stand vindicated

I realized my foolishness

in trusting those who 

meant ill for me

In loving those who hated me. 

Goodbye to the old

is actually the turning of a page,

a welcome to a new beginning.

How can something new

something that infuses new life

and gives you hope be bad? 

Henrietta

14th November 2022