Word impacts lives

Consider, even just for a heartbeat.

I tell that to myself.

Sometimes we are so busy in our lives that we tend to forget the people that really matters, the people who gave us utmost importance when we need something, our punching bags whenever we want to vent, and we do or say hurtful unreasonable stuff to them merely because we just want to be our selfish selves. We forget the people who helped us get there or who is helping us or walking with us to reach our specific goals in life, who believes in us even if we have lost faith in ourselves. These people are silent, just letting us be, they give us unconditional love, they don’t ask for appreciation or our efforts to be with them. They just take whatever we give and somehow suffer in silence, just so we can spread our wings and fly or just because it makes them happy when they see us happy.

These people knows you and have your best interest at heart, they speak not using their mouth but their heart. They build bridges and try to connect, communicate and compliment you, the best possible way they know how. They listen to our unspoken word, they understand and affirm. They guide us and hope that it’s for the best and when all else fail in our lives, they will be the one to pick us up, comfort us and encourage us to stand up and face life again head on.

Let’s focus on the heart, to be firm less often and affirm much more, positive words has positive outcome.

So if you know these people, don’t let go, love them and cherish them every waking moment.

Thank you to my family and friends but I take this time to thank my Tita Des, it’s her 45^th birthday says my lola. She’s my role model ever since I was a kid, she spent most of her time with me during those times that she was single, we would go to mass together and she would give me a treat whenever I behave or when she doesn’t have money she would just say Good girl and I would walk proudly. She also taught me how to color and doodle perfectly before she goes to work, I remember she says:  “Color the outline of the figure first and from there, work your way by shading it in one direction” and that changed my life forever. They say you need to spend time with those you want to influence. “Be a good model because your children will become who you are today” 1 Corinthians 11:1

So here I am pursuing my dream to become an Architect just like her because when I grow up, I want to be exactly like her only thinner and of course maybe better. I kid. (Not really) I know she is a tough act to follow but I’ll try my best to do so even if I’m a hybrid of all craziness.  Sorry for the headaches and heartaches, though I’m not quite sure if I can be consistent with it but the long and the short of it is 

Thank you tita! Happy birthday, I love you!

"Insist on yourself, Never imitate."

What a treat to sit and stare at our empty house while my family enjoy every second of their vacation in Boracay. Though I wonder if it is really a pleasing occurrence or a plethora of nothingness, since I am writing this blog, it means that my mind is idle, wandering and I’m not doing what I’m supposed to be doing which is studying. So ergo, I guess being alone is not doing me good.

I’m fascinated on how are mind works, how it filters what it wants to think or give the go signal to direct what it wants to do, Our minds continually look for evidence, why we’re thinking this and that. For example, instead of me thinking that being alone is a challenge, an opportunity to study and reflect, I opted to take the other route which is “I’m doomed and I’m lonely” why not ruin their vacation and tell them that I can’t take it? That’s my selfish self thinking because I’m too preoccupied with what I feel that I need to feel good for the expense of others. So I figured that having a good mindset  would take us the extra mile and not just that, practicing humility is a must. Yes, it’s not easy but if we don’t follow through, we will be back to the same pit hole that we were once in. so instead of sulking and feeding our minds with negativity, why don’t we just embrace or see that every setback is a challenge and it’s a never ending journey of adventure in our lives and continually look for evidence that what will do us good and lastly, to have that thought in mind that HE got our backs.

Before quitting, think again. Before deciding, think again. Before speaking, think again.

"It all depends on how we look at things, and not on how they are themselves."