Who am I? Am I what?

Hello po, good afternoon to everyone. How are you doing this Friday afternoon? To my Christian friends, are you ready for the Holy Week? Where are you going?

Anyways, today was a wonderful, grocery day. It all started when Saoirse knew that her Mamala was going to the grocery because Mamala changed her clothes and had her mask on so Saoirse took her shoes and requested Mamala to put them on. I already told my mother-in-law that we will go with them next Friday but I changed my mind. I hurriedly went upstairs to get fresh clothes for Saoirse when my partner said that he wanted to go too. So my family went to Robinson's Supermarket with my in-laws. It's Saoirse's first mall and grocery experience and my partner wouldn't miss it for the world! Bam was also excited, she was very noisy in the car lol.

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Moving on, this article is a prompt that I've read from @Ling01 (Sorry for tagging you dear) entitled, "Another chapter of my life unlocked". Belated Happy Birthday po uli. In her story, you will find 50 questions to help you find your best self and I thought, it's a good prompt to share something about myself. The numbers were carefully chosen and this will help me think about what I would love to do, reexamine myself, and perhaps I will have new discoveries.

So here they are:

1. What do I love about my life?

What I love about my life is that I have been through a lot of difficult challenges that most of my friends didn't go through. The experiences and lessons that I've learned made me stronger and wiser. I can adapt and survive any situation. I love that I have my beautiful daughters and my partner. I also have great friends that support me whenever I needed them.

3. Where do I want to be in 5 years?

In 5 years I hope I would be in Finland or Canada, or any great country in Europe. I am after Finland's good educational system but if we'll end up in another country, that's fine with me as long as we have stable careers and the kids are being taught well.

7. What am I afraid to do?

I am afraid of fighting or confrontations with anyone aside from my partner of course. I am not comfortable and I feel so vulnerable whenever that happens.

9. What steps am I taking to reach my goals?

Currently, I am reviewing what it takes to have a good resume and create great cover letters. I am jotting down the kind of job I would love to do as a guide in job seeking.

14. What are 5 things I love about myself?

Self-love, ohh. The 5 things that I love about myself are:

1. Being a mom is the hardest job ever. Believe me, I have tried to give up a lot of times. But what will happen to these kids who love me and depend on me? How could I miss their laughter, their smiles, their silly gestures, and most of all, their love for me?

2. Being an empath is a gift and a curse. I usually react to what a person says based on the emotions I feel rather than their words and that gets me into trouble. I am still learning how to handle it. But I like it, I can use it to my positive advantage.

3. Skills that I have discovered and developed through the years. I am good with computers and electricity- most of my female friends do not know about them.

4. Talents that help me express myself like dancing and drawing, though I am not a professional in these areas I am happy that I possess them.

1. My hair- am I weird? I do love my hair. It is not at its best right now but I am happy that I don't have grey hairs yet unlike people of my age. I am going to color it red one day when I am able.

20. What can I do to practice more self-care throughout the week?

• I have to rest or sleep early because I always sleep at dawn. I think it's the reason why I have acne problems

• Eat consciously- avoid too many sweets like iced tea and soft drinks

• Exercise by walking every afternoon

• Laughing more

• Drinking more water

21. Whare are 5 things that make me smile?

The 5 things that make me smile are:

1. My daughters- Are my ultimate source of happiness and pride.

2. Watching shows and movies on Netflix or the cinema- I do love watching movies whether at home or in the movie house. Popcorn and iced tea are a perfect combination.

3. Good food- Good food can make a soul happy.

4. Good conversation- I could spend a night with someone who knows how to converse well, in either on a beach or dining table.

5. Simple pleasures in life like going to the beach or eating a bar of chocolate.

Since this article is talking about myself, I am going to add sir Unity's topic about who I am and what I love doing. I based it on his article I Am What.

I am a:

Dancer- I love to express myself through dancing. I dreamt of traveling the world dancing in different stages.

Scientist- I am not a professional "Scientist" but I have been exposed to Science since I was a kid. I graduated with an award "Best in Science" in elementary, "Young Scientist of the Year" in high school, and finished my course in Computer Science in college.

Writer- Like Science, writing has been a part of my academic life since elementary. I have joined several writing seminars and competitions. But I do feel like I need to do more to develop this craft.

Analyst- I like to make improvements and enhancements to existing systems. I love analysis because it is challenging and the fulfillment that I feel in every successful endeavor is like no other.

Designer and programmer- I love designing websites despite not being that creative. I also love coding because it makes me feel like I can do anything once my program runs successfully.

Swimmer- I tried joining the swimming competition but I failed. I love swimming, aside from dancing, it is where I am free from everything. It's like my soul can dive deeply into the water and I can dance with the waves.

Closing thoughts

I thought it will be easy to tell something about myself, it wasn't because I haven't really checked myself about what I really would love to do. I do get lost from time to time and their prompts reminded me about where I wanted to be. It served as a guide about my lost self, so, thank you very much.

One thing I realized, the external factors like family, friends, loved ones are like constellations- they light up my dark life. But the compass, the guide that I got to use so I could go where I would like to be is myself. No matter what these "constellations" do, if I won't be my own compass, then I'll be stuck or lost forever.

So dear friends, know-thyself, love thyself. The more you know what you want in life, what you would love to do, the more empowered you are and you will be unstoppable in getting what you want.

This ends my story for today. I highly recommend that you check the articles I have mentioned and write about yourself as well. I would love to get to know you more. And I assure you that I won't judge you, we won't judge, no one will judge you here on read.cash.

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April 8, 2021

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