Crypto Memes Found Somewhere
`Date: March 16, 2022 (Wednesday)`
A couple of months ago, I joined a group in a social media platform and it's about cryptocurrency and everything in between. I first discovered the group when my social media friend shared a crypto meme that made my day. I laughed at it since it has entertained me in someway. From that, I clicked on that group and joined it as well.
I admit, the people inside the group are too active in posting. Some say, "BTC will go to the moon", " Buy this and that, you won't regret" or even "The dip will end today, it will go to the moon." I'm actually looking for posts from people about Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and I was astounded when I have found posts about it. Our beloved BCH is indeed a famous one in someway though. Needless to say, a lot of things are going on around the platform and people are so busy giving something like posting stuff, but I'm just there in the corner reading their posts and reacting sometimes to posts, especially when I find the post interesting, entertaining, or even informative.
As a follower in that group, and as a passive member, what I usually look forward to, are the meme posts being shared by the people around the group. Just so you know, during my free time, I usually scroll through the posts in the group and look for the cryptocurrency memes that people have shared. I actually enjoy reading them. Although some of them are posts that I can't relate with, but I'm still having a great time reading about them in someway. The group is both an a space for entertainment and information wherein I truly love.
Before anything else, let me extend my warmest appreciation and thanks to the people who are there supporting my journey around here.
Sharing Some Crypto Memes
I have been roaming around the group and found a couple of memes. So here, I'm going to show you some of them. Hope that the members will upload more memes because in times of exhaustion after work, memes help sweep stress in someway.
*****Meme***** ***~~**#1**~~********: Desire of our Hearts*****
This meme makes us smile in someway because all of us can relate to it. Not to mention, if there is such thing as a mirror that could show my deepest and most desperate desire, it would surely show how I wanted to witness the market to be bullish again. I want to witness the price in the cryptocurrency market especially on BCH to be back to its "All Time High" or even go beyond it. How astounding and heartwarming it would be to witness such thing. My heart will truly be so full just by looking at the value of BCH to go to the moon. I'm also looking forward that my plans for this year will be painted in the reality and of course reach my BCH goals. Who knows, right? Let's be hopeful that it will yield into something wonderful in the near future.
*****Meme***** ***~~**#2**~~********: Going Back in Time*****
Let's admit, we all wanted to go back in time and realize that Bitcoin has so much potential in our future. We wanted to go back in time when the value of one Bitcoin was still the same as the price of a pizza. I wonder what will happen to my life if ever I can go back in time and buy my own Bitcoin. I wonder how wonderful my life would be today, or maybe not. Going back to the meme, I smiled at it that it made me want to go back to the past.
But then, no matter how much I wanted to go back to the past badly, I'm still grateful for my present. I'm grateful that after all the hardships that I have been through, I am here, alive and kicking around the platform.
*****Meme***** ***~~**#3**~~********: Buy the dip, dip, dip*****
That moment whe you thought that the dip that you have witnessed was the dip before it will be bullish again, but it's not. Instead, there was more dip coming ahead of me. This reminded me of the time when a lot of people are panicking. Anyway, I actually have an experience before wherein I bought some Ethereum from a dip, but never thought that the dip when I bought was going to a whole different sets of dip. As of now, the best thing that I can do is to continue learning about cryptocurreny which I truly love.
*****Meme***** ***~~**#4**~~********: HODL and Chill*****
This is so true and it made me smile. As of the moment I'm not soaking myself looking a lot the price of the market comstently. My longer plan as of the moment is to HODL my investments in cryptocurrency. I actually want to learn about everything about it and truly happy. What I can usually do as of now is to wait intil things will get better and my longer plan to to achivr in the future.
*****Meme***** ***~~**#5**~~********: We're Here for Each Other*****
I also found the picture in the group and although a lot of people reacted a laugh emoji, I have came up on thought that it can help us mold ourselves wonderfully. It shows that no matter what happens around the market, we're here for each other. No matter how painful it is to the eyes after seeing the market, we will surely find comfort whoever it is.
Closing Thoughts
There are still a lot of memes roaming around the internet. Some of the are truly funny, and sometimrs they're not. I can't wait to share more soon; I'll surely share to them.
*Do you also love reading and looking at memes?*
Life Currently: March 2022
`Date: March 14, 2022 (Monday)`
It's the time of the month again. Another day of writing an entry for my "Life Currently" series for the month of March. Just so you know, a lot of things happened in my March so far; a lot of things that's making me stress. Right now, I'm currently busy doing a lot of stuff at work. With that, I'm not consistent on my time of publish lately here in the platform. Not have the long time to roam around and read your thoughts. But it's fine, because I know once the busy days will be finished, stress-free days will soon embark me. For now, I'll try to manage my time well and try my best to balance everything.
Before I'll dig in to the other parts, let me share how my day went. Last night, I slept early because I was so exhausted doing stuff at work. I woke up around 3 am, and it seems like I was out in this world for long that I was astounded that today is a Monday and it's time to go to work again. I then realized that I have a Powerpoint Presentation to finish for the report and that I hurriedly finish it. Glad I was able to finish it on time. Howbeit, I got late for work for about 6 minutes, but it's fine, I'll make sure that I will be early for work today. By the way, earlier ny tummy aches so bad because I haven't eaten something on breakfast.
*****Lesson***** ***~~**Learned**~~********: Eat breakfast before doing anything else.*****
Going back, here's my life currently:
Reading
Lately, what I'm busy reading are your articles. I actually love roaming around the platform and your thoughts, even leaving comments if I can share somethings. Not to mention, I wanted to read success stories of others as well, but lately I have been quite busy, so maybe I'll do it soon.
Writing
For the month of March, I'm busy writing reports. I think I was overloaded with reports lately that I was to have some rest and relax. It's still a different feeling chilling and doing things I love.
Listening
I currently love listening to Chill hits from a music platform. I feel like the songs from that playlist relax my mind. It seems like those songs give me a peace of mind.
Thinking
I'm thinking of going to the mall next week. I miss going inside the mall, embracing the cold feeling that the aircon is giving; still hits different.
Smelling
I love the scent of menthol these days. Just so you know I have this inhaler thing that has menthol. Whenever I smell it, it just gives me a positive mood. I love it a lot.
Wishing
Wishing that the conflict around the world will be gone in no time. I wish the war between other countries will soon be ceased. I wish to have peace of mind as well, my mind is quite noisy these days.
Hoping
I hope that my family and friends will have a happy life, away from all the worries that thos world gives. As for me, I hope that things will br better in no time in my life.
When I first roam around the platform, never thought that I'll be able to meet these amazing people. I never thought that they will support me in my joirney here. With that, I'm always grateful for everything. I feel blessed.
Wearing
These days, I love wearing skirt and puffy tops. I jist find it cute wearing puffy clothes. Even thougb I don't look good with that top, I still wear them because why not.
Loving
I love looking at aesthetic stuff these days. I even wanted to order stuff in an online store, but I think I don't need those things as of the moment, but I still want them though.
Wanting
I want to achieve the plans I have these days. Until now my 1 BCH is in hold, when will I can finally achieve it. Moreover, I also want to go to the beach and feel the warmth of the surroundings. I want to listen to the serene view.
Needing
I need long hours of sleep. Lately, I have been sleep deprived I just hope that there will be days when I could sleep longer than usual and I can be well rested. So this is what adulthood feels like; just want to visit my childhood days where playing was all in my mind.
Feeling
I feel happy and blessed. Even if things are not going on in my favor these days, but I am still grateful for all of them because those experiences will lead me to the place where I am meant to be.
Closing Thoughts
My March is not as astounding like the previous months, but I'm looking forward that things will be better anytime these days or in a couple of months. Let there be peace on earth as well, tired of the chaos going around.
Till next "Life Currently" series.
Two Years in Pandemic
`Date: March 13, 2022 (Sunday)`
Can you still recall the life that you have before pandemic? How was your life back then? How was your way of living? How about your overall well-being?
Time flies so fast, we're already on the third month of the year 2022. I'm finally 24 years old as well. I still can't believe that I'm already this old. Way back when I was on my teenage years, I feel like the people who were in this age were already old enough and ready to get married. But as I reached 24 years old, I feel like I'm still not mature enough in life. It seems like I still have a lot of blocks missing for me to be fully be matured in this world. It seems like my age paused when I was 20 and stuff. I don't know if it's just me, but I feel this way. Is the clock broken in someway? Or is the earth rotating that fast that it's like a snap and the day will end again.
Anyway, earlier, I watched the news in the television. I had the time to watch though as I feel like watching the TV; this is a rare moment. As I was sitting in the sofa, I heard the newscaster mentioned that we're already two years in pandemic; I still can't believe it. Just so you know, I never thought that I will be able to witness a pandemic. I never thought that a virus would ruin the usual system of the world and will create this so called "new normal". I never thought that things will change in a snap.
2020- The Beginning
The year 2020 was like a horror to each one of us after we knew that we are already experiencing a pandemic. Although I heard a lot that Corona virus has been roaming around China, I thought that it will just stay there, and I also thought that I will be safe as I was not residing there. I also thought that the virus will be solved in a month or two. But little did I know, that happening would change our loves forever. I could still remember that the prices of the alcohol, and even masks that time were still so high. Worst, there were people hoarding those essentials and selling in a much pricey manner. How ugly that happening was.
Not to mention, a lot of things happened in my 2020, I ended my contract in my workplace and wasn't renewed. I was unemployed the whole 2020 and all I was doing was to stay in our house doing unproductive things. Even if I wanted to find a job that bad, I can't because no company was hiring that time due to the crisis that the virus has given to the businesses. What I did was wait for that time when it's my turn and I could finally land on a permanent job.
The year 2o2o has brought so much negativity in my life. My mind was chaotic and all I could see was the blurry tomorrow.
I appreciate the love and support my dearest sunshines.
2021- Getting Used To
The year 2021 was a better year for me. I got hired in a permanent position as I embarked the year 2021. It was January 4, 2021 to be exact. I was so happy that time knowing that I was no longer unemployed and I could finally help my family in someway as they're having a hard time providing their needs amid pandemic. The year 2022 was also the starting point where I get to used to loving the so called "new normal". I get used to wear masks and do other things that are listed on the health protocols.
The year 2021 was also a blessing in my life. I was able to meet Noise and Read platform where I get to meet a lot of wonderful people. I was also blessed to meet Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and the world of cryptocurrency. But then I have also experienced a lot of things in the two platform as well, but glad I was able to keep a positive mind in dealing those challenges.
The year 2021 was also a challenging thing for me as I was quartantined and undergone swabtest.I thought I will be tested positive in Covid, but glad I was not. Another challenging thing happened with the thought that I was once scared of getting vaccinated because I was afraid of the side effects, but glad I gained so much courage to get vaccinated. Above all, the year 2o22 was an amazing year for me even though there are still restrictions.
2022- Two Years Have Passed
Now, we're on the 2nd year of pandemic. A lot of people are already vaccinated. Although there are still active cases all around the world, but good thing that they're quite low compared to the previous years. I'm also glad that I am seeing a light towards the current situation.
Closing Thoughts
Two years have passed since the pandemic started, a lot of things happened in a snap already. I just hope that the cases will continue to decrease. I hope we will be covid-free, and by that, I will be truly happy.
*****Covid-19, please stay away from our precious world***** ***~~**already**~~********.*****
Questions Here We Go Again
`Date: March 12, 2022 (Saturday)`
It's Saturday! I woke up with a light heart knowing that it's my free day today. However, my friend chatted me that we have an important errand to attend to this day, so I suddenly got tired to move as I just want to stay in my bed. But since I have no choice and do what is needed to be done today, I still prepare and go to the place where we need to attend something.
Not to mention, I suddenly have this writer's block thing, maybe because I'm have an errand today. My mind is preoccupied with stuff that I need to attend to. With that, let me have these questions from the random generator to be answered. Just for now though because I still have things to do today.
*****Here are some of the questions I got from the random questions generator wherein I truly have fun answering with:*****
What animal do you think best reflects your personality?
If I were to think of an animal that best reflects on my personality, then that would be a dog. Just so you know, I have been so vocal around here that I am a dog lover-- I love dogs so much. There's something in them that makes me embrace them in my heart. They are so comforting that whenever I feel exhausted the whole day, they serve as my medicine to remove all my tiredness away. Dogs also have positive aura that whenever they're near, it feels so comforting to have them around. Unless that dog is a bit a grumpy one because we will surely get scared.
Going back, I could reflect my personality to the ones in tue dogs because, first and foremost, I can be a bestfriend to anyone and I am loyal to my bestfriends no matter what. Whenever when they need my help I will be there for them. Whenever they need something, as long as I can give something I am willing to help them. In terms of my workplace, I am also an obedient one just like the dogs. I obey what our boss tells me to do. Even though sometimes I complain a little, but I still follow and do what is instructed.
Above all, I have so much traits in common with the dogs, but those are just some.
Grateful for these beautiful people who are there for me expressing their support.
What's your plan for surviving a zombie invasion?
After reading this question in the generator, I suddenly smile because this is very timely especially that there are a lot of series and movies about zombies being released these days. With that, if I were in a situation wherein there's a zombie invasion, I will make sure that I will be in the convenience store or even in the supermarket that time so that no matter how long will the zombies be in our place, I have a lot of food or even materials to use. Howbeit, if the zombie invasion will happen while I am inside our house, I have no choice but to make sure that all the openings in our house are being locked and no way for zombies to come out. The problem will then arise if there's no food available in our fridge and I have the need to go out and find food; from then, the adventure begins.
But then, I hope this zombie thing will not happen in the near future. I don't want to live a life where zombies are present. Maybe in that manner, I'll just turn myself into a zombie rather than suriviving in that time.
Do you have a special project you're currently working on?
As of the moment, the project I have in mind is reaching 1 Bitcoin Cash or 1 BCH. Actually I'm almost there reaching the goal that I have, however, there was a moment when I really need money and with that, I withdraw a part of my money in my BCH wallet to pay the bill that I need to pay. I use P2P in that matter. I actually wrote an article about it explaining what happened. I'm not in the rush anyway, I'm hopeful that I will be able to attain it in no time.
Of all the problems in the world, which one would you like to see solved first?
As of the moment what I wanted to be solved first in this world is to stop the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The world is greatly affected by their war. A lot of people are suffering especially the ones in Ukraine. I feel so sad seeing innocent individuals being involved in that matter. They have not done anything wrong but they are affected by the said matter. Let there be peace on earth, I'm too tired of living a life with chaos going on around. I hope, I just hope that things will be fine finally.
When was the last memorable sunrise you witnessed?
I keep on witnessing the sunrise these days that's because I woke up so early every morning. But if we were to talk about thr last memorable sunrise that I have witnessed, that was the morning after the result came out negative on my swab test. It was around May 2021 when we got quarantined because we have a co-worker who turned out positive in Covid-19. I was so scared that time because I might get my family in trouble if it will turn out that I am positive in covid. I was actually coughing that time which made me scared that it might be covid. But good thing I was not. Going back, I was so happy seeing the sunrise after that, and that's the most memorable sunrise after that.
Closing Thoughts
Eventhough my mind is not too focused on writing something today, I actually enjoy the moment answering the questions above and reflecting on them. Can't wait for me to go home and finally relax.
Whatever Choice You Make Makes You
`Date: March 11, 2022 (Friday)`
Ever wonder why someone thinks that way, or why someone acts in that matter. Ever wonder why some people are too kind to everyone and some don't. Ever wonder why some people are so successful and some don't, and so on. Life will always make us wonder. It will make us get curious on its nitty-gritty. But we can't deny the fact that life is too broad to understand. We can't predict what will happen next. And as we journey with it, we are hopeful that we will be on the right path, the path where we wanted to be. We are hopeful that we will be the best version of ourselves. Howbeit, we have to remind ourselves as well that whatever choice we make makes who we are.
Not to mention, as we open our eyes in the morning, we already have a choice to make. It's either we stay on our bed or we move and do the things that will make the day worthwhile. It's either we drink our morning coffee, or we'll skip it for today. It's either we do some exercise, or just stay on our sofa and watch our favorite series. It's either we eat our breakfast like a king or eat like a pauper. It's either we overthink or we shift your mind into something positive, and name a few. There are a lot of choices that we make in a day and sometimes we can't deny the fact that we don't know what to choose or what to do.
In a nutshell, life is a matter of choice. It seems like a lot of paths are present in front of us and we have are the ones who will decide on what path will we take from them. Then as we choose a path, we will then choose another one, and then another one, and so on. Not to mention, as long as we live, we will take a thousand of choices every hour of everyday and that makes us who we are. Whatever choice you make from the past, made you who you are today.
For instance, on my part, way back when I was a child, my choices were always on my comfort zone. I didn't want to take risk because I feel like it was not a safe place for me to stay with. I feel like I just want to stay on my comfort zone to stay away stay away from chaos in the mind. Back then, it was a good place for me to stay with. But little did I know that those choices that I have from the past were never good as it never helped me to be at my best, or to be the best version of myself. Instead, I developed a sense of fear whenever I encountered something in my life. It seems like I don't want to dive into everything that makes me fear as I don't want to experience something unpleasant.
But as I grow older, I realized the traits that I have developed that's not good for me. Such as not being a risk-taker. Whenever I feel fear, I don't want to face it. The moment that I reflected that those things are not good for me, I have decided to improve myself for me to be a better one. I then take the path towards a better me, I take the decisions that are total opposite of my usual decisions. I decided to be a risk-taker in someway. And as of the moment, I am grateful that I have overcome my fear in someway whenever something new popped up in front of me. I may experience fear most of the time whenever I do something, but instead of pulling myself back, I do it anyway with the fear I have been feeling. What I put inside my mind is that, what I want is on the other side of fear, so it's either I'll do it even with fear, or I will not do it and feel regretful in the end.
Just so you know, I'm glad that I was able to choose a different path as of the moment. I'm glad that I never stick to my previous self who keeps on feeling inferior on things. I realized that I never stayed on my comfort zone. I realized that I will not reach the goal that I have in mind if I stick to the path away from all the risks of life.
It always make me the happiest to know that I have people in my life who are supportive enough in the journey that I am taking. I'm beyond blessed to have people in my life who are there for me cheering me always. I appreciate you all.
We can always choose a different path
What we are today is the reflection of our choices before. But it doesn't mean that we already build something that we are today, we can't choose a different path. Just so you know, we can always choose a different path that could help us reach the goal we have in mind for ourselves.
So if you don't like the person you are now, don't just undulge on being down or soak yourself to negativity, you have a choice to make. Choose what you thought best fit for you, choose for the betterment of yourself. As whatever choice you make will be a reflection of who you are in the future.
*****You have to remind youself to choose wisely in the decisions that you are about to take.*****
Closing Thoughts
Life is indeed a matter of choice. So bear in mind that your choices in life will somehow tell what your future will hold, or what you will become. Your choices have a power to turn you into someone you never think you would become. With that, always be wise on your choices, and choose the path where you wanted to be. Focus as well on the present as your choices today will be a reflection of your future you.
Where Does Your Happiness Come From?
`Date: March 10, 2022 (Thursday)`
Have you ever stop and ask yourself about this question, "Where does your happiness come from?" Admit it, this is a question that we rarely asks ourselves. This is a question that we rarely reflected upon, but this has so much weight than we expected. This question will make us think, or wonder where was really our happiness coming from in someway.
If we're going to view our life these days, a lot of factors make us happy. Maybe a cup of coffee in a cold morning while we view the sun as it rises. Perhaps our favorite food would make us giggle as the order is on its way to our table. How about a present given to us by our special someone would make us feel the happiest as we unbox and see what it holds. Or even the smiles that our loved ones give after we make them happy, will make us happy as well. Not to mention, those are some of the million things on the list that make us happy. Those are some of the things that put smiles on our faces.
You see, this world that we are living has so much to offer that it will make us feel a lot of emotions in a snap: happiness, sadness, anger, doubt, and name a few. But above all of those, all we ever wanted is to be happy. We want to be happy most of the time. We want to spend our day with a light heart where all we see are rainbows and butterflies. We all wanted face the world with a smile on our faces with no shade of blue coming out. Howbeit, life will always be what it is, and it's inevitable to feel sad or angry at times.
Nothing is happier to have these wonderful people who keeps on supporting and motivating LeticiaFelize in someway.
You are your own source of happiness
If we go back to asking ourselves with the question, it's hard to pinpoint what's the source of our happiness. It's hard to determine the faucet where it starts flowing. It's hard to find its origin in someway. Listing the source of our happiness can be tricky as well. We might feel lost on what really makes us happy.
But you see, when you feel lost, you have yo remind yourself that, **you are your own source of happiness.** It may sound cliche, but it is what is it and that's the fact. There is a well inside you that never runs dry, but it's up to you if you will use that well or not. Not to mention, we deserve all the happiness in the world. We deserve to embark the day with a happy heart.
But always remember that, **happiness is a choice.** You have the key to unlock happiness in your life. You have the permission to allow happiness to let in your life. You don't need other people to make you feel happy. You don't need to to wait for others to make you happy, because if they will not be there, how can you be happy, right?
You are your own limitations
*****What is preventing you from being happy?*****
You can be the source, but you're also your limitations. For instance, you have this job that you're aiming to have. With that you did all the things just to get that job in the first place. Then finally, you already reached the goal you have which is to land on that job. You are truly happy. You are happy that you are in the job you're aiming to have in the first place. You're happy that after all that you went through, finally you are in.
Howbeit, days and months have passed, you feel like you're not happy anymore that you are in. A lot of factors will then arise. Maybe you don't like the environment of your workplace, maybe your workmates are also a factor, maybe you miss the life you used to life, and name a few. You see, you once aim for that job, but now that you're in, you're no longer happy with it.
The truth is, the one who can help you in this matter is yourself. You are the one who can push the button to still be happy with the job you're in. It's in your mind. You have what it takes to remain happy.
Moreover, there's actually a hack to remain happy no matter what instances are. We have to be grateful for everything. We have to be grateful for what we have in our lives. **Gratefulness** is a hard thing to practice. It's hard to remain grateful amidst all the adversities that's going on in our lives. It's even harder to smile when all we see are shades of blue. But with constant practice, I believe we will be able to make it. Gratefulness will also lead to **contentment** and if you feel contented, you will be unstoppable.
Closing Thoughts
We have to remind ourselves that we are our own source of happiness, and we are also our limitations. As much as possible, we should train our minds to choose happiness all the time. We have to shift the channel in our minds to see the happiness around. We have to connect with our inner self and find peace from within. We have to appreciate everything that happens in our life right now. Even the little things matter. All we have to do is to learn to be grateful for what we have and be contented, from this time forward, you will be truly happy.
A Little Dive on Creative Type
`Date: March 9, 2022 (Wednesday)`
Whenever I dive into something interesting, I instantly have the urge to try it. Not to mention, I am fond of answering personality tests roaming around the internet. Even the "What-kind-of-blank" are you, I so love it. Needless to say, I know some of them are not pretty accurate, but I just love the results that they gave though. I even let my friends try them and we end up having a great time looking at the results of those.
Not to mention, I'm also fond of reading stuff about zodiac signs. I am a Pisces girl and I feel like the qualities that are shared by others are accurate for me. That's why I can't help but love roaming around the internet, reading about my zodiac sign. The funny thing is that, I also love reading about my compatibility signs of my zodiac sign. Just so you know, my friends also love reading about stuff given in their zodiac signs; it seems like our zodiac signs speaks for us in someway.
Moreover, yesterday, I have read a post about my friend @fantagira about a test to know our creativity type. This creative type thing aims to dig in with our core personalities. It aims to let us unravel what creative personality we have as human beings. This test said to help us discover what drives us and help us know why we do what we do in the creative field. Just so you know, I get so excited to dive with it and discover what creative type do I have.
Grateful to have these amazing and generous people in my life.
What's my creative type?
After I opened the site, I suddenly get so excited to take the test and know my creative personality. I'm so excited to read the explanation of it; hoping that it will be accurate on my part.
Just so you know, as I answered each question, I realized that I am choosing the answers which are more on to introverted side. Just like the cocoon and the beehive, I choose the cocoon, because I just wanted to be alone most of the time. That's why I am a homebody person and I just want to stay on the comfort of my bed, embracing my aloneness and making the best time of myself alone. Howbeit, don't get me wrong, I am not anti-social, I also love to socialize with others, but most of the time, I love to stay in our house; I don't know why, maybe I'm lazy in someway.
As I was answering the last question before I'll get my result, my phone suddenly froze. Like it's the last one and I can finally see my results, but it crashed. So I have no choice but to answer the test again, and finally I got my results.
I am a **Dreamer**.
I was astounded after knowing that I am a dreamer. Let me share you something, I remember one time when I checked the description of my zodiac sign which is Pisces it says that I am a sweet dreamer from the land of the warm hearted ones. I think I am a really a dreamer in the first place.
Going back, I also checked the description of me being a dreamer on that creative type test.
As I was reading my creative strengths, I guess it's true in someway. If I were to describe what drives me, I'm more driven on my emotions. I always listen more on what my heart truly desires rather than dealing with what ny brain dictates. I mean, it's already my nature to be like this. I am also imaginative, my mind roams around through different things. I see wonders and magic in this world that we are living, even adding meaning to the things that are happening around, when others only see what their eyes see. By the way I am an escapist in someway, I love to embrace my aloneness in the comfort of my imaginations because there I find serenity.
In terms of empathy and sensitivity, I presume I have these traits in someway. Just so you know, I always make sure I tried fitting the shoes of others to mine before giving a judgement because I still weighs what others feel as well. I presume that these traits should be uplifted to each individuals as these traits will enable understanding to each and everyone. It will make us understand them and will make us know how to respond to tbeir actions and all. It will also help us to be more cautious on our words as we know that in our little way, we will be able to hurt them.
In terms of the untapped potential, I laughed after I read it because I feel like it's true in someway. Just so you know, I love to soak myself through my imaginations and my dreams. Maybe I'm tweak more on this and try to apply the total opposite of it in my life.
Closing Thoughts
This creative type test is such a great test to check our creative personality. I get to enjoy the descriptions given, as well as the aspects that we possess. I'm also astound that they fit for me in someway. Maybe what I will do for now is to embrace what I have and improve untapped potential. In someway, maybe I can improve better.
Not to mention, knowing that I am a dreamer gave me butterflies. I am so happy with the result. I can't wait to try other tests available in the internet, those who are the accurate ones.
***What's your creative type?***
False Awakening and Sleep Paralysis at the Same Time
`Date: March 8, 2022 (Tuesday)`
It was a wonderful Sunday night; the weather was so cozy and the ambiance made me feel sleepy. The breeze of the air travelled from one place to another, and as it damped on the skin, one would feel the coldness that it holds. With that, around 7 in the evening I already felt sleepy. I wanted to embrace the comfort of my bed and sleep with a positive mind; I had a great day though as nothing bothered my mind that time. With that, I wad looking forward to sleep as my body was conditioned to sleep already. Needless to say, even though I was still sleepy, I still went to the bathroom, washed my face, brushed my teeth, and did my night routine. After that, I then went to my room and embrace my bed.
As I was laying on my bed, I never sleep directly. I was still scrolling through my social media accounts and looked at some updates there. I was also having a great time watching funny videos shared by some of my friends. I even chatted with my friends and had fun talking about random stuff. It was an astounding night for me, although the next day is Monday and work day, but I still find the night so great. But as I was using my phone, I felt sleepy already and I never realized that I was already asleep. Not to mention, I never thought that the warm and cozy night turned into a scary experience for me as I experienced false awakening and sleep paralysis at the same time.
False Awakening and Sleep Paralysis
If you are wondering what false awakening and sleep paralysis are, let me share an overview of them.
**False Awakening** is a strange experience when we feel like we already wake up for real, but we are just awake inside our dream.
**Sleep Paralysis** on the other hand is a strange experience as well when we are already conscious, but we can't move our body. We wanted to move but our body can't move on how we wanted it to be.
I'm forever grateful to have these wonderful people supporting me here in the platform. I appreciate all of you a lot.
It all started in my dream that I was in my workplace. In that dream we were so busy doing stuff. I could also recall that I was having a great time talking with my co-workers on things I can't recall. We were busy laughing and enjoying what we were doing. Then suddenly, as I walked to the door of the office, I saw my former co-worker walking towards the office with her friends. I was actually wondering why she's there, and as she entered the office, I greeted her lively, but she never greeted me the same. It was fine for me though then the scenario went fine. It was so strange that during that time, I was still not aware that I was dreaming. All I thought that what I was witnessing is a real happening in my life.
Not to mention, there's like a click that I heard and I was in our house already. Again, I never realized that it's still a dream. I was laying on my bed as I am about to sleep when I noticed my friend peeped at me through my bedroom's door. I find her creepy though but as I called her attention, she suddenly greeted me happily. Moments later, I woke up as I saw a dark something entered my room, I was so anxious to see it that I screamed. Then another friend entered my room telling me that she saw that weird dark creature entered my room looking creepy and smiling. I got scared even more. But what's more creepy is that, I suddenly woke up again and everything seems repeating and repeating. I kept on waking up and that's when I realized that I was having false awakening. Not to mention, I was trying to wake myself up but I kept on going back to the same thing until I was able to wake up in the reality, but the sad thing is that I experienced sleep paralysis. I can't move my body no matter how much I tried. But thank God I was able to move myself again. After that happening, my body felt so weak and I was too afraid to go back to sleep again.
Looking back, I had been to this experience before. It was a scary experience for me as I was all alone in our house. I was already sleeping that time when I dreamt about a cat walking towards where I was and suddenly the surroundings turned black and all I could hear was thr annoying sound of the cat. As I realized that I was just dreaming, I tried waking up and then I woke up, in the same scenario and it went over and over like that until I was able to wake up in real life. I was so afraid that time because I feel like I will not be able to wake up from the reality. I feel like I will be living on that same dream over and over again. On the other hand, I have a sleep paralysis experience before. I was also all alone in my bedroom already sleeping. In my dream I saw an old woman so creepy. I was so scared that I ran away from here. Little did I know that she was chasing me and with that I woke up. Howbeit, as I woke up, I can't move my body even if I badly want to move it. With that, I kept on praying that I will be able to move my body again. Moments after that I can finally move my body. I never thought that I will be able to experience it again.
Closing Thoughts
Experiencing false awakening and sleep paralysis is not an easy thing. It will make anyone feel anxious to go back to sleep. Moreoevr, one would not want to experience the same thing again. On my part, I was so scared after it happened to me after a long time. I hope that I will not be able to experience those things again.
*****Have you tried these strange experiences before?*****
Why Do People Hate Monday?
`Date: March 7, 2022 (Monday)`
Monday is just a normal day of the week, but why do people tend to not like this day out of all the days of the week?
Monday has not done anything wrong to us, and we can agree to that statement. But there's something in it that made us hate it in someway. We have a universal reason on why we do hate Monday out of all the days.
The truth is we tend to hate Monday because we tend to get lazy or tired to go to work. Monday is the first day of the week and when it's already Monday, it's time to start working again. We feel like Monday is still far from our rest day that we tend to get tired to embark it. Monday signifies that our rest day has finally ended and we will embrace the week again at work.
The funny thing is, we tend to sugarcoat the statement like we hate Monday when the truth is, we are lazy to work in the first place. We tend to get tired to have start a stressful week again and we can't do anything about it. If Monday could speak, it will surely tell us why we blame it when our work is the one that we hate in the first place. Needless to say, as much as we wanted to say that we hate our work, we will still go to work because it's our way to earn money and to buy our needs.
Moreover, this statement is not only applicable to working individuals. It's also applicable to students and I could relate to that before. When I was still studying, I tend to hate Monday because I'll go to school anew. I was actually enjoying my weekends then Monday came, it felt so tiring for me to wake up and seize the day. I mean, I love studying though because I have my dreams that I want to reach soon, but I can't deny the fact that I just want to stay at home and spend the rest of the day doing nothing.
Grateful to have these supportive people.
Monday is the start of a stressful week
When Monday arrives, it's our wake up call that our chill and fun days are finally over. We will then start another tough week at work. We will start facing the pile of paperworks that we need to do. We will then again go and attend meetings here and there. We will start to get pretty busy anew that we feel like we are robots in someway. We will start to motivate ourselves again that once our free day will arrive or once the weekends will come, we will surely enjoy and make the best out of it.
Not to mention, Monday will also slap us again that we have a responsibility to do. That life is not about rainbows and butterflies like what we did the last two days. It will show us that this is the reality, that work is part of our lives and we can't do anything about it or else we will starve.
Monday is still far from Friday
If Monday is the most hated day of the week, what is the most loved day though? Well it's Friday and people tend to call it Friyay. People get so excited to embrace Friday because after that day is already the weekend where we can do whatever we wanted to do. We can stay in the comfort of our beds just scrolling through our cellphones or even playing games. We can just sit in our sofa while watching our favorite shows. We can just do whatever we wanted to do without thinking of the deadlines that come along the way. In a nutshell, we own our time and we can do whatever we want. Howbeit, when Monday arrives, we will the go back to the reality. Aside from that when Monday comes in, it seems like Friday is still so far and we still need to walk on the bumpy days in between.
*****Now, what can we do to erase this perception we have for Monday?*****
To be honest, it's not easy to tweak our minds to think positively about how we perceive Monday. It's not easy to tell ourselves that Monday is a great day to start with and we need to be that energetic and lively to embark it. It has become a part of our thinking though. However, if we constantly think and practice every now and the to start embracing the reality and we start to be grateful of our work instead, maybe in that way we will be able to embark Monday with open arms.
Try to see Monday as a fresh start as well. The start of a better week ahead, the start of better opportunities ahead, and the start of another week to be a better person.
Closing Thoughts
It's true that it's so hard to love something when we don't love it in the first place, but with constant practice, maybe in no time we will learn to love it- to love Monday.
Sending my words of appreciation to my friend @Talecharm for the generosity and renewal. I appreciate it a lot.
Surround Yourself With People Who Believe in Your Potential
`Date: March 6, 2022 (Sunday)`
One of the factors for us to stay motivated in pursuing the goals we have in mind is when we know that we are surrounded with people who believe in us. Even if there's only one person who believes in the beauty of our dreams, it already gives a big impact in our lives. Not to mention, it's a different feeling to know that there are people out there who want us to succeed in the journey we are walking. That there are people who are there, willing to lift us up and serve as the fuel in our dreams.
On the other hand, if we are surrounded with people who don't want us to succeed or who want us to fail in life, it will give a whole different feeling in our journey. It will make us doubt if the path that we are in is worth walking. It will make us question our potential, if we can make it in the end or not. And it will make us feel down to the point that all we ever wanted is just to give up because we see no light around our circle. We only see the darkness that surround us and we don't know where to go. Needless to say, it seems like a lot od people are against us to be successful in someway that it will create voices in our heads saying that we are not enough, or we will not make it to the summit.
You see, in our journey towards our goals, we don't need a lot of people to see how our journey has been going. We don't need a lot of eyes to see the ups and down, and twists and turns in our lives. We only need few individuals who will serve as our light no matter what. We need to filter only those who believe that we can make it.
Moreover, it's essential to pick the right people to surround us during this time as it's a crucial state knowing that anytime soon we will experience ups and downs. It's important for us to know who will guide us once we are experiencing all those things. We need to embrace only the circle who will add positivity in our loves and stay away from people who don't, as those people don't deserve to be given a spot in our lives in someway though. Not to mention, they are also the individuals who have so much bad to say to us even if we did nothing to them.
For instance in this platform that we are in, we can't deny the fact that the people around here are so welcoming. Even if someone is new to the platform, everyone even will welcome each one with so much warmth that someone will feel like they belong in someway. Even the pioneers around here are so supportive. They are willing to exchange and ideas to anyone no matter how new or old you are to the platform. Not to mention, this platform holds a positive aura, that each one wanted everyone to be successful in this field. Each one wanted to continue embracing the serenity that the community has built. Not to mention, everyone believes in the potential of each one and that makes this platform an ideal platform for writing; no competition, it simply aims that everyone will improve to the best version of themselves.
It's always been a pleasure to get support from these individuals who are there no matter what; willing to give their support and energy, providing positivity.
Surround yourself with people who encourage your ideas and provide meaningful input in your life
The power of encouragement gives a positive impact in our lives. If we will be surrounded with people who encourage our ideas and provide meaningful input in our journey, our self-confidence will surely be boosted and our self-esteem will rise to the highest. Giving up will never be an option that will pop up in our brain as well a what other people are sending in our ears are words of positivity, words of encouragement which are truly helpful in providing great foundation in our emotins, not allowing any sort of negativity to pass through. We should always consider when we try to evaluate the people we want to stay in our lives, as they will surely be a great factor for us to reach the peak of our goals and aspirations in life.
Surround yourself with people who bring out the best version of you
People who wants us to be at our best are the people worth keeping for. They are the selfless individuals who wants everyone to achieve great things in life. They are not just thinking of their own good, but for the good of the majority. These people are worth keeping as they are the ones who genuinely wants us to succeed. They are the ones who wants us to reach our dreams in life. So, we should never ever take these people for granted as they are one of the gems in our path.
Surround yourself with people who support your dreams and aspirations
We should surround ourselves with supportive individuals in our lives. When we feel like we can't do it on our own, they are there to support us and understand the situation we are in. They are there to make things easier for us. Needless to say, they are the ones who care deeply for us.
Closing Thoughts
We should always surround ourselves with people who believe in our potentials and who are not there to pull us down. We should only allow people who will support us and encourage us to pursue what we aspire in life. We should surround ourselves with people who will make a big impact in our lives instead of providing hindrances. Above all, these people are essential in our lives as they will become our strength when we lose hope to continue on the goal we have ~~in mind.~~
*****Hope you are surrounded with these kind of people and not the toxic ones.*****
Live the Life of Your Dreams
`Date: March 5, 2022 (Saturday)`
How do you live your life? Do you live the life of your dreams? or Is your life driven by the opinions of others?
Our society seems to have a timeline. A timeline that's worth following. If one will not be able to follow the same path, for sure it will affect their views towards you. There will be a lot of opinions being thrown at you. It seems like they wanted you to live the life based from their vision of being successful.
Not to mention, we can't deny the fact that we are affected by the opinions of others towards us. We are greatly affected on how they view us as an individual. Even though they are not the ones who are feeding us, still they can affect our choices in some way. We wanted to prove that we are successful through following the journey of what the society has built. We are trying to reach their expectations towards us even if it's not something that satisfies us in the first place. Needless to say, it's true and it's innate to us to be people pleaser, although we unconciously do it sometimes.
Moreover, we can't deny the fact that sometimes because of the influence of others in the path we're in, it seems like we are living someone else's life. It seems like we are living a life driven by others. That's why in the end, we feel unhappy. It seems like something's missing or a part of us has a missing puzzle we are constantly looking on the journey we are walking.
*****Now, try to reflect on the path that you are walking. Is that the life of your dreams? Is that the path that you wanted to walk with? Is it the path towards the summit that you've been longing for in your heart?*****
Fret not if you feel like it's not the path that you wanted to walk with, and it's greatly influenced by the decision of others. In order to regain the passion you have towards your life and towards your dreams, you have to understand that you must recover the ownership of your choices. The choices you have that are not influenced by anyone. The choices you have with no stains of expectations from other people.
Always grateful to be surrounded with generous and supportive people in my life. To those who are not part of the S-block, you are all appreciated and loved as well.
Be Brave Enough to Live the Life of Your Dreams
You have your vision and purpose towards your life. Be brave enough to live it, to embrace it, and to walk the path towards it instead of indulging to the expectations and opinions of others. Just so you know, we are influenced by a lot of people, it seems like we are aiming at multiple targets with multiple of hopes towards us. By trying to please them, we end up pleasing no one, including ourselves. We end up feeling hopeless in the life that we have, and worst, we will then start looking at the cup of others and the achievements that they're pouring in their cup. It will make us feel worthless in a way that we feel inferior on the path that we're taking as we are blinded by the achievements of others and the achievement of other people.
Not to mention, we should not allow ourselves to feel this way. We should not allow ourselves to feel like we are not enough or we are worthless just because we have not reached the expectations of anyone. Let's be brave to help ourselves to reach our dreams in life, instead of pushing it down. Be gentle to yourself all the time.
Do What Makes You Feel Alive
If your goal is to reach the expectations of others, you will not be able to live a life happily. It seems like you are in chain while walking your journey. It seems like your goal is not to make yourself happy, instead you're constantly thinking on how others foresee you.
You have to bear in mind that it's your life, not theirs. You have your own decisions in life. You have to do what makes you feel alive. You have to do what matters to you and not theirs. You have to make yourself the happiest and not others. Because at the end of the end, all you have is yourself.
Fall in Love With Your Life Anew
Life is short to be influenced by people's opinions of you. You have to embrace you, you have to fall in love with your life first, you have to embrace what you have and support yoirself towards the goals you have for yourself. You have to be your number cheerer. You have to love yourself. And you have to do things for the betterment of yourself and not for others; stop pleasing, stop judging.
Not to mention, the first thing you have to do is control what people thinks of you. You have to control yourself not to be influenced by them in the first place. It may be hard at first, but with constant practice, you will be able to attain it. Learning to live your own reality is indeed not the easiest, but once you reach it, you will definitely live a peaceful and calm life away from the toxicity of the opinions and expectations of others ~~towards us.~~
Closing Thoughts
There is more to life than pleasing the people around you. There is more to life than following the path that the society has built for us. Your have your own choices, you have your own dreams. You are the captain of your life, live it and decide who you are for yourself. One day, you will be the happiest for choosing the life of your dreams.
Bitcoin Cash Saved the Day
`Date: March 4, 2022 (Friday)`
It was a beautiful Wednesday morning. I was at my workplace doing paperworks that I usually do while listening to my favorite music and vibe on. I am not preoccupied with a lot of things, so it was a chill day for me. I also had a great time with my workmates, talkinh about random stuff that were happening around our country.
At 10 in the morning, I received a text message that I need to settle the payment of my bill. To be honest, the money that I was supposed to pay to that payment was still borrowed by my co-worker. I already prepared the money for it, but my co-worker asked me to lend her a money because she badly need it. I also let her borrow the money and told her that I need the money this week because I need to pay something. With that, I asked my co-worker if she already has the money to pay to me because I need to settle the payment on my other bill. Unfortunately, my co-worker sent her apologies because she's still waiting for our salary for her to pay to me. Not to mention, I understand her situation and find other means to pay the amount that was texted to me.
Just so you know, I am working my best to unlock 1 Bitcoin Cash (BCH) in my wallet. I wanted to HODL the amount in my wallet until I finally could reach 1 BCH. It has been my goal ever since I started my journey here and even in Noise. Needless to say, I am almost there to reach the goal with the price we have today. However, I badly need money so I decided to withdraw a part of the money in my wallet to settle the payment. It was hard for me to sell it first because I already hold it from the start. But I have no choice but to dive on it and I just promise myself that I will return the money that I withdraw from my wallet after my co-worker will pay to me.
To be honest, I don't know how to withdraw at first, but my friend who uses the same wallet taught me how. I used Peer to Peer (P2P) network to exchange my money to my bank account. My heart was pounding so fast that time. I was afraid that I might not receive the money, or I will be able to click the wrong button, and so on. Howbeit, after the transaction was completed, I suddely have a great relief. It was my first time to have use the P2P though, so it was a roller coaster experience to me. I'm also glad that if ever I will have another transaction soon, I already know what to do.
***Here's a little overview on what I did to withdraw my money in my wallet.***
What I did first is that, I went to Trade and converted my BCH in Spot to USDT. After my BCH was converted to USDT, I transferred my USDT in Spot to Funding. The moment my USDT was transferred to Funding, I then clicked the P2P then Sell. From there, I sorted the payment first to where my bank is available for transfer. The moment I found the one, I followed the instruction and finally, the order was completed.
Just so you know after that moment, I was astounded looking at the amount transferred in my wallet. The thought that I was able to gain that money out from my hardwork with the use of the most unexpected site that I discovered, made my heart warmed. Having said that, I'm truly grateful to the people behind these wonderful platform since they have given opportunities for people to have something to enjoy with amidst the pandemic. I'll forever be in awe and thankful for these platforms that we have been using today-- the Noise and Read.
Forever grateful to these people who are constantly sharing their blessings towards me. I appreciate your never-ending support.
P2P Experience
I can't deny the fact that doing P2P for the first time made me nervous. That moment when you're still unfamiliar with the path that you're walking makes you fear of what's ahead. Howbeit, it will then turn to a relief once it's done. It feels like heaven after it was completed. It feels like I have been walking to a thorny path, then finally a better path embarked after I was finished. But then, the overall experience was so smooth that I feel like I will not fear the next time I do the same transaction.
Going back, after I withdraw the amount from my wallet to my bank account. I then settled the payment to the bill that I need to pay. Although I feel sad that I withdraw a part of my money that I have been holding for some time now, I'm still grateful that I was able to pay my bills from it, although I promise to myself that I'll return what I released from my wallet.
Closing Thought~~s~~
Bitcoin Cash through the help of Noise and Read platform becomes a big blessing in my life. I never thought that these platforms will give a big impact in my life. I never thought that it has brought so much blessings that I will receive amidst this pandemic. Indeed, there may be a lot of things going on in my life these days, but I'm glad that I was able to start my journey here, meet friends and so on. With that, I am proud to say that BCH is truly my superhero whenever I needed it the most; **Bitcoin Cash saved the day.**
Change Your Thoughts to What Could Go Right
`Date: March 3, 2022 (Thursday)`
Each one of us has our goals in life. Some wants to be a billionaire. Some wants to have their own businesses. Some wants to travel the whole world. Some wants to work abroad. And some even wants to become the next president of the country. You see, some things may look far from reach, but since it's our goals, we are hopeful that we will be able to reach them when the time is right. We are hopeful that we be able to achieve the goals we have with flying colors.
However, there's an ugly truth that we are also carrying as humans. It's inevitable for us to think on how our journey towards it would go. We try to foresee on what could go wrong along the way. Amd when we thought of those things that could go wrong, we tend to feel down or worst we wanted to give up on that goal as we thought that we will never reach it.
You see, it's innate for us humans to think of something that could go wrong along the way. We think of what we can't do, and what we don't have on our way to achieve it. The worst thing is, we tend to compare our potential to others that make us feel inferior even more. It's also sad and this us an ugly truth that we lose the motivatiin to continue because we already placed a period that it will never be reached no matter how hard we try.
***But instead of worrying on things that could go wrong towards our goals, why not shift our thoughts to what could go right?***
The power of our minds will then again enter in the frame. How we handle our thoughts is essential in achieving our goals as well. How we deal with everything that are going on in our minds is the key for us to achieve more. It will unlock possibilities that we neber thought would happen in the first place. We will be in awe on how mysterious and astounding life is that it has unravel a lot of mysteries along the way.
Moreover, it's true that being negative is so easy to do than being positive. It's easy to shift the bright canvass to a dark one than doing the vice versa. It's easy to make things worst than to make things right anew. Howbeit, this is the challenge that we need to take. If we want to live a life full of rainbows and butterflies, we should try to assess our thoughts and actions if they are still align with our goals. In that way, we will be able to iron-out things in our life and it will be easier for us to walk the path in life even with bumps arise along the way.
These people always have a part in my heart. I appreciate the support you always share towards me.
Shift to a Better Channel
Try to think that our mind is like a television. There are many channels that we could shift from. Some are dramas, some are comedies, and some are even thriller. We always have our choice on what channel to choose.
Same goes with our minds, we have positive and negative thoughts. With that even though we have the choice to make, we should always try to shift our minds to the positive ones than the negative ones. Because if we do that, we will be able to live a life we always wanted to be. Aside from that, we will be walking the right path towards on dreams or goals in life.
Stay Driven with Your Goals
Always be reminded of the goal you have in mind in the first place. If you lose the motivation to continue your goal, or if your mind is being dominated with negativity, try to flush it with the goal you once crafted; on the goal why you started. Just keep going and reminding yourself on why you need to continue. The goal that you have in mind is not for everyone; it's for you. So you have to be motivated enough to pursue your goals, to pursue your dreams.
Never Lose Hope
There are a lot of things that's going on in your life and thinking of the worst things towards our goals is one of it. But we should be reminded that no matter how hard it seems, no matter how hard the path that we're taking, we should always remain calm and shift to a brighter path. We should never lose hope as well. If we will apply being positive in our lives, we will surely reach the goals we have in mind soon. Again, never lose hope and never give up. All you have to do is to trust the process and believe that you can do it.
Closing Thoughts
Again, let's instill in our minds that if we want to achieve the goals we have in life. We must change our perspective in life as well. Instead of soaking ourselves with worries on what could go wrong, we should try to change it to what could go right. However, it takes perseverance and motivation to reach it. If you lack the motivation, you'll not be able to iron-out things. Above all, it's your choice to make, but always choose what's the best decision you can make on your life for it to be better than ever. Choose the brighter path, always.
Give Up What Weighs You Down
`Date: March 2, 2022 (Wednesday)`
You wake up in your room and you feel a different ambiance in the surroundings. The morning light feels so gloomy than the usual. The singing of the birds in the morning doesn't travel in your ear anymore. The cold breeze is like a neutral air roaming around the world. And your morning coffee tastes bitter unlike what it used to be. In short, things have changed in a snap as you wake up and you can't do anything about it.
Change is inevitable. We can't be the happiest person in the world most of the time. On the positive side, we can't always be the saddest person on earth especially when we experience the blue side of life. Life just go around a cirle, sometimes we're on the upper part of life, and then we travel to the lowest part of it. These experiences both bring something good in our lives if we know how to handle them. They will take us far if only we will embrace them positively.
Moreover, right now, you may be pressured or you may be down and you don't know how to handle them. It seems like you're carrying the world world and you can't look for people to help you as it weighs so heavy. You're blinded with darkness and you feel like no one's there to helo anyway. Needless to say, you even start mocking yourself. You feel like you can't do anything good in this world. It seems like you will never be on the good side of life; the brighter side of it. In a nutshell, you are bruising yourself with your own thoughts. And little did you know that it's giving more weigh in your heart.
***"If you want to fly with so much colors, you have to give up on things that weighs you down."***
Our mind is a traitor to us in someway. It makes us think of things we are not. It drives us to say hurtful words with ourselves especially when we can't control what we're thinking and we are allowing it to shift to negativity. With that, we have to train our minds to think positively; to shift on a different channel when things are starting to get gloomy in our minds. We have to convince ourselves not to indulge on the negativity that our minds are extracting, instead, we should keep those negativity stuck out of nowhere for it not to visit our minds anew. Not to mention, those thoughts, if we can handle rightly, will help us unload all the weighs that we are carrying and will take us to a better place.
My heart is so full thinking about the positive and generous people surrounding me. You have made me the happiest and I feel grateful for that.
Accept and Love Yourself
Sometimes, this is so hard to instill in our minds. It's hard to love ourselves when we have so much things we don't like about us. It's hard to think that we are enough when we can see a lot of flaws that others don't have It makes us feel down or sad and we don't know how to handle it.
Just so you know, it's important for us to accept ourselves whatever we have. We have to accept that we have flaws and we are not perfect. We have to accept that this is our reality and we can't live the life of others. If we will be able to accept ourselves freely, we can then learn to love ourselves more. We can learn to love every bit of us that we can no longer think that we are not enough. We can learn to love ourselves freely when we take down all the negative thoughts we have for ourselves.
Release the Pressure and Keep Moving Forward
No matter how rocky the path may seem, we should go and keep moving forward towards the path that we wanted to take. It's true that we feel pressure, we have so much doubts with ourselves, we even feel like we can't achieve great things in life, but those things are only negative words from your mind which is not you. Release all the pressure that you have in your heart, and keep moving forward to your dreams. One day, your future self will be grateful at you for staying firm in your goal to walk the path no matter how stormy it may seem.
Stay Positive in Life
Staying positive is a must. But I also agree that we can't be positive all the time. However, we should not allow ourselves to stay on that side no matter what. We should shift to the brighter perspective. Because what truly happens is that, whatever you think will be attracted in your life. So think positively, and you will see that things will be brighter in your life.
Closing Thoughts
It's indeed so hard to face the world if we feel like the world is against us in someway. But then again, that feeling is created because of the thoughts we have in mind. To be honest, that's not the reality, but since our minds are extracting it, it feels like the truth. Not to mention, if we want to fly, we should learn to give up the heavy feeling in our hearts. We should accept ourselves, love ourselves, release the pressure we are carrying, and keep moving forward. One day, we will be able to see the positive result and we will be grateful ~~for that.~~
***Stop holding on to that heaviness in your heart, it's not worth carrying for. Release them and you'll feel a great relief.***
24 Wishes for 24th Birthday
`Date: March 1, 2022 (Tuesday)`
Twenty-four years ago the other day, a baby girl named Leticia Felize was born. A young innocent girl who was smiling gracefully to the world. A baby girl who was still naive on how the world works, but as she grows, she realized that the world is not always rainbows and butterflies. She has learned that bumps will always be there no matter what and it's up to her how on she will handle them. On what will be her undertakings to live the best out of life, no matter how many challenges will be thrown at her.
Anyway, it's my birthday last February 27! I wasn't able to update since then because I became too busy with my birthday and yesterday, we had a lot of paperworks at work. To be honest, I almost forgot that it's my birthday. I haven't thought of it until I saw in my chat box that my mother greeted me on my birthday. I also didn't want to inform the my other friends that it's my birthday, but they just knew, so that's it.
Actually, I don't know what to feel, but I feel grateful for another year that God has given me. I'm thankful for everything, even the challenges that happened in my life, I find them blessings in disguise. I find them n opporthnity for me to grow into someone I wish myself to be.
*****Expressing my gratefulness to the following individuals who are there cheering me with their support. I'm blessed to have all of you.*****
If I'm going to have of review of my 23 years of living, it was a roller coaster ride. I have been through a lot of struggles. I have been through some experiences which I thought I'll never be able to experience wit, but I did. Beyond that, still so blessed to have experienced those as they have shaped me to be who I am today. If it's not for those experiences, I can't imagine what my life is right now.
Since it's my 24th year of writing in the pages of my book, I thought of writing wishes that I wish to gain not just for myself but for the world. I wish that these thoughts that I have would come to reality and will add colors around.
24 Wishes for 24th Birthday
I hope this is never too late for my birthday. Expressing these 24 wishes that I have not just for myself, but for everyone. I decided to divide these 24 wishes into four parts. Each part will consist of 6 wishes that I want to share per category. As much as possible, I don't want to embrace wishes just for myself, I'm also looking at the world I'm living in. These are as follows:
Six Wishes for Myself
Six Wishes that I Want to Have
Six Wishes that I Want for My Family and Friends
Six Wishes for the World
Six Wishes for Myself
Starting today, I wish to experience these things in my life.
Be Confident
Be Happy
Never allow negativity to stay in the mind
Be Positive
Be More Grateful
Stop Procrastination
Six Wishes that I Want to Have
As they they, wishes are for free, so why not wish a lot of things. I wish to have a lot of things in my life. These are the things that I want to have, but due to some factors, I still can't purchase them.
New Cellphone with Extraordinary Specs
New Laptop for Work
New Clothes
New items for my room
New Sandals
Beauty Products
Six Wishes for My Family and Friends
I have a lot of wishes for my family and friends. I want them to experience all the good things in life. I also want them to experience the following:
Good Health
Peace of Mind
Happiness
Long Life
Harmony
Stress-free
Six Wishes for the World
Last but not the least, I also have wishes for the world.
Unity
Everyone to be Happy
More Kindness to the World
Let Love Rule the World
Have Empathy
No More Violence
So those are the 24 wishes that I want to become a reality any day from now. I want everyone to experience the happiness and joy that this world has to offer. I only want the best and to remove all the toxicity in life. Not to mention, hoping that the sun will shine again to the world. I hope the people will prevail the love instead of hate. I hope everything will be fine in the end.
Closing Thoughts
Wishing is not just for the kids, but also for adults. We are free to wish whatever we want as wishes are for free. But they will stay wishes if we will not do anything about them. With that, wishes but hardwork will grant the wishes in our list. We should try to have an open heart to accept whatever will bump along the way. Let's then be positive that things will go along as what our hearts desire. In that way, what a wonderful it is to think of.
Before I'll put a period on this post, let me express my deepest gratitude to my friend @MoonTrader . It may be quite late, but I'm grateful for the generosity you shared not just to me, but to everyone who was included in the list. More power to you my dearest friend!
Update: I want to express my gratefulness to my friend @SilverBack for the generosity he has showed to me today.
Questions All Random Anew
Cheers to another day! The month of February is almost leaving the calendar and I could feel how fast it travels from start to finish. Life may seem blurry lately, but glad that I'm still able to make the best out of my February. I could still find things to be grateful for in this month. Although mostly with a lot of doubt, I am glad that I was able to surpass the challenges that life had been throwing until now. Until now, I wonder why life is not feeling tired of throwing challenges to people.
Not to mention, I just feel sad after hearing the news that two countries are in conflict lately. I feel so sad about it knowing that a lot of innocrnt individuals will be put at risk. I can't stand seeing our fellow human being in great pain and trauma, but I can't do anything about. If only I am a superman though. Let's just be hopeful that peace will be flashed in the minds of the leaders and will put the chaos into end. Let there be peace on earth.
***Heal the world, indeed.***
Anyway, I feel like answering questions this day. I want to have this one for today, answrring random questions from the generator. Never thought that generating questions would be this fun and exciting especially that after generating a question, I already have something in mind to answer each one. Let's do this!
Before that, let me take this time to give thanks to the following individuals who are there supporting me until now. I appreciate it a lot.
What was the hardest situation where you laughed the hardest you ever have?
I could still remember last December. There was a celebration at work and we have a gathering since there were also food being prepared. We were there in the room already. As I sit on my chair, I was seated beside my friend who tends to laugh a lot. We were exchanging jokes and we kept on laughing and laughing on our entry. However, moments later, the surroundings turned so serious, but we're still there with my friends laughing so hard. To be honest, we can't stop our laughs real quick because we can't help but laugh the hardest. The moment we felt fine, our boss talked to us. So sad, but we can't stop laughing and I can't do anything about that.
What line from a song has had the biggest impact on you?
Lately, I have been so into the movie, "Encanto". I love it a lot because I can relate to Mirabel. On my part, I feel like I'm Mirabel; I feel like I'm not gifted in someway. That's why I get so touched with the song of Mirabel, " Waiting on a Miracle." I'd like to emphasize the whole lyrics as they have given a big impact in my life. Just so you know, after I listen to it, I cried so hard because I feel it in someway. But just like how the song turned out, I'll be waiting for that miracle to happen in my life.
When you're by yourself, what do you usually think about?
When I'm all alone in my room, I can't help but think of how my life is going so far. I'm think on how my future will turn out. I wonder what would I be in the future, or am I still in the field that I am with now. I have a lot of questions regarding my future. But when things turns so messy in my mind, I then try to channel my mind on different things as I don't want to indulge negativity in my life.
Do you have unusual fears?
To be honest, I think I am filled with unusual fears and these fears are indescribable. I feel it from within that I have those fears inside, but I can't unravel what they are. I just hope that things will be better soon. That all these fears will be wiped out from my life. I'm still working on it and I know things will be better in no time.
If you knew you could live forever, how would you spend your days differently?
I think I will spend it carelessly. I will not be afraid of any risks and just grab on anything that go along in my way. Living that life I guess would not be much meaningful. I will not be able to enjoy it a lot because I know that I will live forever.
Closing Thoughts
Answering questions like this will help us reflect something about life. It will help us connect with our thoughts and we will be able to express what we're feeling inside. I will surely answer random questions like this again soon.
***Date Published:*** February 26, 2022 (Saturday)
Trying Out Macro Shots
Let me narrate how my day went first. Just so you know I have a productive day so far. I went to the dentist earlier as I set an appointment for teeth cleaning and tooth filling. The doctor said that I need to have tooth filling on my one tooth and so I did. Everything went great. Will go back to the dentist 6 months after to get my teeth clean again.
To be honest, I wanted to avail dental braces because some of my teeth are not aligning well, I have deep bite as well, but as much as I wanted to, I still find it as a hassle because I can't eat the food I want to eat. Just like what my cousin experience, she just got her dental braces and she said it was quite a hassle, but I think one would get used to it though. I don't know what to do, two years of braces feels so out to reach; too long to wear. So I decided to just continue taking care of my teeth by going to the dentist regularly and take care of it at home. I'll just let my not aligned teeth stay there.
Around lunch time, my cousin and I went to the nearby restaurant to eat. We ordered food for lunch. I'm still food that time so I just ordered fries and drink while my cousin ordered garlic butter shrimp and I forgot others. We had a great time eating although I felt uncomfortable on my tooth filling. I know it's normal to feel like this though, but I still find it uncomfortable.
After eating, my cousin and I were roaming around the place to grab some selfies and to take pictures of the surroundings. Not to mention, the restaurant also serves as a farm as the back of it is a farm. The place looks so great and I can't help but feel in awe.
Howbeit, as we roam around the place, I noticed insects are that made me want to take pictures of them. I decided to go for macro shots since I have a macro shot feature on my phone. Although my phone is just a midrange one, I believe it can capture good macro shots though.
***Sending my warmest thanks to these people out here for being so generous to me. Extending my gratitude as well to my friends who's there support every article that I have. You guys are the best!***
So here, I'm going to share the macro shots I took earlier which are as follows:
Snail
First on the line is this snail. I saw this one on the signage. It was just staying there at peace when I decided to take a photo of it. I didn't disturb it though I just took a photo of it. I love the details of this macro shot as I was able to see them clearly in some way. I wonder what this snail was thinking when I was near it and after I was capturing a photo of it. Or it wanted to run away but too slow to do it so it's just staying right where it was. Well, fret no more snail, I never harm you anyway.
Little Spider
When I say it's a little spider, it's indeed a little one. If only you will see how little it was, you'll be astound on this shot already. Although the details of the spider were not too emphasized, I still find this one as a good shot. I believe that the spider was sleeping that time though, but then again, I never disturb it. I wonder if it's already awake now or something.
Fly
Last but not the least, this fly. To be honest, the fly was not my first subject this time, it was supposed to be the plant. But as I took a photo of the plant, I noticed that there's a fly at the bottom part of it, so I decided to take a macro shot of the fly. I was also amazed by this fly because it never fly away as I was capturing it. I think this fly is a model in some way.
Closing Thoughts
Today is such a great day for me. I wonder what will happen in the evening, I hope it will be great. About the macro shot, I will surely try taking more of it soon once I find a better subject. I wanted to see the details of every imsect ot even objects though through this macro shot feature.
Anyway, how about you? Have you tried taking macro shots before?
Date Published: February 25, 2022 (Friday)
Heart Blooms for These Singers
I love listening to music. Spending a day without listening to my playlist is a whole different thing. I can't live without listening to them or even singing the songs in there. Not to mention, listening to music is one of the best things that I usually do especially in the morning. I feed my brain with the music I love and it instantly turns my mood into something positive.
Needless to say, the way I listen to music changes depending on my mood. If I'm feeling happy and my surrounding is filled with rainbows and butterflies, I love listening to the beat of the music. I vibe with it and even dance if the beat feels pleasing in the ear. Howbeit, if I feel sad or even down, I listen to the song's lyrics and let the words travel in my heart. With this, I'm allowing myself to embrace and to adjust whatever mood I'm in.
Going back, since I love listening to music, I always make sure that my music app is on the go. Just so you know, recently I just upgraded my plan into a premium account to enjoy listening music in offline mode or I can even choose directly in any music that I want. I'm lazy to download music though so I just have to do it this way. I'm also glad that I did it, no regrets.
Since we already talk about music, how about w shift to my favorite singers of today? With that, allow me to share the my top 3 favorite singers.
To these wonderful people, I appreciate a lot the supporr you're constantly showering to me.
Top three Favorite Singers/Artists
Whenever I listen to songs, I make sure that the songs of these three singers are included in my list. Their songs are truly wonderful and I can't help but love them so much. Just so you know they are my top favorite as well, nor just because of their songs, but their personality as well.
***Let's Start!***
Taylor Swift
First on my list is Taylor Swift. I can't deny the fact that I am a Swiftie since grade school. The first song that I get to know from her was her "Love Story" song. I could still remember how my friends and I vibe to the song a lot. Until I knew about her other songs such as "You Belong With Me", " White Horse", and name a few. I always make sure that I get to be updated on her albums as well as her songs so that I could get familiar to them and memorize them somehow. I remember when the Taylor's Version of "All Too Well" was released. I was astounded to know that she released a 10-minute version. At first, I was in awe and I feel like I will not be able to memorize it, but as I kept on singing it, I was able to memorize it and I'm so happy.
With that, I'm a proud Swiftie since 2009.
Olivia Rodrigo
I started to love Olivia Rodrigo's music when her single Driver's License became a trend in the year 2021. I love listening to it all the time. Even if I'm not actually broken that time, her songs made me feel like one. Just so you know I so love the quality of her voice, I can't help but fall inlove with her voice. Needless to say, after I listened to her Sour album, I continuously love her. She's a wonderful singer and I look forward for her next release.
Ed Sheeran
Ever since middle school, Ed Sheeran is one of my favorites. His songs are so wonderful. If I want to listen to songs that make me feel inlove, I always listen to his songs. Not to mention, his songs are so wonderful that it melts my heart everytime. His songs gives butterflies in my stomach and I feel like I'm inlove everyday because of his songs. Hope Ed Sheeran will release more cheesy love songs, I can't wait.
Closing Thoughts
Taylor, Olivia, and Ed are the three of my favorite singers. They're great singers, no wonder I love their songs every time.
How about you? Who are the singers that make your heart bloom?
**Date** **~~Published~~****: February 23, 2022 (Wednesday)**
#MyReadCashStory: A Gift Amidst Pandemic
From sitting to sleeping, and everything in between, my thoughts revolved around how I will be able to make the best out of my quarantine. A lot of things have changed in a snap. The ambiance turned black and white, not knowing how to bring back the colors that it once showed. The usual routine hid in the corner, not knowing where to find it. The happy faces of everyone have been painted with fear and doubt. Each one was being isolated from the rest of the world. Not to mention, I can't contain the heaviness that I was feeling knowing that things have changed rapidly in a blink of an eye; turning the surroundings blurry.
Needless to say, after the infamous virus has ruled the world, I still can't grasp how to live a life far cry from what it used to be. The new normal feels like suffocating me. Just so you know, I ended my contractual job and I can't renew it knowing that it's far from our place, and I can't travel there like before-- I decided to end it and decided to sail to another journey. Howbeit, it wasn't easy at all. I ended up having a quarter-life crisis; I kept on questioning myself if I am still on the right path or if it was too late to start another path.
But how astounding it was that amidst the darkness that I have been through, I saw a crack break on the side, and there I saw a light that helped me come out from the dark caged that I was in; that happened in the year 2021. The year 2021 was a big blessing in my life since a lot of opportunities sailed towards me, especially my permanent job, and this platform, "READ CASH"-- my gift amidst pandemic.
READ CASH: A GIFT AMIDST PANDEMIC
Moreover, let me share the nitty-gritty of my journey here through some questions that I'll be answering:
**How did you get here in "READ CASH"?**
Starting something may feel so scary. There's a fear of the unknown creeping in the corner. Questions will then pop asking if am I going to do it or not. But then I finally gained the courage to continue and to pursue it.
Needless to say, it was a wonderful day around November of 2021 when I decided to enter the door of READ CASH. I have heard a lot about this platform in Noise as I was also a Noise user. Some of my friends also recommended I join since it's also a wonderful platform like Noise. To be honest, the first time I stepped on this platform, I was confused as there were a lot of things I was having a hard time instilling in my mind with, but I was able to get familiarized as time goes by.
Just so you know, I could still recall the first time I posted an article. My friends in Noise welcomed me here. It was so heartwarming that I feel like I fit in here in some way. I could still recall my first joy around here, my friend Bloghound sponsored me; that's why I'll never forget her as she was one of the reasons why I stayed here. Not to mention, I could still remember how happy I was when the green visitor visited my article; it's an achievement as I feel like I was a writer in some way.
Above all, the Noise platform was the key for me to enter this wonderful place; a place I call home.
**How Challenging it is as a writer that you need to write an article every day?**
I set myself to do a daily challenge of writing an article. It all started when I came back here after two weeks of hiatus. Yes, I was out here for about two weeks because that's the time when I was bombarded with work and I have no choice but to prioritize it.
To be honest, there are a lot of factors that become bumps on my daily challenge; writing through thick and thin may feel blurry. These factors will sometimes fail to creep in, but sometimes they're celebrating as they won on making me fail not to write anything at all.
Now, these are some factors affecting my daily challenge:
**Feeling Demotivated**
Not all the time I feel motivated to write. There are times when I just want to stay in the corner, not wanting to write at all. I'm not even convincing myself to write, I just let the day pass on not writing. Moments like this, I reach the peak of the tiredness that I'm feeling at work. I just want to rest and will write again once my body feels fine and my brain feels refreshed.
**Writer's Block**
I wrote an article about hard it is to have writer's block because I keep on having this one, especially since my mind is preoccupied with a lot of things. That moment when no matter how much I try, I still can't think of a topic to write. I can't start something, in the end, I haven't written anything.
**Being Perfectionist**
This is a pill that's so hard to swallow sometimes. I feel like I'm a perfectionist in some way that I can't just write anything out of the blue, I want it to be perfect although I am a frustrated writer.
I believe these three are the main reasons why I can't write something in a day. It's challenging to face it every day, but I'm trying to overcome them from time to time. Surpassing those factors with a will to move forward.
**How did "READ CASH" help you?**
Whenever a door opens, opportunities follow. READ CASH has given me opportunities to grow not just holistically, as well as financially. It's a door with endless possibilities. This platform has blessed me so much that I get butterflies in my stomach whenever I think of those. Here, I list things on how this platform has helped me:
**Improve My Writing Skills**
I admit I am a frustrated writer. I always wanted to be a writer ever since I was 17 years old that's why before, I started my journey in another writing platform. Although I was glad to try the path of writing, I ended up having hiatus on that platform due to loss of drive to continue-- for some reason. Although that's a sad thing to note, I'm still glad that I met this platform after a couple of years. This platform has helped me to improve my writing skills through the help of the experts around here.
**Express My Thoughts**
Another thing that I'll always be grateful for this platform is that it has helped me to express my thoughts through writing on the platform. I'll always be grateful for it because I'm an introvert in some way and I rarely express my thoughts to people. I find this platform like my best friend, and I also have other friends to talk to here which I love.
**Save and Invest**
I can't make saving and investing a reality before due to some factors. But after meeting READ CASH, I'm so glad that the blueprint, became a reality-- saving and investing in cryptocurrency for real.
**Learning Cryptocurrency**
If it's not because of the post of my friends here about cryptocurrency, I will not be able to learn more about it. Learning cryptocurrency is one of the best things that happened in 2021 until now.
**What are the lessons that you learned in "READ CASH"?**
In my 3 months journey in this platform, I have learned a couple of things that helped me shape into a better writer and as a better person in some way, and these are as follows:
**You can't share what you don't have**
This is one of the most important lessons I learned in READ CASH. I have learned that we can't share what we don't have. That's why reading is a must. Through reading, we can gain knowledge on things which we can share with others. Not to mention, I have read on one of the articles around here that one can be a good writer if he/she feeds his/her mind through reading.
**Interacting is Essential**
I have learned that interacting with others is a must in this platform. It's not only that I can gain friends out of it, but I can also learn more from the people I get to interact with.
**Never compare yourself to others**
This is another lesson that I learned here, that I should not compare myself to others. I realized that my journey is not the same as theirs. My season will soon come and I'll be patiently waiting for it.
**Unlearn, Learn and Relearn**
As I journey around the platform, I learned the importance of unlearning, learning, and relearning. This concept has helped me refine my knowledge, especially on writing. I know I have gained knowledge on writing before but I need to unload that for a moment to refine it through learning new concepts and relearning it through coming up with much sharp learning.
**Extend an Extra Mile**
I have learned through this platform that if you want to achieve something, you need to extend an extra mile or to make extra effort for it; never settle for mediocrity.
Closing Thoughts
Meeting READ CASH and sailing through its endless possibilities is a big blessing in my life. I never thought that it will make my year 2021 shine. I never thought that it will hold a big part in my life. With that, I hope this platform will continue to shine as it has made not just my life, but everyone's life in the platform better than ever.
This is my story, feel free to share yours.
Disclaimer: This is an entry for @MoonTrader 's #MyReadCashStory Challenge.
You're free to join too.
***Date Published:*** February 22, 2022 (Tuesday)
Thankful to these people for always supporting me around here. Grateful as well to the people out there who are there with me always supporting me through upvotes and comments.
Nearly Drowned in the Sea
Ever since I was young, my family and I love to have quality time at the beach. We tend to enjoy our bonding together whenever we are at the beach. There, we find serenity away from all the stressors of life. It seems like the beach is our getaway place whenever we celebrate something such as birthdays, significant events, and so on. The beach has witnessed a lot of happy memories that we had with my family. We have a lot of unforgettable experiences such as the time when we had a great time swimming, or catching fishes, and name a few.
Needless to say, I have a lot of wonderful memories at the beach. I have gained a lot of events that I could bring for a lifetime. Howbeit, as much as I hold a lot of wonderful memories, I also have this one unforgettable memory when I was young. A memory that planted in my mind ever since it happened. I may not remember how painful it was for me, but I could still remember how it went.
Way back when I was young, around grade school, I always get excited whenever I see the beach. I always wanted to swim in an instant because the waters in the beach looked exciting. I may not be Moana, but the sea seemed like calling me to swim. It seemed like the sea was there asking me to have fun directly with thr waves. Not to mention, that moment back then was supposed to be a happy day. It was supposed to be a celebration because it's the birthday of my aunt. But never did I know that I will experience such traumatic event amidst the wonderful celebration.
Back then, my mom told me not to swim yet as she told me that she will go with me on the waters once she's done preparing the food. Since I was still a child, and thinking how young my mind was, I always wanted to go directly and have fun swimming in the waters because I have seen that the other kids were enjoying their time already swimming and playing around.
I admit, I was hardheaded that time that it led me to something unpleasant. I never listened to my mom and ran on the waters. The waves was not that big so I went to the waters and swim. I was confident back then that I will be able to carry myself because the water was not too deep. But moments after I swim, I noticed that there's a change on how the waves moved. The waves was getting bigger. I could still recall how hard it was for me to swim back to where my family was. No matter how much I tried, I still kept on moving away from the people and the waters seemed like pushing me to the depths of the waters.
I wanted to ask for help that time but I can't due to the big waves that came. I just raise both of my hands fighting for survival. I almost lost hope as I have drank sea water and it kept on filling my stomach.
I'd like to thank all of my friends for all the support they are showering towards me, I appreciate it a lot.
***I thought I will not be saved, but...***
Few minutes laters, a light showed up as my uncle pulled me from that drowning situation. He brought me to the dry area where my family were staying and checked if I was okay. To be honest, that time, I never thought that I could still survive. I never thought that someone would saw me and helped me out. It was a traumatic event on my part as I thought that I will not be able to make it.
That time, instead that my mother would get angry at me, she was concerned of me, but she then got angry when I was finally fine. I thought I was safe for being scolded, but I was not.
Lesson Learned from that Moment
That experience has taught me something in life, especially that I was still a kid that it happened. It taught me something that I have applied in our series of beach moments after that event.
Now, here is the significant lesson that I learned from it:
Don't Be Hardheaded
This is the number lesson that I got to learn after that nearly drowning event. I have learned not to be hardheaded. You see, my mother already told me not to swim yet; she will go with me once she's done preparing the food. However, I was hardheaded and I never listened to her, that it brought me into a dangerous situation. I regret a lot for being hardheaded after that event. I swear to myself that I will listen to my family's advice especially when we're at the beach because they know what's best for me and for everyone in the family.
Closing Thoughts
It's never easy to experience such thing. It will give fear in your heart to swim again especially when the waves are quite big. I know I was to blame for that experience and I already regret my actions. Not to mention, if my uncle never saw me, I don't know what happened to me now.
How about you? Have you experienced the same thing?
Date ~~Published~~: February 21, 2022 (Monday)
Communication Made Easy
Who would have thought that the communication in this world that we are living would change radically? From sending letters that will take days or weeks, to video calling or chatting thay we can do in an instant, we would always feel in awe on how far it has become.
Our world today is far cry from the 60's or 70's or times before that. Before, in order to communicate with our loved ones, we need to write them handwritten letters and send them to the postal office. From there, we have to wait for several days or even months depending on how far the location is, for them to receive it. Then we will wait anew for a couple of days and weeks again to receive a reply. It takes some time for the two way communication to happen especially when the other person is from a distance.
Compare to our time today, we already have our smartphones. In just a click, we can call, text, or chat our loved ones. What we only need is an internet connection or sim promos in order to make it happen. One can just lay in the comfort of her bed, or even sit on the terrace with a cup of coffee while communicating to the people she cherish. In a nutshell, communication has become easier than the usual; it has become instantaneous, telecommunication makes it happen.
Telecommunication has helped the people worldwide. People would definitely agree with the idea that all communication today has been so useful not just for personal needs, but for business needs as well. With all the messages, video calls, and everything in between, people tend to enjoy it unlike before. Thanks to internet as well for making this happen.
***The evolution of communication would make anyone in awe.***
To my generous friends, I am grateful for all the support you always share to me. It means to me a lot that you're there on my side in this journey that I am in. So blessed to have you all.
To be honest, I haven't witnessed the time when telephone was hype for communication or even sending letters was the only way for communication. Way back in my childhood, I have witnessed cellphone wherein I can call and text my loved ones specifically the phone with antenna. Then from that phone with antenna, it has changed to the one without antenna, I think it's 3310. I remember I was so fond of playing Snake game and even the Space Impact wherein I get to fight the monster boss at the end part of the game. Then from 3310, it has changed into a colored keyoad phone but I forgot its model. I still use it for calls and texts. As time went by, the era of smartphones has ruled the world and that's the start of social media networks being linked easy on smartphones and that's where the communication becomes easier for us all.
Moreover, I could still remember that I have a lot of textmates before. I saved a lot of numbers in my contact and exchange messages with them. I think that's my way of having friends before. Then from textmates it turned to chatmates. I enjoyed this evolution a lot since I have witnessed it as time went by.
Not to mention, right now, I'm no longer saving contact numbers that much in my phone. If you were to view my contact, I only have few saved numbers there, just like my family and some of my friends. Needless to say, I am only relying in communicating with them through social media as it's easier and convenient.
Closing Thoughts
The evolution of communication is already jawdropping to think of. I believe that we never see all of these coming. We have never imagined that such geniuses would make our communication to be so easy as what we are currently using now. In just a click, we can instantly send messages or letters to the people that we wanted to communicate with. Right now, I wonder what the geniuses has been crafting for us. I hope that it will make things better than ever, I can't wait for the future technology advancements especially on the communication part.
Date Published: February 20, 2022 (Sunday)
When You Feel Like You're Going Nowhere
You might be in your bed right now, thinking of the series of events that are happening in your life. You might be thinking of your job and how it is affecting you as of the moment. You might be thinking of the food that you've been craving for and when you're going to buy one. You might be thinking of the price of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and when will it go to the moon. You might be thinking of your savings and investments, and what's happening to them as of now. In a nutshell, you might be thinking of a lot of things that are going on in your life lately; you might be thinking of your journey towards your goals in life.
With a lot of thoughts in your mind, it's inevitable to think of the journey that you are in, and how they're going on right now. As you try to reflect, there's a blurriness in the path that you're walking, and you see darkness in a distance. The ambiance that you see feels so different and it will give you doubt on the journey that you're in. With that, you feel like you're going nowhere. You feel like things are not going as you planned it to be. Worst, you feel like you're failing in someway.
A lot of questions will then pop in your head. Questions that will create chaos in your mind. It will make you think that it's no point continuing the goal you started. You have this fear that surrounds you. You have this wall around you making things worst and making you think that you're nowhere to go.
***Now, what to do when you feel like you're going nowhere?***
Life is unpredictable-- it surely is. You can have a guess on what will happen in your life, but there's a low probability that it will likely to happen. Sometimes you feel like untangling the knot that you are holding with towards your goal.
My gratefulness towards these people are oozing. I appreciate you a lot.
"You are not going nowhere just because you haven't reached the goal yet"
For instance, you're having a 1 BCH goal. You feel like losing hope because your wallet is not moving significantly. You're losing hope because of a lot of factors affecting your progress. You have to remind yourself that small progress is already a progress. One day, when the time is right, you will see your waller in great joy as you already see the goal that you've been waiting for.
You see, sometimes, it's so easy to tell yourself that you are going nowhere because you see no progress. It's easy for you to say that you can't make it towards your goal, as you are too busy looking at the progress of others. It's so easy to say that you failed already in your goal. With that, you may feel down about it. You may feel like giving up. You may feel like you're not worthy and you have no potential in achieving it. Howbeit, you are wrong. The things that you are inhaling are based from the thoughts that you allow in your mind.
During this moment, you have to tell yourself that you are going and moving towards your goal. You are in a gradual process. You can't just go to your goal in a snap or else that's too good to be true. You can't just wake up one day and achieve the goal you have without doing anything-- you have to work for it and make the best to achieve them all.
Sometimes, when you feel like there's no progress in your journey, there's actually a progress on it. It's not just visible for you because you're too busy thinking of the progress of others.
Not to mention, you have ro remind yourself that life is not a race, so as your goals in life. Everyone has their season to bloom. People are not living a life alike; each one are unique and so are the happenings in life. The success that you have in mind may not visible as of now, but it will someday. Never lose hope!
"Live more in the world and live less in your head"
Sometimes, you feel like you're going nowhere because you tend to give your time in your head than working for your goals in life. It's so easy to think of how it will fail, than to do to something to make it in reality. It's so easy to indulge yourself in negativity, than to think positively. Needless to say, you have to channel your mind to live more in the world and to do things inline with your goal, than to live more in yoir head where you will be surrounded with gloomy clouds. Always choose the one that's best for you.
Never allow your mind to stop you from doing things that you love just because it's telling you of what you are not. You have so muhmch potential, you can do things with flying colors. Just don't listen to the negative voices in your head. You are more than that, you are better than that. Those voices are just making you see the world like there's no point in living. Life is not like that. You have to choose to live life and to achieve your goals eagerly, than soaking yourself with unpleasant thoughts.
Closing Thoughts
Life will always make you question on things. It will make you question on the journey you have in this world. Sometimes, you feel like you're going nowhere and it's no point of continuing the goal, but that's only a false statement that your mind is telling you. You have to remind yourself that if ever you think of that thought again, change the channel in your head to a beautiful one. Think of wonderful thoughts and how your respond to life differently.
`"You are not going nowhere just because you haven't reached the goal yet." Bear that in mind.`
Date Published: February 18, 2022 (Friday)
Unpleasant Event After a Wonderful Day
The clock reached the duty time off. I was excited to go home, yet my body felt a bit different. I started to have cold sweats. Big sweats were coming out of my body. It felt odd how my body responded that time. As much as I wanted to go, a red button was in front of me as I was about to walk home. Needless to say, I can't help but pushed myself to stand to finally go home.
Not to mention, it was supposed to be a wonderful day. The ambiance in our workplace seemed happier than ever. In the morning, I had an astounding day. Everyone in our office looked happy as we received a piece of good news from the company. We also started the day great as the weather was good as well. Needless to say, I have already foreseen that my day will be wonderful as it is. I already have plans in mind on how am I going to spend the rest of the day.
However, things were not going on in my favor this time. In the afternoon, we decided to order food for lunch. Mine has shrimp in it. A few minutes after we ordered, we received the food and we started eating. Needless to say, I noticed a strange taste in my food, but I disregard it since I'm already hungry and I want to get full in an instant. I enjoyed my food a lot and finally, I got full. I drink my favorite lemonade after that.
About an hour or two, I noticed that my tummy was feeling strange. It's not feeling good. At first, ai felt a little pain on the side, then I noticed another pain again on the other side. Until I noticed that my whole tummy was starting to hurt. But I just disregard it since I feel like it will just be gone after a few minutes.
`"To my dearest friends, I appreciate the support that you're constantly sharing with me. It means to me a lot. It gives me the motivation to continue despite the difficulties around. Grateful to you all for the love and support."`
After an hour...
I noticed that the condition of my tummy was getting worst. I was about to go home, but my tummy hurts. I just pushed myself to stand and to go home so that I can just rest there.
Finally, I was home, then that's the time that my tummy aches so bad. Good thing, I'm already home. I asked my mother to help me because I can't move that much because of my condition. She gave me a medicine that helps in relieving tummy aches and she took care of me the whole time.
My whole night was like a nightmare. I end up having a painful tummy, even until I was on my bed. Good thing that the moment I woke up in the morning, my tummy went well; maybe because of the medicine that my mother gave me.
Moreover, I am not blaming my tummy hurts for the food that I ate yesterday. Because I'm not sure if the food that I ate yesterday was the reason for my tummy aches. Perhaps, I'll just be careful about what I eat because it might not go along with my tummy.
Closing Thoughts
It's not easy to have a painful tummy. It will affect everything. To be honest, I'm supposed to do a lot of things last night, but because my tummy aches, I haven't done anything significant. I'm supposed to make an article last night as well, but I can't due to my condition. The whole night I was curling in my bed. Good thing that right now, I'm feeling fine and I'm grateful for that. Next time, we should be careful about what we eat, so that things will be fine.
By the way, I just want to express my heartfelt thanks to my dearest friends @Bloghound and @Ling01 for the generosity that you're showering towards me. You guys are one of the reasons why I continue my journey here. It's a big thing for me already. Love lots, LeticiaFelize.
Another thing, sorry if I can't visit your articles yet. As much as I wanted to. I still can't roam freely, I have to do other stuff.
**Date Published:** February 17, 2022 (Thursday)
Writer's Block: How Hard It Is
Lately, I have been busy with a lot of things. I was busy doing work reports that I needed to comply with within an instant. I was busy thinking of all the things that I needed to prioritize and to do to make the best out of my time. My days were filled with productivity yet I still felt unproductive. Not to mention, I have a lot of things that I wanted to do such as unwinding in my comfort place, going to the cafe, going to the beach, and name a few. So many want in my heart but left unaccomplished because my priorities are not those things.
Moreover, I have noticed that due to the things that I did last week, I was not too active here on the platform. Instead of having a routine around here, I end up doing other stuff about work. With that, I felt guilty about not roaming around that much here. I'm guilty that I can't accomplish my daily reads and even post one article per day. I feel so exhausted most of the time that I just wanted to have some time to relax and to make the best out of my day by resting.
Just so you know, as much as I wanted to post here every day, I noticed that something's inside my mind; not in a positive way though. I feel like a block was stuck around the flow of my ideas that I am having a hard time coming up with something to write. I noticed that even how much I try to extract meaningful ideas from my mind or look for inspiration around, I just can't and I'm still finding the reason why.
As I tried reflecting on the pins and turns that I did in my life, I noticed how my busy life affected this way of my thinking. I noticed that my mind is being preoccupied with work stuff that no matter how much I wanted to write something great, I just can't. With my thorough search about this feeling that I'm experiencing, I realized that I'm having writer's block.
***"What is writer's block?"***
Writer's block is a condition wherein someone is having difficulty coming up with something to write. A condition wherein someone is having a hard time putting the ideas into words and coming up with a masterpiece.
I'm a frustrated writer, but I'm currently experiencing this thing. As much as I wanted to, I just can't. No matter how much I try it's just so hard.
Looking back, I also experienced this thing. I once tried writing on another platform, which was way back in 2016. Back then, things went great and the popping of ideas was so easy to put into words. I can write around 600-800 words in one sitting, and I can even expound the ideas that I have. I was once a frustrated beauty blogger and I posted articles about product reviews. Things went great, but in a snap, my glowing surrounding turned gloomy. The ambiance felt so different. I can't think of anything to write. Even though a product was so ready to be reviewed, I don't know where to start, I don't know to put a spot of ink on the blank paper that I have. In the end, I was on a hiatus in writing that time. And even though I have been on pause to writing, I still can't bring back the light that once dominated my heart. The flame that I once had was lost in vain. That's why right now, I don't want it to happen again.
To my supportive friends, I appreciate all of your support in my journey. I wish you the best.
I presume I'm having writer's block these days not because of the loss of motivation to continue, but because my mind is being preoccupied with a lot of things. That's why I thought of ways that might bring back my glow and return the things that I have for writing.
Ways to Be Fine and to Write Again
I already have things in mind that I think would work for me to be fine again. I believe that if I will do this again, I might ease this writer's block that I'm currently in.
Unwind
I believe that if I can unwind or go to the place where I will find serenity, my mind will surely be refreshed and I can write again; hopefully.
Rest
I've been feeling so exhausted these days. Maybe I need some time to relax and unload all the tiredness that I'm feeling.
Try
As much as possible, I will continue to write even if it's hard. I hope things will get better in no time.
Closing Thoughts
Indeed, it's so hard to have this writer's block thing. I hope things will get better in no time. I hope my mind will get refreshed again and things will be back to their normal state.
Sending my warmest gratitude to the following individuals who are so generous to me: @CryptoEd0 and @alicecalope and to everyone who shared their blessings to me. I appreciate you all.
**Date Published:** February 15, 2022
Life Currently: February 2022
Life seems so exhausting lately. I have been pretty busy last week that I wasn't able to be active that much on this platform and even in Noise; my apologies for the late replies on your thoughts and all, and visiting your articles was never made the past days. I have to finish everything and end up feeling tired. I will surely be back to my active state once I have my rest and I'll be ready to go again on my usual routine.
Now, we are going to have another entry on this "Life Currently" series and this time in February. Not to mention, I don't know how to feel at the moment because a lot of things are going on with my mind lately. Anyway, I'm looking forward to better days, and days full of happiness without anything that will bother me.
***"What am I up to lately?"***
Reading
In February, I am so fond of reading articles around here on the platform. I love to read articles from my friends and add some comments on their thoughts. However, lately, I'm having a hard time reading each one of their articles as I am too busy with work. Needless to say, I only open my phone once or twice just looking at updates or texts from people and all. But I look forward to free days coming ahead. I look forward to the time when I'm no longer busy that much so that I could spend more time around here and read more articles from my friends.
Writing
I was once so busy writing articles this month. But lately, I have been so busy writing staff reports. Submitting reports here and there. I can't help but struggle a lot, especially this week when I have to meet all the deadlines. Not to mention, I felt guilty as well knowing that I haven't written an article yesterday. I'm supposed to do a 30-day challenge of writing articles, but I think I missed it yesterday. But it's fine, I still have other months for me to achieve it.
I appreciate all the support you constantly share with
Listening
I'm so fond of listening to acoustic songs. I just love the positive effect that they're giving into my life. Acoustic songs give some peace or serenity to my life. They're my lifesaver in times when I feel like everything is not going to where I once foresee it.
Thinking
I am thinking of visiting a place to unwind; a beach perhaps. I want to listen to the waves of the beach which are truly pleasing in the ears. I want to embrace the calmness that it gives into my life. I want to see the sunset and indulge myself in the view of it. Aside from that, I'm thinking of going to a place away from home, somewhere where I could find peace. Needless to say, peace is something I want to embrace lately as my mind seems so chaotic.
Smelling
I love to smell the aroma of coffee. I'm so in love with coffee ever since. And I can't help but fall in love with its smell all the time. Truly adds positivity to my heart.
Wishing
I wish to have a better year ahead; away from all the hassles of life. And I wish to be successful.
Hoping
My birthday is fast approaching. With that, I'm constantly hoping to have a perfect day on that day, even if there's no fancy celebration, I hope to enjoy it with my friends and family.
Wearing
I wear shorts and shirts a lot lately. I find it comfortable. Not to mention, this pair is my go-to wear as they are the ones available in my closet, I don't know where are my other clothes though.
Loving
I love watching videos lately. No specific content, but mostly funny ones. I can't help but laugh so hard whenever I see funny videos. I think I'm pretty stressed out these days that even the little things make me smile.
Wanting
I want to achieve my short-term goals by the end of February. I already have my goals listed in my planner and I hope to achieve them one day, not later than this month.
Needing
I think I need more time to relax and unwind. It has been my goal since I experienced tough weeks. They say that we need to prioritize our well-being first before anything else, but sometimes because we can't help but prioritize our work; agree?
Feeling
Feeling exhausted lately. As I've mentioned, a lot of things are going on at work lately and I have to meet the deadlines, or else I will surely end up regretting not doing them.
Closing Thoughts
February may be an exhausting month, but it's also a month that I'm truly grateful for. Another year will be added in my age as the last week of February comes in. I hope I will have a great day by then and of course a stress-free week.
Anyway, tomorrow's Valentine's Day, so Advance Happy Love Day to all of you! May you enjoy the rest of the day with your special someone or loved ones.
**Date**: February 13, 2022 (Sunday)
Birth Month is Here, Birthday is Near
Way back when I was young, I always get excited every time the calendar was being flipped to February. I tend to get happy with a lot of things such as Valentine's Day, friends' hangout, family reunion, and name a few. But you know what makes me excited even more? It's the thought that it's almost my birthday.
To be honest, I got so thrilled when it was my birthday because my classmates will sing a song for me, my family and friends will send me their greetings and heartwarming messages, there will be food that will be prepared for the whole family, I will be receiving gifts and so on. This stuff once me the happiest person alive.
Howbeit, I noticed that as time went by, things have changed gradually. I started not to get so excited about February. Whenever it appears in the calendar, I just find it as a usual month. I started not to look forward to my birthday as well. My feelings seem a bit off about my birthday and I'm not sure why. I was not the kind of person I was before. The little one me who gets too excited about birthdays and celebrations.
I tried to reflect on why I am feeling this way. It took some time for me to realize how life has shaped me to be like this. Until one day, this feeling magically left my heart. I realized that life was too heavy for me to carry way back then. I realized why I felt that way was because I've been carrying a burden on my life's experiences. Then it magically left when I felt better. When things are getting brighter again. With that I'm grateful.
I am beyond blessed for being surrounded by wonderful people. I am so blessed to have supportive friends with me in my journey. You guys are the best!
Moreover, it's almost my birthday again and I could say that I am happy that it's almost my birthday. Howbeit, instead of preparing that much for my birthday, I only have for this year. As I mentioned in my other articles, I'm not the flashy type of person. With that, I only want simple things to happen on my birthday.
***"Here it goes..."***
Simple Celebration
I only want a simple celebration for my birthday. I want to spend time with my family on my birthday with simple food being prepared at our table.
I could still remember before, that is what we used to do. My family and I were gathered to celebrate my birthday. This means so much to me to celebrate my birthday with them as they are the greatest gift that God has given me; the gift of family.
Go to Church
Another year has come in my life, and I'm grateful to God for it. That's why one of my plans on my birthday is to go to church and thank God for another year that He has given for me. I want to thank Him for all the lessons that He gave me for me to grow into who I am now. I'm grateful to Him for everything that He had done in my life. I know I am still a work in progress, but I'm not afraid for I know His plans are better than mine. I just hope that He will continue to protect especially my family.
Me Time
I already told myself that on my birthday, I will surely be pampering myself. I will go to the salon and have my hair done. That's one of my wants these days as my hair is not as nice as before. I also wanted to cut my hair short, and I hope I won't regret it. Above all, I want to make myself happy on my birthday. I want to make myself being cared for on my birthday.
Closing Thoughts
I only want simple things for my birthday. I want it to be as perfect as it is, but not the flashy type. Simple things make me happy, so as celebrating my day. Above all, what I wish for my birthday is to have good health, not just for me, but for my whole family. I also wish for my birthday that the virus that's roaming around will be gone. Not to mention, I can't wait to blow the candles on my cake and add one on my age; 20-something plus one, I'm ready.
**Date Published: February 11, 2022**
Anyway, my apologies for the late response. I'm quite busy these days. But I'll surely read them all once my schedule is not that right anymore.
All Random: Some Questions for Valentine's Day
Love is such a broad word. If we will try to define it, we can't get an exact answer. Howbeit, it seems so astounding that eventhough love is broad as it may seem, but we know it in our heart what it means.
The month of love is just around the corner, who's excited? I presume most of us already have plans for that day. Three to four days left until Valentine's Day and the excitement that I have for everyone is oozing. I can't wait to see couples being surprise, I can't wait to see friends and family spending quality time and so on. I can't wait for everything.
***"The excitement is real!"***
Not to mention, I miss the Valentine's day before. The one when pandemic was still out of the frame. Although yes, I'm still excited for this year's Valentine's day, but I can't deny the fact that I miss the moment before as people have a lot of things that people get to enjoy like events, parties, and etc for that certain celebration without any restrictions.
Q&A: Love Month Edition
Anyway, since it's love month, let's try to answer questions which is somehow related to Valentine's day. Here they are:
What is the most memorable Valentine's day you have experienced?
Ever since I was on my teenage years, as much as I wanted to receive flowers and chocolates on a Valentine's day, I can't because no one is giving me one. Until my lover came in my life and made me feel how it feels like to be loved and cared for. Year 2018, that's the first time I received bouquet of flowers and chocolates on a Valentine's day. I was so happy back then. He even have this box where he placed a drawing of myself, he was the one who drew it and he also wrote a love letter for me lile the old ways. With that, I think that's the memorable Valentine's day I have ever experienced.
If you could do anything on a Valentine's day, what would it be?
If I could do anything on a Valentine's day, that would be ironing things out like the schedule of the people I love such as my family, friends, and lover.I want to spend my time with them on a Valentine's day because obviously they are the love of my life.
Another thing that I wanted to do on a Valentine's day is to experience how it feels like to be in Paris on a Valentine's day.If only I could magically teleport there, how great it is.
If you could rename Valentine's Day, what would it be?
If I could rename Valentine's day, I would name it Butterflies Day, because people tend to get butterflies in their stomach when it's Valentine's day. Yeah, I know that's a bit cringey. I can't think of anything goo to input or to rename on a Valentine's Day as it's perfect as it is.
Sending love and gratefulness for my wonderful sponsors. You all are the best!
What an ideal date looks like for you?
If not the kind of person who loves something fancy, because if I do celebrate somewhere fancy, I find it uncomfortable. So I wanted to spend a date in a place I'm most comfortable with. Even if i's so simple, I would still love to enjoy my date there, it's the thought that counts.
What movie would you recommend people to watch on a Valentine's day?
There are a lot of good movies avaible. But if I were to recommend a movie to watch this Valentine's day, that would be, "Encanto". You might be wondering why? Because Encanto has a lot of wonderful lessons we cam reflect with. Love of family, friends and so on. It's just a movie packed with so much lessons. A movie worth watching with.
Also, Frozen I and Frozen II. They have great lessons as well.
**" Some people are worth melting for."**
Isn't it sweet?
Closing Thoughts
There are still a lot of questions to ask about Valentine's day or even question to reflect with. They're fun and exciting to answer with.
Above, I hope that each one will enjoy the moment this Valentine's day and I hope each one will have a great time during that day.
**Date Published**: February 10, 2022
Plans for Valentine's Day
You walk around in your place and you see heart shapes everywhere. You see some of them being placed in front of the door, some of them are painted on the glass windows, and some may be on the floors. Isn't it exciting to embrace this month with so much love and happiness?
***"Love is in the air, it is!"***
The sweetest time of the year is almost here. The time when we see couples everywhere enjoying their time together. Chocolates are almost sold out in the grocery, flower bouquets are in demand, and dating places are fully booked. Indeed, people are so busy making the best out of their Valentine's day.
Just so you know, Valentine's day is not just for couples, but for the family and friends as well. It depends on who do you want to spend it with. As long as you enjoy the day, that's what matters most.
Now, as the clock is ticking towards February 14, have you thought of any plans for Valentine's day? Have you booked for a dinner already or something? Or you're still undecided on what to do?
On my part, when it's almost Valentine's day, it always warms my heart as I always love embracing the ambiance of the surrounding. I love to see people embracing the love month so much. I love how they prevail love and celebrate it.
Not to mention, I already have plans for Valentine's day. I already have things in mind to do on that day. I want to make the best out of my without spending so much, but still memorable. Just so you know, I'm not the type who spends a lot during celebrations. I always find alternatives to the things I have in mind. Although they are alternatives, I would also find something that would compromise what I expected in my mind. Less is more especially if you're with the people you want and that's the greatest thing of all.
`Grateful for these people for all the support. Hope you'll be able to enjoy your Valentine's day.`
Plans for Valentine's Day
Now, I already crafted things that I wanted to do this Valentine's day. Be it being with my family, friends, or even lover, here are some plans that I have in mind:
Picnic in the Park
I know, this may sound idealistic, but picnicking in the park is one of the things that I wanted to do this Valentine, be it with family, friends, or with my lover. I still find having picnics so sweet. Just so you know, my dream picnic is like the old ways; placing a cloth on the grass to sit with, a variety of food in the basket, drinks to satisfy the thirst, and so on. I also love to bring cards to play with. I still find that exciting and sweet. And of course, no cellphone as of the moment, just enjoying the time together with no other interruption.
I could still remember before, I had a picnic with my friends in the park, we were so happy back then. We had a great laugh together, sharing stories from one friend to another; but the thing is, it never happened on Valentine's day. With that, I hope will have another quality time with my friends, family, or lover on a picnic in the park and this time on Valentine's day.
Quality Time on the Beach
Isn't it memorable to sit on the seaside while watching the sun-baked waters glisten in a fine sunset time? That's what I wanted to achieve this Valentine's day. I want to experience being on the beach with the people I love. I want to see the sun as it sets. I want to experience it anew. With that, I placed it on my bucket list to spend some quality time with my loved ones on valentines day.
Sending Letters
I still believe that sending love letters is still one of the sweetest acts even to this day. Not to mention, I feel like I am an old soul trapped in a modern-day body. It seems like I live somewhere from the past and just came back this time. Needless to say, I wanted to make Valentine's day letter for my friends, family, and lover for them to feel special. Even in that simple way I can paint a smile on their faces.
Closing Thoughts
I think most of us are so excited to embark on Valentine's day. It's a day full of love and with that, we should never take that for granted. Not to mention, I hope that your plans for Valentine's day will be fulfilled no matter what are those. I hope you will be able to spend some time with the people you love and create wonderful memories that will last for a lifetime. Have a great Valentine's day ahead everyone!
**Date Published:** February 09, 2022
Lost and Found
Last year felt so blurry. Time has wandered like a flash, making everything so messy. My thoughts were in chaos, I can't standstill. Troubled heart and mind, lurking from within. A lot of questions are going on inside: am I still on the right path? Am I making a difference? Am I growing and nurturing? Questions were too much that some were left in scribbles.
Until one afternoon I sit near the window beside the beautiful pot of monstera, with the company of my favorite latte in the corner. The aroma of the coffee settled in my heart-- magically wiped all my troubles away. Then as I walked a little, the cold breeze embraced my soul like a lost child in the crowded city; I suddenly felt secure, the view was no more blurry.
As time continued to move, I gave time for myself to ponder on things. I looked closely at the details of the torn pieces and how I managed to send them back in place. Isn't it astounding? When all you ever thought were the worst of the worst, but life showed you your best. When things seemed so hopeless and lost; but found amidst the chaos that's going on around. With that moment in mind, I looked closely in my heart and saw colorful confetti oozing with positivity.
Not to mention, I went in our fluffy sofa after that, bringing the endless list of reasons to be grateful for in life; the four-cornered room that I can curl my body comfortably with; the food that makes my tummy bloat by fullness; the gift of family and friends whom I can spend some quality time with; and so many reasons to mention that I might need a thousand papers to list them with. With that, I realized how blessed I am despite all the struggles, difficulties, and mishaps that I went through. It was all worth it.
Looking back, I have seen how I struggled walking through the bumpy road towards where I am now. I could feel the pain of my feet as I walked barefoot through the road of my dreams. As I try to bring back the fresh memories of my past, I could see myself as a flower almost withered in the corner. I have seen my lowest low, not knowing my highest high will appear. No matter how much I wanted to give up, there's still a light that I could see through the cracks that gave me hope to keep going.
Grateful to meet these people in my life.
Now I am here, to the goal I once had in mind. The goal that once motivated me to continue, but end up feeling lost. Howbeit, end up being found as the dreams that I once had, awaken inside me. Truly, when things get rough, a reminder will soon come, delivered most unexpectedly. With that, I could say l that no matter how painful it is for me to experience feeling lost, I am still proud of myself that she move forward despite the adversities of life.
***"I'm proud of you my dearest self!" That's all I could have in mind.***
Indeed, there will be times in our lives when we are being challenged. Challenges that will test how are we going to respond to them. Will we be moved like a thin stick that easily gets broken in a simple storm, or are we the strong tree that stands tall amid the storms of life? Needless to say, we should always choose to be the strong tree that continues to stay firm no matter what. We should never be swayed by storms that we will be bumping in life. We should never allow the adversities and the doubts to forget the dreams that we had in mind. We should continue to find the pieces that were lost no matter what.
Truly in life, we tend to get lost on the track. We tend to forget what we once wanted. We tend to be ungrateful for the blessing that we receive for we question a lot of those blessings are for us. We tend to question a lot that it will leave our mind and heart in war, not knowing how to stop.
Closing Thoughts
My dearest friends, if you feel like something's lost inside you, never get tired of finding the missing piece to complete you again. Never be swayed and end up giving up. In no time, that missing piece will be found again and you will feel such a relief. So never give up no matter what. Learn to be grateful for the little things. One day you will be grateful to say that your lost track will be a blessing in disguise. Have faith!
**Date Published:** February 8, 2022
What You Need to Know About Being Flawsome
You are scrolling through your social media account right now. You see lots of posts from people all around the internet. You see some wear their charming smiles with their beautiful teeth, some have posted pictures of their perfect body, and some have shown how perfect-looking they are. They are living the best out of their lives based on their updates. You can't help but feel astounded at how perfect they are. Howbeit, you can't deny the fact that in some way, there's a lurking pain in your heart, feeling pity that you're far cry from them as you try to see yourself in the mirror.
You see, we are living in a world where we see the mirror of the world through social media. We could see how great the world that we're living in is, so are the people that reside in it. It could make us feel happy about the wonderful things that the world has to offer, but feel sad on other parts especially that society's standards slap us hard.
Just so you know, society's standards can make anyone get pressure on living the best life. It seems like if you don't fit into the standards that the world is giving, you will be left behind. However, that's only to those who think that their only way to embrace the world and for the people to accept them is to fit it. Needless to say, there are a lot of ways to still live the best out of life without minding the standards that society is showering upon us.
***Forget about the thought of fitting into society's standards. Try to be flawsome!***
Now, are you familiar with the word "flawsome"? Does it ring a bell in your ear? Have you read or heard this word somewhere? If you don't, fret not as we are going to chunk its nitty-gritty for you to know what it's all about.
***" What is flawsome?"***
Flawsome is such an interesting word. If we chunk its root words that would be, "flaws" and "awesome". With that, we can conclude that being flawsome means that you have acknowledged your flaws, but you remain to find yourself as awesome as you can be.
Not to mention, flawsome is such a positive word. It will enable the love we have for ourselves. It will help to strengthen the love that we planted in our hearts.
I am happy as always to be surrounded with wondeful and supportive people. Beyond blessed!
How to be flawsome?
You may be thinking now that being flawsome is great. You may have already thought of applying it in your life for you to live life confidently and embrace yourself completely.
With that, here are thoughts to ponder to become law some:
Learn the art of Self-acceptance
Before you dive into being as flawsome as you can be, the first thing that you must do is to accept yourself as you are. You have your imperfections, but remember, your imperfections don't mean you're less of a person, or less worthy. Your imperfections are just a reminder that you are a human, and not in any form. Not to mention, humans are imperfect. With that, learn to embrace what God has given you. Again, self-acceptance is the key to being flawsome.
Practice Gratitude
If you want to live a life with peace and harmony, learn to practice gratitude. Being grateful for what you have in life will give you a sense of fulfillment in life. No matter how big or how small it is. Needless to say, to be flawsome, practicing gratitude is essential as it will help us embrace the features that we have or even the flaws that we have. If we will learn to be grateful for being who we are, that will make us awesome, and it will make us feel awesome about ourselves.
Be Happy for Yourself
Be happy for yourself no matter what. Ne is happy with the little achievements that you have done for yourself. Learn to be happy with your progress on becoming as flawsome as you can be. Be genuinely happy for yourself.
Focus on Self-Growth
One thing that will ruin your journey to become flawsome is the ability to compare yourself to other people. It will not only affect your progress, but it will ruin the motivation that you have for yourself. It will throw everything that you work hard for to embrace who you are and what you wanted to achieve for the betterment of yourself. Focus on self-growth, and never compare yourself to others.
Closing Thoughts
You don't need to live to the standards of society to fit in. You don't need to push yourself too hard to feel like you belong and to feel accepted. You are perfectly imperfect and that makes you unique
Forget about society's pressure. Forget about the standards that they're giving to be recognized. You don't need to prove yourself as you are worthy as you are. Don't be afraid to be different. Above all, your flaws will make you awesome in some way, so embrace them.
**Date Published:** February 07, 2022
@LeticiaFelize
