Three Reasons Why I Love Bitcoin Cash
Been in love with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) since November 2021, all thanks to noise.cash for letting me know about such an astounding cryptocurrency. I'm always grateful to noise.cash platform for the opportunity for me to exercise my love for writing. I know I am a frustrated platform, but the platform has helped me hone my skill in some way through learning from other people as well.
Going back, I am very much vocal in terms of my love for BCH. It has been my favorite, not to be biased. Maybe because I wasn't able to explore the crypto world that much. I am still in the process of absorbing all the lessons that I need to learn to grow in this field, especially on understanding how to analyze the chart, and so on. I'd like to add that sometimes I can't help but feel dizzy on a lot of terms that I need to remember that I end up taking a break and will continue once my mind is already relaxed.
Not to mention, as a 2 months old, turning 3 months this month to the cryptocurrency world, I acknowledge so much whenever someone will teach me some insights on the cryptocurrency field. I am filled with awe and admiration when people teach me because through that I will be able to learn.
I'd like to note how my friend Pantera shared his knowledge on the difference between Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) 2 days ago in one of his posts through a reply on my comment. Needless to say, it's a great honor for me that the legend Pantera has shared his knowledge with me. These may be basic concepts to some, but this helped me understand the nitty-gritty of things. Truly, BTC and BCH in a nutshell. After reading it, I started to search more about the cryptocurrency stuff, especially on BCH and I end up loving it more.
***"Why I love Bitcoin Cash?"***
Expressing my appreciation to the following individuals for their continuous support towards me on this platform. I am beyond grateful and blessed.
Reasons Why I Love Bitcoin Cash
As I started searching more about Bitcoin Cash, I was able to bump their site where I get to learn more. It may be that long to read, but worth reading as well. With that, I end up extracting thoughts on why I love Bitcoin Cash even more.
Here are three reasons why I love Bitcoin Cash:
Low Fees
One thing that I find attractive about BCH is the fact that they're offering low fees for every transaction. Try to notice when you send BCH to your friend or your other wallet, you would notice how low the fees are. It's almost free of charge per transaction and with that, I'm left in awe. I love the thought that we can send money anytime, anywhere, and almost for free. With that, I am focusing on sending money rather than thinking about the fees that may apply as it's truly heartwarming how low the fees are.
Services Overload
I have seen a lot of services offered in BCH, but two of my most loved services in the BCH community are the read.cash and noise.cash which I am currently using as well until now. These two platforms are truly life-changing as they have helped me hone my skills in writing in some way. They have also helped me gain more friends which truly warms my heart. And the two platforms have also allowed me to earn BCH for free. I also believe that the two platforms have helped a lot of people already, which most of us agree with. I hope they will continue to improve and gets better and better as time goes by.
Fast Transaction
I love how fast the transaction is in BCH. If you're familiar with "The Flash", it's like it. My transaction will not last a day to be delivered. It takes only an hour or two to arrive and I surely love the idea of it. It's also secure that I won't hesitate to use it anytime, anywhere.
Closing Thoughts
If there's such thing as love at first encounter, then that surely applies to the love I have for Bitcoin Cash. BCH has helped me in so many ways I can't enumerate. It has given me a lot of opportunities that I never thought would happen in my life last year until now such as saving and investing, I never thought that I would be aiming for 1 BCH goal, and so much more.
Not to mention, I will never get tired of sharing these thoughts about BCH with the people around me. I want to educate the people surrounding me about the life-changing BCH. With this, they might be like me, loving the cryptocurrency as well. I know Bitcoin Cash has a lot of things in store for us, and I can't wait for that time when its success will resonate more with the world.
**Date Published:** February 06, 2022
Tell These To Yourself and See the Difference
Your life is like a magnet. Whatever you think, would somehow attract in your life. The thoughts that you're allowing to creep into your mind, would give a significant impact on your life.
Now, try to reflect on the quality of thoughts that you're allowing yourself to think lately, how was it? Were your thoughts full of positivity, or it's the other way around? How did your thoughts affect your lifestyle?
You see, it's easier to think of negative thoughts than to think of positive ones. It's easier to make yourself down than to lift yourself. It's easier to make things worst than to fix them out. You have this nature to see the negativity in things. You tend to see the worst that end up having a miserable life.
***"How can you iron this out?"***
There's a saying that says, "If you can believe it, you can achieve it." This thought is so powerful if you look into the deeper side of it. What you attract in your thoughts, would somehow attract in your life. With that, it's essential to allow positive thoughts which serve as a magnet for a better life. Not to mention, saying positive affirmations in yourself is a must-do.
***"What are positive affirmations?"***
Positive affirmations are phrases that you tell yourself to affirm or build yourself up. This practice is helpful in so many ways. One of which is it will attract positivity in your life, ignoring all the negativity that is roaming around the corner. Aside from that, it will also help you start a day with a great outlook. Doing, it will make you start believing in yourself anew, rooting for your success.
Positive Affirmations You Tell Yourself Today
Now, here are some of the positive affirmations you tell to yourself today, and every day of your life, you'll see much difference in no time:
"I Completely Accept Myself"
The world is ruled by society standards which could make you overlook yourself. You tend to compare if their standards would relate to you or not. You will try to fit in as well if you find it incapable of suiting to the so-called standards that are made by society. This kind of mindset would lead to insecurity in yourself that you then labeled as your flaw. You see, nothing is perfect in this world. People are perfectly imperfect, and so are you. Never worry about society's standards and try to embrace you. So, starting today, you tell to yourself these words, "I Completely Accept Myself", and in no time, you will feel how you can embrace yourself freely.
"I am Becoming More Confident Everyday"
A lot of factors are ruining your confidence. One of which is your ability to say negative things about yourself. This will make you feel inferior. This will add a wall around you, showing off no light of confidence, and you end up seeing yourself in a dark room away from people. Not to mention, you don't deserve to feel that way. You are confident in your way. Try to say to yourself that you are becoming more confident every day, and one day, you will.
To these wonderful people, you all mean so much to me. I appreciate each one of you.
"I Will Achieve My Goals in No Time"
You have a lot of goals in life. Maybe one of which is achieving 1 BCH, becoming a millionaire, or even becoming a cryptocurrency expert. These goals that you have will be achieved if you believe in yourself that you can achieve them. Attracting positivity in your mind through saying this phrase will help you become better. It will help lighten up your journey, showing you the path to the summit of your goals. It will give you motivation to continue, no matter what.
"I am Proud of Myself"
If you are not proud of yourself, then who will? Will you keep on waiting for other people to be proud of you? Will you remain to be a people pleaser? You see, it's essential to remind yourself that you are proud of yourself for whatever achievements you achieve in life. No matter how big, or how small, it means a lot especially if you acknowledge yourself that you did great. Always tell yourself how proud you are of yourself and you will become unstoppable in achieving anything in life.
"I Believe in Myself"
If no one believes in you, who will? Most of the time, you tend to believe in other people's potential, but you failed to see your potential in achieving great things in life. How about you tell yourself that you believe in yourself and in anything that you do. It will surely lift your spirit and will help you go to the path of success.
Closing Thoughts
Indeed, positive affirmations are important to instill in your mind. You have to tell these words to yourself first thing in the morning every day and you will see the magic that it brings in your life in no time. Needless to say, this is an opportunity for you to fill your life with positivity. This is an opportunity for your growth and for you to become better. So, tell yourself those affirmations and see the difference.
**Date Published:** February 05, 2022
Today's Strength: This Too Shall Pass
Life will be full of surprises: one day you feel like the luckiest man alive, then the next day you feel like the world is against you. The unpredictable events could leave you with mixed emotions. These emotions could add chaos from within if not handled the right way. Just so you know, life will never be full of bliss at all times. Along with the rainbows and butterflies, there lies hardships, setbacks, or difficulties that you can go through. With that, you should plant a wonderful thought and cultivate it in your mind:
***"This too shall pass."***
What does "This too shall pass" mean? How can this thought give light to the darkest days of our lives? How can this thought lift our spirits when we feel low?
The thought "This too shall pass" has been passed for a lot of centuries already. It has been interpreted by millions of geniuses all over history. Howbeit, this verse traced back its root in the Bible where it was written. This thought was inspired in the book of the Bible in 2 Corinthians 4:17-18, where it was expressed how life experiences are in a nutshell.
Just so you know, every day is full of challenges and you can't tell if it will turn out to be good or bad. With that, you should exercise your brain to be prepared for the possibilities that will happen ahead. And that's where the thought "This too shall pass" enters the frame.
"This too shall pass" simply means that nothing in this world, be it good or bad, will last forever. Everything that will come in life will not stay for long. Not to mention, this thought will either make a sad person happy or the other way around. It's just a matter of perspective. This verse has a different side when can look at.
For instance, you feel so happy at the moment and you are being reminded that "this too shall pass", or the happiness that you are experiencing at the moment will not last that long. If that's the case, you will end up embracing and savoring that moment for you to create a wonderful memory you can bring for a lifetime. You cherish that time so much since you know that in a minute that happiness will soon change.
Another thing is when you are feeling sad. Reminding yourself that "this too shall pass" will give you a sense of hope. It will bring out the sunshine in your thoughts as you are given hope that one day, better days will come and the sadness that you're feeling today will soon pass. Not all the time your heart will be filled will all gloominess. Not all the time you will look around and see a dull moment. Not all the time you will see nothing but black and white. There will always be that time when a rainbow will show up and tell you that everything's alright.
Moreover, try to imagine you are swimming at the beach. What do you do when the waves are in your favor? You swim. Now, what will you do if the waves are against your direction? You swim also. No matter what happens in life, there's always this one rule that we need to cultivate, it will never be the same all the time. It will always change, so what can we do is to know how to adjust, and to know what to do during those times.
***"Tough times never last, tough people do." -Robert H. Schuller***
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Additional Thoughts to Ponder
Talking about the struggles or challenges in life, here are thoughts to instill in the mind when struggles ever visited your life.
Struggles Never Last Forever
This is from the phrase "this too shall pass". Nothing in life would last forever, it will always come to pass. So seize the moment, exercise your mind to see the sunshine despite all the storm that's going on in your life. A better day will soon embark your day. Believe that it will be better one day.
You are Not Alone in this Battle
If you ever feel like you are alone in the battle you're in, you're wrong. The people around you are always there for you. Your pain might be the hindrance to why you're thinking that way. But try to wipe the moisture that's covered in your heart when you're struggling and you will see the people who genuinely care for you. You're not alone in this battle.
Struggles as an Opportunity
Admit it or not, every struggle is an opportunity for you to grow into something wonderful. Growth is not an easy process, you have to go through a lot to learn something. You have to experience all the pain, but in the end, you'll become better than before. With that, never be afraid to face your struggles. Embrace everything with courage.
Everything Happens for a Reason
You may not understand why things happen in life, but those struggles happen for a reason. You may not be able to know the reason is, but they happened to teach you a lesson that you need to gain before a breakthrough happens in your life. All you have to do is to trust the process.
Closing Thoughts
Life may not be the easiest book to understand. It's broad that no matter how much you try to learn its nitty-gritty, you will never will. With that, exercise your mind with the phrase, "this too shall pass". Always remind yourself that nothing in life will last forever, so heads up, use this thought often, and from time to time, you will see much difference in how you see life.
**Date Published:** February 04, 2022
BCH: Saving and Investing at the Same Time
My life back then was so hard to embrace. I had my low-wage job when I was 20 and I can't even afford to buy what I want, only for my needs and for my family's needs. No matter how much I try, my salary was constant, so I get to receive 150$ monthly without any additional compensation; worst, I got deducted for some reason. Howbeit, I was still thankful though as I have a job, unlike other people who are still having a hard time looking for a job.
Back then, I could say that I can't even save a penny. It's hard to budget my needs alone that's why saving money was never my priority; how much more on investing money. I could still remember I kept on reading posts that it's important to save money so that when there's an emergency, you can have some money to use. But life's what it was, life's so hard, I had to work triple, but was still not getting enough. I had to embrace what I have because I have to work there for 2 years.
Until my two years contract ended last March 2020, and worst that started the pandemic. I never renew my contract because I have other plans. It's just too bad that I lost a lot of great opportunities because of the virus that started roaming around the world. I was stuck at home for almost a year of no stable job, I only have a part-time job back then because of the pandemic.
Luckily, last January 2021, I was able to have a stable job. Not that high income like others, but it's stable enough to stay with. I'm also regular in this job so I'm beyond thankful.
The moment I started my job in a company, I was able to save a little amount of money from time to time. It may not be as big as it is, but just enough to have money to save. This time I could also buy my other wants, those not so expensive ones. I can also give enough money to my family.
I could say that 2021 was a year of hope for me as I was able to have a stable job that I am longing to have ever since. I finally landed a job I can stay with as I am already a regular employee, not like my previous job which was contractual. Not to mention, I could say that 2021 was a blessed year for me as I was able to meet noise.cash, and read.cash. Both platforms hold a great place in my heart. All thanks to Simon and the people behind both platforms; and Marc de Mesel for supporting this platform.
Forever thankful to these people who are so supportive to me here. I appreciate you all.
Why I Love noise.cash and read.cash in a Nutshell
I have a lot of things to say if people would ask me why I love noise.cash and read.cash platforms. Both platforms are wonderfully crafted and I could feel how peaceful the platform was, away from a toxic mindset. Now, I listed brief reasons why I love both platforms.
For noise.cash:
I can't deny the fact that the first time I stepped on this platform, I don't know what to do. Like I just bumped at this info in the web that there's this noise and a microblogging site, but I wasn't oriented on the nitty-gritty of it. But as time goes by and I was able to explore the platform, I have a lot of things to love about here as these are as follows:
I love the wonderful noise community as it has supportive people around it. To be honest, I never thought that I could meet a lot of friends there. It all started with curiosity, but end up gaining friends to whom I could still interact until now. The exchange of conversation through comments is simply so fun.
Another thing that I like about the platform is that the people behind the community are doing their much effort for the benefit of the people. They are constantly improving as well to provide equal opportunity to the people, leaving no one behind while sharing Bitcoin Cash to quality content.
For read.cash:
If it's not because of noise.cash, I will never be able to know read.cash platform.When I first joined this platform, it was not that unfamiliar to me as I was once a writer on another platform, so it was not that hard to explore read.cash. Like noise, I have a lot of wonderful things to say and some of them are as follows:
One thing that I love about this platform is I can share my thoughts on content that I'm interested in. I can share either my thoughts on cryptocurrency, things that happened in my life lately, or anything under the sun. I'm simply in awe of how this platform is wonderfully crafted.
I also love the people in here, so supportive and welcoming. I could still remember when I first joined here, people are so supportive of my first post. They upvoted it and motivated me to continue writing. My heartfelt warmed knowing how wonderful people here are.
Another thing that I love about here is Rusty, the one who shares blessings with people. Whenever he visited and upvoted my posts, I can't help but feel grateful as I feel appreciated for the work that I have done.
BCH: Saving and Investing
Going back, I shared how hard it was for me to save money when I was still working in a low-wage job. Until I ended my contact there, and after almost a year finally have a stable job. From there, I get to save a little amount of money from time to time. Then just last November 2021, I was able to meet noise and read platforms. Not to mention, knowing noise and read is a great blessing in disguise as I was able to know Bitcoin Cash (BCH).
***"What is Bitcoin Cash?"***
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is a spinoff of Bitcoin. One thing to love about this cryptocurrency is that it has increased block size which makes the per transaction faster than other cryptos. It also provides low fees for every transaction which is friendly for everyone.
Needless to say, BCH is the crypto that is given to us in using both platforms. To be honest, I never knew about all this BCH stuff if it's not because of them. From then on, my curiosity for cryptocurrency started, and I'm beyond blessed for it.
Moreover, receiving BCH is an opportunity for everyone. On my part, it's an opportunity for me to save a little amount, and to have an investment as well. Just so you know, I never withdraw my earnings on both platforms, I just let it stay in my wallet. I also wanted to reach 1 BCH in the soonest. Aside from that, I will only sell it once BCH will go to the moon. So for now, what I can do is to HODL (Hold on for Dear Life) until those things will happen.
Closing Thoughts
Indeed, BCH has allowed me to save and to invest at the same time through noise.cash, and read.cash. With that, I will always be grateful to the people behind them as they are constantly improving for the people like us who are enjoying the platform. Forever grateful for everything.
**Date Published:** February 03, 2022
Three Important Lessons I Learned from Being Broke
I always wanted to have the best out of life. Comfortable living, financial stability, and name a few. But I can't deny the fact that I am broke. I don't have the money to live a comfortable life, I can't buy my wants, and so on. My focus in life is to provide for my needs, as well as my family's needs. Not to mention, being broke can make someone sad. The thought that even though you did your best, it's still not good enough.
***"Being broke is*** ***~~so~~*** ***hard."***
When I was 20 years old, I had my first job in a private company. Finding a job back then was so hard. I submitted a series of resumes from different companies, but none of them responded. Until one time I received a text from an employer about the schedule of my job interview. I could still remember how nervous I was in my first interview, but grateful at the same time as I finished it with a smile; I was hired, finally.
After hearing the words from the company that I was hired, I was so glad. I already thought of the things that I will do for my first salary. I told myself that on my first salary, I will surely treat my family on what they want. I will surely make them happy. That's what I thought, but it's the other way around.
Although I already had a job, living my life back then was still so hard. Not to mention, it hits different when you're the one carrying your water; every drop matters. Just so you know, I was only earning around 150$ monthly and I have to work from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. After a long day, I can't even think of other things to do than to sleep and embrace the comfort of my bed.
During my first pay, I thought I can treat my family, but I end up having more liability than what I earned. That's because, during the first month of my job, I borrowed money for my allowance. I don't have other means of income so I don't have a choice but to borrow money to provide for my needs. I was also shy to ask for money from my parents because I was already earning. So I don't have a choice, but to accept the reality.
Beyond grateful to these wonderful individuals who are so supportive to me on this platform. You guys are the best!
Back then, I envied the kids the same age as I was. They were living the life of their dreams, they were traveling and enjoying every one of their lives while I was in the corner working hard to earn money. Needless to say, I was not complaining about my job, I was grateful for it as it helped me in some way to provide for my needs. It helped me to help my finally as well. Even in a small amount, as long as I could provide for my family, I was beyond happy. I never lose hope that one day I will be able to have financial stability, and having that job was my starting point towards it.
I worked in that private company for two years. Although it felt hard and even if I was still so broke even if I had a job, I was still grateful for that job. I learned a lot from my experiences there. That job honed me into who I am today. It taught me lessons that I will forever bring in life.
Three Important Lessons that I Learned from Being Broke
It's not easy to get broke, we all know that. Especially when we have experienced having nothing. It will make us feel sad, it will make us feel down, but it will give us a meaningful lesson that we can use for a lifetime.
Here, I listed three important lessons that I learned from being broke:
Be More Disciplined
Be Grateful
Little Things Matter
Be More Disciplined
I earned so little in my previous job and that taught me to be more disciplined in terms of handling my money. I have learned to budget my money wisely and to prioritize my needs over wants. Just so you know a lot of temptations are everywhere especially when the prices of the goods are on sale. We tend to get tempted to purchase them. Budgeting is the key and controlling yourself to spend more than expected is a must.
Be Grateful
Although I have experienced a lot of mishaps in my first job, I learned to be grateful amidst all of those. Being grateful despite all the things that are going on in my life is a must as it helped me to think clearly, instead of soaking myself towards the downfall of life. Being grateful also taught me to embrace what I have as of the moment, but remain hopeful that things will be better in no time; just trust the process.
Little Things Matter
When I was so broke, I have learned the importance of little things. I have seen the beauty of the little things in this world that we're living. The aroma of the coffee, the sense of freshness in the air, the warmth of the cold breeze as it touches my skin, and so on. These little things make me happy. Over time, I have learned the value of them.
Closing Thoughts
We may have faced a lot of struggles during our broke moments, but the lessons that we can extract from those experiences are truly priceless. These lessons will help us to become better. They will help us live in peace and harmony.
Indeed, being broke is so hard. You may feel like the world is again you, but trust the process, do your part to save yourself from broke moments. One day, things will get better.
***"Embrace the lessons from being broke, practice positive thinking, and carry a grateful heart; these are keys for a better life amidst being broke, things will be better in no time. Trust the process."***
**Date Published:** February 02, 2022
This Will Happen If You Give Up
You had this goal in life. The goal that you wanted to achieve in the future. The goal that you were so eager to attain that you instantly planned on how are you going to make it. You created paths to take just to reach that goal in the end.
Howbeit, as you sailed towards that goal, you have experienced a lot of struggles. The first struggle seemed so easy to take that you were able to surpass it without a sweat. The second struggle seemed a bit harder than the first one, but then again, you were still able to overcome it. But as you get more and more struggles, you felt overwhelmed by the happenings. You no longer feel like pursuing that goal, and in the end, you gave up.
***"Now, what will happen if you give up on the goal that you want to achieve in life?"***
What Happens if You Give Up on Your Goal
So, you decided to give up on the goal that once motivated you to pursue. You chose to leave behind the plans you once had to attain and decided to forget all the struggles that stayed beside it. You may have developed being stressed or burnt out that you come upon the idea to stop holding on to it to finally breathe again.
Thankful to these beautiful people for their never-ending love and support. All of you mean so much to me.
Giving up on a goal is not as easy as it seems. You wanted to achieve that goal in the first place, but due to some factors, you end up waving goodbye to it. You might feel tired of achieving it as you see no progress, you might be feeling overwhelmed by a lot of challenges that life has thrown at you after you pursue the goal, you might feel as though it's not for you, and name a few. As much as you wanted to keep going, your mind and even your heart are in the chaos that you decided to give up on that goal in the first place.
In that matter, you will experience a lot of things after the goal has ended. One of which is you think a lot of the "What Ifs" in your mind. The "What If" thoughts will somehow ruin your mood and ruin your glow. The "What Ifs" will make you feel down.
***"What if I continue reaching for that goal?"***
***"What if I never gave up?"***
***"What if things became better if I never gave up?"***
Having these thoughts will surely punish, not only your mind but also your heart. Not to mention, your heart will greatly be affected by what you think. If you keep on thinking about what you did in the past and what you decided to follow, you will surely end up feeling anxious. You feel bothered about what will be your path now that you decided not to pursue it. From that, you will start creating scenarios in your head of the things that you think might happen if you choose to continue.
Needless to say, as much as there will be a lot of "What If" thoughts that will pop in your head, you will also be overloaded with thoughts on what you missed in life. Thoughts that you missed a lot of opportunities, you missed to become better, you missed trying and end up thinking how you messed up you can be.
This will yield to you feeling upset and demotivated at the same time. You will feel upset in a way that you feel like a failure and a loser for giving up such a goal. You will then start to question your potential. You will feel as though you're not special as the rest as you feel weak knowing the thought that you never continue pursuing such a goal. With that in mind, you will eventually feel demotivated to do anything. You will feel like the world is against you. You will feel tired and it will yield to you feeling unproductive in life.
Thoughts to Feed-in Your Mind
The things mentioned above can be truly frustrating. But you have to remind yourself of the positive sides of life even if you have given up on that goal you once had. Remind yourself of these thoughts and wire yourself with them for you feel fine:
**It's never too late to start another goal.** Even if your previous goal never worked out in the end. You can always start another goal, but with a better outlook. Try to reflect on your previous goal on why it didn't work out and try another way for your new goal to prosper. And if you feel like giving up again after a few tries, try to remind yourself why did you start in the first place. And lastly, keep moving forward and hold on tight, you will surely achieve the goal you have in mind this time.
Indeed, there will be a lot of things that will happen if you give up on the goal you plotted in your mind. These happenings are too unpleasant to feel. So next time, continue reaching the goal no matter how hard it gets. One day, you'll be able to reach it and be grateful for not being able to experience the things that will happen if you give up because you never give up in the first place.
****"Giving up should never be an option."****
**Date Published:** February 01, 2022
There You are Again, Replaying
That moment when you rewatched a movie and the songs in it just keeps on replaying in your head.
I'm going to keep it straight and short. Yesterday, I decided to rewatch the movie, "Encanto" because I just feel like it. I want to soak myself in its wonderful story anew and feel the moment again. Not to mention, yesterday was the third time I watched it and I'm still loving the movie so far.
Not to mention, I'm already familiar with the songs present there as a lot of people including my friends keep on singing them. But just yesterday, after watching it, I end up developing the so-called, "Last Song Syndrome".
What is Last Song Syndrome?
Last Song Syndrome, also known as earworms, happened when the last song we listened to keeps on repeating in our heads. It's when the catchy lines from that song are renting free in our minds. It occupies our mind like it's invited to stay there all along.
I admit I got to enjoy having this last song syndrome as I love the song that keeps on repeating in my head. I love to listen to that one line in my head that I end up listening to the whole song.
***" Now, what song from Encanto movie keeps on repeating in my head******~~?"~~***
We Don't Talk About Bruno
To those who have watched the movie, I don't know if you can relate, but the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is the song I'm LSS with. I love to soak my ears with this song as it's truly a masterpiece. How brilliant the musical director to come up with a song so pleasing in the ears.
Needless to say, I have to confess that I wasn't in love with the song when I first watched the movie, but over time, just yesterday, I can't help but fall in love with its lyrics and with every beat of the song.
Talking about that catchy line from the song that keeps on visiting is my mind was the line that sang by Dolores. I love how she was able to sing her line. It's not the usual; singing like whispering. I even tried memorizing her line yesterday but I end up having difficulty as the line's quite fast to sing with. Howbeit, earlier, I'm just so grateful that I finally familiarized Dolores' line after repeatedly singing it for the nth time.
The funny thing is I familiarize the song from top to end. I keep on singing and singing it. Until I decided to try the karaoke version where there are no vocals available. I admit it's quite hard at first, but I end up singing the whole song with fewer mistakes. Maybe I just need to practice further to get familiarized and memorize it at the same time.
Showering my warmest thanks to the wonderful people who never get tired of supporting me here. I appreciate you all a lot.
Moreover, I also love other songs in the movie. "Surface Pressure" holds a big part in my heart as well as it's a song about being pressured in the family. I also feel what Luisa felt when she was singing the song. Although I'm the youngest in our family, I still get pressure due to a lot of things going on in our family.
I also love Isabella's song "What Else Can I do". Her song is like a gem. It reminds us that it's fine to be perfectly imperfect. Embracing who we are is still one of the most satisfying feelings in the world. We don't need to wear a mask to please the people around us.
Howbeit, above all the songs I mentioned, I can't help but like " We Don't Talk About Bruno" as it's the song I got LSS to.
Closing Thoughts
I know for sure that one day, I'll be able to end up not liking to listen to this song for a long time since it keeps on replaying in my mind now. It's not new to me though as it usually happens to me whenever I get to be LSS with songs. It will occupy my mind for like one to two weeks and after that, it will just leave my mind in a snap.
If one day, this song "We don't talk about Bruno" will leave my head, I'm still looking forward to that day that I'll get LSS on it again as the song alone is so great to listen to.
So that's how I got the last song syndrome from the song in the Encanto movie. Have you been LSS to its songs as well?
Special mention to my friend @Tomi-Ajax ; grateful for your support.
**Date Published:** January 31, 2022
What If Our What Ifs Will Come True
Don't get me wrong, the "What Ifs" that I am referring to here is the "What Ifs" that we used to imagine back when we were still kids; not the "What Ifs" that will give us anxiety and pressure.
Not to mention, back when we were in our childhood days, most of us have these random imaginations in our heads. Admit it or not, we love to soak our time in our fantasyland. Our vast imaginations could take us anywhere-- from one place to another. And the wanders that we were taking in our minds would make us wonder what if they will come to life.
**"Imagining is for free, and it could take us anywhere that we want** **~~to~~****."**
What If These What Ifs Will Come to Life
Just so you know, I used to have a lot of what-ifs. Funny thing is that I used to ask the what-ifs that I have to my friends and I also love listening to their creative answers. Needless to say, I was the kind of kid who loves to daydream. I got so excited every time an interesting topic would flash in front of me.
Anyway, I also love to love animated movies before. I presume my love for watching movies is one of the factors why my imagination was so wide. Howbeit, I presume being so imaginative is innate for kids.
But, what if the "what ifs" that we have before would happen time? Now, here are some of the "what ifs" that I once had, and together let's imagine, what if these thoughts will come true in this present time?
What if we can travel back in time?
I already shared my thoughts about time traveling in my previous post, but I'd like to emphasize that what if time traveling will come to life. Back then, whenever I imagine this what if, there's this one thing that always popped up from my mind: I want to travel back in time when dinosaurs are still present. I want to witness how big they were and how scary they look. Well, I'm not a big fan of dinosaurs, but because of the movies such as "The Land Before Time" and "Jurassic Park", I started to feel excited to think about them.
When I was young, my wants as far fry from what I have now. If time travel is free for everyone, I will surely travel back in time when Bitcoin was still in the corner being neglected, because I will surely buy a lot of Bitcoin while it was still in cents and rejoice now that it's a success in the world of cryptocurrency. If time-traveling exists today, I would truly grab the opportunities that I missed from the past.
Thankful to these beautiful people who continuously show their love and support to my dreams here on the platform.
What if we have superpowers?
This is one of the most exciting " what if" questions that I once had. If it will happen during this time that we have superpowers, what an exciting feeling that would be. Back then, I wanted to have these three superpowers: to become invisible, to fly, and to read someone's mind.
Back then, I wanted to experience the power of being invisible. It's just so cool for a human being to become invisible and sneak in somewhere and all. I also wanted to fly because whenever I watched the birds fly, I felt excited. I wanted to experience how it feels like to fly. And back then, I also want to read someone's mind. I watched a movie before that inspired me to wish to read people's minds.
But if I will be granted superpowers today, I would choose to have the power to teleport so that I can save money to pay for my commute. Aside from that, I want to visit my favorite places not minding the traveling fee as I can go there in a snap.
What if we have our genie who can grant us wishes in a snap?
I could still remember back then that I was so fond of watching the movie, "Aladdin". Because of that movie, I always imagine having a genie in the bottle myself and granting me 3 wishes. What a wonderful moment it would be.
Now, if having a genie in the bottle would come to reality in the present time, I would wish for these three things:
I wish I could become the richest woman in the world so that I could give my family a better life. Aside from that, I could help the other people who need to be helped.
I wish I have stable health: physically and mentally because that's what I always dreamed of since before.
I wish I could grant endless wishes, because why not. So that even after my three wishes are over, I can still wish other wishes.
What if we can go to outer space?
Even until now, I am still hopeful that there comes a time when we can visit outer space for free. Not to mention, I am such an outer space person, I love to talk about anything about it and it makes me so excited, too. Planets, the universe, stars, and name a few, a part of my mind holds a big part of them.
Now, if it will become a reality that we can finally visit outer space, what a wonderful feeling it is for me. I would enjoy floating around space while looking at the mesmerizing view from space like the stars, planets, and everything in between.
Closing Thoughts
If my "what if" thoughts will come to life during this time, I would surely be the happiest woman alive. I would enjoy every moment that I have as long as I can enjoy it.
How about you? What are your "what if" thoughts that will make you the happiest when it will come to life?
**Date Published:** January 30, 2022
Here are Quick Ways to Start the Day Right
Starting the day right could add an overall flavor to the rest of your day. With that, the ways that you do in the morning should be thought about as it will give an impact on your whole day.
Right now, you may be trying to reflect on how you start your day. You may be thinking what do you do the first thing in the morning, or what hinders you to have a productive day ahead. Now, if you think that your morning routine is not as well-shaped as it has to be, fret not, as I have prepared helpful ways to make have a fulfilling morning that could flow throughout the day.
Better Ways to Start the Day Right
Reshaping your routine may be hard at first. It's not as easy as counting 1,2,3 or even singing the ABC song, but with the motivation to change for the better, everything is possible. With the consistent effort to grow into a better individual, great effects could be seen in no time.
Not to mention, here are six of our proven ways to start the day right and end the day more productive and fulfilling:
Wake Up Before Sunrise
Avoid Checking Your Phone
Drink a Glass of Water
Move Your Body
Read or Listen to Something Inspiring
Set Achievable Goals
Wake Up Before Sunrise
They say successful people don't wake up in the middle of the day or after the sun has risen. They wake up before sunrise; just before the roosters open their beaks and scream for another wonderful morning to embark.
Try to imagine, you wake up just before the sun shows up its light. The calm sound of the peaceful morning calms the chaos in your heart. And as you open your eyes and rise for the day, you could feel the soothing touch of the morning breeze to your skin. Although the air feels so cold, it adds warmness to your heart. Isn't it astounding?
***"Wake up early, and you'll feel how incredible it brings in our heart."***
Waking up just before the sun shows up could add a whole different mood. You could feel how peaceful your thoughts are. And as you go outside as the day breaks, you can gently greet the sun showering you with positivity throughout the day.
Avoid Checking Your Phone
Admit it, the moment you open your eyes, instead of being grateful for another day that comes, you are there looking for your phone. From that, you open your social media accounts, scroll through them, and with that, you're glued on your bed instead of doing productive stuff.
You see, checking your phone early in the morning could delay the chores that you're supposed to do. You tend to forget your priorities as your eye is on your phone. And how magical it is that you can't stop using our phone once you use it. It's like your phone is a hindrance for you to seize the day; it's a hindrance for a productive day.
If you ever try the act of not checking your phone early in the morning, you'll have a productive time from then on. Don't get me wrong, you're allowed to check on your phone as much as you want to. Howbeit, don't check on it first thing in the morning as it will not help much. Sometimes, it could ruin your mood or you get distracted by the stuff that you read on your social media account. With that, as much as possible, try to apply it and you will make the best out of your time.
Grateful to the supportive individuals who believe in my potential, I appreciate you all a lot.
Drink a Glass of Water
Let me say it straight. Drinking a glass of water in the morning on an empty stomach could help you a lot. It will immediately make you feel hydrated. Imagine, in your eight hours of sleep, you haven't drunk anything, so it's expected that your body needs a glass of water. Aside from that your organs will feel refreshed after consuming after. It will also help in flushing all the toxins in our body that stores up in our body overnight.
***"Hydrate yourself first thing in the morning."***
Now, you may be wondering why it's part of ways to start the day right. Well, it's indeed a helpful way to start your day as you're prioritizing your health. You are about your physical body through doing this little thing which could add something big positively to your body health.
Move Your Body
Moving your body or doing some stretching or exercise could make a lot of positive effects not just on your body physically, but mentally as well. Just so you know when we do exercise or even stretching, our body releases "happy hormones" which the name suggests could make your mood glow and make you happy. It will eventually brighten up everything in your surroundings. With that, it will give you a positive vibe as you start the day.
On the other hand, your body will also thank you if you continue to do stretching or exercising every morning as you will eventually have strong bones and body. Your future self will truly be thankful for you for the thoughtfulness you're doing to yourself.
Read or Listen to Something Inspiring
Reading or listening to something positive or inspiring could affect the tone of your day. If you start instilling positivity in from the start of your day, you can bring that positivity throughout the day. And even though you experience some mishaps along the way, you will never feel that much irritated as you already set the tone of the day which is to stay positive and motivated no matter what.
There are a lot of available motivational books available around the internet. You may also listen to podcasts from motivational speakers all around the world. They are indeed helpful for your growth and for setting positivity in your day.
Set Achievable Goals
Setting achievable goals in your day is a great start. You have something to look forward to on your day. You will not end up thinking feeling unproductive as you already set your goal. Now, if the plans you have in mind are quite broad, try to chunk them to finish them within the day.
Closing Thoughts
If you want to live a fulfilling and productive life, try tweaking the routine you have in the morning. Try to eliminate the negative ones and try to nurture the good ones. Not to mention, as you start, you may not appreciate it. But as time goes by, and as you see the progress you are doing, you will eventually feel grateful that you started it.
So, start the day right, and you will never go wrong. Do great things for the betterment of yourself, as your future self will be truly grateful for you on that.
**Date Published:** January 29, 2022
This Is Why You're Unhappy
Ever thought that no matter how much you try, and no matter how many winnings you achieve in life, you end up feeling unhappy or unsatisfied with the things that you have achieved or done.
Fret not my friend. I understand what you're feeling. Today, we're going to chunk why are you feeling that way and how can you mend it for you to have a happy and better life.
Three Main Reasons Why You Feel Unhappy
A lot of things are going on with your mind, and you don't know what are the factors of your unhappiness. Even though people find your achievements so great, you can't still find the happiness in your heart.
Now, let me share three points that could somehow make you understand why you're feeling that way:
Worrying a Lot
Life has so many pressures. Pressures come from your family, friends, or even from the thought of the unknown. These pressures when they will not be unloaded in our hearts and minds could lead to something big. It could give a big impact on our health. It could somehow yield to you worrying a lot.
***"Worrying wipes your happiness away."***
The sad thing about worrying is it will yield on you to create scenarios in your head. Scenarios that don't exist in the first place, but you get affected a lot from them. You focus a lot on worrying that your mind will be shifted on the negative things alone; even though you have already achieved great things in life, you're still unhappy as you already overthink the negative things in life instead of focusing on the positive things that happened.
Always remember that your mental health matters. Never abuse yourself by worrying a lot. Whenever you feel like you're in that situation again, try to shift your attention to things that matter. Try to do things that would help boost your mood and will forget all the worries you have in mind. Try to do exercise, eat healthily, and name a few. Not to mention, whenever you see yourself in that situation, try to pray and communicate to your God as it will ease your troubles away. Needless to say, never allow negative or toxic people to enter your life as they will only give negativity to your mind. Stop worrying, start mastering the art of positive thinking for a happy living.
Before I continue, allow me to show my gratitude and appreciation to the following individuals who continuously give their full support on my journey here. I am beyond grateful for you all.
Comparing Your Life to Others
Comparing your pages to others could wipe the happiness in your heart. Imagine you already have all the things you wished for from the start, but as you achieved your goal, you end up having the feeling of unsatisfaction as you look at the achievements of others and you see that they achieve greater things than you. Instead of you feeling grateful to finally reach the goal you planted in your mind in the first place, you end up feeling jealous of the achievement of others.
Just so you know, comparing yourself to others would never plant contentment in your heart. If there's no contentment, you will not feel any satisfaction. And if no satisfaction, you will end up feeling unhappy about your achievements in life as you think they're not greater ones.
***"You will never see that your mug is already full if you keep on looking at the mug of others."***
So try your best to avoid comparing yourself to others as the pages of your book are not the same as theirs. You have a unique book, and so are they. With that, stop comparing and focus on your goals. If you ever achieve the goals you have in mind, be grateful for them. It's the little things that count. Never allow greediness to creep into your mind as it will ruin you as a whole. Be grateful for what you have and be contented with what you have achieved so far. These acts could give you a happy life.
Surrounded with Negative People
Being surrounded by negative people could somehow add an impact on your life. You see if you ever achieve wonderful things in life and the people around you would only tell you sarcastic comments instead of a congratulatory message, you will end up feeling bad for the things you have achieved. Instead of feeling happy, you end up feeling sad about the achievement that comes in your life.
***"Avoid negative people as they will not give something good in your life."***
If you are surrounded by negative people, try to stay away from them. Being unappreciated by the people around you will not give you something good in your life. It will only give you unhappiness and doubt. Try to be with people who are good in your mental health. Those who are genuinely happy for your success, and appreciate you a lot.
Closing Thoughts
Indeed, there are a lot of factors that make us feel so sad. A lot of things that would add heaviness to our hearts. What I mentioned above are just some of it. Howbeit, I would like to note that if your want to be genuinely happy, try to avoid the things that I mentioned as they will only make you sad.
**"Happiness is a choice."**
**"Create your happiness."**
Now if you are ever stuck on feeling unhappy again. Change your mindset. Think and do things that will add positivity to your life. Create your happiness and be grateful for every blessing that life has showered towards you.
**Date Published:** January 28, 2022
Loving Dogs Can Be Hard
Ever since I was young, I always love dogs and I prefer dogs as well more than cats. Don't get me wrong, I love cats, but a big part of my heart belongs to dogs. There's something special about them that makes my heart melt whenever I see them.
Reasons Why I Love Dogs
I have a lot of reasons why I love dogs so much, but let me just give four important reasons why I love them so dearly:
Dogs are adorable.
Dogs are therapists.
Dogs are a man's best friend.
Dogs make you feel special.
Dogs are adorable
Dogs are one of the most adorable animals created here on earth. No matter what breed they are, as long as they're dogs, I can't help but feel so happy looking at them. I always love to pet them. Even when they stink sometimes, that will still not be a turn-off for me for adoring them so much. Not to mention, I love it when they wag their tail, being playful, or even when they're at rest; dogs are just so adorable and you know what I mean.
There was one time when I was walking towards our backyard when our dog was being playful. It seems like it wanted to play with me. Simply looking at our dog doing such a thing gives happiness in my heart. No matter how silly it is, I still can't hide the fact that it's perfectly adorable.
Dogs are therapists
Whenever I am having a bad day, or I get stressed at work, seeing our dogs or even petting them magically fades my stress away. There's something magical about them that they can make you feel better. They're so helpful in a way that they could help you unload all the heaviness that you've been carrying in your heart. And they could feel somehow that you're not fine. They're there to light up our day.
I could still recall a memory when I was so stressed at work and I feel so tired the whole day. But as I went home, I saw my dog waiting for me happily, with that, I hugged it and I pet it, and it instantly eased all the heaviness that I was feeling at that time. My energy went back to its normal state and I can't help but felt so grateful for our dog.
Dogs are a Man's best friend
Once they love you, they will love you until the end. This is what I love about dogs. Needless to say, I could feel the love of the dogs around my circle. They may not say it, but I could feel the love that they have for me.
They also value the friendship and the bond you share. With that, I agree that dogs are a man's best friend. They're always there for you no matter what, and they're loyal and true to you even in hard times.
Dogs make you feel special
Whenever I go home, seeing them wag their tail or seeing them look so excited as they see me warms my heart so much. I feel so special by the small gestures they're doing for me. I can't help but fall in love with them every time. They will make you feel like you're the luckiest man alive as they love you so dearly.
Not to mention, I also have experience in our workplace on why I feel like dogs make me feel special. Now, there was one time when a stray dog kept on roaming around the area of our workplace. I tried to call its attention, but it was not listening to me as I was a stranger. What I did to somehow earn its trust was to give food. Day-by-day, I was glad that I was able to earn its trust and now, we're best friends. I just feel so special that the dog loves me. The sad thing is I can't adopt the dog as I'm not living in our own house so I'll just take care of that dog when I'm at my workplace.
Before I continue, let me thank my ever-supportive friends for all the love that they share with me. So blessed to have them.
Moreover, I may have a lot of reasons why I love them, but there's one thing that I could say loving them can be hard. It is the thought that they will not last longer than we want to.
***"Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really." -******~~Agnes Sligh Tumbull~~***
I have loved so many dogs my whole life. Even though they're only with me not for long, they made me the happiest girl alive.
Let me tell you a story about our dog who lived with us for 9 years. Its name is Nissan. I know, you might be thinking about the car, and you're right. My uncle named it Nissan because he loves the Nissan brand so much and with that named the dog with it.
Nissan was the kindest dog I have ever met. It's the kindest, most loving, and loyal dog in our family. For 9 wonderful years, Nissan remained faithful to us for all those years. Not to mention, a lot of bad guys try to kill our dog, Nissan, through poisoning, but Nissan survived every attempt. I don't know why they're doing such a thing, but I'm just grateful that it never kill our Nissan. Until 5 years ago, when Nissan died due to age. It may hurt our hearts most, but we just accepted the fact that it never died due to poisoning, but due to age.
Another story that I'm going to tell you is the story about our recent puppies, which died from a disease. My two puppies were given to us by our neighbor. I was so happy that I could finally take care of other puppies. I was so excited to take care of them that I bought stuff and food for them. As they lived in our house, I always thought that they will last longer. I presume that they will grow healthy, but months after we adopted them, they suddenly got a disease, and end up dying. I have loved them with all of my heart and I end up crying so hard after we lost them. It took me weeks to feel fine. I still can't get over the fact that I miss them so much.
**"Indeed, loving dogs can be easy, but losing them can be so hard."**
Now, if you're suffering from pain after losing a pet, know that I understand what you're feeling. It's hard, and it hurts so much especially since your pet has given you so many memories. The only that you can do is to feel the pain until you feel fine. Always bear in mind that even though it's already gone in this world, your pet loves you so much.
**Date Published:** January 27, 2022
Goal: HODL Until Wallet Reaches 1 BCH
I heard a lot of testimonies from my friends in noise.cash platform that they were able to achieve the 1 BCH goal that they're aiming for since they started in the platform and even gain more BCH after that. Their testimonies motivated me to do the same and to be hopeful that I will be able to attain that this year 2022.
BCH Goal Unlocked
I am just like the rest, having dreams in life that I want to achieve one day, and having 1 Bitcoin Cash or 1 BCH is one of them. To be honest, I never thought of having this goal the moment I joined noise.cash. Maybe because I was still unfamiliar with the platform at that time. I was still exploring how it works. I don't even know what am I going to do in the first place.
As the days went by, I have learned about the nitty-gritty of how the platform works. I have also read a lot of stories that were told by my friends on the platform. I was inspired by them as their stories were truly heartwarming and worth the praise.
I admit I feel like I can't achieve that goal before since 1 BCH feels so out of reach, but as my journey continues, I just instill in my head and be positive that I will be able to achieve it one day.
***"Before I will continue, let me share how happy I am that I finally reach 1000 views."***
I am two months old on the platform and this achievement means to me a lot. In the first place, I never thought that people would get to read my published pieces. With that, I can't contain the oozing of happiness in my heart as I feel overwhelmed by the kindness that the people here are sharing.
Grateful as well to the wonderful people who keep on supporting me. Your support means so much to a dreamer like me. Your names will forever be inscribed in my heart as the people who are with me in my journey here.
I will forever be thankful to have these supportive friends with me in my journey on the platform. I am beyond blessed.
Note to Self on My Journey Towards 1 BCH
The path that I'm taking towards the 1 BCH is not an easy one since I'm still so far from the summit, that's why I have here four things that I need to carry with me on this journey.
Have Patience
Work Hard
Never Give Up
Enjoy Every Moment
Have Patience
Patience is the key to success! I think that would be my motto for this journey. Having a huge amount of patience is so essential. If I don't carry patience with me on my goal, I don't think I will still be here talking about the goal that I have in mind.
Not to mention, having patience is a game-changer. Having patience could yield to a lot of positive things such as having a great understanding of the path that one is taking. If mishaps happen towards the journey, instead of overthinking and being irritable, the patience that one possesses could help one better understand and analyze the situation first before reacting to the mishaps that are going on. I also believe that having patience could help me stay calm no matter what comes in my way.
Work Hard
Working hard is very important in achieving a goal. Based on what I learned in life, even if you have so many dreams, if you will not put in into action, nothing will eventually happen. If you will wait for it to have without doing anything, then you might be waiting for nothing.
Hard work leads to self-improvement. With that, instilling the importance of hard work in my brain could help me in so many ways as this trait could help me gain more experiences and the experiences that I will gain could help me reach the goal that I have-- to reach 1 BCH.
Never Give Up
In my 20+ experience in this world, I have learned the importance of never giving up on my dreams. I know the path will never be easy. I will experience a lot of bumps throughout my journey. Not to mention, in my journey in noise.cash, I have been through a lot. Even if I'm still 3 months on the platform, I have experienced a lot. Even though it's so hard to continue, I am still here alive and kicking and I never regret any moment that I continue my journey. I also instill in my mind every time that things will never stay as is as change is constant. With that, I will remind myself to keep the faith and to never give up no matter what.
Enjoy Every Moment
Reminding myself to enjoy the moment as I am on my journey towards the 1 BCH. And for sure I will be able to enjoy it as I have my friends with me who are kind, supportive, and thoughtful. Having them with me means to me so much. Enjoying the moment will also ease the pressure if ever I will form one. It will also help a lot in reducing the stress that I'm feeling. Enjoy the moment indeed no matter what.
Honestly, I still can't tell when will I be able to reach it. But for now, I'll HODL (Hold on for Dear Life) on the BCH that I have in my wallet and remain hopeful that one day when I wake up, I will be able to smell the fragrance of the summit as I finally made it to the goal that I have in mind.
**Author's Note:**
*"Thrilled you're here. Hope you had a great time reading my thoughts in this article. I appreciate your support so much. See you around!" -LeticiaFelize*
`Date Published: January 26, 2022 (Wednesday)`
Upcoming Free-to-Play MOBA in the Blockchain
If you are familiar with Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) or League of Legends (LOL), then you will surely be familiar with the upcoming free-to-play MOBA in the blockchain.
League of Ancients (LOA) is Binance's first-ever 5v5 Non-fungible Token (NFT) heroes battle; an upcoming game in the blockchain. It is a free-to-play, play-to-earn e-sports NFT game that will have its beta release on the 3rd quarter of the year 2022, and will have its full release on the 4th quarter of the same year. Its token is called $LOA which is already available in pancakeswap, biswap, apeswap, and its price is already in coingecko, coinmarketcap and gate.io.
Moreover, League of Ancients is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game. There will be two teams that will fight for victory on an enclosed battlefield. Each team consists of 5 players. Each team member will choose a hero that they will use, and if will be used strategically would enable the team to win the game. The first team who will destroy the enemy's base will be the winner and will earn an NFT reward.
***"MOBA Madness in the Metaverse"***
The founder of League of Ancients is Dwayne Ong, a crypto enthusiast and an entrepreneur based in Malaysia. His team are from different industries such as blockchain dev, game dev, and so on; they're from different countries as well, but mostly Malaysians.
Based on one of Ong's interviews, the making of League of Ancients is inspired by DOTA which he plays ever since he was young. His vision in coming up with the game is for the people to play the game that they love and they are passionate to play about while making a living out of it; giving equal opportunity for the people to earn. It aims to empower everyone and to give everyone a good quality NFT game experience. Something that is not out from mediocrity. Ong would also want people to love playing games in the blockchain through this MOBA game wherein a lot of people already love.
This is a wonderful vision and if the project will become successful after its launch, then it would become a great opportunity for people to play games while earning out from it.
Beyond grateful to have these wonderful friends with me in my journey in this platform. The support that you keep on sharing towards me is heartwarming.
Not to mention, what's good about LOA is it's an NFT game.
***"What's so special about NFT games?"***
NFT games use blockchain technology to prove ownership of digital assets. These assets can't be touched as they are in digital form, but you can use them in the game. You own them, use them, or even sell them in real-world dollars.
In NFT games, you are not spending money, instead, you are investing money through the assets that you have to earn or buy. Say, for example, you buy skins in a specific game, that skin will prove ownership to you and you will own that even at the end of time as the ownership to that skin was inscribed in the blockchain wherein the history of purchase was still there. Even if you don't play the game anymore, the skin will still be there in your wallet and will stay there as long as you don't sell it. Once you sell it, another owner will be inscribed in the blockchain as the owner of the skin. Unline non-NFT games the money you spend on the game will belong to the developer. You can't sell or even trade those game stuff through real-world dollars. In summary, your game assets are not owned by anyone, but you alone unless you sell them and buy from others.
Another important thing to note is that NFTs are decentralized, meaning no one owns or no authority owns the blockchain; it is available for everyone to earn and use. Moreover, NFT games are not a waste of time as the gaming hours and gaming assets that you have are already a form of investment.
Going back, League of Ancients has so much potential already. A lot of people are talking about this LOA game as it's bridging the cryptocurrency and the e-sports community together. Its goal is not only to provide entertainment for the people, but it's also to provide an opportunity for the people to earn money through playing. Not to mention, if the hype that it's resonating towards the world would be consistent, then the project of this MOBA in the blockchain would become a hit. Looking forward to what this NFT game would give to the world after its launch.
`Date Published: January 25, 2022 (Tuesday)`
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Reflections on Encanto Movie
The movie entitled, "Encanto", was released around the last month of the year 2021. The trailer alone was indeed astounding and magical that anyone would look forward to watching it.
After the movie was released, a lot of people were talking about the movie and giving their insights about it. It stole the hearts of each one as the story evolves around the family bond, love, and to name a few. How the characters portrayed their roles were relatable to each one as well.
***" Now, before we dig into the reflections from the Encanto movie, let's talk about the characters and how relatable they can be."***
Luisa
Luisa is one of the most relatable characters in the story. She is the one who carries the world through her shoulders. The one who has carried so much pressure from her family as she was portrayed as someone strong enough to handle anything. The pressure was on and was placed on her shoulders. With that, she's afraid to crack and look weak in the eyes of her family. She is the one who hides her emotions by looking tough and strong for her family's sake.
Isabella
Isabella may look perfect on the outside, but little did we know that she was wearing a mask of perfection to look perfect in the eyes of the people around her, especially on her family. She keeps on wearing it to avoid having disappointments from her family. The burden that she's feeling may not be visible from the outside, but it's indeed heavy on the inside. She loved her family that much that she doesn't want to let them down and get disappointed.
Mirabel
When Mirabel was still young, she was always astounded looking at each one holding their magic. But when it was her turn to receive her gift, she didn't receive any gift at all. With that, Mirabel thought that nothing special about her. She feels like she was not like the rest as each of them is happily sharing their gifts with the people. She may hide it, but there are a lot of questions going on in her mind on why did it happen, and why her among all the people.
Bruno
Bruno may be perceived as a villain especially in the beginning part of the movie, but Bruno has the kindest heart. He was just being misunderstood due to the power that he possesses. Bruno was helping the people a lot as he can predict what will happen in the future. Bruno lived a sad life after all since no matter how much he wanted to be with his family, all he could do is to hide in the walls, to avoid the judgments of the people around him.
Abuela
The pressure is on for Abuela. She wanted to have a perfect family. She wanted that each one in their family will succeed and will have a better life. She's been putting so much effort into everything to remain perfect and for them not to experience the trauma that she has experienced from the past. She act as a pillar in her family, providing a strong foundation no matter how many earthquakes would come their way.
***"Given the characters, who are you most relatable with?"***
Other characters give life to the movie as well: Dolores, Pepa, Mariano, Camilo, Felix, and name a few. But the characters mentioned are the ones who are most relatable with even on the thoughts of others.
Life Lessons from the Movie
The movie was well-crafted and well-thought. With that, there are a lot of life lessons we can extract from the movie. Life lessons that we can instill in our heart and mind, and apply in our lives for us to live with harmony and less pressure.
**Here are the four life lessons we can get from the movie, " Encanto":**
Embrace Your Vulnerabilities
Be Yourself
Never Compare Yourself to Others
You Can Always Start Anew
Embrace Your Vulnerabilities
You can never be strong all the time. You can always show your vulnerabilities and embrace them. Being vulnerable doesn't mean you are weak. Being vulnerable sometimes is a good thing as you are expressing what you're feeling at the moment. You are not faking to look tough or to look strong in front of people. You are simply being honest that not all the time, you are strong enough to carry everything on your own. The thing is, if you will allow the people to perceive you as strong all the time, they will perceive you that way. Show them what you are, that you are just a human who can feel vulnerable. You are like the rest and sometimes you want to take a rest from all the burdens that you are carrying. Again, embracing your vulnerabilities will not bring you down, instead, you are being authentic in your feelings.
Be Yourself
We can always wear a mask and look perfect in the eyes of everybody. We can always act how we wanted to be perceived by each one. We can do whatever we want and how we will be perceived, but we can never lie to what are we feeling on the inside. It is you who knows yourself better and not others. With that, stop faking yourself to be liked by most people, stop acting to be perfect, and avoid the disappointments that you might get from being true. Nobody is perfect. You are also a human being. You can never be great all the time. There will be times when you feel like you're not the prettiest, there will be times when you want to be silly, and be it. Be yourself. Never live a life that pleases anybody, instead, live a life of authenticity. A life that you are true to yourself, and showing what you are as a person. Never mind all the judgments and the negative opinions of the people around you. You are wonderful in your little way. Again, be yourself and love yourself.
Never Compare Yourself to Others
Admit it or not, this is one of the habits that we usually do unconsciously: comparing ourselves to others. We tend to compare that they are so good enough and you are not. You could mirror how high their achievements are then there you are at the corner not knowing what to do in life. You always abuse yourself but tell all the negative stuff you can see to yourself, as you think you are far cry from the people around you. You think you are nothing special. If you keep on doing that to yourself, then please stop. If there's someone who must believe in you, that would be yourself. If you are not believing in yourself, and you keep on comparing yourself to others, how painful it is for you as you lose in the end. With that, always remember that there's always a season for everything. Be happy for the achievements of each one, their season of success has come. Never compare your season to them. One day, you will be able to reach your goals and you will be glad for waiting patiently, and not comparing yourself to the people around you.
You Can Always Start Anew
When things are starting to fall. When nothing feels good that is happening in your life. When everything breaks and failures creep in the corner. Fret not, you can always start again no matter how much you fail in life. Even if you fall a thousand times, learn to rise in every downfall and never give up. You can always have a fresh start. One day, everything will come into place, and you will be glad for continuing and not showing a sign of giving up.
Indeed, Encanto movie is one of the best-animated movies that was released. It holds so many beauty and life lessons that we can always bring for a lifetime. Above all, it's a movie worth watching.
**Date Published:** January 24, 2022 (Monday)
If Time Traveling Exists
How awesome it would be if we have a time machine with us and we can travel back in time.
When I was a child, I always admire the idea of time traveling. It feels so exciting to be able to go back to the time and witness something again like for the first time. That's why whenever there's a movie about time-traveling, I would look for a copy of it and watch the movie with so much excitement. Allowing my thoughts to wander my imagination satisfies my heart. I love to indulge myself with this kind of topic ever since.
I could still recall one time when my friends and I talked about traveling in time, and we exchanged so much great ideas on what we would do if we could travel back in time. One of my friends said she would go back to the time and bet on a lottery to become a millionaire. My other friend wants to go back and take the opportunity she once missed. And my other friend said that she wanted to go back in time and avoid the person who hurt her a lot. Indeed, we have so much to talk to when the topic is about tike traveling.
***"But what would I do if given a chance to go back in time?"***
On my part, I would go back in time when investing in cryptocurrency was still fresh. Back when people were still not interested in it. I want to go back in time and learn about investing money, especially in cryptocurrency.
Just so you know, back when I was still studying, I never thought of investing for the future. I never thought of it as what's in my mind is just to save money. I admit, my perspective before about investment was a bit blurry. In the first place, I already placed in my mind that investments are for the rich ones. I usually see in the movies that the rich ones who have big companies are the ones who are capable of investing money. I thought it would be hard for people like me who weren't born rich. The investment was once an impossible thing for me to do. But things have changed just the last few months of 2021 when I knew about the world of Cryptocurrency.
Way back in college, I saw posts on the internet about someone who invested in cryptocurrency and is now rich. His life story as far as I could remember was indeed inspiring. He invested his not-so-good amount of dollars in Bitcoin. Unexpectedly, the Bitcoin market was bullish and he reached a pretty good amount of money. After reading that article there was a line at the bottom part.
***"Want to know more about Bitcoin?"***
I saw that question, but I end up ignoring it as I thought I was still not capable of that stuff as I was still studying. However, now that I finally knew about it, I regret not pursuing learning about it. If only there's a time machine, I would surely turn back time when Bitcoin was still in cents and buy a lot of it as I could. Maybe now, I might be the first millionaire in our family.
You see, many didn't believe it at first, but now, many regret why they didn't invest in it back then including me. I regret not taking the opportunity to learn more about it back then.
But things don't go as we wanted. We can't go back in time either. And if it's possible, I think I wouldn't have a life like what I have now since a lot of things have been manipulated if it did happen. So what's best to do now is to learn more about it. To dig into the cryptocurrency world and to explore how wonderful this world is.
Going back, I saw a video about time-traveling yesterday that opened my world of imagination anew. It all started when I watched a video about Multiverse, I was curious about it, then a suggested video turned in about time traveling. Anyway, so I watched the time-traveling video and there was a certain event that happened before that a guy named John Titor was a time traveler and he's from the future in the year 2036. He also showed pictures of what he used to travel back around 2000. Even my mind was blown by what I've known. I haven't heard about it before, I just knew it yesterday and I was astounded by this information. I still can't believe it.
Anyway, I also have a lot of plans if given a chance to go back in time. I would grab the opportunities I missed, I would correct the mistakes that I have done, and I would make things right at that time. You see, we have done a lot of mistakes in the past, but even though those experiences hurt us in some way, they made us who we are today. It made us stronger and wiser than ever.
Concluding Thoughts
Indeed, time or traveling never gets old. No matter how old we are, we are still hopeful that it will eventually become to live. We are hopeful that the geniuses will be able to invent the time machine one day and share it with the world. Howbeit, I have already foreseen that if a time machine will be made, I can't imagine how the world will turn out. I presume there will be chaos as people would want to try it themselves. I presume it will add a negative impact on our world. But even though that's what I'm foreseeing, I am still hopeful that if time-traveling exists, it would add a positive effect to the world, a d I hope people will use it rightly.
I don't know when I don't know-how. I am not even sure that if time traveling exist, I would still be here in this world. But I hope for the best when that happens.
**Date Published:** January 23, 2022
Being Sad for No Reason
You wake up one day and the ambiance felt a bit different. Your morning coffee doesn't taste the same. You don't feel excited embarking on the day. You feel sad for no reason and so.
While feeling sad for no reason may seem unusual, it is pretty normal. Humans have emotions to share with the world; happiness, sadness, fear, anger, and name a few. All of these may be felt even in every second of our lives.
***"Our emotions are valid no matter what it is."***
Needless to say, it may sound a bit weird to feel sad for no reason, but it is not for no reason after all. There is always a reason behind the sadness that we are carrying but was left unnoticed. It was there hiding behind the corners of our minds. It's there staying on the side not showing its light as it was there in the dark. Our minds never got to notice it as it was not obvious to us, but it's there, that is why we felt it in the first place.
Moreover, it is hard to feel better especially when the root of the sadness was not being recognized. We don't know how to deal with it, we don't know how to feel fine. In the end, it would leave us feeling helpless and down. Our minds will be as chaotic and we could hear how noisy the whispers in our heads are which can't do much about.
Sending love and gratefulness to these beautiful people.
But how can we cope with this situation?
Humans tend to find the root of what's causing the sadness, but it's not easy as it seems. To be a detective in our own emotions can be upsetting. To find out the origin of the emotion that we're dealing with may sadden us more. Howbeit, the best thing to do is to investigate what causes it.
***"Understanding the emotion will help us to feel better."***
Another helpful way to cope with sadness even if we still don't know what's the reason for it is to express what we are feeling at the moment to the person we trusted the most. Sharing the thoughts that we have amidst sadness is never a bad thing. Instead, it will help us feel relaxed and find comfort.
Just so you know, when we are sad, we can feel that our hearts are being filled up with heaviness. Our hearts seem heavy than usual. This heaviness would force us to unload it, and we cry. Crying doesn't mean we are weak. It is one way to unload all the stuff that we are bringing into our hearts. It will help us clear our eyes from the blurriness that the sadness has brought to our hearts. Through crying, we could find comfort and that we find rest.
***"Cry as much as you want will help a lot."***
One thing that would help as well is embracing the emotion that we have; embracing the sadness. It's okay not to feel okay sometimes. It's okay not to be happy and to embrace the opposite side of it. It's okay to break down and cry. The emotion that we have at the moment is perfectly normal. The sadness that we are feeling will eventually come to pass.
But just like the season, our emotions are fleeting. No matter how fast or how slow it would leave our minds, it will leave in no time. The sadness will not be there for long, but it will come back unpredictably; it is part of life. Feeling sad cannot be simply removed from our lives even if we want to though, but we can deal with it. And dealing with it may feel difficult most of the time, but we will get there.
Although sadness may not be the best emotion we would love to experience, being sad could yield positive effects. Just like any events that are happening in our lives, being sad has its purpose. Sadness offers our soul a sense of relief; a sense of comfort.
Now, if there comes a time when you feel sad anew for no apparent reason, try to unravel what's the cause of that sadness, be observant about your thoughts while being sad, investigate why you feel blue in an instant, acknowledge and embrace the emotion, cry as much as you want, remind yourself that there's a purpose on the sadness, and seek help if there's a need. Needless to say, it's hard to think clearly when sadness creeps the corner, but know that it will not be there for long.
Just to note, if one of the things that make you sad is about the bear market of cryptocurrency, then don't be. Fret not, it may look alarming especially the value of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), but it will eventually rise soon. Looking at the brighter side of it and thinking about the long-term goal instead would be a great input in our minds. Hold on for dear life (HODL), one day we will be glad for holding.
My First Eyewear Experience
Never thought that my first eyewear experience would become a roller coaster ride.
Earlier in the year 2021, I noticed that there was a change in my vision. I noticed that my view from afar was quite blurry. Not to mention, I never gave so much importance to it as I thought that it's pretty normal as I used to get eyestrain due to too much soaking of my eyes through gadgets. When I get eyestrain, I usually get blurry vision, then my vision will be fine after a day or two of resting my eyes away from gadgets.
Howbeit, I got quite alarmed with my eye condition, just last December 2021 when I notice that my eyes hurt that much even though I rested my eyes for like two days. Nothing has changed especially on my vision. With that, I decided to go to an eye specialist to get my eye check. But due to the hectic schedule, I wasn't able to go to the doctor, instead, I did other stuff just like work and vacation because it's the holidays season. Honestly, I forgot to get my eye checked again because I got used to the blurry vision that I have. Although I find it a hassle sometimes, I got used to it in some way.
***"Before anything else, sending my big thanks to the beautiful people above for all the love and support- so blessed to have you all."***
Then just this year on the first week of January, I met with my cousins at our grandmother's house, then there I saw my closest cousin. She shared with me about her experience in an eye clinic in the city. She showed me her anti-radiation glasses with the transition. I was astounded by her glasses and decided to get my eyes checked in the same eye clinic. But since I got pretty busy the first week of January, I then forgot about it.
Days went by, and I was still not going to the eye doctor for my eyes. But when I noticed that my eyes hurt than usual, I suddenly book an appointment with the eye specialist that my cousin recommended to me.
**My First Eyewear** ~~(A Perfect Experience)~~
I went to the clinic and choose my frame. I was so ecstatic since there were a lot of cute frames to choose from. They're all cute so I can't choose easily what to use as my frame. After almost an hour of fitting and choosing, I finally have chosen one.
After choosing the frame, I then went to the eye doctor. Honestly, I was not happy with how the doctor approached me. He was not as approachable as I expected. He seemed to be in a hurry that I could feel that he didn't care at all about my eye condition. I was disappointed since my cousin told me that it was a nice clinic and you could feel that you were being cared for, but my experience was the total opposite. Even though I was disappointed, I thought of how my frame would go and I was excited that I could finally see again.
I waited for about 4 hours for my glasses. Then finally the clinic texted me that I can get my glasses. I was so excited as I was about to visit the clinic, but as I tried my glasses, I was not happy with the result. As I wear the glasses, I feel like my world turned around. I felt so dizzy. I suddenly went to the doctor and told him about my situation. But he just told me with an irritated voice that I will feel that way especially when it's my first time wearing glasses. With that, I still wear the glasses even if it hurts my eyes. I listened to the doctor that my eyes will still adjust for a few days.
As the days went by, I could feel that my eyes were hurting still, they hurt as much as before. I then asked my co-workers if they felt the same way with their eyewear. But my co-workers told me that they feel so comfortable with their glasses. I felt so sad after hearing them as my glasses didn't feel the same way. Not to mention, when I looked at my glasses, it felt like it was zooming, but I felt dizzy afterward. That's when I decided to go to another eye specialist and have another lens for my glasses.
It's not a perfect experience after all.
**Second Try**
So I decided to change the lens of my glasses. I don't feel like changing my frame as it's still in a good condition and I don't want to waste it just because I got a not-so-great lens. As I went to the other clinic that my co-worker recommended, I asked if they will change the lens only and I will use the frame that I have first hand. They said, "Yes", however, as they check my frame, they noticed that it was a brand from the other store and they said that they will change the lens, but only if it came from a different brand, and not with the brand that I have.
I felt sad afterward since that clinic provides better lenses than what my co-workers said. It's just that, the brand of my frame was not eligible to be changed in their clinic. As per advice, I will just choose a frame from their store since the prices of their frames were only cheap. Not to mention, I didn't grab the opportunity and look for another clinic that has better lenses and will only change the lens of my glasses.
**Third and Final Try**
Finally, after a long journey of finding a clinic that only change the lens of my glasses, I found one. The optical was located around 20 minutes from my house. I was so happy that I finally found one, and I'm glad that they can change the lens of my glasses as well.
As the eye specialist checked my eyes, I could feel like she cared for my eye condition. She was so approachable and she checked my eyes thoroughly. She also told me that the lens that was given to me was too high for my grade. Although it turned out that way, I was still grateful that in the end, I found that optical.
Going back, after my eyes get checked, the doctor told me to be back the next day after that to claik my newly made glasses. To be honest, I was scared and excited at the same time. Scared in a way that it might end up being like my previous glasses, and excited in a way that it finally fits my eyes. Now, as I received my eyeglasses the next day, I was s happy as the moment I first wear them, it fits my eyes so nicely. I never felt any dizziness. It's so compatible with my eyes, so pleasing.
With that, I'm so grateful. I'm grateful that I was able to meet an eye specialist that cares for my eye condition. I'm so blessed to finally have an optical center I could run to whenever I need to change my glasses or even lenses. Not to mention, I'm still thankful despite the mishaps that came my way in my first eyewear journey. If the first problem never happened that the first lenses that I have, I might not be able to find a better optical center. If it's not because of my bad experience, I will never be able to find the optical center that I love so much.
**"Everything happens for a reason."**
If there's a quote that I could relate to my first eyewear experience that would be, "Everything happens for a reason." My first eyewear experience may not be as smooth as it is. I had to go through a lot of problems to be able to end up with the perfect eyewear for me. I have to experience something unpleasant to meet the best eye specialist for me. And if it's not because of that experience, I will never realize that not all optical centers are the same. So, it's still best to choose the perfect place to get our check and will be a solution for our eye needs.
Above all, I'm blessed to finally have the eyewear that fits me. No matter how struggling my experience is, the important thing is I was able to see now. This is the best thing of all.
Just a reminder: "Love your eyes with all your heart, because once it's starting to get blurry, your clear eyes will just be a memory."
Just Keep Swimming
When life keeps you down, you know what you got to do, "just keep swimming".
Just so you know I heard this line a lot when I was still young. I even read this line in my classmate's notebook, but never did I realize the deeper meaning of it. I'm purely focusing on the shallow side which is to keep swimming like a fish swimming in the sea.
Not to mention, this line was from the movie, "Finding Nemo". I love this movie a lot as it has great animations and I love the story flow. It started with something exciting, then thrilling, and finally, a happy ending. I enjoyed this movie a lot especially since I watched it together with my cousins. I love any animation movies as they tend to capture my attention through the colorful animations, and wonderful scenes. Whenever I watch animation movies, I tend to get excited as I could feel like I was also there inside the movie, living the fantasy world that I always wanted to be.
Needless to say, when I was young, I was that kind of kid who wants to go to the fantasy world. I feel like I was an escapist child back then. I want to see a colorful world with nothing but pure happiness and fun. I want to live the life that I could picture in my mind. And no matter what problems went along for me as a child, I was still happy as I'm happily dreaming of my fantasy world.
**"Just Keep Swimming"**
Going back, even now that I'm already old, this movie still hits different for me. I'm not only enjoying the story flow or even the animations, but I'm also focusing on the lessons that I got from it. It may be a movie that tends to entertain especially the children, but this movie is a gem to the adults as it holds meaningful life lessons that we can carry for a lifetime. One of which is the lesson that we can get from the line, " Just Keep Swimming."
Sending my warmest thanks to the following individuals who continue supporting me on this platform. I'm beyond blessed for everything.
I could still remember when I was still studying, I have been through a lot of struggles and pressures. It seems like the world is against me. I have been struggling with the thoughts that I have. There were whispers in my ear telling me that I am not enough, or I don't deserve all the great things in life. I have also experienced a lot of things I can't mention. Howbeit, no matter how much pressure I've been bringing throughout my studies, I never give up on it. I continue my journey with a positive mind as my goals in life are greater than the doubts that I have for myself. With that, I continue reaching for my dreams. Then right now, all I could say is I'm grateful for my younger self for having that courage to continue despite the hardships. I'm grateful for myself that to that I keep on swimming and swimming towards the goal that I'm aiming for. Since now, that I'm 20+ years old, I finally have the job that I am aiming for a way back when I was studying.
Needless to say, now that I already achieved the first goal I have, I wanted to achieve another goal which is to have financial freedom. Right now, I'm pursuing my job because this is the best thing that I could earn now. My job is my source of income to provide not just my needs, but my family's needs as well. Right now, I'm studying how to achieve more in life without pressuring myself, and without comparing my journey to others. As of now, I'm working on it and I hope I will be able to achieve it soon. I don't mind if I will not achieve it in an instant, but I am hoping to achieve them soon.
Moreover, in life, we tend to experience a lot of hardships, a lot of struggles especially when we age as we have greater responsibilities and we have a lot of commitments. From here, our problems are not like before which were too childish; we now experience serious problems that make us feel down and sad. These problems will be tough for us. With that, we should instill the lesson, "Just Keep Swimming" with us.
"Just Keep Swimming" is a reminder for us to continue swimming with our dreams in our lives, to continue with everything that we aim for in life no matter how hard it gets. Just keep swimming is a wonderful thought to instill in our minds that we should never give up no matter what. No matter how much weight life will make us carry. No matter how many hardships and struggles we will go through, we should keep moving forward, and we should never give up as one day, we will be grateful for not giving up. We should be grateful for ourselves that we continue our journey even if it's so tough. And from that day forward, we will realize that those struggles that we've been through have helped us a lot in sharpening our minds and helping us to be the best version of ourselves.
So my dear friends, always remember to keep swimming in life. I believe you will reach all the goals that you have in mind no matter what. Trust the process.
Life Currently: January 2022
Finally, we are already living the year 2022-- January 2022 it is. What keeps you busy this month?
They say, the first month of the year is a fresh start for us. It is where we could feel a sense of hope as we are hopeful for the days that are about to come. It is where we have our New Year's resolution, and we already crafted another goal for us to do for the rest of the year.
Not to mention, January is about to end, so it's time for me to write my life currently. I haven't summarized how my month went, and this is the time that I'm going to reflect. I hope I have lived my days this month with so much fulfillment.
Now, here's my life currently for January:
Reading
I haven't read so many books or even articles lately as my eyes hurt that much. Just so you know, I just got my eyes checked by the eye doctor and I realized that my eye grade in both eyes is quite high. Needless to say, I decided to get my eyes checked as my eyes were hurting lately and I can't see clearly from afar. Although I feel sad about it since I need to wear glasses, I'm still hopeful that better days will come soon. Moreover, I have been so down lately due to my condition, but I'm trying the best as I can to surpass all the sadness that's roaming around my heart, and they will be covered with happiness and joy anew. Going back, even though I rarely read stuff these days, I remember one time that I have read a motivational book about hope and that book helped me heal the wound that I'm feeling inside my heart. I just hope that I will be able to get used to my glasses soon once it's done.
Writing
Same as reading, I haven't written anything significant these days. I'm too focused on my eye condition that's why I haven't written something important. I even have days when I can't write articles not because I don't want to, but because I can't think of anything as my mind is being preoccupied with a lot of stuff. But I'm still open for that time to come when my love for writing will be back. When ideas will flow freely in my head. It's just so hard to think of content to write these days as there are a lot of events happening in my life that I'm not in control of.
Listening
Currently listening to chill songs where I could vibe to. Songs that will calm the waves in my heart. Songs that will eventually give peace to my chaotic mind. Just so you know, I only want to live with a positive mind, but things will never go in our favor most of the time. So, what I can do is to accept the situation that I am in and calm my heart through the songs that I'm listening to. Not to mention, I listen so much from my heart lately, I wonder if it's helping or not hehe.
Thinking
Lately, I have been thinking of all the things that I have done before that led to what happened to me now. I have a lot of things going in with my life lately and the world seems a bit blurry. I suddenly miss the time when I was still young. Even though I don't have the best childhood, I'm still happy when I was young. I'm also thinking if I'm experiencing Quarter Life Crisis these days, or the feelings that I'm having lately are the result of my constantly changing moods due to my PCOS. Above all, I'm thinking of what's best to do to overcome this unpleasant feeling that I'm feeling.
Smelling
I'm currently loving the smell of menthol. Menthol helps a lot especially when I'm having headaches due to my eye problem. I love to rub the menthol around the side of my head and it helps a lot in relieving my headaches. I also love inhaling it as it could help calm my nerves as well especially when I'm under so much pressure. I don't know why, but I think I'm getting old these days that the scent of menthol excites me. I could feel that I'm aging that fast. I wonder what smells will I love as my journey continues.
Wishing
If there's one thing that I wish lately, it's the thought that I want to go back to the time when things are working normally in my body. The time when I still feel no pain around my wrists, the time when my eyes could still see clearly, and the time when I'm still healthy. I know it's impossible, but I want to go back to that time to change my bad habits. If only I could tweak my habits back then for me not to feel all the pains that I'm feeling now, then I would. But I cannot, so I'm only wishing for healing and for the safety of my family and loved ones against the virus that's roaming around the world.
Hoping
I hope that I could see things clearly like before. It may sound that I'm referring to my eyesight, but I'm referring more to the mindset that I have. Needless to say, I've been feeling so off lately, and I feel down and sad. But I'm trying day by day, to say positive, to say positive affirmations to myself the moment I wake up, and to disregard all the whispers of the enemy in my ears. Anyway, I also hope that green days will come and the BCH will pump and launch to the moon.
Wearing
I'm currently wearing a smile on my face. Even though I'm not completely happy, I'm trying to make myself as happy as I was before. I'm not pressuring myself, but I know I will get there. Anyway, I'm wearing a dress because I have no other clothes to wear. I need to wash my clothes because I've been busy lately and I have no time to wash them haha.
Loving
I'm loving the dark chocolate drink lately. Not to mention, I started this craze when my co-worker asked me if I will order a drink from her favorite shop. I noticed the dark chocolate drink and tried it. To my surprise, I love its overall taste. I can't help but fall in love with it that I drink it almost every day. Right now, I noticed that I gained weight. I think it's time for me to switch back to my water intake routine because I think I forgot to drink a lot of water these days already.
Wanting
I want to have peace of mind lately. I always wanted to attain that as my mind feels a bit chaotic these days. I don't want to hear any negativity around and I just want to listen to positive things that are going around the work. I also want to eat fries and ice cream. I'm craving them but I tend to forget to order this food every time. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to grab one.
Needing
If there's something that I need today, maybe it's motivation. I noticed that I'm not that motivated to do things lately. I realized that the motivation that I have before in anything that I do gradually dims. I need to bring back that motivation so I will look for ways to stay motivated and to live a fulfilling life.
Feeling
I may be feeling sad these days, but I can't deny the fact that I'm still feeling blessed that I am surrounded by great people in my life. I'm grateful for my family and friends who are with me in my journey. They are always there willing to support me and shower me with their love no matter how hard things get. I'm forever blessed to be surrounded by people who are good for my mental health. Aside from that, I'm feeling joyful as well for all of the people here and even in Noise.cash as all of you are supportive towards me. There may be times when I can't reciprocate your kindness and generosity, but I'm still grateful that you're still there showering me with all of your love and support. I'm also feeling grateful to God for everything that He has done in my life. I believe He has greater plans for me. I offer Him everything, even the battles that I have.
So, those are the things that are going on with my life currently for January. I may have started the year with a sad heart, but I know it will never stay this way for the next months to come. I'm still excited about the opportunities that are waiting ahead. I presume better days are coming so I am. just here working things out and waiting patiently for the time that the world will shine brighter again and the smile that I have will be as big as it is.
Crypto the Moon
Imagine you wake up one-day hearing positive news that crypto launching towards the moon.
I can't wait for that day to come. I'm so thrilled to see the world green anew. I wonder how it feels like to experience the value of the cryptos to go back to its all-time high (ATH), what a wonderful feeling it would be. Just so you know I'm still not knowledgeable about cryptocurrency. I haven't even done trading before and I'm still having a hard time analyzing the nitty-gritty of it. I joined a lot of groups to learn about it, but I end up having a hard time since there are a lot of spins and turns to learn. So what I usually do these days is to hold on for dear life or HODL. Hodl is the best thing I could do these days, especially since the market is still on red.
Just so you know, I only hold Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Ethereum (ETH) with me. The funny thing about my ETH purchase is that it was on the dip at that time, but I never thought that it could still go on dip and dip, that's why I regret a little purchasing that time. If only I bought on the deepest dip, I might have more ETH today. But I just accepted the fact that I already bought one and just wait for it to rise again. Needless to say, whenever I see a post about buying on the dip, I can't help but laugh because I can relate to the memes that the people are sharing.
Not to mention, I heard a lot about coins and tokens. I always wanted to learn about purchasing coins and some are tokens and stuff-- then how they work. But I still don't understand. I think I need a mentor to teach me about this stuff because if I will be the one to do the move, I might lose in the end. Unless I already get how it works, but I still don't so I will just chill and learn.
***"Showing my love and gratefulness to the individuals above who believe in my potential. "***
Going back, witnessing crypto mooning is what I long to experience especially since I have BCH and ETH on hodl with me. But since all I can do today is wait for that time to come, this is what I usually do while waiting for that time to come, no matter how long.
Learning More About Cryptocurrency
I think learning more about Cryptocurrency is a must-do for me, even for anyone. I believe that we can never go wrong if we learn the nitty-gritty of something, especially about cryptocurrency. Howbeit, I can't deny the fact that I get lazy sometimes on opening the e-books I downloaded to read. So, the challenge for me here is how am I going to overcome laziness. Maybe I just need a little more drive for me to continue what I'm doing. But I enjoy learning though, it's just that I get tired especially when I'm bombarded with tasks.
Continue my Noise.Cash Journey
I already mentioned before that because of Noise.Cash I was able to earn BCH and met friends with whom I love to interact with. Just so you know, if I think about the platform, I will never get tired of praising it. The platform is just so great in my eyes. That's why I'm so blessed to be able to be part of the wonderful community. Needless to say, whenever I am on the platform, I can't feel any toxicity, unlike when I soak myself on social media where a lot of negativity will roam around my brain. That's why Noise.Cash is such a blessing in disguise. It has helped me in my addiction to using social media, it has given me a lot of opportunities not just to earn and meet friends, but to meet and understand the cryptocurrency world also.
I'm beyond grateful to know this platform. I will never get tired of introducing Noise.Cash to my friends. And I will never get tired of using the platform as well since it's so nice.
Enjoy the Waiting Game
The cryptocurrency world is quite unpredictable in my perspective. So, what I can do today is to have that patience as I am waiting for something and to enjoy the waiting as well. Because if I will not enjoy while waiting, I presume I would give up amidst it. So I will make it a habit to enjoy what I'm doing as I will never go wrong with that.
I presume that mooning is what everyone is waiting for, who wouldn't want it right? For now, let's just trust the process. One day, we will be at our happiest seeing the crypto to the moon.
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My Life Before I Started My Noise.Cash Journey
If I try to look back on my life before I started my journey in Noise.Cash, I could say that it's far cry from what it is now. A lot of things have changed, but positively; a lot of things to be grateful for.
I could still remember how my days went before. If I try to summarize my emotions, I could say that I was so pressured. Pressured in a sense that I was still a newbie in my workplace and I have a lot of things to deal with. I also experienced Quarter Life Crisis wherein I kept on questioning myself if I was still on the right path, or if it was too late to start another career. I don't have much motivation to do productive stuff as my mind was in chaos on things I can't control. I even overthink a lot. With that, I end up feeling down and sad about all the things that are going on in my life.
Not to mention, those were the times when Covid was still starting to dominate the world. A lot of news tells that many people are already infected by the virus, there were already lockdowns going on around the world, and people losing jobs. I can't imagine that I will be able to witness a pandemic. I never thought that I will experience wearing masks all the time, and having limitations on doing stuff. With the pandemic that's going on, I only wish that the normal world would be back again, even though it was blurry.
Going back, I could still remember the things I did before I started my Noise.Cash journey and before knowing Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Things that somehow made me happy, but made me unproductive as well, which are as follows:
Social Media 24/7
One way for me to be entertained way back then was soaking myself in social media 24/7. I don't know why but whenever I started to open my social media accounts, I can't just stop using them. It feels like there's a magnet that's holding you on doing other stuff aside from using social media. Back then, I usually soak myself on social media around 5-6 hours a day. It's like working hours already.
Not to mention, what I enjoyed about using social media are the random funny videos and memes which truly made me laugh. I also enjoyed replying to my friends' posts and chatting with them to sweep away my boredom.
So far, my addiction to using social media has hindered me to do productive stuff as I allowed myself to waste my time on it. If I try to assess my hours back then, I should have done productive stuff if it's not because of me using my social media 24/7. Don't get me wrong, I love using social media, but I learned that we should use it wisely.
Playing Strategic Games
Just so you know, I have installed a lot of games during those times. I was so bored and I want to enjoy my time so I thought of installing strategic games that I will enjoy. So far, playing those games has helped me in terms of developing my critical thinking skills or higher-order thinking skills, but still, like the time I soak myself on social media, I can't do any productive things as I kept on wasting my time on playing games.
Even though my days back then were not as fulfilling as it's supposed to be, I'm still grateful for the time I played those games as I was able to enjoy them a lot.
Watching Movie Series
I could still remember those times when I was still fond of watching movie series. I kept on getting eyestrain as I soak my time watching them and finishing a lot of episodes in one sitting. I can't help but feel excited about what will happen in the next episodes. Howbeit, what I love about watching movie series are the lessons that I get to learn as I watch the movie. Even though there were times when I feel angry about the character, I always end up feeling fine as they have great endings.
Exploring Other Apps
I kept on exploring a lot of apps back then, but most of them were installed then uninstalled. I just want to try them and experience how to use them. If I love it, it will stay for like a month, but if not, I installed them instantly. I tried apps that were focused on productivity but they never stayed on my phone for long. It seemed like they will just visit then move out for good. So far, I enjoyed my time exploring apps, although I never got to keep one of them.
Sleep
When I don't have things to do, I usually just enjoy the moment in the comfort of my bed. Especially when the lockdown started. I don't have any activity that I find fun so I just sleep to forget all the things that are bothering my brain. I even hope that somehow I wake up and the world will turn back to normal. It will be back to the time when the pandemic was still out of the frame.
So far, the things I did before were the normal activities that people do when they're bored. On my part, I just soak my time with it for long which made it sounded not good. That's why I am forever grateful that I was able to know Noise.Cash and I were able to learn to earn BCH on the platform. It also helped me a lot since the moment I started my Noise journey, I feel motivated to wake up and enjoy the rest of the day. Not to mention, I also get to enjoy interacting with other users which I seldom do in person. For now, BCH and Noise.Cash is life which I'll never get tired of using.
Five Important Lessons I Learned in Noise.Cash
Time flies so fast. It feels like yesterday when I first set foot in the Noise.Cash platform. Then now, I'm already two months old.
Isn't it amazing? When you're just trying a platform out of curiosity and ended up loving it? Noise.Cash is what I'm talking about. I was just curious about Cryptocurrency and the Bitcoin Cash thing, so I decided to pave my visit around the platform. Little did I know that the platform has so much more to offer than earning BCH and it made me love it even more.
Not to mention, as a two-month-old in Noise, I still find myself as a newbie. Compared to other users who are already a year old in the platform, they've been through a lot, and with that, I know I still have a lot to learn in my journey on the platform. I still consider myself as a newbie as well since there's still a lot of things that I need to learn just like the SmartBCH, the tokens that they're sharing, the charting of Cryptocurrency, how BCH works, and so on. I am still a work of progress on this platform and I would be willing to embrace whatever opportunity it has to offer to me as someone who already fell in love with it.
Moreover, with my two months of staying, I have gained a lot of lessons which now serve as a foundation as I go along in my journey. I have learned a lot of important things that I need to instill in my mind, and wherein I could apply to my life as a 20-something human who wants to live the best out of this world. Needless to say, the platform may have come to me unexpectedly, but I will never get tired of it and I will continue my journey as long as it's here alive and kicking for us to enjoy.
Now, I want to share five important lessons I learned from Noise.Cash:
Sharing is Everything
Ever since I started in the Noise platform, I already told myself that I want to leave a positive trait in it. I am neither rich nor perfect, but I want to share an act of kindness with the people around me. We have been through a lot of negativity in the real world that we're living, that's why I want to share positivity around the Noise platform. Not to mention, I am true to the bio that I placed in both my Read and Noise account that great satisfaction comes from sharing with others. I'm true to this statement as I want to share with others the blessings that I am receiving around the platform. It feels so great to be able to share and to make other people happy. Even though sometimes when things get rough and I could share a little, I'm still grateful that people still appreciate what I'm giving. I'm just grateful to Noise.Cash for the opportunity that it has been sharing which we can share with others as well.
Value Friendship
Noise.Cash has taught me to value the friendship we have on the platform. We may not know each other in person, but I value them as my virtual friends who are with me through my ups and downs. Noise has taught me that even though you don't know the person personally, you can still be friends with them and you can still enjoy the moments with them. Friendship is everything in Noise.
Value Every Drop
In Noise, we are being rewarded with Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Not to mention, this was my first drive to enter the platform as I was curious, but as I go along my journey, I realized there's so much more around the platform. Needless to say, in Noise, I have learned the value of every drop. I learn to value the BCH that the admins have been sharing with us. I have learned to make the best out of it. With the earnings I have, though it's still not a lot, I learn to study where I'm going to spend it. I learn to place it in the right place and not just spend it on something that won't last for long.
Handling Emotions Rightly
There has been a lot of updates in Noise.Cash from time to time. A lot of updates that aim to make the platform as better as it is. With that, I'm grateful for them since it's making our stay as enjoyable as it is. Moreover, with the updates that they're having, it's not always happy, it's not always easy. Sometimes, the update may make us feel sad. With that, Noise has taught me to handle my emotions rightly as what I am experiencing now may change as time goes. It will not stay as it is. If I can't handle my emotions rightly, maybe now you can't see my presence already, and you will not be able to read this article as well. I'm beyond grateful to Noise as well for giving me a lot of opportunities. Opportunities that I love and enjoy.
Learn from Each Other
In Noise, there are a lot of posts from users sharing their experiences with us. With that, I find those posts as an opportunity for us to learn from other people or to learn from each other. As I started here on the platform, I love to read posts from other people and learn from each one of them. Because what I learned is that the lessons that I get to learn will not only help me grow in the platform but will help me a lot as well in my journey in the real world.
Indeed, Noise.Cash has given me so much love and opportunities wherein I will always hold in my heart. I am forever grateful that I was able to know this platform. I am also glad that I'm here loving my journey. I know it's not always rainbows and butterflies, but I am willing to stay as I am enjoying and loving the platform. And as I continue my journey, I can't wait to learn more lessons from it.
False Awakening
I will never forget that moment when I thought I will never wake up again.
It was supposed to be a great day. I ended the day with a wide smile on my face as I enjoyed the moment of hanging out with my friends around the city. We were roaming from one place to another, never getting tired no matter how far we went. We had an amazing time together as we shared so many stories both happy and sad. As it got dark, we decided to eat together, and after that, we parted ways. As we went home, we even did a video call together and laugh again for that day's experience.
As I went home, I rested for like an hour and prepared my stuff to clean myself after roaming around the polluted city. I prepared a hot bath to release the tiredness that I have in my body. After taking a bath, I did my skincare routine at night as simple as cleansing my face, applying toner, moisturizer, then essences. So far, I ended up that night nicely and I was so ready to sleep.
As I was about to sleep, even though I'm prepared to sleep, I could feel like I still don't want to sleep. I could feel like something's stopping me to sleep, but I don't know why.
It was past 10 in the evening when I decided to sleep and rest for the next day is another day to celebrate. Of course, I never noticed that I was already asleep. Then my dream started to play in my mind, but I was not aware that I was witnessing my dream already.
Not to mention, I could see myself bringing my back and my books as I walk towards our classroom. I was holding my books on the left side and my bag on the right. I was walking so nicely when I noticed that something's walking towards me. I didn't mind it and continued walking. Then I noticed that it was a black cat that's moving fast like it's a walking glitch. I never felt scared at first as I love cats in the first place. But as the cat was just in front of me, I noticed that it looked at me gradually in my eyes the as it opened its mouth, I could hear an unpleasant sound of the radio without a signal. It didn't sound like a cat, but just purely radio sound when there's no signal.
As I cover my ears, I realized that what I'm witnessing was a dream then I told myself that it was a dream. Then something surprising happened. The world turned like scribbled lines and I didn't know what to do but to convince myself to wake up.
Luckily I wake up... that's what I thought. I thought I was already awake as after I woke up, I sit and relax. However, as I try to stand, I was in the same dream again that I'm sleeping and trying to wake up. At this moment, I was quite having a hard time waking up, since I expected that I was already awake, but I was not. After that, I wake up again, but I noticed that the same thing happened wherein I thought I was already awake, but I was only awake in my dream, not in the reality.
As the thing continued to happen, I started to shift the event on me trying to wake up in the reality. It was so hard to wake up as I can't move my body, and I can't even open my mouth to ask for help. It seemed like my body was paralyzed. I was feeling hopeless since it was too hard to convince myself to wake up. My eyes were trying to open, but it's so hard to open. Then, what I did was close my eyes and pray to God that He will let me wake up from that nightmare. I was in great pain as I can't open my eyes, I can't move my body, and I can't even wake up in the real world.
Moments after that moment I prayed so hard to God, my body felt a bit lighter and I can move my body again. Thankfully, I was able to wake up in the reality. As I woke up, big sweats are around my body like I was in a marathon, but I was just sleeping with the nightmare and false awakening on my side. I drank a lot of water after that, and I had that feeling of not wanting to sleep as the trauma of that nightmare kept on haunting me like it's a ghost in my life. It did give me a phobia of the unknown. It made me afraid of dreaming as I don't want the same thing to happen again. I don't want to feel how worst it was being able to witness something unlikely.
Until now, I still can't imagine where would I be now if I wasn't able to wake up from that worst dream. The thought that I was alone that time felt scarier as I didn't have anyone to wake me up when that worst thing happen. I'm still grateful until now to God that He was with me to that worst time. I will always hold that gratefulness to Him for helping me out on that crazy dream.
Even until now I still wonder why I dreamt about those stuff wherein in the first place, I was feeling good before I sleep. I was feeling so refreshed and my mind was clear and happy before the worst happened. After that event, I read a lot of articles that happened the I did what other people did; those who are experiencing the same thing. Their pieces of advice are as follows:
Drink One Glass of Water
Don't get me wrong, it doesn't mean we should only drink one glass of water the whole day. It simply means that we should drink one glass of water before going to bed. I don't know what's the scientific explanation on why it helps, but I'm doing that thing before going to bed. So far, I haven't experienced such a nightmare the moment I keep this habit with me. Not to mention, even how tired or lazy I am to get a glass of water, I would still do it, as my phobia in nightmares is scarier than being tired of getting a glass of water.
Clear Negativity in Our Minds
I have learned that we should clear the negativity in our minds before going to bed. We all know that our heads are preoccupied with a lot of stuff due to work, studies, or even just the happenings of our day. With that, as much as possible we would try to unload those thoughts before going to be. We could either play our favorite music to clear them or do anything that will open positivity in our minds. On my part, I usually listen to rain sounds. Aside from it could clear the negativity in my mind, it could make me sleepy; double purpose.
Pray
We should never forget to do this before going to bed-- pray. Prayer works all the time. Through praying, we could communicate to our God and ask guidance from Him to protect us and our loved ones to sleep. Needless to say, I also love to pray not just to give thanks to Him for all the blessings He has showered upon me, or for guiding me, but I love it as I can communicate with Him.
Indeed, being in a false awakening situation is never easy. It could give us trauma when going to bed. Howbeit, if we ever experience this, we should keep faith and pray that we will be able to sleep in peace and wake up the next day with a beautiful smile on our faces.
Anyway, who among you have experienced false awakening before? I'd love to hear about them.
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In the Eleventh Hour
When I was young, I always heard the phrase "eleventh hour" from my mother whenever she scolded m**e. I didn't understand it the first time I heard it. But as time went by, I was able to get the point even though no one explained it to me. Now, what does the phrase "eleventh hour" mean?**
The "eleventh hour" simply means that we are doing our tasks nearly late or should I say we are doing the tasks at the last minute. This kind of habit is never healthy as our minds and bodies will get exhausted after our tasks will be done; there is cramming on finishing everything at the last minute. Doing the tasks in the eleventh hour will also enable mediocrity or just doing the tasks for compliance as what's inside our heads is just to comply and not to make our output as best as possible. We are also abusing our brains if we do things in the eleventh hour as we are forcing our minds to extract ideas as it's almost late to finish it.
Not to mention, doing things in the eleventh hour is the result of procrastination. Procrastination means that we are delaying the tasks that we are about to do. It's either we feel lazy about doing them, or we just want to do them later on as we are distracted from doing stuff. Procrastination is never good in our lives as it will make us unproductive throughout the day especially if we allow the habit to dominate our days. It will also dim the progress that we're supposed to have as we work on our tasks as we are caught up on delaying them.
Moreover, doing things in the eleventh hour and procrastinate are never good habits to start the year. But I can't deny the fact that I used to do them before or even when I was still a student. Doing things in the eleventh hour was normal to me. It already became a habit that's why I can't correct it in a snap. Even now, I could say that I still have this habit, but I'm gradually trying to fight on this mentality and do things as early as it seems to be more productive.
But don't you know that doing things in the eleventh hour gives a positive effect on me in doing my tasks. I'm not saying that you should follow me as it has yielded something positive to me. The eleventh-hour habit is never fine, but I just want to share the things that happen to me whenever I do things in the eleventh hour.
A Lot of Ideas
Surprisingly, I can think of a lot of ideas when I do things at the last minute. It seems like there's an overflowing or popping of ideas as the deadline is near compared to the time when the deadline was still out of reach. Needless to say, even though it's at the last minute, I could say that the ideas that I have are still in quality and not just mediocrity. I also love how to alert my mind during these times.
Motivation
I also get motivated to do things when it's nearly late. Maybe because I have no choice but to do my tasks as I need to finish them right away. Needless to say, the motivation that I have during my eleventh-hour moments is overflowing. That moment when the deadline is still far, I'm not motivated to do things, but the last-minute hits are different. Maybe because it's cramming time and I need to do them in an instant.
I may have mentioned two things that I find positive about doing things in the eleventh hour, but they're not an excuse for doing the said habit as it's still bad. Procrastinating will never give positive effects on our lives. It will ruin everything. It's a dream killer as well in a way that we are not doing things that we supposed could do now.
Not to mention, we can still do a lot of stuff if we would never allow procrastination to feed our minds. That's the first habit that we need to eliminate because if there's no procrastination, there's no doing of things in the eleventh hour as well.
Above all, I have a lot of regrets about delaying my tasks as I missed a lot of opportunities because of it. So day by day I'm trying to be as productive as possible. So let's tweak our bad habits to good ones little by little. We should do it gradually as it's never easy, but if we continue to work on correcting them, we will surely gain positive results. Let's do the things the we can do now instead of delaying them. We can do it!
**"Time is precious, we should not waste it."**
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BCH: Be Calm Heart
The crypto market is burning red, what to feel?
We all know that the market positioning of crypto these days is decreasing. Cryptocurrency prices are going down-- it's on the dip. We can't deny the fact that the value of cryptocurrency is diving gradually into the deep ocean and we don't know how or when will it end. They're swimming to the depths of despair as we try to look at them from our perspective. With that, a lot of conclusions are also being said by people around, some give positive opinions, and some express negative; that's normal though.
Just so you know I am not a crypto market specialist and I can't even give interpretation to the charting. All I can do now is to look for updates about the crypto prices and their latest trends. I am just a mere follower of information as I still have a lot of lessons to learn wherein I still can't absorb these days. A lot of terms to note, a lot of paths to cross. The world of cryptocurrency is like the whole universe. I don't know how far I'll discover because of its vast information that's truly nerve-wracking, but fulfilling to know at the same time. If only I am an expert in this field, I would surely love to give my insights about it. I would love to share with you the knowledge that I have in this field. However, I am not an expert, but it's okay, I'll just work hard and learn more to get there. Not to mention, since I am not an expert on it, if in any way I express a wrong idea, I would love to receive words of corrections from you. I do appreciate when people correct me with the right thoughts as it could help me grow in the field as well.
Going back, a lot of things are going on in the field of crypto these days, but what are we supposed to feel during this season?
If there's one thing that I learned now, that I never learned before is that, when we deal with cryptocurrency, we must bear in mind that it must be mind over heart. We should never allow our hearts to dominate as it could lead to sadness or even depression. Moreover, there was a video I once saw before that states that when we enter the world of cryptocurrency, as much as possible we should remain emotionless. Being emotionless about the prices going up and down, and everything in between is never a bad thing. This is also the number one lesson that we should instill in our minds and we should not take for granted. Honestly, it could save us a lot.
Aside from that, I have also checked the value of BCH these days is so down. Needless to say, I am a newbie in the crypto world, but I am not alarmed about this. I honestly take it as an opportunity for me to gain more BCH. Why? Because the price of the crypto is so low that I can buy more of it. If we buy more BCH on the dip, we can benefit a lot when the price is mooning. As we already hold a lot of BCH.
I have also realized that since the BCH price is low, it's so easy to achieve one BCH these days. I realized that I have a goal of achieving one BCH this year. Howbeit, to be honest, I'm still far from the one BCH even though the price is already low. Anyway, I am not in a rush though, so I will just enjoy the process of gaining BCH and enjoying the platforms at the same time.
By the way, I think of the meaning of BCH during this dip season and that would be, "Be Calm Heart". Why? Because as much as possible, we should not allow our hearts to enter the stage these days. It should stay on the corner and remain calm no matter what it gets. I have also made that meaning as a reminder that we have the power to calm our hearts during this time. We should not allow our hearts to get broken or hurt. Let's trust the process, learn, and hodl.
Again, I am not in any way knowledgeable about this thing, but I am currently learning and I am willing to learn more. But so far those things that I mentioned above are what I learned these days. Hope you extracted a meaningful thought about them.
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Expectation versus Reality
**"Expectation versus Reality, we often hear this phrase a lot, be it in social media or in-person. This is because there are certain events or happenings in our lives where we expected so much from it, but end up not meeting those expectations in reality. Sometimes, it could make us feel disappointed and sad, or we end up laughing about it.**
Not to mention, I have experienced a lot of those "expectation versus reality" happenings. I have experiences in life wherein I was able to reflect on my expectations when life showed me the harsh reality. With that, let's go back to the time when I was still young for me to share the expectations that I had before in detail.
When I was young, I have a lot of goals and dreams in life. I already planned out what I wanted my life to become. I plotted a timeline in my head about the things that I want to achieve when I reach a certain age. Needless to say, those plans were so idealistic if I were to recall them. Like if I will think about all of them now, I will just laugh at how idealistic I was back then.
Now, here are some of my expectations in life when I was still young, and the reality that slapped me now:
**Expectation: "Finding a job is easy."**
**Reality: "It's hard to find a job."**
I could still remember when I was young, I always thought that life is an easy battle. I thought that we can get whatever we want in a snap. Well, you can't blame a young mind for imagining thoughts like it. I also thought that I can have my dream job the moment I finish my studies and I will be successful enough in the field that I'm taking in no time.
However, there will always come a time when life will show us how harsh the reality is. It will make us realize that life is not like the fantasyland we are living inside our heads.
Going back, the moment I finished my studies and tried searching for a job, I realized that it's not easy and it's never easy. There's a competition that we need to take to get the job. We first need to pass our documents to the company we are eyeing, and we prepared for the series of interviews that will be thrown at us. It's surely an exhausting process as there are a lot of things we need to take to reach our goals. Howbeit, after passing the interview and finally getting the job, it's indeed a fulfillment.
**Expectation: "I can buy whatever I want the moment I get a job."**
**Reality: "Earning money is never easy, so as buying whatever I want."**
As I grow, I thought that I can buy all things that I want the moment I have my job. I thought that I will have my car or even my own house especially in my first year of working. But then again, reality will show up in front of us and show us how hard life is. It will make us realize that earning money is never easy and with that, we can't buy all the things that we want.
As the days go by, we will realize that we need to pay our bills and needs first before anything else; even our wants.
**Expectation: "I will live independently the moment I graduate."**
**Reality: "I'm still at my parents' house and still has no house owned."**
This is one of the thoughts I have before, I thought that I will live independently the moment I graduated, but not. Well, I'm still enjoying my stay at my parents' house and I love being with them. It's just that, when I was young, I thought that at this age, I will have my own house to stay in, but unfortunately, I still don't have one.
**Expectation: "I can travel a lot of places the moment I have a job."**
**Reality: "I have no time for traveling and bills come first."**
Even though I am a homebody person, I still expected that I will be able to travel the world once I get a job. I thought that I will be able to save money easily for my travels and stuff. However, I end up staying in the house during weekends as I feel tired after a long week, or even I have no time for travel as I have a hectic schedule.
Aside from that, bills come first, and traveling is not a priority at the moment. Needless to say, I'm still grateful for my random trips though; once in a blue moon.
**Expectation: "Life will be easier the moment I grow older."**
**Reality: "It's a prank!"**
We can relate to it. We thought that we will figure everything out once we get older, but it turned out the other way around. As we get older, life becomes broader and broader. On my part, I realized that life has a lot of spins and turns that I need to go through, it's a never-ending one. The once clear vision that we had when we were young towards life suddenly became blurry. With that, we ended up with the thought that life will never be as easy as we thought it to be. It's not as magical as the fantasyland we used to live in our heads. It's not always fantastic or heartwarming; it's all-in-one. Howbeit, no matter how hard it gets, we should still be grateful that through the hardships that we've been through, we grow and we learn lessons that we can bring for a lifetime.
Now, those are some of my "Expectation versus Reality" moments where I got to learn now that I am a bit older. With that, I realized that the directions I once plotted never happened in the reality, as reality seems a bit complicated as it seems. Not to mention, change is constant in this world so we must indeed expect the unexpected.
Above all, no matter how hard life made us feel and no matter what plot twist we got in our journey, let's still be grateful for them as they helped us to become who we are today.
A Matter of Choice
I came across a wonderful thought from Paulo Coelho: "One day or day one. You decide."
We all wanted to have a better future. A future where we all could live in peace and harmony. A future that could give us happiness. And a future where we could bloom wonderfully. With that in mind, we plotted a lot of goals that we want to achieve. These goals will enable us to walk on the path that we always wanted to be. Not to mention, no matter how clear or how blurry our goals are, in the end, we wanted to achieve them with flying colors. We wanted to reach the peak where we could say that we finally made it.
The quote that says, "One day or day one. You decide" is indeed relatable. It could make us reflect on our choices in life. It could help us tweak the actions and decisions that we already have towards our goals. Just so you know we are the authors of our books and we are the ones to decide if what path will we take.
"One day", we tend to say this phrase a lot.
**"One day, I will start with my goals".**
**"One day, I will do it.**
**" One day, I'll work for it.**
We have a lot of "one day" in our lives. One day means we are delaying the goals we have crafted, and there are a lot of factors for that. It's either we have no time to start it now, or we're just too afraid. We can't deny the fact as well that we keep on thinking about our goals and we hope that they will come to reality in no time.
However, achieving the goals we have in mind is not just about imagining it to happen, or waiting for them to finally happen in our lives. We need to work for them and make baby steps towards achieving them. Achieving a goal needs effort. Because if we just keep on hoping that those goals will happen one day or we will continue to delay doing them, when will we see results? When will we see our progress?
Sometimes, we delay doing our goals because we are afraid of failures. We are afraid that as we journey towards them, we will experience a lot of struggles. Little did we know that that's normal for us to go through. Failures are normal as well. Although they may sound negative, failures will help us a lot to grow. Failures are good things if we accept them in the right way.
Sometimes, if we delay doing our goals, we will end up regretting it in the end as it's already too late to do it. I also remember the quote that I came across before:
**"Six months from now, you will wish you started today."**
I could still remember before, I had a lot of goals in mind, but I'm too afraid to do it as something inside me was stopping me. I wanted to do them as early as it is, but I'm afraid of the failures, I'm afraid that I can't make it. I'm afraid that I might not reach the end. Aside from that, I also doubt my potential. With that, I end up with regrets for delaying and just keep on saying "one day." After that, I learned to be firm with my goals in life, and instead of saying "one day", what I did was to have " day one" and it changed everything.
It's such a fulfillment to start the goal with no excuses. To accept whatever will happen and learn from the lessons that come from it. Sure thing we have a lot of goals, but if we allow our doubts to dominate our minds, we will surely end up with regrets. Not to mention, if we want to do something, we will do it no matter how hard it is. We stop making excuses and focus on achieving the goal we started.
You see, it's a matter of choice. It's either we say "one day" and delay our goals, or we say "day one" and start working on the goals we have in mind. Needless to say, we should work for our goals now. Why not do it tomorrow or the next day if we can do it now, right? Work for your goals now and surely your future self will be thankful for you.
Five Things to do When Our Thoughts are on Vacation
That moment when you're trying to think of something to write, but you can't think of anything no matter how much you try.
Here I am again in this very moment where I feel like my thoughts are hiding in the corner of my mind as if they are too shy to express themselves. Like I'm trying my best to extract meaningful thoughts from my mind, but it seems like the thoughts came out dry. That moment when no matter how much I push myself to think of a wonderful idea to write, I end up being in a place where all I could see are nothing but space.
With that, I wonder. Where did all my thoughts go? Where are they when I needed them the most? Maybe they're on a vacation or something. Then here I am wondering when will they come back. Or maybe they're just tired of wandering in my mind that they needed a break.
You see, there will always come a time when we run out of thoughts; it's normal though. One day we're so passionate to write something and it seems so easy to write a 5-minute article, or so. We can't wait to write another one as we have oozing ideas that we can't wait to express. There will also be a time when our passion for writing seems a bit neutral. When we can write something but not full of excitement, just right that we can make something from our thoughts. Then, there will also be a time when we can't just write anything. It's not because we don't like writing anymore, but our jar of thoughts is simply empty and we just wait for it to be filled with great thoughts anew.
Sometimes, we tend to get pressure especially when there's a need for us to make something but our mind is not cooperating. Sometimes, we tend to get irritated about why do we feel this way. And sometimes, we simply hope that we can think of wonderful ideas again.
Now, what will we do if we are caught up in this situation? Here are five things to do when our thoughts seem like on a vacation and we can't think of something good to write:
Just Let It Be
We can't force our minds to give something they can't have for a moment. It's like you're asking a broke person to buy you a car or a house; it's not easy though. Or it's like you're asking someone to love you back even though they can't give you the love you wanted at the moment. Needless to say, if we can't write anything just let it be, let's not force anything as it will hurt us in the end if we can't have what we long for. Let's simply trust the process. One day, another wave of great ideas will pop out from our minds and we will be able to write great articles again.
Unwind
Sometimes our minds can't think of anything to write as we are preoccupied with other thoughts such as problems in our lives, or even tasks at work that we need to finish. With that, we need to unload those thoughts through unwinding to load another set of wonderful moments and astounding thoughts. Not to mention, unwinding once in a while is important as it could yield something great especially in our health and with our thoughts.
Do Other Things That You Love
Aside from writing, you sure have other hobbies that you love to do. Just so you know, we do have a lot of things in life that we're passionate about, and we're not always passionate to do all of those things at the same time. One day we love to do some of it, and sometimes we're not. So if our passion for writing seems a bit off as our thoughts are not cooperating with us, let's try to do other things that we love. It may be a way for us to turn on our motivation for writing.
Exercise
They say exercising is essential for our body. It will help us to stay fit and healthy. But don't you know that aside from the thought that it could give a lot of benefits to our body physically, it could help our mental health as well? One thing that I learned in life is that when we're having a bad day, or when we can't think of anything, let's just exercise as it will help us release that "feel-good hormones" for us to feel good and think of good thoughts as well. It's also a way for us to think about our good ideas.
Hangout with Friends
Nothing feels good to hang out with our friends. When we are with them, we will surely have a good laugh at the end of the day. With the never-ending talks about the events in life, there's never a dull moment with them. So why not do it and take a break from the thought that you can't think of any great ideas. Your friends might be the key for you to think of wonderful thoughts and ideas.
When our thoughts are on vacation, we don't know what to do as we end up having scribbles in our minds as we can't organize the thoughts that we want to do. Not to mention, we can't think of how to start it as well. If that moment comes, try to follow the things I mentioned above. It might help. Moreover, the thoughts I shared are my living testimony since if I run of thoughts, I usually do two to three of those things. In the end, I'll surely have a positive outcome on my side.
Fret no more as well, one day, we will be able to wake up and feel the wonderful moment as fresh ideas will be extracted anew from our minds. Let's not give up and trust the process.
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Journey to the Moon
When I was young, I always stare at the moon and wonder how it feels like to be there. How it feels like to walk and to float freely around the space at the same time. I wonder what feeling will I get if I get there. And as a child, I was silently wishing that one day, I will be able to ride a rocket and journey towards it.
My thoughts were like that especially when I was still so young and I thought of nothing but playful imaginations in my head. I even think of thoughts that were too good to be true just like flying horses, talking cotton candy, and so much more. It's like my thoughts that time simply live freely in a happy wonderland that we always wanted to stay with.
Not to mention, as I grow older, those kinds of thoughts gradually vanish in my mind as new thoughts are being dumped in it. It seems like the world is against me already that all I could think of are the struggles or the problems that I'm having and how can I resolve them. A lot of responsibilities are being thrown at me as if I have the strength to handle them with ease. Sometimes, these struggles would make me so down that I always thought of going back to my childhood wherein all I could ever think of are the imaginations that I once live in; the fantasyland that would once make my childhood happy.
Just so you know, my thoughts wander from problems here and there that nothing interesting has ever bumped into my head. Until one time last year when I discovered cryptocurrency through noise.cash platform. If it's not because of the BCH that they're sharing with the people in the community, I will never be able to meet cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and name a few. Because the reason why I get to know this stuff is because of the platform I mentioned in the first place.
I admit I'm not still knowledgeable about cryptocurrency. I can still lose track if I journey towards it as it has a lot of spins and turns, even ups and downs that I need to go through. If I were to study it, I might never graduate. That's why what I need to do now is to understand it in my pacing. I should not study at a fast pace because if I will do that I will not be able to learn.
Now, as I try to study cryptocurrency, I have also learned cryptocurrency terms:
**FUD- Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt**
**HODL- Hold On For Dear Life**
**FOMO- Fear of Missing Out**
**FIAT- Government Issued Currency**
**ATH- All-Time High**
**Whale- Someone with a lot of Crypto**
**Bullish- Expecting that the price will increase**
**Bearish- Expecting that the price will decrease**
**Mooning- Price going up high**
To be honest, I may have understood the meaning of these terms just by reading them, but I know I still have a lot of things to learn-- the deeper side of them. I still don't know their nitty-gritty that's why it needs to be learned in detail. Because of what I have learned from the testimonies of other people, they regret not learning the cryptocurrency more as they journey towards it.
Moreover, a lot of terms I learned, but there's this one term which I am truly in the love of and reminded me of my childhood. It was the term "Mooning" which means the price is going up high. Just the thought of it excites me, how much more if I'll be able to witness it in my naked eye. I wonder how it feels like to be on that certain happening. It's like my thoughts take me back to the time when I wanted to fly to the moon, but now it hits different.
Needless to say, now that I am older and I have learned about crypto, a little bit of it, I want the rocket to journey towards the moon. However, this time it's not me who would love to fly towards it, but it's the prices of the cryptocurrency especially when the dip is real. But I know dip is still fine as it means cryptos are on sale. You know I'm still not knowledgeable about it but what I have learned is that when the prices are low, that's the time to buy, and when the prices are high, that's the time to sell. Going back, I hope one day the crypto prices will journey to the moon and will make our hearts happy. I could see how thrilled the people are of that will happen.
By the way, I still have a long list of lessons to learn, and allow me to take those lessons little by little as my mind still can't take all of them. Just so you know I will wait for the crypto to go to the moon, but for now, I'll focus on my goal which is to reach one BCH goal before I end this year. I'll put that motivation in my heart and my mind. No matter how hard it gets, I'll continue my journey here and I will never get tired of reach towards that goal. I will never remove that aim in my heart and mind, and if I'll be able to reach it one day, what a wonderful feeling that would be. I know one BCH is just waiting for me around the corner, I just need to work for it for me to get it. Trust the process indeed.
Above all, let's also be hopeful as well for cryptos journey towards the moon.
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Before We Close the Book
The clock is ticking. A few hours from now, we will embrace a new year; the year 2022.
Who's excited? Well, count me in. I'm so excited for another year as it feels like a fresh start. Whenever a new year comes, I could always feel the smell of hope and prosperity that's roaming around the surroundings. I could feel happiness and peace in the events that are about to come.
Not to mention, before we will finally close the year 2021, let me tell you these words which come from my heart. Before this year ends, I would like to express the feeling I have from within.
To the Noise and Read Platform and the People Behind them
To be honest, I never expected that I will be able to be part of this community. I never thought that I will be on these two platforms sharing my insights about anything that popped out of my mind. I never thought that I'll be able to spend my time on these platforms.
Looking back, I was just an ordinary woman soaking myself with my social media accounts. I was not using my mind that much as I was only busy scrolling and reading memes. Yes, I had a good laugh whenever I spent time on those platforms, but I can't deny the fact that my mind seems a bit tarnished for not being used that much. Needless to say, I used to have a love for writing, maybe around the year 2016-2018, but the moment I started working, I never got the chance to get motivated to write.
Then November 2021 came, this has been my biggest plot twist. I joined the Noise platform and was motivated to write again. I admit, thinking of what to write on my first post was harder than I thought. However, as time went by, I'm just glad that I was able to light up the candle that once burning in my heart. I'm glad that little by little, it started to spark. I know I have a long way to learn the nitty-gritty on how to be a good writer, but being able to join these two platforms, Noise and Read, is my starting point towards being a good one.
With that, to the people behind the Noise and Read platform, know that I will always be grateful for all of you that you were able to make such great platforms. A platform wherein we will not only express our thoughts, but we will be able to interact with other people as well. We will be able to interact with individuals with so much glee as we cannot feel any toxicity around the platforms. It feels like a cozy place to stay at any time.
To My Friends in Noise Platform
When I was still new to the platform, I never thought that I will be able to meet a lot of friends. I never thought that I will be able to meet genuine people on the platform. Just so you know, at first I was afraid to interact with others because they might ignore me. However, as I tried interacting with people, I was astounded that they replied to my comments and even left thoughtful comments in my posts. That's the start of the love I have for Noise.
To be honest, earning BCH was my first drive when I joined, but as the days went by, it's the genuine people that I met around that made me stay. In my two months on the platform, the feeling that I have whenever I'm using it feels so much lighter. It's like a comfortable place that I will go to no matter what mood I'm in. It's like a best friend to me wherein I can vent out what I truly feel.
Moreover, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the people who always show their kindness towards me. From the blessings that you share with me every time, to the thoughtful words you are sharing with me on my posts, and even on the thought that you cherish me as one of your dear friends, means to me a lot. I will never get tired of sharing you my blessings as well. Know that whenever I thought of you all, and whenever I see your names in my notifications, I feel like I belong on the platform because all of you make me feel this way. I may not be able to mention all of you, but I'll always be thankful for your existence. I hope you continue to be a blessing to the people around the platform. Needless to say, let's be hopeful for one BCH or more, I know we can make it soon.
To My Friends in reading Platform
The moment I knew that I can write an article on this Read platform, I tried in hopes that I will be able to hone my writing skill. I know I'm not perfect in terms of writing, but I'll always be grateful for this platform that helps me to learn and unlearn things in writing.
By the way, I would also like to thank my sponsors who believe in me especially my first sponsor @Bloghound , I will never forget the time you sponsored me. To be honest, you became of the fuels why I continue this journey. I was still new back then, but you believe that I can do it. To everyone, thank you for the generosity that you shared with me; your acts of kindness mean to me a lot.
To my other friends as well who are there reading my articles, I'm grateful to all of you as well. Thank you for reading my articles and leaving thoughtful comments. I appreciate every word that you shared every time. If it's not because of all of you, I don't know if I will still have the drive to write.
To everyone who's reading this
This is just a reminder to each one of us. We all know that the challenges in our lives are inevitable. Life will never be always rainbows and butterflies, that's the reality. Despite that, let's keep the faith in the journey that we are in, and no matter how hard it may seem, may we never forget to still radiate positivity towards others.
Now, as we finally close the book of the year 2021, and open another book which is the year 2022, may we continue to have a pure heart that could see the goodness in everyone, and may we embrace the new year with positivity and love.
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