In My Own World

Dear 2021, Truth be told, you weren't so easy to deal with. You are probably the most emotionally challenging and mentally abusing year I had. You made me cry a lot even on the things I thought were insignificant and you also made me laugh so hard even on senseless things. The number of times that I cried this year wasn't normal. Thankfully through God's grace I am still able to maintain my sanity. With that being said, you are definitely not going on the list of my favorite years. If you were a movie, I'd give you a 2-star rating.  I came to a point where I asked God to please don't make me go crazy because of everything that's happening around me—they were totally insane. Things weren't so easy with you, but you left me with no other choice but to survive. It's definitely the best choice, anyway. The best thing you showed me is that God is the only one I can depend on. He became my best friend. People disappoint me at times, but God has always my back,...

For you, Merry Christmas, to you. I hope you had a meaningful Christmas celebration. If not, you still have a few hours to do so. I hope that you were able to spend it with your loved ones.  May you always find a reason to celebrate and rejoice just like the angels did when they found out about the birth of Jesus. I hope you never lose the child in you that gets excited everytime Christmas is about to arrive, not because you know you have gifts to receive, but simply because it's Christmas. It's the most wonderful time of the year. Some of us waited for it for 11 months.  As you grow older, Christmas become more meaningful. It's totally different the way you spend it when you were still a kid. I hope you still have that excitement everytime this season is here, and just by the thought of Christmas. May you never lose your sense of wonder and excitement. May you still find joy even in the simple things, like watching the twinkling of Christmas lights. All year round we were ...

Do you believe that the happiest people aren't the ones who are successful, but the happiest people are those who are satisfied? Satisfaction is really hard to achieve especially if you are surrounded with temptations. You thought that buying a new phone would make you feel satisfied because you already have the latest model. Then after just a few days, the newest phone model is again out in the market, so you want to buy it again because you think that it would make you feel satisfied again, and let's just say because you can afford it. Then the cycle continues. So, where's the satisfaction there?  Being satisfied is having contentment with what you have and having a grateful heart. You know you can have more, but you are already contented with what's yours. You will always think that what you have is already enough. It's not that easy to find contentment especially if you are always comparing yourself to other people. Now with the presence of social media, people ...

Do you believe in the saying that "faith can move mountains?" If so, then why? Faith is one of the things, or probably the only thing that keeps us afloat in this time of pandemic—the time of uncertainty. We were all lost and don't know how to approach this "new normal" when it started. Some lost their jobs while others lost their loved ones. Some of us thought that this pandemic will only last for a couple of months then it will be over, but here we are still unsure on when this pandemic will be over. Difficult situation like this are meant to teach us something. One of them is to strengthen our faith in God. The first thing that we do when things don't work in our favor or some unfortunate event happen in our life is that we question God. We question Him why it had to happen. Questioning Him is definitely the most impolite way to approach Him. But through questioning Him, we also know that He is the one responsible for everything that is happening around u...

How long does it take for you before you can totally forgive someone who hurt you? Are you the type of person who easily forgives then forget? Or are you the type who can't forget easily what someone did to you that's why it will take a long time before you can totally forgive them? There are certain reasons why people find it hard to forgive someone. First, because the wound is too deep. Second, because they can't find it in their heart to forgive someone no matter how much they want to. Third, because they still haven't got their revenge. (I hope not.) Fourth, simply because they don't want to.  There's this show that I watch regularly. They have a game, of course there's a contestant and there are five choices. It's not the typical multiple choice because the choices are also people of different category, it can be professionals, ordinary people, singers, actors, or anyone. There will be a question. For example the question is, who among them are chef...