In My Own World

Deciding on something is truly one of the hardest things to do, especially if it's a major one.There are a lot of things to consider and consequences to face after. The most difficult part is that you don't know whether or not the choice you make is the right one. So,  when can you say that you made the right choice?  For me, you can say you've made the right choice when you can find joy inside your heart. Not simply happiness, but joy. Because happiness is just a feeling, and feelings are temporary. Joy is long-lasting. When you feel joyful, somehow you feel peaceful as well. There is no room for you to feel any regret. All you can feel is positivity. You wouldn't wonder what would happen if you chose the other option. You wouldn't even second-guess the choice that you make. You feel content. You wouldn't even care what other people think. Because deep inside your heart, you know you've chosen the right one. You wouldn't wait for other people's vali...

Last Tuesday, February 13, 2024, I officially launched my online small business called Crafts by Bato-Balani. The idea started last year. I have loved creating DIY items ever since. I was making a storage box then, but I couldn't think of how I'd make the cover of the box. I was thinking about how it wouldn't fall off easily. So, I thought of putting a magnet on it. As I was browsing on an e-commerce site, I came across this shop that sells materials for making keychains out of clay and/or resin. Then I asked myself why I hadn't thought of doing that before? I mean, making items out of clay and selling them. When I was a kid, I loved making figures out of clay.  After I finished my storage box, I decided to buy tools that I could use in my clay-making. I bought only the basics: sculpting tools, a rolling pin, and, of course, clay. I started practicing creating shapes. I thought it wouldn't take me long to practice since I'm already familiar with clay. I would sa...

We tend to be blind when we love. Because it says that, "Love keeps no record of wrongs." we are inclined to believe that it's okay even if the people we love mistreat us. We feel okay with it because we understand and because we love them. But, of course, we are humans. We feel pain. We get hurt even by the people we thought would never hurt us. It hurts most when we are hurt by the people that we love. We think that they won't hurt us simply because they love us. But surprisingly, they hurt us and did it more than we expected. At times, the people that we love take us for granted. They tend to disregard our feelings. They think that we are immune to feeling hurt. They think that we are okay with their mistreatment of us. Since we don't react, we just suffer silently. We think that we shouldn't be mad at them because we love them. Especially when they are family. Or sometimes we gaslight ourselves. We think that we're just overreacting. And it's impro...