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to attain. We never fail when we do our best. From the good, we learn what to do. From the bad, we know what not to do.
riors even before we became dubious.
Time after time, we will contemplate our skill sets and feel uncomfortable with how things flow. It will break us, consume us. But it is not the purest intention of life to fail us. The most certain thing to be at the top of the mountain is to try just one more time.
It is not the date that brings bad luck. It's our choice. Because if we keep on fearing what's ahead of us, we are just wasting our lives for nothing. After a couple of years, you'll look back at your decisions, and you'll taste bitterness. Regret is a form of misfortune because you just let time pass you by instead of taking that time to make your time come.
We may think that we're no longer learning anything from this setup. Still, the character we have built-in forging our goals is way more important than quantitative evidence.
Be present. The energy you are overthinking would be more beneficial if you use it in the here and now. You may be slower than others, but a single step is one great leap.
Instead of fearing transition, you welcome it. Because even if you abhor it, it will always be part of your journey. You cannot appreciate the result if you haven't gone through pain. It may not always be smooth, but it will always make you stronger for your unrealized purpose.
Transition is inevitable. One day, we'll look back at how we struggle to overcome it, but all we'll see is magic. In fact, us standing here is evidence of progress. We would hate these seemingly jeopardizing phases as much as we want, but in the long run, we won't remember how stuck we are or how far behind we are from the doors. We just see that within the uncertainties was also our potential and within the element of agony was a chance to see what we needed to change.
Those who attribute themselves to be trailblazers tend to go far in life. Because it is in those decisions to not go after the majority. Walk a path no one else has ever gone that will make you discover your fullest form. Suppose you are skeptical about welcoming peculiar phases of life and avoid taking the time to build your ambitions. In that case, someone will hire you to take the time to build theirs.
Life is dynamic, and we can't afford to stay in the same position. A dream without any effort is just imagination. Be the change. We are not just a package of one item. We are the whole marine transport.
You owe yourself the chance to see your life better than you first saw it. What comfort can only do is to maintain the status quo. It won't catapult you in a better light. The transition has always been there to serve not fear but an opportunity.
Comfort is where dreams go and die. If you feel like you're wasting your potential, you are. To get to somewhere you've never gone, you have to do something you never did. The shift you fear might be one of your most significant turning points that will change your life forever.
We've always had a lot of tomorrows, but today only happens once. Don't count. Live. Don't follow, be the first.
While most people avoid transitions and deny chances, don't be the "most people." It's already crowded there. Remember that this crisis does not create a character; it reveals it. It may shake to the core, but it will help you see things in a better light. Be your own North star. It will guide you in finding your way back to your whys and success in your pursuits.
Stop looking for reasons to justify you don't deserve the unwanted shift of events. But have a voluntary response to accept things you know you have no absolute control over. Our dreams may have been slowed down or perhaps, paused, but it is never denied. We shall never let this pandemic decide that we are incapable. We've been through a lot, and it has taken a toll on our mental health. The online class had drained every bit of energy and productivity in us. But we were war
Growing up… it's scary
Whenever someone asked her, "how are you" she would always answer, “I’m fine! I’m doing great.” But she wasn’t. She never felt great about herself. She was never fine by herself. “I’m just scared that I might mess up and then I will lose everything that I’m fighting for.” She said to herself while looking at the pile of books in front of her. It’s scary… to grow up and look at things differently.
From being a child who dreams freely, not thinking about anything, just wanting to do something out of love, no pressure, no buts, no what-ifs. Just pure love for something and investing your time with it. Just a child who wants to pursue the dream she first wanted, without thinking about whether it "When I grow up, there would be people lining in front of me, waiting would feed her, pay her bills, or support a family. Because what would a child for me to sign their books.” know about those things, right? She, as a kid, just dreamed of something to She flinched. She fell asleep again while trying to understand her fulfill her love for it. lessons, which made her stay up all night for how many days now. She tried to It feels nostalgic for her. forget the dream she had, but it is evident that it greatly affected her. “I can’t do this.” The only thing she could utter. A tear fell on her cheeks, one… two… three… then she lost count of it. She smiled as she wiped those tears. She thinks she's crazy because she's A sign of giving up for today, as she lives up understanding her book. giggling while crying. It was never new to her; the pain, the tears, the pressure, She wanted to start again, but she kept on spacing out. She suddenly realized they were never new — they just get worse every time, that's why she could that the dream she had, was more of a memory… not help herself but to just let it all out. 2013. She was 12 The days where you could see her reading novels, poems, or any October 2023. written outputs that she could encounter. That was also the time when she “CONGRATULATIONS, YOU PASSED THE CPA LICENSURE dreamed of being a novelist one day. She knew that she was not that good, but EXAM!” she also knew that she could improve, given that she was still young at that She just stood there. She gasped as she could not process what she had just time. read. She passed the exam. She started crying again, but this time, it was But, we all really grow up and tend to mess things up a bit. because of joy. She finally did it. After her 4 years of punishing herself because she thinks she's not doing great, she's here. Now, a CPA. 2016. She was 15 She can't explain how happy she was, but it was a huge relief. Finally, For the past years, she was sure that she'd pursue writing. But during after those countless breakdowns she had during her college days, her hard those years, as she aged, she began asking herself if that was what she wanted work paid off. to do in her whole life. There are days that she answered "yes," of course, but Remembering how she dreamed of being a writer one day when she surprisingly, she was starting to say "no." was still a child, now she's an accountant. She smiled, and she felt like she had She began looking at her future. Imagining the life that she always come back to her younger self. A child who is now freely dreaming. She still wanted. She doubts that she would like to write her whole life, and what if she wanted to pursue writing, so … just wants it because she grew up loving it? She did. Then, she chose a completely different path. The myths that writing could not sustain you also affected her decision. She gave up the supposed to After 5 years, she worked hard as an accountant and pursued writing. be the career that she wanted to pursue. The years she spent loving stories and She’s happy about it. It was exhausting, but she loves it so much that she’s okay words were not a waste of time because she became genuinely happy and free with it. Whenever a friend asks her if she’s doing just fine, she would always in those days. answer, “I waited for how many years just to be able to do what I love, now is Going back to the present, she closed the book. She went to her bed and tried not the time to be exhausted.” to borrow time for just a short rest. Tired is an understatement because she As someone who has gone through battles that she just kept to heris extremely exhausted. This course that she pursued was really tough for her, self, she wanted to reward herself by being happy with her work. She has also especially because she has her class online. The pressure she feels whenever forgiven herself for all those years that she was in pain because of self-doubts. she takes activities is really overwhelming. She knows that if she messes with Growing up was terrifying. You may lose yourself if you let it eat you. But one this one, it will affect the future just years away from her. thing she learned is that to never let go of what you are fighting for. You did not win those battles just to give up in the end. She admits that she's just barely having passing grades. Barely waking up to attend class, take the quiz, and take the exam. But also, she's scared that “After all, we are all just humans. We breakdown, we struggle. But she may fail the only thing that she fought hard for how many years. She's hurt those doesn’t make us weak. Those are just indications that we, as humans, we to see herself losing interest in the future that she is trying to build. She's in get tired too. After everything you’ve been through, the most important thing pain because she may disappoint everyone that is rooting for her. She's suffer- is, to never give up what you’ve been fighting for. Because in this battle, being from the thoughts that she may be unsuccessful in the future because she tween you and yourself, it’s either you win, or you try again. You never lose.” is not as great as what other people think of her. She is punishing herself for She then pressed the save button as she finished her first-ever manuscript that not doing her best. And it was terrifying. was soon to be published… -endSpelle
