Marimier Manalo

Stay patience, and trust your Journey!

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Why should we have plants in our home?

Plants were already part of our daily routine, where we checked our plants and taking care of it like it’s a part of our family. Especially our PLANTITO AND PLANTITA who are very addicted in having plants like a big part of their life and money is invested in plants.

The reasons why we should have plants in our home:

Plants bring natural beauty to our living spaces. By creating texture and balance, a room or patio can be transformed into an environment that comforts and welcomes. But, just like Miss Universe, plants can do more than look pretty. They’ve been proven to reduce stress so well that one glance at a plant lowers your heart rate. They also help clean the air we breathe by absorbing toxins and acting as little oxygen factories. Plants simply make us feel better.

By easing mental fatigue and improving air quality plants manage to find themselves an indispensable part of your home life. Not convinced yet? Studies show that:

1. In addition to calming your heart rate, plants lower blood pressure and reduce muscle tension related to stress

2. Plants help us relax and focus, leading to increased productivity, creativity, idea generation, and problem solving capabilities. In fact, the presence of plants helps so much that it has been shown to relieve the symptoms experienced by children with ADD.

3. Plants help patients recovering from surgery and ease the symptoms of Alzheimer’s.

I guess we’re finally learning what our ancestors have known for centuries, plants are more than just ornaments. At some level, we are deeply connected to them. So much so, that simply cohabitating with them brings us health and repose.

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6 Reasons Why People’s Approval Shouldn’t Matter

If you want to live a life that is inspiring, fun, adventurous and meaningful, it’s going to entail letting go of your need for approval from others.

Here are 6 reasons why others’ approval shouldn’t matter to your life:

1. It’s Not Their Life

It’s as simple as that. This is your life to live. At the end of the day you are the only person who needs to approve of your choices. Besides, it’s not their life. They have their own things to focus on and worry about. You can even remind them to mind their own business and concentrate on their own life, while you focus on yours.

2. They Don’t Know What’s Best For You

Nobody will ever be as invested in your life as you. Only you know what is best for you, and that entails learning from your own choices. The only way you will ever truly learn is through making your own decisions, taking full responsibility for them, and that way if you do fail, at least you can learn from it wholeheartedly, as opposed to blame-shifting it onto somebody else. 

3. What’s Right For Someone Else May Be Completely Wrong For You

It’s important to recognize that someone’s opinion is often based on what they would do. This alone is the problem. What is best for somebody else, can be the worst thing for you. What one person considers garbage can be another person’s treasure. We are all so unique, thus, only you know what is right for you.

4. Be Independent Of The Good Opinions of Others

Spiritual teacher Deepak Chopra writes:

“If you’re really spiritual, then you should be totally independent of the good and the bad opinions of the world… you should have faith in yourself.”

This is one of the wisest teachings I know. You see, often the people who give you their opinions (and even commands!) love you and have your best interest at heart. They are telling you what they believe is best for you. 

5. You’re The One Stuck With The End Result

In life, you are the one stuck with the consequences of your decisions. For example, if someone suggests you buy some stocks, but you just don’t feel like it’s the right choice, you are the only one who will live the consequences. If the stock falls and you lose a lot of money, you are the one that will have to live with the fact that you didn’t follow your inner call. When people give you their suggestions or even orders, there is no risk for them. They don’t have to live with your choices, but you do.

6. Your Inner Guidance Matters

When you listen to the call from within—your deep desires, yearnings, and dreams—you end up living a fulfilling life. As Joseph Campbell famously teaches: “follow your bliss” as this always takes you to the place you are supposed to be. And only you know what that inner call is. It is better to live a fulfilling life that you can approve of than living a life for somebody else.

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Thank you, Teachers!

Teachers are our second parents at school. They are always tired in making lesson plans, checking of activities, and computing our grades every end of the semester.

We always see them happy and not even getting tired in their faces when they are in schools.

They have more time with their students than with their family. They handle more than 200 students in a day and not even listening to them that they are tired.

Teachers are truly modern heroes: they may not wear a cape nor have a superpower, but they are more than that. They mold as our skills; they believe that we can do more and better. Especially they cure ignorance which we need to be more what we can be as a student, children, and as a future of what we want to be.

Always say thank you to our teachers for their never-ending patience and support to us. Thank you, Teachers! We may not see each other in a long time after we have completed your subjects, but the knowledge and values that you have teached to us will always be in our hearts.

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Mobile Legend

This application is almost played everywhere in the world. 75 million are actively playing mobile legend. 

We are enjoying playing this application and to others it has a benefit where they gain money by playing with others in a competition or tournament and others are doing a live stream where their followers sending them stars which can convert into money. 

We have the benefits, but we must also think for the disadvantages.

Like the enough sleep because of too much playing. It weakens our body because not eating at the right time. It also consumes the time we should give to our family, friends or to your girlfriends or boyfriends that sometimes this leads to break-up because they don’t have time for them.

We must be responsible as a player, Before we play make sure our activities we done, especially our household chores to avoid conflict. And make a time management to that’s the most important.

Reference:

https://www.google.com/search?q=mobile+legend&biw

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A healthy recipe

Thinking again, what will be your lunch or dinner today? I’ve got you an easy, affordable and healthy recipe that I’m sure your family and kids will like it. 

This is my own recipe of TOFU CABBAGE PATTIES

Ingredients:

* 4pcs. Of Tofu

* 350 grams of cabbage

* a medium carrot

* 1 green bell pepper

* 1 medium onion

* 1/2 cup of flour

* 1 stalk celery – or parsley (optional)

* 1 egg * salt and ground pepper

* 1 cup of cooking oil

Procedure:

1. Combine all the ingredients for the patties in a bowl. Mix well by using clean hand or big spoon. Mix well and set it aside for 30 mins to blend all the flavors.

2. Slice tofu in 1/4 and make a hole enough for filling in the patty mixture.

3. Put some mixture in the tofu

.4. Put oil in the pan over medium fire. When the pan is already hot put the tofu and cook for 2-3mins each side or until golden brown.

5. Drain to remove excess oil

6. Best serve when its hot 

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Plasticycle Bottle

Taking care of our environment is our responsibility. Even a small action can still be a contribution to our environment. 

This project aims to lessen the plastic bottles in our places which we can recycle it and turn into a useful thing in our home.                                                                                                     

Step 1: Cut the bottle using the cutter, close to the cap

Step 2: Cut again the bottle to get a circle shape

Step  3: Cut the bottle in  vertical line using the scissors

Step  4: After it's cut, fold  the strips into small fold to be easy to spread

Step  5: Spread the strips

Step  6: Put the circle  shape that we cut earlier, then folds the strips put it into the circle shape to  make it secure

Step  7: This is the final  look

Step  8: Paint the bottle  (Optional)

Reference: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsHzEKlFfck

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Imperfection

Have you ever felt not being accepted because of what you are?

Imperfection is part of our life, we are not perfect because we are only human. 

Trying to be perfect isn’t interesting. It is never interesting as imperfection. 

The flaws, rough, edges, broken rules, and counterintuitive choices what our work unique, effective, and memorable. 

Go to live with your life. It doesn’t matter of what will they say, as long as it makes you happy. 

We are not required to please everyone for the sake of their acceptance. We must live by what we want and who we are.

Reference:

https://www.google.com/search?q=imperfection+body&tbm