I know that I did my best but why am I unhappy? Maybe because the result wasn't in favor of me or maybe I know in myself that even through my best, I can't get what I want. The feeling of unsatisfaction, it sucks. Pretending that you did your best even though you know in yourself that you really didn't. The feeling of regret swallows up my mind that I can't get over it.
This has been a thing on Youtube so I decided to make a blog post about it since I really find it interesting and inspirational. Being able to reflect on the things that I have learned throughout the year is kind of amusing so here it goes.
1. Do what you love, love what you do. - I faced so many challenges this year and sometimes, I feel that giving up is the only thing that I can do in order to escape from those challenges. I had to make the toughest decisions in order to be in this current point right now and I must say that I’m happy with what I chose. The thing is, fate won’t be in favor with you all of the time. There must be things that you need to do, whether you like it or not, in order for yourself to grow. If it involves growing, why then be sad about it? Just have positive thoughts and eventually, you’ll love it.Â
2. Be original. - Dealing with the state of our society now, this must be a really hard one. We are surrounded by these new forms of media and in some points, these latest trends kind of pressuring me. Whenever I saw an inspiration on Instagram, I eventually want to be like this and that and the fact that it’s impossible bothers me. Insecurities. I admit I had a lot of those but what I don’t realize is that I have these people around me who actually see me as an inspiration and through that, I had some realizations. All of us are beautiful in our own ways, uniquely different, and each has its own stories to tell, image to share. Having that kind of view in life is the best. The fact that you can be be inspired and be an inspiration to anyone is just beautiful.Â
3. Don’t stress about other’s thoughts. - Every time I go on to my Instagram feed, I see beauty on it and after going back and forth to my profile, I eventually got sick of it and got tired of the theme I’m currently into. After a couple of hours browsing filter accounts, I find myself so stressed and not knowing what to do about it anymore. I’m really annoyed to myself right now as I go back and gather up my thoughts about it. But then I realized, why do something that stresses you? Why do something that makes you unhappy just for the sake of others praising your profile? If you can’t keep it then don’t.Â
4. Sleep early, wake up early. - This is good not only for your health, but to your mind and soul as well. Just be kind to your body is what I am saying. Try to finish all of your works on time and if you can’t, stop and sleep. Just wake up early and continue doing it.Â
5. Don’t be afraid. Face your fears. - I was able to discover most of my abilities this year and I am so proud of that. I got to do more of the unusual stuff that I thought I can’t do and I succeeded on them. Always remember that you’re not alone to take the path. A lot of people guided me in conquering my fears and I will always be grateful to them. No man is an island. ;) Facing your fears opens up a new opportunity in your life and I think, this is a kind of gift to yourself wherein you let your soul grow and be a totally new and better person.Â
6. Being with the best people is the best. - This year I learned how to get rid of the negative people. I know it’s really tough but when you get done, the feeling is totally different. You’ll be much happier and will be able to express yourself more.Â
7. Don’t take things too much seriously. Just seriously. - There’s nothing wrong onto pushing yourself into your limits because for me, if you put a huge effort onto something, there’s no doubt that it will turn out really great but if pushing so hard gives a negative impact to your lifestyle, then definitely something’s wrong. Too much is never enough and ain’t always the best. If you’ll take things more lightly, you’ll have more time to enjoy what you’re doing. Stress affects how you act and how you look so if you want your face to be better, don’t stress too much.
8. To learn everyday is a must. - There’s so much things in this world and life is too precious to waste not learning most of them. Simple things such as learning a new English word everyday is a really nice habit to be into.Â
9. Don’t trust anyone yet be lovely. - This year I learned that if you put too much trust on a certain person, you’ll just get disappointed and in the end, it’ll be very hard for you to accept that they did something that you didn’t expect them to do because you just trust them that much. Putting no pressure on the people that surrounds you is kind of cool and for me, things will be treated more lightly and I like it. Maybe, at this young age of mine, I haven’t still met the people whom I’ll be with until I age but being kind to everyone is a really beautiful thing that every person on earth should do. Imagine if this world is just full of love.
10. Speak what you mind. - Sharing their thoughts and ideas, this is what the originals always do. I am always afraid that my idea won’t be the best one. That’s how high my pride is. But I thought, what will happen if there’s no idea in my mind that I think is worth sharing, then will I be forever silent? I thought that it is not healthy at all to just be quiet and just act like your fine with everything.Â
11. Do what you haven’t done. - no.5 + no.8 = this one.Â
12. Drinking water is the key to everything. - I am not a really a water-kind of person but this year, I noticed that I finally saw its importance and how it changed my lifestyle. It’s so good for your skin and body and it will always be better than those drinks that has a lot of sugar in it. If you’ll just make it a habit, you’ll really see the changes.Â
13. Don’t be fooled by the due date. - If I were given a project, I try my best to work on it as soon as possible and my life became so much better and stress-free. Not only it will be easier on your part, but also, you’ll be able to enjoy what you are doing and that is what I really want to feel every time I do something, satisfaction and happiness.Â
14. Release the negative vibes. - I’m the kind of person who can’t talk about her feelings, even to her mom. I’m just so secretive that I don’t want others to peek onto what’s really happening. I found out these year that through a pen and a paper, if you’ll write all of those thoughts you know you can’t talk about, your soul would just be so happy and the weight in your heart would be really less.Â
15. Forgive. - There are times when life will be kind of shitty, as well as the people but if it already happened, it has happened already and just accept it. Life is too precious to waste thinking about the shitty things people have done. Just think about how good you are and you’ll totally win in life.Â
Woah, this list is really long but I’m proud of it. Me being able to have these kind of realizations, wow! Hope you managed to stay until up to this part.. Have a great day!
