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Mainit at mahabang pila Monday

I was excited and wanted to do my second progression program, but then, di kaya kasi I need to be early for the BHERT Clearance. But no matter how early I was, I still waited for 3 hours to get my clearance and have a vaccine screening. Di ko din natapos, Quarantine Completion lang tinyaga ko na kasi yun sa vaccine screening walang ayos, walang priority lane so kada may dadating na senior at priority *kakilala* nahaba lalo pila. Walang social distancing, walang maayos na information sa process. Nakakaawa din yun nag-iisang midwife na nag-screening. Hindi ko na ishare yun photo kasi I am not here for clout naman. Talaga lang nakakagago yun pangagago na satin eh.

Buti nakapagluto ako ng chiken in Biryani style sauce nun umaga bago umalis, saka yun iniwan nila Mommy na sinigang. Solve na agad ang lunch.

Then, I whipped up this early dinner around 4PM na eto 6PM na matatapos kainin kasi paputol-putol sa meeting.

I finished reading When Breath Becomes Air. Okay naman sya. It is beautifully written, since mix of literature, philosophy and science but it's too... flowery words for me. I may have appreciated this before, but now, I appreciate simple yet impactful words. Still, it made me cry.

I'm starting 13 Things Mentally Strong People Do and first few pages palang, I am loving it. Galing magrecommend ni @supschrodinger or talagang same taste kami.

That said, COMMENT DOWN OR MESSAGE ME ANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS. I'm open to anything really, but I want inspirational or gritty books. Yun mag introspection and may call to action. Okay din naman yun mga fiction and young adult books, but medyo wala ako sa mental head space for that ata ngayon. I want books that would drive me to be better and move.

Kamusta Monday niyo?

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Tasty Tuesday

I fasted since it's not lifting day. Cooked air fried tofu and drizzled it in teriyaki sauce and Kewpie mayo, paired with some spinach omelette. Partner cooked some sinigang na bangus sa miso too... it tastes so good!

My orders arrived: this book suggested by @supschrodinger again that I plan to read after When Breath Becomes Air and my citrine and black tourmaline haul.

Citrine is called the merchant's stone. Aside from smokey quartz, this is the other one I am most drawn too. Citrine is the go to crystal for manifesting financial freedom, success, prosperity, and abundance. Citrine is associated with positivity and optimism, which is from it's yellow color. It can also be used to awaken the solar plexus chakra, helping to cultivate confidence and personal power. It promotes motivation, activates creativity and encourages self-expression. It also is said to help balance chemical imbalances in the body.

I also bough some black tourmaline. I already wear one as a bracelet, but I always buy for my family too. I bought 5 so each for Mom, Dad and my sister to bring always, and then 2 for J and me which I can also place temporarily, when at home, at my altar and bedroom. Black Tourmaline got the name due to its deep pitch-black color. Because of its dark coloration, this stone has a strong energy and an ability to absorb negative energy without compromising its own energy. Because it can absorb negativity, it can both protect and cleanse you and your environment. Aside from protecting you from any negativity or spiritual attack, it also protects you form EMF.

I am looking for a larger one to gift to my friend, Kiteng, who has been having troubles with negative energies at their home. I plan to find one and have it shipped to her.

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Another step to veer away from social media: Books. I’ve actually started reading Atomic Habits via Books app on my iPhone & Mac but I end up getting distracted to browse etc. So I figured, getting a book would lessen distractions from my laptop and turn reading at least 30 mins in the morning as I drink my coffee into a habit.

Ordered over the weekend and got it today. Now, off to finish my work out so I can start the day~

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Wellbeing Friday

(... pero nakapag-email na ako ng 3 LOL. Why, Alea, why. )

Nourishing the mind and the body on mornings... or at least I try to.

Been skipping fasting since lifting makes me SO HUNGRY. I'm trying to put as much protein as I can, but as a perpetual chicken & fish lover, it's hard to hit proteins and calories.

So far, I've effectively reached a pause in buying crystals... thank you Universe. LOL. But, I've been buying and ravaging books so fast. New reads once I finish my current one are Thinking, Fast and Slow (recommended by a friend) and Think Again (my personal choice). I love Adam Grant's podcast WorkLife and so this should be interesting... I hope.

Next batches of books to cart out would be witchcraft & magick books~ Hehe.

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Let's get back to reading, shall we?

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These are only the witchcraft books, may comics/illustrated books, poetry and self-improvement books pa. JUSKU.

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Trese

No, I won't talk about the misses in the characters or the voice acting. It's just about my books.

I have Books 1 & 3 with me, but I remembered buying Books 2, 5 & 6. Hindi ko siya makita, sobrang stressed na ako so I just bought Book 2 again. Book 5&6 have no reprints as of now, so I have to wait for next year.

A bit pissed but this is why I stopped having people borrow my books.

I also ended up buying Ricky Lee's Kulang na Silya because I have no self control.

Hay, I keep saying I need to stop buying books but I keep on failing. I now went on to delete the credit card link to my Shopee (that already is on Jervie's phone only). I also freaking carted out on Book Depository, so I would also block that website once my orders arrive. Jusko lord.

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Just finished “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do” and now reading this one from Adam Grant.

I loved WorkLife and Adam’s unique ideas, and this one talks about rethinking and unlearning. With this new normal brought by the pandemic, a lot of what we know has changed. Agility becomes an ever more vital trait.

In the process of unbecoming, we not only can rebuild what was lost, but also create something far greater.

Magandang umaga. Laban lang.