Because I DID… and I still DO sometimes. Lately… these are what I have been feeling. I worry about things like these from time to time… specially when bad things keep on happening to me in a series of unfortunate events. I am very emotional and sensitive. Some will say that I am so hard and strict to myself and the word “PERFECTION” is imprinted on my forehead. I must admit that I am guilty with this “Perfectionism” syndrome.
For the past months I’ve been into series of events wherein I suffered so much; Emotionally and Physically. You know, enduring everything by yourself is not good. It has been said that “Too much” is not really good, right? Enduring “Anger”, “Sadness”, “Confusion”, “Frustration”, “Desire” etc… can cause a person to be stressed and depressed for a long period of time which can result to “ANXIETY”.
Maybe, I was blinded by the saying “TIME WILL SOLVE EVERY
THING”, but waiting and letting time alone to solve everything is not enough.
If you will not act and do something… how will you be able to break free from
your current painstakingly situation? Yes, you feel helpless, that’s why you are letting
yourself be carried away or blown away by time and everything that’s happening
around you. However, nothing will change if you will not act and speak what’s
in your mind. Don’t be like me who is always TIMID. I can’t even voice out my
opinion to the elderly even if I know that my reasons are justifiable enough to
be accepted by others. It’s one of my flaws. One of my seniors scolded me for
being this way and I learned my lessons from it. Being TOO NICE can’t help you
in this competitive world. You must speak out so that your opinions and ideas
will be heard… you might never know that your words will be able to make a
difference. Tiny difference is STILL a difference… it might be small but it CAN
be material. And always remember that YOU ARE BLESS.
The bad things that I had experienced made me appreciate my
life and myself even more. They taught me how to be me, to be more patient and
to believe in life. Therefore, I am Bless and so ARE YOU.
We are blessed because:
We are where we are now:
Some of us are working, some are maybe in school, some are
job hunting and some are maybe doing things that they must do in order to
survive in this world. Do not think about what you DON’T HAVE. Instead… let us
FOCUS on what we have. Appreciating where we are now and what we have now will
make us even more THANKFUL for every little thing. Some people are unemployed,
some are illiterate, some do not even have money to pay for tuition fee and some
people are stuck from being an undergraduate… Do not be envious about the
success of others, because WE DON’T know what kind of journey they had
experienced before they arrived where they are now. You are BLESSED for having
a job, for being able to go to school, for having an opportunity to look for a
job.
We Have A Roof Above Our Head:
It doesn’t matter if you live in an apartment, condominium,
mansion, big house, small house, studio unit… what matters is that you have
what you can call a “HOME” where, at the end of the day you can go inside. The
roof above your head will shelter you from the heavy rain, snow storm, and
terrible heat of the sun. The roof serves as your protection against many
things… You are blessed for having a roof above your head because there are a
lot of people who live in the street. No matter how small your house is always
remember that there is someone out there who is wishing that they have a house
like yours.
You Can Do What You Are Currently Doing:
Whether it be job related, a hobby or an activity to pass
the time… we should be THANKFUL for everything that we can do. Reading books,
writing, playing an instrument, speaking, doing your job well or sometimes just
playing cards. Why? Because there are people who can’t see, who can’t hear,
people who are unable to do the things that you can do because they don’t have
the capability to do so. Some of them are not blessed with perfect number of
body parts or a perfect number of senses… You are blessed because of what you
can do. So let us use our capabilities to make a positive difference in this world.
We Have Someone We Can Call As True Friends:
I believe that everyone of us have TRUE FRIENDS. True and
Loyal friends who are on your side not only during the good times but also
during the bad times. It has been said that you will know who your true friends
are when you are in a bad situation. Like me, I can say that I have few true
and loyal friends. They accepted me for WHO I am. They have seen me without
makeup… they have seen me in my worst appearance but they didn’t forsake me;
instead they’ve embraced my flaws because every flaw that I have is PART OF ME.
And we are so blessed for having them in our lives.
We Are Alive:
After what happened to me, I appreciate my life and myself
more. Every one of us is experiencing a different kind of pain. We have our own
problem, battle and fight… we mustn’t act as if we are the only one who have
problems. Being able to wake up in the morning safely is already a blessing,
don’t you think so? Being able to see the sunlight in the morning is what I
consider a miracle because it means that I am alive and I still have the
opportunity to make my life more colorful. We are blessed because we are
alive.
So see, in every little thing… we are blessed. Don’t let a
single bad event ruin every happiness that you have. Time will solve
everything… but make sure to act and not just wait. Hope but never ever expect.
I bid you a good day everyone.
Sincerely,Erica/Erix
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