Famille

 Pamilya.

Family.

Familie.

Famille.

Ano ba ang pagkakaalam mo sa salitang ito?

Ito ba ay sumasang-ayon sa mga pananaw mo bilang isang indibidwal?

Masasabi mo bang miyembro ka ng isang pamilya?

I thought to myself while having lunch with my closest friends at Rumba yesterday.

Para sa akin, lalo na't 90% ay hindi ko kapiling ang aking pamilya, nagbago na ang aking mga pananaw tungkol rito.

Family does not always have to be by blood.

Family is formed through random and known people you meet along the way, who makes you see your potential and form an everlasting bond with each other.

I consider myself very lucky and blessed to have these people surround me, through ups and downs and turnarounds.

Kaya habang araw pa ng aking pagkasilang, nagpapasalamat ako sa mga taong bumuo, bumubuo at patuloy na binubuo ang aking pagkatao.

Lieben Dank und Viel Erfolg für alle.

Glücklichkeit

 Always choose to be happy.

Lately, I have been incorporating a lot of meditation and Yoga into my gym routine. It keeps my mind more rested and helps me consciously into the present.

I have been practicing Buddhism for the past few years. Although not always successful, it does create a new and better perspective on your life.

The most important part is to keep you in the present. The now. The "What is happening today."

A lot of people who suffer from Depression and Anxiety have immense trouble focusing on the present life. Depression makes you think of the past full of mistakes and regrets, while anxiety makes you think of the future full of doubts.

Let the life flow one day at a time.

Cherish today as if there is no tomorrow.

Wake up grateful and sleep thankful.

For life is too short not to enjoy it.

Om Mani Padme Hum

Kämpf!

 Fight!

My tito would always say this to us upon waking up, most especially if we need to wake up really early to go for a long ride.

My tito who always has been an Alpha Male, is very business-centric, is hardworking and is always busy 24/7.

A Pharmaceutical company, several pharmacies cross the Philippines, several real estates, some farm lands here and there, and a beach house in Pangasinan.

For the longest time he is the epitome of how we, as nieces and nephews, should adhere to be.

So I have imbued this perspective of his to some extent. To believe in everything that I've got in order to succeed. But there is this enormous wall I needed to conquer...

Most of you probably do not know this, but I suffer from inferiority complex. It has long defected me from reaching my potential as a human. From being a nurse to a quality assurance specialist to a team leader to a health coach and then back to being a nurse abroad.

But you know what?

Doubts about yourself can happen. And it's okay.

Ambivalence towards yourself can happen. And that's okay, too.

Not meeting certain expectations can also happen. And it's perfectly fine.

The point is, you always have to believe in yourself.

No matter what.

Because at the end of the day, it is you who will save you.

Not your parents.

Not your siblings.

Not your relatives.

Not your partner.

You. And Only You.