THIS IS YOUR LIFE.

Two weeks ago, as I was going through a very hard time at work, my officemate sent this photo through skype and every single word struck me.

THIS IS YOUR LIFE. DO WHAT YOU LOVE AND DO IT OFTEN.  yes. true. indeed. that's why it's called your life--it is yours to live. We often set boundaries. We usually conform. We have norms. We obey. We are shaped and influenced by what most people do. Our initial thinking is that if we do what we want to do, what will other people think or say about it? It is liberating to have that fearless moment to do what is unusual, to try to follow your heart's desire with no if's and but's. IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING, CHANGE IT. This is also true. Do not settle for the things that you don't like or makes you miserable and eating up all your energy. why settle if you have the choice to let go of it and move forward? But at some point, there are situations that we say to ourselves that if it is just so easy to change something in just a snap, we will, with no second thoughts, we will do it. if it's only for ourselves. sometimes.. or oftentimes, we consider the people we love, the people who depends on us. We don't decide only for ourselves. IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR JOB, QUIT. The owner of the company that I am working right now told us last week, " if you have to fail, fail fast. fail as fast as you can. fail as soon as possible.. then move forward." if you feel like your job is not your passion and you are just dragging yourself to work everyday, maybe, there is really a problem. think. analyze why. and then, make an action. who says failing is not a good thing? most of successful people were never afraid to fall and they experienced failure not just once but many times. If you choose to prolong the agony of working on a job that you're not passionate with, you are wasting your time, you are wasting lots of opportunity. fail but don't settle on failure. make it as a learning experience, then move on.. move forward. find a job that you don't have to work all day because it's the job that you love to do. remember that it is eating most of your time  every single day. Make the most out of it. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME, STOP WATCHING TV. I cannot relate to this because I seldom watch TV. but you know... lost time is something that we cannot cannot bring back. time is gold, yes it is. for me, it is the most important of all. It is something that I would always appreciate if given to me. Time is something that is so special that I cannot waste it. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE, STOP. THEY WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU WHEN YOU START DOING THINGS YOU LOVE. If I write about love, I may have run out of time. there is so much more thoughts about love. and love itself is so much more. I have been waiting for about 7 years to love again. I am not sure if there are instances that i looked for it but there was a time that I questioned God in prayer. God, why is it taking too long? and question after question after question.. But you know, there is always a reason of every waiting. may it be too long or too short. you will not find love, love will find you.You will not decide for love, because Love itself will decide for you.  STOP OVER ANALYZING, LIFE IS SIMPLE. I am guilty of this. I tend to over analyze. well, I admit, this is bad. But I am a working progress. I also taught myself not to. It is draining. and so far, I am quite good of stopping my brain from thinking bad thoughts. I can easily let go of emotions that are not healthy for me. I still suck at it seldom times but I know, i will master it, for ALL EMOTIONS ARE BEAUTIFUL, may it be good or bad.. it is still beautiful if it will make us grow. WHEN YOU EAT, APPRECIATE EVERY LAST BITE. I don't have so much to say about this, all I know is that I eat what I want and I eat a lot. and if I don't eat, my lola will get mad. So I don't actually care if I am fat, as long as I am happy. OPEN YOUR MIND, ARMS AND HEART TO NEW THINGS AND PEOPLE. WE ARE UNITED IN OUR DIFFERENCES. Indeed. Life is a highway. You can meet people every journey. and they will teach you simple things and those simple things might be big things in the future. Explore. Life is changing, and so you are. As you grow old, it doesn't mean that you are really growing. It will still depend on your day to day experience and how will you apply all the life lessons you encountered on this experiences. Life is unfair, but Life is Beautiful. ASK THE NEXT PERSON YOU SEE WHAT THEIR PASSION IS, AND SHARE YOUR INSPIRING DREAM WITH THEM. What is your passion? mine? I want to write all my simple thoughts and share it to others and get their own opinions about it. I love to sing. I love to travel. I love organizing events. My dream is to organize a grand wedding. Well, one of my dream is to get married and organize my own wedding. I want to have a bakery so that my lola will not be busy washing clothes manually and just sell pandesal and bonete in my bakery. you? what is your dream?? TRAVEL OFTEN; GETTING LOST WILL HELP YOU FIND YOURSELF. My travel in Malaysia wayback 2010 is I think if not the most memorable, is the most challenging travel that I have ever experienced in my whole life. I have found true friends who take good care of me and made sure I will be safe there. I still owe them the world until now and I hope someday, I can give back the help they have given me on those times. someday. It is a good feeling to travel alone in a not so familiar land. But i will still choose to have a good company who is willing to get lost with me. who can cry and laugh with me and who can share a shoulder when I am tired and need to rest. I really hope that before the year ends, I will be able to travel and find a quiet place to reflect, to sip a cup of coffee and have good conversations in between. 2013 is really a tough one, but I guess, as early as now, I can tap myself at the back and say, job well done. SOME OPPORTUNITIES ONLY COME ONCE, SEIZE THEM. grab every opportunities that come on your doorstep. not everyone is given the chance to have opportunities like the ones you have. even a chance of saying something to someone is a big big opportunity so don't waste it. LIFE IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU MEET, AND THE THINGS YOU CREATE WITH THEM SO GO OUT AND START CREATING. Life is NOT just about the people you meet. It is about you and them. yes, start creating experiences and life changing memories with the people you meet everyday. As what I've said, every people you meet carries a lesson that can make you and change you so go ahead do not be afraid to create memories with them. LIVE YOUR DREAM AND WEAR YOUR PASSION. One of my colleagues said to me last night to purse my dream and forget about my fear. just try. it will be worth it.  LIFE IS SHORT. This became my everyday reminder for this year because of all the unexpected life events that I've managed to survive. LIFE IS SHORT, in the truest sense of those words... so live like a boss, spend your time beside the person you love the most and give them all the love that you can give, always say i love you before it's too late to tell them that you really do, have a time off if work is consuming all your time and just relax and enjoy, reward yourself with your most favorite food. travel with the person you want to make beautiful memories with. You don't really know if you will still be alive tomorrow so thank God for every beautiful morning that He is giving you. That is I think the first thing you have to do every single day that you are able to wake up again. help people even in the most simple ways. Appreciate. be thankful. and above all else, LOVE.