May 18, 2009

Have you experienced being used to just acceptable or low standards that when you try out something new or better than what you are used to it’s hard to revert or go back to the old one?

In my case, I set pretty high standards for my career, love life, things I do and want, and even to the simple things I enjoy doing. I always believe in doing things excellently and I try to better myself in anything I do and make sure I go beyond what I did before or accomplished. As such, when there are times that I experience or I am forced to experience something less than my recent high standards, I feel uneasy, awkward and something seems to be not right. It might just simply show that I have been used to high and good standards like having the best or going for excellence, and being honest and truthful, among others, which makes me think why should I go to a lesser standard than what I am used to, what I am capable of reaching and what is much better or even the best.

Let us not settle for anything less or second best if we can do and have the best or what we aspire for. There is definitely nothing wrong in keeping our standards high.

Para sa kauswagan sang Syudad sang Iloilo, UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo, UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for.

May 15, 2009

A Journey is defined by Microsoft Thesaurus as a trip, a voyage, an expedition and a passage.

In life, each of us has our own respective journeys particularly in our career and love lives.

I always hear some people say, “Everything happens for a reason”. We might have wanted something or someone and no matter how hard we try it didn’t just work out. We may have felt bad, depressed and think less of ourselves. Some even feel that there is no reason to live anymore and some just focus on what was lost that they sometimes don’t see that a better and the best for them has just passed by or has arrived.

God knows what’s best for us and he gives it at the time he feels is best. As the cliché goes, when a door closes, a lot of windows open and sometimes what is outside of the window is something more than what we wanted and expected. God truly knows not only how to satisfy our needs and wants but even to delight us.

So, don’t feel bad if not everything is going your way in terms of a love prospect or a career option. It might just mean that you just have to be patient because you are just starting or in the middle of your journey to get, have and keep what’s best for you.

As one of my friends had said, “always keep your eyes open so that you would know when the end of your journey is near and you are about to reach your goal”.

Para sa kauswagan sang Syudad sang Iloilo, UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo, UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for.

May 13, 2009

My mom has always told me, “It’s better to be busy than to be idle”. I have been used to being busy all my life that a vacation although it is most welcome would feel that I am wasting my time because I feel I can become more productive by doing something else. As such, if ever I do decide to get some R & R (Rest and Recreation), I want it to be sort of a working vacation.

I do not only want to sleep, gimik and hang out during my R & R’s but rather I find time to talk about possible business opportunities, tape an episode for my cable TV show, learn more about people, places and cultures, and just find and learn something new and worthwhile. It makes the escapades or vacations more exciting, insightful, memorable and worth the dropping of priorities and usual daily work.

In anything we do, let us try to always be productive.

Para sa kauswagan sang Syudad sang Iloilo, UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo, UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for.

May 10, 2009

Everybody has a past. It might not be all good and one might rather try to forget some things. What is important though is we learn from our mistakes and consider it as part of the journey to reach what is best for each of us.

The past should not control us from enjoying the present and in looking forward to a good future. The past should not be a hindrance or an obstacle.

In my case, I was traumatized before by not so good relationships and even betrayals in the past. It made me distance myself to everyone because of the fear that it might possibly happen again. It sometimes made me paranoid and afraid of close and intimate relationships. It was not healthy and it was affecting my interpersonal relationships. It took awhile before I let go of the fear. It took good people and a great girl to make me want to risk again. This time it was worth the risk. This time I have opened myself again to others and made my relationships stronger and better.

A past should not unfairly affect the present and the future. One bad event or some villainous people should not make one generalize that everyone and everything can and will be like that. Let us all look at the goodness in each person. Let us just be wary and careful of how we deal with various types of people.

Whatever I have experienced before made me stronger and a better person who can and is willing to face any challenges that might come my way. It actually helped me deal with things today and what possibly or unexpectedly will happen tomorrow.

Para sa kauswagan sang Syudad sang Iloilo, UGYON Kabataang Ilonggo, UGYON Iloilo. Ilonggos are worth working and fighting for.