A frugal wanderer. Agriculturist. Lover of life and people. Adventure seeker. A typical human being who tries to live a healthy life and is occasionally lost in time and space.
What if we shine the brightest when we make a significant impact on others’ lives? What if as a star above we see the changes we made using the best that we have on Earth while we were alive?
Are we going to shine the brightest?
Are we going to be the proudest star seeing how the life we’ve lived improved the lives of future generations?
If our answers were mostly yes, I am pretty sure we are on the right track and we should keep doing what we are doing.
Otherwise, we have to reevaluate what we have and how we are living our lives and find ways to be better.
I woke up today with energy to start the day and be productive. I attended the Sunday mass but I ended up having no motivation to do anything on my to-do list.
This is the consequence of not having a routine. Not everyday we will be motivated to be a better person but a well-built routine will save you on days that you are not motivated and give you the discipline – without routine, there will be no discipline.
When things are easy it is easy to say that it is worth it. However, if we struggle to get things right we question ourselves, will this be worth it? As I mentioned in my previous post, the past is in the past and so is the future. At this very moment, we are clueless whether we are fighting the right battles or not.
So, is it worth it? To answer that you must know what you want yourself to be in the future. Simple life? Not-so-simple life? Is there other route to get what I want without struggling? I guess regardless of which way you go, challenges are inevitable. They create growth. And without growth the future looks scary.
Maybe it will be worth it. Maybe not. The thing that your future self will thank you is that you tried even if it is frightening and giving you sweaty palms. Old people will tell you that the most regretful things they have done were the ones they did not.
I grew up with two brothers and my dad. I also got some guy friends. And, every year I would always struggle on what to give them because I want something that will be useful for them. Below are things you may consider giving them. Most of them were gifts I have given a guy at some point, and I saw these things useful for them.
1. Bluetooth speaker
2. Airtag
3. Leather wallet
4. Backpack
5. Hoodie
6. Tumbler
7. Tools
8. Mechanical keyboard
9. Cap
10. T-shirt
11. Socks
12. Coffee maker
13. Air fryer
14. Customized phone case
15. Swiss knife
16. Charger
17. Belt bag
18. Small wallet
19. Razor
20. Board game
21. Console game
22. Notebook
23. Fountain pen
24. Keyboard/mouse pad
25. App subscription
If you think that you already gave all these to that guy, you can opt to giving him a gift card for him to decide what he needed or wanted.
Before you decide think twice if they mentioned that they need this or if you have seen them using this before. You do not want to give your guy friend a board game if he is more of a video gamer. You know him more than me. LOL.
I woke up praying that God would give strength for the next coming days. It is scary and overwhelming this journey. Not only because it is creating new good habits but because the damages I made yesterday have been showing me the amount of work that I have to accomplish in this process of replacing the old me of a new and better version of me living my life to the fullest – maybe living the fullest does not mean rainbows and butterflies, maybe it is actually living your best self for your life’s mission despite the struggles.
Life is not meant to be easy. Life is meant to be lived. And to live is to feel – the hard, the struggle, the challenge, and the discomfort. Being scared and overwhelmed are not pleasing feelings but these are moments we will for sure remember for the rest of our lives. But, make sure you are feeling this now for the good of your future self.
Did I mess up today? Yes. Can I change it? No. These are the facts. What happened already is irreversible. No time machine offers round-trip tickets from the past to the present available on the market. If you know any, let me know. I want to get some. LOL.
We are all guilty that we made mistakes in the past. The regretful ones were usually those that we had control over at that moment and we chose instant gratification and not the consequences.
But, again, it is in the past. You cannot waste any more time and energy overthinking or crying in bed over things that are done.
What now? What can you do?
That is the answer. What you can do now is to do the best that you have at this point and in the coming days. Do not aim to correct the previous mistakes. Your goal should be to be a better version of yourself today to make up for your past mistakes. You must make up for your past mistakes and not correct them – they are two different things – one is doable and the other is a waste of time and energy.
You do not choose the easy way but rather the right one. It can be a no-brainer or freaking hard ways. In both cases DO NOT escape when your brain is telling you to. Face it. Do it right. Think of the consequences in the long run would be.
During this journey of creating better routine, you will find yourself looking at excuses to justify getting back to day 1.
In my case, I usually use my period days as an excuse to stay in bed and not do anything. Some people may say that it’s part of a woman’s life. We suffer every month with abdominal pain and fatigue and it’s normal. For some, it will be extreme and you have to be self aware to that. And I am aware that I can still push through during this very challenging moment of changing my life and I use my period as an excuse.
If you find yourself starting to make excuse, drop it. Keep moving! Do not break what you have built for 6 days. Rest but do not stop. I experienced that each time I gave in to the excuses for days, I end up going back to day 1 of building these good habits I am aiming.
If today, you feel that this journey is tiring, still persevere. Each day will become less difficult as it becomes part of you. And always remember why you started when excuses are trying to conquer you.
I woke up very early today not because I was motivated to get things done but because I have to get up to open the door for my roommate.
This may look simple but I am convinced that to make life worth living, we have to live for one another. What happened today was just an example of a day that would make you realize that we have to get up for other people.
We have a choice everyday. To set up an alarm and snooze multiple times or get up and realize that we have to wake up and get up to live our full potential for the benefit of everyone. This in the long run will benefit our mind and soul.
Listen to that inner alarm clock telling you that you are more than what you are thinking and begin picking up yourself to see how beautiful your life could be by simply getting up.
Are you getting frustrated because you feel like you don’t have enough time and your progress is very little.
I tell you. Slow or small progress is way better than nothing. So keep doing what you are doing to create the change you wanted in yourself.
Today may just be 1% change but the accumulation of it in days would be significant instead of just scrolling mindlessly on your socials and not even creating 0.1% progress.
But, you have to be strict to yourself. Today maybe 1% but make an effort to increase this tomorrow.
I feel like I lost a lot of hours in my life not living to my full potential for years. Looking back, I could’ve started sooner and build these habits to have it now. But those hours are gone now. What I can do would be to make up those lost hours – maybe pulling an all-nighter? I don’t know. This process is trial and error. We try. We fail. We learn. And it will be worth it in the end.
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