Don't Give Up!

 (This is inspired by the first two songs in my playlist titled "Stuck in the middle" and "Win". You can listen to them while reading this. Thank you and Enjoy !~)

             There comes a period in our lives when we think we can’t move forward anymore. The time when you feel like you are at the bottom of a very dark pit and you know that even if you try hard to call out for someone, it feels like no one’s going to come. It feels like no one’s going to reach out for you. You’re not the only one who experience those things. All of us have problems. Everyone faces such challenges.

               We shouldn’t be daunted by these hindrances or challenges. They’re just bumps and humps in the long road that we’re taking. Face them with a positive outlook in life. Don’t treat them as if they’re going to stop you forever. Maybe they’ll halt you for a while but you shouldn’t be completely stopped by them because you won’t be able to move forward in your life. You’ll end up stagnating.

               Consult your problems. Consult to your parents and family because they are the people who know you the best. Tell them what you really feel.  They’ll surely understand your case. Our parents experience much more trials in life so they’ll know how it feels when facing a problem. Share your feelings to your closest friends too. They also know what you feel. They’re the ones who’re always together with you. You can tell them things that you’re not able to say to your family.

               Unwind once in a while. Stress might overcome you. We should sometimes take a break. Go out and relax with your family and friends. It might also be a form of strengthening your bonds with them.  Have fun and enjoy your life. Don’t be frazzled out over these problems.

               Shed a few tears. There are times when we can’t hold back anymore. Crying can make you feel better. Tears are like your feelings bottled up inside you that is in liquid form. Letting them out feels like a burden was lifted.  

               Take your time in overcoming them. We shouldn’t be rushing things up. Think thoroughly and choose the right one. Overcome them calmly and carefully.  All the things we do will be worth it someday. Someday, we’ll definitely say “Good thing I didn’t stop.”

              We fall, we got hurt. There are times when we don’t want to continue anymore. We feel tired. We feel like we want to stop. We’re like stuck in the middle and we don’t know what to do anymore. We’re at loss. But don’t stop. Don’t ever give up. It’s just a challenge of God. Someday, things will be better for us. Trust yourself and don’t think that you’re alone. Even if you fell on that dark pit, always think that there’s a light on top of it. 

              So don’t lose hope. Don’t lose faith. You are not alone in this. You have your family, friends and even God. Ups and downs are normal in our life. Don’t quit. Just because you fall doesn’t mean you fail. Just get up and try again!

"Someday things will be perfect

It will be worth it all this time

Stuck in the middle

I know things will get better

Hold it together

Take your time

Stuck in the middle"

" I'll never give up

Never give in

Never let a ray of doubt slip in

And if I fall

I'll never fail

I'll just get up and try again"

Legacy: Living a Life that Lasts

Our destiny has been decided since the day we were born. It is just up to us what path to take, what path to avoid. Every move we make, we might get closer to our destiny or we might get far from it. Everything we do has a reason behind it. But there will be the time when we reached the end. When we already know that we did our best in life. That we successfully reach the end and we could actually claim that we are truly living in this world.

Eventually, people will perish and leave this beautiful world of us. There can’t be a person who can live here forever. Some might be forgotten easy and some might not. They are hard to forget because they left us something that can make us easily recall them. They left a legacy. They left a mark to us. They can be a famous icon or just an ordinary person. Through our actions, we create our own legacy.

As for me, I know that I am part of those who are just ordinary: Simple, plain and average. I always thought that I’m still young so I should take things easy. That I should just ignore things that I think are too old for me. Actually, I never really gave thought of leaving a mark up until now. Before, I assumed only famous people can leave a legacy to us. The ones who are popular are the ones remembered by people. But that’s not the case now that I realized something. I realized that I, myself also want to leave a mark.

I want to leave something behind. I want to leave a legacy. A legacy that will surely make people remember me. I want them to think of me as someone who live her life to the fullest. The one who enjoyed the ups and downs of life. The person who faced challenges with bravery. I want to be remembered as the person who I really was: a person full of flaws and no pretensions. I want the people I cherish the most to remember someone like me. Even if I'm not around anymore, these people will continue to recall memories with me. It's like a life that will continue to last.

Of course, I can’t please everybody. I can’t leave everyone a good legacy. Sometimes, they might misunderstand what I’m doing as showing off. People tend to remember our bad points more than our good points. So what we need to do is just to do our best on what we’re doing. Prove them that we’re not a show off.  

Our lives are only short. We don’t know what will happen later, tomorrow, or the next day. One of these days might be the last day of our short lifespan. So we should do our best in our lives. We should work earnestly. Just enjoy the short time together with your loved ones. Have fun in your life. Just remember, you only live once, enjoy it to the fullest.

We make mistakes, we’re humans after all. Some of us may take the wrong path and lost its way to the right one. Some of us may choose the right path and make it in successfully. We know there’s no going back to where we started but we can make a new path and make it back on the track. And when time comes and we end up leaving this world, we knew for sure that we left a legacy. Maybe not to thousands of people, but to a few number of people whom cherished and loved you truthfully.