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Every year on January 1st, it seems like everyone is ready for a fresh start, but the truth is that there are many personal habits that you can easily improve. This includes everything from exercising more and eating better to finding simple ways to save money. Together, they may lead to a different you in the New Year.
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𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡?
Honestly, there are plenty of ways we can take better care of our mental health, but I have a list of the most important ones:

🔅𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮.
It will cause us to get attached to external validation and to unconsciously compare our progress and physical appearance to others. I've been there, and I keep telling myself that everything I see in my newsfeed will help me motivate myself and achieve my goals, and it's working. But doing this every day brings me anxiety, consequently, I started comparing my progress to other people's posted achievements, even if they don't show the process along the way. My point with this is that you wouldn't see someone who talks a lot about the process of becoming a successful person, and that isn't ideal for someone like me because I tend to focus on great results instead of the process. Use your social media wisely and, if possible, surround your feed with meaningful content, join a community that shares the same goals with you, unfriend/unfollow people and pages that only promote unnecessary negativity. Remember that quality is more important than quantity. You don't need a lot of internet friends.

🔅𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀.
That's the mastermind behind everything. It taught me self-awareness, which helped me bring out the best in myself, discover my geniuses, and recognize my worth. Journaling may be beneficial for various reasons and can support you in achieving a wide variety of goals. It can help you clear your mind, connect essential thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Finding a healthy way to express yourself is one approach to deal with any overwhelming emotion, such as overthinking. It makes a journal a helpful tool in managing your mental health.

🔅𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
I think this is the last one, but it's proven and tried by numerous people on the internet as I've heard how powerful this habit could be if we have this in our life. Mediation helps you refresh your mind and gives you time to focus only on your body and breathing and stop thinking about anything that comes into your mind.
Repeating daily affirmations to yourself assists you in "training" or "rewiring" your brain to develop new patterns of positive thoughts. Essentially, daily positive affirmations serve as positive reminders or statements that you can use to encourage and motivate yourself or others. Positive thinking can lead to success, improved mental and physical health, increased self-esteem, and ambition.
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"𝙼𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚕 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚘 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝. 𝚃𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏. 𝙳𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞."
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“Waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts.”

7 THINGS THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN ONE YEAR
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"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."
𝙷𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚠𝚜 𝟷𝟶:𝟸𝟹

What you believe on the inside will be reflected on the outside. 💫

5 Ways to Improve Yourself Every Day

The more your heart breaks, the stronger it becomes as it opens and you will realize what true love is and how true feelings cause you to act and take over your entire being.

Everything starts from within.

Trust that He is at work. 🤞

Nothing great is ever done without persistence and patience, for your dreams must turn into practice to be fulfilled.

People that succeed in life are those who are willing to do what they do not want to do. They are not controlled by their emotions; rather, they are led by the Master, and they set their goals and plans in accordance with God's will.

Seek God's redirections after making the wrong decisions🙌

We have to continuously learn to face challenges and harsh realities of an uncertain world if we are to grow and evolve as an adult.✊

Inconvenience makes me runaway. Basta incovenient ayaw na ayaw ko, sino ba namang gusto? But one time in my quiet devotion with God, He reminded me that the more I keep on running away, the more He will make me stay to that place of inconvenience. Sa mga ganitong pagkakataon, pinapaalala Niya sakin ang story ni Jonah sa bible na di Niya tinantanan hanggang magobey.

I was reminded to just be grateful and contented in the face of inconvenience. I was reminded to go through every part of this inconvenience because at the end of the tunnel is His promise. I was reminded that every part is destined, and planned by Him, and in His plan He included that it will come to pass and I will be victorious. Facing inconvenience is obedience.

If today may tinatakbuhan ka, huminto ka at harapin mo. If may tinatakbuhang trabaho, tao, utang, responsibilidad, pangarap, opportunities, desisyon, financial advisor (hehe), harapin mo at gawin ang nararapat. This is the time to make the most out of it kahit sobrang inconvenient para sayo. Lesson nga sakin ni Lord dati, "Everytime you face and conquer inconvenience, you are doing yourself a favor". Dahil sa totoo lang pag inconvenient lumalabas ang mga natatago mong talento, kakayahan, at ugali. Natututo ka at nagiging eksperto sa paraang di mo aakalain.

Ngayong araw, simulan mong dedisyonang 'wag ng tumakbo at magpatuloy na lang dahil bahagi talaga ng buhay ang inconvenience. Tigilan na ang kamumukmok. The more na tumatakbo tayo, the more na tumatagal lang ang proseso. Harapin mo na. Isahang hirap na lang kahit matagal at mahaba. Ang pangako naman sasamahan ka Niya. Ang pangako naman tutulungan ka Niya at di iiwan. Ang pangako naman may katapusan.

Bilib ako sayo. Kahit mahirap alam kong gagawin mo at tatapusin mo. Lagi ngang bukang bibig ng asawa ko, "our time will come". Makikiayon din ang pagkakataon sayo. Laban lang! 👊

🏃‍♀️ 𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝘿𝙊 𝙄𝙏 🏃‍♂️

Have you ever feel stuck in the middle and didn't have any idea what to do? Or you already have a goal to achieve but don't know where to start?

There are many times that I experienced this kind of scenario where I have nothing to work on, and I will suddenly feel lost because I can't think of anything that I can do during that time.

And when I read my listed goals to have an idea to work on, I won't be able to find a hint on how to start. After a few minutes of thinking, I will just let the time pass without doing actual work.

I'm overwhelmed by the list of things that I can do and the goals that I have. I often think that actions are big steps to do, and I'm not motivated enough to execute them.

We people tend to make an action if we are motivated. We think it won't be accomplished appropriately, which is why we want to have enough motivation and inspiration to take action.

But I find out that it won't work that way. We believe that it's motivation+inspiration= action. But it's actually a cycle of inspiration= motivation= action= motivation= inspiration= next action and so on.

Put it in this simple way: action= motivation= inspiration, and it'll make more sense.

I don't rely more on motivation because it will often lead me to disappointment if I didn't take any action. But I could come up with additional motivation and actions whether I acted with or without motivation initially.

Before I started writing this, I was oversimplifying how it should be organized. But while I was contemplating, I didn't realize that I had taken an hour of my day and didn't even take a small action to achieve the goal of writing one random subject each day.

That's the exact time that I wrote at least one sentence and let my ideas flow along the way.

The motivation to write follows sentence by sentence, and I didn't force it to happen.

This process is called the "do something" principle. If we follow this idea, failure seems insignificant. If the standard or achievement only becomes effective–if you viewed any outcome as progress and significant, if inspiration is considered a reward instead of a pre-condition–then we will go forward.

We may fail, yet this failure is pushing us ahead.

I just wrote a few words from the start of this, but it was the "something" that I did.

This "something" is the least possible action that I could do.
Just do it despite your excuses and witness how your little action might help the snowball roll. You could become your motivating source. There will always be action available. Just trying something as if it's the only thing to do to reach your goals, and failure will move you forward. 💁‍♂️

Reference: The Subtle of Not Giving a F*ck— The "Do Something" Principle
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𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝑰 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 (𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉) 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒐.

It's a normal part of our lives right now to start thinking about our future, whether it's a career, relationships, life goals, and so on. We tend to visualize what are the possibilities that we might encounter towards our future.

We have endless plans to do in our minds when we think about our future. Simula pa noong napakabata ko pa gustong-gusto ko na maging mayaman para magawa ko ang mga bagay na gusto kong magawa, at makuha mga bagay na gusto kong mabili.

Sabi nga nila libre lang naman mangarap kaya lubos-lubusin nalang natin.

Pero nang paunti-unti na akong tumatanda, bumugad sa'kin ang pressure galing sa mga pangarap ko sa buhay, sa mga taong napagsabihan ko ng mga pangarap ko, at galing sa mga tao at bagay na nakapaligid sa akin.

Bakit nga ba ako nagmadali? Is it because ang mga peers ko ay unti-unti nang naging successful? Dahil ba napag-iwanan na ako ng mga taong parehong nangangarap lang din noon? O dahil wala pa akong napatunayan?

Ayoko kasing lumaking puro lang sa pananalita at walang gawa, gusto kong ipakita sa mundo kung ano ang mga kakayahan ko at patunayan din na kaya ko.

Dahil sa mindset ko na'yon mas naging worried ako kung ano ang maaaring paparatingan ko, umiiwas ako sa mga failures at most of the time nangibabaw na naman ang pagiging perfectionist ko.

Mas lalo kong pinapahirapan ang sarili ko. Madali lang ako mawalan ng gana once 'di umayon sa mga plano ang nangyayari sa buhay ko.

But one time I reflected on why did I experience this kind of struggle? Dun ko nakita mismo kung bakit kaunti nalang malulunod na ako sa mga pressure.

Sa sobrang pagbabad ko kase sa social media kaya ako nagkaganito. I didn't noticed na kinokontrol na pala ako nito, binago ang pag-iisip ko, at ang malala iniisip ko na ito ang tunay na buhay.

Kaya I tried to get rid of it, not biglaan pero paunti-unti lang.

At dun sa time kung saan nag desisyon na talaga akong huminto sa pagbababad sa social media. I've used the time to listen more to my inner self and give more space for my own thoughts.

It was the best decision I made so far. Paunti-unti na ring nag-align ang nangyayari sa buhay ko, may clarity na kung ano ang pwede kong gawin as of now to be closer to my goals, at nag-aadapt na rin ako ng better habits to fulfill my time. It was hard though especially the in betweens not just the lows and highs.

The point was, social media is so powerful that it could change your values and beliefs in a good and bad ways. If only you could see my feed, it was full of flexes and successes which pressured me most of the time kase I was always thinking na "buti pa sila nagagawa na ang gusto nila" "buti pa siya nagbunga ang mga sakripisyo nila" o "buti pa siya nakita na niya ang purpose at passion niya sa buhay" and oftentimes I compared myself to them.

Sometimes we keep on looking on other's successes kaya tayo na pepressure. But if you have the mentality of knowing that we all have different timings and paths, I'm sure you'll take all of it as inspiration, and I'm happy that I started to develop this thinking habit.

It's not a big problem if you worry about your future, it became a problem if it's too much. If you have a solid "whys" for your plans, it won't matter how the journey will go. Don't be so distracted by what you see on social media, we don't even know what happened behind all of it. You're worrying which shows you care! Kaya don't feel bad about it, we are still humans who have this kind of emotion.

What could we do?

Work on personal development if you think you don't have a thing to do for now.

- Read non-fictional books
- Listen to podcast and talks(self-help)
- Surround yourself with like-minded people (FB groups, discord, communities)
- Journal your thoughts, ideas, goals, and even how your days went.
- Develop a healthy lifestyle like exercising and eating healthy foods
- Limit your social media time and unfollow pages that might distract you
- Improve your current skills and talents

Why focus on personal growth?

Kasi you will understand what is meant for you. I believe that success is more about attracting than chasing. Kaya as of now, push hard to better yourself because what's meant for you will eventually find you.

Don't be too worried; instead, do as much as you can. Don't let the time you spend worrying eat up more of your time than the time you spend doing.

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Improving 1% a day means an improvement of 365% within a year!

Use your time wisely! 😉

When you let God interevene, when you let Him have the last say in everything you do, you will understand that your stresses and struggles is nothing compared to what He has in store for you 🤗🌷

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SOME SOCIAL RULES THAT MAY HELP YOU:

1. Don’t call someone more than twice continuously. If they don’t pick up your call, presume they have something important to attend to;

2. Return money that you have borrowed even before the person that borrowed you remember or ask for it. It shows your integrity and character. Same goes with umbrellas, pens and lunch boxes.

3. Never order the expensive dish on the menu when someone is giving you a lunch/dinner.

4. Don’t ask awkward questions like ‘Oh so you aren’t married yet?’ Or ‘Don’t you have kids’ or ‘Why didn’t you buy a house?’ Or why don't you buy a car? For God’s sake it isn’t your problem;

5. Always open the door for the person coming behind you. It doesn’t matter if it is a guy or a girl, senior or junior. You don’t grow small by treating someone well in public;

6. If you take a taxi with a friend and he/she pays now, try paying next time;

7. Respect different shades of opinions. Remember what's 6 to you will appear 9 to someone facing you. Besides, second opinion is good for an alternative;

8. Never interrupt people talking. Allow them to pour it out. As they say, hear them all and filter them all;

9. If you tease someone, and they don’t seem to enjoy it, stop it and never do it again. It encourages one to do more and it shows how appreciative you're;

10. Say “thank you” when someone is helping you.

11. Praise publicly. Criticize privately;

12. There’s almost never a reason to comment on someone’s weight. Just say, “You look fantastic.” If they want to talk about losing weight, they will;

13. When someone shows you a photo on their phone, don’t swipe left or right. You never know what’s next;

14. If a colleague tells you they have a doctors' appointment, don’t ask what it’s for, just say "I hope you’re okay". Don’t put them in the uncomfortable position of having to tell you their personal illness. If they want you to know, they'll do so without your inquisitiveness;

15. Treat the cleaner with the same respect as the CEO. Nobody is impressed at how rude you can treat someone below you but people will notice if you treat them with respect;

16. If a person is speaking directly to you, staring at your phone is rude;

17. Never give advice until you’re asked;

18. When meeting someone after a long time, unless they want to talk about it, don’t ask them their age and salary;

19. Mind your business unless anything involves you directly - just stay out of it;

20. Remove your sunglasses if you are talking to anyone in the street. It is a sign of respect. Moreso, eye contact is as important as your speech; and

21. Never talk about your riches in the midst of the poor. Similarly, don't talk about your children in the midst of the barren.

22.After reading a good message try to say "Thanks for the message".

APPRECIATION remains the easiest way of getting what you don't have....

Do you experience the feeling of being stuck at the same place where you usually stay, in the middle of an improvement journey? Coz same! I feel like I'm stuck in a place where I can't see any improvements and even small changes. I've been looking for the root of it along the journey and discovered that I didn't perform the lessons I gained from watching videos and reading articles. In short, I didn't bear fruits from all the sunlight and waters.

But found out that there's nothing wrong with my roots. It continuously expands over time. However, I didn't see any growth from the outside. That's the point where I think I have a problem with my food-making mechanism.

Sometimes we consume a lot of resources but barely absorbs them well. We tend to learn (listen to people's talk, read a book, watch documentaries) but didn't comprehend its deep meaning. We must apply the lesson first before consuming another, or else it will pile up and causes frustration, burn-out, and discouragement.

As Proverbs 19:8 said, "The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper." Understanding helps you gain more knowledge, open new perspectives, and could potentially help us grow effectively.

So the next time you feel like you're in the same situation and asks yourself again why you didn't bear results and developments from your learning journey, pay attention to your food-making mechanisms. Are they efficiently working? Are they functioning well? Are they consuming every bit of what you consume? Or did they stop performing?

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