Kinaiya

Social media is an extension of ourselves and our personality, be responsible, cautious, and mindful in using it 'coz it offers both advantages and both disadvantages. Just be true to yourself and uncover own self realizations.

Too much of everything is a bad thing, that's an idea we should always abide by.
And it is also applicable to the way we use social media. We should consume the
contents available to us in a moderate way.

We humans are social creatures, and while most of us rely on social media platforms
in order to connect with each other, we shouldn't let it be the only for us to socialize.
Always be mindful regarding the effects of social media on your health,
if prolong usage of it causes you any feeling of anxiety, depression, isolation
and fear of missing out (FOMO). You should set limit and filter how you interact
with the virtual world.

Even in time of a pandemic, we could always socialize with our family members and
engage in activities that improve our health all while obeying social distancing policies.
Don't let the world you see on your screen completely replace the real world we live in.

For more informaion regarding Social Media and Mental Health, click on the link below.

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/social-media-and-mental-health.htm

It's a good day to be thankful for your online friends!

The digital world can become a space for us to improve our social lives! Little do we know, but our social media profiles are instrumental on establishing who we are as we use it to interact with other people in the virtual world. If we use technology in the right way it can lead us to positive and flourishing personal growth! Do you recall someone who had helped you make the virtual world a safe and informative space?

Human mind is powerful enough to create a world that works even just by touch. Be an inspiring, helpful and mindful user and don't let your life and emotion be controlled and altered by the world you just created. Have a great day ahead, kapwa!

"Ang Babaeng Allergic sa Wifi"
Is a movie that taught us several lesson that will make us realize the real essence of life:

1. Importance of reality outside the digital world.

2. Consequences of digital world, it can do more harm (bullying, addiction, fake news)

3. Life becomes more toxic

4. Investing more time online making a person forget to connect the nature, the environment and other people offline which can be more active and fun.

5. Private matters are not for sharing

6. Other people are more concerned with the digital version of their lives to the point that they forget to live in the moment and cherish every second.

7. Radiation from wifi & smartphones can be harmful.

8. It can also cause EHS syndrome.

9. Internet or signal cause stress .

10. Sometimes the relationship formed online is superficial compared to the one that is created in real life.

11. Enjoy doing traditional things cause somehoe it can create better memories.

12. We focus on the digital version of our selves to the point that we forget to be who we really are.

13. Because of the online world, life is so much faster. We are missing the reality and other things that are more exciting.

14. It is difficult to trust someone online.

15. Sometimes do not become real online because we are considering what other might think and how they wanted to see us. People based their self presentation on the trend and the standards set by the society.

Do not forget to live your life to explore and express, not to impress.

Social media allows us to have our very own space and while that is true for everyone, we should always be responsible and careful enough to not invade others' space. Always be mindful, because everything you post will stay in the internet for as long as forever. And it can intentionally or unintentionally affect people in many ways, like change in perspective, losing confidence, mental health deterioration and many more, all causing direct impacts to a person's life.

Merry Christmas, kapwa! 🎄💝🎅

Kapwa, we hope that our posts for the past few days helped you unpack your "self" in various aspects - physical, sexual, material, spiritual, political, and digital. Remember to balance each aspect of the self well, and may those help you in search of your self-identity.

It's Christmas Eve, kapwa! Enjoy it with your loved ones & together, celebrate the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. 💝🎄🎅🙏

1 day to go before christmas!!! 🎄🎅💝

It's weird how people are so concerned with the digital version of their lives. People follow the trends and present themselves online based on how they want others to see them. We forget who we really are and to live in the moment. We all need to realize the importance of reality outside the digital world we have today. Since what we have online might not be authentic because people can easily pretend to be someone else for personal interests or worse, to cause you harm. That's why we also need to know the consequences of the internet to avoid them.

Kapwa, let's enjoy life outside the digital world. It's happier to create memories with tangible people & things than those inside your phone.

2 days to go before christmas!!! 🎄🎅💝

You can make a public identity through your political self. Filipinos are rich in traits that show our Filipino culture. The most well known traits of Filipinos are being hospitable to guests, resiliency, and being jolly despite life's challenges. The saying of "Po" and "Opo" also depicts our culture. Let us take care of our culture and continue to enrich them for future generations to come.

Being politically aware is also important in building our political selves because we are not just called Filipinos by name, we must live it. Knowing our rights and responsibilities as Filipinos, participating and involving ourselves to political issues, using our votes to elect officials that are true to their sworn duties, and making use of our voices toward change and development are some of the many ways on how to express our political selves.

Kapwa, be not just a Filipino by name, rather be a Filipino in mind, word, deed, and heart.

3 days to go before christmas!!! 🎄🎅💝

2020 has been a tremendously difficult and painful year for the whole world, especially to our country, the Philippines. The Taal Volcano eruption, numerous typhoons, earthquakes, political issues, injustices, killings, and the most devastating, the pandemic, challenged most of the Filipinos. But look at us, we are still here fighting to survive because we have our God. He who is above all these challenges will give us hope and faith to stand up and move forward. Let us not forget to pray and continue to improve our relationship with the God, who we proclaim and recognize. Find comfort in your spiritual selves when everything seems to fail you.

Trust in Him and stay safe, kapwa!

4 days to go before christmas!!! 🎄🎅💝

Material things were made to make our lives easier, but these things should not define us. There's nothing wrong to treat yourself with luxurious things out of your hard-earned money. However, what is too much is harmful. You might live life depending on the things you acquire and lose your authentic self and the true meaning of life. It's beyond those expensive things that we find true happiness and contentment.

5 days to go before christmas!!! 🎄🎅💝

Just some reminders, kapwa:

- Know exactly the stage of love you're into, if it's just lust, falling in love, or attachment. By that, you'll know how to differentiate them.

- Be a responsible sexual being. Every fragile action may lead to unwanted results.

- Learn to accept the diversity of sexual behavior. We are all human beings, no matter what our gender is. It does not lessen our rights & morality as a person.

We are all sexual beings, and it is a part of the self that we should learn to understand and control.

6 days to go before christmas!!! 🎄🎅💝

People always make their first impression based on how someone looks, because physical self is the concrete and most visible aspect of a person that can be easily seen or observed. It is the first thing we present to others that allows them to generate their first impression. Having a clear and fair skin, pointed nose, on fleek eyebrows, and sexy body are some of the beauty standards set by the society. Most of us strive to achieve these standards to be able to feel the sense of belongingness and acceptance.

But, kapwa, it is not necessary to alter yourself in order to feel accepted. You don't need to do things just to follow the standard set by the people. If you really want to enhance your appearance, do it for the sake of yourself and not to please others and not to follow the trend of society. Each one of us has our own kind of beauty given by God. Learn to accept your flaws because that's what make you unique. Don't ever compare yourself to anyone and use their judgments against yourself to feel less confident on your physical appearance. Acceptance must start within you, because one's you learn to love yourself, you will no longer seek for other's validation and you'll realize your value and worth.

Kapwa, you are beautiful just the way you are.

7 days to go before Christmas! 🎅🎄💝

Every individual has their own way of defining themselves. At first, we tend to use different adjectives to justify our definition. We sometimes identify ourselves as someone who is simple, strong, smart, adventurous, attractive, shy or an independent person and many more. But, it doesn't end there. Most of us are not aware that there are different components of self that we must know because unconsciously we present it and it plays a major role in defining ourselves, our individuality.

The physical appearance, sexual characteristics, our relationship with worldly possessions or material things, connection with our God, involvement in political aspects, and engagement to digital technology have something to do on how we define one's self.

Unpacking the self is an important thing to achieve because by that we will be able to further appreciate and love ourselves and our connection and relationship to the people around us. We must know who we are first to be able to have a better connection with others. Kinaiya Natin means being in our authentic character or self while in relation to others.

Let us discover more. Together let's explore to fully unpack our own unique selves.

'Tis the season to be jolly! Are you all set for the incoming fun, Kapwa? 🎉🎅🎄

Christmas is just around the corner. Are you ready, kapwa? 🎅🎁💝

"Be critical, vocal, and involved in the political process. We are a democratic country and it is our duty to keep our government in check."

This remark from the late senator, Miriam Defensor Santiago, will let us realize that we, especially the youth, should participate in the elections. Be critical in choosing the right people to be in the position. Our votes matter to make a change to the unruly system of the government.

We can also use digital platforms such as social media to speak up and voice our opinions and frustrations against the evil deeds and wrongdoings of those politicians who are driven by greed. Let's not let them use our money to sustain their expensive lifestyles while we, the country, are being lead to poverty.

Great Friday, KINAIYA!

In yesterday's celebration of annual human rights day, We have prepared some information that could help yourself to grow as an individual Filipino. These are the set of most important Filipino rights that you must attain and know.

"Youth as the catalyst of change." This famous phrase is just in time for the current issues that people face today. It is happening all over the world and it is still emerging. No matter what race, culture, nationality, country, we all have one aim, to live in a world where proper justice and equality are met. In times of confusion like this, we must stay true to the right path.

May we suggest these movies to be your guiding light? Together, let us all hope for this world to be a safe haven for everyone.

Tap the photos to read the movie plots, the famous lines, and our own commentaries that may establish your political identity.

Ever heard of these songs? Give them a listen! Underneath their lyrics and tunes, there lies a meaning that may interest your political self as they keep us aware and involved of what is happening around us. Happy Wednesday!

"The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but those who watch them without doing anything." -Albert Einstein

Remember that you, as a citizen of our country, can be able to aspire change. Let us always seek for the betterment of our fellow citizens' welfare. That's what makes a country better.

Life is full of challenges and adversities, but that's what makes us stronger than ever and it gives us more reason to keep on fighting. The choice of what perspective we are going to acknowledge lies in our hands and it will surely affect our lives.

Based on your experiences what do you think motivates you to continue? Reflect with us, kapwa, and together let's discover one's life meaning.

With so many challenges and sufferings, not to mention the happenings around us right now, we tend to lose hope and will to live. These experiences affect our mental health, coping mechanism, and most especially, the way we perceive life. Some of us may feel lonely or hopeless but there's always a way to overcome these.

Here we present Rick Warren's best-selling book, translated into over 50 languages, "The Purpose Driven Life," a masterpiece that might help give you inspiration and guidance on going through life.

Finding yourself and your life's purpose through a 40-day spiritual journey - one chapter a day - to answer the question "What on earth am I here for?"

I hope it helps, kapwa!

Life is full of ups and downs that sometimes we need time for ourselves to heal, it can be physically, emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. You may be fighting your silent battles right now and you wanted time for yourself and so we compiled some songs that will comfort you even when we are not together with you. You may have encountered a lot of difficulties especially this year but remember that you are not alone. There are people around you who will help you overcome this.

You can scan and play these songs on spotify. May we helped you in some kind of way, kapwa. Happy listening! 🎧🎵

As we embrace another month, let us welcome it with our hearts filled with hopes. May the things be better and each day be full of fun and laughter. Have faith in the blessings of heaven or humanity then together let us start anew and let everything foster. ❄️🎁

We may be having our ups and downs everyday but keep in mind that this all shall pass for we always have each other on our side and remember to be there for others as well. Let us always watch out and keep in touch with our friends and loved ones. Carry on, kapwa! 💞

With the abundance of choices in the modern market, combined with the materialistic characteristics of humans. It often results in spending money and buying things that we don’t necessarily need. Although this is fine as we might use this as a way to reward ourselves, we should always put ourselves in check, excessive spending on things that we don’t need might steer us from buying things that we do.

Often times, we, Filipinos are known to have resiliency. Some of us believe that it is a way for us to overcome the challenges in our lives. There's nothing wrong with having hope, or a bit of optimism. But, overdoing it will lead to toxic positivity that invalidates our sufferings and tolerating the irresponsibility of people in charge.

Life is unfair, and not everyone had been born with a privilege. Same goes with opportunity. We shouldn't normalize these situations wherein these are real sufferings. We're always taught to ignore the reality which leads to failure on noticing the cause. Aren't you tired of always trying to look at the brighter side?

We must learn to stop romanticizing resilience. Instead, learn why we experience these things in a time of crisis. Maybe, it's time that we stop ignoring people's suffering and the acceptance that we should live with these agonies. Maybe, it's time we realize that we deserve better than this.

Take time to reflect on these questions:

Do we really need to adapt to this hardships because we are so-called Resilient Filipinos? Do we really have no choice but to endure these agonies? Why do we keep settling for less when we deserve so much better than this?

It's normal to desire material things in this world especially if you are capable to buy all those luxurious things but being over materialistic is too much. As most of our elders who've reached their senior years still not found their purpose in life because instead of living with a meaningful life doing great things and building their self , they spent most of their life in enjoying those worldly possessions. That’s why if you want to achieve a more meaningful life with no regrets, set your minds above all things and always make sure that you treasure every moment that you are with your loved ones because that's what defines a human being.

What are you? Are you really a human being or are you slowly turning into a human having? Think carefully, kapwa.

Save your money. Don't spend it on things that you don't necessarily need. Learn how to control your money or else it will control you someday. First, understand the difference between desire and needs. Second, always ask yourself "what is in it for me ?", how it will affect you and what are the pros and con of it. Lastly, buy your needs first before your wants.

Below we have a 30 day challenge, after completion you'll not only get a 1000 pesos reward, furthermore you'll also learn what's the importance of money, how to save money in simple way, and what does it feel to reach your goal.

Saving money can help you in many terms such as:
- Emergency Situation.
- Investment
- Reaching your Goal.
- Teaching yourself in financial literacy.
- Improvement of self.
- Discipline

As Filipinos we are often seen to overcome calamities with smiles on our faces as we prove ourselves to be stronger than the adversities that we face. But do we deserve it? What must be the reason that the Filipino should suffer? These difficulties are real, and it’s never wrong to be resilient but let’s not overlook the shortcomings of those who pledged to serve the people.

We often tend to buy the things we want in a rush without having deep thoughts about whether it is really worth the buy or not. Even though it feels great to reward yourself and buy all the things you want, always aim to be a responsible consumer to avoid leftovers.

So here are some tips and reasons why you should start being aware of the things you buy and consume:

Avoid wasting foods - Food wastes contributes greatly to climate change. By avoiding wasting foods, your carbon print will be lessened and the methane emissions from landfills will be reduced. This can be done by consuming the left overs, not buying too much food, proper storage of food and putting the extras in refrigerator, always check the stocks that are easily spoiled, and always lookout for the expiration date.

Avoid wasting water - Water is one of our basic needs and resources, it is a privilege to have an access to a clean water. Learn to conserve it and consume only the necessary and right amount. We all depend on water for a living, we must learn to keep our limited supply of water clean and away from pollution. Just by simply turning off tap water when brushing your teeth is already a big help. Do not put it into waste and be a responsible consumer because, every drop counts.

Conserve Energy - Turn off or unplug your appliances when not in use to reduce energy consumption. Saving energy lowers our living expenses and benefits the environment through less cause of air pollution and building of power plants that create noise and safety hazards to nearby residents.

Knowing the importance of 3Rs - We must learn to carefully control our waste products to make sure of a healthy and clean environment for everyone. Come on and practice the 3 R's of waste management: REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE! Let's make a healthy, safe, and better environment not just for us but for the future generations to come.

Do not buy unnecessary things - Spend on the things that are necessary, try your best to avoid the temptation, try to lessen giving in to worldly pleasure, and away from retail seductions. Know your priorities and create a mindset of gratitude and contentment, envision your future and know if you're already secure, you can spend enormously but being aware of the consequences can save you from your greatest regret.

Budget Money - Learn how to budget! Avoid spending on impulse and allocate specific amounts of money on your priorities. This will allow you to be mindful of where your money goes and in doing this, it will lessen the effects of overspending that many of us tend to do. May it be dividing your money for your needs, wants and your savings, there are plenty of budgeting strategies. Try them out and see what works for you! To handle your money wisely is an essential skill to be a good consumer, so in the future you don't find yourself biting off more than you can chew.

Support Local - Purchasing local products also means supporting your local economy! These products also cost cheaper but way more unique than you think. Local businesses who sell these are also more likely to donate to the non-profits. It could also make a difference in the environment for they cause less carbon footprints compared to larger companies. And you are also giving people more opportunities and jobs! So if you are planning to buy things, choose wisely and something that will also benefit other people.

Prioritize Safety - We should keep in mind that our safety is our priority when it comes in to consuming goods and services. Knowing what materials were used, source of raw and how it was processed, the accountability of the manufacturer and lastly the production partners of this manufacturer. Establishing actions through these tips, your safety will be guaranteed.

We hope that you've learned something today through these small tips. Stay sharp, kapwa! 💛