My climb to Mt. Apo

Carpe Diem!

   
       Do you believe in happy endings? Well I do! As the saying goes, life is what you make it. It is up to you on how you will govern your life. The moment we were created, God did not provide a guideline and instruction on how we should live our life, WE define it. That is why, I believe that one must develop a positive outlook in life, cultivate an ability to draw joy and fantasy from the simplest things that will lead to openness to explore life and a willingness to experience it fully with each encounter. In my years here on Earth, I have gradually understood that the secret to a happy life is empowering one’s mind with healthy thoughts. Even if others think you can’t, you must not let this negativity penetrate your sphere but rather boost your morale by achieving the things you think you deserve. Have something fulfilling that would prod you to achieve even more, and slowly you conquer each steps you have not imagined you someday could. Indeed, time fly so fast, thus we must seize each opportunity and aim not to have regrets in the end.

       These things may all sound simple but the unfathomed word called life isn't a smooth sailing journey. There were moments I have doubted myself because of my misty past. A fragment in my history that I won’t ever forget. It was the first time, I have felt extreme pain and as a young kiddo who tries to cope, I hid in my own cave to dodge situations that might remind me of that pain. One day, I realized I was squandering my precious time and letting opportunities slip by my fingers. Consequently missing the very essence of life - LIVING. I realized that I’m not living my life and this has sent me to extreme disappointment and sadness. I recall I started blogging when I was 17 yrs old but it was more of an obligation than a passion. I was compelled to write for my economics class and two years later, who would have thought that this will really become my ADVENTURE BOOK. After I took the summer class in 2011, I didn't open my blog until this month when the horrors of my wasted years hunted me. There’s guilt that prodded me to put a halt in my dreariness.  I woke one day with flurry of emotions that only God can explain. And before I knew it, He is already up to something that mended my brokenness. The typical vacation that I've envisaged turned out to be the most memorable one. Right there and then, I have decided that I’m gonna be the author of my life. I will dream it, sketch it, go after it and make it happen.

*My summer was jampacked with activities I consider as stepping stones and I’m gonna gladly fill this blog as much as I yearned to write constantly in my diary J