REGINA BRETT'S LIFE LESSONS.

Regina Brett's 45 life lessons and 5 to grow on.
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.
17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.
18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.
38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
45. The best is yet to come.
46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
48. If you don't ask, you don't get.
49. Yield.
50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Totoo pala.

  Hindi ko na alam kung anong mararamdaman ko. Nakakapanghina lang isipin na ung taong akala mong di ka kayang mawala e kayang ka palang iwanan sa isang iglap lang. Siguro nga, may mga pagkakamali ako.Oo, maraming pagkakamali. Maraming bagay na pinalagpas. Maraming pagkakataong sinayang. Gusto ko mang ibalik, pero mukang wala ng magagawa.

 Cool off. Ayan ung hinihingi nya. Ibibgay ko naman e. Kahit masakit, kahit di ko kaya, para lang sa ikasasaya nya. Mahal ko e. Mag aantay na lang ako. Tanga na kung tanga. Mag aantay ako hanggang mapagod, hanggang maging manhid. Bahala na kung ano mangyare. Bumalik man o hindi. Kasalanan ko naman e. Kasalanan ko lahat.

  Kung bakit ba kasi naging bulag ako sa kung anong meron ako. Bakit ba kasi simpleng mgakahilingan lang diko pa napagbigyan. Kung nagawa ko lang, e di sana kami pa. Sana akin pa siya.

  Totoo nga pala ung sinasabi ng iba, na kapag nawala na, saka mo lang malalamn kung halaga nya.

  Mahalaga ka sakin. Sobra! Mahal kita, sobra sobra! OA man pakinggan pero parang ang laking parte ng nawala sakin ng mawala ka.
 

BUHAY KOLEHIYO NI CAROLINE.

Ilang buwan na lang at kung papalarin ay makakatapos na ko! Oo, masaya ako! Masayang masaya ako. 

Apat na taon din ako sa CEU at sa apat na taon. Marame ding maganda at panget na nakita, naramdaman at 

naamoy. :p

Kaya bago ang lahat, let’s make balik to nakaraan.

FIRST YEAR.

Naalala ko lang. Neneng nene ang mukha. Payat. Medyo sunog ang balat. (Kakagaling ko lang po kasi ng bakasyon). Kabado lalo na nung unang araw. Ang lagi kong sinasabi ay “parang I don’t belong”.

Pa’no ba naman kasi te, ung itsura ko naman sa itsura nila. Parang elementary na napadpad sa kolehiyo. HAHA!  Nakakaaliw lang din, iba’t ibang uri ng tao ung andito. My mga taga-probinsya, may taga-Manila. Dito mo rin maririnig ung mga kaka-ibang apelido, kaka-ibang pangalan at mga kaka-ibang kwento.

1-5

n  Grading system sa college. Astig!

AHRM1F

n  Yan ang kauna-unahang section ko. Okay naman ung mga kaklase ko. Di ako maimik non e, kaya wala din akong kaibigan. Di naman sa nahihiya ako, nakikiramdam lang talaga ako sa mga tao sa paligid.

ALGEBRA

n  May alergy ata talaga ako sa subject na to (second take ko nga ngaun ‘to e!). Di naman sa tanga ako sa Math, medyo lang tsaka, secret! :DDD Di ako bumagsak, ni U.D. ko lang talaga ‘to.

CUTTING

n  First time kong magawa ngaung college (pa’no ko naman ‘to magagwa nung high school? E kwadrado ung school ko non!)

MISS ILAS

n  Hindi ko siya makakalimutan. Nakakatuwa kasi. Si Ma’am. Mabaet and sobrang fashionista. Aside sa galing niya magturo, nakakaaliw pa ung porma nya.

SCANTRON

n  Salamat CEU at hindi na kailangan ng malalang pag-rereview! Ang kailangan lang gawin ay magdala ng lapis (preferably Monggol #2), at i-shade ng maayos ung rectangular box. Bawala maddin, bawal magbura. Ayos di ba?

SIR VICTORINO

n  Siya lang naman ang prof ko sa ALGEBRA! Alam na!!!!

SOCIAL ART

n  Naalala ko lang ung fashion show namin dati. Nakakatuwa! Nakakatamad lang din ‘to pasukan. WAGAS!

SUPLADA SLASH MASUNGET SLASH MATARAY

n  Kadalasang first impression sakin. Saklap di ba?

YES/S5/JACA

n  Tambayan after school and every Friday. Malalang bisyo ang natutunan pero madami namang kaibigan kaya keri lang. Haha!

YOSI

n  Bad sa health and breath yan kaya hangga’t maari, wag mo ng subukan! :D

SECOND YEAR

AHRM2B

n  Isa sa pinaka-masayang section ko. Ang kwela at ang gugulo lang po nila. Waging wagi lalo na ung tatlong hari sa classroom namely SJ, DIRK AND MARC.

AMPHIBIAN

n  Tropa kong the best! Sayang nga lang watak watak na. Pero okay lang, nakakausap ko pa naman sila.

BICOL TOUR

n  Ilang gabing patakas na nakikipag-inuman. Masaya lang sobra! Lasing ng bumabalik sa room. Masaya din ung mga sight-seeings and programs na hinanda. Syempre, UNG FOODS! Masarap lang sobra. Mahal man ung bayad pero sulit naman sa experiences and mem’ries.

FLAIR DANCE COMPETITION

n  Masaya! Sobra! Kahit na pagod almost everyday and di man lang nakakakuha ng any place for the award, worth it pa rin lahat.

ILOCOS TOUR

n  One of the best tour that I had. Sobrang ganda lang ng place and uung programs, palong palo. Naalala ko lang ung pag-sayaw ko sa gitna ng maraming tao. On the spot, nahihiya ako. Nahihiya talaga ako!

MISS LOPEZ

n  The best lang po siya sa peech class! Grabe lang ung galing nya mag-english, minsan natutulala na lang ako sa kanya.

REPTILES

n  Boy version nila Amphibian.

TOUR AND THEOLOGY CLASS

n  Naalala ko lang, andito ung first ever crush ko sa CEU! J))))

THIRD YEAR

WORST AND BEST-EST YEAR! Had lots of downfalls. Naging super broken slash wasted slash bitch ako. Pero keri lang. Sobrang saya lang ng experiences. I can say that this is the second best-est year ko.

BOYS

n  Sa totoo lang, eto ung taon na una kong nalamang may lalaki pala sa mundo. Haha!

BOHOL

n  Isa sa pinakamagandang lugar na pinuntahan namin. Malaparaiso ung tanawin. Asul na asul na dagat at ung infinity pool, ay nako! Waging wagi lang. Not to mention the boat ride and it’s luscious buffet. Sobrang heaven. Plus may harana pa while the boat is roaming across the river. Perfect dating place for lovers! Kaso, I was alone that time. I mean, walang lover boy pero okay lang. Dama pa din naman! J

FREEDOM

n  Finally! I had my freedom after 4 long years. Wala akong pinagsisisihan. I’ve learned a lot. Thank God!

LOUIES SAN JUAN

n  Si classmate slash crush slash kinaiinisan dati. (Sobrang ingay and kulet kasi!) Si new found LOVE.

TICKBOY’S

n  Tama ba ung spelling? Haha! Inuman na naman as usual. Anyway, eto ung restobar na kung tawagin. Masarap puntahan after class kasi di ganon kausok at kabaho ung lugar. Dito, marame-rame ding nangyare at nakilala. Saksi rin ito sa mga kalokohang pinaggagawa.

Naaliw ka ba? Osiya! Sa susunod na ung iba! :)

GET INSPIRED: Love yourself.

"You are amazing,

just the way you are."

  ***

  Ever heard of Bruno Mars' song, "Just the way you are"? Feels better to hear it from someone you love right? But I think, it would be way better if you would hear it from your own.

  Yes. John Donne was right. No man really is an island. We need our friends, our family and our significant other. However, that doesn't mean that we really need them to find our happiness. I'm not saying that you should go away, isolate yourself and live your life alone miserably forever. What I'm saying is that sometimes, all it takes to be happy and contented is yourself.

  Not at all times, we are in good terms with our friends, our significant other and even our family. Sometimes, we got frustrated, irritated or angry. Sometimes, there's misunderstanding. Sometimes, there's expectations and mostly, there's failure to meet your expectations. 

  When we love, most of the time, we give out our best, give out our efforts and give out even our own precious time. And mostly, we don't need anything in return but a sight of appreciation. And by doing so, we almost forgot our own self. 

  What's worse is when you don't get any in return, not even a smell of gratification.

  Fella, if you're feeling any of those, why not take a break? Relax and review every good deed you've done to others. You don't need to get angry nor feel bad to that person. What you need to do is pamper yourself and that don't need to cost anything but a time on your own.

  Take a look at the mirror and you'll see someone who could love you more than anyone else. YES, IT IS YOU! Look at how amazing you are. Look at how good you are. Look at how God created you so great, you might even feel that there's no need for pain nor regret. 

  You are unique and productive. Live out as if you're not dependent on anyone to be happy. Life's too short to get caught up in a bad situation. Enjoy life! Enjoy your own self. Remember that there is always MORE to life. 

 Be your own inspiration. Be your own motivator. Be your own happiness. Love yourself! :)

-- IAMCAROLFIERCE

  

THE JOY OF LOVING... AND GETTING HURT

"It is better to love and lost

than to never have loved at all"

***

 FORBIDDEN LOVE...

    Once, twice or even thrice have I felt myself falling deeply for someone. As a child, my eyes were wide opened with the idea of loving, giving everything and ending up being hurt. So I always wore a precaution sign simply because, I am afraid to enter the world of LOVE.

  

   As I remembered, the first love that I had is something you could call forbidden. It's a love that was something unacceptable to the society.

  At first, everything went really smooth. Things are going "our" way. I don't really give a damn care to anyone who's not in favor of our relationship. I have a belief of my own. And whatever my belief is, I really stand up for it. So, the people around us is not the problem on how we could let our love stand the test of time, but us. 

  Time went by and things were changing. I had been cheated on several times. One of the worst  scenario was when a "friend of mine" in high school was involved. However, I forgave "her" and forced myself to forget it. Unconsciously, forgetting myself as well.

  

    Things went worse when all that was left with me is nothing. I had give my all. Money, time, self, name it, I gave it. It was pretty stupid to not realize everything soon enough. I was left hanging always and all that I would do is chase.

  All the nights I had were cold and gloomy. I was so hurt that I thought that pain I had would never ever go away. I thought that my world is completely falling, crashing into pieces. And my heart, I never felt my heart beating again. Yea, I admit, that was way too much. But how could I know? I was under the spell of love.

  Fortunately, I had my friends around. I was realzing how fun it is if I let myself mingle with other people. If I would not think that “she” will be the only reason why I’m happy. If I knew how to love myself first before anyone.

  Few good months and I’m back on track. I finally let go of the four years relationship that I had. I’m not saying that I have never been happy with this. Of course I did. But I’m happier to let this go and find myself again.

***

ALMOST LOVE...

  Ever heard of Tamia’s song “Almost”. Well, that song’s really good. Good enough to describe the next love that I had.

  I met this guy at school. We became good frieds. We hang out rarely with each other however, those “rare” moments that we had are the moments to be treasured. We texted almost everyday, from “good mornings” to “good nights”. Telling each other to take care. Calling and telling what we’ve been doing.  Doing almost everything that couples do.

  It felt really great to know that my heart’s still functioning well after being broken.

  Sooner, I found myself falling for him, deeper and deeper.

  Everyday I feel bubbly. Even just receiving a text from him made my day complete.  Unfortunately, I fell with the wrong guy. I never thought that he’s a player. I never thought that there’s somebody else. And I never thought that this was just a trap.

  I told him about what I felt thinking that he would tell the same. But what he did is avoid me. It felt really bad. Once again, my heart’s broken.

  It was not that easy to move on and forget everything. What made it even harder is that I never really had him. So it was quite confusing why I’m feeling that way. I do not even know if what I’m feeling was right. All I know is that I have loved him.

  I found myself being with my friends again. Boozing and dating with different guys. But I always kept myself from falling. Sooner, I know just how to play the game. Somehow, it felt good to play around. Playing is way better than getting serious with someone and ending up being hurt. I love myself. I know I love myself more than anyone.

  It was then when I met this old friend.

***

ONE TRUE LOVE...

  He was someone stuck in a “not-so-good relationship”. He was more of giving out everything and receiving less. He was tired of it. I know he was really tired of it.

  We’ve been texting, comforting each other. Well, we’re friends and that’s what good friends do with each other, right? We talk often. Rarely seeing each other. We never thought that this friendship will lead to something else.

  For now, we already have good nine months of being together. Those nine months were filled with happiness, jealousy, pain and everything. Well, that’s what love is all about. Being happy and being hurt.

  I was scared to love again but I believe that the good Lord will never forsake me. I am loving my partner now and forgetting all the hurt that I had before.

  I could say he was far different from the first loves that I had. He’s someone I never thought having but someone I’m afraid losing. He’s someone who had filled out all my emptiness and someone who I want to share my life with. He is someone who loves me just the way I am. And he is someone I will forever be proud of.

 ***

 You see, love's not a game. It should be something someone should get serious with. However, not everyone's looking at love like that. There are times when you'll meet a jerk or an asshole or someone you thought deserves to be loved but was really not.

 So always be careful. We only have one heart. Take good care of it. Know who to love and who to care for. Know when to give and always know that you'll receive the love and care you deserve. 

  If you're stuck in a "not-so-good relationship". Think about it. Do you deserve to stay or it's way better to let things go?

  If you're single. Then that's quite fine. You don't really need someone who'll care for you. You have family and friends around.

  If you're in a relationship, value each other. Don't get too pressured with everything. Relax. Some things may not go your way however, be ready. Don't easily give up and think wisely with what you would say or do. Trust, love and loyalty. Those were just the things you guys needed to survive.

 Life's too short to get serious, to get hurt and to be broken. Strive to be happy always and don't let anyone be your happiness. Be your OWN happiness. In the end, no one's gonna be there for you except you.

P.S.

 If you're lucky enough and love

knocked at your door. Don't EVER let go of it.

--iamcarolfierce

 

POETRY: LTSJ

♥♥♥

Roses are red

Violets are blue

I don't have to wait for valentine

Especially now that I found you

You have made me felt

Like a brand new person

I've never been this happy

And you gave me the reason

You made me realize

That love truly exist

I've always been cautious with it

But its only you that I can't resist

You're the only one

And there will be no other

My heart belongs only to you

Forever and ever

I'll always stay true

And that's a pact

Ill do anything

Just to work things out

But most of all I'll never get tired thanking God

For having you in my life

And I'll never stop praying for Him

To make me your wife

G