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DO NOT DARE NOT TO DARE

2021Year of the Ox, according to the Chinese Lunar New Year Day it is started from February 12th 2021 and lasting until January 31, 2022.

Let us all leave behind the sad memories, hopeful moments and chaos experiences of 2020.

The world has been changing and greatly challenging 2020 for many of us which is for me it is the year of sadness, depression, anxiety, unhopeful future due to the effect of corona virus pandemic and the year that we lost. As we look back we have a lot of plans that didn’t happen due to this epidemic (lockdown, staying at home, can’t go out, loss jobs, income, and enormous loss of human lives – family members was sick and lost due to COVID19 virus, friends, neighbors and others).

The year has been changed and can live the “new normal” way but still we don’t have the assurance that this 2021 will give us good results of good life and good future. It is up to us to take actions to change for the better. Everything is all depends in our hands. We need to do something to make our life productive and something that will change us for the better (change starts within ourselves). Build enough courage to something that we will benefit for the future. Move forward and don’t afraid to face all the consequences that we will encounter in the rough roads in life.

What we think determines what happens to us so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds. – Wayne Dyer

Life must go on and be brave. If you really want change, believe in your own self that you can do something more than what you did before. If it didn’t work, then look for other options. Sometimes you feel stuck but it doesn’t mean that it is the end. You are not the only one feel this way. You are not alone. It is never too late for a new beginning you just need to dare yourself to do something which requires a lot of courage to continue moving despite of obstacles along the way. Do not look back. Use those bad experiences you had in the past that will help you to be more creative and will lead to a new directions and path for a good future.

The good lessons taught by 2020 will help us to push harder for a fresh start. Learn to value small things. Let go of negative beliefs, attitudes and habits that will make you weak and give disappointments to pursue your dreams/goals.  

The most important thing is to guard our mental and physical health. We cannot do the things we want to do if we are mentally sick and physically weak. As the saying goes health is wealth. Our emotions and body’s reactions are triggered by our thoughts.

Life is hard but we need to take good care our most precious wealth – our mental health which follows our physical health because our mentality defines our physical circumstances. Convert our negative thoughts and self – image into positive ones if we want to have a successful life and lived a happily ever after (haha! Positive vibes only).

Study shows that we have a neural pathway in our brain which transmit information and forms thoughts negatively/positively. Different people have different approach to their environment. Repeated thoughts over and over again will definitely become true. Our thoughts are just like a magnet. If we always think of problems and obstacles, then worry a lot the result will be negative. Stop wasting time doing things that don’t benefit you.

“Our minds become magnetized with the dominating thoughts we hold in our minds and these magnets attract to us the forces, the people, the circumstances of life which harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts

– Napoleon Hill

In order to guard our mental health, we need to design our thoughts to survive in this cruel world not only in this pandemic time but to the ups and downs in life and environmental collapse. Change our thoughts and life would start to change.

“Your mind is like a magnet …If you think of Blessings, you attract Blessings and if you think of problems, you attract problems. Always cultivate good thoughts and always remain positive and optimistic.” – Unknown

All of us are always been affected and defeated by our everyday problems and difficulties in life. We should not permit those obstacles to control our mind because this will lead us to a negative thought, disappointments and doubts. In order to become a person of value and cultivate positive environment, we need to have personal development and improvement on outlook in life. Always think positive and believe in our self that we can do all things and have the abilities to create something new for the better. Make our life excited each and every moment. Don’t mind what will others say and think, at the end of the day our happiness inside matters.

If we feel shattered, just breath, refocus and pray. Life is hard sometimes and things crashing down – seem we can’t pick ourselves up. We feel hopeless and helpless. We just need to slowdown and gasp some fresh air to breath. Change our environment and make some life changing adjustments in order to get yourself back – try again to start a new track. Refocus on the life that we want to achieve. Life is scary and new beginnings can be confusing but as we move forward we can discover new things that will help us to refocus on that new path and it will guide us along the way. Don’t give up and forget what is gone, learn to appreciate what is still remain and look forward to what is coming next on achieving what you desire. Pray humbly to God daily and he will give a positive and fresh insights on our daily activities and it is the greatest power in solving our personal problems. Believe. Affirm.

Luke 17:21 “The kingdom of God is within you”.

Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me” .

Roman’s 8:31 “If God be for us, who can be against us? “.

2011 photo @ Norwich, United Kingdom

In every ups and downs in life we can choose to react and respond on the choices we made – it can be good or bad. If choices won’t work out, then we can always try again. Be braver to take some risks. Just move forward and not backward. Remember that we don’t need to stand out in a crowd, what matters most is value our self and enjoy every second of our life. It’s not all about money, wealth, fame and power can define the amount of every individuals happiness.

According to your faith be it unto you.-Mathew 9:29

According to the Father of Positive Thinking Normal Vincent Peale, the secret of a better and more successful life is to cast out those old, dead, unhealthy thoughts. Substitute for them new, vital, dynamic faith thoughts. You can depend upon it- an inflow of new thought will remake you and your life.

So,do not dare not to dare.

Dare to be there!

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Finding A New Normal

Most of us don’t want to find a new normal. We just want to stay on the old ones….

There are really times when we don’t have the control to what is happening around us. But, we can’t do anything because this is not beyond our control. Life has been changed due to Covid-19.

Finding a new normal in this time of pandemic is so different to live the way we want.

We find ourselves lost in this time of the year. We  didn’t even know where to go and how to start all over again.

Some are liquidating their assets or anything to be disposed because they are depressed without any income anymore. Businesses have been closed.Jobs no more. A little cash on hand but still confused on how to start and roll the money…

We can’t control all the things that was happening now……but instead of focusing in this situation, we should try to exercise our senses and thoughts about what we really need to do in spite of many struggles in times of this unexpected situations. Take a deep breath and then dive into way of experiencing new life.

After moving away from the city to the province,we are still finding what to do and where will we be after this life shifts way of life.

Starting all over again is so difficult.

  • Need to begin again without any idea and how?
  • Luck of resources
  • Afraid on how to reset the starting button
  • Doubts on different things
  • Missing the old ways of life.
  • A lot of adjustments.
  • The way we socialize.
  • New routine.

It is very hard to adjust in a new normal way of life.

The New Normal life due to COVID-19 has been changed our way of life. Higher stress levels can bring out both the best and worst peoples attitude and behavior around us.

Different approach to new normal of socializing and connecting to our family, friends, relatives and to others is too different until the covid virus is still existing.

Everything around us has been changed so we need to accept and understand the fact that we are facing a different way of life and creating a life changing routine. Accept it as a big challenge and use it as a weapon in every aspect in our lives.

Remind ourselves that during this moment we will have a lot of adjustments.

All of us have different approach on how to deal with this new normal way of living. The important thing is we should take care of our own self. Let’s guard our mental and emotional needs. The sense of feeling peace and security.

Close your eyes and know that life is good and blessed by God. You need to feel that you are incredible and worth so the flow of everyday life will be more positive and productive.

Quotes by Wayne Dyer. Hill side, Province of Negros Oriental.

Be more vigilant and alert to our surroundings concerning to our health protection. We need to be more careful and strictly follow health protocols in order to avoid the spread of the virus.

Always apply physical distancing, proper handwashing, proper wearing of facemask, healthy lifestyle, maintain cleanliness, boosting immune system and follow government health advice to avoid the spread of the COVID19 virus. We need to support each other to stay safe, healthy and well.

COVID19 is beyond any single persons’ control, it really triggers mental and emotional anxiety.

We need to breath, relax, keep calm, stay connected with our family/friends and to others.

Engage more in healthy lifestyle, fun activities and need to take a break watching news about COVID19.

Goodshepherd Banawa Cebu City 🇵🇭

Watch movies and read inspirational books to divert our attention to different perspective in life and to fight the pandemic anxiety.

All the things we see and hear now a days have a very big impact on our life so focus on what makes us smile and feel good each day. Always feel positive and grateful. This is life but it is not the end but you always have the options on how to begin and make life ready to map out the strategy of how to live it out day by day.

Continue life in a fun way so you will accomplish a new vision what really life is. Each day you will likely see and experience different things along the way that make you realize that life is beautiful and it will help you to begin to develop a personalized action plans to get the results in every area of your life.

Life is beautiful…Goodshepherd Cebu City 🇵🇭

Seeing yourself productive will give you hope and make you more active and make you realize that a better life is possible and in fact is happening day by day.

“Life is hard but God is good.” Every hardship in our life, God always have a purpose. It might be pain in the past or current problems. This pressures in life could shapes us into a person of character and compassion.

“Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.”

Earl Nightingale

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The Pandemic Encounter

Corona virus outbreak has been spreading all over the world and everyone is experiencing different effects on this epidemic. It can be physical, mental and emotional health effects in every individual or it can be pandemic fatigue. According to Healthy Living of erienewsnow.com, pandemic fatigue means a person is tired of the disruption the Coronavirus pandemic has caused to their daily life. Signs of pandemic fatigue are mainly frustration and the strong urge to break health and safety guidelines in place due to the pandemic. 

Quarantine life is so stressful and challenging experiences….

Three months of no income.Daily routine has been totally changed. It’s so distressful.

Savings are running out….No work. Staying at home. Unproductive. Confused. Worried……

With my partner, we decided moving away from the city and try to begin a new life in Negros Oriental, Philippines (part of Visayas region).

On our way to Negros Oriental

Due to covid-19 we need to sell everything we have in Cebu City (one of our jeepney was sold), we are blessed because when we posted on Facebook it catches the interest of some buyers (in a day a lot of prospect buyers – so first come first served basis). We didn’t expect that in this tough times someone can still afford to buy a car (it’s really a blessing because we desperately needed cash and want to move out from the city as soon as possible).

Our source of income was stopped and we have to make other options/ resources to survive on this pandemic.

Negros Oriental – it is where my partner was born and raised – just across the ocean rather than going back home in Baguio City (my hometown 1,092.2 km away from where we live).

Before travelling, we need to secure a lot of requirements:

  • Health certificate from the city health department certifying that we had a 14-day quarantine not contact with suspect, probable nor a confirmed covid19 case.
  • We are fit to travel
  • No influenza
  • Travel Authority from the PNP (Philippine National Police)-COVID SHIELD 9 (3 weeks waited for this COVID SHIELD)

Requirements done. Prepare and pack all our stuff and ready to go.

Before travelling, something went wrong to our car. The alternator belt has been damaged and broken. All shops are still closed due to lockdown (where can we buy that belt?). My partners brother in law tried to helped us to find one (using his motorcycle). I am hopeless that we can’t catch up the last trip of the ship going to Negros. We desperately needed to go. After an hour, (Thank God) he came back with the car belt bought in a no-holiday small auto shop nearby.

Everything was fixed and ready to travel.

While travelling, a lot of checkpoints. Police officers assigned checking all our travel documents before letting us pass. Every boarder’s…. checkpoints.

About 5 hours trip (with private car), at last we reached the seaport boarders. We’re the last person to enter the ship (last minute). Thank you to Mr. Navy officer who allowed us to enter and give us considerations, only one-person slot is allowed – two of us ( with private car).

I thank the Lord for guiding and keeping us safe on the road even a lot of struggles.

Entering the boarders of Tampi Negros Oriental, again we were instructed to wait the Local Government Units decision whether we will be home quarantined or go straight to the Government Quarantine Facility (Quarantine again? So sad, we were already home quarantined in Cebu for almost 2 months before travelling).

On the ship crossing the boarders of Tampi Negros Oriental

Waiting again (almost 30 minutes) for our convoy going to the Government Quarantine facility. We try to talk to the people assigned if we can just have our Home Quarantine but they did not allow us to do so (strictly following government protocols). No choice, need to follow strict safety protocols from Inter Agency Task Force IATF-Philippines.

We’re directed to go to the Government Quarantine Facility. They get our personal information, body temperatures and interview/ask some questions before entering their facility. Had to change all our clothes and washed hands, feet and every part of our body that was exposed. (They also sanitized our car before entering to their premises, so strict.).

 14 Days Quarantine At The Government Facility

  • Can’t sleep well – quarantined at the elementary public school
  • Can’t eat well- foods are rotational and sometimes my stomach can’t really take the way they cooked and served the food (sometimes OK but mostly not) …
  • Stressful- due to lack of sleep, can’t control everything sometimes feel self-pity
  • Fear and worry- panic attack, changes in body temperature, sometimes heartrate increases
  • Can’t go out- strictly no going out due to strict protocols but others are really hardheaded
  • Uncomfortable- due to the environment, no comfortable bed and the surroundings itself (not used to it)
  • Don’t know what to do – limited things/stuff to do.
  • Self-pity- I felt sorry for myself why I am in this place and I really have a hard time coping with this kind of routine.
  • Irritable- sometimes feel angry without any reason and feeling crying’
  • Unproductive- I felt useless doing nothing
  • Self-talk- talking to myself that this will end soon.Feeling OK but not really OK.
  • Making stupid things/ideas/behavior-can’t control my negative emotions, a lot was going on my mind
  • Anxiety- due to the pandemic especially that a lot of uncontrollable things are happening around us

After 14 days of quarantine is it really effective to prevent the spread of covid19 virus? 

According to the CEBM (Center for Evidence-Based Medicine), 14-days quarantine efforts are effective, the number of newly infected cases per day should slow two-weeks following the quarantine implementation. Current variation in testing practices, however, makes it impossible to understand if number of daily cases have peaked.

Viruses don’t travel, people do. So intuitively, expect that imposing physical space barriers will work to eradicate infection. However, the effectiveness of quarantine during a viral outbreak relies on the timing and accuracy of the quarantine period, as well as the ability of individuals and health care providers to follow quarantine procedures. The current evidence-base is limited, and COVID-19 infection trends raise critical questions about implementation effectiveness. ( Read more https://www.cebm.net )

After fourteen days in the quarantine facility gives a very big impact in our lives. It makes us realized that we should make life more meaningful and gives deeper insights on how to give importance to ourselves and to others including our surroundings while moving forward in our daily life.

It makes us stronger, patient, having healthy lifestyle, loving ourselves first before others (how can you love others if you don’t even love your own yourself) and make the most of your time.These experiences makes us realized that life is too short to make stupid things, to hate and destroy one’s life in unacceptable manner.

I realized that we need to slow down and focus on meaningful goals.

Be happy. Be contented. Be Grateful in everything, it can be small or big because small things can really make a big difference.

This pandemic inspires us more to find purpose in life and make deeper connections with our love ones.

Life is too short so we have to spend it wisely and make it more meaningful. In this time of crisis, I can’t even imagine how this Covid19 quickly changes our way of life in a blink. Resources was gone and you don’t know how to start all over again.

It’s so scary to restart the new normal life but we really have to move on and push the restart button again.

Life must go on to a new way of living where we still need to practice social distancing and make other behavioral changes.

Self- survival to overcome this situation is badly needed to maintain a positive attitude and keep moving forward, even you’re stressed and distressed.

We need to accept the fact that life can be changed every day at this moment. We don’t know what will be going to happen for the next day.

Every day is different and it’s up to us to make it productive, stress free, worried free and don’t panic. Stop complaining. Be happy. Celebrate life every day. Don’t give up. Find your meaning and purpose to gain success even in difficult and tough times.

Photo taken in Besao Mt. Province

Until the COVID 19 virus still exist around us, we will continually face with challenges, difficulties and setbacks. This is unavoidable so we just need to focused on our physical, mental and emotional health. Learning to manage stress and respond with a positive attitude on this challenges, grow as a person and start focusing good in life.

Every one of us have our own fears in our lives. It’s normal. We are humans. We need to break our fear barriers in order for us to focused on giving our best to whatever we are doing that will allow us to do amazing things.

If we really want to have a better quality of life after all this challenges, we have to take responsibility on our behavior and change can happens. Changes will bring remarkable results into our life and the flow would go smoothly in a way we like to happen.

Always pray to God to guide us, make us strong and healthy every day. Be blessed and be a blessing to others….

How about you?  

Share with us how did you deal with this unforgettable experiences during this pandemic?

Or any unexpected encounters in this tough times?

Have you experience to be quarantined?

Home quarantined?

Or isolated due to pandemic?

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