By Bianca Marie France E. Viadan 

Have you ever been so tired of everything in life that you wished to return to being a child? When the hardest things you needed to do were learn how to read and write, how to pretend asleep in the afternoon while your mother was beside you? Or figure out how to escape at home so you could play with your friends when mom is busy doing household chores?

How nice it is to become a child once again, with no pressure, no hustle, no work schedules, no holiday work, no bills to pay, and most especially, no rush on doing your best to keep up with everyone else around you. This generation made me realize how far we’ve come yet stuck on doing the same thing over and over which made us stop pursuing the things that really matter. When life challenges your patience and strength, when you are drowning with failures, sorrow, and fears, all we want is to be saved from the darkness we are in with the hope of seeing the stars in our eyes that once were there.

You’ve been tired, I know, because I am too, everyone is tired to do every means to survive. The world is not how it used to be. We cannot avoid people’s judgment because they do exist everywhere. Life is not always kind to us; we have gone through hardships and pains on our own that even the people who are close to us don’t know.  

Yes, it is not easy, every one of us has different stories but do not let failures stop you from spreading kindness and love. It’s okay to say no, to get tired, to be angry, to regret, and to let go. You can take a rest and breathe for a while, away from that exhausting place, and from those difficult people with their so-called standards you need to follow.

I have come to realize that LIFE is too short, and chances are so few, instead of dwelling on the negative things, let’s try our best to focus on the brighter side of life. We may fail and experience pain, but it is much better to get wounded while trying than to live a life full of regrets. Learn how to celebrate not only your winnings in life because even in failures we gain experiences that can inspire us to be better and stronger.

Forgive yourself for your wrong choices, forgive yourself for trusting and loving the unworthy ones, instead focus on the people who genuinely love, care, and support you no matter how imperfect you are because, at the end of the day, that is the only thing that matters. Be the inspiration you are looking for and you will become the change you wanted to see.

Let’s continue doing the things that make us happy, pursue our dreams, go for our goals, love like it is always the first time, chase happiness, keep smiling, and continue being amazing because you never know how many people you have inspired to do the same.

Do not lose that hope, faith, goodness, and love you have inside you because no matter how undeserving we are; GOD has given us more than what we deserved.

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

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