Because if you live your life worrying over losing what you have, then you've already lost it. You can't be happy when you're worrying like that--and you can't love to the fullest if you're guarding yourself, either.
After a certain age, your parents slowly become your children. They ask simple questions, repeat stories, and depend on your patience the way you once depended on theirs. Very few understand this role reversal. What looks like innocence or inconvenience is really time coming full circle. Don't correct them harshly. Don't rush them. Care for them the way they once protected you. This is not a burden. It is repayment.
Human approval is unstable. Someone may praise you today and criticize you tomorrow, so it's wiser to anchor your life in deeper principles than in other people's opinions.
solo dates hacks every man should try, at least once every year
1. take yourself to the cinema alone. buy popcorn. pick a seat you actually want. laugh, cry if you need to. no one talking to you. just you and the movie.
2. go to a cafe on a weekday. order a drink and a small pastry. sir by the window and face your phone down for a bit. watch people going to work, students rushing, cars passing, birds singing, children playing, just life moving in that pace.
3. book a nice but affordable hotel in your city. pack a small overnight bag like you're traveling. order room service or buy food on the way. take a long cold shower, wear your robe, lie on the bed and do nothing if you want. journal, watch a movie, listen to a relaxing music, sleep in clean white sheets and covers with the ac on.
4. take yourself on a saturday breakfast. wake up early, shower, wear something cute. go somewhere that serves breakfast. sit there, and order something nice. enjoy your meal, take some selfies even if you not photogenic.
5. enjoy yourself man. come on, you deserve it. you need it.
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i regret to inform you that personal growth rarely comes from acquiring new knowledge and almost always from:
- getting humiliated
- showing up terrified and doing it anyway
- admitting you might be the problem
my life did a complete 180 when I stopped being shy and started talking to people. I found so many amazing people and opportunities just by being myself and putting myself out there.
People move on after mistreating you. They're not sitting up in a room like Brandy thinking about you. Most of the time they move on and live perfectly fine after doing you dirty. So release yourself from the shackles of waiting for someone to regret how they mistreated you.
I was trying to remember this earlier. 😆 So I tweaked it a little bit:
When your ambition is greater than your abilities, may your desire be greater than your fears.
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“Go in those rooms where you think you don’t belong, shine, and make sure you assume your identity.”
— Miss Universe Cote D’ Ivoire
This is such a powerful message for all the young girls and she’s only the 4th runner up?? WTF 😤
#MissUniverse#MissUniverse2025
One skill that isn’t talked about enough is mastering emotion regulation. Knowing how to stay cool under pressure, how to manage & work through negative feelings & mastering the art of never allowing people to get you out of character. Learn how to control & manage your emotions.
Nobody is saying he singlehandedly caused the flooding. But he IS part of the problem along with other developers who keep claiming and turning every inch of land into something that does nothing good for the communities around it. Juzmio.
STOP POLITICIZING ILOILO'S JALAUR MEGA DAM PROJECT
I posted about the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project (JRMP) because while other places were devastated by Typhoon Tino, we, in Iloilo, got spared from massive flooding despite being along the typhoon’s path.
Perhaps one of the reasons the waters didn't cascade to the lowlands of our province was because of this mega dam.
Pero imbes na matuwa, pinupulitika na naman ng iba. Kesyo kay Noynoy daw nagsimula o kay Duterte daw.
So, upon checking, here’s the accurate timeline of this long-term national project:
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TIMELINE PER PRESIDENT
1. Carlos P. Garcia (1957–1961)
➤ Enacted RA 2651 (1960) authorizing the Jalaur Multi-Purpose Project — the project’s official birth.
2. Diosdado Macapagal (1961–1965)
➤ Continued feasibility and planning through the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).
3. Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. (1965–1986)
➤ Built and completed Phase 1 (JRMP I) — irrigation systems serving about 22,000 hectares in Iloilo.
4. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III (2010–2016)
➤ Reactivated the project, approved JRMP II in 2012, secured ₱11.2 B loan from KEXIM, and led the 2015 groundbreaking.
5. Rodrigo Duterte (2016–2022)
➤ Oversaw major construction — high dam, afterbay dam, tunnels, and canals; resolved relocation issues.
6. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (2022–present)
➤ Completion and commissioning phase; structural dam substantially completed in Nov 2023; full operation by mid-2025.
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It took 64 years to complete this project. It crossed multiple administrations.
It’s not just “Noynoy's project” or “Duterte’s project” or "Marcos project".
It’s a FILIPINO PROJECT that those administrations mentioned above helped move forward.
Today, we see how it protected Iloilo from massive floods.
I think we can all agree that continuity of governance should look like this, with the end goal of serving and saving the people.