“I used to wonder if I've reached enough people for my existence to matter. I got so obsessed with the idea of leaving a mark, of being loved that I didn't see how weak those bridges I built truly were. I just looked behind one day and realized I was alone.”
Weeks ago I was battling with my anxiety. While the world is on its pipedreams, my thoughts are screaming. I had sleepless nights. Di pala madali kalaban ang sariling isip.
‘PARA SA WALANG-WALA TY LANG OK NA’ 🥺
A netizen from Obando, Bulacan captured this heartwarming note from a jeepney driver plying the Divisoria-Sangandaan route on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022.
📸 Ian Macalanda | via John Marwin Elao (@jmarwinelao)
I always tell myself to not put off until tomorrow what you can do today but since the last quarter of 2021, deadlines have been part of my routine. Believe me, they are the “choice-less” deadlines.
“I'm a little bit off from the world— away from everyone else these days, it's not about anybody, it's about me trying to figure out things all by myself.”