As half of the year is ending soon, I have these thoughts for quite some time now. Planned to share to another platform but I found the solace in here. Much had been lately but I had a week of rest already after the school year officially ended. Seemed like a snap and yes it happened. A year of new normal embracing changes. Who would have thought I will join the service with this pandemic? Still, I am grateful for this dream I have conquered and finally reached. Never was it easy and smooth for being in your "first" scares the most as for me. Then, I was able to cross the first miles.

I'm heading out my 25th year soon too. Call it an obligatory essay people will usually do whenever new age comes but it's a way of expression. Hesitant and quite lazy to write something sooner, maybe these thought somehow fill the record and be counted as one.

Thoughts about being a 25 year old, here are few.

1. Communicate better and properly. As they say, communication is the key. It is indeed. No better way to understanding someone than listening intently and responding justly. There's a need to speak, you must. If it just needs listening, be it. This lesson is hard to learn admitting that I myself will just crawl back to my shell in most instances and be quiet. As a 25 year old, little steps to this lesson is a win already.

2. Committed to discipline. I have this word for the year, and it's COMMITTED. It's an inspiration and reminder for me on whatever pursuit I will be doing I will stay committed. Discipline to oneself is so tempting that three straight days you're doing your daily exercise but on the next day you got lazy. We can go back to make day one again, and hopefully be more committed. Staying at it is difficult but I realized too that connecting it to your values keeps you on the zone. I value my health that's why I'm doing this daily exercise.

3. Celebrate wins of yours and others. Whatever wins may it be, a paperwork finally done, emails responded, making it through the week, celebrate it. It doesn't need to be grand, just give it to yourself. As much as we are happy to what wins we have, also try to celebrate the wins of the people close and who matters most. They might not say it but it's a lift to one's soul already.

4. Prioritize what truly matters. Tend to be overwhelmed at many of the things in life, we missed somehow the zone of focus. Just lately, I had this season of struggle but strange as it seems my heart was not heavy. I was even at peace despite the concern. That thing might be important but it doesn't weight that much to matter. Times will be like this I realize and with that, peace of mind and heart shall matter above always.

5. It's okay not to be okay. Always. One episode of my season when I blurted my frustration and had asked why. I responded I didn't know it's just felt like that during that time. Moments later, I felt guilty with the emotion. I wanted to shrink and be invisible. One thing that lifted myself that day too was when someone validated my feelings. I felt understood and by then I told myself it's okay not to be okay. Needless of any validation from other people, your feelings are always valid. We get through that season as much as often, not being okay and that's okay. It's all right.

Stay safe everyone. Hope to catch up soon!

Love, A.

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