where will you be five years from today?
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2002. 3rd year college. classroom setting. my professor asked us that same question. I wasn’t paying attention that’s why I was caught off guard when he called my name. sitting in the first row, chair beside the door, is never a good idea because you always get called first. I stood up, still not sure what to say. all my classmates were looking at me, waiting for my answer. shoot, I don’t know, five years from today? I don’t plan waaaaay ahead.
Ms. Francia?
Sir, I’m not sure what I’ll become 5 years from now. I’m not even sure if I am going to graduate next year.
it was 2002 when we got the letter from the the US Embassy that it’ll be less than a year for our papers to be processed. finally, after 15 years, we are going to migrate and live in the US. I’m not sure if I am going to graduate next year. I almost got teary-eyed after saying that. living in the US is not really part of my plan(s). I don’t want to leave. I just wanted to have a job and stay with in the Philippines with my friends. and, maybe after 5 years, have a family of my own. plain and simple. right?
it was May of ‘05 when my family finally left the Philippines and yes I get to finish my degree and graduate with my batch mates. it was a fresh start not just for me but also for my family, we started from scratch. we’ve been here for almost 4 years now, and I can say that a lot have changed.
so, why the sudden trip down to memory lane you ask? I got this book from Starbucks, with the same title, and I just wanted to share it with you. ^_^ they made this book to help you plan and decide what you wanted to do with your life. :)
they got this list. hope it’ll inspire you be a better you starting today til 5-10 years from now. :)
Life is too short to be cranky. Attitude is a choice. We create our own world by the way we choose to see it. For the next five years your mind can focus on fear, worry, problems, negativity or despair. Or it can focus on confidence, opportunity, solutions, optimism and success. You decide.
Keep your word. Say what you mean, and mean what you say. Look the world straight in the eye. Live and work with honesty, openness and integrity; keep your promises, and everything else is a piece of cake.
Forgive everyone, especially yourself. Let go of past hurts. Feelings of resentment (or revenge) are worthless — they can only drag you down. The courage to forgive and move on is so liberating. Make it a rule: “Always be the first to forgive — especially yourself.”
Move forward. Yesterday is a cancelled check. The past is not your potential. There are far better things ahead than any you leave behind. The next five years are a blank canvas — clean and bright. Decide that you will throw all the paint on it you can.
Quit worrying. It’s been estimated that 99 out of 100 things we worry about never come to pass. If you stopped worrying about what might happen tomorrow, wouldn’t that give you more time to actually enjoy and savor today? What did you worry about six months ago? A year ago? Five years ago? How many of you biggest fears have actually come to pass?
Be grateful. Stop and view your life through the eyes of the other six billion people on Earth. Literally hundreds of millions of people would gladly trade places with you right now — and be ecstatic.
It’s the little things. Thinking small is an art — the art of living. The happiness of life is made up of little things — a smile, a helping hand, a caring heart, a word of praise, a moment of shared laughter. We are most alive in those moments. Savor them all!
5 years is a long time to plan, so we have to start now. start with the small things, simple things that we normally just don’t care about. :)
how about you?
where will you be five years from now? :)
sis! anong meron? bat american language ka ata ngayon? :D
oh well.. 5 years from now? 28 pa lang ako nun. so 1year married na ako 5years from now. haha. yun tlga ang agad naisip eh noh. :D
hala. madami pa akong plano. magdodown na tong kundiman pag nilagay ko lahat ng nasa isip ko.
baka mag unable to perform operation due to a communication or server error din to. hehehe.
missYou sis!
PS.
nadelete ko yung 1st post sa lifeisfull.. may comment ka pala dun. suri naman. hehe. di ko pa cya nalalaunch, katamad mag ayos eh. sabi ko nga kay arvin, magshoshopping na lang ako kesa mag ayos ng blog. hahaha.
hahaha. american language ba? :P wala eh, nagtrip. ^_^
madami bang plano? mukhang pareho tayo! gusto kong magaral ulit, magdance school and hopefully makahanap ng work na dayshift ako! hahaha. :D 5 years from now, citizen na ako, so balak kong pumunta ng Europe! ^_^ and sana.. sana. makasama ko na ung mahal ko.. ayiii.. :D hahahaha.
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hehehe. oo, nagcomment ako dun, wala lang, panggulo.. :P at least may theme na diba? hehehe. nasan na ung pasalubong mo sa akin? ^_^
napost ba comment ko?
Nako, ewan ko dn.. pero basta ang gs2 ko.. mag ipon ng money for the future.. whatever that be.. ang alam ko lng kht nagaaral pa ako hnd ako pwede papetix petix lng.. d ko dn malalaman kung hanggang kelan lht ng magagandang bagay sa paligid ko eh
Aish ikaw ba yan? :)
ok yan, magipon ka lang, kasama rin yan sa plans ko, pero ewan ko kung kelan mangyayari. hehehe. magastos kasi ako. :P
it’s really important to plan things ahead. five years is not bad. just last night i was in cubao with a friend and we were talking about our plans.
uy cubao. i miss cubao. :)
oo nga po, 5 years eh madali lang, dati lang kasi di pa ako sigurado sa pwedeng mangyari sa buhay ko, kung anung gusto ko.. ngayon po, parang alam ko na. ^_^ hehe.
hala. sis! nasan na yung mga comments ko??
nawala? =(
Kapag ganun kalayong time, na tipong 5 years, I don’t plan… I dream:P Ang drama nga nung sagot mo dun sa prof:P hehehe. Pero kung tatanungin ka ngayon, anung isasagot mno?
hehehe. drama ba? :P
hmm, alam mo naman na madami akong gustong gawin diba? :) at syempre, kasama ka dun sa planong un. ^_^ ayiii.. hahaha.
:)
basta, sana makasama na kita 5 years from now.
traveling around the world with my dog and sulking inside my art room. LOL ..kaw ba?
art room! :D naku aabangan ko yan chocx (hahaha. nahawa na ko kay vanny). maybe we can travel together.. sama natin si vanny! ^_^
Okay nosebleed. hahaha. :P
aynako. ako kaya, after 5 years nasan na kaya ako. tsk.
after 5 years?
baka nasa harap parin ng computer, gumagawa ng thesis para sa masters…
napaka-optimistic naman ng sinabi ko. hahaha.
mukha kasi wala akong future as an institutional/hospital nurse. mukhang maauwi na lang sa pagtuturo ang karir ko. weh. mas mahirap mag turo kesa magduty sa hospital. nyahahaha
aymisyu tol. nagnosebleed ako s post mo ah. hahaha
nako hindi epektib sakin yan.. ewan ko ba. wala din ako maisip kung asan ako limang taon mula ngaun ni hindi ko alam kung ano gusto ko sa buhay. pero dapat naman talaga nag-iisip na tayo ngaun, di naman na ko bata. hay. nasanay kasi ako may na-aalaga saken. uhm.. mag-aasawa na lang ako tapos sha na bahala saken hehe.