If you recall the events that transpired in every decade of your life, were there times that you chose what you really wanted to do or did you do your best what others expected of you? Hmmm . . . Let’s see. Close your eyes. Let’s walk down memory lane together.
At 10: I suffered my first major heartbreak. I remember crying behind the curtain of our classroom’s Health Corner while reading the letter of my Puppy Love. He blatantly told me that we could never be together. I was so devastated then.
At 20: I fell madly in love with my bestest friend, making him officially my first boyfriend.
At 30: I opened my first Tailoring and Dress Shop in the garage of our small home, defying my dear father’s will.
At 40: Our unico hijo (my favorite son Gio) celebrated his first birthday. So now I understood why life begins at 40.
At 50: Instead of having the traditional 50th Birthday Bash, I ran my first 5k race to raise funds for the Down Syndrome Assn of the Phils.
At 60: Ran my first 80k Ultramarathon which turned out to be 82.2km in total. On behalf of DSAPI, thank you very much for your generous donations to every km. that I ran!
Memories could be bitter or sweet. We may have a few regrets. We’re just humans after all. Oftentimes, we regret not doing the right things we should have done more than the wrong things that we actually did. As for me— I believe that time, however spent, is never wasted. Whether we did something incredible to alleviate world hunger or simply lounge in a hammock enjoying a bottle of ice-cold SanMig Zero and feasting on a platter of chicharon bulaklak, everything that we did and did not do all contributed to the kind of person we are now. They all shaped and moulded who we are at this given moment. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Mistakes are bound to happen sooner or later. Learn from them. You don’t have to endlessly chase all your dreams that you wrote in your bucket list. Sometimes, letting go is better than holding on inorder to move forward. Count your blessings and be sincerely grateful for them. You may be surprised how lucky you are! Life is short. Don’t make it shorter.
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