Motivation: Back to Blogging

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How will you know if you really love something? I have read and heard that question a lot of times. I don’t exactly know the answer to the question until I fell in love. Even though there are times that I want to give up but because of the strong feeling that I have to stay, I did stay. And I am very happy right now. I thought this will only be applied to falling in love but I was wrong, this is also applicable with my passion. Before I have the guts to fall in love with the opposite sex, I already fell in love with writing.

Writing keeps me sane. Writing became the medium for me to release my stress, frustrations and happiness. I remembered, when I was in college, I was frustrated with everything going on. I was having a breakdown. My mother lost my work that time; I have to wait for my land lord to pay me with my tutorial fee. I don’t have any money, I’m losing hope and I’m losing my confidence. It was then that one of my board mates offered me to make her reaction paper for a price. She said, I need cash, I can have it but I have to do something for her too. I was the time that I cling to that passion, my writing skills packed with hope that I can have cash that day because of it. And yes, I did well. After, making the reaction paper of my board mate and feeding my empty stomach, I opened my note book and write in capital letter, “I WILL NEVER LOSE MONEY AGAIN”.    

Up to this day, that scenario has inspired me to do well. I am working with a sideline business to keep me afloat. I am afloat, I am busy and so I have lost time to write, it is the down side. Today, I want to rekindle my fire to write. It was the other day that I am reminded about my first love. My officemate which is studying her MBA approached me in face book asking if I can write for her. It is a determinant for her if she will pass or not. I was adamant, but trusted my passion. It may not be blazing that time but I know that it is still me.

 I can juggle this three-work, business and blogging. I will incorporate this three in my blog plus my countless experience I can share to inspire others. Once again,

Hello I’m Back, back to life of writing and back to blogging. Watch out for inspiring contents from this blog.

Claire

My Take: Writing Realization

My Take: Writing Realization

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“Collect the pieces to be normal again”

Today, after a long rest to writing, I have made my first blog post for 2016. Not quite, good for a person who promise to keep on writing until I have no idea what to write anymore. I have never thought that dormancy will be long to occur. I only expected it to be a month or so. Now, realization hit me. If your passion is writing, even how long you cease writing, there will be time in your life that you will come back. Why? Because writing is part of your system, if you take out part of your system, you won’t be whole again. Collect the pieces to be normal again.

It has been a rocky 2016. Both on personal and my entrepreneurial endeavours and my 2015 goals and plans aren’t easy to achieve. Plus so many factors, I have lost control. So many areas in my life are affected which includes writing. I can’t formulate any ideas on my head, writer’s block out as some writers call it. Then again, when its run in the system, your ideas will suddenly flow just like what happened today. This fuels my comeback post. This stimulates my collect the pieces and go back on tract. This made my realization a reality.

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Today, I declare. I am a writer. My system yearns to write, to have a purpose on writing and I will continue writing. No amount of back lash will hinder me to persist on my first love. I’m going back to my keyboard, dictionary and formulate ideas. Do the cycle of think, write, edit and polish. I have faced the trials, made procrastination and worst of all, stop. I have to add a new paragraph which is new beginning.

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This is my realization and the best one for that matter. You fail only if you stop writing.

Kring2x    

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When Life Overwhelms

When Life Overwhelms

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When I was young, I want to grow up fast, look for a job, do the things I like and live my life according to my plan. Then back to reality, I am now a grown up. I am working to pay my bills, mortgages, buy my needs and wants. Suddenly, it struck me. I want to go back in being a child! Yep, this is what I realize wanting to grow up is one of my misunderstood ideas. Yeah, when one become an adult, one has to face fears, live in this fast paced world with so much possibility into, be wary of all the decisions because it will be turning point of one’s life.  I did not see that coming when I dream of becoming an adult.

My point is, let us not become a future minded person. Thinking too much of what we will become and forgetting that the result of the present is our future. Sounds vague, right? I am 23 turning 24. Life has been a rocky road experience. But I am thankful that I live my present somewhat correctly because if I did not, it would be a worst case scenario. Why? It is because if I did not study and do the things I like when I was younger, I will not become the person that I am. Then it will add more problems to me this present year. I don’t know what I am talking about but I want to point out when everything in your life is not going smoothly, you cannot point your fingers to other people but yourself. No one has to be blame but you; you are the master of the ship. Take the credit for the ups and downs. And as the master of the ship you cannot let it sink. The only way not to let it sink is to acknowledge the problem and give solutions to it.

Solutions may not come in handy, there is a remarkable time to be used in order for it to find out and execute. One has to have the courage to execute. Execution is the most difficult part. The inner conflict will arise but once done. You are new creation again. Stronger and better, but then past problems will go back when you thought you already get over it. Life is a cycle and there is no such thing as mastery for this subject but a lifelong learning process. Remember, when life overwhelms go through your own book what did you do to overcome the problem, develop another strategy and then Plan B or Plan C what is important is do not ever give up. To live a better life is a decision.

Kring2x

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Don’t just dream, make it happen.

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My Writing Journey

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I have always come to believe that I read books is just to entertain myself and to study grammar is to make a life out of time when I was in elementary. Contrary to what my classmates hate, I feel so good in reading. I even volunteer to class to read aloud a story my teacher wants us to understand. I easily understand it. Then reading makes me more to easily understand what I am reading, sounds awkward right? But it is not, while I am reading this books that I come to love, I learned a lot by taking down notes of the words I never understand. Then I will go to the library every Saturday which is a long walk from our house to research on those words. Yeah, I’m a bit nerdy minus the glasses back then though it may not be obvious. I will scan through those bulky dictionaries with enthusiasm never minding the weight of it (internet is not so popular that time). I just want to learn. My love for reading grows and I put it into action. I started to make compositions and poems. It was just to keep me sane during class hours when I do not have the heart to listen to what my teacher is talking. My friends and teachers saw the potential in me. I can write they say, as for me I know I can write who doesn’t right? We are in grade six back then but did not read the signals correctly. Soon enough, writing contest came and I was picked to join. It was the time that it sink in what they want to tell me. I oblige myself to join, I want to try to compete that’s all. Luckily, I was able to won the writing competition.

Fast forward in high school, I continued my writing as well as the hunger to learn more. I joined the school paper and become an editor. Writing in our school organ makes my mind tick and alive still. I know this curiosity of mine if I can write has level up. I am now writing in the purpose of self expression. I was not writing to prove myself I can write but to make me express what my mouth cannot explain. It is through writing I can say what I want to say. To conjure words I don’t know I was capable of using and learning. High school pass and college came. I did stop writing for the reason that I am becoming busy of studying while working. I do not have an extra time to kill but I still write articles when I am fed up of everything that has happened to me and I want to release all my frustrations and doubts. But when opportunity came, I grab it. I join our college newspaper it kept me going.

When the portals of learning are closed since I graduated college. I was adamant if I will keep going. Yeah, the answer is right there in my finger tips. It does not want to stop ticking. It does not want to stop formulating ideas just like my mind won’t stop thinking. This is the reason I have this blog. To keep me going, to keep on learning and yearning to be a better person and affect people through what I am writing.   My journey in writing is far from over. I will continue to go down memory lane for this. This is my purpose to keep on writing and growing because they come hand in hand.

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Kring2x

Three Books I love to Read

I’ve been bookwork ever since I was young. I can’t remember when my love affair with it started. What I remember is when I was grade iii, I’ve been borrowing books in our library and visiting our local library every Saturday just to read. It was just a fun filled day with books that I learn to become a habit. Then turned into passion. Books never bore me, if for others, it is for them to sleep at night, for me, it is the opposite of it.  I read to make myself wide awake and to be a learner in the process.

My passion for reading turned me into a book buyer. I am thankful I have a reasonable income to help me buy more books for myself. I now have a lot of books but not all have been read already. I am still looking for some time to read them all. I need to catch up. My books multiplied fast but my reading is only an addition. So much so, this is my first ever to right about the books I love. This for sure will have more to come. I just want to share the three books I am currently reading from OMF Literature. They are Refreshing Words for Busy Women, Boy Meets Girl and The Purpose Driven Life. These are the books I always try to catch up every day. I am not making this a review style but I want to tell why I love these books. You may have your different opinion but care to read mine.

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Boy Meets Girl by Joshua Harris

This is the sequel of I Kissed Dating Goodbye. In this book, Joshua Harris shares the journey of romance with purpose. This is an ordinary book for others, but for Christian women who wants to be guided by God’s word in courtship, this is the best book for you. This book is romantic by nature but the stories shared by the people in this book are inspirational. I’m amaze that this book proves me that love without lust does exist in this modern world. That God has a hold of our relationship, if we want to submit it to him. God is interested with our love story if only we are willing to wait for his perfect time. Truly, this book is an inspiration for me. I am not yet finish reading this but I really love it.

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The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

I’ve been following Rick Warren in my social media accounts even before I bought his book. His tweets are always inspirational and his words are filled with God given wisdom. This summons me to buy The Purpose Driven Life. If you are a Christian or even you are not, I really suggest you buy his book! First is because this is a life changing book. Devote yourself for 40 Days. Forty days knowing God’s purpose in your life and I promise you, you’re life will never be the same again. God is speaking through this book, you will surely feel it. Don’t be afraid of God’s plan in your life, he knows better. This is the reason why I really love this. This is God centered. Second is because this book is the recipient of The Gold Medallion Book Award in recognition of Excellence in Evangelical Christian Literature by ECPA. Third and last is because this book is for you. For you to realize how wonderfully and fearfully made you are, you are God’s beloved.

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Refreshing Words for Busy Women by Darlene Sala

This is a devotional book like the daily bread. But has a specific target reader. They are the “busy” women of today. I may categorize myself as a busy woman, with so much things to do and so many plans to fulfil. That’s why I made sure I am able to buy this book. I want to be refreshed too at the end of the day when my strength is not enough to carry me through. I want to make sure that even how busy I am, God will never be forgotten. I love this book because it served its purpose in me well. It has been a daily routine for me to read this masterpiece. I love all the encouraging words.

Those are my favourite books. They are not only books to me but also my companions in my journey with God. They all inspired me. Not only to read but to spread the word.

Kring2x

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