W

hen people find you not beneficial to them you will be discarded. This was the hardest lesson I've learned this 2022 and it's been 3 months. It's a lot. I have been trying to digest things from the previous months and I find it too nerve-wracking. I don't understand the universe's works at the moment.

Art is sustenance, says Ethan Hawke in his Ted talk entitled, Give yourself permission to be creative.  I never considered myself artist. The only thing, I am artistically inclined to was developed a love for photography and the art of handwriting. Others artistic skills like singing or dancing was abandoned because of 1, I messed up trying out for a school choir during my younger years at Nabunturan Central Elementary School or 2, they don't need another loud gay kid in the production. 

It is said that an aspiration is a core value of successful people, but having a society with collective aspiration will surely build a nation into greatness. According to a nine-year study that was done by Dream Project PH, 8 out of 10 Filipino teenagers don’t have dreams. It was also stated that one of the five reasons why these teenagers don’t have dreams is the “lack of conversation” about dreams. (https://www.philstar.com/business/2022/01/14/2153698/dreamless-pinoys/amp/) This becomes an alarming issue that involves a generation that has the power to either make or break the civilization’s future. 

In this year’s “Sining ng Pag-asa”, one of its highlights is the “Pukot sa Pangandoy” by Richard Arellano. This installation art explores the idea of starting the conversation about dreams and aspirations, Pukot sa Pangandoy aims to spark discussion not only for the youth but for the Nabunturanons as a whole.

Share your dreams with us: https://bit.ly/pukotsapangandoy

There are so many things that had happened to me in the first two months of this year, and I felt compelled to write this down so that as I go and make another reflections in the coming years or months I would be able to wander with wonder, how fascinating these experiences are for me.

Bus Reading is simply, sharing online articles that somehow gave me insights on things. Reading this link provided me an avenue to think on ideas, dwell on past memories that somehow is related on the ideas being shared. I regret not doing this, for a long time. I wish to write more in the coming year. I will be writing about my random getaways, or thoughts at the same time. I hope I could do more on 2022. 

To find freedom, to live in the present moment, you can’t be bound up in the past, which is what strong, sticky, stubborn memories do. Therefore, the spiritual path isn’t about getting as many positive memories as you can. It’s about whether your memories are holding you back, overshadowing the present with ghosts from the past

• 12 Brutal Truths About Love That Can Only Be Learned The Hard Way

The love that we have in our lives is always a reflection of how we feel about ourselves.

• 10 Things To Let Go Of When You’re Ready To Become A Better You 

The general rule is that you can’t please everyone, no matter how hard you try. Even if your life depended on pleasing everyone, you’d just end up disappointed and defeated.

• What did you expect?

Sometimes, things work the way they are supposed to, even if it’s not what we might want in the moment. 

That's it for now.

More article like this. Click here. 

 

 

The wait is over. Binibining Nabunturan's official Facebook Page has officially announced their candidates for this year's pageant. There were 20 hopefuls and they were narrowed down to 12. These 20 hopefuls were students and young professionals. The audition took place at the ABC Hall of the Municipality of Nabunturan last May 15, 2021.