Happy Endings and New Beginnings

Since love will soon be very much evident in the air (hello, Valentine’s Day!), here is something that I’d like to share from the bottom of my heart.

 I have with me a fill-in-the-blanks template called, “My Happy Ending” which I got from a November 2010 issue of Candy magazine.

This template is perfect for someone who is happily single but patiently waiting for a new beginning; for someone who has been badly hurt and is about learn how to regain his/her strength back; for someone who is happily attached and even for someone who has found his/her happy ending and wants to reminisce how it all began.

It will undeniably be more thrilling if you share your own version of your happy ending to the world, as well. In the meantime, here’s mine:

MY HAPPY ENDING

I know that nobody’s perfect, but this won’t stop me from hoping that someday, someone who’s perfect for me will come. He will be kind, smart and charming. He will have beautiful eyes and a God-fearing personality and he will not take me for granted. Every time I’m with him, I will feel at ease and happy. We will be good together, and good for each other.

Someday, I will fall in love with the right person, at the right time, and for all the right reasons. And when that happens, I will not get so caught up with him that I will forget all the little things I love about myself, like how I love music, my own personality and convictions in life, and how I enjoy the company of my family and friends. He will help me achieve my little goals every day (like being able to thank God for His blessings and accomplishing things on time), and even support me in pursuing my grandest, craziest dream: to be a successful lawyer, and maybe even be a part-time model (I wish!), with a strong relationship with my family and true friends.

I may not run into the person I deserve anytime soon, but that’s okay; I have my whole life ahead of me. I’m not in a hurry. I know the right guy for me is out there, and he is also looking for me. And when we do find each other; it will be real and wonderful and we will both know and he will have the courage and patience to pursue me. And I will know for sure that the long wait- and maybe even the heartbreaks that come with it- were totally worth it. J

Now that I have shared my version of “My Happy Ending,” I dare you to copy and paste this template and fill it with your own thoughts. (Of course, for some, you have to change the words, “he” to “she,” and “guy” to “girl” / “woman”, but it’s no hassle). J

Why don’t you take me to Neverland, Peter?

When I was younger, unlike some kids who were so excited to grow up already, I actually enjoyed being a kid and hoping that I would always be a kid. Why is this so? Perhaps some of you may be wondering why. First, you have people to care for you and do things for you- you don’t have to mind things on your own; you just simply need to enjoy the things you love doing- play, play and play. In short, you hardly have any responsibilities and you can live life (in a squeaky-clean and innocent-kind-of-way) like there is no tomorrow. (Hehe, this sounds a little selfish, but that’s how I perceive things when I was a kid!).

Being in a Neverland just like in Peter’s world would be an invigorating experience, isn’t it? It is  a world full of adventures sans the risks of hurt, disappointment and fear that may lie ahead of you, when living in the real world. But before you try to take-off with Peter to Neverland, consider asking yourself some questions like these: “Will I regret that I chose not to grow up just because I am afraid, hesitant with learning and gaining new insights and at the same time, afraid of the hurt and disappointments that come along?” And then, you’d always wonder, “What would it be like to be an adult? What does it feel like to be venturing on new horizons that are sometimes the unknown?” Or how about, “Because I did not choose to grow up, did I miss something that I am not supposed to miss? Will I regret choosing not to grow up?”

In the story of Peter Pan (do I need to say, how much I love the 2003 movie version of it? Hehe!), although Wendy enjoyed her adventures in Neverland with Peter Pan, the Lost Boys and company; in the end, she found the necessity to return home with her brothers to be together again with her family. I can never forget how she apologized to Peter, telling him that she and her brothers can no longer stay for they all must grow up. In the movie version of Peter Pan, it might be exciting to see Wendy staying with Peter Pan, (with the viewers seeing how they both look good together since it was already proven through certain events in the movie how Peter, childish as he was, also know how to love and have affections for Wendy). But imagine if Wendy decided to stay with Peter. She will not be able to grow up and not be able to grow old, start a family and have children, which were implied in the movie, as some of Wendy’s goals in her life.

So, what can we do if we cannot forever be in a Neverland like Peter’s? First, we should accept the fact that there is some point in our time that we will realize that there’s a necessity for us to grow up. Second, with growing up comes responsibilities and determination to live life to the fullest despite the challenges, disappointments and hurt that come with it. Anyway, life is not all about sadness because parts of it are bliss and happiness.

Of course, we would always be hoping that we would be able to achieve the dreams that we would want to achieve- no matter what it takes, and live our happy endings (whether it’s a dream career, reaching out to those in need, being there for your family and friends and/or finally meeting your prince-charming/Mr. Right or woman of your dreams/Ms. Right and raising a family of your own). Let’s be brave to live our life the way we want it to be and in accordance with God’s plan or in Peter Pan’s words, “To live would be an awfully big adventure.” :)

Hello, 2012!

A happy new year to everyone! In an attempt to do something new this year, I have decided to start and maintain a blog of my own. Later on, I would be posting some of my thoughts and insights in this blog. :)

Here is a quote that inspires me to start blogging and to seize the day:

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."
-Benjamin Franklin