Vision Board-ing

While the whole of Metro Manila panics because of water rising, I was making my vision board. Call me selfish but I don't think panicking will actually help the water to subside so I might as well do something 'productive' with my time online.

Presenting, my (updated) vision board:

Used vision board-making site, http://www.oprah.com/packages/o-dream-board.html.

One habit I can't seem to let go of...

I've done quite a lot in my 3 years worth of journey to self-empowerment. It started with the realization that I've been a pushover all my life and that I wanted to change that. I've read self-help books, attended seminars, surfed the web for all the information I will ever need to empower myself. I'm not even halfway through with the whole thing but I want to believe that I've made progress, no matter how small it is.

Having said that, I've read probably all the top 10 lists the internet has to provide. I've seen countless versions of the same lists, too. Most items from the list, I can do with ease ever since I started with this self-empowerment thing but there's this one thing that I can't seem to do: Letting go of someone who hurts me. The instructions are clear and simple:

Sometimes you have to walk away from people, not because you don’t care, but because they don’t.  When someone hurts you time and time again, accept the fact that they don’t care about you.  It’s a tough pill to swallow, but it’s necessary medicine.  Do NOT strive to impress them any further.  Waste not another second of your time trying to prove something to them.  Nothing needs to be proven.  Do not act with any thought of them ever again.  (via MarcAndAngel.com)

I've let go of people - mostly guys - who "hurt" me but I still manage to get into another relationship - not necessarily a romantic one - with a guy who will still end up hurting me. I don't know what it is about me that attracts these kinds of guys. They're not necessarily jerks; I think it's more of they just have other things that they care about more than me. Anyway, I still want to know what attracts me to these guys...or them to me...or both.

Going back, I need to get rid of this habit. I need to empower myself over these guys. It's the one thing that's been holding me back. This probably is the reason why I haven't found "The One" up until now. Which is sad, if you think about it 'cause I already have a kid and all... (Self-empowering after-thought: I don't need a guy to be a great mom, anyway, so it doesn't matter if I haven't found "The One" yet.)

Woohoo!

Imagine me yelling "Woohoo!" with my right fist pumping; That's how I reacted when I saw the results of the Adidas Energy Boost blog contest in Nuffnang Philippines' Facebook and Twitter accounts:

I know it's no first prize but with the amount of people - actual bloggers - who joined this contest, I am among the top three picks! Woohoo-with-matching-fist-pump-worthy talaga! Plus, it is a writing contest so it somehow gave me the much-needed confidence boost when it comes to my "writing skills".

If you want to read my Adidas Energy Boost blog entry, click here.

The Secret

The first time I've watched The Secret was 2 years ago. I had a huge belly, a really complicated home-and-lovelife situation and a very confused mind. I didn't know what I should be doing (and thinking of) at that time. The seminar for The Law of Attraction came around that time, followed by the PSI 4-day seminar that totally changed my life.

Why this blog post? Well, my aunt sent me an e-mail enumerating all the keywords/phrases from the book/film, The Secret. I remember how empowered I am every time I see them and I just wanted to share the positivity with everyone. I hope these inspire you the same way they do me.

• Law of Attraction – what will help you generate the feeling to get what you want
• Thoughts become things
• Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what is in the process of becoming
• What you think, what you feel, and what you manifest, is always a match
• The way you feel is everything
• The universe likes speed; don’t delay, don’t second-guess
• Most people offer the majority of their thought in response to what they are observing
• Believe what you want, believe that you deserve it, believe it could happen to you
• When you have inspired thought, you have to trust in and act on it
• Go to the sense of inner vision first, and all other things will follow
• You are the only one who creates your reality
• Happier thoughts leads to essentially happier bio-chemistry
• What you resists, persists
• Focus on what you want; what you don’t want will fall away.
• Every single “why not” is a creation
• Constantly put yourself in a state of joy

Promise yourself. (Repost from Tumblr)

Affirmation.

(Photo taken from a gadget in iGoogle)