2 0 1 5, a year of Contentment

It's finally 2015 and I'd like to congratulate you guys for making it through the challenges last 2014! Yup, there were a lot of fireworks and food but we also have our 10 new year's resolutions (that we usually fail to do) but to simplify things I chose to focus on one value this entire year. That value is contentment. It is said that a person could achieve true happiness if they are contented. It is better to focus on the things we have than to focus on the things that we want to have or do not have. This year, I want to be truly happy and grateful at all times. I'm going to respect everybody and do the right things. I'm going to treasure the things that I have. How about you, what value are you practicing this year? Share it down below so that we could interact.

Don't be afraid to e-mail me at michelle_joanne2008@yahoo.com for advice. I make advices for love, life and studies. If you feel like giving up, talk to me and we'll make you feel better. You're wonderful. Also, feel free to follow me on GFC and Bloglovin' on the sidebar.

The 30 day Positivity Challenge

You're about to see a very life changing challenge! The universe has lead you here because you deserve to be happy, my friend. 

For 30 days, everyone should be disciplined enough to give a little time for reflection and thanksgiving. 

So here it goes:

Day 1: Get a notebook you're gonna call your "happiness notebook", in this notebook, you're gonna write ten things your grateful for the day before you sleep. Continue doing this for the next 29 days.
Day 2: Keep a journal (your happiness notebook may be the journal), it's important to keep track of your progress and see the change after 30 days. Continue doing this for the next 28 days
Day 3: Read about meditation. Meditate before you start the day and before you sleep, continue doing this for the next 27 days.
Day 4: Start reading a new self help book
Day 5: Always start your day with a smile (smiling make you feel better even though you're down)
Day 6: Practice positive thinking, focus on the good aspects of things.
Day 7: Make someone smile today
Day 8: Appreciate a person and tell them what you like about them
Day 9: Thank a person today
Day 10: Give yourself free time to enjoy your hobbies and relax
Day 11: Help someone today
Day 12: Don't complain today
Day 13: Don't eat unhealthy food today
Day 14: Every time you see yourself in the mirror, think that you are beautiful.
Day 15 - Day 29: Remember to do Day 1 - Day 6 daily
Day 30: Reread your journal and see the positive changes you have in your life.

*It's better to continue this even after the challenge for more positive experiences. Good luck!

Failing is a reminder that you should do better

I had just competed for 2 contests this Thursday and Friday and won nothing. Of course my initial reaction to this would be disappointment and loneliness. Though time I realized that this is just a challenge for me so that I could do better and push myself more. I noticed that I have been laid back and distracted this month and I think I should regain control of my life again. Somehow I feel like my life is getting unstable and I should control it. I should focus on my priorities and goals more.

I know that everyday at least 1 person feels like a failure and it's perfectly normal. Everyone has their ups and downs but we should know how to get up and deal with it. There's no use in dwelling on the past mistakes we've done, all we could do is stand up and learn from it. With this, I listed 3 things that you should do if you feel like a failure.

1. Improve, improve, improve

• Learn from those mistakes you made and do your best to gather more information and inspirations to improve your work.
  

2. Dwelling on it won't help

• Why dwell on the past and hurt yourself emotionally when you could make things better with your goal in mind? Always think of the present my friend. 
  

3. Don't give up

• You're gonna give up on your goals just because of one mistake that happened? Think about it. This is what you want and all the effort you're going to give is gonna be worth it. Do this for yourself. Do this because it's your passion. 
  

You can do it! (Here's a photo of me with my band mates, I'm thankful that I'm part of this) 

Don't be afraid to e-mail me at michelle_joanne2008@yahoo.com for advice. I make advices for love, life and studies. If you feel like giving up, talk to me and we'll make you feel better. You're wonderful. Also, feel free to follow me on GFC and Bloglovin' on the sidebar.

Step back and Retreat

I have been gone for awhile and I used that time to reflect and think about things. I cannot share positivity if I myself am unhappy. Things were unclear for me for the past few weeks and I needed time to reflect. All the sorrow and doubt ended after our retreat. Everything was clear for me after our retreat, when we chose to let go of the resistance and have faith that everything is possible with patience and perseverance. We left all our problems in the retreat house.

So why do we need to retreat after some time? The world is a battlefield. We are the soldiers and it's impossible that there wouldn't be challenges given to us. There will always be problems to encounter. Like soldiers, when they feel like things are getting messed up, they retreat and go back when they're ready. In life, we need to step back and look at things clearly. We shouldn't force things to be fixed when we don't fully understand the situation. We need to give ourselves time and space to reflect in life.

In this post, I'd like to share to you what happened in pictures and captions.

Here's a picture of our whole section. I'm glad we're complete. (I'm the one wearing the light blue jacket). They're really kind and fun to be with even though we have the nerd stereotype.

The retreat started by introducing ourselves and grouping ourselves into 5 randomly. Our team name was "Capteam America" since the guy in the middle is addicted to everything that's Captain America. I believe that there's a reason why we're groupmates. All throughout the retreat, we shared everything within our group. We affirmed each other, listened to each other and comforted each other. Everything each other said was respected. 

Here's me with my bestfriend for 5 years already. I trust her so much in everything. I'm so thankful that she's my friend. She always listens to me and she's always there for me. I seriously love her so much. 

I'm so thankful to have friends like them because whenever I'm down, the never fail to make me happy. They're always there for me and I won't ever forget them even after I graduate high school. 

That's the only pictures I've gathered but the retreat house was so magical and I'm in love with it. Everything was like a video game. The chapel was so pretty and the wind was so gentle and calm. The stars were so wonderful and I wanted to be there forever. More retreats to come! 

Don't be afraid to e-mail me at michelle_joanne2008@yahoo.com for advice. I make advices for love, life and studies. If you feel like giving up, talk to me and we'll make you feel better. You're wonderful. Also, feel free to follow me on GFC and Bloglovin' on the sidebar.

How I express myself

credits to tumblr

Hey guys, I think I already mentioned before that I really like singing in my past time and I wanted to share to you where I upload my covers. Here's a link to my youtube channel (most of the videos were uploaded 2 years ago but I uploaded one recently): My channel
Here's the link to my soundcloud account (I mostly upload when I'm bored) : My SC 

I would really appreciate any comments or suggestions, feel free to comment it down below. Thank you so much! I also take requests if you want me to sing something.

Don't be afraid to e-mail me at michelle_joanne2008@yahoo.com for advice. I make advices for love, life and studies. If you feel like giving up, talk to me and we'll make you feel better. You're wonderful. Also, feel free to follow me on GFC and Bloglovin' on the sidebar.