There are moments in life when you feel unseen, even when you are right there. Sometimes, being quiet makes people assume you are cold or distant. But behind that calm silence is often a person full of warmth, love, and depth, just someone who expresses it differently. This is my story about being a warm person who is often misunderstood. The Quiet Side of Me Sometimes I feel like people do not really see who I am. I am a woman of few words, and maybe that is why I am often misunderstood. I do not talk much, but that does not mean I do not care. In fact, I care more than I show. I just express it quietly and in my own way. I am warm, but my warmth is gentle, not loud or demanding. I listen, I observe, and I try to understand people before I speak. But when I feel that I do not belong, or when I sense that I am not truly welcomed, something inside me quietly shuts down. The wall that has been with me for years slowly rises again, protecting me from being hurt. Silence Is My Safe Spa...
Small things or moments in our lives are often unnoticed or not appreciated. They are undervalued because we are deeply focused on the major or significant happenings in our life. But this holiday season, for a change, why don’t we try to celebrate the small feats that happened to us. We are always dreaming or waiting for the big things to arrive for us to be contented, but the truth is, it is the small things that matter most.
Now Christmas is approaching, and everyone is busy buying
gifts and preparing for the celebration. We buy presents for our friends and
families expecting it to be appreciated but ironically, we ourselves are
unappreciative in what we receive, and expecting something else better. We are
trying to look for something expensive or something worthy of recognition
because of our thinking that gifts should be high priced for others to
appreciate. I don’t disapprove anyone for this action or beliefs because many
of us would think that the value of that special person to us is equivalent how
our gifts cost. What I would like us to understand is, let’s try to value any
gift we will receive whether it is expensive or not. Let’s learn to appreciate
and embrace even the small things because the thoughtfulness of the person when
they remembered us and gone through all the trouble of buying us presents will
be enough. Let’s forget about the price tag because that person is still
special to you even without gifts. Actually, gifts are not really essential at
all because your time spent with them is much more important.
There are also times that we tend not to meet our friends or
relatives because don’t have budget to eat in an expensive restaurant. Guys, it
doesn’t need to be a fancy place so that we can just show off and post it in
social media. Small talks with friends or love ones takes real effort because
after a busy day, we have time to share small moments with them.
Treat yourself with the modest things that make you happy. It doesn’t have to be buying expensive shoes or bags. Do whatever makes you happy with simple things like eating your favourite “taho”, “putubungbong” or “bibingka”. These are the things I miss dearly. Small and simple things but I always look forward for it because it makes me happy since I was a kid.
It is not the big moments that make up our life. It is not
finishing schools that makes you an adult but it is the hardship and sleepless
nights you’ve spent for studying. It is not getting a good job that makes you
contented but it’s about how you enjoy your work every day. It is not the big
wedding ceremony that makes you married, but it’s the love and the moments you
share every day. It is not giving birth that makes you a parent, but is the
daily engagement you provide to love and take care of your child. It is our
life’s little moments that make it so big.
Comments
Post a Comment