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I never expected someone like you to come into my life and completely change the way I see love. Before you, I convinced myself that love wasn't meant for me anymore. After all the disappointments and heartbreaks, I learned how to guard my heart and expect less from people. Then you came along, and everything changed. You brought back the happiness I thought I had lost. You made me smile on days when I didn't even feel like smiling. Your love gave me comfort, your presence gave me peace, and your heart became the safest place I've ever known. With you, I don't have to pretend to be strong all the time. You make me feel loved, valued, and understood in ways I never imagined possible. You see me at my best and at my worst, yet you still choose me every single day. Salamat sa pagmamahal na totoo, sa pag-aalaga, at sa pagiging bahagi ng buhay ko. Thank you for showing me that love can still be gentle, patient, and real. Every moment with you feels like a blessing. You are m...
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Small Things Matter


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.

It is our life’s little moments that make it so big.

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.

Enjoy little things

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.






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