Sometimes we are very anxious about something. And the next thing we know, it's over.
This is an open letter to the anxious. To the struggling, to those who don't know what's next, to those who don't know what to do anymore.
I know that feeling. Many times in my life I've been at that point, and there's no guarantee that I will be safe with the latter in the coming days. Each one of us carries our stories of hardships, iba-iba man ng bigat pero pare-pareho lang tayong may dinadala.
Why not give yourself a second of ten. At sa sampung segundo na 'yan, just breathe, and allot the remaining seconds to tap yourself and say. "I see that you are trying."
I don't know where you are. At lalo namang hindi ko alam kung anong ginagawa mo sa mga oras na 'to. But there's a thing I am sure of, you have a dream. You are crafting your own story, you're figuring out your purpose, or maybe, nasa sitwasyon ka kung saan sumusubok ka nang abutin 'yung buhay na pangarap mo para sa sarili mo.
Pangarap mo sa mga taong mahal mo at naniniwala sa'yo.
And it wasn't easy. Akala nang iba gano'n lang pero ang hirap pala. But don't worry, I understand you. I see you as well. Hindi man ng pisikal kong mga mata, but there's just something in me saying that the person who's reading this, is holding everything together, trying their very best, lumalaban pa rin. Nandiyan pa rin hanggang ngayon.
Ngayon naman, I want you to look back. And think of a moment where you don't know anymore. Yung mga panahon na sobrang bigat, as if you're on the edge of something or in a place that feels like there's no way out. Problems piling up, deadlines piling up, lahat na. Kung ano man 'yun.
Maybe moments where everything feels uncertain, 'yung tipong napapatanong ka na lang kung nasa tamang landas ka pa ba. May sense pa ba 'tong mga ginagawa ko? Paano ko ba lulusutan o takasan man lang lahat kasi ang bigat na.
Yet nalampasan mo 'yun. And sabi ko nga there's no guarantee that we will be safe sa mga panibagong bagay na ibabato ng mundo. Kaya hindi na dapat tayo nagugulat kung nasa isang mahirap na sitwasyon na naman tayo.
But you know what? You are capable.
It's okay to be overwhelmed. Acknowledge that the situation you are in is hard. Sabihin mo ang hirap. Mainis ka kasi ano na naman ba 'to? Katatapos ko lang sa mga problema ko may bago na naman? Matatawa ka na lang na maiiyak. Because life is unpredictable sometimes. Crazy.
But don't be stuck with it. Dahil ang next step na gagawin natin is to act no matter what. Alam mo bang mas malakas ka than all of that? That you have the power over those circumstances? Isipin mo. Mga pangyayari lang 'yan, dumadaan sa atin to test us. Pero wala silang mga buhay. They were dead. And you are alive.
You have the authority over them. Kaya mo 'yang malampasan at taluhin. The secret? It lies somewhere within you. Isipin mo bakit ka ba nagsimula. Hindi ka mapupunta sa isang sitwasyon where you are incapable. Always in always, think about this: nandiyan ka kasi kaya mo in the first place.
You're so much bigger than whatever you are facing right now. Yes, nangagamba tayo because we don't know kung anong naghihintay on the other side. But keep going anyway.
Sometimes, we are anxious about something. And the next thing we know, it's over.
Not because of magical dust or anything, but because of that courage and hope you possessed. And someday, these stories of your struggles will become one of your most powerful weapons and testimonies.
I am praying for you. I am rooting for you!
