Surprise! ♥

A new month has come!

Welcome to the Second Quarter! ♥

This afternoon, I got an unexpected call from a delivery man telling me he's waiting for me at the lobby. I wasn't expecting anything from anyone (not within this week) so I was a bit hesitant to go. But because I'm within the office premises, I know I'm safe so I decided to go out and check the package.

Much to my surprise, the package was from takbo.ph!

Yeheee! I finally got my entitlements from last month's Women's Stride! And I'm just soooo delighted to receive them!

This year, I resolved to be really serious about getting fit. Last January, I shared that I already attended the bootcamp to gain access to our Fitness Center. Aside from circuit training, I also became more enthusiastic about running. In February, Paolo and I joined the AmCham Scholarun and were able to complete the 5k course in less than an hour.

Last month, I signed up for takbo.ph's Virtual Run exclusively for women. :) And yes, I was able to complete 21k! For some it may not be much, but for me, it's means A LOT!

Why does it mean so much to me? Because it's proof that I CAN!

I guess it's time for me to admit that I have this so-called "trying to prove one's self syndrome." I don't know when and how it started but I have this tendency to doubt and underestimate myself. Maybe it's due to the fact that I was an achiever in my younger years. I've been a consistent honor student since kinder, a valedictorian during elementary, part of the "pilot" classes in high school. I was always among the best. Until I entered UP. For the first time in my life, I failed. Big time. Many times over.

And since then, I've always felt inferior. It wasn't just a humbling experience, but truly a humiliating one. I doubted myself. I feel so useless and so "bobo."

Somehow it paralysed me because I no longer believed that I can still do something meaningful and useful and of worth. Every time I try to bounce back and begin again, I would always be reminded (by no less than myself) of the many times that I failed. Soon enough, people started to doubt me too. I'm just thankful that I'm blessed with the most amazing parents and sibling and a few good friends who never gave up on me. And God has His own way of comforting me too and reminding me that He loves me just the same. That no matter who or what I've become, He will always see me as someone worth dying for. And it gave me the strength to carry on and keep fighting and keep trying.

And this year, more than ever, I am determined to finish all unfinished businesses, to tick off the goals I've listed long ago, to dream big and work hard to make those dreams come true, to bravely go out of my comfort zone and push me to my limits so I can see the beauty beyond the horizon.

Honestly, if you'd ask me today what I have accomplished so far, I'd tell you nothing significant. I'm just one untitled human being trying to live life to the fullest possible. There's nothing I can really brag about. Because everything is just grace from the Lord. And completing my first ever virtual run is also just grace. I mean I could never endure without God's strength.

BUT these entitlements (the medal and the shirt) are solid reminders that I am not as useless as I thought I was. I CAN make things happen. I CAN achieve my goals. I CAN... through Christ who strengthens me. Anything and everything is possible! ♥

I'll just pause when I'm tired. I'll stop when I'm done.😊

So thank You God! I know we've only just begun. Let's conquer more "Goliaths" together. ♥

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