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LAKAS NANG ISANG OFW
Sa buhay natin napakaraming pinagdaraanan ngunit ang pagharap nito na malayo sa pamilya ay sadyang sobra pa ang hirap na nararanasan nila. Nila? Sino ba ang tinutukoy ko? Ang mga OFW at isa na roon ang aking tiyahin.
Siya si Minerva, o kung tawagin namin na “Tita Bang”, ang pangalawa sa pitong magkakapatid mula sa side ng aking nanay. Isa siya sa inaasahan ng kanyang mga magulang na tumulong sa kanila ngunit dahil nga sa pandemya ay maraming naging pagbabago hindi lamang sa kaniyang trabaho ngunit pati na rin sa kanyang bansang tinitirahan.
Sa aking pakikipanayam at kuwentuhan sa kanya ay nabanggit niya ang hirap na nasa iisang lugar lamang ang pinagtatrabahuhan mo at ang pinagpapahingahan mo dahil ika nga niya ay parang wala ka ring pahinga at mas lalong humirap dahil ang nag-iisang nilolook-forward nya noon na pag-uwi ay naantala ng ilang taon dahil sa pandemya. Kaya noong nakauwi sya rito sa Pilipinas last February ay kitang-kita ko sa kanya yung tuwa at pagkamiss nya sa aming lahat at sa luto ng aking lola.
Sa aming pagkukwentuhan din ay nabanggit niya ang pagkakaiba nang mga patakaran sa ibang bansa pagdating sa CoVid tulad nang mahigit na pag-iimplementa ng vaccination sa kanila noong kasisimula pa lang ng pandemya. Ngunit sa aming maikling pag-uusap ay tumatak ang mga katagang kanyang binanggit:
MANIWALA KA LANG SA SARILI MO NA KAKAYANIN MO AT PALAGI MONG PAGBUTIHAN DAHIL ITO AY PARA SA MGA TAONG MAHAL MO
Ito ay napapnahon lalong-lalo na at maraming nakaranas ng hirap pagdating sa emosyonal, pag-iisip at pisikal na aspeto ngayong pandemya. Kaya naman bilang isang mag-aaral na maglilingkod upang alagaan ang kalusugan nang mga tao ay dapat huwag kong kalimutan para kanino ko ba ginagawa ang lahat at kung para saan tulad ng aking tita.
-Fritzy
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Okay, so talking about SELF-EMPOWERMENT, the major thing that affects it comes down to what kind of life do you wanna live, who you want to be and achieving this with the principles that you have laid down for yourself.
I want to share with you the my top 3 principles in life and how does this affect the way I live hoping that maybe you might adapt this too.
BEING KIND EVEN IF IN THE LITTLEST SITUATION
I am starting with being kind because like it had said with the quote kindness is the cheapest, underrated and most powerful agent for change and I strongly believe in that.
We don't know what every single person in this world is going through and I know whatever you may be going through is valid just as much as the other person but that doesn't gave you the right to be mean and disrespectful. Treat other people the way how you want to be treated because even the smallest act of kindness will never be forgotten by those who you have touched.
This principle really changed the way I live because it made me see the positive in every circumstances and creature that lives here on the earth. I always make sure to remember that I am not the only person that felt or feeling horrible and sad in certain days so I try to be nice and kind to each person that I meet. Also, it feels so empowering to be able to help others because I learn not just about myself but with the person I helped too.
But kindness is not only for another human being, it is for ALL LIVING BEINGS in the world, may it be plants or animals.
Everything, Anything and Anyone you show kindness to, it will never be forgotten.
BEING STRONG EVEN WHEN YOU FEEL WEAK IS ANOTHER FORM OF COURAGE
Facing the world everyday is not easy. For some they don't even know why do they get up and fight for every single day of their lives while for the others, they fight for everything. Even so, which ever you are between the two, it takes so much STRENGTH and COURAGE to do whatever you do.
There will be time that your fears and bad days will get the better of you and will try to break you but be courageous to stand up against it and know that you are not alone. There will also be times that you have to get away from your comfort zone, well know that success will never come without discomfort. Just keep pushing and remember that there will be people behind you and supporting you with everything you do!
Courage as a principle helped me not just to push through my comfort zone and face my fears but it also made me say NO to things that may harm me in any way. Being courageous doesn't only mean that you are tough but also you think clearly what your actions would be harmful or helpful and making the best out of bad situations.
It helps you reach your goals and make the best decisions for the goodness of yourself and anyone that is around you!
WHATEVER YOU REACH KEEP YOUR HEAD IN CHECK, BE HUMBLE!
The last principle I always follow is to keep my HUMILITY in check.
Humility keeps you in your place. As the saying goes Intelligence is what makes you reach your position but ATTITUDE makes you stay in it.
Knowing what you know and knowing that you don't know what you don't know is one best example of humility. You never such things out of pride or ego. You know when to be true to yourself and admit it. That's where integrity stems out.
Humility keeps me in check in a way that I know when to say that I don't know and I ask for answers about it. And whenever I excel I say thank you to everyone who had helped me and I also help them in return if they are in need.
You don't pull another people down just so you reach your goals. Humility will always direct you the best path you need to be in.
-Fritzy ❤️💜💛💚🧡💙
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Today not tomorrow, Right now not later!
What is self-empowerment and why is it important to ourselves?
My journey to Self-Empowerment did not just started when I had this subject in college. I guess the time I started being aware that I am doing this was when I started High School. Being in a Science High School is not a walk in the park. It was more like being in an Amusement Park, there are smooth rides but there are also the EXTREME rides. Also, the expectations of the people around you just builds up and up as you excel in certain areas academically and non-academically. Hell, even telling people where you go to in High School they already assume that you are something that you are not. We are collectively judged based on the name of our school and not as a person of who we really are.
That's not where it ends. My first year was really chill, well because I'm not really fully aware of the responsibilities and duties of being in that school. All I was thinking about that time was making friends, playing and trying to pass my projects within the deadline.
All hell breaks loose when I turned grade 8. It was then the teachers are instilling in us that we are to maintain such certain grade and that we are scholars and we should not put shame to our school. What we do reflects straight towards not just us individually but to the school as well. That time I also realized that my classmates and schoolmates comes from different places and different lives, trainings and upbringing. To be honest, I am culturally shocked. I considered myself to be sheltered. I am an achiever but being in private school shelters you from the brutality of the life outside. I am an introvert through and through and when I enter High School, it's like life literally slapped face so hard I had a hard time recovering.
The second year was not yet the most brutal year of being there. Though I started adjusting, I started noticing me as someone who's not a kid anymore but a person with such responsibilities. I started to also notice what I am and who I am but not to the full extent that I can answer the question what do I think is my purpose in life. I mean I'm just 15 at that time so please bear with me.
The ninth year was the formal year that I could say I started to realize I've been into the journey of finding me and empowering not just myself but others too because I became the president of a club, specifically the English Club. I've been to many clubs and extracurricular activities in grades 7and 8, I didn't realized I would be president.
The 3rd was one one of the brutal years being in a Science High School. The things we are doing are so all around that we didn't even know if this is still a High School or some training camp or something. Being a president of a club was new to me. I didn't know the ropes and what to do, my club adviser that time thought that I can do it without anyone's help. How could I run a whole damn club all by myself. That struggle right there made me see how incompetent I am as a student and as a Leader. I mean how can I do things, if I literally don't know what to do. I don't even see why those members chose me?! That year for English Club was a failure not entirely to the club since we made some passable projects but I know in me that I was a failure. It was shitty honestly. I feel like I didn't deserve to be there with them and all that.
I really have a lot on my plate that time. With all the training of research paper making, plays, projects and other stuff that we are to do. What's worse is that I know it was just bot me who's been doing all of those classes and projects. There are 87 grade 9 students whose going through it too but I just can't help but feel unworthy and a failure.
Finally 10th grade came. I was again picked out as a president of the English Club but it was not through votes but an appointment.
Grade 10 head count turned from 87 to 84 that year. The reason was unknown but it was really either they quit or they didn't reach the ceiling grade but that was not really the problem though I was sad because I knew they could make it but they chose not to and that's still fine because knowing where you will be happy and comfortable is the most important thing.
So going back, I was again the President of my Club and I promised myself that I will get revenge and do better than I did last year. This appointment was opppsed by the former English club adviser. The Event Coordinator who appointed me knew that I can do it but because of my poor performance last year this was greatly opposed. How did I knew about this? Well there was an open letter about the discussion of the Organizations in school and it even made a controversy around the student and created a tension between the two teachers. I felt really bad because I knew I didn't deserved it but I promised to do better and prove to all of them that I can do better.
You would ask, why did she get appointed in the first place? Why was she chosen if she did a bad job last year. Well this is how the awareness of my journey of self-empowerment comes in. I knew that I lack of many things as a leader so I redid and started over with a smaller setting which were the classroom or whenever I get to be the director, project leader, and all that. I honed my trust in myself better. I could say my skills when it comes to leading dramatically changed over a year. He, the event coordinator, was one of my subject teacher and I think he saw potential in me and so he trusted me. Same goes with my classmates, they see me as a leader material. That was a lot to be honest, i feel empowered. I feel so honoured and that I promised not to let anyone down. I'd do my best to be the one who get to be empowered within by empowering other people but most specially my other club officers and club members.
As the year ends I could finally say that I was better than I was before, the Club I lead achieved more than it did for the past years it existed and we made a yearly tradition/celebration of the English month called the English Camp that will continue on and on as long as English month exists in the yearly Deped calendar. I even won a Leadership Award that year.
So you see, Self-Empowerment is everything. I tripped down and faced setbacks that made me feel useless and shitty but I got back-up again. I applied my principles in life, became fully aware of how I affect myself, other people around me and made changes for the better. Empowerment itself is not just changing to be the better you, it's also about listening, accepting and understanding. People trusts you if you trust yourself, anyone will love you if you love yourself. That's why I even became the Vice President of the Student Government. I did not just focused on myself, I included everyone and anyone that would need someone to listen to them. You will always a learn a thing or two about yourself and other people if you just take your time listening, understanding and accepting. That's the most empowering feeling that you can get, to understand and to be understood.
Also it's about how you MOVE FORWARD towards your goal. We can never change the past but we can learn from it and just keep moving forward. Change the way how it affects you, let it sink in and be the better version of you. There will always be those people who will hate you no matter what you do but as long as you know your worth and you know that you don't really have to explain to those who didn't matter then that is just one great EMPOWERMENT you can gift to yourself.
Let me yell you this, YOU ARE STRONG, YOU ARE WORTH IT and YOU ARE LOVED!
-Fritzy ❤️💜💛💚🧡💙
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Well this is my first time creating a blog and I really don't know what to do but here goes.
I'm Fritzy Gayle Ramos from ETS22A and I'm 19. The world is so vast but with internet and technology almost anything is possible like connecting with different kinds of people all over the world.
But that's not the only thing the internet does to us. It also breaks us or makes us. With the ever changing world, the source of information and the influences that this world has to offer can be now easliy accessed globally through the internet and technology. That's the main reason why I chose tumblr as a platform for this blog. It's one of the widely used blog sites since it's easy to access and it looks just like the twitter or Facebook or Instagram or other social media sites. With the generation of today in which they'd rather check their social medias rather than blogposts and other blog sites. With this app, I'm hitting two birds with one stone. I will be able to empower myself by sharing what have I discovered internally and hopefully I'll be able to do the same for all of you reading this.
So yeah that's pretty much why I'm here 😂.
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