Four years ago…
…where was I and what was keeping me busy?
Year 2004 brought with us major family changes. We left Cebu, a place we made our second home, where we rented an apartment along a busy highway, where we studied, worked, established our business, made lots of close friends and breathed for many years. Going back to our home in Negros marked the start of a new life for us, full of challenges about starting a business, rebuilding friendships and establishing new contacts.
It was also that time when I wrote these few sentences to myself:
Success is the goal but the process of attaining it is more important. Make the process enjoyable, full of dedication, sacrifice and passion so that your sufferings will make you worthy of your success. Focus more on your inner self, as you fulfill the things needed to reach your goal. Seek growth as a person. Always learn and learn and learn.
Life hasn’t been that easy until now. Some of my past goals were met, and some weren’t, but I’m thankful for the different challenges that life brings every day. What I wrote four years ago still holds true and reminds me that every day life offers different ways of learning and growing to become a better person.
you’re correct head on there, about making the process of attaining our goal enjoyable and fill it with dedication. sometimes, in the busyness of life, we forget to enjoy and savor simple moments.
ps
i am from negros (occidental- bacolod), i don’t know how to speak cebuana, but have been to cebu a lot of times. yes, life is not easy, and like you, i take happiness in each day’s unfolding to learn and to grow to become a better person. have a good weekend.
wow. thanks for posting this up. and i really like the quote that you posted. thanks for reminding me that the essential part is always the journey, and not the destination. 🙂
may i ask, where in cebu were you staying? im just curious because i live in cebu..
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betchai:
I had to learn the cebuano dialect since I studied and worked in Cebu. It was not really that difficult since my Mom is from Bohol and we kids are quite used to some of the phrases and the tone used, hearing how she talks to her bros and sis on the phone.
Thanks for sharing your ideas. Sorry for this late reply. 🙂
blanne:
Glad you liked my quote. We lived in the south superhighway in Cebu. Asa man ka sa Cebu? 🙂