Month: May 2021

Is it worth doing? Sweet advice to fellow bloggers who are just starting out!

Is it worth doing? Sweet advice to fellow bloggers who are just starting out!

by MJMCM ♥ 12 Comments

Hello everyone! Welcome to this post! You are here maybe because you have that question in mind that keeps knocking, if what you are doing right now is something worth of your time and effort. Have you ever asked this question once in a while? Is it worth it?

A blogging advice to bloggers who are just starting out
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Sometimes even though you are happy of what you are doing, be it just for a hobby, job, passion, or something you vision to improve yourself. We can’t hide the fact that we have that questions within ourselves, like what am I doing? Why am I doing this? Is it worth doing? Why can’t I see the results that I am aiming for?

…I started this blog because I want to have an outlet for my thoughts, ideas, and opinions and have a goal of inspiring others through my contents, whatever topic it may be. I’ve also asked myself regarding this question, and the same answer would fall over and over. That I am doing this because I love to write, I love to see those words, filling up phrases to form sentences and paragraphs and to complete a post, drafted in a notebook, transferred it online and lastly publish it. Yes, not all will appreciate my words, not all will respond to my post, not all would like, comment, or even follow, not all would relate, and not all would dare to give their precious time to read it! But the thought that what if someone out there got the interest to read it, learn from it and may find inspiration from my post? What if it became a sort of motivation for him/her to continue or to learn something? Then this keeps me going, and holding me back when I feel like it’s not worth it.

I want to encourage you as well to:

  • Hold on to your goals whatever it is! It maybe difficult, but with dedication, proper attitude, perseverance and of course your passion with what you are doing, you will surely get there, and achieve your goal. You already have the best starter kit to go through, that is your will to share your contents without asking for something in return.
  • Keep moving forward and never compare yourself -step up, do not feel so intimidated just because you see other bloggers already do well, can write good contents, and already gained numerous followers etc. They also ones in your situation, we don’t know how many hours a day they’ve put in, the effort they exerted to do it, for them to achieve that point of their life.
  • Never doubt yourself, sometimes this is one of the reasons why we quit with our goals in life, why we lose the passion that we needed to go through. Some newbies quit too soon because they are rushing to see the result that they are aiming for.
  • Lastly, be always proud of yourself, it’s already an achievement for you if you’ve able to publish a post that you believed can help or impart something to other people. Be it doing what you love that gives an inspiration and motivation, sharing tips, your knowledge about a certain product, about your baking, cooking, or even simply doing, DIY etc. All of that matter, and I believed that if you love what you are doing you will always be inspired to continue whatever it takes.
Helpful ways to simplify your life and achieve happiness

Helpful ways to simplify your life and achieve happiness

by MJMCM ♥ 13 Comments

Hello! A sweet and blessed day to you! This post that you are about to read is all about the ways on how you can simplify your life to achieve the happiness that you ever wanted. We want a happy and a less stressful life, isn’t it?

We have to simplify our life to achieve and to make the best out of our day, and be able to go to bed at night with a happy and a peaceful mind.

Hope you can find the tips below helpful:

Helpful ways to simplify your life
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  • Set goals and plan your day ahead so that you could have your basis on what you have to accomplish within the day. If you aren’t into writing because it isn’t just your thing. You can do it in your cellphone (just download a free planner that is convenient for you to use), and just input there your list of activities that you would like to do. Accomplishing something, even the simplest thing, could bring some sort of self fulfillment that would increase your self-esteem and would encourage you to do even more.
  • Avoid buying things which you will not use later, it will only clutter to your house. Spend it on important things which you can use for a longer period of time. That’s why it is also a wiser move to write, make a list and prioritize the things which you need to buy rather than you want to buy.
Benefits of smiling
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  • Smile often! Stretch that muscles, and feel happy about yourself! If you can easily smile or laugh or find happiness with small things then that’s good, but if you are not that type of person, maybe you should practice and do it by now, as it is very beneficial to your health too. Smiling is a natural way to glow and feel good about yourself.
Relax and calm mind
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  • Learn to relax your mind and body, take a few minutes of spending alone with no distractions, to process everything, specially if things are tough or something went wrong. This way you could easily avoid stressing yourself and helps you to deal with it better.
A word if gratitude, thank you
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  • Be kind and show gratitude. Positive attitude brings a lot of goodness in our life. There are many things that we should be thankful for, that sometimes we don’t even recognized or appreciate. So, it’s about time to practice it more, as this will improve how you view and handle life positively.
Quality time with loved ones
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  • Spend quality time with your loved ones. They are the ones who can understand you, they are the ones whom you can share your laughter, ups and downs, and always there willing to support, encourage and help you in life.
Self improvement, reading a book
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  • Avoid negativities and focus on self-improvement. Stay away from negative people and situations that could ruin your day. Instead, go along with people who have positive thoughts about life and who can share some learnings that could help you grow as a person. Lastly, spend it on the things which can help you achieve your goals in life, just like reading books, updating yourself to current events, exploring yourself to new ideas, or making something that could bring out your innate abilities.
Essential activities and self-care tips that you can do while at home

Essential activities and self-care tips that you can do while at home

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This post will tackle about the essential activities and self-care tips that you can do while at home. Since most of our time these days are at home, it is very essential to do some activities which can boost our mental and physical well-being.

Self-care tips and activities at home.
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Consider these helpful tips:

Self-care tips
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  • Take a bath and perform your self-care routine –to wash away dead skin cells, oils, dirt, dusts and eliminate germs. This helps you to feel good and look better.
Easy to make homemade food
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  • Make easy and healthy recipes. Learn to cook your meal at home. It’s not only a good way to enhance your hands in the kitchen and bring some healthy and inexpensive dishes to the table. But it can also benefit your mind and body because you’ve got to keep moving while in the kitchen.
Healthy smoothie
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  • Drink healthy smoothies out of fresh fruits or vegetables. It can help your immune system and overall health.
Importance if drinking in our health
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  • Drink enough water as it helps your body to stay hydrated and compensate the water loss in your body.
Home exercises
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  • Exercise and get sweat! —Health care providers will always recommend this as a good way to relieve your stress and uplift your mood level. It can improve your immune system, and helps you to combat diseases. You can do simple exercises that consist of moving your body actively.
  • It’s also a good way to bond with your child! (If ever you have a kid/kids at home). It’s a fun way to keep them active, too.
  • Keep family bonding alive! You can do some picnic set-ups during your snack time! Talk about anything, laugh and have fun! If ever some of your loved ones are away from home, you can catch up with them through virtual bonding. Video calls and chats are always within your reach!
  • Pets are also a part of a family, if you have pets at home you can also play and interact with them, teach simple and new tricks that they could easily learn. Pets can help boost your mental health, relieves your stress and anxiety in life.
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  • A clutter-free and organized house -helps you to achieve a relaxed and calm mind. If you have kids at home, you can make some games on how to do household chores, how to fix their toys, and how they can help at home.
  • If you are a certified plant lover, you can add some indoor plants to make your home fresh and lively!
Journaling
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  • Write it down! —you can write about your feelings and emotions in your journal notebook or diary on how you spent this historical event, which makes us stay at home for a long time! How you survived it, and what are the self-developments that you’ve done for yourself. Soon, you can share those lessons that you’ve learned to your future children or grandchildren.

Note: Always remember to respect and acknowledge your emotions and prioritize taking care of your mental and emotional health too, similar to how you take good care of your physical well-being.

Important step to gain your goal!

Important step to gain your goal!

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I would always love and recommend this line: “go out of your comfort zone” as one of the common motivational words that we often hear or read to some books and posts that aims to lift someone else confidence! Occasionally, when I feel like I can’t do it. That I can’t do better, I keep pushing myself with this step, and this step which you should do to start ahead with your goals in life and be able to achieve it is to trust yourself!

Step to gain your goal
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Similarly, when you commit yourself to somebody, you would say yes I do! It’s because you trust him or her, and it’s because you really feel and think the same way that person does.

Gaining trust
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It is also like building rapport if you are a health care provider. Before you can achieve the trust or confidence of your patient in whatever health care procedure you are about to initiate, you have to build a trusting relationship first. Because if you don’t do it in the start, the patient would be feeling scared or will go away!

Building trust
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Or if you are a business owner, you have to gain the trust of your prospective buyers for them to buy your products. So, it’s really about gaining and giving trust to go ahead!

Gaining customers trust
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Just like the given examples, you also have to build a trusting relationship with yourself! To fully do what you want to do and to show what you can. Without trusting yourself first, you can never see yourself on the finish line, you would always get that feeling of moving backward instead of forwarding, you will be left behind from the crowd all the time!

Claim that you can make it, believe that you can achieve it, and you will. Start doing more of the things that you’re good at, one step at a time, to slowly build yourself and align to the top!

A mother’s endless love

A mother’s endless love

by MJMCM ♥ 3 Comments

We really can’t explain a true mother’s love, until we experienced it by ourselves. Everything changes, our goals, and dreams aren’t just ours anymore! A selfless mother is a woman who can sacrifice, she is willing to give up her personal dreams just to see her child/children rise and shine! She can give you a lot of care and affection, starting when you were young, until you’ll become an adult and a parent too. She will always be there to guide and make it sure to direct your way whenever you needed it. That’s why in return you should respect her, love and take good care of her too.

An endless love of a mother
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Forgive her whenever she got angry, forgive her if she’s in a bad mood, if she scolds you, and forgive her for not being the ideal mom you ever wish her to be.

She is a mother who will always believe in you, she may not be perfect, she makes mistakes, she forgets things, she loses temper, and some days aren’t just good enough! But trust me, she loves you very much! Understand her because she has many things to do, and to think about also, aside from taking care of you and the household.

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A mother’s love is different from one mom to the other, but most moms can turn their attention and affection to their children, and making them away from life’s interests, hobbies, material things etc. Which sometimes some people can’t understand why. It’s a sacrificial love, it’s something beyond compare, and it’s something that out of the so-called unconditional love.

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Time flies so fast! Fulfill your mom’s heart too, similar to how she fulfills yours. Give her time and honor the love and sacrifices that she had given you, whoever she is! She is a great mom.

Being a good mom is learning about the things, strengths, and capabilities which you didn’t realize you can, and dealing with fearful things which you didn’t know you could overcome!

The way we look into life really matters!

The way we look into life really matters!

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Life is very much related to time, that we can’t hold back, and once it’s gone, it’s gone! There is no rewind, playback, or time machine just like what we had watched in TV shows or any fairy tale and fictional stories when we were young!

Life really matters
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That’s why we should enjoy what we can enjoy, and explore what we can explore! Before the pandemic, for example, we have a lot of time to do some of our life goals. But some of us delayed it because we expect that we can still do it, next month, next year or some other time.

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Think of the things that you can do, or should do now, set a specific goal, write your to-do-list, and use a time frame.

What makes us skip all those happy moments which are very essential to life is our desire to get more, and to have more. Learn to live a simple life, and stop worrying about not having all the material things that you want, as it will just stress you out. Avoid being attached with all those material things because it would only bother your daily life, and it would only make you more miserable. Enjoy every moment while it lasts!

Focus on your calling, your purpose, and your mission. You have it! Believe me, you are created for something good. Make use of it to bring goodness to other people. We are all connected human beings, and what makes it worthy to live each day in this wonderful world is our will to connect and serve as an inspiration to someone else.

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Serve faithfully, nourish your spirituality, and offer what you can offer to the world unselfishly, these will make you great, and not those luxury, prosperity, power that are pushing you towards the wrongdoings of aiming to have it all.