Conquering the Fear of Failures

"One of the most common causes of failures is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat"

-Napoleon Hill

     Failure is a word most of us are afraid of. Many of us fear to have failures in life. Letting the fear that triggers inside us conquers our determination and leads to failure. If we let this overcome us, we won't be able to do what we can do and what we want to do. Instead of quitting, one should treat failures as motivation. Through these failures we've done, we may know what and how to change for the better.

     In my way to success, I've been through a lot of failures. I don't feel bad because I know that nobody's perfect. Each of us can't avoid failures. All of it are life challenges. They don't just give us problems. They teach us on how to be better than who we are.

     One of the frustrating failures of mine was in my elementary days. I was always in the top five of our class. Just like every pupil, there were ups and downs in my studies. Though I was young at that time, I tried to do everything I can to pass. The hardest part of it was my family's high expectations from me.

     In the fourth grade, I wasn't in the top five. As usual, everyone was so disappointed. The pain was absolutely there. I know it's my fault, but I shouldn't quit. Instead of quitting, I treat that experience as a stepping stone in making a change. I don't want to end up being a quitter. I did my best, hoping that the decisions I made would work out. Hopefully, I was able to be in the top five  when I was in grade five. The decisions were worth it. Even though I knew that the result wouldn't always end up positively, I would never regret it because I know that at least, I tried. Now, I continue my journey to success with all the learnings and courage from the past failures I have done.

     Sometimes, experiences of failures are better teachers in life than success. The lessons from them are priceless. They give us the chance to make an important choice. Am I changing for the better, or will I just let this fear of failure once more defeat me? With those experiences, I learned my mistakes. The people with fears inside are given a chance to make a change in their ways and actions and to prepare them for the future failures that are bound to happen in our journey. 

'To Be, Or Not To Be' Significance

Everyone has instances in our lives wherein we need to make a special decision. There's a point where we'll utter to ourselves, 'Will I do this, or not?' It's facile to choose, but the fear triggering inside you makes it difficult and challenging. You may not know what to choose because you're not aware which is the best thing to be chosen. 

In my experiences, I've gone through a situation wherein I need to make an inevitable decision.I have to choose if I'll continue studying high school in Cavite with my grandma, or if I'll transfer in Makati with my family. It felt so hard for me in choosing the right thing to do. I do not know if I'll live in Makati, make new friends, and have a new environment, or stay in the town where I grew up and where I spent my childhood days. It's hard for me to decide because I don't know which was the rightest thing to choose.  I asked so many questions to myself. Is it better to stay where I have lived since I was a child? Will I go with my family which wasn't given a chance to know who I really am. My grandma's begging me not to leave her, but my dad's forcing me to leave. Both of them are important to me, so I don't want any of them to feel pain. I want to stay here in Cavite because I don't want to leave my grandma and I want to study in CavSci, but I also want to live in Makati so that I can spend my free time with my beloved family. It really confused me a lot. When I was thinking about it, I thought of my grandma. She's weak and too old to be hurt. She loves me so much. I can see her sincerity and affection right through her melancholy eyes. Right after my realization, I told it to my dad and he understood me. He said that if he was in my shoes, he'll make the same decision. The fearfulness and worries inside me were released.    That moment, I realized that I made the right decision. I know that I could still spend more time with my family when I am in college, so I chose my grandma. I just want to grant her simple wish from me.

I do not regret anything with the choice I made. One of my dreams was fulfilled. I was able to study in CavSci and to gain more friends. I was also able to spend more time with my loving grandma. The emptiness inside was filled with happiness. I tried to fulfill the love my dad was asking for me. I showed him that though we're not together, I still love him so much. At that time, I was able to realize that quote 'To be, or not to be' means it's now or never. You need to decide or you will earn nothing. 

English time, Interaction time

This is the last subject for the day

And the time to take away

All of the shyness and doubts we feel

And to face what's new and real

When our teacher begins to discuss

I can feel pressure within

'Cause I know what she expects from us

So we need knowledge to win

Our teacher teaches wholeheartedly

But with firmness and dedication

Her creative teaching strategy

Gave her a good impression

Our first Shakespeare's masterpiece was great

It's a tragic love story

Entitled as Romeo and Juliet

That can make someone envy

Gerunds, Verbals and Infinitives

Our first topics in English

At start, we're not always that active

'Cause we're afraid to unleash

Tenses of verb was also discussed

Named past, present and future

An interesting topic for us

So we'll enjoy it for sure

The prefixes were also mentioned

And the suffixes as well

The two of them caught our attention

And our activeness can tell

Our English this year was different

Several changes took place

Laziness inside should be ended

Time for industrious days

I feel glad with the way we interact

And with how to be the smartest

This will surely have a great impact

On our way to becoming the best

Essentiality of Technology

Technology has a big impact to humans nowadays. Through technology, devices have improved their usefulness. There are so many new devices in our generation. One of those devices are laptops. Laptops are significant for students nowadays. They do not just help us to lessen our works, but also serve as an entertainment. There are so many advantages from using laptops. They're handy unlike the desktop PC, but useful like the desktops. We, humans, are get so many benefits from using laptops. We can use it in surfing the net, e-mails, making documents and many more. 

In my collage of laptops, I used different photos of devices which contributed in making my works lighter and easier. I chose laptop because it helps me a lot in my homeworks and even in communicating with my loved ones and friends. I consider it as the most useful device for students like me. My school works became lighter when I use my laptop. I can easily surf the net and visit social networking sites to connect with my classmates. On the smaller images in the collage, I used some of the essential devices I am using. Those are computers, laptops, cellphones, calculators, printers, and hard drives. All of those devices help me in my daily activities. I use computer and laptop when I need to make documents is MS Word, when I need to send e-mails to my friends, when I need to surf the net, and when I need to do something important in my laptop or computer. Another device is the cellphone. My cellphone is mostly used for texts and calls. I also use it for entertainment and recreational purposes. Calculator is useful for me also, especially during Analytic Geometry time. With my calculator, I can solve math problems easily and accurately. Printers are also needed for students. I can print my paper works and projects using printers. The last device is a hard drive. We can save important files, videos, and movies in hard drives because of their big memory. 

Technology is a big advantage for humans. All devices are made to lessen the burden of work of humans. We all consider some of those devices as the most useful for us. For me, I consider laptop as the most essential device. We, humans, should use our devices wisely because these devices have disadvantages that may harm us.