AT LEAST

            I played so many roles for almost nineteen years of my existence – a daughter, sister, friend, student and a citizen. Like everyone else, I want to make things right – make my family proud, be true to my friends, work well on my studies and do good things for my country. In other words, I want to be the best-person-ever. YET, I accept life as imperfect and so I am. Nobody is perfect, anyway. For this reason, I cannot say I have the harmony among all aspects of my life: physical, social, mental and spiritual.

            I just want to point out three things:

1)      As a teenager, I want to enjoy life to the fullest – having fun with my friends.

2)      As a student, I want to get good grades – studying until dawn.

3)      As a Catholic, I want to attend the mass – as much as possible, everyday or at least every Sunday.

However, I cannot serve two masters at a time. Once, I got sick because of consecutive sleepless nights. Why? I haven’t started my projects earlier for I have attended organizational meetings and family occasions. There were times I chose not to hang-out with my friends because I had to attend the mass. Also, I could not go to church sometimes because of many tasks in school. Things like these – produce imbalances in life.

To achieve all the points I have mentioned above, I decided to weigh my actions. Now, I am practicing time management. I also set some rules for myself:

1)      Learn to prioritize!

2)      Do not waste time!

3)      Have enough sleep!

4)      Do not forget to thank God!

5)      When all else fails, GO BACK TO STEP NUMBER ONE!

They said the only writer of the story of your life is God. He needs your cooperation, actually. So, whenever you face some problems do not blame it all to Him. Make yourself reliable, too. Do not just say it into words yet put it into actions.

            I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am a friend. I am a student. I am a citizen. I am not perfect -- I may have imbalances in different aspects of my life yet I will never get tired of trying to make things right.

I may not be the best but at least I am better than the rest.