Some of us used to have
a philosophy in life, personal motto, principle, belief, quotation, saying,
slogan, adage, and etcetera. Whatever
you call it, they have common purpose in our life – to help us. It doesn’t need to be from famous
personalities and books to have your philosophy in life. You can consider creating your own one
that fits your mission in life and adopt it in your life. It doesn’t need to be a poetic or dramatic
one, just make life’s motto a statement for you that you can do.
I learned to set a personal philosophy in life to serve
as guidance in making a decision. I knew
its importance because it reminds me of my values, conscience, roles, my stand
who am I and what I want to be. You can
have various mottos in life about your ambition, family, career, business, and
study. My principle is simple: “Do your
things simple”. I mean, be simple by
living the simplicity in life because it is easier to find success and
happiness if you are simple. People said
the simpler the better because less is
more. But more than these, having
philosophy in life helps me when I am confused to come up a decision whether it
is about my work, relationships, interests and plans.
I can have a dozen and
one philosophies like when I told myself “If it is for you, it will come
and happen for you”, I become the person easy to learn the art of acceptance
and letting go, no regrets but lessons and experience for I know everything
happens for reasons. If I believe it’s really meant to me, time
will make a way to make it mine again.
When bad things happened, I take it blessings in disguise because I know
there is something better for me. “Everything
is in His perfect time”. In work, “treat
the company as you own” and eventually you will have that love to your
job. You will learn to take care of it,
contribute ideas, savings and you will become asset than liability to the
company. I think if everyone will feel
the same way, we will have a productive and healthy working environment.
These are just some of quotations that we can use as our
philosophy in life. I just want to emphasize here the importance
of having your life in a motto you chose.
Personal but realistic, no matter how small or big it is will make keep your
values and goals strong. Whether or not your
philosophy in life sounds amazing, remarkable, ordinary, unbelievable or wrong
to others, at the end of the day, philosophy in life makes you to become true
to yourself, value self respect and gain self worthwhile because personal
philosophy is yourself that you look up to. In times you are confused and you need help,
go back to your philosophy to give you strength in your character, inspiration
and direction. After all, you are
believing on your philosophy on the first place so most likely you are sure you
are doing it right. No matter how people
blame you on your decision, you just made self respect to yourself and this is
cannot taken away from you.
There are times I write my life’s
motto in a piece of paper and post it in my bedroom that every time I see it, I
inspire to strive achieving it. The
sense of inspiration makes me to focus on the direction that I want to
take. There is nothing
more fulfilling and satisfying if you live your principle because to keep your
principle in life a real philosophy that you follow is important to make you a
person with dignity.
By Alex V. Villamayor
August 4, 2016
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