Your beliefs dictate your world!

Years ago, me, earning a college degree was far-fetched. It was nothing but an idea. A wish that I consistently uttered in my prayers. Main reason was that my mother's income was not even enough to feed us and put us in a home we can call our own. Now, however, I'm both a bachelor's and master's degree holder. My bachelor's degree was earned in UP Los Banos. My Master's, in UP Diliman.

You may ask, how did this happen? Let me share how.

When I was in Grade 5, I got fortunate to be part of a free Lakbay Aral (Educational tour) to Laguna. My first and last field trip in my whole elementary life. One of the places we explored was UP Los Banos (UPLB). UPLB truly enchanted me that I started to seriously day dream about going to college despite the fact that I couldn't afford it. To be exact, I itched to study in UPLB! A chunk of it was obviously because the beauty of the campus mystified me. Its span made me wonder how students there survive. The other was,I learned it was one of the top "Us" in the Phils. The thought of studying in a premier Unversity that's a Nature park at the same time truly thrilled me!

Little did I know my mere dreaming was already the start! My pretending to be a student in UPLB, somehow, paved the way for me to develop my plan. I was already solving the puzzle! I was just make-believing. But as I was so into it, I felt it was so real..... Until it did! Of course, landing to UPLB wasn't an easy journey. It has its own touching story that I would like to share too one day.

I'm not sharing this to brag.

My main purpose is actually to emphasize that the below message I received from Bo Sanchez's GodsWhisper is TRUE.

Here's the message:

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Dear Judith,

Here’s a law I built in the fabric of this universe: You will see what you
expect to see. If you believe that life is a valley of suffering, that’s
what you’ll find everyday. If you believe that life is an ocean of
abundant blessings, that’s what you’ll find everyday.

Believe,
God

P.S. Your beliefs dictate your world, Judith. Choose them well.

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So what are you dreaming about right now? What is it that you consistently think about? Please make sure it's something great, bright or noble! Remember, what you think is what you become! Your beliefs dictate your world!

Sentence, Paragraph, Essay, Book

18 years ago I was struggling to complete an English sentence. Thankfully I didn't give in to the difficulty. I pressed on. After 7 years, the difficulty was no longer in completing the sentence. It escalated to finishing a paragraph. Now, I'm able to write a paragraph swiftly.

But my struggle remains! My difficulty now is on how to make my writing grammatically correct and easy to read. How to use the right words and blend them? How to structure my thoughts into a piece of essay that vividly conveys my message?

Good thing I remain hopeful that this too shall pass. There will come a time when I will be able to vividly scribble my thoughts. That it will be as effective & grammatically impecable as I want it to be. As what my experience taught me, it's just a matter of time and practice. By continuously pressing on, the level of difficulty will soon be in stitching my ideas into one coherent and powerful thought that will make up a best-selling book! What kind? I don't know yet. But I'm sure it will form its figure as I continue my writing journey.

Cheers to that most awaited day!