Aquarians have extremely active minds. Whether they're planning for the future or obsessing over a current project, they spend a lot of time thinking and typically have a hard time shutting down.
Of all the characteristics of an Aquarius, this is the most accurate. We can't help but think. Whether it is realistic or not, we still love to envision certain things. Let me cite an example: I received a call for a job interview and guess where my mind sent me... First, it thought about how to answer questions for the interview. That's pretty acceptable. Second, how to deal with the students and co-teachers if ever I'll get the job. Third is how to leave them when I get my opportunity to teach in public schools. See? It's so advance and mind you, when I say "thinking", it includes a complete scenario like what I will say, or even what I will wear on my first day.
For the past few days, I am doing nothing but think. I promised myself last week to accomplish everything but here I am blogging about the adversity of being an aquarius. I hate to admit it but I'm not good in bringing these thoughts to life. I'm lazy or busy or what?
bus·y
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Adjective
| Having a great deal to do. |
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Verb
| Keep occupied: "she busied herself with her new home". |
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| adjective. | occupied - engaged - active |
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Am I? I'm so occupied with my thoughts. I have a lot of things to do but I don't know where to start. I remember a quote that knocked me the first time I read it. It says, Stop managing your time and start managing your focus. Where should I focus first? Let us put them on a list.
These are the things that occupy my extremely active mind:
1. MATE
2. career
3. La Vie En Moi Shoppe
4. an updated version of me
5. blog
6. further studies
7. life purpose
8. money
Those are the things that I can think of right away. Next question is, what are my priorities?
FIRST will be the Master's Admission Test in Education or MATE. It'll happen on the 29th of August at UP Diliman. Yes, UP DILIMAN beybe! I've been dreaming of studying in this school- Unibersidad ng Pilipinas! Hello?! Who doesn't?? I'll get my masters here. I WILL wear sablay two years after. I need this, I can do this and I definitely want this!
SECOND is having a career, a purpose in life and money at the same time. I don't want a job. I want a career. I don't want to work just to pay bills because that is not living. I want to show them my skills. I want to change the world. Wow! Aquarian trait strikes again! hahaha But joking aside, I just want a career where my passion and purpose will bump into each other. I think I'm in the same group where Patty Laurel is. I am in between. I am one of the people who have been fortunate enough to choose a career path that is meaningful but also have to face the harsh realities that come with the job. I want to be an effective teacher but I want to own a house and travel the whole world. Is it possible? Maybe. We all know the salary status of a teacher, right? Patty's advise is "to actually GO OUT THERE and experience life. Volunteer, Apply for an Internship, Talk to other people in the field you are eyeing for tips and helpful info. Arm yourself with all the knowledge and experience you could possibly gather then from there try to see if it would be a good fit for you. It will take time so just be patient and don't pressure yourself too much. What matters is that you WANT TO WORK, you WANT TO MAKE A MARK---that is still much better than having no drive at all."
There will always be an unglamorous side to any type of job,
as long as it doesn't lead you to compromise your values and beliefs---
you gotta stomach it and just do it!
Besides, you'll develop skills you never knew you had which will help you in the long run.
~Patty Laurel~
So what will be my goal? The ideal is to find a job that I am good at, that I actually believe in, and which will compensate me fairly. So help me God.
THIRD is further studies. I don't have any teaching experiences aside from the year I instructed English as the Second Language for Koreans. But unfortunately school admins did not consider this. They focused mainly on my four years in the BPO industry. Knowledge is not enough. My accent is not enough. My drive to perfection is not enough. They want experience! And what the heck I can do? I can't bring back those five years anymore. I don't want to regret these two working experiences. Why should I regret something I once wanted? I should make myself marketable or fit with what they're looking for. I will make them need me, want me. Mwahahaha! (exagerated laugh) And how can I make myself marketable? Aside from pursuing a Master's Degree in University of the Philippines, I am also planning to take some TESDA courses like Commercial Cooking or Baking or Dress Making. Being an English major is difficult especially nowadays because the number of English major students is getting bigger. Talk about competency and the economic rule: demand and supply! lol. When I got the certification in any of these courses, I will be qualified to teach other subjects such as Technical Vocational Courses or even the TLE subject in high schools.
FOURTH is the updated version of me. If you know what I mean. hahaha
FIFTH is blogging. This is my only outlet. A place or means of escape. I actually love how exclusive this is. I don't really care if no one is visiting my site. I just want a place of my own. I want it online since I am too lazy to manually write this on my journal. hehehe
SIXTH is my very own shop - La Vie En Moi Shoppe. I love selling my pre-loved items. I need to declutter, organize and live. It also helps me to achieve my Minimalism goal which is Own less, Live more.
That's it! Goodnight for now. Let this extremely active mind get some good sleep.
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