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Towards a Change:Thinking Positively

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  This year, I had my ups and downs.  Looking ahead, I'm focusing on one thing to make this another year brighter than the years I had. This isn't about toxic wants, but about consciously choosing to focus on the good, to learn from mistakes, and to make each day a positive day, preventing myself to think negatively about what is happening.  This is my New Year's resolution, and I want to see what I can do more to keep on going.      https://www.jhamaicamaeramos.com 2024 felt like a year surrounded by negativity.  The constant self-doubt, the nagging uncertainty about my choices was exhausting.  I felt like I'm in a pattern of doing the same things, expecting different results, a frustrating cycle without action but with fear.  Each day bled into the next, a continuous repetition of unfulfillment.  The weight of it all became unbearable, I felt trapped in a loop of my own making, a prisoner of my negative self-talk.  But the at some...

Christmas Blues

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 Christmas is the most awaited season of everyone. We are all excited to celebrate gift giving with our family and friends. But I think, not everyone is not happy with with their Christmas. This includes me. My Christmas was a mixture of joy and a bit of sadness. Before the holidays, we celebrated Christmas at school. I only wanted to get my gift because I was having Christmas blues. I had the gift I wanted and of course I am so grateful for it. Even if I would get something I never asked for, I would still be grateful for it. I also tried joining to the games hey have prepared so I wouldn't be called "kj" (kill joy) just because I really am. It was fun but also tiring. We soon cleaned the mess we made before leaving. During the holidays, we had a Christmas Party as a clan. Me and my cousins were forced to dance to which dance we have used to. It is because they missed us to dance like we used to as a kid. They have missed our performances as kids because it made the cele...