Did you ever lose your temper while waiting in line? In my experience while waiting in a bank, a woman kept on complaining that she has  been waiting for a long time. She keeps on saying that the customer service takes so long. She is saying it aloud and the all of us can hear it, she keeps on complaining. I was wondering why she cannot see that there is only one person who is giving service, what will this woman do in her extra time? While waiting for my turn, I wrote some article for my blog and practiced Hirigana Alphabet. Instead of joining her in her tantrums I rather use my time wisely while waiting.

Now, If you are stuck in a long line just think of something to do or just meditate or make plans. I thought that if I will go to a place that I know or think has many people, I should alot about three hours of my free time because I know that I will be waiting a long time. Always remember that you can not go to banks and payment centers without falling in line and so you must condition your self to wait. What will you do with your extra time?

I have been reading meditation for a long time and I am curious how they do it. There are many benefits telling us that meditation is good for you. The thing is we do not know how to start and how to do it. Through God's grace, I was able to read about headspace app. This is a free app and you have 10 meditation sessions for free. I tried the free 10 sessions and it was informative.All you have to do is listen to the narration and follow what he is saying. It is absolutely recommended to those who wants to learn simple meditation.

Who does not have a Facebook account in these days? Even my father has a Facebook account, it is like a phone where everyone should have one. The problem with Facebook is that it is so addicting that many spend countless hours scrolling and browsing other people's lives. Studies even show that depression and self pity stemmed from social media like Facebook. Many people, specially teenagers, feel like their lives are worthless compared to others. Why? It is because people on Facebook post pictures from their blessed moments wherein other people think that that is their lives everyday.

update 3/28/16
I had withdrawal symptoms yesterday but not now. I am no longer thinking about checking my fb account. I am busy downloading language lessons to think about Facebook right now. So, my tip is do something else that will remove fb from your thoughts.

This Facebook addiction is present to almost all who use Facebook. So, this month I decided to deactivate my account for a 10 days. I did that to prevent myself from constantly checking for messages and notifications. We love to constantly receive likes and shares to make ourselves feel better. I want to increase my disconnect challenge for a month but I have to communicate to my friends this April, so from March 25 to April 10 I will have my Facebook disconnect challenge.

I came up with a new motto that I absorbed from minimalism.  Dozen matter is "it does not matter", the dozen matter word came from Ryan Higa (nigahiga youtube channel). In a dear Ryan episode of nigahiga, a viewer asked what came first an egg or a chicken, Ryan came up with one of the best answer it dozen matter (it does not matter). That is true, why are we going to stress ourselves and make our selves think for something that does not concern us.

 Today,  we are facing so many news and most of them are not really important to us yet we worry about it.  So,  every time I hear some news, the first thing that I will ask  is, "will this news report add value and meaning to my life?".  If it adds negativity or stress in my life,  I will stop listening or reading it and say to the world that "It DOZEN MATTER".  If something came up that does not concern me in any way,  It dozen matter.

I want to be slow like a snail where time is an illusion and I do not have to worry about the next minute. 

We tend to rush things like there is always a deadline.  Sometimes because we want to rush things we oversee things or we commit mistakes.  To avoid this situation I always remind my self to slow down. I remember being impatient waiting for my friend to fix her things so we can go out of the room already. Now that I am thinking about it, she is taking her time to fix her things while I just dumped all my stuff into my bag. The question now is what is the use of rushing anyway. We are not chasing any deadline or anything so why am I so impatient waiting for her to fix her things. What will I get from rushing? If I know then what I know now, I should have told myself to slow down. 

This motto is inspired by a post in zen habits saying slow down. I remember the story of a letter (e-mail) sender from a European country where he shared his experience with his colleague in a parking lot. They were the first one to arrive at their work place but his friend parked at the farthest parking space from his office. The writer asked his friend why and his friend told him that they have a lot of time to walk because they are early, the late comer would probably need the nearest parking space so he can run to the office. How considerate, right? 

From letter to Paul in the bible

1. Christ's spirit was poured to us and it teaches us the right message. There is no need for others to teach us.

Somehow for me this is true. Yes, I think it is true. The Spirit within us points the right message that is why many questions some church doctrines because they know the truth deep down their hearts.

2. Do not desire any wordly things in this world. That id true that is why I wanted to be a monk, free from distractions that causes destruction.

The problem is that as soon as we get out there and see other people we see things from them that we want for ourselves. I'm not just talking about physically present people but also those we see in TVs, internet, and prints.

So, I prefer to limit myself with advertisements that makes us desire things that we really do not need. I suggest you do the same, ignore as much advertisements as you can.

After I read the posts from into-mind about curating closets,  I decided to streamline my wardrobe.  According to into-mind,  keep only what you wear and what makes you feel good wearing.  This concept is different from frugal living,  Frugal living will probably tell you to not get rid of your clothes and wear them until they plead to retire.  Her concept of minimalism is different.  She said that one should develop a personal style and keep clothes that matches that style. Your style includes the desired silhouette,  colors,  and form that fits your  lifestyle.  By doing this you will limit buying things that you do not need.  Any way,  I rummaged my clothes and found many clothes that I no longer wear.  I planned to donate them but our city do not have charities where I can donate clothes,  even red cross discourage sending clothes because they have plenty already.  So I have stacks of clothes waiting to be donated.

Now,  some people might question this personalized wardrobe principle and say that donating or throwing away clothes is a waste when you can still use them.  Yes,  it can be.  However,  the wardrobe curating is mostly applicable to people who feels like they have nothing to wear but keeps on buying things.  If you are not that person and you are happy with your clothes then you do not have to curate your closet.

I planned to make a capsule wardrobe for work based on into-mind blog.  Capsule wardrobe are few pieces of clothes that you can mix and match,   these are the only clothes you need.  So,  if you need clothes for work,  you can just make a capsule wardrobe without editing the rest of your closet if you are already happy with it.  My clothes consist of casual clothes,  however my new job requires corporate attire clothes.  Hence,  I have to buy some clothes. 

Here are the tips I learned from into-mind blog:

1. Quality beats quantity - Buy quality clothes that will last for many years. This way, you will get most of your money instead of buying cheap products. Take not that high price does not mean quality products, some expensive products are expensive because they use advertisement.

2. Buy mixable items - Your clothes should match the existing outfit that you have. If you are buying new items you should be able to think of other clothes in your wardrobe that can be worn with the item you wish to buy.