Ripples.

Sabi nila, happiness is not a destination, it is a choice. Ever since I've heard of that, I didn't think twice in believing that it is true. In many moments of my life, I've given my best in thinking that being happy should be my personal will, not anybody's obligation nor responsibility, but only a contribution. I knew I should be firm with that belief that happiness can only be achieved once I start modifying my perspectives.

What if?

Strange 'what if' thoughts kept running in my head ever since the idea that I graduated College started sinking in. What if I spent the years with the wrong person, with the wrong people and with the wrong choices? What if I was meant to have something else? The fact that I can now really consider myself quite old enough to make the right choices, I believe we are all still prone to make mistakes since there is a very thin line between right and wrong.

I see my mistakes as bright discoveries. My mistakes, dealing with them until now, made me regret it but at the same time, I feel a boiling strength continuously growing inside me. If it's not for these mistakes, everything would've been different or everything would've been the same. For four years I've spent as a college student, I know there are actions that cannot be undone and choices that cannot be taken back. Acceptance is the only choice I have to move from the gripping thought of regret.

Maybe as of now, I am the saddest creature on earth, having picked the wrong person, having chosen the doubtful path of success, it seemed that it is not in my system to make the right choices nor was I destined for greatness. But it is in this 'road less traveled' that I discovered the person I was meant to be despite the unruly stumbles I had to go through. I had a glimpse of the depth of my existence but I have a lot more to learn, a lot more to seek and a lot more mistakes to make.

For us who doubt our decisions, remember that you've chosen something that you once thought was the best answer to everything. It is not only on our intelligence alone that we should base our factors on whether we are successful or not in making our choices. The ability to decide on something unforeseeable is already a test of character and a test of personal strength that consequently contributes to our framework of success. I think that, even if we end up unhappy with our choices, we should recognize the fact that we were able to choose that one thing out of all the others no matter how difficult it was. Now, it is up to us to gather whatever strength we have to deal with our choices, change it if we must or accept it.

Accept the things we cannot change, but change the things that are unacceptable.