Follow your itch… fly!: The itchywings.com Legacy

I want you to read this blog because you get inspired and you want to inspire other people. I want you to keep coming back because you learn something and you are willing to share it with your peers. I want you to join me in this journey of following your dreams. I want you to follow that inner itch in you to beat all odds and fly as high as you could imagine. Someday, I will be gone and I shall rely on you to live and to share a common purpose of making a difference for a better world.

Believe in your dreams. Don’t give up.

Most people refuse to talk about their dreams. They are afraid of pre-empting their plans and representing their struggles. Some are so conscious about others may find them targets of ridicule. Seriously, some are people are just plain cynics. No matter how you speak about your aspirations and work so hard for the f uture, some are simply “wet blankets” along the way.

This site is for dreamers like you and me. The inspiration behind all I’m blabbering about is my dream. Yes, you will always hear me talking about my dreams… my plans for the future and the entire not-so-appealing voyage to dreamland.

I have a dream. And for as long as I live, I will keep following that path to success. Well, there is one thing that you should know about me. I don’t believe in luck because if I do so, I’d be the most miserable person in the humankind right now. The road to success is never easy so goes the saying. But I do believe in preparation and opportunity in the context time. When preparation meets opportunity at the right time and t he right moment — that is success for me! Whatever happens next depends on your decision to take it and the judgment to take care of it.

I have made a number of stupid decisions in the past but I am proud to say that I tried not to fall in the same trap of apathy and expediency. Yes, the easiest way to do things is to do nothing…not to take risk at all. Yes, there will be challenges in the process of achieving dreams. In fact, there will be countless of them. But don’t take your time in the rain. Get up and move on and do your homework! Umh. It’s easier said than done. But then again, have fun. Do the things that make you happy. It is important. Life is going to pass you by if you don’t have fun. It’s funny every time I remember my college days. I would sneak out of the dormitory with my friends to go barhopping until it’s past curfew time. We literally went dancing like there’s no tomorrow. Believe it or not, those were the moments that kept me sane and grounded. Those times made believe of working hard and partying harder.

I know people will judge you at the end of the day. You will be judged and gauged. You will the subject of stereotypes. At the worst, you could be disowned and alienated. You will feel insufficient and incapable. Beware of this ambush to hypocrisy. You might fall to the Coriolis effect of deflecting the focus of your energies from yourself and living (whether unconsciously or purposely) to please other people. Forget about being indispensable to others happiness. Some fake happiness at your expense. With all the misery that you will inherit from being worried about other people, I am certain that you will pity yourself when you face the mirror. I hope it’s not to late for you assure yourself that you deserve to be happy. Enough of giving too much and hurting yourself in the end!

So how do we really take care of ourselves without being self-centered? I have a theory in loving based on the idea of loving yourself as you expect others to love you. I believe in giving what is in excess of your needs. Extreme romantics might react if I say that I can only offer what is in excess of me. It’s baloney to say that a person is capable of offering and loving at the cost of everything. Again, if this is the case, I foresee destruction in the end.

Let’s go back to dreams. If you dream to be happy, focus on yourself first. You can never expect make others happy if you are not happy yourself. In the same way, you can never be dependent on others to be happy. Why am I going on and on about all this? Happiness is a key to achieving dreams. But this does not mean that you cannot afford to be sad anymore. Happiness is at its best when you can say that you truly deserve it. This may sound masochistic but reality bites. The secret is to know what will make you happy and to recognize it when you are faced with it.

We always equate dreams with the stars in the heavens. Each person gets to point to one and claims it as his own. Most of the time, everyone wants the brightest of amongst the galactic bodies. Fine. Have you ever realized that you can only see your stars in the darkest night? And it’s very ironical that at the dimmest moments of your life you tend to look up to be reminded of your shining light. This speaks so much of the conception of dreams. Dreams are made in the darkest moments of our lives. And it should not end there.

At sunrise, you have to get moving. Dreams do not happen overnight. Quit putting your dreams to sleep. You have to work for it. Claim it as yours as you believe in yourself. Have faith that someday you will be standing vis-à-vis your ambitions. By then, you can afford tears of joy if you wish but don’t linger too much on the moment because it might get to your head. Success could be overwhelming but don’t forget to spare a place in your thoughts and your heart the words “Thank you!”

In the building where I work, I see visually challenged kids everyday. They go to school at one of the floors in the building. One day, I saw a little boy being taught to use his guide stick. The sight was intensely heart breaking. What struck me more was the smile in the teacher-guide’s face. I saw in her an overflowing love and commitment in what she’s doing. To me, she was an epitome of a person who had so much love in her that she genuinely smiled for no one to see. For the cute little angel trying to attain perfection in the midst of darkness, he never had to look up in the heavens to claim his star. He just had to feel every step he made no matter how easier said than done it gets.

Tomorrow, I want to hear about your dreams. I want you to tell your friends about itchywings.com. Be a part of the movement towards positive actions to make a real difference in your life. The person next to you, you neighbors and this world will certainly benefit from its fruits in the long run. You can take my word on this promise.

“Today is the launch of the bright and triumphant years in my life!” You can recite these words as you start each day of your life. After all, it’s all in the mind. Then, let us call each other after 10 years.

No matter what happens in life, we will be happy and successful someday. In times of your darkest moments, kiss your skin and honor yourself. Be proud to celebrate that very skin that clothes your spirit. And may God bless us all!