Adulthood and Motivation | How Helping a Student with Homework Helped Me

 

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- And watch movies and TV to get more ideas. 

But, what if you feel like it's time and conscience throwing a spoke in the wheel of your literary carriage? When you feel time is better spent on things that will benefit a better cause like career advancement, family relationship, or job hunting than sitting down to write? Or your conscience telling you to save your energy and effort for more pressing matters, that at times like this, you should be eyeballing on solving imminent problems first and not stalling with distractions i.e. writing/blogging/reading?

My answer is to feel it, go through feeling guilty about it, then drop step your conscience! Haks! I surprised ang aking konsensya (my conscience) by managing to come up with a topic to write about from feeling down! Not a tough shot to make but it almost ran my shot clock up. It is so easy to drown in negative emotions at times like this. What got me back on my toes is a student's homework. A set of questionnaires for school work of a former colleague's kid became my money ball. Answering her questionnaires gave me an idea to write about. Helping somebody helped me.

Solutions to our own problems don't always come as fast as we would like it to be. Answers to our prayers arrive in God's time. So while we are still in the middle of our life’s journey, let's turn our heads and open hearts to help others too.

Below are just a few of the many things we can do to help others. They may not be that philanthropic but are guaranteed to make you and those around you feel great.

Help kids with homework. With the distance learning format that has been going on for some time now, I might be one of the last people to learn this – that making time to assist kids with school work is not wasting your precious time.

Help people with applications/promotions. Connect and introduce people you know that might need each other professionally. Or, it could be as simple as helping someone draft a CV, application letter, interview. Doing these does not only help others, it can also boost your confidence, improve your networking skills and even expand your own network.

Help others with your skills. Carpentry, plumbing, sewing clothes and so on. Any skill you have that can save your friends’ and family's time and money. Lend your helping hand.

This Christmas season, many of us won't be able to afford the celebration and gifts we used to have. Let's use this chance to share our God given talents to make other people's lives a bit more bearable in little but meaningful ways!😊

Need more thoughts to ponder? Here are those homework questionnaires that woke me:

What motivates you to do better?

Looking up to role models like my mother who doesn't let difficult circumstances stop her from accomplishing tasks and succeeding in life, or my father whose tact and wisdom encourages me to form beliefs and opinion, or my sister who influences me to do better - be better.

Working out things is the worst thing an adult can do. What motivates you to do it?

Working things out is not a worst thing. My mother, one of my role models, taught me to not avoid tasks that I don't find appealing or interesting no matter what. Learn it however hard, boring or seem irrelevant it may be. You will end up acquiring new skills, or at least be competent enough declare it impossible or irrelevant by actually trying it then proving it.

How much of a priority should finding a significant other be in my late 20s?

Personally, I consider my socio-economic status in setting priorities in life . There is nothing wrong with finding love in your early or late 20s. If my goals which mainly are devoted to my family's welfare - the very first significant people in my life - are accomplished, or at least near its threshold in my 20s, then finding a significant partner should just be as much a priority as my top goals.

How do you not let your daily struggles defeat you?

By praying more, praying much. By recognizing His gifts in the people He sends my way.

Complete the sentence: I, as an adult..

Is still trying my best to figure things out; is still in need of guidance and wisdom from my loved ones; and eventually, hopefully will come out of this wiser and braver.

 

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