August 16 - 31, 2016
PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY
B7
Shift Happens
Jayne’s
World
By Jayne Anastacio
“When something goes
wrong in your life yell, ‘Plot
twist!’ and then move on.”
I had recently come
across the quote above, and
it really resonated with me.
The one constant in life is
change; Life can change in a
blink of an eye. It sounds cliché but it is true. This is part
of the beauty and brilliance of
life, and I embrace it. There
was a time when I did not.
The process of change can
sometimes be very painful
physically, mentally and spiritually.
There was a time when I
felt so invincible physically. I
have a natural athletic build,
and when I was young, I was
slim, and my metabolism
was so much faster that I
could eat anything I wanted without gaining weight.
Now, I just eat one full meal
deal at a fast food place, and
my tummy will stick out,
and I will feel gross, and lethargic after. Fortunately, I
have been fairly consistent
with keeping a good balance of a somewhat healthy
diet and exercise; I had not
let my body go completely.
I have come to realize that
as you get older you notice
more that shift happens. My
youthful appearance is fading into maturity; I can feel
when I am not moving my
body as much that everything
starts to creak, and when I
work out, my body does not
bounce back as quickly as
before. I would be sore for 2
or 3 days after a vigorous exercise. However, I know what
I can control, so I do so. I
can take in food and supplements that could support my
system, I could consistently
stretch every day, and I could
keep allowing my body to get
used to exercise, and listen to
her when she needs rest.
When shift happens, it
could challenge you mentally as well. Since I embrace
change, my mind is open. I’d
rather go with ideas than beliefs these days. Ideas about
something can change, but
beliefs in something cannot be changed. People
have been known to believe
in things that are not true.
But having an idea about
something can always be
changed. I thought I had a
group of people I could trust
to work with. I believed in
them as honest people, and
their talents, but they did not
believe in me, and were not
Acourse I was disheartened,
and felt so disappointed that
I could be wrong about these
people, and of course for
a moment, my mind’s ego
kicked in, and upset feelings
set in. This little bit of pain,
as well as much encouragement from my loved ones
help