Emotion is the enemy of rational argument." Steven Levitt, the author of Freakanomics, could not have said it any better.

It is the reason for no reason. Especially with love. It is why we stay when our head tells us to go; why we fall in love when our head tells us not to. It clouds our judgment. It numbs our will. The heart overrides with its addictions; its own agenda, turning us into Temptation's toy, Lust's affair and Love's captive.

I'm sure we all have our stories. And as different as they may be, at one point or another, we've all succumbed to our emotions.

I did and I am trying to better the situation by sinking in deeper because I believe I have the ability to. So is that Rational Mind speaking?

It was the usual crunch time. I normally push it till the last week before the exams and when the urgency sets in and I'll cram my semester's studies but I started studying way before exams started. And doing that, I felt better, more prepared for my papers and I did not bury myself into my notes from my place till I stepped into the exam hall worrying that I will forget whatever I've studied if I gt distracted just for a second.

My last two papers wasn't a breeze but I know I will do fine. I was able to attempt all questions and I felt good about it. :)

Next week will be my last paper of my uni days (fingers cross) and I will be considered a graduate unofficially.
Afraid to venture, I want to stay in school due to the unpleasant news everywhere in the world and the low employment rate everywhere. There are choices but not the ones I initally planned.
But somehwere in me feels excited about this little accomplishment I have and am looking forward to the next phase of my life. I wonder ...

The stress is there though, eyes are on me because expectations have to be fulfilled. Not from my parents but mainly from external factors and myself.
Really thankful to the Great One up there that gave me alot of insights and strength on stuff I never know I can handle.

One more to conquer, the final lap.
and I will be able to have a break or proably I should say an indefinite holiday till I know where I want to be.

We convince ourselves that life will be better once we are done with school and with a job.

Then we get frustrated because our goals are not met or it is not enough for either of us, and that all will be well as we get older.

Then we are frustrated because the job is eating into our time and we must deal with them. Surely we’ll be happier when we’ve settled this last deal for the company, “just this one left”.

We tell ourselves our life will be better when we get our act together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take a vacation, and when we finally accept each other.

For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to start.
We thought our real life was about to start.

But there was always some obstacle along the way, an ordeal to get through, some work to be finished, some time to be given. Then life would start.

So we missed each other along the way.

It isn't us that are a bad combination. It is just bad timing. We were never on the same page even when we were striving for the same goal. But one of us got there first.

I finally came to understand that those obstacles were supposed to strengthen the bond between us but it drifted us to separate routes instead.

That point of view helped me see that there isn’t any road to happiness.

Our life will always be full of challenges. It is better to admit and nod as much and to be appreciative on what lays on your table in spite of it all.

That point of view helped me see that there isn’t any road to happiness.
But happiness is just a perception.