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Despite the restraints of online classes, movie nights with my friends actually help keep me sane.

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Back in grade 11, I let myself be distracted from the more important things in my life. I prioritized hanging out with my friends and staying late away from home after school hours and that took a lot of my energy for every thing else like school and time especially with my family.

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Contrary to what I have been hearing from others, I have actually been more appreciative of the additional time I get to spend with my family.

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My cats and the fact that I am able to care for them help me ease my mind and calm me down.

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Given that the situation of the spread of COVID-19 in the Philippines is nowhere near being curbed, and that the country is facing a myriad of urgent problems emphasized by the consequences of lockdowns (whether self-imposed or not), the mental toll is really high.

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I have not given up. I think just by being able to say that I am going closer to God. As times become harder and harder, my Faith only becomes stronger too.

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Online learning and the academic year right now feels like a robotic sequence for me. I wake up, stare at a screen for hours and do homework and I easily feel tired. There is no more line between schooldays and weekends for me. I also feel as if I lose time for other interests and hobbies I want to improve on.

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Ever Loving Lord,
I have lost my way countless of times and strayed away from You yet every time I come back, You welcome me with open arms. Forgive me Lord.
Please give me the grace of seeing the good in everything and let me be a light to others who are also experiencing the same darkness as I am,
Amen.