What Makes Your Heart Sing?
Listen closely because small joys sing faintly.
In early March, I decided to resign from my previous job. By the end of that week, the Philippines declared a community lockdown.
As ominous as this may sound, this turn of fate has honestly been the best thing that’s happened to me in a long time.
Despite the unemployment and an unutilized, running rent (I stayed home with my parents for the quarantine), I am, by all means, one of the lucky ones. Without having to worry about shelter, food, or safety, all I needed to do was stay home and make the most out of it.
Getting out of the corporate hamster wheel, I knew this was my chance to recalibrate my life. This meant discovering & defining the kind of person I am today. And at the end of one of the longest lockdowns in the world, I finally have a better understanding not just of myself, but of the process itself.
Self-discovery needs time and attention — a conscious choice that you need to work on every day. Self-discovery has quite a broad definition, so I’ve found that the easiest way to start is by asking, “What do I like?”
I’m not just talking about passion or calling. Those are obvious, glaring questions — things that buzz loudly in your ear more often than you’d like.
