Lessons & Reminders Through ‘Animal Crossing’

When adorable meets addictive, it’s a pretty lethal combination but in an endearing way.  Take this game - ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ as my personal example.

Today, I’ve been playing it throughout the day (with breaks multiple times, thankfully) until I had to use my spare joystick while the other one is being charged.⠀

I realised that this game has been teaching me some useful lessons and reminders that can be applied in real life.

These are the fundamental reminders that I discovered while playing this adorable game.

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1. Surround yourself with people you can trust and treat them as your equal even if they’re different than you.

2. Appreciate and cooperate with the people who try their best to cater to your needs with patience.

3. Spend wisely and let go of unused items.

4. Listen and learn new things from those who have certain knowledge and skills.

5. Hustle up to gain your income for your future use.

6. Be open to adventures but stay cautious to a certain extent.

7. Be thankful and get excited when you receive surprises.

8. Take time to pause and see the beauty around you.

9. Have some time and space for yourself.

10. Celebrate achievements and give credits to the deserving ones.

11. At the end of the day, get some rest.

There you have it!

If you’re also playing this game, feel free to add to the list.

Baby Steps for Mama Earth

This month, we celebrated Earth Day on April 22nd.  It’s a yearly reminder for us to keep playing our part in keeping our earth clean and safe.

A huge factor that everyone should be thinking about when it comes to taking care of this earth is the sustainability of our actions.  This refers to what we can do best to protect this earth and how to be consistent about it for the long run.  This kind of effort requires the whole population (ideally) to do their part and make that extra effort whenever possible. 

It may be unfamiliar and unnatural at first, but keep making that effort for a healthier planet we call home.

I would love to know what you have been doing in playing your part, and I might get ideas or inspirations from you.  So, please share what you think are doable, beneficial ways for us to Go Green for Mother Earth.

Below are some of the small things I have been doing with pleasure as my personal ways of paying it forward for our earth.  I try to do these things as much as possible. Baby steps...

Use reusable shopping bags

Bring along metal straws (or choose paper straws)

Bring along reusable cutleries

Pack takeaway food or drinks in containers 

Sort aside recyclable items