“Living for others, as I live for myself too. Writing for others. Being with others.”
— Ricky Lee, National Artist for Literature
“Living the life is finding peace and pursuing what brings you joy rather than conforming to others’ expectations because life is too short to please everyone. People pleasing can cause a cycle of stress, leading to emotional exhaustion. So, live your life to the fullest, be a blessing and be an inspiration to other people.” — Andrew Gan, actor
“My Idea of living the life or living the dream life means having peace of mind, good health, being surrounded with people I like and love, having financial freedom, strong relationships, genuine friends and the ability to travel and explore. It is also achieving the freedom to spend time on passions and hobbies, and the joy of waking up every day feeling fulfilled and grateful. Actually, I’m living my dream life now because with the grace of God, I have all these plus a loving family.” — Hemilyn Escudero Tamayo, former beauty queen/visual artist
“For me, it means making the most of the life I have been blessed with. For me, as long as I spend life with my family, friends, and being able to do what makes me happy is living my dream life.” — Gelli de Belen, TV host/actress
“I do believe that living the life means living a life of comfort with some indulgences here and there without having any worries about the future. And world peace.” — Eric Cabahug, Screenplay writer/Palanca winner
“Living a life means embracing your purpose and embodying it fully — nourishing the spirit, serving others and leaving behind more light than you found.” — Brillante Mendoza, renowned filmmaker
“It is experiencing sadness, happiness, joy and hardship. The struggles that I have to go through to gain wisdom and growth as a human being and to experience what path I should take to attain my goals, and hoping to be happy and fulfilled in the end.” — Bambbi Fuentes, celebrity HMU artist/celebrity manager and film producer
“Living life means indulging in my artistic passions, taking care of my family, and seeking at least a glimpse of the answer to Snoopy’s question: ‘What am I doing here?’” — Pen Medina, actor/visual artist