Spectator mode....
Viewing a film my father shew me upon arriving home, while sipping a hot coffee, I can't help being amazed at how this man on film, showing how he lives alone in his home in Australia, his testimony of independence, faith in God and the beaming happiness on his face as if no tragedy ever have happened in his life... he has no limbs! He was born without limbs! So the title of his film, "Born Without Limbs".
"What could keep us from getting the best of out of our lives? What can hinder us from getting our happiness?" I thought.
Fear? Yes, perhaps. The fear of taking Risk.
Walking through the dark, muddy road to the highway on a very early dawn... It's so cold! Yet I have to hurry up to catch up to the earliest bus ride to Manila. I can't stop thinking about this kind of early morning: Cold, very dark, only 2 to 3 stars in sight...
I'm glad there are mornings everyday! It reminds us people that there is always a new beginning. There is always a "next time" in every mistake committed. There is always hope in every situation.
.... so is a new baby coming, a symbol of new day, new life, new beginning, brand new hope.
I have dreams and wishes that seem to be impossible to come true. But I believe they will be given to me, in His perfect time! That's why there are mornings.
Celia made my friendster profile like a garden! So many beautiful flowers are on it! I don't know her but she keeps on sending me flowers, virtual flowers I mean. I like them! I like flowers! very much!
What are the flowers in our life that make us happy? It's beautiful and happy to keep them.
Flowers fade, so are some of our friends and loved ones.
But there will always come someone new to make our lives beautiful again.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Breakthrough Thoughts
Meet 2008 with heavy challenges!
Many said it's my year! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! It's my year indeed!
Many do not know HOW this year met me at the crossroad!
But it's my year and that's what I'd like to keep in mind!
I paused for a while and focused on these things to ease up the friction of challenges and keep me on tract of the winning line:
1. Changed the energy around my workdesk! Put aside the marble elephant that's sitting on my table... ( elephants are heavy! totoo naman.)
2. Don't complain. Never explain!
3. Be my own self best friend! It's time to love myself, and yours too!
Don't sabotage yourself by putting the most negative and horrible connotation on everything you do. Instead, develop dedication into all the things that represent you. Live your life to the full by giving yourself the fullest support and encouragement. (Sabi ko nga.)
4. Don't allow myself to make a freefall to the stream of life. It's better to flow along gently into the flow of life. ( Yap!)
5. Don't allow the frivolous tittle-tackle to weaken the immune system of my being. ( A-huh!)
6. Do my own thinking! It's "walang ka kwenta-kwentang belief" ang humugot ng lakas mula sa ibang tao! ( Yan ang usong linya ng mga sawi at duguan!). Turn inward rather than outside for strenght and help. Real strenght comes from within. If the strenght will come from other people outside the self, then we always have the tendency to crumble down and fall.
7. Take the path of least resistance. Never argue. Learn to give in, to compromise or just learn to WALK AWAY.
I did survived! Up there are just the tip of the iceberg of the task that I did to keep me going through the challenges of this year. The real secret is in my mind... and it's in the mind of everyone, too.
I recommend the book " YOUR BEST LIFE NOW' by Joel Osteen. It's a very good book specially for those who are on the "edge". It's worth buying and reading. It's non-traditional!
Many said it's my year! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! It's my year indeed!
Many do not know HOW this year met me at the crossroad!
But it's my year and that's what I'd like to keep in mind!
I paused for a while and focused on these things to ease up the friction of challenges and keep me on tract of the winning line:
1. Changed the energy around my workdesk! Put aside the marble elephant that's sitting on my table... ( elephants are heavy! totoo naman.)
2. Don't complain. Never explain!
3. Be my own self best friend! It's time to love myself, and yours too!
Don't sabotage yourself by putting the most negative and horrible connotation on everything you do. Instead, develop dedication into all the things that represent you. Live your life to the full by giving yourself the fullest support and encouragement. (Sabi ko nga.)
4. Don't allow myself to make a freefall to the stream of life. It's better to flow along gently into the flow of life. ( Yap!)
5. Don't allow the frivolous tittle-tackle to weaken the immune system of my being. ( A-huh!)
6. Do my own thinking! It's "walang ka kwenta-kwentang belief" ang humugot ng lakas mula sa ibang tao! ( Yan ang usong linya ng mga sawi at duguan!). Turn inward rather than outside for strenght and help. Real strenght comes from within. If the strenght will come from other people outside the self, then we always have the tendency to crumble down and fall.
7. Take the path of least resistance. Never argue. Learn to give in, to compromise or just learn to WALK AWAY.
I did survived! Up there are just the tip of the iceberg of the task that I did to keep me going through the challenges of this year. The real secret is in my mind... and it's in the mind of everyone, too.
I recommend the book " YOUR BEST LIFE NOW' by Joel Osteen. It's a very good book specially for those who are on the "edge". It's worth buying and reading. It's non-traditional!
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Stop, Look and Listen
I got this short quiz from the seminar I attended, on the part where we discussed about the "Generations". I answered all the questions and it's fun, made me realized some weak and strong points that are not visible to my "eyes", re: the " blindspot" area of my mind; kinda explaining why I do things and don't do things. It's a little bit shallow compared to the Sach's Sentence Test we usually take when we apply for jobs. Anyway, just for fun!
STOP, LOOK and LISTEN
Instruction: Complete the sentences below.
1. The thing I love most about what I do is ____________.
2. People might be surprised to know that ___________.
3. The most important thing I've learned is that __________.
4. I wish when I started off I've been told to __________.
5. The worst thing that ever happened to me was that ___________.
6. And what this taught me was _____________.
7. The secret to happiness is ___________.
8. The song/soundtrack of my life would be __________.
9. The thing that makes me most angry is __________.
10. If I was the most powerful person on earth, I would be ___________.
11. The best thing about my family is __________.
12. The best thing about myself is _________.
13. When I am gone, my family would probably say ___________.
14. If money was no option, I would __________.
15. When I retire, I would like ___________.
16. The world would be a better place if _________.
17. My personal hero is ___________.
18. The thing that makes my life worth living is _______.
19. My greatest hope for the future is _________.
20. The worst thing somebody said about me was _______.
21. My most favorite moment in a day is ___________.
22. I'm saving up for _______.
23. My biggest weakness is _________.
24. My current state of mind is __________.
25. My five most favorite words are __________.
26. What I feel about this activity is __________.
27. I aspire to be a __________.
However you answer these questions, re-reading and thinking about every word you answered will still somehow reveal a hidden part of you... worth appreciating! Well, I did and I ended up laughing at my own " crazy" answers. Have fun!
What fun would come to me this 2008?
I expect to travel to different tribes this year... for visits and exposures and to meet a lot of people of different race! Owws, that's exciting!
Right now, am bored! I don't like long vacations! It's draining my energy! A 3 to 4 days rest is enough to get me going.
But somehow boredom led me to find out that it's much fun to go up to my house by the window than using the door!!! Ha ha ha!
@@@@@@@ time for breakfast!! @@@@@@@@@
STOP, LOOK and LISTEN
Instruction: Complete the sentences below.
1. The thing I love most about what I do is ____________.
2. People might be surprised to know that ___________.
3. The most important thing I've learned is that __________.
4. I wish when I started off I've been told to __________.
5. The worst thing that ever happened to me was that ___________.
6. And what this taught me was _____________.
7. The secret to happiness is ___________.
8. The song/soundtrack of my life would be __________.
9. The thing that makes me most angry is __________.
10. If I was the most powerful person on earth, I would be ___________.
11. The best thing about my family is __________.
12. The best thing about myself is _________.
13. When I am gone, my family would probably say ___________.
14. If money was no option, I would __________.
15. When I retire, I would like ___________.
16. The world would be a better place if _________.
17. My personal hero is ___________.
18. The thing that makes my life worth living is _______.
19. My greatest hope for the future is _________.
20. The worst thing somebody said about me was _______.
21. My most favorite moment in a day is ___________.
22. I'm saving up for _______.
23. My biggest weakness is _________.
24. My current state of mind is __________.
25. My five most favorite words are __________.
26. What I feel about this activity is __________.
27. I aspire to be a __________.
However you answer these questions, re-reading and thinking about every word you answered will still somehow reveal a hidden part of you... worth appreciating! Well, I did and I ended up laughing at my own " crazy" answers. Have fun!
What fun would come to me this 2008?
I expect to travel to different tribes this year... for visits and exposures and to meet a lot of people of different race! Owws, that's exciting!
Right now, am bored! I don't like long vacations! It's draining my energy! A 3 to 4 days rest is enough to get me going.
But somehow boredom led me to find out that it's much fun to go up to my house by the window than using the door!!! Ha ha ha!
@@@@@@@ time for breakfast!! @@@@@@@@@
Something New
It's New Year Eve! Kinda celebrating it away from the usual noise of the city... I contended myself watching the fireworks displays from the terrace of my badjao house! There is no "gulat" for me this eve, just "whoaa! sige, dagdagan natin ang laki ng butas ng ozone layer!! ha ha ha!". Then... the traditional arroscaldo eating in the family. That is not something new!
It's 2008, time to leave the past of 2007...yeah, I've got lots of things to leave behind. But I also got a lot of things to be thankful about. That is also not something new!
What could be something new for me this night? I can only recall of one thing:
I stood upon a protruding rock in the middle of the village, looked up in the sky and sang on top of my voice... removing all the shame on my body, let the people hear ( that I can sing! he he he!)... and dance,too, alone! hahayy!! Then afterwards, I looked up in the heavens and said in a loud voice: " Lord, You fulfill Your words to me this year. I believe that You will do because You said so!". That's something new!
Happy New Year to all my ex-links!!
It's 2008, time to leave the past of 2007...yeah, I've got lots of things to leave behind. But I also got a lot of things to be thankful about. That is also not something new!
What could be something new for me this night? I can only recall of one thing:
I stood upon a protruding rock in the middle of the village, looked up in the sky and sang on top of my voice... removing all the shame on my body, let the people hear ( that I can sing! he he he!)... and dance,too, alone! hahayy!! Then afterwards, I looked up in the heavens and said in a loud voice: " Lord, You fulfill Your words to me this year. I believe that You will do because You said so!". That's something new!
Happy New Year to all my ex-links!!
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