Word impacts lives

Consider, even just for a heartbeat.

I tell that to myself.

Sometimes we are so busy in our lives that we tend to forget the people that really matters, the people who gave us utmost importance when we need something, our punching bags whenever we want to vent, and we do or say hurtful unreasonable stuff to them merely because we just want to be our selfish selves. We forget the people who helped us get there or who is helping us or walking with us to reach our specific goals in life, who believes in us even if we have lost faith in ourselves. These people are silent, just letting us be, they give us unconditional love, they don’t ask for appreciation or our efforts to be with them. They just take whatever we give and somehow suffer in silence, just so we can spread our wings and fly or just because it makes them happy when they see us happy.

These people knows you and have your best interest at heart, they speak not using their mouth but their heart. They build bridges and try to connect, communicate and compliment you, the best possible way they know how. They listen to our unspoken word, they understand and affirm. They guide us and hope that it’s for the best and when all else fail in our lives, they will be the one to pick us up, comfort us and encourage us to stand up and face life again head on.

Let’s focus on the heart, to be firm less often and affirm much more, positive words has positive outcome.

So if you know these people, don’t let go, love them and cherish them every waking moment.

Thank you to my family and friends but I take this time to thank my Tita Des, it’s her 45^th birthday says my lola. She’s my role model ever since I was a kid, she spent most of her time with me during those times that she was single, we would go to mass together and she would give me a treat whenever I behave or when she doesn’t have money she would just say Good girl and I would walk proudly. She also taught me how to color and doodle perfectly before she goes to work, I remember she says:  “Color the outline of the figure first and from there, work your way by shading it in one direction” and that changed my life forever. They say you need to spend time with those you want to influence. “Be a good model because your children will become who you are today” 1 Corinthians 11:1

So here I am pursuing my dream to become an Architect just like her because when I grow up, I want to be exactly like her only thinner and of course maybe better. I kid. (Not really) I know she is a tough act to follow but I’ll try my best to do so even if I’m a hybrid of all craziness.  Sorry for the headaches and heartaches, though I’m not quite sure if I can be consistent with it but the long and the short of it is 

Thank you tita! Happy birthday, I love you!

"Insist on yourself, Never imitate."

What a treat to sit and stare at our empty house while my family enjoy every second of their vacation in Boracay. Though I wonder if it is really a pleasing occurrence or a plethora of nothingness, since I am writing this blog, it means that my mind is idle, wandering and I’m not doing what I’m supposed to be doing which is studying. So ergo, I guess being alone is not doing me good.

I’m fascinated on how are mind works, how it filters what it wants to think or give the go signal to direct what it wants to do, Our minds continually look for evidence, why we’re thinking this and that. For example, instead of me thinking that being alone is a challenge, an opportunity to study and reflect, I opted to take the other route which is “I’m doomed and I’m lonely” why not ruin their vacation and tell them that I can’t take it? That’s my selfish self thinking because I’m too preoccupied with what I feel that I need to feel good for the expense of others. So I figured that having a good mindset  would take us the extra mile and not just that, practicing humility is a must. Yes, it’s not easy but if we don’t follow through, we will be back to the same pit hole that we were once in. so instead of sulking and feeding our minds with negativity, why don’t we just embrace or see that every setback is a challenge and it’s a never ending journey of adventure in our lives and continually look for evidence that what will do us good and lastly, to have that thought in mind that HE got our backs.

Before quitting, think again. Before deciding, think again. Before speaking, think again.

"It all depends on how we look at things, and not on how they are themselves." 

Feels so close

Happy tune! :) 

See, every cloud has a silver lining.

 Giddy, giddy me!

FEEL SO CLOSE

by: Calvin Harris

"i feel so close to you right now

IT'S LIKE A FORCE FIELD

i wear my heart upon my sleeve, like a big deal

your love pours down on me, surround me like a waterfall

AND THERE'S NO STOPPING US RIGHT NOW

i feel so close to you right now" 

Vision

Vision is the power of anticipating that which will or may come to be, it serves as our motivation to strive for excellence and to attain our goals. Our passions or emotions are always a part of our vision because it drives us to all kinds of extremes. The clearer the visions, the stronger the emotions.

The good thing about having a vision it gives us direction, it simplifies everything. We approach it with caution because that’s what we think is most important, it can be our schedule and our lifestyle. We’ll do everything we need to do, to prepare for what might be. Without a clear vision, we easily get distracted. You would have no relational encompass, financial and so on and so forth.

Our vision gives us purpose, a reason to live. Our visions are uniquely our own, no one can define you or me. Our vision would give us sense of fulfillment. Especially, if that is what we’re called to do then it will give us joy and pleasure. Our call will always use our talent, it will always ask us to be a good steward whether it is time, talent or money. We mature in preparation to the situation, no matter how hard it may seem it would enable us to endure it.

A vision doesn’t necessarily need an immediate action because like they say “haste makes waste”. it requires patience because visioneering is a process, it is not a rapid succession. The vision matures with us and it requires time. But of course, vision demands change it implies movement but a vision requires a champ.

God wants us to be like Him that’s why he wants us to be excellent. We must know that our vision is just an extension of HIS vision and His timing is always perfect, let’s all discover and participate what we are created to do, our purpose in this life. If God gave us this vision then He’ll fulfill it and He’ll prepare us. God will never lead you to compromise anything if it is His will. We are just one puzzle in this world that would fill out the wonderful big puzzle that God has planned for everyone. As we wait, let’s investigate because it will give us further definition, it might seem that nothing is happening but waiting does not reflect a lack of faith, usually it means evidence of wisdom.

----“Often you and I are the obstacles standing in the way of our receiving a desired miracle. Our request may be right. The timing may not be a problem. But when our lives are wrong, God says”before I grant your request, I want you to grow. Put that sin away. Change your attitude. Stop the practice, end the pattern, get off the merry go round, reconcile that relationship, soften your spirit, repent, and receive forgiveness. GROW! Probably, none of us can understand how much God wants us to change that impossible circumstance, touch that untouchable person, and move that immovable mountain in our lives. We matter to Him and He wants to meet our needs and grants our requests if he will free Him to do it. When our request is right, when the timing is right and the person is right, God says GO.”

Mont Blanc is LOVE!

                                                  Expensive pen for an expensive signature

Dear Mont Blanc,

Ohhh love at first sight! i Fancy you,You inspire me. i shall have you in June :)
hmmm which one?

ETOILE DE MONTBLANC ETOILE MÉDITERRANÉE BALLPOINT PEN ($2,450) or
ETOILE DE MONTBLANC ETOILE MYSTÉRIEUSE FOUNTAIN PEN ($15,000)


It will be a great addition to my shiny things. :)
okay, gotta stop dreaming andlovE start working! 

Haste makes waste

“You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.” 
― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

Thank you CSO! :)

Who would have thought that I’ll be celebrating Valentine’s Day? The day before V-day, I had a chip on my shoulder and I was totally prepared to cry over my downloaded sappy movies and eat ice cream. Of course, Drastic times calls for drastic measures.  I guess, it’s true what they say, it comes when you least expect it. I don’t know how I’ll describe my experience but it gave me an experience of a lifetime, it was not an arm and a leg type of date, it was pretty simple actually but what i enjoyed the most are the conversations and how wholesome and sweet the day went for us.I mean, how would you feel if you were wearing your dirty, wet, you smell like your dog,  tattered clothes with acne cream on your face then someone would come up to you with a flower and your favorite donuts? First, I thought it’s his method to his madness but after awhile my face was flushed with kilig madness because then I knew that his efforts are genuine. We spent the day watching sappy movies, had fruitful conversations over dinner at one of my favorite restaurants and lastly, had an awesome night cap while watching the stars in the sky. I felt as if the day went by as New York minutes and I didn’t want it to end. I felt like I was in the movies something like “A walk to remember“ where they were dancing in the moonlight because that’s exactly what we did, “A lot like love’s” movie clip of singing in the car and dancing, “Before sunset’s” intellectually stimulating conversations and lastly, the perfect way to describe what we have is “The notebooks” quote, “The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. Maybe they always have been and will be. Maybe we've lived a thousand lives before this one and in each of them we've found each other. And maybe each time, we've been forced apart for the same reasons. That means that this goodbye is both a goodbye for the past ten thousand years and a prelude to what will come.” I always thought that V-day is just another hallmark holiday but when it hits you, then you’ll realize how wonderful it is to celebrate it with your precious one. It’s true, what they say “if you don’t want to look stupid, then you don’t deserve to be in love”~a lot like love.

Valentine’s Day reminds us to make an effort for our loved ones but it is so much better if we put in effort everyday and make everyday as if it's Valentine’s Day.

Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!  

Close but no cigar

Passage from “Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery”

“Perhaps, after all, romance did not come into one’s life with pomp and blare, like a gay knight riding down; perhaps it crept to one’s side like an old friend through quiet ways; perhaps it revealed itself in seeming prose, until some sudden shaft of illumination flung athwart its pages betrayed the rhythm and the music; perhaps.. Perhaps..Love unfolded naturally out of a beautiful friendship, as a golden-hearted rose slipping from its green sheath.”

“Perhaps after all our worries and questions, we’ll discover that all along God had the right thing at the right time for us. perhaps His plan is more wonderful than anything we could create by ourselves-whether it comes with “pomp and blare” or quietly,” like a friend”

Perhaps…perhaps... We should entrust our questions of “how?” and “who” and “when” into his tender care”

Sure we were great, we sure do know that love existed but I believe that God wanted us to stop it before we create bitterness and hatred to each other, our knowledge for romance wasn’t enough to have that kind of relationship, even my readiness and wisdom for commitment was so shallow and selfish and he on the other hand, doesn’t even have an idea of how he feels, a bit of a loose cannon. God gave us this wonderful gift of affection that we didn’t know how to use, we hastily did the unthinkable without taking precautions, our team up was so well-liked that we felt the need to please everyone, without thinking if it will do us good. They say that if you get emotionally attached then you give a part of your heart and that’s exactly what we did and it brought us both joy and sadness. We were so ahead of God without consulting what he wanted us to enjoy and learn, so as I look back, God merely wanted us to enjoy friendship. God knows that we weren’t ready because we were still battling our own personal turmoil.

I’m elated on how God is changing my heart, on how he wanted me to glorify him by doing everything for him, his way, to point to his greatness and reflect His goodness. My selfless desire to do what’s best for him,stood out so I dug a hole and buried all my hopes for him, I submitted all my feelings and longings to God and told him “One day, if you want to dig this up again, I know you can make it happen but if it isn’t your will then it stays there forever” all I can say right now that what happened was a complete success, now we must learn that friendship, should have an appropriate pace, focus and space.same goes with romance ~ "do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires" song of songs 8:4