pROsPERITy

Some people seem to get respect wherever they go - whether they are in a department store or at the doctor's or in a hotel lobby ...

What's their secret? They treat themselves well - and other people follow. People respect you when you respect you.

My wife, Julie, says, "Everything affects everything else.
The way you walk affects the way you talk.
The way you dress affects the way you feel.
Respect yourself and you will be respected by others."

A fellow asked her, "How can I possibly improve my apartment? All I can spare is $20."
Julie said, "Buy a broom!"

Your home affects the way you feel. Create a space that will uplift you when you walk in the front door. Neatness costs nothing. Better to live in a one-room apartment that is clean, than in a mansion that's a mess.

It costs nothing to keep a clean bedroom, office, car.

How can you feel like a mover and shaker when you have holes in your underwear - or when your toes are poking out of your socks?

Fred says: "When I get successful, I'll quit living like a rat!" Wrong, Fred! To be a success you have to begin to live it, you have to feel it now.

People treat you as you treat you.

Lie Detector

John was a salesman's delight when it came to any kind of
unusual gimmick. His wife Marsha had long ago given up
trying to get him to change. One day John came home with
another one of his unusual purchases. It was a robot that
John claimed was actually a lie detector.

It was about 5:30 that afternoon when Tommy,
Their 11 year old son, returned home from school.
Tommy was over 2 hours late.

'Where have you been?
Why are you over 2 hours late getting home?' asked John.

'Several of us went to the library to work on an extra
credit project,' said Tommy.

The robot then walked around the table and slapped Tommy,
Knocking him completely out of his chair.

'Son,' said John,
'this robot is a lie detector, now tell us where you really
were after school.'

'We went to Bobby's house and watched a movie.' said Tommy.

'What did you watch?' asked Marsha.

'The Ten Commandments.' answered Tommy.

The robot went around to Tommy and once again slapped him,
Knocking him off his chair once more.

With his lip quivering, Tommy got up,
Sat down and said, 'I am sorry I lied.
We really watched a tape called Sex Queen.'

'I am ashamed of you son,' said John.
'When I was your age, I never lied to my parents.'

The robot then walked around to John
And delivered a whack that nearly knocked him out of his
chair.

Marsha doubled over in laughter, almost in tears and said,
'Boy, did you ever ask for that one!
You can't be too mad with Tommy.
After all, he is your son!'

With that the robot immediately walked around to Marsha
And knocked her out of her chair.

Relationships

Relationships are tricky!

The strategies we think SHOULD work, don't work!
The strategies we think WON'T work, do work ...

Impressing people:

When we try to impress people - by proving that we are clever or rich or cool - people can see through us. And then we look silly.

We usually impress other people when we AREN'T TRYING to.

Chasing people:

When we chase girlfriends, boyfriends - even dogs - they run away! Why? Because we are chasing them!

When we try to trap people in relationships, they can't wait to escape!
When we LET GO of people, they often come back!

Helping people:

When we try to help others - children, friends, employees - by solving their problems, they become dependent on us - and even lazy!

Mostly, we help people by NOT HELPING too much.

Getting people's attention:

When we are desperate to be heard, we shout at people. And the louder we shout, the less they hear. Strangely, the opposite works.

People pay attention to us when we LISTEN.

Save First

Does this ever happen at your house ...

Your family sits down to eat a big apple pie -
and in minutes, the whole pie disappears!
Even when no one is hungry, everybody eats!
Why? Because the pie is on the table.

Does this ever happen at your house ...

You get your pay cheque -
and in no time, the whole thing disappears!
Even when you don't really need to spend it, you spend it.
Why? Because the money is there.

Back to the apple pie ...
If you want to save pie for tomorrow, anybody knows,
you don't put it all on the table.
You FIRST put a slice in the refrigerator - out of reach.

So how do you save cash for the future?
You don't put it all in your wallet.
You FIRST put a slice in a special bank account - out of reach.

Just a simple strategy ...
1. Open an account.
2. Every week, before you spend one cent, deposit 10%, automatically.
Soon you won't even miss that 10%.

You say, "But I earn so little!"
Then just save a little! It will add up.

Lots of people can make big money.
Few people can save big money!

You say, "When I start making big dollars, then I'll save!"
You probably won't!
Better make it a habit now!

Here's the difference between rich and poor:
Poor people spend first and save what is left.
Rich people save first and spend what is left.

What Do Women Really Want ?

Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him, but was moved by Arthur's youthful happiness. So he offered him freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer; if, after a year, he still had no answer, he would be killed. The question was: What do women really want? Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and, to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. Well, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everybody: the princess, the prostitutes, the priests, the wise men, the court jester. In all, he spoke with everyone but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. What most people did tell him was to consult the old witch, as only she would know the answer. The price would be high, since the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no alternative but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer his question, but he'd have to accept her price first: The old witch wanted to marry Gawain, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend! Young Arthur was horrified: she was hunchbacked and awfully hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage water, often made obscene noises... He had never run across such a repugnant creature. He refused to force his friend to marry her and have to endure such a burden.

Gawain, upon learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He told him that nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the preservation of the Round Table. Hence, their wedding was proclaimed, and the witch answered Arthur's question:
What a woman really wants is to be able to be in charge of her own life. Everyone instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared.

And so it went. The neighboring monarch spared Arthur's life and granted him total freedom. What a wedding Gawain and the witch had! Arthur was torn between relief and anguish. Gawain was proper as always, gentle and courteous. The old witch put her worst manners on display. She ate with her hands, belched and farted, and made everyone uncomfortable.
The wedding night approached: Gawain, steeling himself for a horrific night, entered the bedroom. What a sight awaited! The most beautiful woman he'd ever seen lay before him! Gawain was astounded and asked what had happened. The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her (when she'd been a witch), half the time she would be her horrible, deformed self, and the other half, she would be her beautiful maiden self. Which would he want her to be during the day and which during the night? What a cruel question? Gawain began to think of his predicament: During the day a beautiful woman to show off to his friend, but at night, in the privacy of his home, an old spooky witch? Or would he prefer having by day a hideous witch, but by night a beautiful woman to enjoy many intimate moments? What would you do?

What Gawain chose follows below, but don't read until you've made your own choice.



































Noble Gawain replied that he would let her choose for herself. Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time, because he had respected her and had let her be in charge of her own life . . .

kick the worry habit...

Until we learn a lesson, we keep getting it again - and again!

IF PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU ...
If your friends expect you to solve their problems, carry their stuff, clean their mess, buy their lunch - and you keep doing it - it will keep happening.

IF YOU KEEP GETTING RIPPED OFF ...
If you allow yourself to be cheated by landlords, auto mechanics and repairmen, it will keep happening.

Until you find some courage or learn some skills, you will bleed money.

IF YOU KEEP DATING JERKS ...
If you tolerate rude, lazy, selfish boyfriends - figuring any relationship is better than no relationship - you'll meet an endless stream of "partners from hell".

History repeats itself until we make a stand.

You might say, "If I was somewhere else - maybe Hawaii - or if I had different friends - I wouldn't have these problems!" Yes you would!

When we have a weakness, it's like a magnet ... wherever we go we attract the same lessons. It's a law of life.

Miserable people say, "Why does everything happen to me?"
Effective people say, "I'd better learn this lesson, it keeps coming back!"

Assume that every problem in your life is a lesson to make you stronger. Then you never feel like a victim.

Pain

When you accidentally bite your tongue, it's hard to see "pain" as something positive. The same goes for a blister on your big toe - who needs a throbbing foot?

But what if you felt no pain? How often would you bite off bits of your tongue -or burn your backside in the bath?

Physical pain is a marvellous alarm system that prevents further damage. It tells us: "You'd better change what you're doing!"

Emotional pain gives us a similar message, eg. "You'd better change how you're thinking!"

It's normal to get angry or jealous or a bit resentful - temporarily. But if those feelings become permanent the message may be:

"Don't expect to control other people."
"Don't expect other people to behave like you."
"Don't depend on other people to make you happy!"

While we keep thinking the same thoughts, we keep feeling the same pain.
(And then we say "But I'm right!" Unfortunately being "right" doesn't help!)

A blister on our foot is a message to change our shoes.

With emotional pain - which feels like a blister on the brain - the message is usually to change our thinking.

With both physical and emotional pain, when we keep doing the same thing, it keeps hurting!

Three Words

What is the theme of almost every song ever sung -
and almost every movie ever made?

LOVE.

Lost love, found love, risky love, scorned love.
It's endless! We just want love!

Almost everything we do is an attempt to get more love.
We buy cool clothes and flash cars.
We climb the corporate ladder.
We do crash diets, get Botox and pierce body parts.

Everyone you pass on the street and everyone who has ever
walked into your office is aching for love and acceptance -
and some of us are doing crazy things to get it.

We figure:
"If I look sexy, people will love me."
"If I am clever, people will love me."
"If I am successful and 97% wrinkle free, people will love me."

We can get so busy trying to find love that we forget
to love the people we care about …

Fred says, "I told my wife last month that I love her.
Doesn't she remember?"
She remembers, Fred, but she wants to be told every month.
Actually, she wants to be told every day.

Children want to hear it.
Little Johnny is born. Dad hugs him daily and tells him,
"Daddy loves you!" … until he's about six.
Then Dad decides, "My son is becoming a man."
He stops telling Johnny, "I love you."
He stops cuddling Johnny.
And Johnny wonders, "Doesn't Dad love me any more?"

I've lost count of the number of grown men
that have told me at one time or another:
"All I wanted my whole life was for my Dad to tell me
he was proud of me - that he loved me."

It is in times of tragedy that we are
reminded about what matters most.

That's when people say "If only I had told him …"

To say "I love you" costs so little and means so much.

And whenever it is too hard to say, "I love you",
"thank you" is a good start.

the gift box

I received this from a friend who had a choice to make. It said that I had a choice to make too.

I've chosen. Now it's your turn to choose.

The story goes that some time ago a mother punished her five year old daughter for wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and she became even more upset when the child used the gold paper to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree.

Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her mother the next morning and then said,
"This is for you, Momma."

The mother was embarrassed by her earlier over reaction, but her anger flared again when she opened
the box and found it was empty. She spoke to her daughter in a harsh manner.

"Don't you know, young lady, when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something
inside the package?"

She had tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Momma, it's not empty! I blew kisses into it until it was full."

The mother was crushed. She fell on her knees and put her arms around her little girl, and she begged her forgiveness for her thoughtless anger.

An accident took the life of the child only a short time later, and it is told that the mother kept that gold box by her bed for all the years of her life.

Whenever she was discouraged or
faced difficult problems she would open the box and take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each of us, as human beings, have been given a Golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and GOD. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold.

You now have two choices:
1. Pass this on to your friends, or
2. Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.

As you can see, I took choice No. 1. Friends are like angels who lift us to our feet, when our wings have troubles.

movie: the shopgirl

If ever there’s a movie that would sum up the story of my life, it
would be SHOPGIRL. When I saw the movie, I thought that they were
filming my own life. I was the Shopgirl.
I was the lonely and depressed girl on the film. I was that girl who
felt dead inside. There was a scene where the Shopgirl was lying in bed
and dreaming of possibilities that would never come. I was the girl who
painted by herself. The girl who read books before she slept. I was the
one who lived and yet not lived.
There was a scene when the Shopgirl suffered from a bout of
depression. She couldn’t move. She just stayed in bed and was
catatonic. There was a point in my life when I was like that. I just
curled up into a little ball and stayed in bed. I didn’t want to stand
up. I just wanted to stay in bed. I was extremely depressed and unsure
if I would survive another day. I would cry myself to sleep. When the
morning came, I’d be sad again. And I’d be wondering if I’d make it to
the next day.
But in the end, the Shopgirl found true love. And that changed her.
And she no longer became depressed. The story had a happy ending.
If I hadn’t met Buddhism, I would still be depressed right now. Or
worse, I’d be dead. Buddhism is just a tool. But actually, I wanted
change in my life. When you welcome change, when you are ready for it,
it will just come to you. And it came in the form of Buddhism, new
friendships and new relationships.
Depression is spiritual death. And I had to come to the point of
death to find my way back to life again. There is life after death. And
I found life through Buddhism.

to my friends out there!

HAPPY Friends DAY!!!

Happiness keeps You Sweet, Trials keep You Strong, Sorrows keep You Human, Failures keep You Humble, Success keeps You Glowing, But Only God keeps You Going! You are so special!

Happiness is NOT something you find, It’s something you create. Nothing in this world is IMPOSSIBLE ,,, coz the word IMPOSSIBLE itself says I M POSSIBLE.. KEEP SMILING ALWAYS Believe in doing ordinary things in an extraordinary manner Working hard is not enough; one has to keep on sharpening one’s skills.

A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. Good friends care for each other, close friends understand each other and TRUE friends stay forever….. Beyond words….. Beyond distance. Angels Do Exist…but, sometimes, they don’t have wings, We call them Friends

Presence of Being

No tears are ever wasted if you just believe that God fills your tears. God is everything. God is your thoughts. God is your sadness. God is your tears.

As long as you believe that sadness and sorrow has a purpose, no tears are ever wasted. Everything that we do, as long as we do it with God at the center of our lives, nothing is ever wasted.

Everything has a purpose. Even tragedies have a purpose. Pain and suffering has a purpose. And we never suffer alone. God suffers with us. God feels our pain.

We will never walk alone. We are never alone. As long as we fill our lives with the presence of our being.

valued insights

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

the rabbit and the turtle

Interlude
When Roberto Goizueta took over as CEO of Coca-Cola in the 1980s, he was faced with intense competition from Pepsi that was eating into Coke's growth.
His executives were Pepsi-focused and intent on increasing market share 0.1% a time.
Goizueta decided to stop competing against Pepsi and instead compete against the situation of 0.1% growth.
He asked his executives what was the average fluid intake of an American per day? The answer was 14 ounces. What was Coke's share of that? Two ounces. Goizueta said Coke needed a larger share of that market.
The competition wasn't Pepsi. It was the water, tea, coffee, milk and fruit juices that went into the remaining 12 ounces. The public should reach for a Coke whenever they felt like drinking something.
To this end, Coke put up vending machines at every street corner. Sales took a quantum jump and Pepsi has never quite caught up since.
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The New Rabbit-Turtle Race — in real life
Episode #1—the story we know as a child
Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was faster. They decided to settle the argument with a race. They agreed on a route and started off the race.
The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for some time. Then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise, he thought he'd sit under a tree for some time and relax before continuing the race.
He sat under the tree and soon fell asleep. The tortoise plodding on overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as the undisputed champ.
The hare woke up and realised that he'd lost the race. The moral of the story is that slow and steady wins the race.
This is the version of the story that we've all grown up with.
Episode #2
The hare was disappointed at losing the race and he did some Defect Prevention (Root Cause Analysis). He realised that he'd lost the race only because he had been overconfident, careless and lax.
If he had not taken things for granted, there's no way the tortoise could have beaten him. So he challenged the tortoise to another race. The tortoise agreed.
This time, the hare went all out and ran without stopping from start to finish. He won by several miles.
The moral of the story? Fast and consistent will always beat the slow and steady.
If you have two people in your organisation, one slow, methodical and reliable, and the other fast and still reliable at what he does, the fast and reliable chap will consistently climb the organisational ladder faster than the slow, methodical chap.
It's good to be slow and steady; but it's better to be fast and reliable.
But the story doesn't end here…
Episode #3

The tortoise did some thinking this time, and realised that there's no way he can beat the hare in a race the way it was currently formatted.
He thought for a while, and then challenged the hare to another race, but on a slightly different route.
The hare agreed. They started off. In keeping with his self-made commitment to be consistently fast, the hare took off and ran at top speed until he came to a broad river.
The finishing line was a couple of kilometers on the other side of the river.
The hare sat there wondering what to do. In the meantime the tortoise trundled along, got into the river, swam to the opposite bank, continued walking and finished the race.
The moral of the story? First identify your core competency and then change the playing field to suit your core competency.
In an organisation, if you are a good speaker, make sure you create opportunities to give presentations that enable the senior management to notice you.
If your strength is analysis, make sure you do some sort of research, make a report and send it upstairs. Working to your strengths will not only get you noticed but will also create opportunities for growth and advancement.
The story still hasn't ended.
Episode #4
The hare and the tortoise, by this time, had become pretty good friends and they did some thinking together. Both realised that the last race could have been run much better.
So they decided to do the last race again, but to run as a team this time.
They started off, and this time the hare carried the tortoise till the riverbank. There, the tortoise took over and swam across with the hare on his back.
On the opposite bank, the hare again carried the tortoise and they reached the finishing line together. They both felt a greater sense of satisfaction than they'd felt earlier.
The moral of the story? It's good to be individually brilliant and to have strong core competencies; but unless you're able to work in a team and harness each other's core competencies, you'll always perform below par because there will always be situations at which you'll do poorly and someone else does well.
Teamwork is mainly about situational leadership, letting the person with the relevant core competency for a situation take leadership.
There are more lessons to be learnt from this story….
Note that neither the hare nor the tortoise gave up after failures. The hare decided to work harder and put in more effort after his failure.
The tortoise changed his strategy because he was already working as hard as he could. In life, when faced with failure, sometimes it is appropriate to work harder and put in more effort.
Sometimes it is appropriate to change strategy and try something different. And sometimes it is appropriate to do both.
The hare and the tortoise also learnt another vital lesson. When we stop competing against a rival and instead start competing against the situation, we perform far better.

angry? don't be.

Anger. It’s easy to define: the noise of the soul. Anger. The unseen irritant of the heart. Anger. the relentless invader of silence…

The louder it gets the more desperate we become…

Some of you are thinking… you don’t have any idea how hard my life has been. and you’re right, i don’t. But i have a very clear idea how miserable your future will be unless you deal with anger.

X-ray the world of the vengeful and behold the tumore of bitterness: black, menacing, malignant. Carcinoma of the spirit.Its fatal fibers creep around the edge of the heart and ravage it. Yesterday you can’t alter, but your reaction to your yesterday you can. The past you cannot change. But your response to your past yoiu can.

When God Whispers your name.

with a smile

life is full of surprises. Nobody knows what will happen next. for me, There are two types of life’s surprises: the good surprise and somewhat bad surprise.
Storms may come in my life but as long as I have FAITH in GOD these storms will remain a storm and it wont never be a typoon. I know GOD wont give us trials that we can’t bear. These makes us stronger person after all.

I face every trials with a smile in my lips coz i know GOD is always there to help me anytime, anywhere.

asking for "God's Miracle"

Remember that in God’s economy, a miracle is not the suspension of natural law, but the operation of a higher law.

Prayer:

Lord, I want to be a woman of faith who lives each day, expecting a miracle from Your hand. Give me an attitude of anticipation and an obedient heart that is willing to step out in faith, asking and believing that a miracle is on its way. Help me remember to measure every supernatural work against the truth of the Bible. Help me to celebrate the “small” miracles as well as the “big” ones. I praise You for Your presence and power in my life. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

It is often hard to wait out God's answer. I think especially hard when you are nearing an age where you know your time is running out on your other dreams. But a miracle is that a miracle, it meant when its impossible then God will send you a miracle. Sarah couldn't believe she can still bear a child at her age, and so did Elizabeth, yet they did, it was a miracle and it was also the fulfillment of God's promise to their husbands for their faithfulness.

a track record

I know a fellow who is forever trying to clinch million dollar deals. But his big deals never happen! Meanwhile his car is falling apart and even his dog is getting thin.Why? He never learned to clinch hundred dollar deals! He never developed the habit of success.Most tycoons start washing cars or selling newspapers at about ten years of age. They develop a "success pattern". They sharpen their skills. Then they aim higher.You first learn to catch little fish, then big fish.Surgeons practise on tonsils before they do brain surgery!What's so important about a success pattern? It's what gets you to BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. When you know in your heart:1. "I've prepared myself for this,"2. "I can do it!" and3. "I deserve it."you are on your way.When you don't believe in yourself, you are dead in the water.Also, other people's patterns will tell you more about their future than all of their promises and all of their good intentions. If some guy wants to: a) work for you b) borrow money c) be your business partner d) give you brain surgery, look at his track record. If there's no success pattern, look out!
Wherever you are headed, start small and make success a habit.

Resign? or not to?

i’m here sitting in front of my computer creating a blog post about what’s happening to my life now…i’m tired of reading long blogs so i’ll try to keep my blog as short as possible.. user-friendly,, that’s what it should always be…
actually, i’m in the middle of contemplating whether i should resign from my work or not.. yes, i got a good pay, but i feel that my skills are slowlly degrading because they’re not used and improved. i should take my nclex as soon as possible so i can leave…that’s what i always say to myself but unfortunately, it’s not as easy as i thought it should be.. i still have to earn.. and sacrifice..
i have a good pay here.. lots of bonus.. three times more than what the hospital nurse receives every month.. lots of bonuses.. plus i get to be with youngsters…
4 months more and let’s see if there are some changes…

alone?

i was alone.. i was in the verge of falling into depression but somehow i managed it with plastic pieces.. know what i did??? i let it all out, displacing all my anger in shattered pieces.. tears were falling.. silence was deafening.. all i could hear was the sound of plastic pieces broken into small pieces..
it was expensive, yet i let my anger be displaced into it rather than losing my sanity…
afterwards, a mask covered what i felt.. i wanted to drink but then i don’t want to get drunk..
just a single message comforted me.. it was him..
i was never alone.. i just chose to be alone..

fruit of hard work..

It was 6pm of October 10..I went home, feeling really really tired. It was a long busy day…. When I arrived home, just as what i have been doing for the past 21 days, I immediately checked the mailbox for any letter..I was like a kid anticipating from a gift from Santa Claus..whew!
And yes, it was there,a small long envelop that contains the result of my NCLEX..I was trembling when I opened it.Inside it, was one piece letter that notifies me I passed the NCLEX and I need to submit my SSnumber. Wheew! I cant believe it.I made it, Thank God.He really heard my prayers.God is so good.(all the time..)
I just would like to thank the people who have been there for me always..Without them..I could have not made it…Thanks to all!mwaah

a Single's Blog

i received this forwarded msg:

" i don’t have any sleeping disorder. I have no worries, no fears, no nothing, just myself…..but wen I met a couple dis morning, laughing together, holding their hands tightly and looking thru each other’s eyes…..its harder for me to sleep now. I THOUGHT, I’M BETTER OFF ALONE..BUT maybe they are right ..maybe it would be nicer to spend your time with someone that you love, someone who means something to you..maybe i’ll gonna try it..not for now but soon..soon enough wen i find someone to share my life with…..

—–i guess we all do share the same sentiments…..

boys will be boys...

Boys will be boys and we should rather be careful with this statement… I’d already had a boyfriend if boys are not *********… Hey, it’s not that I’m bitter or cynical about love.I’m not closing my mind on this matter. I also wished that prince charming would free me from this wicked spell…and we will live happily ever after… Yet I know "ever after only happens in fairy tales". Nothing lasts forever. I know there are pretty princesses who found their knight in shining armor and wow they are really lucky…. But reality bites, we cannot deny the existence of ass***,players, two timers and etc.(whatever we want to call them) .and sad to say there have been an increase in multiplication of this unwanted species…….I know there are still or shall I say few good men down there.. (don't forget to count your dad and brother in)

Everyday i try to prove myself how wrong I am with my theory about boys..everyday i give them the benefit of a doubt hoping that they’ve prove otherwise. And yet, though i find a lot of reasons to like them. i find a lot of reasons why I SHOULD NOT TRUST THEM. BOYS ARE GREAT FRIENDS (no doubt about that) and YET NOT BOYFRIENDS……. unless someone would prove me wrong…

rubber band

Let me tell you a crazy story I heard recently.There' s this husband whoout of sheer love for his wife decided to prove it to her. So he swam thewidest oceans, crossed the deepest rivers, and climbed the highestmountains to show his deep devotion to her. But in the end, she divorcedhim.Why? Because he was never home.(Get it?)Let me tell you an experience I
had as a kid. One day, I asked Mom, "Why domy shoes keep eating my socks?" As a young boy, that was always a mysteryfor me. All my other classmates never had that problem. Their socksremained tight and high up their legs the entire day.Mom didn't answer my question but simply gave me two rubber bands which Idutifully placed around the top of my socks. To this day, fifteen yearslater, I still have permanent circle marks around my legs. But aside fromgiving me this slight defect, the two bands worked like magic.It never occurred to me that Dad and Mom didn't have the money to buy a newpair of socks for me. So I wore five-year-old socks, all soggy, grayish,and garter less. And yet amazingly, I nev er
complained. I believe it wasbecause Dad was always home when I needed him. Every night, after comingfrom work, we'd jog together, sit around, and talk about Tarzan, FarrahFawcett Majors,God, and what I wanted to be when I grew up (a stockholder). On Saturdays, we'd walk to Cubao, eat a hotdog-on-a- stick,and buy newrubber bands before going home.I've learned that in truth, we don't want our loved ones to show their lovefor us in big ways. Swimming the widest oceans,crossing the deepest rivers,and climbing the highest mountains seem spectacular - but that's not whatwe really want. Deep in our hearts, we just want them home. With us.Sometimes, God will operate that way. Suddenly, He decides not t o
answerour prayers, or fill our need, or heal our sickness, or give us the miraclewe're asking for. (He's got reasons why He won't, and believe me - they'repretty good ones.) So He'll just be there beside you, holding you in a hug.Sharing your pain. Weeping as you weep. Oh, He might give you some rubberbands. And that small comfort from Him will be more than enough to sustainyou. Because the most essential truth you already know.

HOLY WITTICISM

HOLY HUMOR... Good thoughts indeed!
1. There was a church that had problems with outsiders parking in its parking lots, so they put up a sign: CHURCH CAR PARK - FOR MEMBERS ONLY Trespassers will be baptized!
2. "No God - No Peace. Know God - Know Peace."
3. "Free Trip to heaven Details Inside!"
4. "Try our Sundays. They are better than Baskin Robbins."
5. "Searching for a new look? Have your faith lifted here!"
6. An ad for one Church has a picture of two hands holding stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments are inscribed and a headline that reads, "For fast, fast, fast relief, take two tablets."
7. When the restaurant next to another Church put out a big sign with red letters that said, "Open Sundays," the church reciprocated with its own message: "We are open on Sundays, too."
8. "People are like tea bags -- you have to put them in hot water before you know how strong they are."
9. "Fight truth decay -- study the Bible daily."
10. "How will you spend eternity - Smoking or Nonsmoking?"
11. "Dusty Bibles lead to Dirty Lives"
12. "Come work for the Lord. The work is hard, the hours are long and the pay is low. But the retirement benefits are out of this world."
13. "It is unlikely there'll be a reduction in the wages of sin."
14. "Do not wait for the hearse to take you to church."
15. "If you're headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns."
16. "If you don't like the way you were born, try being born again"
17. "Looking at the way some people live, they ought to obtain eternal fire insurance soon."
18. "This is a ch_ _ ch. What is missing?" (U R)
19. "In the dark? Follow the Son"
20. "Running low on faith? Step in for a fill-up."
21. "If you can't sleep, don't count sheep. Talk to the Shepherd."
God Bless and pass it on!