iN My SeArCh FoR HaPPiNeSS...

"We do not realize that LOVE is just a further impetus,
not something that will prevent us going forward.
We do not realize that those who genuinely wish us well
want us to be HAPPY and are prepared
to accompany us on that JOURNEY."
- from "The Alchemist"
by Paulo Coelho

Friday, January 12, 2007

TxT ThOtS

  • I care but God cares deeper. I can hug you but God hugs you sweeter. You can cry to me but it's God who dries your tears. I can hold you but God can carry you.
  • Sometimes memories could simply fade away... time makes the mind forget... but I know our friendship will last... because I kept it in a safe place called... HEART.
  • If you're facing trouble right now, don't ask "why me?" Instead ask, "what do you want me to learn?"Then trust God and keep on doing what's right. Don't give up.
  • Find a quiet moment tonight and think of all your blessings for this day. It'll be interesting to realize that good always outnumber the bad ones.
  • Always remember that the longer you stay with the things you don't really enjoy equates to every moment you lose with what could be a happy life.
  • Sometimes you will feel like you just want to cry the whole day. Collect all the pain that the whole day brought you... fill your heart with anger... internalize every tear that fell in your eyes... and feel numb about it when this happens. Close your eyes and cry as much as you want to and end it with a smile. Life is tough but prove that you're tougher.
  • Whether you've been throughyour worst time or it is yet to come... always remember that life can only be summed up in three words... "you have me" and that's for life.
  • If people are talking behind your back, let them indulge themselves. You're two steps ahead of them. Keep in mind that strong minds talk of ideas but weak minds talk about people.
  • God has a purpose behind every problem. He uses circumstances to develop your character. No one is immune to pain.Not all problems are big, but they are all significant in God's growth process for you. God uses problems to draw you closer to him. It is during suffering that we learn to pray our most authentic, heartfelt, and honest prayers. Problems force us to look up to God, and depend on Him instead of ourselves. When we feel how powerless we are, we realize that God is all we've got.
  • Somecay, in God's time, whatever you ask for will come true. It may not be what you prayed for and wanted. But it will be what God knows is best for you.
  • A cute story: "A grandfather was walking through his yard when he heard his granddaughter repeating the alphabet in a tone of voice that sounded like a prayer. He asked her what she was doing. The little girl explained and said, I am praying, but can't think of the exact and right words, so I'm just saying all the letters in the alphabet, and God will put them together for me because He knows what's inside my heart."
  • Every tear of sadness that we shed for a person we love is a capsule of memory that we have to leave behind. We fall inlove so that we will learn. We get hurt so that we'll become strong. And we cry so that we can let go and find our place in that someone who will love us right.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

WiShEs FoR YoU

These Are My Wishes For You
Sandra Sturtz Hauss


May you find serenity and tranquility
in a world you may not always understand.

May the pain you have known
and the conflict you have experienced
give you the strength to walk through life
facing each new situation with courage and optimism.

Always know that there are those
whose love and understanding will always be there,
even when you feel most alone.

May a kind word,
a reassuring touch,
and a warm smile
be yours every day of your life,
and may you give these gifts
as well as receive them.

May the teachings of those you admire
become part of you,
so that you may call upon them.

Remember, those whose lives you have touched
and who have touched yours
are always a part of you,
even if the encounters were less than you would have wished.
It is the content of the encounter
that is more important than its form.

May you not become too concerned with material matters,
but instead place immeasurable value
on the goodness in your heart.
Find time in each day to see beauty and love
in the world around you.

Realize that what you feel you lack in one regard
you may be more than compensated for in another.
What you feel you lack in the present
may become one of your strengths in the future.
May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility.
Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience.

May you find enough inner strength
to determine your own worth by yourself,
and not be dependent
on another's judgment of your accomplishments.

May you always feel loved.

GrEeTiNgS

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don’t, and believe that everything happens for a reason. Know a good thing when you see it, and don’t let it slip away. If you get a chance, take it; if it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it would be easy; they just said it’s worth it."
--- Ruffa Gutierrez-Bektas
from Ricky Lo's Entertainment column,
www. philstar.com, 01/04/07