December 2011: Inspirational Quotes!

In the final analysis, there is no other solution to a man's problems but the day's honest work, the day's honest decisions, the day's generous utterance, and the day's good deed.
~Claire Booth Luce ~

Each of us can work to change a small portion of events. And it's in the total of all those acts that the history of this generation will be written.
~Jacqueline Novogratz ~

Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won't come in.
~Alan Alda ~

There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it.
~Minnie Aumonier ~

Love all, serve all, feed all.
~Neem Karoli Baba ~

Intelligence and capability are not enough.There must be the joy of doing something beautiful.
~Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy (Dr. V) ~

Love ... It surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.
~Kahlil Gibran ~

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~

A poem should not mean. But be.
~Archibald MacLeish ~

No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child.
~ Emma Goldman ~

A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas -- a place where history comes to life.
~ Norman Cousins ~

We abuse the land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.
~Aldo Leopold ~

In order to learn the art of dying , one must know completely -- the art of living.
~ S. N. Goenka ~

Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me ... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
~Shel Silverstein ~

Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will.
~Jawaharlal Nehru ~

Freedom of mind is the real freedom. A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man.
~ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar ~

Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.
~Barry Lopez ~

The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.
~Martin Luther King, Jr. ~

The Beauty of the Mountain is hidden for all those who try to discover it from the top, supposing that, one way or an other, one can reach this place directly. The Beauty of the Mountain reveals only to those who climbed it.
~Antoine de Saint-Exupery ~

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
~Buddha ~

The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.
~Bobby McFerrin ~

Give like a small sun: touch the world with shafts of your light, bring smiles into bloom like flowers.
~ DailyGood Editors ~

Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple, and the simple thing is the right thing.
~Oscar Wilde ~

Kind hearts are the gardens. Kind thoughts are the roots. Kind words are the blossoms. Kind deeds are the fruits.
~Kirpal Singh ~

Love is the way messengers from the mystery tell us things.
~Nisargadatta Maharaj ~

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
~Mahatma Gandhi ~

The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.
~Mortimer Adler ~

If there is to be an ecologically sound society, it will have to come the grass roots up, not from the top down.
~Paul Hawken ~

Make no judgements where you have no compassion.
~Anne McCaffrey ~

Each resolve to live more kindly loosens restrictive knots of self-interest. Life then flows more freely on its true course. The way an unfettered river runs swift to the ocean.
~Daily Good Editors ~

My 2012 New Year's Resolution

As I am more positive to face this year, I would like to set my 2012 New Year’s Resolution as it will give me something to look forward to and will also guide me to be more productive. Though, i know that I am good in breaking up all those promises/resolutions, I am still hopeful that I am able to achieve what I am going to set for this year.

So, without further ado let me share to you 12 of my targets/resolutions for 2012 in random order:

*observe proper diet

*read at least one (1) book a month

*blog at least once a week

*buy new digital camera

*buy external hard disk

*always give quality time for myself

*save more money for my kids future

*go to manila ocean park with my family

*be more organize and manage time properly

*be more patient with the situations and people around me

*travel at least twice a year to any places here in the Philippines

*visit our parents and in-laws in the province and spend some quality time with them

And at the end of the year, let me see how good I am in keeping and achieving my New Year’s Resolution . So wish me luck guys as I am crossing my fingers in accomplishing those listed above.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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May we all have a prosperous 2012.

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11 things I learned and realized in 2011

Before I officially welcome 2012, let me share to you 11 things that I learned and realized for this year 2011.

Here they are in random order:

*life is full of duties and responsibilities and it increases as you grow older

*my daughter will always be on my top priority

*being a wife and a mother is never been easy, it needs a lot of patience, sacrifices, hardwork and responsibilities

*life is always like a rollercoaster and you really can’t tell when will you be up or when will you be down

*getting pregnant the second time around is much difficult compared before

*family is always there to suppot me through thick and thin despite havingmy very own family

*you really can’t please everyone no matter hard you try

*never ever expect anything so you won’t get hurt if nothing happens

*looking & dealing with the nanny is another burden that need to face everyday

*always give time for yourself and make yourself happy

*gift no matter how small or big always makes me smile and happy

And with all those things, I can say that I am more ready to face 2012. Happy New Year everyone. Let us all welcome 2012 with all the positivity in our heart.

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!

Another year is about to end, 3 more days to go and we will official bid goodbye to 2011 and will welcome 2012.

2011 is never been an easy year for me. Lots of trials and hardship came across my way. But afterall those hardship, I can say that there were also a lot of things happened that need to be thankful for.

I am thankful for:

*my husband that always there to understand me and support me in any decision that I made
*my daughter that made me proud to be her mom
*my only sister that always there to rescue me and always there when I needed her
*my family that never fail to support me morally and spiritually
* my friends that never forget me
*my job that I love to do despite and inspite all the stressed that it gave me
*all the gifts that I received this christmas season
*all the wishes granted
*and above all, for the little bundle of joy inside me that is soon to come out and will say hello to the world

Now, I can say that I am ready to face the coming year and welcome 2012 with all the positivity in my heart. May this coming year be more prosperous year for all of us! So goodbye 2011, hello 2012.

Randomness on a Holiday Wednesday

*I love my work. I love what I am doing. But lately work really stressed me a lot.

*I know it is not good for me especially at this moment that there’s someone inside me who is also affected.

*But no matter how I tried to be cool and take it easy, my work always bothers me.

*There were times when I woke up in the wee hours of the night just thinking how to proceed, what to do first for everything seems to be on rush.

*Deadlines are just few days away. Holiday break is soon to come. And not making it to the deadlines will definitely not make me happy as well as my boss.

*Soon, I am also going to file my maternity leave. Time really flies so fast. And I just can’t leave unfinished assignments.

*So, despite me wanting to stay home and be with my little darling KA this holiday, I decided to report to work. Hoping that being alone at my workstation and that no distractions to expect today, I am going to finish at least 1/3 or ½ of my current pending workload.

*Just wish me luck guys!

November 2011: Inspirational Quotes!

If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread; otherwise there will be no peace.
~Norman Borlaug ~

Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults.
~ Henri Frederic Amiel ~

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
~ Chuang Tzu ~

Success is ultimately about connection, not perfection.
~ Whitney Johnson ~

Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. Kindness that catches us by surprise brings out the best in our natures.
~Bob Kerrey ~

Our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest, which co-mingle their roots in the darkness underground.
~ William James ~

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
~Confucius ~

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.
~Alan Alda ~

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.
~Arthur Golden ~

I wouldn't give a nickel for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.
~Albert Einstein ~

The secret to being wrong isn't to avoid being wrong! The secret is being willing to be wrong. The secret is realizing that wrong isn't fatal.
~Seth Godin ~

We dance round in a ring and suppose, But the Secret sits in the middle and knows.
~ Robert Frost ~

Shine one corner of the world -- just one corner.
~ Shunryu Suzuki ~

You have not lived a perfect day, even though you have earned your money, unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
~Ruth Smeltzer ~

Life where you're always doing something you love is art.
~ Leo Babauta ~

When you learn, teach. When you get, give.
~ Maya Angelou ~

True change isn't willful. It's so fluent and intuitive that we don't even realize it happened.
~ Garrett Kramer ~

How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be?
~Vincent Van Gogh ~

Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.
~ Marge Piercy ~

Gross National Product measures everything, except that which makes life worthwhile.
~Robert Kennedy ~

Art consists in limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.
~ G. K. Chesterton ~

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.
~ Elbert Hubbard ~

As the rain falls on the just and unjust alike, let your heart be untroubled by judgements and let your kindness rain down on all.
- Buddha -

We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share caring, lightheartedness, and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other. And then this moment will be worthwhile.
~Deepak Chopra ~

Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~

When people go within and connect with themselves, they realize they are connected to the universe and they are connected to all living things.
~Armand Dimele ~

Being 'spiritual' simply means being willing to look into the nature of life, to ask questions and to wonder, and to listen. It also means seeing art everywhere.
~Quang Ho ~

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
~William Arthur Ward ~

If you want to be a rebel, be kind.
~Pancho Ramos Stierle~

When I am happy, I see the happiness in others. When I am depressed, I notice that people's eyes look sad. When I am weary, I see the world as boring and unattractive.
~Steve Chandler ~