REFLECTION

God, I thank u for the Grace of being alive this morning, for the sleep that has refreshed me & for the chance to make a new beginning.

good morning world! :) ♥

What do I have to be thankful for?

I could spend a mountain of time complaining. I could spend a mountain of time crying over past mistakes or I could spend equal time rejoicing over the things I have learned.

I am thankful for the times I had that made me cry, because as i remembered those awful moments I learned what not to do again. I have learned that history has a habit of repeating itself and I have the power to change it's out come by how I receive or perceive what happens to me. i am thankful for every tear I shed doing those tough times because they made me examine who I am and why this came my way. They caused me to decide the amount of control I had over me in that situation. Those tears had the power to keep me or kill me. I am still STANDING!

I am thankful for the choices I have made in life that I regret making, simply because the out come has given me a story to tell. They have taught me what to teach some one I see who is heading down the same path I once was on. I am thankful for the eagle eye vision those choices gave me. Because of their outcome I see things in a totally different light. I am thankful for the love I have learned to have for all those who were involved in my bad choices, people who misunderstood my motives and caused me much pain. I had to learn to forgive them especially when they really did not understand how they had hurt me. I had to learn to see them where they are and keep going on. I had to learn to Keep On Standing. I am still STANDING!

I am thankful for the love of my family , relatives and friends who have endured with me through some of the toughest times in our lives. times that could have been prevented if not for my own selfish pride. They loved me in the midst of it all and when they found out it was my fault they forgave me with time and still love me no matter. They yearned for a special relationship with me even when I was not capable of giving them what they needed at that time. They hung in there and loved me through it all. I ain't complain. I am not perfect by a long shot. But they still love me and guess what ? I am Still STANDING!

Of all the things that happened to me, I could not think of a thing to do but to thank Him. To be thankful for what I have and what I become because of the challenges He gave me. For making me stronger to face all the struggles in life even though sometimes I feel like giving up. I thank Him because if not because of Him, I would not reach my dreams and become a better person. :)

THANK YOU LORD for everything.. I AM ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL TO YOU ♥




Below are the pictures during my thanksgiving party :)

the venue

during the thanksgiving mass

 peach and her sisters with their mom, t charito

3rd person from the left was my Grade V teacher, Mrs. Nabalitan

our neighbors, so cute ^^

meet Auntie Anelyn along with her husband and kids

LIFE

I grasped that the rules in life are the same as the rules in driving. Be patient and rational. Give way. Wait for your turn. Stop at each crossroads. Look at both sides before making a turn. Succomb to the one that has the right of way. Be alert. Always have quickness of thought. Go behind  the stop light. Stop when the red light is on. Do not overlook  the yellow or warning light. Do not peruse your comfortable speed. If lost along distoted streets, go back to the main road. Have an encompassing view of the road further on you. watch out for dangers. Stay out of potholes. Do not jeopardize the safety of your loved ones just to get ahead. If tired, stop and rest.

I always consider that driving is like living your life. You are the one navigating your life to the destination you want it to go. You might find yourself sometimes stopping at a crossroad uncertain of what path to take but then most often you settle on the path you’re most sure of and comfortable with. You will stumble opun big, small, smooth or uneven lumps but just the same you move forward. If you fail to spot your turn, you back up or go back. If you meet an accident due to carelessness and get out of it unscathe, you charged it to experience. If you get a ticket, you take it and you learn from there. Some routes are short, some routes are long either way, you take it as it. Taking the shortcuts though, most of the time, is CHEATING your way through life. Nothing beats the sense of accomplishment of having arrived at your destination using the long, bumpy, difficult road because in life, it is really not about getting there that matters but the guts it took for you to get there. In life, just like in driving, you only take calculated risks. Risks that are based on sound judgement. Living your life is like driving responsibly, it is about thinking not only of yourself but of others as well because your one quick decision might not only change your life but the lives of others as well

Nothing comes easy so it is better to learn to drive manually first before you move to automatic and always enjoy the drive to your destination…

larmes sur ma guitare (teardrops on my guitar)

I realized that my education had prepared me to do drug study, nursing care plan and case study into manageable bites but i had never learned

HOW TO FEEL MY FEELINGS..

And so, I set about figuring those things out, those simple, basic things that for whatever reason I was never directly shown in all my years of schooling.

then i have met GUITAR in my life. I didn’t immediately begin playing the guitar then when I first heard my friend playing like that right in front of me, but it is clear to me now that a seed was planted that day, and the seed eventually sprouted.

When all else in my life was chaos, the guitar was always there with its limited number of strings and frets. Music, while infinite, is somehow smaller than Life itself. When Life is barreling out of control, the guitar is there to guide me back into some semblance of order and stability.

An easy life is a boring life. Nothing much happens, and everything is completely in control.Watching tv is easy. Going to the movies is easy.

Playing guitar is hard. :)

"la belleza de la lluvia " (The beauty of Rain)

I had always thought of rain as a foe. Even when I learnt about the life givingwater cycle, I did not view rain as the great boon it was. After learning about the water cycle. I accepted rain as a fact of nature; but not something to enjoy.
BUT IM WRONG!

Rain. so beautiful and healing, it soothes the spirits and washes away all that is bad. Rain is much more than people give credit to. it is a life giver, a life saver, it can even be a destroyer. of the element water, it fills the rivers, fuels streams and enters the ocean in waves. i am one of those people who are hopeless romantics, when i see rain, when i hear it, and when i am in the rain...i can do no other than to find peace and yet a sorrow to be with someone who loves the rain as much as i do, to kiss and embrace in the rain. sometimes when i feel the depth of my sorrow and its raining or just storming, i go out and embrace it. when tears cascade down my cheeks...the rain sweeps them down and takes away the pain. the rain is my healer, there is no one, not a single person in the world, can say that they have no connection with the rain. the rain is like the moon, fascinating, nurturing, and calming as well as magical.