soul expresses too

I was looking for a piece that would describe this silence and solitude I am marveling at...

and a rock band came out...even rock bands cannot contain silence and solitude...

many people cannot tolerate silence and solitude because this is when our souls express our depths...

silence for a couple of minutes

when you are at home and wanted to do many things and cannot do all...there just seems to be questions and answers that are confronting...

I guess this silence makes everyone rush to their offices, schools, workplace...to escape ... 

and people just keep asking for peace...one cannot face...

I am in front of this laptop and hearing not a sound...

getting to the top

... I have learned that everybody wants to live on top of the mountain, without knowing that true happiness is obtained in the journey taken and the form used to reach the top of the hill.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

T'boli Princess Dream

Waterfalls, Mist and T'boli ladies at Lake Sebu

trying hard

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Judy Garland

Jessie J - Who You Are (Official Lyrics on the Screen / Sound HD)

seeking love

Your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek & find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Sufi Principles and Practices

Sufi Principles & Practices

The Sufis are the men of the highest morality.They are the people who behave according to the need of the time. They are not bound by the shackles of rituals and customs. Religion for them is important only so long as it does not hinder spiritual progress. The greatest religion for them is the love for the humanity and not to hurt anyone’s feelings. Their objective being to evolve as a complete man by improving one’s character and conduct the principles and practices adopted by them revolve around these central ideas and are to be seen in this light.

Ellona Santiago Spreads Her "Wings" - THE X FACTOR USA 2013

CHRIS DE BURGH - Here Is Your Paradise (Lyrics)

Chris de Burgh - Missing You

The last time I really got very fond of this song was year 2009.  And I am fond of this again this year. What was different then and now?

so sad

Sometimes, we are given a few minutes to be with the whom we love, and thousand of hours to spend to thinking of them.

thieves with positions

what to do with these lawmakers?

Uncontacted Tribe - Human Planet: Jungles - BBC One

The loneliest animal on the planet - BBC Animals

morning romance

Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where you are.... - George William Curtis

shitty notes

This is angelo.  I gave this to an officemate.  yesterday he had his best time by pooping on my table particularly on my notes.  ha ha ha  

Peace was always there

Peace and happiness are available in every moment. Peace is every step. We shall walk hand in hand. There are no political solutions to spiritual problems. Remember: If the Creator put it there, it is in the right place. The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.

Indian way

Wakan Tanka, Great Mystery, teach me how to trust my heart, my mind, my intuition, my inner knowing, the senses of my body, the blessings of my spirit. Teach me to trust these things so that I may enter my Sacred Space and love beyond my fear, and thus Walk in Balance with the passing of each glorious Sun.
~ Lakota Prayer

and another one to keep me grounded

When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money.
~ Cree Prophecy

to keep me grounded today

Certain things catch your eye, But pursue only those that capture your heart.
~ old indian saying

Mabuhay to Pyronale 2013: Dragon Fireworks

Amazing! Genius! Having goosebumps until now!
Awesome and Mabuhay to the Dragon Fireworks for making us Filipinos very proud of you!

Which is the greater killer, social isolation or cigarette smoking?

The risk of death associated with social

isolation is greater than the risk

associated with cigarette smoking.

by:  House, Landis & Umberson Science,1988

Children don't deserve War

Dear friends,

Over 1 million Syrian children are refugees with no access to education, but we can stop these kids from becoming a 'lost generation'. We're teaming up with 16-year old education campaigner Malala Yousafzai and UN Education Envoy Gordon Brown to raise $1 million in the next few days, then challenge donor countries to match it 10:1, raising enough money to start putting every refugee child in school! Pledge €4 to make it happen:

Syrian children may feel little hope today, but this week we have a powerful chance to help save their future.

A staggering 6 million Syrians have fled the fighting, many of them children. In many wars, they become a 'lost generation' that knows guns more than books, and never get a chance to build a better life. But this time, there's an exciting plan to change that.

Inspiring 16-year old campaigner Malala Yousafzai and UN Education Envoy Gordon Brown are teaming up with our community to issue a challenge to governments -- if we can raise $1 million, we'll call on each donor country to match us 10:1 to raise the $100+ million needed to start putting every Syrian refugee child in school! In days, Malala and Brown could personally address the Syria humanitarian summit in New York and wave the cheque from us as a challenge. Our donations could help turn this from a business as usual meeting to a major moment that spurs action.

today's boost

"Never work just for money or for power.  They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night".  by Marian Wright Edelman

Steve Jobs in spirit

Steve Jobs said:

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do".

Kaba

scorpio images

lens principle

John Maxwell said:

Who we are determines how we see others. What is my perception of others?  You are your lens.
Who you are determines what you see, how you view life and what you do.

Love to work mode

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

Theodore Roosevelt

explosion

 I woke up today exploding because one of our puppies was attacked by another dog (ours too).  I saw the little creature in pain and wriggling from the slightest touch.  I can't bear to see.  If this creature dies, then this is the third death from 7 little puppies.

When i arrived in the office, the news of bomb explosions in the city was the topic so I was arggghhh, another one???

explosions...i hope all feelings of it,  subsides...I hope all thoughts about exploding, stops...i hope people expel explosions.

gone through vein stripping

My first ever operation is actually a minor one. It is called vein stripping.

I was excited but before that I was thinking of understanding my pain threshold.  I have one of the shortest and impossible thresholds in the whole world.

When I am alone, I seem to manage pain but with a loved one beside me all the pain seems to be so painfully great...over-acting.

So I challenged myself...

First I have realized that I cant seem to handle looking at the needle going through my skin by looking.  And if I am not looking, I can't help myself imagining the needle going through my skin and veins.   Which is for me the same as looking directly.  Failure!

The next one is the insertion of the Intravenous something.  In my lifetime, I never experienced a one-shot I.V.  It was always a couple or a number of trying to get to that "vein".  For this operation,  I got a record of  7 tries (all painful)  and one successful "shoot".

Just before I fell totally submitted to a total "sleep" I had the greatest growl of my subconscious for the one hour I.V. insertion painful process!

I thought I was in my conscious level, managing my pain...funny that I have to give in during my near slumber.

Bellefire - You Were Meant For Me HQ

Katy Perry's Roar and Taal Volcano in the Philippines

Can you spot where Taal Volcano is?  It is the world's smallest volcano and nestled in a lake.  And located in the Philippines.

soulful morning

It is in the early morning hour that the unseen is seen, and that the far-off beauty and glory, vanquishing all their vagueness, move down upon us till they stand clear as crystal close over against the soul. ~Sarah Smiley

to end my day and begin my night

“1) I love you not for whom you are,
but who i am when i'm by your side.
2) No person deserves your tears,
and who deserves them won't make you cry.
3) Just because someone doesn't love you as you wish,
it doesn't mean you're not loved with all his/her being.
4) A true friend is the one,
who hold your hand and touches your heart.
5) The worst way to miss someone is,
to be seated by him/her and know you'll never have him/her.
6) Never stop smiling not even when you're sad,
someone might fall in love with your smile.
7) You may only be a person in this world,
but for someone you're the world.
8) Don't spend time with someone,
who doesn't care spending it with you.
9) Maybe God wants you to meet many wrong people,
before you meet the right one,so when it happens you'll be thankful.
10) Dont cry because it came to an end,
smile because it happened.
11) There will always be people who'll hurt you,
so you need to continue trusting, just be careful.
12) Become a better person and be sure to know who you are,
before meeting someone new and hoping that person knows who you are.
13) Don't struggle so much,
best things happen when not expected.”
― Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

unstable ground for me

I have always been challenged and it was always about this for such a long time.

I have had enough and I am more afraid of breaking what seems to be a stable ground than "going through the knife" on Friday.

Why can't I not understand you?  Oh God!  Please give me a heart.

how far am i to happiness? stability ???

Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Choose

"A man is given the choice between loving women and understanding them" 
Ninon de Linclos

So am I... to a man...

Not everyone knows how to decide

Zamboanga and War

We believe 1 family torn apart by war is too many.
Tell the world you do too: http://www.unhcr.org/1family?link=email

Sir Gabriel Marquez, a part of my journey

I have to double check on Sir Gabriel Garcia Marquez.  The first book I read that he authored was so hard to understand when I was in high school.  "In Evil Hour" was read during the time when I have to read a book because I was supposed to do it for school.  I did understand it after reading twice.  And I promised to name my first born baby to be Gabriel. 

Reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude" gave me the idea of how to be patient and how to manage emotions with the characters portrayed.  I did not realize humans can actually experience too much pain and emotions and yet go on with their daily lives.

"Love in the Time of Cholera" is a gift.  I have read it many times because I loved the story.  I watched the movie, many times too.

To a great author, you were in my journey from then on until my last breath!

Gabriel Garcia Marquez says farewell

I have learned so much with you all,
I have learned that everybody wants to live on top of the mountain,
without knowing that true happiness is obtained in the journey taken and
the form used to reach the top of the hill.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

the right time

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago.  The second best time is NOW.

Chinese proverb

Sana'y kapiling ka

B+ Blood Type

This blood type is something that me and my siblings have one thing in common.  Until of course, I married an O type and  produced B + human beings (my children). 

My parents by the way are all B type too.

Let me marvel over with our personalities:

Type B

People with blood type B are the most practical of the blood groups. They are specialists in what they do. When they start a project, they spend extra time understanding and trying to follow directions than others might. When they are doing something, all of their attention is focused on it. They tend to stick to a goal and follow it through to the end, even if it seems impossible. They tend to be less than cooperative, as they like to follow their own rules and their own ideas. They are individualists. B type people pay attention to their thoughts a little more than their feelings, and therefore can sometimes seem cold and serious.

People with blood type B are often considered more relaxed, freewheeling, and unconventional than other types, although not necessarily to an unacceptable degree. In anime, the genki, off-the-wall types are type B, along with any kind of well-intended character who's ruled by their impulses.

Naruto, Duo Maxwell, Miaka, Nuriko, Tasuki, Sagara Sanosuke

Broken Sonnet - Hale

Kung Wala Ka

reminding us

going through the knife

just the thought of it makes me squirm...

but I have to go through a procedure to get rid of what science call chronic thrombosis...mine is partial but the operation should ease something from my system...

let me see about that...

I did not realize some complications of its existence except for discomfort of seeing the bulging veins and its tolerable pain sometimes... by the way, I can wear short shorts even with those veins and the pain I am not fond of but I can tolerate...

anyway, I decided to go through this surgery to ease some flow...psychologically we all go through pain to see the light...

boredom

There's got to be some sense in what I call "boredom"...

It is not good to be bored with lots of concerns to face in a day... but in a state of boredom, there can be a lot of thoughts running past those neurons...

Dear Lord, I am starting to hate what I am doing...why?

what we can do, if there is nothing to do

Why?

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out WHY?
Mark Twain

believing in something

When deep down in the core of your being you believe that your soulmate exists, there is no limit to the way he or she can enter your life. Arielle Ford

angel and friends