Ways to stay safe

I took a course on Health and Safety, and this is what I learned that helped me a lot. In reverse order. 10.  Be prepared. 09.  Know the signs. 08.  Be aware of the environments. 07.  Don’t ignore anxiety. 06.  … Continue reading →

Best Medicine

Taking a Sunday Snippet time out today, instead, let’s JUMP and do 60 seconds of cardio exercise.

Cracked Earth With A Boy

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  Leafing through the magazines at a clinic’s waiting room, this photo haunted me. Finally, I found it here at the gallery of Allard Prize for International Integrity. The lines on the cracked earth reminded me of drought season in the Philippines when … Continue reading →

Letter #22, 2018: To Alfie, Son of Albion

Go on, young Alfie, son of Albion, Fearless fighter in a soulless age, With every shallow breath, while judges rage, To the very end, beyond all hope. Go on, young Alfie, son of Tom, Lion-hearted soul, without a trace Of … Continue reading →

Foundation: What’s it all about?

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It has been proven that science and medicine can prolong life even if the body is in a coma for 30 years. That’s precisely what happened to a BC police officer that put him in an unresponsive state on a call … Continue reading →

On Gratitude

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Happy Birthday, Mother. Thank you for having us. From all of your 14 children And all the people that You loved and helped Unconditionally. Focus for Today April 22, 2018 Give without conditions. Donner sans réclamer de retour. Dare senza richiedere. … Continue reading →

E _ _ _ H

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Give me an A Give me an R Give me a T The “Earth” without ART is just “EH”!

Silent Picture

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 “The poor man! He doesn’t know anything about pigeons! And as for the gentle dove, what a myth that is!  They’re very cruel.  I had some here and they pecked a poor little pigeon to death because they didn’t like … Continue reading →

The Good Fight

I’ll be damned!?

Today, I received this in my email. Focus for today April 15, 2018  Forgive the hurts you have received. Pardonner les offenses reçues. Perdonare le offese ricevute. “We often pray, ‘Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against … Continue reading →

Human Soul

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Just before I woke up from a deep sleep, I dreamt of a single red rose. I can’t remember what the dream was, but the rose stayed with me. The night before, I watched a video of Aokigahara Documentary.The narrator has the … Continue reading →

Let me sleep

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Maud the dog. Pud the ginger cat. Maud worships Pud. They are BFF for life. They have a strong bonding relationship. Maud: Pud are you awake Pud: no response Maud: Do you love me? Pud: no response Maud: I love you! … Continue reading →

Passage to Infinity

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    Last night, I watched the movie The Book of Eli. In this movie, it painted an apocalyptic world. The future is morbid, brutal and violent. In a harsh world, there is the only thing that can change the world, … Continue reading →

Tita Agos

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She’s all smiles. Always. I remember her. Always. She doesn’t remember us. Anymore. But we remember her. Always. A song: When you’re smiling, when you’re smiling, the whole world smiles with you.

The Far Side

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  You like me. You really like me. Gosh, someone or something is making a move on me. More on stalking. Creepy. The main reason I configured my blog to hide the gravatar of the blogger that pressed the like … Continue reading →

Trip of a Lifetime

 I would like to stay longer and soak up the three world’s religion: Islāmic, Judaism, and Christianity.  I want to be with the Muslims, Jews, and Christians: and have interfaith dialogue. At the hotel in Jordan, waiting to leave for Canada, I … Continue reading →

Ground Zero – Part 2

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  In the Jewish tradition, Passover is a holy celebration that coincides with Christian’s Good Friday, Looking at the wall that surrounds Bethlehem, I doubt that anybody can pass over it.  As the old saying goes, this too shall pass. … Continue reading →

Ground Zero

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What stories do we tell ourselves when we look at photos we’ve taken on our journey? Sometimes it’s hard to convey to listeners unless they have been there or know the history of the place. Do I start from the … Continue reading →

Standing beside him

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  A new hour, a new day, a new Sunday. I happened to be standing beside him As he completed the canvass for me Praying “Draw me, draw me, Spirit of God That I may think what is Holy.” I … Continue reading →

The Hour

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When the mind goes dark Focus on the spark of life

Chase Your Words

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    STORYTIME This game made me relive my childhood. Ocarina Of Time was the first video game I was ever introduced to when I was 4 years old by my dad. My dad used to do graveyard shifts at … Continue reading →

Let’s Go Exploring

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There’s never a dull moment living with Lucy.  She has many favorite places in a tiny bachelor apartment.  No need to travel to be entertained.  Instead, she amuses herself in simple little things such as this box.  Priceless. This is … Continue reading →

Reaping the rewards

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  “Blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed” – John 20:29 It is with his scientific mind that he has proven black holes, gravity, and wrote the book a Brief History of Time, Steven Hawkings absolute cannot reason … Continue reading →

Full Stop. Two Spaces.

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In a sentence after a full stop (period), I used to use two spaces in between to start a new sentence in the same paragraph.  That’s what I learned when I took a typing course.  As a legal secretary, typing long … Continue reading →

Here at least, I can be myself.

 

I’d rather take my time and eat a watermelon

I was walking on the gardens of an insane asylum when I met a young man reading a philosophy book.

I’d rather do spontaneous activities

For his manners and the health he portrayed, he didn’t quite match with the patients there. I sat beside him and asked: “What are you doing here?” He looked at me surprised. But as he saw that I wasn’t one of the doctors, he answered: “That’s very simple. My father, a brilliant lawyer, wanted me to be like him.

I’d rather be with my cat, Lucy

“My uncle, an owner of a large commercial warehouse, wanted me to follow his example. My mother wanted me to become the image of her beloved father. My sister always cited her husband as the example of a well-succeeded man. My brother tried to train me to become an excellent athlete like him.”

I’d rather be an adventurer rather than look for a sign

“And the same happened with my teachers at school, the piano teacher, the English tutor: all of them were convinced and resolute; they were the best examples to be followed. No one looked at me like someone should look to a man — but as if they looked into a mirror.”

Would you rather be you?

“That way, I decided to admit myself in this asylum. Here at least, I can be myself.”

With this tale, I’d Rather Be… ME.

Tale by Kahlil Gibran

Heaven can’t wait for Hawkings

“The Grand Design,” Britain’s most famous scientist says that given the existence of gravity, “the universe can and will create itself from nothing,” Hawkings argued that God did not create the Universe. It does not really matter. In my mind, … Continue reading →

Her Name is Miss Pretty

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In a big communal house Across where I work Lives a beautiful black cat. I followed the cat that took me behind the house into a small plot of land grows a lush garden. There was a skinny man that tends … Continue reading →

I answered YES

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Thunder and Lightning

“That is my thunder, by God; the villains will play my thunder, but not my play.” – Alexander Pope

Two black-haired girls spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E.  Little do they know, I can tell what they are up to even though they speak in their own dialect. It’s easy to read minds, you know since I am the queen of Mischief.

Frame by frame, a series of shots put together to capture this story of stealing their thunder by taking over their acts at lightning speed.

I had the last laugh and the best hug from Thomas.

Viola Desmond’s Place in History.

I love her face the first time I saw her. It was a week-long education series for The Voice of Our Members that Viola Desmond was introduced to us. Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. An African-Canadian woman. The … Continue reading →

Setting the record straight

Women play an essential role in the world. For without the woman’s womb, we are not born. Rejoice and be thankful. – Perpetua

Perpetua and Felicity

We celebrate the lives of some remarkable female saints this week, and today, we remember saints Perpetua and Felicity. These remarkable women were early third-century, African martyrs were of great significance in the life of the early Church. They were condemned as Christians by the Roman authorities and sent to the public arena, to be mauled by wild animals. However, they survived and were then taken to be executed by the sword. Their story was widely circulated secretly throughout the early Christian congregations, giving encouragement in the face of adversity. They were martyred for their faith on this day in the year 203.  – Pray As You Go

On this date: History of Perpetua

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Perpetua, a noblewoman, and Felicity, a slave, were imprisoned and killed on March 7, 203 in Carthage. Carthage is a magnificent ancient city in Tunisia, part of Africa. During Perpetua’s imprisonment, she kept a diary and accounts that provided a vivid picture … Continue reading →

Approaching Good Choices

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  Decision making is challenging because sometimes we have no idea the impact of what we have decided. Just thinking about what to choose to wear is a grueling daily event. Some outfit brings happiness, others blah. What made us … Continue reading →

Lenten Reflection

Why do we so often find ourselves in the same position as St. Paul?  “What I do, I do not understand. For I do not do what I want, but I do what I hate.” via Temptation

In The World But Not Of It

It’s magnificent to see a salmon run. A sacred journey when they return to where they were born to spawn a new generation. Salmon is a keystone species. Keystone species are those who have an extremely high impact on a … Continue reading →

The Hug Report

These Olympic games like a good hug will stay with us forever! Win or Loss hugs help.

The Voice of Our Members

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February is Black History Month By Warren Williams, President CUPE Local 15 Sisters and Brothers, I like the sound of that. It makes me feel like I’m a part of something special. This month is Black History Month which is a time … Continue reading →

Painted Prayers

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The primary emphasis in this work is based on evolution distinctively a combination of three persons, one God: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. He is drawn and inspired by The Trinity. The Prayer of St. Augustine … Continue reading →

Overcoming Social Media: Dear Future Generation

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This is the original photo I posted titled “Extra Ordinary Bond” in July 2014 photographed by Sirish BC for National Geographic assignment “The Animals that We Love”. It’s a familial bond similar to a man and his dog where the … Continue reading →

Ethos

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I can’t take it with me. “Sometimes we miss what is really important in life, then in the blink of an eye the dreams we held in the palm of our hands blew away on a cold wind of empty … Continue reading →

Meanwhile in Vancouver … Flying High

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In the middle of an atrium of Pacific Centre, I looked up to see how it feels good just to be. There were people watching people. A mother nursing a child, couples having coffee, people swirling around me as they … Continue reading →

Together for Peace

Development and Peace 2018 calendar provided series of ‘things to do’ during lent.  February 14 suggested that to be a peace builder in your community, through actions, prayers and commitments. Together peace is possible. In doing so, I am sharing Sarah … Continue reading →

Just another day or Is it?

 

Photo Courtesy of Bruce Thomas Witzel

Love was definitely in the air yesterday. There was the look of love in people’s eyes. Men carrying a bouquet of flowers. Cars are running in slow motion giving pedestrians a chance to cross the street.  I can’t believe that they are actually yielding to us. In turn, I gave them the peace sign instead of giving them the bird.

Valentine’s Day is now over. Yesterday’s red roses are dead. Some are feeling the effect of sugar crash from eating chocolates. I have none of these, but I still feel giddy about meeting people on the road and striking a conversation.

I meet a man on the street who lives two blocks away from me at The Poppy, a residential home for older folks. Still walking with the aid of a walker. I tell you, those walkers are the most significant invention for elderly as a means of their independence just to get around. He is so proud to say that he is 99 years old and can’t wait to reach his centennial year. He has two children. One of them came to visit him to celebrate her 73rd birthday. He proceeded to tell me that his wife died five years ago and they were married for 77 years. He’s happy having his children, grand, and great-great-grandchildren. He doesn’t appear to be that ancient. He seems to be in his 70’s.

We parted and wished me Happy St. Valentine’s Day.

It must be love that keeps him going.

To a disciple who was forever complaining about others the master said, “If  it is peace you want, seek to change yourself, not other people.  It is easier to protect your feet with slippers than to carpet the whole of the earth.”  ~ Anthony de Mello, SJ

MORSEL:    The paradox of control is simple. The more we try to control life, the less control we have.  ~ Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.

 

Photo via TWIST – Picasso, Merton, and Pathways to Peace.

 

What a day. Snow in Vancouver.

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    It hardly snows in Vancouver. Winter is not winter, without snow. Last night it snowed. Calvin:   Wow, it really snowed last night! Isn’t it wonderful? Hobbes: Everything familiar has disappeared! The world looks brand-new! Calvin:   A new year … … Continue reading →

Lost for Words

I am lost for words, so I am sharing a video of The Last Word. To watch the original 60 second The Mark is a badge of honor of The Last Word  click  here.  

Menu for Fat Tuesday

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Yesterday was Family Day. Today is Fat Tuesday. Instead of having two days in a row of eating before fasting in observing lent, we had a scrumptious meal on Family Day. Between my adopted family next door, Teresa and Andrew, … Continue reading →

Snow is coming

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Snow is coming. Teresa said out of the blue staring out into the dark corners of the garden from the balcony, swaying her body side to side that drives me dizzy, Snow is coming. It’s only November and the cold … Continue reading →

Riding the line: Not today and not this week!

There will be no Murphy’s Law this week. It’s done. It’s over. No commute, No hustling with riders. No morning breath. I booked the week off to decompress. I can shift my focus from the dead weights outside to domestic dead … Continue reading →

A Life. A Choice. A Baby

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All I see is the beautiful smile, joy, happiness, playfulness, twinkling eyes and warmth.  I want to hug this little person and play with him. “Lucas’ winning smile and joyful expression won our hearts this year, and we are all … Continue reading →

Sophie’s Choice

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Making a choice in cutting off ties in any situation is difficult when it’s a no-win situation, an unbearable option that one is forced to choose. Even thinking that it is the lesser of two evils, it can still remain … Continue reading →

Acknowledgement

We wish to acknowledge that we are on the shared traditional territories of the Coast Salish people and acknowledge the Musqueam,  Squamish,  and Tsleil-Waututh Nations… and for this we are thankful. – Vancouver Indigenous is the new terminology we embrace rather than … Continue reading →

Tour Guide Not Needed

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Come and visit. This is the easiest place to get lost and still find your way around. It’s a small city with so much to see and do. All you need is wear your walking shoes, pack a lot of energy … Continue reading →

Ivan “wheely” loves the new bike Vancouver Twitter users gave him!

Meanwhile in Vancouver, the kindness of Vancouverites written by Stanley a homeless writer that I follow helping other homeless people by using social media. A good way to end a long week, Thank you, Stanley.

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Ivan says that he want to hug each and every one of the generous strangers who helped to get him “back on the road.”

After I wrote on my blog Tuesday evening (February 6) how my homeless friend Ivan Saunderson had been left hobbling on a bum leg after the bicycle he relied on for mobility (not to mention his livlihood as a bottle picker) was stolen, an amazing fundraising effort began Wednesday morning on Twitter to make good the loss.

Spurred on and coordinated by the efforts of several people, including of Georgia Straight editor Charlie Smith, homeless advocate Jeremy Hunkaand Linda Lupini, the executive vice president of the Provincial Health Services Authority and aided through the day by retweets likes from dozens of engaged Vancouver Twitterati, an amazing $545 was collected by 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

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Aging is a good one.

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I like getting older. The increasing aches, pains, memory failures—sure, I could do without those. But as for the actual adventure of aging, in and of itself? It’s a good one. Skeptical? Ask anyone who might not have the chance. … Continue reading →

What a day. It’s only half past noon.

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Daily event: I get up at 5:30, do the usual routine in preparation to go to work What to wear depends on the weather Take the line, by 7 am hoards of commuter, standing room only Reach destination after 45 … Continue reading →

These Nuns are out of Order #SuperbowlinTheConvent

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Between Layla and I, to keep us entertained, we followed what the nuns were tweeting. Reading their tweets were more exciting than the game itself. Hilarious! Sister Bethany, fsp‏ @SrBethanyFSP Feb 4 Nun 1: Did you see that player? He made the … Continue reading →

Sunday Morning. A World of Meaning.

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Finding meaning in the world of WordPress, Sunday is the time I express my need to pray and be grateful. In WordPress, there are at least 18,963,619 followers, and surely one day, I will meet someone who will pray the same … Continue reading →

A World of Meaning

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There are many kinds of prayer. There is a kind of prayer that’s like breathing. There is a kind of prayer that’s like talking to your best friend all day long. There is a kind of prayer in the face … Continue reading →

Be Loved

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I will give you a pretty lace dress To wear in the garden to breathe fresh air. Will you Mary, marry, marry, marry Will you marry me. I won’t take that pretty lace dress To wear in the garden to … Continue reading →

Post Revisited: A letter

A year ago, I wrote a letter to my nephews and nieces. Did not share it with them. This week, I decided to share it on my Facebook. In Facebook, my fans are my family, and the feedback from them … Continue reading →

Meeting of the Minds

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“Perpetua is not allowed to talk.” ? ? ? Is it because I speak poorly? Or I speak honestly? Or I make sense? Well then … I will write. Write, I will.

Pssst… Lucy here.

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Hey, do you know that when people practice a pitiful affection for cats, they are all the more disposed to take pity on their fellow human beings? Okay, not just cats, animals then. I don’t want you to think this … Continue reading →

WOW, I like that!

A message from my sister: Bruno Mars Grammy Winner Album of the year Record of the year Song of the year Mom is a Filipino 🤩 Really??? Read this Mars’ mom knew he was special the moment he was born. Aaawww … Continue reading →

The Unbearable Lightness

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Who says we have no sense of humor?  We are the first one that poke jokes on what we believe in to have fun and lighten up. When we were trying to open this door, no matter how much we … Continue reading →

Roses are red … So are you?

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A singular rose caught my attention amongst other plant growing on a dry garden bed. With its red flower and sweet fragrance, it stood so proudly by itself while other plants are withering from the summer heat. Then it reminded … Continue reading →

The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.

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Life is amazing, funny and crazy at the same time. I share moments with people who I don’t even know using different platforms to convey what is important to me. For the past few days, I joined Bell Let’s Talk … Continue reading →

Mask No More

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  “For the first time the sun kissed my own naked face and my soul was inflamed with love for the sun, and I wanted my masks no more. And as if in a trance I cried, ‘Blessed, blessed are … Continue reading →

100 million thank yous

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Here she is with a grateful smile thanking the anonymous donor bestowing $100 million to CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) to support research into mental illnesses, “The donation is by far the largest ever given to a mental … Continue reading →

Good, Bad … Hard to say

Cats, give them a box, they just don’t know what to do with it. In the box, Out of the box Out of the box In the box Lucy the meteorologist is predicting Snow is coming. I ask: Is that … Continue reading →

Meanwhile in Vancouver: Let’s hear it from the boys

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There is no better supporter than the support of men. When God sees woman, what he sees is not simply spirit, but her physical body, itself a reflection of him. In the physical existence of woman, God’s longing for a … Continue reading →

Voice of Silence

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Do you hear that? Do you hear your own heartbeat? No. What do you hear, then? Nothing. Do you hear the slug running that is at your feet? How is it that you hear these things? How is that you do not? … Continue reading →

I’m retired

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I’m tired yesterday I’m tired again today Time to retire! My younger brother that I helped get a job in the company I was working for managed to stay working for them from being a menial job entry position to … Continue reading →

I will carry on as if I know what I am doing

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  Figuratively speaking, I was born with a cigarette on my lips. My mother was a smoker and bore 13 children. Therefore, nicotine is already in my blood. When a child is born by an alcoholic mother, the child is … Continue reading →

Care, do care. You will like it.

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I came across a one line statement from A Cat Hater: I don’t care about your cats.  Care, do care. It makes life worth living. Or kiss a cat, you will like it. I get to make a difference in the … Continue reading →

Yes, Mother.

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What the Silence Says I know that you think you already know but— Wait Longer than that. ** “What the Silence Says” by Marie Howe in MAGDALENE:POEMS

Weathering Heights

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It’s breathtaking to see from a distance the ice mass in the valley.  Imagine 20,000 years ago this area is covered with a glacier. So beautiful that Norway attracts thousands of tourist visiting Briksdalbreen or Briksdal Glacier. The landscape is covered with … Continue reading →

I am …

Dear Reader, this is a story about the life that once was mine then wasn’t.  The story that taught me that life cannot be changed for the better sometimes.  So you have to cherish the fact that you get to … Continue reading →

So, Here I am, Lighting a Candle.

Lighting a candle in prayer living it behind to stay alight, kindling in the hearts and minds of others the prayers I have already offered for the people present here, for our loved ones at home, for saints and sinners, … Continue reading →

Finale

In North America, Christmas is short-lived ending on Boxing Day. But our family, Christmas does not end until the arrival of Three Kings. That is a Filipino tradition that we must have learned under the tutelage of Spanish. When it … Continue reading →

The thing is we never stop growing

Thing 1 is showing me “Look Miss Pretty, I’m a big boy now.” Jimmy is so proud that he wears real clothes, no more of those one-size-fits-all mummy looking designer stuff that he was bundled up. He outgrew them all. … Continue reading →

Not Just for Today

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Finally, a summary of code Just for Today in living a happy life daily. The text came from a faded clipping of Dear Abby pasted on my wall as a reminder that we can do so many good things in our … Continue reading →

Twelfth Day of Christmas – Just for today

Just for today, I will be unafraid. I will gather the courage to do what is right and take the responsiblity for my own actions. I will expect nothing from the world, but I will realize that as I give … Continue reading →

Eleventh Day of Christmas – Just for today

  Just for today, I will have a quiet half-hour to relax alone. During this time I will reflect on my behavior and will get a better perspective on my life. A year in review of photos with Code of … Continue reading →

Tenth Day of Christmas – Just for today

  Just for today, I will have a program. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it thereby saving myself from two pests: hurry and indecision. A year in review of photos with Code of Happiness of … Continue reading →

Ninth Day of Christmas – Just for today

Just for today, I will make a conscious effort to be agreeable. I will look as good as I can, dress accordingly, talk softly, act courteously and not interrupt when someone else is talking. Just for today, I’ll not improve … Continue reading →

Eight Day of Christmas – Just for today

  Just for today, before I speak I will ask myself, “Is it true? Is it kind?” And if the answer to either of those questions is negative, I won’t say it. A year in review of photos with Code … Continue reading →

Seventh Day of Christmas – Just for today

  Just for today, I’ll do something I’ve been putting off for a long time. I’ll finally write that letter, make that phone call, clean that closet or straighten out those dresser drawers. A year in review of photos with … Continue reading →

Welcome to Bethlehem

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Regardless of travel advisory, people from all over the world wants to see where it happened. Regardless of personal belief, they want to visit where it all began. Regardless of culture, pilgrims and tourist mix together. Regardless where they came … Continue reading →

Sixth Day of Christmas – Just for today

Just for today, I will be totally honest. If someone asks me something I don’t know, I will not bluff; I’ll simply say, “I don’t know.” A year in review of photos with Code of Happiness of Just for Today. … Continue reading →

Fifth Day of Christmas – Just for today

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Just for today, I will do something positive to improve my health. If I am a smoker, I’ll make honest effort to cut down. If I’m overweight, I’ll eat nothing I know is fattening. And I will force myself to … Continue reading →

A Child is Born

“The human species is no more unsuited to give birth than any other of the 5000 species of mammals on the planet. The birth-giving woman is the central agent in the ancient drama of bringing forth new life”. – Ina … Continue reading →

Fourth Day of Christmas – Just for today

  Just for today, I will improve my mind. I will not be a mental loafer. I will force myself to read something that requires effort, thought and concentration. A year in review of photos with Code of Happiness of … Continue reading →

Third Day of Christmas – Just for today

Just for today, I will adjust myself to what is. I will face reality. I will change those things that I can change and accept those things I cannot change. A year in review of photos with Code of Happiness … Continue reading →

Second Day of Christmas – Just for today

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  Just for today, I will be happy. Abraham Lincoln said, “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” He was right. I will not dwell on thoughts that depress me. I will chase … Continue reading →

First Day of Christmas – Just for today

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  Just for today, I will live through this day only and not set far-reaching goals to try to overcome all my problems at once. I know I can do something for 12 hours that would appall me if I … Continue reading →

The Gift

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Just looking at Layla sleeping gives everyone in my family this blissful feeling …. best gift christmas gift ever, the gift of life.

Christmas is ….

Up On The Hill

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It’s just a small incline, so they say, to go up the Crooked Hill.  Besides, the way up is made of wooden steps, no dirt road. The first few steps look easy enough to climb up. My companions were showing … Continue reading →

101 Ways

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Cat-proofing your sanctuary from a cat that loves to nibble on plants. 1. Elevate the plant 2. Keep sofa away from the plant 3. Have water spray bottle handy 4 ……..

Elegance

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Vision of elegance after giving birth at 1215 AM on December 11, 2017 to an 8 pounder baby girl, sister of Jimmy.