We cannot lift another unless we’re on higher ground.
As a human being, I sometimes find myself at the bottom of the pit and unable to write uplifting messages for this blog site. But there is one faithful reader among you who just won’t allow me to wallow in my mire of misery for a long [...]
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Lifting Burdens
Posted in attitude, challenges, choices, friendship, gratitude, happiness, hope, joy, keeping on, love, optimism, perspective, simple truths, trials, wisdom, tagged attitude, challenges, choices, friendship, gratitude, happiness, hope, joy, keeping on, love, optimism, perspective, simple truths, trials, wisdom on October 29, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Zero Visibility
Posted in God's kindness, attitude, challenges, choices, courage, faith, gratitude, hope, keeping on, miracles, optimism, perspective, simple truths, wisdom, tagged attitude, challenges, choices, courage, faith, God's kindness, gratitude, hope, keeping on, miracles, optimism, perspective, simple truths, wisdom on September 9, 2009 | 12 Comments »
(Photograph by Edwin Redrino)
It was raining hard yesterday as we drove up to my favorite bridge that shows a view of the temple from its summit. I always take the inner lane of that bridge to give me a bird’s eye view of the Lord’s house when I reach its peak. I was hoping to [...]
Refiner’s Fire
Posted in God's kindness, attitude, challenges, hope, laughter, optimism, perseverance, persistence, perspective, simple truths, trials, tagged attitude, challenges, choices, God's kindness, hope, laughter, optimism, patience, perseverance, persistence, perspective, simple truths, trials on August 24, 2009 | 12 Comments »
(Photograph by Edwin Redrino)
We had a great laugh this morning in the car on the way to work while talking about complicated situations in life that test our long-suffering and patience. “I want to develop patience NOW!!!” I jokingly said. Nyahaha!
Although I was trying to make our conversation light [...]
Love Unfeigned
Posted in God's kindness, attitude, blessings, choices, commitment, family, forgiveness, friendship, gratitude, hope, individual worth, love, optimism, perspective, repentance, simple truths, tagged attitude, blessings, choices, commitment, family, forgiveness, friendship, God's kindness, gratitude, hope, individual worth, love, optimism, perspective, repentance, simple truths on August 18, 2009 | 12 Comments »
(Photograph by Edwin Redrino)
They say you really love someone when you still love that person even when the person least deserves it.
There were times in the past when I’ve made mistakes and didn’t deserve to be loved by the people around me. Some of them judged me and walked away, but those who truly [...]
In His Own Due Time
Posted in God's kindness, attitude, blessings, choices, faith, hope, keeping on, miracles, optimism, perspective, simple truths, tagged attitude, blessings, choices, faith, God's kindness, hope, keeping on, miracles, optimism, patience, perspective, prayer, simple truths on July 11, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Have you ever prayed for something for so long that you almost gave up on the thought of ever receiving it? And just when you were about to abandon all expectations of ever obtaining what you’ve petitioned for, you unexpectedly get it!!
Well, it happened to me many times before and it happened again most [...]
A Light to All the World
Posted in God's kindness, attitude, choices, happiness, hope, music, simple truths, tagged attitude, choices, examples, God's kindness, happiness, hope, light, music, optimism, simple truths on April 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
(Photograph by Franco Advincula)
I had a wonderful privilege of observing a 3-day youth conference last week. Not only did it remind me of how fantastic it is to be young and carefree, but I learned something from it that helped me choose the right path when I was put to a test over the weekend! [...]
Finding Peace in the Storm
Posted in God's kindness, faith, hope, keeping on, optimism, peace, simple truths, tagged faith, financial crisis, God's kindness, hope, optimism, peace, peace in the storm, simple truths, storm on April 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Happy Easter everybody!!! J
My heart rejoiced at the messages I’ve heard during the general conference! I found it especially remarkable that the speakers talked about things that we could use to combat the challenges of our time—even the financial crisis that’s going on across the world right now! J
It was comforting to note that the [...]
A Different Perspective
Posted in God's kindness, attitude, gratitude, happiness, love, perspective, simple truths, tagged attitude, hope, love, perspective, simple truths on January 12, 2009 | 14 Comments »
(Photograph by Edwin Redrino)
On New Year’s Eve, we were privileged to have my mom’s brother and his wife for dinner. It was the first time that my uncle and aunt spent New Year’s Eve with us. I was very close to my uncle while growing up and have highly esteemed his counsels at various points [...]
A Reason to Celebrate! :)
Posted in God's kindness, attitude, gratitude, hope, simple truths, tagged Christmas, darkness, hope, light, reason for the season on December 2, 2008 | 11 Comments »
(Artwork by Simon Dewey)
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year; with the kids jingle belling, and everyone telling you ‘Be of good cheer!’ It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!!” Come, sing with me!! J
It’s finally December!! It’s my most favorite month of the year!!! J There is such a festive energy in [...]
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