“There are three basic steps to winning: First, live each day with a goal in mind. Second, do what you can do. Third, be happy doing it.” – something I just pondered While most of the people made lists of RESOLUTIONS during the

Something I wrote years back. This is how I feel about myself everytime I approach a blank piece of paper (or an empty Word Document workspace), and the blank remains blank...the empty remains as such.The Prodigal Writer I stowed away for some timeLeaving

Most of the times, my mind is more talkative than my mouth. 2012 07 11 Suddenly, I've learned not to categorize happiness into fake or genuine. The moment I feel happy, then I am. With it being a one-whole thing,  there is no

(Original Photo by M.J. Santos)If you want something and you could fully see it, hit it hard! You're going to make it.

I woke up this morning hearing my father shout in worry, “Huwag kang pumunta dyan, baka mahulog ka. (Don’t get there, you might fall.)” It was Ianne, my two-year-old niece who climbed up the roof in a hurry from our second floor window,

I found another mentor in the book of Suze Orman, The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom ( Practical & Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying) The First Step reads: “Seeing How Your Past Holds the Key to your Financial Future. I remember

Photo source here You might find me talking nonsense when I say that there might be one big elephant in our homes, offices, schools, cafeterias, or social halls, etc. Sometimes, there really is.  And it makes it hard for us to move around. The

Kanina ay maliwanag ngunit maalinsangan. Maagang humikab ang araw.Katatahan lamang ng ulap.Ngayo'y madilim, malamlam.Bukas? -- isang tandang pananong.Ayoko sanang isipin na...Gaya-gaya sa akin ang umaga.Gaya-gaya sa akin ang gabi.Gaya-gaya sa akin ang panahon. (Minsan, nasasalamin ang damdamin sa mga akdang naisusulat.)

(posted it few years ago. a good article found on the web. makes me realize that from time to time, we must possess a heart of child.)Hot sun. Salty air. Rhythmic waves.A little boy is on his knees scooping and packing the sand

What Lou Natalie MeansYou are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow.You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily.Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.You are well rounded, with

Noon, madalas ipanakot ng matanda sa mga bata, "Kapag hindi natin tinanggal yang kuto mo, ililipad ka niya sa tuktok ng puno ng kawayan." Ngayong malaki na ako, gusto kong kontakin si Kuto at sabihin, "Kuto, nasaan ka na? Gusto kong lumipad, mas

(Also a random article found on the web. I find it helpful)Rule One... for a Better Way to Live: Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun

(Just thought it would be nice to share. Found somewhere in the web)1) Understand that no experience comes labeled. You are the labeler. The power to choose is yours! As William Shakespeare said, "Nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so".