"He Never Sleeps..."

Early this morning, around 3:30AM Phil Time I went again to my favorite site to listen to good music...as this helps me fight back drowsiness and the strong call to go to bed...Which, I do not have the luxury of, as of now.

I came across Don Moen's inspirational song " He Never Sleeps".

Frankly speaking, I felt so rested and relaxed after hearing this song. Why?

Human as we are, isn't it that we find ourselves confronted by all sorts of challenges everyday, every second of our lives...specially for us adults...

That all the world's concerns lay on our shoulders...and sometimes feel burdened and tired, knowing when we sleep, we still wake up with the same situation and if we indeed are able to solve that problem now, there is always a new problem to show up.

Life is a never ending second in the battleground...

That we are soldiers, supposedly, always ready to fight...

But is not assured to always win,

Sometimes losing.

And that sometimes, our refuge to this battle is to go to sleep...and to overwhelm yourself with the comfort of nothingness...no need to think...to plan and make a move.

All in the comfort of SLEEP...

In the many years we have stopped to pray, how many times do you think have you paused to pray to our God, to ask for divine intervention? Most of the time getting answers, miracles do happen, Don't they?

Countless, you may say. Of course!

In my 36 years, I can't count the times I did pray...infinitely, sincerely or even half-asleep.

With this, have you thought even for just a while...How many billion people pray, every second, asking, thanking and praising HIM?

Whew! Great is Thy Name...

With the beauty, vastness and the wonders of His creation, I have no doubts...

He is working in ways we can not see!...

"So rest in His Love and cast all off your cares on Him..."

Food for the Soul...

Last night, around 8:30 PM Philippine Time, as I was preparing my self and setting for work mode...as my usual remedy to fight back the Juan Tamad Syndrome, I opened the Youtube and run over local singer Gary Valenciano's pieces...I didn't have any song specifically in mind, but anything the net would suggest.

First song in line was " Warrior is a Child"...

It was very cold since it rained last night, and I didn't feel any sobriety at all. Suddenly, I was struck by the chorus which Gary V. beautifully sang:

" they don't know, that I come running home when I fall down,

they don't know who picks me up when no one is around,

I drop my sword and cry for just a while,

'Cause deep inside this armour...the warrior is a child"

"Unafraid because His armor is the best...

But even soldiers need a quiet place to rest,

People say that I'm amazing,

I haven't faced retreat,

But they don't see the enemies

that laid me at His feet..."

I realized, we don't need to always be strong ...

be in fight mode,

to fight back when somebody scorns our soul...

Acknowledging our weakness, makes us strong...

because realizing our limitations..

make us know how to strategize our fight plan...

and not compromise the situation..

If it a win or lose battle.

It also sends me the message,

that not all the world dictates as SUCCESS...Is!!!

Our successess and achievements,

big or small...

Contribute to the person we are and have become.

Us, individually realizing our life's purpose.

Is it worth all the applause...?

Day and night...Night and day!

There has usually been a connotation for daytime to be the time to do chores, go to work, to wake up and be alive...

And the connotation for nights, totally for rest and to be in total slumber.

Gone are those days.

The modern society with all it's technology has brought about the concept of 24/7...of modern customer service to be "On-call", and that "Quality time" should be...All The Time.

I indulge in this idea. Not only now, but when I started becoming a mom. Though we do not get paid monetarily for being a 24/7 mom, we get recognition and appreciation during birthdays and annual mother's day celebrations...hugs and kisses and pure love.

Recently, I have also been introduced in the BPO Industry as a part-time Virtual Assistant, where I work on a desk doing all the "field-work"...letting my fingers do the walking..and my mouth the talk...

It is a regular job. My boss does demand a whole lot of quality time...we have sales targets...quotas and reports to do at the end of the day. Much to my surprise, I get the same satisfaction from it as a "Day-job" would.

Gone are the days when I long to rest when Mr Sun goes down,

My world is upside- down...

But...nothing much has changed...only time....

Living la Vida Loca...

Living a crazy...blessed...single life is how I describe my younger sis, Nitch, now working in Doha, Qatar.

Why? You should ask, well, I have seen her adventures right before my very eyes...shaking my head with disbelief to what she usually call as...making known the unknown. E.g. scuba-diving, mountain climbing...quitting your job today and landing a job in Manila three days after...to name a few.

She was here in the Philippines for years and has long been dreaming of how it is to work abroad...to realize a dream.

I follow her adventures on fb, picture after picture, I have felt how truly she has lived a crazy life...a life full of excitement and fun...

and still, young as she is, life has much much more to offer.

So I advised her to enjoy the opportunity that you are in another place...a new destination to unravel...

and not to stop the walk....

She is very blessed with being single...to conquer the world Nitch!...

not to mention the boys?

Life...we should face with anticipation...and without hesitation.

On waiting for the right person to come...

I once read over a social networking site, a dear friend saying " I am waiting for the right girl to come..."

I stopped to ponder on his words...this person is close to me and wanted to give him a sense of assurance that God has specially set the girl of his dreams..for him to find at the right time...

I told him, the right girl will come at a time you least expect it...at a moment you will definitely feel. that was How I knew...I should never let go of my husband, now of ten (10) years, Garry when he came. How I felt that moment until now, hasn't change a bit. We're strong at ten, building this family..with two kids, a girl and a boy at that...living a happy and fulfilled life.

I also thought, sometimes....you wait too long...time is wasted. When it feels good...SEIZE IT! This way...you have more time spent...loving...

So my conclusion to this was, the right girl will come at the time you definitely will feel, and when you now know she is the one...don't waste time dilly-dallying on nonsense talks, and pretending on who you are not. Show her who you really are, and if things feels right...

then...end of story...start of a beautiful relationship...

A new story that I will surely look forward to...shall unfold.

...of spending quality time

This morning I was confronted with a question about my being able to handle my responsibility with my career and my role as a wife and mother. How do I handle it?

Frankly my dears, I don't! It is true that one can not dove-tail, or do more than two things at the same time. Perhaps, the proper terminology to be used is J-U-G-G-L-E. yup! Since I have 24 hours to spend in a day, most often than not, I juggle work, home and school...

It is not easy.

Imagine jumping from one meeting to another...and then squeeze in bringing my daughter to and from school..plus the assignments and PTA meetings...then coming home from a very hectic day, I have to help out and do some house chores. if you think it may be tiring, exhausting, difficult, physically challenging...Y-O-U are definitely correct.

I admit, there are times I feel like giving up. That there are times I really have to sacrifice something...that I am not S-U-P-E-R M-O-M after all...but these times happen a very seldom that I don't mind them at all. Just think that the word T-I-R-E-D is not in the English dictionary...what's that again? and that it is more of F-U-L-F-I-L-L-I-N-G in the end. Knowing that you are going to wake up inspired, around embraces of people I love...what more can I ask?

Ciao!

Life's Pleasures

Today is the beginning of my new life... a change from the old...transformed into the person I am now...a metamorphosis...like that of a butterfly...beautiful and free...a freedom to express myself!

You might ask why? I used to whine a lot...complain...a surge of an infinite discontent and confusion...of what's, when's, where's, why's, how's...even to a point of asking "God" if he really is there? BUt all these quesitons fall on deaf ears...if not remains an echo or words resounding back to me...unanswered...unsatisfied.

Now is my chance to express...and share my thoughts...to billions of readers whom I know are like me...maybe, learn from them too...about life and its pleasures.

I remember one person who once taught me two lessons:

First lesson: "Never depend your happiness on others".

You were born alone...naked...and crying. Your pain is yours to own, your nakedness...your shame to carry...and your individuality...yours to bear. That nobody else can solve your problems but yourself, you may drown yourself around friends but in the end,when you are in the corners of your room...staring up your bedroom ceiling...you still are all alone.

Second Lesson: " The world is a never ending change, Yes. But never expect people to change their attitude for YOU. Learn to accept if you must...if not, then let go."

We are in constant relationship with others...as a co-worker, as a son or a daughter, as a neighbor, as a relative, as a parent and so on and so forth. Because of these different roles that we have to assume, it couldn't be avoided to be confronted with conflicts...I was advised, do not expect them to change their attitude for you or might just end up dissappointed, learn to accept and love them as they are...This will help you adjust and understand the situation...to be more patient. THAT IF YOU DO NOT EXPECT A LOT, you wont be frustrated. If not, let go...and free yourself from pain.

When we avoid from being hurt...when we don't expect too much and rely only on ourselves...then can we start to say, that life is a pleasurable journey after all.