March 14, 2013
If there is one thing I admire about my dear husband the most is his ability to segregate his thoughts. From the most-urgent, the think-about-it-later and the forget-it category. Yes, he knows just how to control his own mindset. This, however, is one of my waterloos. Meditating has been helping me a lot for the [...]
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February 26, 2013
One of the things that I am grateful about is that my dear husband and I are of the same wavelength when it comes to raising our family, financial management and even on ideas of fun. I am glad that even if we do not have that much money, we always make sure to enjoy [...]
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differences, family reflections, traveling by ysobel
January 8, 2013
We had the most relaxing week, err an extended 9-day vacation mostly because we were recuperating from the nasty flu bug that hit our home. I guess too much traveling had taken a toll on our health, hence, we were easily hit by this flu bug. Nevertheless, most of the days were spent decluttering our [...]
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July 8, 2012
For the past few days, I have been trying to clear up some memory space in my 2 laptops. The netbook is powered by Windows which was easier to clean up while my Macbook air, I need a little help from friends. I still have not figured it out. So before I check on the [...]
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October 22, 2011
It was in my wishlist for this year to buy diamonds online but there is a health scare in the family which I cannot divulge at the moment and so I will let go of all my material wants for now and devote my time praying for healing. Because of this I am joining Shrine [...]
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March 6, 2011
1. Dwell on things that happened in the past.
2. Obsess yourself with all the things that might happen in the future.
3. Complain about problems instead of taking the necessary steps to resolve them.
4. Fear change and resist it.
5. Work hard, do your best and then condemn yourself for not achieving perfection.
6. Belittle yourself.
7. Hang out [...]
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December 16, 2010
Today is one of those days when I appreciate life so much I want to hug everyone. I woke up with a good news from my mom, what a perfect way to start my weekend. Truly everything will be alright when you pray and leave everything to God. What I only need now is some [...]
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November 20, 2010
I pray that you’d be very good to me and my family.
Keep my boys warm in your hands and healthy.
Help me as I make new habits that would lead to a healthier lifestyle.
And also, I pray that our tv antennas won’t be wobbly anymore so we can peacefully watch our tv shows at home on [...]
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March 29, 2010
1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.
2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in [...]
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March 20, 2010
Here is another film that promotes self improvement by going away from routine and normalcy for a period of one year. Discovering yourself through traveling, praying, eating and eventually, loving . If you haven’t read the book “Eat, Pray, Love” just yet, you should put that in your to read list. Although, I think [...]
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