Reflections, Reflections

I don’t know how many times I told you about me continuously ridding myself of my bad habits and creating good habits. In order to do both, one must do small changes consistently for straight 21 days because it takes 21 days to build and destroy habits.

Now, I have a confession to make. I have a very bad habit of over-sleeping thus making me unproductive for the rest of my day and even have this notorious habit of coming to work late tsk tsk. So last night, I made a vow to wake up an hour earlier than my usual wake up call time but I have to sleep an hour earlier too. Upon waking up, I plan to immediately do some workout routine which includes trying out this pull up station for some body pressing. I really hope that with a new alarm clock plus dear hubby’s support I will be a morning person after this 21 days.

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My brother has to work from home for this last quarter of the year. His company is cost-cutting some unnecessary costs particularly on their Video conference room among other things. I guess I should say that my brother is still lucky enough to keep his lucrative job and not be one of those colleagues he used to have that were retrenched. Sad, sad, sad, I might say. This new work-from-home set-up that he has right now is in fact beneficial to him. You ask me where he works, let’s just say he works on a certain company that needs this Water Soluble Solder Paste for their laser technology, hint hint?

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Tomorrow, I will end my 7-day Spiritual Fasting and Prayer. I have had crazy mood swings and I hope that I have gained the wisdom and maturity I have wished for during this fasting cycle. It was a hard cycle, the hardest I’ve been but I received an extra bonus from this hardwork, I lost a whopping 6 lbs! Looks like I used these weight loss supplements in a week to have lose those pounds.

As I wake up tomorrow, I hope to bring all the lessons God taught me throughout this fasting cycle. Hello to a brand new me, my 2011 starts tomorrow.

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For the past week, I have been having random rough nights. There are days when sleep is simply elusive and I do not know if this got something to do with my new gym schedule. Also, I have been dying to check out this mattress sale because I think our old mattress is the culprit! Nevertheless, I plan to post this on our bedside so I would be reminded of how lucky I am each time I wake up.

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Here I go again with my excuses, so yes, no personal updates for quite a while now. Even I forget to visit my own blog hee hee. Things have been very busy and looks like I will have less time to update this blog . I have a few hours to spare today though, but I need to check on this bladder cancer article for a friend whose Uncle badly needs a lawyer to represent him. That is one of the things that made me busy, I had to extend my assistance to this friend while his Uncle recuperate from a serious accident. Speaking of accidents, amazing how this personal injury lawyer has specialized fields now as compared to before. Isn’t it great that even a small injury has been a focus of expert lawyers. The law firm is just one of the law companies that offer this legal representation. They cover a vast variety of injury cases caused by anything everything such as automobile accidents including kidney failure. The reputation of this personal injury attorney has been raved about by my friend who got their service because of the personal attention it gives to clients. So now that we know this, we should be aware that any mishap and accident can now be legally represented. 

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The past Lenten Season has been one of the meaningful Religious occasion I have ever experienced. I devoted 46 days with a committed fasting and prayer. While some of my innermost self-goals have yet to be accomplished, I am glad that I have developed self restrained in terms of material wants. In fact, even if I was drooling over these curtis and co watches, I was still able to practice self control and forget about it. Now, here are 25 other things we could start giving up now and living a more meaningful life.

1. Give up trying to be perfect. – The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done.
2. Give up comparing yourself to others. – The only person you are competing against is yourself.
3. Give up dwelling on the past or worrying too much about the future. – Right now is the only moment guaranteed to you. Right now is life. Don’t miss it.
4. Give up complaining. – Do something about it.
5. Give up holding grudges. – Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness.
6. Give up waiting. – What we don’t start today won’t be finished by tomorrow. Knowledge and intelligence are both useless without action.
7. Give up lying. – In the long-run the truth always reveals itself. Either you own up to your actions or your actions will ultimately own you.
8. Give up trying to avoid mistakes. – The only mistake that can truly hurt you is choosing to do nothing simply because you’re too scared to make a mistake.
9. Give up saying, “I can’t.” – As Henry Ford put it, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you are right.”
10. Give up trying to be everything to everyone. – Making one person smile can change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their world. Start small. Start now.
11. Give up thinking you’re not ready. – Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first.
12. Give up setting small goals for yourself. – Many people set small goals because they’re afraid to fail. Ironically, setting these small goals is what makes them fail.
13. Give up trying to do everything by yourself. – You are the sum of the people you spend the most time with. If you work together, you will be far more capable and powerful than you ever could have been alone.
14. Give up buying things you don’t need. – Manage your money wisely so your money does not manage you. Do not spend to impress others. Do not live life trying to fool yourself into thinking wealth is measured in material objects.
15. Give up blaming others for your troubles. – The extent to which you can live your dream life depends on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life. When you blame others for what you’re going through, you deny responsibility – you give others power over that part of your life.
16. Give up making mountains out of molehills. – One way to check if something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: “Will this matter in one year’s time? Three years? Five years? If not, then it’s not worth worrying about.
17. Give up trying to live up to the expectations of others. – Work on it for real and exceed your own expectations. Everything else will fall into place.
18. Give up the ‘easy street’ mentality. – There is too much emphasis on finding a ‘quick fix’ in today’s society. For example taking diet pills to lose weight instead of exercising and eating well. No amount of magic fairy dust replaces diligent, focused, hard work.
19. Give up making promises you can’t keep. – Don’t over-promise. Over-deliver on everything you do.
20. Give up letting your thoughts and feelings bottle up inside. – People are not mind readers. They will never know how you feel unless you tell them.
21. Give up beating around the bush. – Say what you mean and mean what you say. Communicate effectively.
22. Give up avoiding change. – However good or bad a situation is now, it will change. That’s the one thing you can count on. So embrace change and realize that change happens for a reason. It won’t always be easy or obvious at first, but in the end it will be worth it.
23. Give up your sense of entitlement. – Nobody is entitled to anything in this world. We are all equal. We breathe the same air. We get what we give. We get what we earn.
24. Give up waiting until the last minute. – Those who fail to plan, plan to fail.
25. Give up being dramatic. – Stay out of other people’s drama and don’t needlessly create your own.

{Source: http://www.marcandangel.com/2011/03/28/50-things-you-need-to-give-up-today/}

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Have you ever felt the need to cry and felt a lot better after doing it? I do that often. I just have to release my emotions through my tears.

You see, I am known for being an easy-going girl, I laugh often and make a lot of my friends laugh often too. So yes, we may need anti wrinkle cream for our laugh lines but I tell you the harder I laugh, the harder I cry often too . I am weird like that . I guess it all boils down on how I express my emotions. Bottom line is, laughter is the best medicine to life’s most cruel situations .

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The fact is, everyone needs to eat healthy and nutritious food. For us to have a physically fit body and strong immune system, we always need to consider eating a balance diet and make time for exercise to loosen up the muscles and burn fats in our body.

With regard to the food that we eat, we must be aware of what food to intake. But how will we know which one to eat and which one to avoid? Of course, foods rich in vitamins and minerals will definitely do good in our body and fruits and vegetables are the front-runners for these nutrients. But one thing that some people are not aware of is that, there are fruits that are rich in antioxidants and these are best for our body to maintain a healthy and strong immune system. Basically, these will help fight or reduce toxins from our body that we acquire everyday from the pollution, chemicals, radiation, pesticides, food preservatives and even from the small cigarettes. Antioxidants will help repel the free radicals from our body, keeping us away from various diseases. (more…)

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Let’s kick this week off with a productive morning. I finished researching about this site: ComeToBarter.com and made an Aunt happy. Also, I did some quiet time, a few stretching + Yoga and said my long prayer list. I just wish that stress would pass through me like a breeze at work and I’ll be good.

Hope you had a good Weekend!

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When DS was in Kindergarten, I made sure to be a mommy-helper-volunteer so I would sit in in one of his classes from time to time. One thing I noticed is the way their teacher made the attendance checking a fun start of the class. Instead of saying present, they would say HAPPY + what day it was. It was a good way of keeping up with a positive and happy perspective. So yes, may we all start an optimistic perspective and disposition as we start this new week. Here’s wishing you all A Happy Monday, I am off to check my mini garden as I greet the bright sun and see if it needs composters.

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