just a piece of my mind tonight...

Life's been pretty hectic.. but to break the lull in this blog, I have to write something, right? At any rate, the realities everyday are all part of the decisions I take every single moment of my life...

so, what do I really have to share? hmnnn..... I guess Im too tired to really think. I just want to make my presence felt so I had to blog! hahaha.

just a last note before I sleep --- Complacency is the enemy of progress. If you want changes, act now and keep moving...

Tiring, but it's worth it in the end.

INNER PEACE(december 11,2003 7:34pm)

It's not something you can order in, like pizza supreme or a cheeseburger meal. Inner peace happens in small, but extraordinary moments.

Like when you find two (2) matching socks in the dryer or the clothes hamper. Or when your daily expenses matches your daily budget. Or maybe when you've just had the car fixed.

Inner peace is a kind of silence within -

within the bathroom

within the car

within your room

- anywhere you can hide.

People say "No one under the age of thirty (30) has inner peace." After that, they say it comes over you at anytime, like hiccups or deja vu.

Inner peace is as elusive as an ATM passcode..... as mysterious as the buttons on the latest cellphone model..... and as normal as peanut butter...

Perhaps I shouldn't worry about getting it. And I know I'll get it... maybe even sooner.

Emma Goldman sums it up....

"The ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity and the right of every human being to liberty and well-being."

Sophocles said:

Heaven never helps the man who does not act.

One of the many words of wisdom I put in my heart....

People always blame their circumstances for what they are. Though there are things in life we were born to live in, we have within us the power to make the change. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances that they want. And if they can't find them, they make them...


From James Allen: Every man is where he is by the law of his being. The thoughts which he has built into his character have brought him there, and in the arrangement of his life, there is no element of chance but all is a result of a law which cannot err.

Great Men and Little Men

Point to Ponder:

The real difference between men is energy. A strong will, a settled purpose and an invincible determination can accomplish almost anything; and on these things lie the distinction between GREAT MEN and LITTLE MEN.

The truth is, "MAN" is a short term for HUMANKIND. As a result of patriarchal society, we use "MAN" to refer to both male and female. So to clarify, this piece of thought does not only refer to the male species but to female species as well. The thing is, the "men" of this world, unscrupulously monopolized the term to refer only to males.

Lesson Number Two: ALL MAN ARE CREATED EQUAL. This means ALL HUMAN BEINGS, regardless of gender. Our differences has nothing to do with gender, but mainly because of one's CHARACTER.

Great Men and Little Men... it's up to you where you want to belong...

CHEERS

Excerpts from the theme song of the classic "Cheers" sitcom (in Boston, MA):

Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name
And they're always glad you came....
You wanna go where people know
Where troubles are all the same....
You wanna go where everybody knows your name....

Coffee at Starbucks... hmnnnn

Lucky day at Starbucks... The corner with two couches is empty. It's now my nook. And so I settle in, one leg crossed under the other... Nothing fancy today really...just me and my coffee keeping me company...I lean back and sip my grande mocha frappuccino...

And then, MAGIC happens...

My mind becomes a maze of exciting ideas. My heart beats fast and yet I feel serene...Something stirs inside me, a good blend of ideas and intuition mixed together. And, its happened before, this state of mind. Deja vu? Nope. But it sure feels like one. I wonder when was the last time I had this giddy feeling?

... last week when I found a copy of a song I really like...

... seeing my nephew smile so brightly when he figures out the computer game he was playing...

... the day I got my starbucks planner.......

... when I changed my bed sheets with newly laundered ones...

... and the list goes on...

As if prodding, I watch the whole room... There are listeners, and there are talkers. There are some who enjoy the company of silence while there are those who delight in sound. Everyone does their own thing in comfort. Being different by just being themselves. Can they see it too? Can they see it the way I do?Such colorful individuals in the huge canvass that is this coffeehouse. Like little moving paintings surrounding you. If my eyes could only immortalize them on paper for everyone to see...

That's it.

People are here in their favorite everyday moment.Everyone in their different moods; everyone in their comfort zones. Whether alone or with company, whether it's a person or a cup of coffee. In my head, I create their stories, weaving my own tales with theirs; illustrating them with hues that match their mood; locking them in a time capsule inside my head. I am Alice flown away to my own wonderland through these amazing thoughts.

And all these happening while I sit still...with my favorite mocha frappuccino for company.I grin and take another sip and look outside.

I better head home. It's getting late...

Whew...

I know everyone's busy but I'd like to say that I have never been this busy my whole life.. Development work is hard work.. requires dedication and the faith in what you do.. Otherwise, what the hell am I doing here right?... It's tiring physically, emotionally and mentally... You have to stay sharp and alert... You can't miss an opportunity in this very gruesome advocacy that we do.

Oh well, I do get tired.. My body can only take on too much...

I just needed a break I had to blog this. Haha.

Psychoanalysis

What distinguishes a suggestion from other kinds of psychical influence, such as a command or the giving of a piece of information or instruction, is that in the case of a suggestion, an idea is aroused in another person's brain which is not examined in regard to its origin but is accepted just as though it had arisen spontaneously in that brain. - Sigmund Freud