START WHERE YOU STAND/SUCCESS

''Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both. Appreciating the gloriousness inspires us, encourages us, cheers us up, gives us a bigger perspective, and energizes us. All these trips that we lay on ourselves the heavy-duty fearing that we’re bad and hoping that we’re good, the identities that we so dearly cling to, the rage, the jealousy and the addictions of all kinds never touch our basic wealth. They are like clouds that temporarily block the sun. But all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are. We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake. When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space.

Start where you stand and never mind the past. Don’t give the vanished days a backward look; the world won't care about your old defeats. Forget the buried woes and dead despairs. Here is a brand new trial right at hand. The future is for him who does and dares. One’s potential is so huge and so vast, yet, why is it, that so many fail, and usually come last? Exercise your brains; allow your nerves to rewire. Mull your mind, work it hard, allow it to perspire while gathering information which you need and must acquire.

“Success will never lower its standards to accommodate you. You have to raise your standards to achieve it. God provides food for every bird but not its nest. Rise up to the challenges ahead of you and conquer your fears.” 

You’ll laugh often and much, win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, appreciate beauty, find the best in others, leave the world a bit better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition, know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.''

FROM A WOMAN TO ANOTHER

   It’s been a while since I wrote a piece of my own thinking. Today I remember my fellow female species; our mothers, aunts, sisters, girlfriends, grandmothers and friends. I’ve come to appreciate my fellow woman, the woman who has raised me to the person I’ve become, the women who have corrected, advised, helped, had my back and also those who have been there for me over the years. I believe women should be their own best friends not their own worst enemies.

   We should embrace each other, support one another, and stand up for each other, you know... GIRL POWER. We should not prefer a male boss over female one just because there’s a stereotype that women are jealous and insecure. In whichever position we are, if we look after each other, love each other and uplift each other, then life becomes much easier. Yes, a woman might be wishing the worst for you, dislike you or even be jealous of you but so can a man. It’s not because she is a just a woman, it’s because she has that particular personality/behavior.

   Women should complement each other.

   Women should not compare themselves with each other; we are all different.

   Women shouldn’t judge each other on their choice of dressing, unless on those extreme cases, where you can respectfully correct or advise them.

   Women should support each other even if they don’t support their situation. Whether you don’t like her choice of boyfriend/husband/lifestyle, be there to support her when she needs it.

It’s time to make a change, for everyone’s sake we should be standing together. We already have enough judgment from the male species and enough insecurities from them. We will rise from lifting each other; we will rise from empowering each other.

It starts with you, it starts with me.

SELF IMPROVEMENT/GOOD DEEDS

They say, “Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” I'm trying to find something to base my life upon. Every day I strive to become a better person. I’ve learnt patience, kindness, forgiveness and to appreciate life without constantly complaining about it. Looking back, I truly love the person I’ve become, the lessons I’ve learnt, the growth I’ve experienced, all thank to God. No one is perfect but we can become better people and make better decisions every day. We must carry the full weight. We must fight our way out of the depths. We must surrender to none, fight to climb, and in the journey we will find that the climb is endless.

Never stop improving. Strive for greatness. Expand your horizons. In order to achieve more success, take everything in stride. Create your legacy. Do not take anything for granted. Be an inspiration for all to see.

Self improvement is all about asking God to guide our steps and help us practice good deeds. Everybody has the chance to do good deeds; if you are driving near a school, lower down your speed. When you see the homeless, give them a pound or two. Lower the sound on the T.V If the elderly live near you. I’m not saying that you must give away your lungs or your heart but remember it’s the smallest things that play the biggest part.


Allow yourself to learn and when you do learn all you can.

Allow yourself to lend a helping hand and when you do a hand will help you.

Allow yourself to love and when you do you will find love in return.

Allow yourself to be happy and when you do you will influence others around you.

Allow yourself to be positive and when you do life will get easier.

                                            

END YEAR

The year is finally coming to an end which has taken most of us by surprise. I can remember January, like it was yesterday, setting up goals, things to achieve, resolutions, people to get rid of, among others. Some I achieved, some I didn’t. But the most important thing of all is the chance to see it end, gift of life. I’ve lost far too many, it wasn’t a smooth ride, all in all, the only way to overcome pain is to embrace it, that way, it has no power over us. Let our courage surpass all our fears, may all the doubts we had be cleared because its far much better what’s ahead of us, than what we’ve left behind us.

I remember the good times and wish I could do it a second time.

When I was lost in time, I made sure it was a good time.

I remember the special times; those were the best times, the happy times.

When it was a sad time, I thought of the good times, those family times.

I remember those romantic times, the lucky times.

I can never trade the memories of those good times because at the end of time, all we can do, is smile about them.

A BRIEF EXPLOSIVE CHEMISTRY (about a last month)

I’ve been thinking of sharing this interesting incident that happened about a month ago, on one rainy evening. I then thought of letting it go, but I can’t seem to let it out of my head. Well, I’ll try my best to summarize it in a paragraph or two, and hope it gets to whoever it concerns.

It was on a Monday evening, when after a long day in the office, I was excited to call it a day and head home. It was a little bit cloudy but unlikely to rain soon. As soon as I got out the work premises, a heavy rained poured, so unexpectedly, but lucky enough I had an umbrella. I walked hurriedly trying to get to a nearby building when I felt a hand grab my elbow. There was a man behind me so I stopped and took a glance only to have my heart skip a beat. His eyes sparkled when he said hi, with the sweetest voice in the whole world. He was tall enough so I let him hold the umbrella and we walked towards the building together to shelter ourselves from the rain. 

When we got there he kindly apologized and asked me to excuse his rudeness and introduced himself, He was quite shy while he revealed a sexy grin. I had nothing to say, or else, I was lost of words, I didn’t know what to tell him so I smiled back reluctantly. After a few minutes of trying to make an innocent conversation, the rain stopped and there was left no reason to stick around. The bitter truth was that we both had to go our separate ways. He begged for a goodbye hug, he begged for my contacts but I disappointed. I meant to chitchat, I meant to hug him closely, I meant to tell him my name or share my contacts, but sadly I couldn’t.  It was cold, I was rained on but I felt warm enough, He was good-looking, rough and sweet at the same time, he was a stranger  but also familiar, seemed like I knew him from somewhere, maybe in my dreams. I was taught not to take sweets from strangers though, but from him I would, gladly. 

No doubt my heart got smitten and my soul sweetly bitten, and if I hugged him my head would feel blissfully dizzy. I’m crushing on him so badly that I keep daydreaming on the day I will bump into him again.