DAWN OF THE ETERNAL GUMPTION =)

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel.
All claimed that they were the best.
The most important.
The most useful.
The favorite.

Green said:
"Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and of hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die. Look over the countryside and you will see that I am in the majority."

Blue interrupted:
"You only think about the earth, but consider the sky and the sea. It is the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. The sky gives space and peace and serenity. Without my peace, you would all be nothing."

Yellow chuckled:
"You are all so serious. I bring laughter, gaiety, and warmth into the world. The sun is yellow, the moon is yellow, the stars are yellow. Every time you look at a sunflower, the whole world starts to smile. Without me there would be no fun."

Orange started next to blow her trumpet:
"I am the color of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. I carry the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, and papayas. I don’t hang around all the time, but when I fill the sky at sunrise or sunset, my beauty is so striking that no one gives another thought to any of you."

Red could stand it no longer he shouted out:
"I am the ruler of all of you. I am blood - life’s blood! I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to fight for a cause. I bring fire into the blood. Without me, the earth would be as empty as the moon. I am the color of passion and of love, the red rose, the poinsettia and the poppy."

Purple rose up to his full height:
He was very tall and spoke with great pomp: "I am the color of royalty and power. Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom. People do not question me! They listen and obey."

Finally Indigo spoke, much more quietly than all the others, but with just as much determination: "Think of me. I am the color of silence. You hardly notice me, but without me you all become superficial. I represent thought and reflection, twilight and deep water. You need me for balance and contrast, for prayer and inner peace."

And so the colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own superiority. Their quarreling became louder and louder.

Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder rolled and boomed. Rain started to pour down relentlessly.

The colors crouched down in fear, drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor, rain began to speak:

"You foolish colors, fighting amongst yourselves, each trying to dominate the rest. Don’t you know that you were each made for a special purpose, unique and different? Join hands with one another and come to me."

Doing as they were told, the colors united and joined hands.

The rain continued:
"From now on, when it rains, each of you will stretch across the sky in a great bow of color as a reminder that you can all live in peace. The Rainbow is a sign of hope for tomorrow." And so, whenever a good rain washes the world, and a Rainbow appears in the sky, let us remember to appreciate one another. 

& THAT IS WHY THIS SITE IS PRETTY COLORFUL! =)

If you find yourself in love with someone who does
not love you, be gentle with yourself. There is
nothing wrong with you. Love just didn’t choose to
rest in the other person’s heart.

If you find someone else in love with you and you
don’t love him/her, feel honored that love came and
called at your door, but gently refuse the gift
you cannot return, do not take advantage, do not
cause pain.

How you deal with love is how you deal with you, and
all our hearts feel the same pains and joys, even if
our lives and ways are different.

If you fall in love with another, and he/she falls in
love with you, and then love chooses to leave, do not
try to reclaim it or to assess blame, let it go. There is
a reason and there is a meaning. You will know in
time.

Remember that you don’t choose love. Love chooses
you. All you can really do is accept it for all its
mystery when it comes into your life. Feel the
way it fills you to overflowing, then reach out and
give it away.

Give it back to the person who brought it alive in you.
Give it to others who deem it poor in spirit. Give it to
the world around you in anyway you can. This is
where many lovers go wrong. Having been so long
without love, they understand love only as a need.
They see their hearts as empty places that will be
filled by love, and they begin to look at love as
something that flows to them rather than from them.

The first blush of new love is filled to overflowing, but
as their love cools, they revert to seeing their love
as need. They cease to be someone who generates
love and instead become someone who seeks love.

They forget that the secret of love is that it is a gift,
and that it can be made to grow only by giving it
away.

Remember this, and keep it to your heart. Love has
its own time, its own seasons, and its own reason for
coming and going. You cannot bribe it or coerce it, or
reason it into saying. You can only embrace it when
it arrives and give it away when it comes to you. But
if it chooses to leave from your heart or from the
heart of your lover, there is nothing you can do and
there is nothing you should do.

Love always has been and always will be a mystery.
Be glad that it came to live for a moment in your life.

(= MERRY VALENTINES TO ALL OF US!!! =)

GEESE trivia from a Christian Pal:

Fact 1: As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an up-lift for the
birds that follow. By flying in a "V" formation, the whole flock adds
71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew alone.

Lesson 1: People who share a common direction and sense of community
can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling
on the thrust of one another.

Fact 2: When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag
and resistance of flying alone. It quickly moves back into formation to
take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front of
it.

Lesson 2: If we have as much sense as a goose, we stay in formation
with those headed where we want to go. We are willing to accept their help
and give our help to others.

Fact 3: When the lead goose tires, it rotates back into the formation
and another goose flies to the point position.

Lesson 3: It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing
leadership. As with geese, people are interdependent on each others’
skills, capabilities and unique arrangements of gifts, talent or
resources.

Fact 4: The geese flying in formation honking encourage those up front
to keep up their speed.

Lesson 4: We need to make sure our honking is encouraging. In groups
where there is encouragement, the production is much greater. The power
of encouragement (to stand by one’s heart or core values and encourage
the heart and core of others) is the quality of honking we seek.

Fact 5: When a goose gets sick, wounded or shot down, two geese drop
out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with
it until it dies or is able to fly again. Then they launch out with
another formation or catch up with the flock.

Lesson 5: If we have as much sense as geese, we will stand by each
other in difficult times as well as when we are strong.

AIM HIGH…

SOAR FREE…

THE GREATEST ADVICE

Don’t date because you are desperate.
Don’t marry because you are miserable.
Don’t have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don’t philander because you think you are irresistible.

Don’t associate with people you can’t trust.
Don’t cheat. Don’t lie. Don’t pretend.
Don’t dictate because you are smarter.
Don’t demand because you are stronger.

Don’t sleep around because you think you are old enough and know better.
Don’t hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
Don’t sell yourself, your family, or your ideals.
Don’t stagnate!

Don’t regress.
Don’t live in the past. Time can’t bring anything or anyone back.
Don’t put your life on hold for possibly Mr/Mrs Right.
Don’t throw your life away on absolutely Mr Wrong because your
biological clock is ticking.

Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.
Start a new career.
Sometimes, there is no race to be won.
Only a price to be paid for some of life’s more hasty decisions.

To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.
To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.
To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.
Don’t bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.

To make yourself happy, pursue your passions

and be the best of what you can be.

Simplify your life.

Take away the clutter.

Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and
dangerous liaisons.
Don’t abandon your responsibilities but don’t overdose on duty.

Don’t live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself.
Don’t commit when you are not ready.
Don’t keep others waiting needlessly.

Go on that trip. Don’t postpone it.
Say those words. Don’t let the moment pass.
Do what you have to, even at society’s scorn.

Write poetry.
Love Deeply.
Walk barefoot.
Dance with wild abandon.
Cry at the movies.

Take care of yourself. Don’t wait for someone to take care of you.
You light up your life.
You drive yourself to your destination.
No one completes you - except YOU.

It isn’t true that life does not get easier with age.
It only gets more challenging.
Don’t be afraid. Don’t lose your capacity to love.
Pursue your passions.

Live your dreams.
Don’t lose faith in God.
Don’t grow old. Just grow YOU!

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your
life that you’ll never get back. Your time is your life.
That is why
the greatest gift you can give someone is your
time. Relationships
take time and effort, and the best way to spell love
is T-I-M-E
because the essence of love is not what we think
or do or provide for
others, but how much we give of ourselves.

ENJOY LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME! =)

REALITY 2006: True Love Sets You Free =)

Ps. 37:7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret.

Desire for marriage deeply tests our understanding of the cross.
The cross of Christ means sacrifice. Waiting is a form of suffering -
the difficulty of self-restraint; the anguish of unfulfilled
longing; the bewilderment of unanswered prayer; the flesh and heart failing, soul breaking…

These are indeed tribulations,
and tribulation is the curriculum if we are to learn patience. We want answers now but we are required at times to walk in darkness.
Nevertheless, God is in the darkness. We dont’ need to know the way, we need only to trust our Guide.

Don’t fall prey on wondering how to find marriage.
It is on God that you should wait: be alert, watchful, attentive; without agenda of your own, ready to do whatever is wanted by the Master.

A spirit of restlessness and resistance can never wait,
but one who believes he is loved with an everlasting love and knows that underneath are the everlasting arms, will find strength and peace.

God is in the waiting. Ps 18:32 It is God who arms me with strength and
makes my way perfect. PS 62:5 My soul, wait only upon God, for my expectation is in Him. In HIm alone lies your security,
confidence and trust.

So remember when the flesh burns with longing… the answer is with Jesus…

" Come to me and I will give you rest"

When you commit your desires to Christ, the desire doesn’t necessarily fade,
but it NO longer dominates.

And the joke on my fave saying

" If you love somebody,
Set her free…
If she comes back, she’s yours,
If she doesn’t, she never was yours"

got so many versions pala! =)

THE PESSIMIST VERSION:
If you love somebody,
Set her free …
If she ever comes back, she’s yours,
If she doesn’t, well, as expected, she never was.

THE OPTIMIST VERSION:
If you love somebody,
Set her free …
Don’t worry, she will come back.

THE SUSPICIOUS VERSION:
If you love somebody,
Set her free …
If she ever comes back, ask her why.

THE IMPATIENT VERSION:
If you love somebody,
Set her free …
If she doesn’t comes back within some time limit,
forget her.

THE PATIENT VERSION:
If you love somebody,
Set her free …
If she doesn’t come back, continue to wait
until she comes back …

THE PLAYFUL VERSION:
If you love somebody,
Set her free …
* If she comes back, and if you love her still,
set her free again, repeat *

THE LAWYER’S VERSION:
If you love somebody,
Set her free…
Clause 1a of Paragraph 13a-1 in the second
amendment of the Matrimonial Freedom Act clearly states that…

THE STATISTICIAN’S VERSION::
If you love somebody,
Set her free…
If she loves you, the probability of her coming back is high
If she doesn’t, your relationship was improbable anyway.

THE POSSESSIVE VERSION:
If you love somebody
don’t ever set her free.

THE MBA VERSION:
If you love somebody
set her free…
instantaneously…
and look for others simultaneously.

THE PSYCHOLOGIST’S VERSION:
If you love somebody
set her free…
If she comes back, her super ego is dominant
If she doesn’t come, back her id is supreme
If she doesn’t go, she must be crazy.

THE FINANCE EXPERT VERSION:
If you love somebody
set her free…
If she comes back, its time to look for fresh loans.
If she doesn’t, write her off as an asset gone bad.

THE MARKETING VERSION:
If you love somebody
set her free…
If she comes back, she has brand loyalty
If she doesn’t, reposition the brand in new markets.

HAPPY HEART’s DAY TO ALL!!! =)

IDEALISMS 2002: Just A.S.K. =)

Years ago I asked God to send me a husband,
for the Bible says “you have not because you ask not"
I told the Lord not just that I wanted a husband
but even explained to Him the kind of husband I was looking for.

I told Him I wanted someone who is kind, tender, gentle, compassionate,
loving, sincere, peaceful, generous, affectionate, understanding,
passionate, warm, intelligent, humorous, sensual, and trustful.
I even mentioned things I wanted him to be physically. And as time passed, I would add more things
to this list of my heart desire for a husband.

Then one night in prayer God spoke to my heart and said…
“Daughter, I can not give you what you’ve asked me for"

I said, “Why not, Lord?“

He replied, “For I am a just God and a God of righteousness and
all I do is just and right.“ I said, “Lord, I don’t understand
why I cannot have what I have asked you for."

He replied, “Then I will explain. It would not be just and right for me
to grant to you your wish for I cannot give unto you something that you are not yourself. It would not be fair for me to
grant unto you a person that is loving if you can sometimes be hateful,
or someone that is kind if you can also be mean, someone that is a forgiver
and yet you can still carry a grudge, someone that is sensitive
and you are yet so insensitive… etc.

He said unto me, “Instead of wasting time trying to find someone
or hoping that I will give you someone with all these qualities you seek, you should rather allow me to take this time
to allow you to become all it is that you are looking for. For I cannot give to you that which you are not."

“And if you allow me to work up on your spirit and to shape and
mold your heart as I choose then when you see the one I have for you, you will be able to say like Adam said…

“She is bone of my bone and she is flesh of my flesh"
for you will see yourself in her for you both will be one flesh.“

Keep this in mind…

" God made woman from man’s rib –
not from his head to top him,
nor from his feet to be walked upon;
but from his side to be his partner in life,
from under his arm to be protected by him,
and from near his heart to be loved by him.

IDEALISMS 1999: First & Last BF =)

I am wondering at this very minute if you are thinking of me, if like me,
you are wondering what is taking us so long to find each other.

Many times I thought I finally found you
only to be disillusioned by the fact that my wait has not yet ended.

I get up each morning hoping, dreaming, longing to meet you.
I am thinking of how we will meet, would it be as romantic as the ones I have
seen in movies?

Or is it possible that I have known you all my life
but we have yet to realize that we are meant for each other?

Oh how I wish you were here right now
because you are the only one who has the answers to all my questions.

Sometimes I ask myself if I have ever really known "love".
I do not have the answer to that question either
but I believe that, more often than not,

we will never really know what love is until we find that right person….
and since I have not found you yet, then maybe I do not really know what love is!

You just don’t know how often I dream
of finally knowing what it feels like to be in your arms.

Even at this very moment
I am imagining how you will simply sweep me off my feet!

Perhaps I would be drawn to you by your smile, or your eyes,
or maybe even how you manage to make me laugh by your silly little ways!

I don’t really know for sure
but I am praying that God will help me recognize you when the right time comes.

I think of all the pain that I have gone through in the past
and of how much I have cried since the day I began my search.

I just wanted you to know that I find my strength in clinging onto my vision
of the beautiful life ahead of me—
the life I shall spend with you.

In my mind and in my heart
I know that you are worth all that pain and sacrifice.

After all, the tears have become a part of my life
and I believe that they are slowly washing away my flaws
so that I would become perfect,
not perfect in its truest sense, but perfect — for YOU!

I wonder if you’ve gone through so much pain as well.
I wonder if you’ve been hurt so many times along the journey.

But my dearest one, please don’t ever give up
because I am right here… patiently waiting for you!

I assure you that when we finally find each other
I would slowly heal those wounds by my love.

At night, I would look out my window
and stare at the beautiful sky,
hoping that somehow you are also looking up and wondering about me.

I utter a silent prayer and send all my cries to the heavens above
thinking that in time they would reach you.

And when I feel impatient, I just close my eyes
and believe that you are on your way
and that you are longing to see me as well.

It is funny but when I finally fall asleep,
it is still you that I think of,
for you are always in my dreams.

It seems that, for now,
that is the only place where I can hold on to you,
long enough to tell you how much I love you.

In my dreams you would kiss away my fears
and wrap me with your arms of love.

And this, all the more, makes me want to wake up
and face the new day ahead with the hope
that soon enough, you will no longer be a dream
but a reality and once again I am assured that you are worth the wait.

And when that time comes, everything will fall into its place,
just as I had imagined,
just as I had thought and dreamed,
just as I had believed it would be!

By then, I would simply look back and smile at all that I have gone through,
in spite of the pain and amidst the simple joys of life —
and I would be very thankful because they all led me to you!

In the meantime, take care of yourself…