YUP...LOVE IS SOMETHING GOD DOES VERY WELL

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😔Aawww gee.....this one brought a tear to my eyes. Because it is so true. Has anyone ever thought about it? Can you ever imagine if God wasn't there --- where would you be in the midst of life's trials, burdens, struggles, mishaps particularly those you don't know about;  those hidden from your sight and understanding. Or even those which impact is hardly felt by you or not at all.  Or perhaps didn't hurt you as hard as it should have.  Unbelievable and yet true. San'g bundok na problema na pala ang tumama sa'yo, di mo alam. San ka nalang dadamputin kaya kung wala si God!? (A popular fall-back expression by the old folks.)

Aminin (a favorite expression used by my niece) ...... God has done so much for you...far beyond your human understanding. Yet it's done. He did it. He saved you many times- in many ways- for many reasons. You needn't have to know. Because....God by whatever name you know him..... HE just loved you and loves you so much beyond measure!!! Love....is something HE does very well.

Yeah .....God loves us.🥰😍 Awesome!!!

SOMETIMES PAIN IS A GOOD TEACHER

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A friend asked me this question.............. 'What do you do when bad happens to you?' .I looked at her and said.. 'You've been hurt bad?' .. 'Hey, I'm doing the asking here.' she retorted in jest.

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As every person is a story you can be very sure that hurt and pain along with other things complete a person's personal history. Each bit did its part to shape the person for better or for worse and this definitely will impact people who come close to the territory or happen to be near it or get drawn to it by some unexplained circumstance. People collide with one another by some mysterious force but its reason not fully or always understood. Not yet anyway. This human collision does get us bruised.. battered... shaken up... hurt... wounded and scarred. Unhappy memories are then created which sadly can still prick even long after the experience is gone. Some may say forgiven, but many more will say not forgotten.

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Bad can hurt. We all know it as it comes to us in many different forms, ways, means, intensity, appearances, reason or intent, sometimes unintended, sometimes disguised, but we see its purpose of hurting us and turning our world upside down--- rewriting our story in its entirety or in part. It doesn't draw a pretty picture, particularly if you can see it in the heart --- torn, tattered, messed up, beaten, dreary and weary. It made me think ......

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Maybe there is no answer. Maybe one just lives through the experience..... try to respond to it in the best manner possible..... draw strength where strength can be found within or without..... become the change which is eventually going to happen anyway like it or not. But something within, something bigger than yourself, makes you want to try to transform this experience into a treasure - your treasure - that would matter for a very, very long time. For you... for your life. Because, truth is, you owe it to yourself to do just that.

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My friend threw me that question but I think she didn't expect an answer. The answer which, I believe, she wasn't seeking but one which she already knew ------ 

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Bad has its way of making us grow.

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DON'T LET ANYONE DOUSE YOUR FIRE

 I have a friend who (sadly) thinks life is such a mess and nothing is worth anything, at all. Well... she's been through a lot, her emotions bruised with scars to show. She's not easy to get along with, admittedly. But then who would be!? No one can come out of a tough life unaffected and still be in one piece. Nope. That ain't happening. Because it breaks you. Life ..... sometimes can be so mean. 

A broken soul is a lonely one. 

But.....

That doesn't make you the only one. There are other lonely souls out there, too. Yet you'll never know .... neither can you tell. Truth is, we each have a piece of brokenness inside us. Our hearts carry invisible burdens which weigh us down, slow our progress, wearies our soul.  

And yet....

We get up mornings, shake the dust off, take a deep breath, and head off to face the new day with.what we know...and...what we have. 

Everyday. Walang paltos yan. Again and again...and... again. Because that's who we are.... that's how we were created by Someone up there. 

Tough.

Nobody can douse our fire.

Don't let it.

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IS LIFE ONLY ABOUT ONE THING

 A friend once asked me "Is a widow's life a lonely life?" Let me ask you this question: "Is life only about marriage?....or one thing?"

If a person is living a train-track kind of mind, the possibility is high. Like mom would say "You can't put all your eggs in one basket. When you drop it, you'll break them all." Life is good with a mindset of being determined, focused, and other stuff that would take you to your dreams. 

But the rest of life and living will need ---  

a broad and broader understanding of life happening as it happens or not happens to you..adaptability..steady glimmering hope..courage..with undying faith and belief in the Divine. Plus self-love...not egotistical but gentle and kind. In fact, be kinder to...yourself above all. Because your life is lived by you. Not by somebody else nor by other people's standards. No. It's just you. Your successes your mistakes. Your life. You live it.

Be like that magnificent tree and hill in that photo.....standing tall and proud, uniquely amazing....yet still so much part of the greater panorama of things. Fact is, you and everything are by Divine Design.🥰 Appreciate it with a grateful heart ❤ 

Have a blessed day, folks.

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IMAGES RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND

 

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A few days back I was in a dilemma pondering what to paint 🤔 And as I have said, you don't immediately start painting even if the canvas is right infront of you ready and able.😁 Parang katulad ng kasabihang - "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak". Gusto mo nang simulan pero ayaw sumunod ang kamay mo .. LOLS 😄

Now ... today I finished the painting. A scene which played in my mind for a bit though I wasn't quite sure I'd do. Because....it was just an image running in my mind along with other images scrambling for front page. Gulo noh?!? Haha..

Anyway... as an old saying goes "All's well that ends well." 

It's been a good day.😚☺

I hope yours was, too.

Godbless. 

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