AN IMPERFECT LIFE BUT GOOD

 

-- My mom held expectations for me in her heart. Perhaps the same way her mom had hers for her daughter in their time. Mom, though poor, persevered and graduated, but I didn't know if teaching was her dream job, and she married before 30. 🌷 

 I think I've missed a few things in her list. Life had other plans for me and laid down challenges on the table which were stoically meant for me to hurdle. Not always easy; I had my share of hurt and pain but something was undoubtedly happening. I sensed my life moving... evolving. I can understand it now as I look back to it all. 🌷 

Yes, I better understand it now that a mother's expectations though with good intent and love isn't the only formula to life and living. 🌷

Because life is not all about what others may think is best for you. Rather it should be lived according to you in your own lived circumstances... in your own allotted time and space and moments... in your best of who you are and what you are, by God's design. God, by the way, always knows best.🌷

Happy in the heart. I hope wiser too. It's still an imperfect life --- but, Mom, it's a good one.💕🌷🤗

IMPATIENCE IS A FIERY CRAZED BULL

 

🌿 The dictionary defines impatience as ..... 'intolerance of anything that thwarts, delays, or hinders..'

🌿 Impatience can throw us off the track as we try to hasten processes or procedures innately designed or essential to something or someone. Failure to understand that everything in life involves a process easily paves the way for frustration or disappointment which eat us up or gnaw at our highly tensed nerves until eventually falls into pieces. Impatience is like a crazed bull loosed from the pen which gores anyone or anything that gets in its way.

🌿 While patience, on the other hand, is a revered cousin even considered a virtue by many. It keeps us steady and focused on whatever task we might throw ourselves into. In fact, it gains the favor of the gods thus aiding us further towards achievement or fulfillment.

🌿 But then it's impatience which gets the better of us most times. So how do we deal with this?

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Try simple incremental changes to our approach. Take it slow. Small concerted efforts done or added to the heap will create a huge mound which later we may use to bulldoze our way to the top. Further, small is manageable and feedback -friendly. Seeing results early on enables us to make good adjustments to our stride. And importantly doesn't have to tax our patience or impatience needlessly as we would be with gigantic investment of time, effort, and emotion which results sometimes could take eternity to pull off.

☘ Small simple incremental changes ..... they matter where we would let them matter most. It may take longer... but worth the wait. And this undoubtedly takes the bull of impatience by its horn and leads it back into the pen where it belongs!

☘ Blessings to one and all!

DEALING WITH QUARANTINE

Hi, everyone! How're you all doing?

👉As I have heard on the news some areas are loosening a bit their quarantine rules. Just be safe and careful with the usual .. strong immune system, face mask, good hygiene - hand washing, social distancing.

👉Because the invisible enemy is still very much around...until a vaccine is developed to fight or prevent it. For instance, I wouldn't go rushing to the malls (some have resumed business) just because I want relief from this boredom of home quarantine. There's a high price to pay for letting your guard down, like it or not. We can't afford to do that, can we!? Ahh but decisions, decisions! Make it good.

 Anyway..

 😊Still up with my projects. In fact, am enjoying it immensely! Yes, have finished a lot..and counting. So there's no stopping this while am still having fun with it.

😀 If you might wonder, I chose this small projects because... it doesn't consume too much yarn, it finishes in a day, useful as face mask against pollution-dust-foul smells, can be used as face warmers in winter (lols winter in pinas), and... it gives the immediate satisfaction of seeing work done (in the shortest possible time). ☺️👈 

☺️Added two new additions to the tribe. And another one close to finishing soon. Take care...be safe. Blessings to you and your loved ones.👼

YOU ARE WHAT YOU FEED

🤓A good friend said this (in email) ..."Len, this one has helped me a lot. Eight years ago and still doing its job now. Just to let you know. Thanks."
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I'll say this... honestly, it's so appreciated if someone tells me that the essence of the writing resonates in the heart, mind, and soul. It tells me this one simple thing: basically we are the same. And the writings reflect that sameness running through a person's thoughts and emotions, man or woman. Aptly then we would say "Yeah I know, been there-done that".
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😊 Thank you very much, dear friend; appear tayo diyan.
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☺️ Here's the story and to quote...... 

A native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, "I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is the vengeful, angry, violent one. The other wolf is the loving, compassionate one."
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🙄The grandson asked him, "Which wolf will win the fight in your heart?" The grandfather answered, "The one I feed." Unquote.
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👉That's a good one, don't you think? The biggest battles that we fight are those with self. Anyone who says it isn't is not paying much attention to life. Either he has got himself so entrenched in his comfort zones or is feeding something else other than the two choices mentioned in the story.. 

Remember what has been said about 'you are what you eat'? In the same sense it can be said that 'you are what you feed'. Maybe we should be asking ourselves which of the two wolves do we feed.. the vengeful, angry, violent wolf - or - the compassionate loving one?
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😊In our everyday lives is an opportunity or several to make that choice. Mom would always remind me to choose that which would make the heavens smile. Choose that which would make you a blessing to others and to yourself as well. Be true to yourself and to others. That, I believe, is the whole point of the story of our lives.
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GET HANDS WORKING - QUIETS THE MIND

Keeping busy leaves no room for thoughts to go haywire. Quite exhausting to the mind having thoughts all scrambling for your attention.🤪😄 So get busy. 

GCQ - IS NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY

PLANTS AND HUMANS HAVE EACH THEIR OWN REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO GROW

 Found this poster on a friend's page. (Thanks!)

🌿 It's short but it says so much. Life, as we know it to be, is a long continuing process of learning and growing. But neither do we grow at the same pace with each other.

🌿 We meet people who are so nice, smart, and wise. They apparently are learning even more and are up ahead from the rest.

🌿 We also meet a few who seem to rub fellow humans the wrong way, are obnoxious, jarring to the senses, making others not want to touch them with a 10ft-pole.

🌿 Both types come in different sizes, race, color, social status, age brackets, and creed.

🌿 And all are placed on this planet by Big Daddy upstairs for one sole purpose: To grow and rise to your best potential as ordained by the heavens.

🌿 And how to do it... is on how you use the gifts or talent He has blessed every creation with. It's not a race but neither is it to be ignored. Because we're all heading in one direction -- a Heavenly destination.

🌿 But growing and learning isn't enough. These are not for your sole personal consumption. These are meant to serve others with. Actually, that is what the gifts and talents are for: to help others with.

🌿 Kaya, know your talents, big and small... and use it to help others in every which way you can -- to bring glory to the Magnificent Creator!! The GIVER of it all.

A DOG'S LIFE IN A WORLD OF HUMANS

 

Me:     Phewww....finally done!☺️ 

AJ:    Hurrayyy....now we can play??🐶 

Me:    oh there's the other project...😉 

AJ:     Oh no..not again!!🐶 

Me:    😄I'm kidding...... 

 And AJ broke into his widest grin 🐶🐕 ... 💕

Making Use of Quarantine Time

 

Hmmmm..... I think you will find this quite useful - crocheted eyeglass case 👓🤓👓😊👓☺️👓 

 How's your day? Everything fine, I presume. Do always take care. Please be safe. God bless you and protect you ... by His love and everlasting grace.🙏👼

O LORD, HEAL THE WORLD

 

One thought comes to mind: No God - no man.

 All that we have..all that we are is because of Him. Nothing is ours, nothing is caused by us. And yet here we are. We live.. we exist. We do not belong to ourselves. We belong to Him. We are .. because HE IS.

The Magnificent ONE. Our Heavenly Father. And we are His children. We live because HE LOVES US. This Magnificent Love is the source of our joy, happiness, strength, courage, provision, healing, and protection.

 Let us again seek this Awesome Love ..to cover us with its mantle of protection, to shield and save us from the onslaughts of this covid pandemic, not only in our land but all over the world.

Have mercy, our Father, on your children. Please save us. In Jesus's Holy name we pray. Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary - with the help of the saints and angels in heaven.

Heal our world.

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