The Seat

“The person you are inside is the person you can be outside.” This line can imply many picture of human’s personality. A greedy, a selfish, a hopeless but thankful personality and sometimes a kind one. These are the most common personalities usually seen on jeepney.

One night while I was on my way home a greedy personality appeared after me, a jeepney driver. Insisting that his 18 seater jeepney is 20 seater.

Nobody gave in the selfish passengers are on their bad face wanting not to share any space on their seats to the last hopeless passenger who were thinking of not seeing any other available route of jeepney or taxi cab to their place.

Finally big five to the only kind and generous human around who gave his seat which resulted him to almost seat on the air before landing on the floor. Life’s journey is like this, most of the time we might think that it’s our dead end but as we get closer to its end we finally see that someONE is waiting for us WHO is willing to help us and extend HIS unconditional love.

Life is always fair. Even if there are greedy, selfish or you seem to be hopeless you still meet the generous man around who can make you thankful about your life.

The generous man’s heart expected no reward but as he heard the word of thanks from the two hopeless passenger it pleased him and inspired him to continuously help. Like God it also delights Him that in all the days of our lives we still appreciate our existence no matter what happen. Life is beautiful we just need to TRUST Him. Believe that you have received them – that is praying!

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The Pedestrian

“Man always on the danger zone.” This was taught to me in one of the personality development workshops I attended in college. I am already working now, I am no longer a student in a university but I still observe and find curiosity on the things around me.

When I was on my way home I saw a couple crossed a pedestrian. A wife on the danger zone holding her husband’s hand on the other side.

For some you might think that this scene showed a fading love since Mr. Prince Charming is no longer Mr. Gentleman. Surely, if we see this couple 20 years ago on the same pedestrian lane we will see them on the other picture around.

Remember when you were still dating? Your boyfriend sends you the best flower arrangement, wraps the best chocolate, composes you the flowing letter and pays for your date in the most romantic if not expensive restaurant in town. You can even sleep on his shoulder when you were tired. 

In married life things may change. You may need to prepare everything without him appreciating what you are doing. Sometimes he may forget your anniversary, your birthday or you may even need to cross the pedestrian with him while you are on the danger zone.

The question is - Where is love now? Is love still present? Certainly yes. Love is present where the sacrifices are made. Everything may change but love will never be and should never be. For the wife it does not matter even if after 20 years of their married life she needs to be on the danger zone. She does not count her sacrifices. All she care about is to cross the road of life with her man. She will still be in love and delightful to walk with him even if she has to be on the danger zone because her man walks slowly with his arthritis.

This is true love. God loves more than this way. HE does not count how big is your sin to forgive you. He does not ask you to be very religious as long as you have the faith in HIM. Let us not forget to walk with him in all the journeys of out lives. Let us keep the faith alive. God is love. Always be in love.

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10 Ways To Maintain the Positive Vibes

1. Learn healthy ways to manage your stress.

2. Think of fears as armor to fight.

3. Look for the best in others, and yourself.

4. Do not blame others with your failures.

5. Stretch your body daily and meditate.

6. Pursuit happiness and enjoy life with humility.

7. Set good criteria towards others by seeing not their weakness.

8. Make time each day to relax and smile.

9. Surround yourself with upbeat people.

10. Commit yourself to Excellence.

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Happiness is a State of Mind

You are the only person who thinks in your mind! You are the power and authority in your world. - Louise Hay

Is your life miserable now? Do you live in sorrow and despair? Are you unhealthy in spirit and body? Are you a failure now? If you say no, you are among the world's happiest individual. Majority of the people in this world have achieved so many things in life and yet they are still unhappy.

Why is that so? Simply, people think that they lack something in their lives. We have unlimited desires. The more wants we achieved the more needs we create. We are not satisfied with our own existence. To think with limitless desires is normal.

We live to achieve. In achieving life's happiness it is not only about achieving material things. We only need a thing and that is - a mind in control.

Happiness is a state of mind, it is a state of mind that you are in power to control what you desire and think. You are they captain of your own ship. A master of your own creation. You mind creates you. Why would you be thinking misery, sorrow, despair, sickness and failure if you can actually think and achieve the opposite?

Life is how you define it. If your definition of happiness is a simple smile in a day then so be it. Life is not about how huge or tiny is your want but it is about how life's simplicity can satisfy you. It will all follow, the satisfaction and pleasure you have now will be doubled - Just think happiness and you will be happy then.

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Autosuggestion

You are smart.
You are a winner.
You are unique.
You are on the top.

Do you think you are like these?

Yes you are. You should think like one. You are what you feed you mind. So the moment you say positive things to your self you are actually sowing a seed into you mind that you are at positively positive reality.

You are happy and you can be happy whatever your circumstances now all you need to do is to take control of your mind. Whatever things you need to do - ALWAYS start with a positive and affirmative statement. Because that moment you say you will fail, you will not really make it. You are starting to lose your own game.

You can achieve it. Your mind absorbs what you declare. So the moment you declare achievement, success, and winning you are starting to claim all the thing you can ever have in your lifetime. Suggest a positive statement to your mind and your mind will accept and create a positively positive reaction.

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Commit to Excellence

"The quality of your life will be determined by the depth of your commitment to excellence, no matter what your chosen field" -Vince Lombardi

Start today to be the best in what you do and you will reap the quality of life you deserve. Create a turning point of you life that you will be on the top of whatever game you are at. Know the core areas in your current job. What are the parts of your works that positively and precisely need an excellent fashion in working? Always improve your standards and never stick on whatever is inside the box.

Your life gets better only when you get better, so learn to be the best in your field. No matter which level you are at now, think that you are smarter than anyone else. You have your own capabilities. You might not master everyone around you right away but you can master yourself. Teach yourself to create things as best as they can be.

The moment you learn to commit yourself to excellence you also begin to respect yourself, you'll find greater self-esteem and you will value your life. You do not need to be rewarded or recognized for you to be motivated in keeping your doing towards excellence - it will all follow. People will appreciate and respect you because they know you are committed in doing an excellent craft.

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Level up or Level down

"I graduated Cum Laude." This is the line of the person I know which I hated much hearing. Do you really have to wear the crown of your awards? Is it righteous to shout who you were and you are?

Personally I can tell that these are useless efforts of people who know nothing but brag themselves. I just can dare listening to the character of such people. As I hear them on my left it, I let go of their words on my right ear. Or before the these boastful words enter my ear I do not allow my mind to entertain them.

The more they shout for the number of gold medals they won the lesser I hear them. I have my own music played on my mind, why will I waste my time listening over these hopeless efforts of pointless people if I know I know my self? I did not graduate Cum Laude but my GPA is 94 out of 100. I do not compare myself to them because the more you compare the more you find insecurities and conflict.

It's really important that you understand yourself better, you master your mind for you to master how to react to the uncontrolled action of negative people around you. Start today, remember you do not live today to die tomorrow for nothing.

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THE SHIFT

After earning my degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management, It was a know-how days for me. I was having hard times of considering which career shall I take. Since I was young, I was into the adventure of grabbing all the possibilities of career start ups.

I have so many interests and desires. Sometimes I found myself in the middle of so much confusion of where shall I go, how shall I start and what shall I do. I read several book about psychology, career advancement, leadership and management to fully understand and find some sort of satisfaction in some ways.

I then started to create my principles and beliefs in life. Everyday is a struggle for me because the more I read books and learn new things the more I get confused of what I really want. I was inspired by different life stories but I found none other stories as big and learnable as mine.

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CREATING A CAREER PATH

Life is too short specially when you do not enjoy all its opportunities at a given time. Career path is more of building a timeline on what happens first and what’ next after one another. The clearer your career path is the greater you will achieve them.

When you create a path try to practice “Back from the Past” thinking. Imagine yourself from the past. Remember what you really wished for. Where are you now? From the present time are you receiving what you have always wanted? If not then its time to create another path.

From the present state of your life listen to you heart of what you really want. Talk to you self what you really desired. After few more consideration start creating a picture of where will that desire brings you. How much will it takes. Are you willing to sacrifice things for that? Are you interested in its changes and learning?

Walk with faith and you will be fearless in fighting life’s game.

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Parable of an Old Man

While I was on the public transit I saw an old man reading a book. I have not read the title of the book but it was very clear to me that he is reading one of John Maxwell's writing. I can see how interested he was in the book he's reading. I was amazed not only because he's reading John Maxwell's book but also in his old age he still wants learning.

This thing made me dream to be an author of many books that even an old man in a public transit will read and I also want to get old reading everywhere I go a book that will help me make my life better and the life of the people around me.

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Time means Life

We all know that times is gold but how do we value this precious thing? We sometime neglect to consider how bless we are in having 24 hours a day. Do we effectively manage our 365 1/2 days?

We might not be aware how life can be fulfilling if we make and achieve most of its opportunities. In a day, do you really count on your achievements? do you consider how many things will you be accomplishing?

We live one life, the moment we waste our lives we are actually wasting our time.

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The Law of Complexity

Do you want to be one of the respected person in your field? Are you performing what it takes to be respected?

The most important thing we have to consider if we wanted to get promotion or receive any recognition is to work promotable. There is a law called "The Law of Complexity" this is about integrating your knowledge to your field. As you integrate you do not only share your knowledge but you also allow others to see your real worth.

Soon enough those people that you have shared your knowledge with will help you into the direction you have always wanted. Everything is gained, for you to gain the best things in your field integrate the best of you.

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The Socks

Wearing a black long pants and a white gala on his duty in a five star hotel.

This waiter was not only wearing the above description but he was also in his full blast of energy on his face. With a wonderful smile this waiter approached many guests and said his warm good morning to them. Positivity - this was what his presence brought in serving.

The waiter I am trying to describe is actually me. I do not know any right choice of word to start about me but to create a picture of myself while on duty. This picture was created base on the comments our guest have told me.

Smiling is really my gear in any other challenges. Let me tell you a story.

3 years ago while I was still in my second year in college I bought a pair of black socks. This pair was on sale which cost me 25 pesos only. It's a very cheap but memorable belonging for me now. Who would expect a 25 peso socks would last up to 3 years?

Yes it lasted three years and I am very proud wearing it until now . I am now working with my first job as waiter and basically I am earning. You know the person you are in your past can really influence the person you are today.

I was financially challenged before, so every single centavo was in value for me and that thing has left me a lesson to value things until now. Wearing my 3 old socks, I am reminded of my beautiful existence that life is never about quitting. You might think that in some areas you are restricted by the resources you have in life but it does matter to be restricted. The more restricted you are the more you find ways, you become more resourceful.

Talking about restriction, my 3 year old socks has given me allowance now, my left toe can no longer feel it---im not paralyze but I can't feel wearing the left sock because it's already became a stocking-like sock with a hole in my toe:-)

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Love Life

Life is an opportunity, take it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, Taste the flavor. Life is a dream, and make reality. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, compile it. Life is a game, play it. Life is precious, take care of... them. Life is wealth, take its value. Life is love, live it. Life is a mystery, find out. Life is a promise, Make it. Life is sorrow, overtake it. The street is a hymn, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is an adventure, live it risked. Life is life, defend it. The worst disease today and 'the do not want to feel' loved ones, feeling abandoned. There are many people in the world who are starving, but even more die for lack of love. Everyone needs love. Everyone needs to know to be desired, loved, and to be important for you and God 'hunger for love, and you and' hunger for God.

Love life as it is fully love, unpretentious, when you love it when you love or hate it, love it when no one understands you, or when all you understand. Love it when all you have left or when you highlight a king. Love it when they steal everything, or when you give him. Love it when it makes sense or when it seems not to have even a little. love in complete happiness, or in absolute alone. Love it when you're strong, or when you feel weak. Love it when you're scared, or when you have a mountain of courage. love not only for the great pleasure and enormous satisfaction, love her even for the small joys. Love her, even if you do not give what he could love her even if it's not like you want it. Love it every time and every time you're born to die. But do not ever love without love. Never live without life!

The best day? Today. The biggest obstacle? Fear. The easiest thing? Wrong. The biggest mistake? Give up. The root of all evil? Selfishness. The best distraction? Work. The worst defeat? Discouragement. The best professionals? Children. The first need? Communicate. The greatest happiness? Be useful to others. The greatest mystery? Death. The worst flaw? The bad mood. The most dangerous person? What mind. The worst feeling? The grudge. The best gift? Forgiveness. What is essential? The family. The best route? The Way Forward. The most pleasant sensation? Inner peace. The best reception? The smile. The best medicine? Optimism. The greatest satisfaction? The duty performed. The greatest strength? Faith. The people most needed? Priests. The greatest thing in the world? Love.

The works of love are always works of peace. Every time that you will share your love with others, you will realize that peace comes to you and them. Where there is 'peace there' God, 'so' that God bestows peace and joy in our hearts. We're just thrown pebbles into the sea making the water ripple. Find a minute to think, find a minute to pray.

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How much your smile costs?

A smile costs nothing,
and produces much enriches those who receive,
without impoverishing those who give it.

It lasts an instant,
but sometimes his memory is eternal.

None is so rich that they can do without it,
no one is poor enough not to deserve it.

Created happiness in the home,
is a tangible sign of friendship,
a smile from rest to the weary,
courage to make the most discouraged.

I can not be bought,
it worked,
it cannot be stolen because it is something of value only when is given.

and if sometimes you meet someone that can no longer smile,
be generous,
give him yours,
because nobody ever needs a smile as he who can not give to others.

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Quality Time

Today's world is made with so many schedules. Sometimes we're having trouble managing our resources but do we know what resource should be given enough attention and priority in order for us to properly and effectively use the rest of the resources we have on hand?

I was on the public transit for work when I saw a mother with her son seated on her lap. People may not have noticed it but while I was looking at them I created a question on my mind. "Why did the mother seat the child on her lap when there are still available seats on the bus?"

As I was staring at them, I needed not to ask anyone else about it anymore. I realized that the mother did not want to save money for her child's fare but she's trying to save the time for her son. Allowing her son to seat on her lap was giving her the chance of letting her son feel the real motherly love.

No matter how tiring it looks, no matter how painful it appears-- A mother will never give up the chance of expressing their love to their children in any ways they know. Sometimes we have arguments with them, we do not want to listen to their words. They seem to be unrealistic for us. Their ideas are obsolete. No, mother knows best. They want you to be the best. No matter how you see your mother yesterday and today, always remember whenever you get lost your mother's love is with you until eternity.

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Human Imperfection and Satisfasction

Perfection is not for human. Nobody is perfect but humans are always seeking things close to perfection. We know that no matter how we try to be perfect we can never be satisfied. Perfection is the top thing we can never achieve in our lifetime, not until we die.

How perfect can you be in your lifetime? You can never tell an accurate answer. Though this thing is unachievable to humans this help us realize that being human is about craving for MORE.

More relationships with the people around us. More smiles from our day to day undertakings. More appreciation to our existence and to God. More blessing to others. More growth to ourselves. More experiences and the most of all more Happiness.

Everyday we keep on finding new material things that may help us feel satisfied but we are never satisfied. We are stretching our sight into its 360 degrees angle but we are never satisfied.

Whatever thing drives you everyday keep in mind that the life in earth is a life without satisfaction in perfection. Think the you cannot be satisfied by seeking perfection but you can be satisfied by seeking happiness.

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Working an Extra Mile

"The harder I work the luckier I get." - James Thurber

Successful people work harder than anybody else in their field. People usually work for 40 hours in a week to survive. If you wanted to achieve a different quality of life you must work with different effort you are exerting now. You cannot expect to get another result from doing the same thing all over again.

Work all the time you work. The company is paying you for the whole 8 hours that you are in your office. Learn to maximize what the company has paid you. Start today to develop a reputation, a name in your organization that you are a harder working member of the team. This will bring you to the attention of the people who can get you faster to your goal.

Make a plan on how can you double your output. Manage every actions that you need to take. Carefully create a strategy on how can you resolve to use your time in working ahead of everyone else.

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Past is Past

Any success in life is achievable. Whoever you were or whatever things you experienced in you past, It should never make you a bad or good person today and in the future. Life is not about the past but it is about the future beginning from the present.

If you want to succeed in you life, always remember that the things you can achieve in the future is never equal to your past. Your past only shapes you. It will only help you become a better person, it should allow you to continuously learn a lesson from you failures, your sorrow or even you joy.

Because you failed yesterday; or all day today; or a moment ago; or for the last six months; the last sixteen years; or the last fifty years of life, doesn't mean anything... All that matters is: What are you going to do, right now? - (Anthony Robbins)

Your challenge now is to answer this - Are you willing to be the person you should have been for you to achieve what you always desire in life? Things can happen in right time. Dreams can be realized in time. All you need to have is give time to yourself. Understand your failures, disappointment and desperation - What causes them and what should you do in order to use them. Utilize them as your gear and shield to reach the star you always wanted to reach.

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How to be Positive

Life is beautiful. Beautiful feeling realizes beauty. Healthy feeling generates health. Wealthy feeling creates wealth. How do you feel now?

This past few days we were driven with worries, fears and insecurities. We showed to people that we were happy, we pretended to be the unreal us. Try to create a self focused idea now and imagine you are on my place. Feel every answer as it is written.

Who am I? What I really want?

In our lives before we can finally move forward we should try to answer these propositions for us to answer the "HOW." How will we make it? How can we be happy?

Who am i? This question recognizes your real weakness as a person which will give you opportunities. It also allows you to accept your threats for you to divert it into strengths. This will help you find your identity.

Who am I?

I am a human being of HIS kind.
I am intelligently created by God.
I am a blessing to everyone I meet.
I am healthy internally and externally.
I am strong.
I am an achiever.
I am a creation with infinite powers.
I create what I believe I can.


What I want?

This will answer your preferences and desires to reach. This is a journey to the specific destiny. This is giving you a choice to choose. Set your priorities to realize in life. Want to be wanted.

What I want?

I want to live with perfect happiness, health and harmony.
I accept failures but I never allow it to stop me.
I want to discover infinite opportunities for other and for my self.
I want to be called a son of God.

How can I achieve it?

You have two hearts. You are a being of a unilateral functions. Your mind is divided into two - the waking mind is allowing you to think and do the voluntary tasks of your body while the sleeping mind is giving you the opportunity to contact HIM. Your sleeping mind is your soul giving you the access to your GOD, your Creator.

For you to be successful, you must learn to be human and to be Godly. Your brain is worldward while your soul is Lifeward, Godward.

Move to where you think you should go. The perfect map to happy thoughts in life is life with faith.

In order for you to reach what you want, try to feel it. Feel who you really are. What you really are. Then finally, you will see it. You will make it.

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Creating a Criteria Towards Others

Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You - Matthew 7:12

Living a harmonious relationship with others is like living in peace within ourselves. Whatever things we like to do to ourselves should be done to others. Whenever people say they hate their peers for some reason, they are actually starting to dislike themselves.

As Matthew 7:1 stated, "Judge not, that you may not be judged". Life is about acceptance. We can only expect to be accepted if we open our minds to the idea that we create others perception towards us.

Setting a criteria towards others is like setting a picture of who you are and how you appear before them. If you feed you mind with the idea that you are friendly then you will find more friends. You will not find any bad reason to be rejected by others. It will reflect to them that you are an ideal person to be with because you portray personality that they will surely like.

The moment you create a good criteria within you, you will then become a better person as you are now. Happiness comes to you, Friends come to you and Life is yours. You will respect your existence and be able to respect others existence.

As respect begets respect.

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Achieving Real Happiness

Life is how you make it. I believe that happiness is a state of mind. so when you think you are happy then you'll surely be happy. We can always feels satisfaction in ourselves as long as we know ourselves. whatever negative thoughts people will say, we should never be and can never be affected.

You know who you are. Dogs only bark to strangers, so understand people that they are barking like dogs because you are unfamiliar to them. Do not allow circumstances of controversy eat you., allow it to shape you a better and brave person.

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Lifeward Living

Life is but a choice.

We always hear this phrase whenever we think about life, about ourselves. But have we ever thought of our choices? Sometimes we are so eager of achieving greater things in life, expecting things in our career and even fulfilling promises to our relationships but we do not try to consider the choices life has for us.

The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. - William James

Attitude, this is one thing we should be considering when we make choices. Our attitude should be making decisions that are lifeward. We know our desires and our own attitude. We can assess if our attitude now is acceptable towards others. Do we have the attitude that can tell, "I will make it."

WE can always make it, we can always move lifeward and that is the best choice we have in our life. We work to survive, we excel to achieve. Nobody wants to work for nothing. Whatever things we do, it's always lifeward. Lifeward life means living a life, a wonderful life for ourselves and for others. We do not exist today just to die tomorrow for nothing. But we exist now from the kind of choices we are making everyday.

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