Need To Quiet My Mind

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     Seems everything is going on fine. Still so glad to recover my account once again. So happy to be back. It pays to wait patiently. And patiently I waited. Now I'm back on my track. I'm still gathering my thoughts on where to begin. When you don't know where to begin everything looks disorganized. But I should wait patiently and organize my thoughts patiently. Flow will come. Just need to quiet my mind...    

Reflection: Who Are You?

     Who are you? You are the reflection of everything around you and before you. You are the reflection of others who are with you always. You are the reflection of the sunrise and the sunset when it's beauty you allow to rest in your soul. You are the reflection of the love you received. You are the reflection of the rhythm of life. You are the reflection of the things you are always exposed to. You are the reflection of your environment. You are the reflection of your past, your present and your future. You are not the reflection of who you want to be; you are the reflection of what you do. Therefore, if you want to have a good reflection, expose yourself to good environment, good people, and good things. This goodness in everything depends on your belief of what these good things are. The easiest way to find your path in this goodness of reflection is to expose yourself to God, for He is the reflection of everything good and is able to give you the most beautiful reflection of all.

"I wish you a thankful heart, one that sees the importance of each aspect of your life and that doesn't take the important things for granted, without the appreciation for the beauty and the harmony of our lives. May you always find the reasons for which thankfulness is appropriate, and be able to voice your gratitude to others, to yourself, to your God, for it is only with gratitude that we can open the many doors of life that are available to us, the door that lay closed to those who live life without gratitude." ~ Living Life Fully

I Love You

I love you.
I love you not because you are you.
I love you because you are me.
When I love you, I do not give you a part of me.
When I love you, I expand me.
When I hurt you, I hurt me.
When I love you, I love me.
When I love you I do not ask you to love me back,
Because by loving you, I am already loving me.
For I could not give you what I lack in me.
I love you not because you are a son or daughter of God.
But I love you because I am a daughter of God.
For what I am is what you are too.
However, I could not love me without you,
For I could only love me by loving you.
I love you....

"I wish you a sense of gratitude, thankfulness for all that you've been blessed with in this life, all the things that you have, all the people you know, the food that you eat, the possibilities that you have." ~ Living Life Fully

It's A Party!

     Preparing for my son's third birthday party on March 15 kept me busy. Thus I have been away for quite awhile. Honestly, my son's two previous birthdays weren't that much special and had not much invited guests. This time we did prepare although it was not that super special. The truth is, I just come to the realization that preparing parties especially birthdays is not for the sake of showing off or leveling up with the Joneses. It is our opportunity of sharing something to the world especially with friends and relatives.

     I had been brought up in a conservative family where birthdays were just family affairs. If ever we had visitors it were only few of our neighbors. Thus it was my belief that birthdays weren't that important to spend much money with. However, when I had my own family and began to be invited to birthday parties it was then I realized how important that is. It is our lone opportunity to be grateful to the universe that we are given this life. And by showing that gratefulness we share it with relatives and friends.

    Thus I now consider birthdays to be part of our family's yearly expenses. Yes, in our culture we spend much in it if we truly prepare for it. But God will always provide. The happiness and fulfillment we get from hosting parties is worth more than the money we spend. I admit to be a frugal one, but when spending means I am sharing something to the world and if it is my own way of showing gratefulness then it's worth the money and the effort. Moreover, if it is one way of making my loved one happy and to feel special then no question about it.

     Happy living!         

     

Of Down Days

Why am I lonely? Why am I down? These questions I've asked myself. I enumerated my activites of the past few days. I did good. I did physical exercises. I prayed. I contemplated. But there was one thing - I allowed actions of people to get the worst of me. There are people I do not like, honestly. How I wish I could go somewhere and avoid all these people all along. Sounds a good choice. I always have a choice. At least some things are quite right. But then as I contemplated of getting away from these people, I asked myself would I be happy forever now? Sadly, the answer is no. As long as I live I would always meet people that I do not like.

I thank those people in the U.S. who celebrate their Thanksgiving Day and shared their thoughts on gratitude; especially Deepak Chopra who advised to engage the unfriendlies. To be grateful always maybe is a good thing to do.

As I contemplate on this 'gratitude' thing I told myself, perhaps I have another choice in solving my present dilemma. Perhaps it would work if I will just be grateful with everyone who comes into my life. And instead of focusing on the discomfort that these people are bringing in my life I will face myself and ask, "what is it I have that I can I give to these people?"

I think I now the answer.