The Blessed Life

To tolerate is a great virtue.  Especially when life is surrounded with many differences, and of all kinds.  Especially when there are so many different choices to choose from.  Especially when humans' ways of lives are defined by their unique different backgrounds, customs, cultures and environments. Tolerance makes life possible for all humans to co-exist peacefully.  It is an act that is required for living with diversity.  It is essential in which humans can lead their lives the way they wish. Being tolerant opens a heart.  It means that I accept other people's opinions and their preferences.  Tolerance also means that I should not put my opinions above others to make myself looks good. Do I have to tolerate?  When I cannot, it shows that I have an internal problem.  What I see in others exist in me too.  When I can resolve that, I shall understand being a human with a heart. Do I have to keep on tolerating?  I have to ask myself if that makes me happier?  While I want to b

When I want to do something, want to give something or share something, it has to be done for the love of it.  It should not be done, given or shared for a conditional reason.  And, it must not be.  When it is done, given or shared for love, it awakens the soul and lits the divine flame in the heart to bring peace to the mind. I should not be doing, giving and sharing something out of pity.  Or, out of my needs to be rewarded.  Or, because I want to be seen as the kindest good person.  Or, I am showing off my intellect that I think I know more things. For the love of life, everything is beautiful when things are done, given or shared from the purest of the heart.  Where, for the love, the end result does not matter.  What matters is when the deeds provide a win win for everybody. When I want to do something, give something or share something, I should avoid counting on the cost.  The cost on my efforts or time.  Love should not tire me nor I feel I will have no more love left for me. 

There is no wasted time in life.  Every moment is relevant.  Every moment is important.  All the moments in our Life are God's Love to make us to become better humans. Every path we cross, in each moment of our lives, brings lessons and purposes.  Some may not be pleasing and might be painful as they happen.  Some might hurt. Good and bad moments are linear experiences.  They have to be unified as one.  They are meant to take place.  They happen for us to re-member back to God.  Knowing that, the greater truth will appear when we are grateful for them to have taken place.  All that we have to do is to fully accept them.   With acceptance, we learn at every experiences.  With acceptance, God will reach out to us and will make all things right by Him.  When it is right by Him, it shall be right by you. Thank you, all dear ones, for making my moments. They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. - Carl W Buechner When I am gone, I am gone.  What sh

Life is always about choices.  And, just because I can make a choice, does not mean I should.  Some things are better left alone.  At times, it is good to do nothing.  Really nothing. When I can turn off all distractions, it allows space for my subconscious to expand.  It allows me to be in the moment and let me be one with my soul.  It is at this stage of doing nothing that gives me to think for a larger sense of purpose.  When I choose to leave things alone, I will be in a state of non interference. To do nothing is a chance to slow down.  To leave things alone is to let the Universe to make things right.  These acts are not about losing in motivation nor to make me to lose hope in life.  These acts are to allow me to surrender.  Surrender is a journey from outer busyness to inner peace. The moment of surrender is not when life is over.  It is when life begins.  Lao Tzu, the Chinese philosopher says 'To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders'.   Surrendering do

When I want to complain, I have to be mindful.  Complaining is an emotion signalling that I am unable to comprehend another's acts.  It is a lack of empathy on my part.  It is me jumping into conclusion.  Without full realization, it is the ego that says 'Hey, I am the good one.' When I am full of annoyance about something, I must step up.  Not doing anything will not improve the situation.  It is useless, and a wasted energy, to continue to express dissatisfaction and insisting not to let things go.  Complaining, definitely, is not going to harmonize any situations. Obviously I am affected when I am complaining.  What I am dismissing here, there are deep issues that I have not completely resolved within me.  It is always very easy to shift the blame elsewhere.  When I shift it, my ego does not get hurt.  This is the hard truth. Instead of complaining, I have four alternatives.   First:  I can stand up and I can voice up.  I can share what I think, though it may not be the

There is good in everything.  It is just how I choose to look at it.  Everything that has worth has a price.  Everything that happens is meant to be.  Everything happens for good reasons. Everything that I am experiencing, day by day, is teaching me something.  They are to let me to embrace life and to be a better person.  Every person I meet, every happening that is happening, has purpose.  A much higher purpose.   All I need to do, day by day, is to stay positive and think positive.  What's meant to be will always find a way. Life is tagged with Universal Laws.  It includes the Law of Cause and Effect, the Law of Attractions and the Law of Reflection.   Understanding them will make me positive.  Understanding them will let me to participate in life.  Understanding them makes me to flow with opportunities easier. There is no point in resisting when everything is meant to be.  I may not agree but eventually things will fall into place.  I am the creator of the life that I have been

Every day is simply another day.  While there is a Monday or Friday or Sunday, it is no more than another day.  While there is a change of date, a change of month or year, the sun still rises and it sets daily. What difference is how I make the day to be.  How my day shall be depends on the moment I greet it in the morning.  I have to begin each day with a grateful heart.  How it ends has to do with my conscious interactions at every moment. What do I want my day to be?  How do I want to spend it? What matters most is I remain happy and healthy, every day.  There has to be love and peace of mind.  Today, and every other day, I have to live to be nice, be kind, be humble, be useful and be real.  It would be good if I can be a blessing too.  These are values that I have to nurture.  Only when I give them to me that I can give to others. What matters most is that I remember to love myself more, before giving my love to others.  How I treat others is a reflection of my character. What matt

I only live once and when I can make things right, once is enough.  It does not matter what others think whether I have done anything at all.  Importantly, the good experience where I have gained makes me to move forward, with better feelings. It takes a good deal of courage and confidence to keep life going.  To persevere through challenges, good and the not so good, and ended with good feelings is an achievement.  When I am happy with my efforts, I must learn to accept I have done a good job.  That, in itself, already is a very grand accomplishment. The accomplishment comes from courage and confidence.  They go hand in hand.  One of the most courageous things I can do is to know who I am.  It is the confident in knowing my identity that I gain courage and strength. Life requires that I take charge of my responsibilities.  I need to have the commitment to smile in trouble, can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflections.  When I do that, life grants joy, happiness and

I will never know the extent of pain another individual is experiencing.  I will not be able to comprehend it even though I think I know what pain means academically.  For me to say 'Yes, I understand' is not a true statement. I may be able to relate to the feeling but does my perception do?  What I feel is empathy.  Empathy is not the same as feeling the pain.  As is, when a person says he or she is in pain, it can be more than just the physical sensation.  It is also emotional, mental and even spiritual. It is a fact that I may not truly grasp the full extent and intensity of the pain others feel.  And, I will never do.  It shall be my ego intellect that thinks I understand it. Emotions are personal.  Two people who are feeling hurt, for example, experience hurt differently.  Two people going through grief react in two different manners.  Two sorrowful individuals have varied levels of sorrow. Instead of saying 'Yes, I understand and feel you', I should say 'I hea

Where there is a will, there shall be a way.  It depends on how much determination do I have inside of me wanting to achieve for that something.  Should that something mean a lot to me, I will always find a way to accomplish it regardless of any obstacles. Everything there is here on Mother Earth is up for grab.  The Universe is infinite with plenty of abundance.  Anything and everything is possible.  There are no limits to what I can accomplish except the limits I place on my own thinking. It is the way I think that makes it impossible.  The mind can be full of doubts.  Doubt will not turn everything to work.  When there is even the slightest doubt, there shall be lack of conviction to perform.  Doubt gives the feeling of uncertainty about the truth. Khalil Gibran says 'Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother'.  I must learn to doubt my doubts, and throw them away, before I doubt about faith.  The sky is the limit and I should never doubt the divine l