for love has taken firm roots now
with branches outstretched, imploring the sun
where then shall i dare go foolishly
to lose my glorious shower of gold?
for these ... my branches
know only the warmth of my sun's embrace
that seeps through my very core
nourishing ... breathing life to my soul
for in its embrace comes a sweet humming
my whole being alive ... rejoicing!
this ... this is music of my soul
the rhythm i swing to ... my life's dance ....
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Monday, April 11, 2005
Sprite: Get Real
one of my mottos in life is: Get Real. i always believed in honesty --- to others and especially to one's self. there is no sense in keeping up facades or charades. aside from the fact, that it gets messy (how do you remain consistent to a web of lies?!) ... truth will always inevitably come out sooner or later ... and that's when the real trouble sets in. that's when it gets painful ... and we don't want that.
being honest is not always easy. in fact, saying things straight out can cause pain at the onset ... but the hurt from a truth is a whole lot better than hurt from finding out a truth AFTER believing in a lie. when you've done something wrong, own up to it. when you have a different opinion, say so. lying in order to escape from punishment is only a temporary solution ... because truth always prevails and, when truth is revealed, you're in double the trouble you would have been had you told the truth in the first place! lying in order to keep others happy (moreso if it is someone you love) is really stupid ... because when they find out the truth, they end up hurt and you may end up losing them afterall.
the bigger challenge of "getting real" is being true to yourself, accepting who/what you are. only when you have come to terms with who you are can you be truly free to be all that you possibly can be ... to be the you which God intended you to be, because God created you so for a reason. do not allow others to put you in a box ... because it means you are allowing them to dictate how your life should be ordered and who you should be. nobody else knows God's plan for you, but God and He reveals it only to you. a lot of people spend their lives trying to make everybody happy. truth is, nobody is ever satisfied ... and you cannot please someone without displeasing somebody else. if you live your life this way, i have to tell you ... forget it! it's a futile cause! Jesus has left us with two commandments to live by: (1) love God above all else; and (2) love your neighbor as you love yourself. live by these and you can't go wrong ... afterall, we are only accountable to God and to nobody else. He should be the one we're keeping happy.
i have learned to come to terms with who i am and the talents which God has blessed me with. i have learned to accept them and to believe that i have a rhyme and reason for being ... that God has put me in this world to do a small good which will ripple and reverberate in this ocean of life. nobody may remember where the ripple began, but everyone will feel it ... and then i would not have lived in vain.
being honest is not always easy. in fact, saying things straight out can cause pain at the onset ... but the hurt from a truth is a whole lot better than hurt from finding out a truth AFTER believing in a lie. when you've done something wrong, own up to it. when you have a different opinion, say so. lying in order to escape from punishment is only a temporary solution ... because truth always prevails and, when truth is revealed, you're in double the trouble you would have been had you told the truth in the first place! lying in order to keep others happy (moreso if it is someone you love) is really stupid ... because when they find out the truth, they end up hurt and you may end up losing them afterall.
the bigger challenge of "getting real" is being true to yourself, accepting who/what you are. only when you have come to terms with who you are can you be truly free to be all that you possibly can be ... to be the you which God intended you to be, because God created you so for a reason. do not allow others to put you in a box ... because it means you are allowing them to dictate how your life should be ordered and who you should be. nobody else knows God's plan for you, but God and He reveals it only to you. a lot of people spend their lives trying to make everybody happy. truth is, nobody is ever satisfied ... and you cannot please someone without displeasing somebody else. if you live your life this way, i have to tell you ... forget it! it's a futile cause! Jesus has left us with two commandments to live by: (1) love God above all else; and (2) love your neighbor as you love yourself. live by these and you can't go wrong ... afterall, we are only accountable to God and to nobody else. He should be the one we're keeping happy.
i have learned to come to terms with who i am and the talents which God has blessed me with. i have learned to accept them and to believe that i have a rhyme and reason for being ... that God has put me in this world to do a small good which will ripple and reverberate in this ocean of life. nobody may remember where the ripple began, but everyone will feel it ... and then i would not have lived in vain.
Sunday, April 03, 2005
my Pope is dead!
the pope just died on the 1st saturday of april, a minute before divine mercy sunday ... even his death seemed especially chosen to show the catholic world just how inseparable the twin hearts are.
his life was a prayer so beautifully written and sung with so much passion, touching hearts the world over without prejudice of race and religion. he was recognized by one and all as indeed a holy man, a saint walking amongst us, the worthy keeper and flag-bearer of the catholic faith.
now, there is only apprehension and the catholic world can't help but feel stripped and naked, vulnerable to preying wolves (as my father rightly referred to them) waiting at the sidelines. we have been orphaned. may the strong foundation of faith, which the pope has built in his 20 years as the shepherd, be our guiding light ... calling us together in this bittersweer hour of his departure from us. may he never be far away, but even closer still to all of us ....
his life was a prayer so beautifully written and sung with so much passion, touching hearts the world over without prejudice of race and religion. he was recognized by one and all as indeed a holy man, a saint walking amongst us, the worthy keeper and flag-bearer of the catholic faith.
now, there is only apprehension and the catholic world can't help but feel stripped and naked, vulnerable to preying wolves (as my father rightly referred to them) waiting at the sidelines. we have been orphaned. may the strong foundation of faith, which the pope has built in his 20 years as the shepherd, be our guiding light ... calling us together in this bittersweer hour of his departure from us. may he never be far away, but even closer still to all of us ....
Friday, April 01, 2005
Poetic Doses
03-22-02
for it is of no consequence
that the world frowns over us
let it be to its own troubles
i am where i must be
in your arms, dearest,
where my heart is home ....
2002
oh, dear me!
all the classic symptoms
of a teenager at the mercy
of love's first arrow
was it yesterday?
no! only 2 years of forever with you.
07-25-02
endless nights i lie awake
prisoner to voices inside my head
questions that number as the stars
answers lost in a vast blackhole
baseless, maybe
but real nevertheless
and steadily growing
in my universe of you.
07-25-02
helpless as a child
and weak in my knees
dearest, when you hold me
all else fades away
let me lie forever in your arms
oblivious to the troubles
no fears, no worries
just hold me, please ... closer ....
10-29-02
not a day passes by
which does not see
a rippling
in our calm sea
and i wonder
if we truly are meant to be ...
yet at the end
of the day
i am in your arms
and i know
just know --- as you hold me
this is right.
12-09-03
our love is the lyrics of my life
and the music of my soul ...
let me stay right here
where forever is right now.
for it is of no consequence
that the world frowns over us
let it be to its own troubles
i am where i must be
in your arms, dearest,
where my heart is home ....
2002
oh, dear me!
all the classic symptoms
of a teenager at the mercy
of love's first arrow
was it yesterday?
no! only 2 years of forever with you.
07-25-02
endless nights i lie awake
prisoner to voices inside my head
questions that number as the stars
answers lost in a vast blackhole
baseless, maybe
but real nevertheless
and steadily growing
in my universe of you.
07-25-02
helpless as a child
and weak in my knees
dearest, when you hold me
all else fades away
let me lie forever in your arms
oblivious to the troubles
no fears, no worries
just hold me, please ... closer ....
10-29-02
not a day passes by
which does not see
a rippling
in our calm sea
and i wonder
if we truly are meant to be ...
yet at the end
of the day
i am in your arms
and i know
just know --- as you hold me
this is right.
12-09-03
our love is the lyrics of my life
and the music of my soul ...
let me stay right here
where forever is right now.
Friday, March 11, 2005
Child's Play
i remembered, when i was 12, we asked my little sister what she wanted to be when she grew up ... and without batting an eyelash she shrieked, "i want to be a housewife!". we all laughed then, thinking it was absurd. i thought, she obviously enjoyed the role when they were playing house. right now, though, it doesn't seem so absurd.
i've been house-sitting for my aunt for a week now ... sort of like a personal retreat. and i realized how much simpler life is and more fulfilling to be taking care of the kids and managing the household. it's a loving job that is far from easy ... how do you get kids to eat when they feel like playing? or to take the shower when they want to snuggle up in bed? the great thing about it is it's less complicated emotionally, since you don't have to deal with so many people with different backgrounds and different quirks ... no hypocrites --- the great pretenders. don't you just love how honest & straightforward kids are? they can be a handful with their string of "why" and "how" questions, that can be very challenging to answer: "why was mum born before dad?" or "why aren't you married yet?" (?!!!??!?). with all your efforts at answering the question, they sigh and say, "you don't know so much". hahaha! don't you just love how honest they are?!
anyway ... i'm looking forward to taking care of my own kids, but while i'm waiting for God's decision on that i might get my hands on some volunteer work for orphaned or abandoned children. planning on it now ... i hate to admit that this volunteer work may help me more than it will help the kids. i know for a fact that being around kids is therapy, especially when playing & laughing with them.
i'm going to miss these kids ... sigh!
i've been house-sitting for my aunt for a week now ... sort of like a personal retreat. and i realized how much simpler life is and more fulfilling to be taking care of the kids and managing the household. it's a loving job that is far from easy ... how do you get kids to eat when they feel like playing? or to take the shower when they want to snuggle up in bed? the great thing about it is it's less complicated emotionally, since you don't have to deal with so many people with different backgrounds and different quirks ... no hypocrites --- the great pretenders. don't you just love how honest & straightforward kids are? they can be a handful with their string of "why" and "how" questions, that can be very challenging to answer: "why was mum born before dad?" or "why aren't you married yet?" (?!!!??!?). with all your efforts at answering the question, they sigh and say, "you don't know so much". hahaha! don't you just love how honest they are?!
anyway ... i'm looking forward to taking care of my own kids, but while i'm waiting for God's decision on that i might get my hands on some volunteer work for orphaned or abandoned children. planning on it now ... i hate to admit that this volunteer work may help me more than it will help the kids. i know for a fact that being around kids is therapy, especially when playing & laughing with them.
i'm going to miss these kids ... sigh!
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Get On The Right Track
i am currently on vacation here at my aunt's place in australia. in all honesty, it really feels good not to be thinking about work ... all those deadlines & targets that i need to meet and the measures that i need to maintain. sigh!
these past few days allowed me to get some peace and quiet ... so that i was able to reconnect with my innerself, determine my broad purpose and assess whether i'm on the right track. i realized, that lately i got so caught up with work that i was thrown off course. i was starting to focus on myself and career, when what i should be focusing on is my purpose (at least, at work) ... which is to enable each of my team members to realize his/her fullest potential. sigh! i just need to get myself recharged so i can get at it again. when i committed to this purpose, i didn't realize how emotionally and mentally draining it could be! at any rate, as long as this is what God wants me to do ... He's got my back covered and He will give me anything & everythng i need so i can do what He intended me to do in the first place.
these past few days allowed me to get some peace and quiet ... so that i was able to reconnect with my innerself, determine my broad purpose and assess whether i'm on the right track. i realized, that lately i got so caught up with work that i was thrown off course. i was starting to focus on myself and career, when what i should be focusing on is my purpose (at least, at work) ... which is to enable each of my team members to realize his/her fullest potential. sigh! i just need to get myself recharged so i can get at it again. when i committed to this purpose, i didn't realize how emotionally and mentally draining it could be! at any rate, as long as this is what God wants me to do ... He's got my back covered and He will give me anything & everythng i need so i can do what He intended me to do in the first place.
Friday, January 07, 2005
Warrior of Light
today, i resolve to be a warrior of light.
i just finished reading paulo coelho's "manual of the warrior of light". at first glance, it would seem like an easy read since it's like a typical manual with a phrase describing the "SOP" and supplemented with a short explanation, expounding on what the "SOP" phrase means. in reality, though, it's the type of book you need to read in small doses because each "SOP" phrase is so meaty and profound, you really need to put down the book to contemplate ... and i mean CONTEMPLATE!
while reading the book, the reader is moved/inspired to live every bit of the manual. some of them are actually very simple --- it's a wonder people don't do them, or have a hard time doing them.
for quite some time now, i have thought of coming up with a really big goal to work for ... a life vision. when one is aging, the natural tendency is really to stop and assess how one has lived his life and determine where it is headed. then begins that search for meaning. one questions whether the past years have been fully-utilized or were just precious time thrown away to useless endeavors. reading the manual has led me to my life vision ... to touch the life of everyone i meet and interact with --- positively. to be a warrior of light in its truest and most simplest form.
the challenge now is to live the manual without expecting people to be the same or to love me back; to give allowances to people who are antagonistic and indifferent in spite of my efforts; to be a warrior of light for the sake of it and not for the glory of it.
i just finished reading paulo coelho's "manual of the warrior of light". at first glance, it would seem like an easy read since it's like a typical manual with a phrase describing the "SOP" and supplemented with a short explanation, expounding on what the "SOP" phrase means. in reality, though, it's the type of book you need to read in small doses because each "SOP" phrase is so meaty and profound, you really need to put down the book to contemplate ... and i mean CONTEMPLATE!
while reading the book, the reader is moved/inspired to live every bit of the manual. some of them are actually very simple --- it's a wonder people don't do them, or have a hard time doing them.
for quite some time now, i have thought of coming up with a really big goal to work for ... a life vision. when one is aging, the natural tendency is really to stop and assess how one has lived his life and determine where it is headed. then begins that search for meaning. one questions whether the past years have been fully-utilized or were just precious time thrown away to useless endeavors. reading the manual has led me to my life vision ... to touch the life of everyone i meet and interact with --- positively. to be a warrior of light in its truest and most simplest form.
the challenge now is to live the manual without expecting people to be the same or to love me back; to give allowances to people who are antagonistic and indifferent in spite of my efforts; to be a warrior of light for the sake of it and not for the glory of it.
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