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Christmas Decors down

Christmas celebration is done and I have put back all my Christmas decorations back to their storage box. It will be keep safe for another year. Even when putting all my Christmas decorations, I notice I have a smile in my face. I remember the fun of putting off all the Christmas stuffs when I was still young and helping my mommy wrapping all the ceramics figurines and the little decors to be put in the boxes. I can never deny that Christmas always bring good memories and gives the positive feeling of fun and happiness. Sometimes, even though I am totally tired, pain goes away upon remembering those past precious moments shared with laughters. Next few days, humanity will be meeting the year 2008. How time passes by. One day your 15, the next day you're older. Time is passing so fast and all we can do is work harder and wish for the better.

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Christmas Celebration is coming!

Four more days and it will be Christmas! I have all my stuffs ready. I don't like last minute shopping as it gives me head ache seeing crowds and traffics. I hope you guys have a merry Christmas celebrations and for those non-Christians, I wish you a happy holiday!

Open your eyes

We are all too much inclined to walk through life with our eyes shut. There are things all around us, and right at our very feet, that we have never seen; because we have never really looked.

- Alexander Graham Bell

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Not a Bad Blog!

I checked this blog today and noticed in my shout box that my dear friend Sara (http://sdn008.blogspot.com) left me a not a bad blog tag. (Thanks Sara!)

I first started this blog with an idea of fostering friendships. My first thought was to blog about loving, caring, rescuing and other kind deeds. Then I get so busy with life and so I normally just post motivational phrases and inspirational quotes about loving, kindness and life lessons. I also started accepting some ads as I am hoping to someday have my own blog host and manage a blog that would foster peace and friendships.

I learned from Sara that this award was created by skynet, and has its proper rules:

1- This award must be attributed blogs that you consider to be good, blogs that you keep reading or visiting regularly and and those blogs where you leave comments;

2- if you received this award, you must write one post: - Indicating the person who gave the award (with one link for respective blog) to you and the rules and 7 other blogs that will receive the award;

3- You must proud show tag of the award in your blog, of preference with one link for post where you speak of it;

4. (Optional) You can write or make advertising to the blog author if you like, and if you have much free time to spend in and where this award idea started or, or you can write about me.

Blogs that I choose is:

1. Precious - http://ripples-of-joy.blogspot.com - I'm enjoying this blog a lot.
2. ZHP - http://zerohourproject.blogspot.com - I love reading this blog. I don't leave comments though but I love this blog. Great contents!
3. Rita's Kitchen - http://dapurnyarita.blogspot.com. I love her food recipes and love the foods. Delicious.

Congratulations!

Gift of commitment

Giving time doesn't necessarily take more "time"; rather it requires a shift in one's mindset. The simplest thing everyone can give is the gift of a commitment to a value -- practice meditation daily, work out three times a week, donate money to a charity every month, whatever it is.

-Nipun Mehta

Listen

Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.

- Margaret J. Wheatley

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New Opportunities

You cannot discover new oceans
unless you have the courage
to lose sight of the other shore

Desire to Love

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself
But if your love and must needs have desires,
Let these be your desires:

To melt and be like a running brook
That sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart
And give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer
For the beloved in your heart
And a song of praise upon your lips.

~ by Gibran Kahlil Gibran ~

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Extend yourself

We always hear the expression life is short. If we think about it, it is indeed true... that life is short. Short in the sense that a minute pass will never be back again. Time moves on, and as much as we hate to admit, we are growing older every second of every day. We wish we can do things all over again, but we can't. We may always have the chance to try to make past mistakes right, but we can never turn back time.

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.

- Og Mandino

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Wrath

I was curious to know my wrath quotient. As usual, this is just a short quiz that I answered for fun. I know wrath will not do you good. Anger is normal, but holding on to it, especially for a long time, is like a boomerang, the end will come back to you. It's like a poison inside your heart that will slowly kill you. You feel bitter and mad everyday and I don't find it attractive. I think life is beautiful, when you look at it in a more positive way. Anyway, here's the result of that quiz I took. Quite close to my reality. I rather laugh my way and move on, than to stay sad and bitter.

Your Wrath Quotient: 20%

Revenge, anger, rage? They're hardly words in your vocabulary. If someone wrongs you, you move on. You rather be indifferent than upset.

How Much Wrath Do You Have?

true happiness

Often in our desire to be loved, we try so hard to be everything to everyone. We compromise our true selves in an expectation to please someone else. If we continue to live for the approval of others, we will find ourselves unhappy about life and unfulfilled in our own dreams. We can never be truly happy until we live our own lives.

- Meditation with James Van Praagh

Jealousy...jealousy..

I myself is also wondering what is going on with the contestants of Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant. I read the news lastnight and I am glad that the beauty pageant organizers were investigating this now as to who doused a contestant Ingrid Marie Rivera's evening gowns with pepper spray and spiked her makeup, causing her to break out in hives. She manages to keep calm and was composed before cameras and judges throughout the competition but they said that at the backstage, she had to strip off her clothes and apply ice bags to her face and body, which swelled and broke out in hives twice. It was done twice to her and pageants officials are now investigating. Could this be due to some jealousy?

Hmmm...jealousy...jealousy, what have you done to this pretty lady?

Handwriting

Some people said that our handwriting actually says a lot about our personality. I found this fun quiz at Blogthings.com and I just answered 10 questions just for fun and to find out what secrets I'm sharing with my penmanship. I don't take this seriously though. When I'm not doing anything and bored, I try to have a little fun. Here's my result and if you wan't to try this quiz too, you can.

What Your Handwriting Says About You

You are a fairly energetic person. You know how do pace yourself, and you deal well with stress. You are very extroverted and outgoing. You are loving, friendly, and supportive. However, you are also manipulative and controlling at times. You are balanced and grounded. You know how to get along well with others. You need a bit of space in your life, but you're not a recluse. You expect people to give you a small amount of privacy, and you respect their privacy as well. You are somewhat traditional, but you are also open to change. You listen to your head and your heart. You are a decent communicator. You eventually get your point across, but sometimes you leave things a bit ambiguous.

What Does Your Handwriting Say About You?

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Loving thought

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

- George MacDonald

Better Place

DON'T SPEND your precious time asking "Why isn't the world a better place?" It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is "How can I make it better?" To that question, there is an answer. – Leo F. Buscaglia

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Thanksgiving

Today is Thanksgiving Day! I am just happy and I feel so blessed for everything I have and for everyone around me. Every year, 4th day for November, US celebrates Thanksgiving Day. Although I am thankful everyday, for another day, I am still glad that there is one day where everyone and their love ones gather and celebrate, most of the time enjoy dinner together with Turkey as the star of the dinning table and other yummy foods. It is a great feeling to see everyone spend great time together, away from the busy schedules with our works and other stuffs and this day is just for fun.

I was browsing online today and found this How Thankful Are You? quiz by Blogthings.com and I thought to answer it just for fun and see if the result would match with what I think is true. Here is my result.

You Are 91% Thankful

You're an incredibly thankful person, and everyone around you feels very appreciated. You inspire people to be more optimistic, forgiving, and grateful.

How Thankful Are You?

Not bad at all. I think it is very close. As I have said earlier, I see life in a positive outlook. Sure we have ups and downs, but everyone has its own share of ups and downs in life and it is when we stumble and fall that we learn to fight, move on and grow wiser.

Happy Thanksgiving Day everyone!

Meditate?

Do you meditate? Nowadays, the world is spinning out of control. It is harder to find the haven of beauty and love anymore compared to centuries ago. With our world so chaotic, we need more peace inside us, feel more relaxed and happier to go on living.

I have learned that meditation would help us balance ourselves in terms of our emotional state, mental and physical even our spiritual being. It helps us let go of the stress surrounding us and become more aware of our life. It helps us clear our thoughts and activate our cosmic energies, making us more positive in our everyday dealing with others.

Hope

Hope is the poor man's bread.

- George Herbert

I wonder what will happen when everyone will give up hope in their lives? When life shower them with storm and heartaches and pain? When he will lost that belief that there will still be a positive outcome of the events and circumstances in his life? Surely, life would be a sad place to live. No music, no smiles, no laughters, no joy. Maybe then everything is dark and disappointments...maybe love will die too. I sure would not want to see that event. I wish to see a happier environment filled with love and laughters, the sharing of joy and sentiments, the loving care not only from love ones but from other people. These are the things that makes the world happier, these are the things I wish to exist more and overcome the sadness that heavy hearts feel.

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Happy Life

Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)

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friendship

Any woman who sews or knits, or weaves, blend colors in a tapestry or creates a patchwork quilt, knows by the feel that a single thread is weak but the weaving, the blending, the intertwining with many others makes it strong.

Any woman alone without friends to sustain her, to nurture and support, to hold with loving arms, like a single thread, is weak. But the weaving, the loving, the nurturing of others, the networks of friendship makes her strong.

- "Barbara" 1994
The Kinship of Women

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An American Elm Tree

I would like to share with you a story that I read from Miraculous Medal newsletter. Spend a few moments in reflection on this. It is always good to once in a while settle down and have a moment of reflections in our life. It is a good help for us, give us the strength and the courage to carry on and persevere in life and remain a survivor in this world.

Story: An American Elm Tree

I understand that one of the most-sacred symbols in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a tree, a sprawling, shade-bearing, 80-year-old American Elm. Tourists drive from miles around to see her. People pose for pictures beneath her. The city carefully protects her. She adorns posters and letterheads. Other trees grow larger, fuller, even greener. But not one is equally cherished. The city treasures the tree not because of her appearance, but her endurance. She endured the Oklahoma City bombing. Timothy McVeigh parked his death-laden truck only yards from her. His malice killed 168 people, wounded 850, destroyed the Federal Building, and buried the tree in rubble. No one expected it to survive. But it did. The tree became the symbol of hope. So they gave the elm a name: the Survivor Tree. People who are suffering or witnessing tragedy in their life come to look upon that tree to remind them to persevere in the midst of it all. It gives them hope to carry on, to survive.

I remember Saint Francis de Sales quote:

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew."

The Great Fruits of Kindness

I like this quotation.

Kindness points to the core of what it means to be alive, which is to be connected. When someone looks at us with the concern of kindness, the sense of connection expressed in their eyes reflects our own value. When someone treats us with the benevolence of kindness, the sense of connection informing their actions confirms our own right to be happy. And when someone feels connected enough to reach out to us in kindness, we hear the unspoken message of their efforts—that we are worth the bother.

- Sharon Salzberg
"The Great Fruits of Kindness"

For a Reason

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.




Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.




LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons,
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson,
love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

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Faith

Are you ready for the ball to fall into your glove? Sometimes the home run ball falls into our glove; sometimes it hits us in the head. Looking up makes all the difference. We must never lose faith that today or next game or next year, our luck will change and what we’ve been waiting for will finally be ours. The moment we stop looking up expectantly, we risk losing what we’ve waited for.

- Judy Mae

The most romantic Hollywood lines of all times

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The Meaning of Life

"Dreams are necessary to life"

- Anais Nin

I love reading inspiring stories and quotations from wise men for they remind me every now and then that the world world is bigger than we are. It makes my sense of purpose stronger and makes me evaluate the life I am living. It makes me more determined and more positive. Knowing that I have a purpose in life makes me more content from day to day and feel stronger to face life's challenges.

Compassion

Who is thy neighbor? He whom thou

Hast power to aid or bless;

Whose aching heart or burning brow

Thy soothing hand may press.

Thy neighbor? Pass no mourner by;

Perhaps thou canst redeem

A breaking heart from misery;

Go share thy lot with him.

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

Using Constructive Language

A person's languange not only reflects his behavior but also influences it. Therefore, to succeed in living a positive life, one must choose and use positive words and phrases. A person needs to be aware of the words and phrases he naturally use in order to constantly remind himself to choose and use a constructive language. Lao Tzu, a philosopher and known as the Father of Taoism, once said, "Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness".

Kindness

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

- Charles H. Spurgeon

Keynote address at the international women’s summit: Women’s Leadership on HIV and AIDS
Nairobi, Kenya
5 July 2007

Women can turn the tide in HIV/AIDS epidemic

Dr Margaret Chan
Director-General of the World Health Organization

Your Excellency, President Kibaki, honourable representatives of the Government of Kenya, representatives of the YWCA, colleagues from the United Nations system, ladies and gentlemen,

First let me thank the World YWCA Council for organizing this event, and the government of Kenya for hosting it.

In December 2003, the 3 by 5 initiative was launched here in Kenya on World AIDS Day. The initiative was the vision of my predecessor, Dr JW Lee.

At that time, more than four million Africans were in need of antiretroviral treatment. Only 100,000 of these people were receiving treatment.

The initiative did not have a perfect strategy. There was no guarantee of success.

Not every problem of eligibility, logistics, implementation, and funding had been solved.

The sceptics were certain that something so complex as antiretroviral therapy could not work in resource-poor settings.

They said doctors could not prescribe. Patients could not comply. Governments could not pay.

But an engine was set in motion. The spirit – the force that drove that engine – was pure and simple: something must be done!

The 3 by 5 initiative was also an appeal to fairness. Is it fair to deny access to life-sustaining treatment for reasons of country of birth, income level, or social status?

That argument was compelling.

Research offered simplified treatment regimens. Commitment increased, as did funds. NGOs, activists, and civil society rallied.

Drug prices dropped. People were brought back to life by these “resurrection” drugs.

Last year we saw a very important milestone. The number of people in sub-Saharan Africa receiving these drugs passed the one million mark.

That is proof of principle. It can be done.

We have seen a second milestone: a commitment to universal access to prevention, treatment, care, and support for all who need it by 2010.

We must all work together to make sure this promise is kept.

We have seen considerable progress, but we are still running behind this devastating, unforgiving epidemic.

For every person starting treatment, another six people will become newly infected within a year.

How can we catch up?

I believe there are three critical pathways to follow.

First, we must steam ahead, full power, in the quest for universal access to treatment and care. It is the only fair and humane course to take.

Second, we must seize every opportunity for prevention. This is the only way to catch up.

We need to catch up on the prevention of HIV infections in infants. The principle of fairness dictates that we do so.

Half a million infants are born with HIV each year. Around 80% of them are born in sub-Saharan Africa.

In affluent countries, mother-to-child transmission of HIV has been virtually eliminated.

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The Old Phone

When I was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember the polished, old case fastened to the wall. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to listen with fascination when my mother talked to it.

Then I discovered that somewhere inside the wonderful device lived an amazing person. Her name was "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know. Information Please could supply anyone's number and the correct time.

My personal experience with the genie-in-a-bottle came one day while my mother was visiting a neighbor. Amusing myself at the tool bench in the basement, I whacked my finger with a hammer, the pain was terrible, but there seemed no point in crying because there was no one home to give sympathy.

I walked around the house sucking my throbbing finger, finally arriving at the stairway. The telephone! Quickly, I ran for the footstool in the parlor and dragged it to the landing Climbing up, I unhooked the receiver in the parlor and held it to my ear. "Information, please" I said into the mouthpiece just above my head.

A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear.

"Information."

"I hurt my finger..." I wailed into the phone, the tears came readily enough now that I had an audience.

"Isn't your mother home?" came the question.

"Nobody's home but me," I blubbered.

"Are you bleeding?" the voice asked.

"No," I replied. "I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts."

"Can you open the icebox?" she asked.

I said I could.

"Then chip off a little bit of ice and hold it to your finger," said the voice.

After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. I asked her for help with my geography, and she told me where Philadelphia was. She helped me with my math. She told me my pet chipmunk that I had caught in the park just the day before, would eat fruit and nuts.

Then, there was the time Petey, our pet canary, died. I called, Information Please," and told her the sad story. She listened, and then said things grown-ups say to soothe a child. But I was not consoled. I asked her, "Why is it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families, only to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?"

She must have sensed my deep concern, for she said quietly, "Wayne always remember that there are other worlds to sing in."

Somehow I felt better.

Another day I was on the telephone, "Information Please."

"Information," said in the now familiar voice. "How do I spell fix?" I asked.

All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. When I was nine years old, we moved across the country to Boston. I missed my friend very much. "Information Please" belonged in that old wooden box back home and I somehow never thought of trying the shiny new phone that sat on the table in the hall. As I grew into my teens, the memories of those childhood conversations never really left me.

Often, in moments of doubt and perplexity I would recall the serene sense of security I had then. I appreciated now how patient, understanding, and kind she was to have spent her time on a little boy.

A few years later, on my way west to college, my plane put down in Seattle. I had about a half-hour or so between planes. I spent 15 minutes or so on the phone with my sister, who lived there now. Then without thinking what I was doing, I dialed my hometown Operator and said, "Information Please."

Miraculously, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well.

"Information."

I hadn't planned this, but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell fix?"

There was a long pause. Then came the soft spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have healed by now."

I laughed, "So it's really you," I said. "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time?"

I wonder," she said, "if you know how much your call meant to me. I never had any children and I used to look forward to your calls."

I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and I asked if I could call her again when I came back to visit my sister.

"Please do", she said. "Just ask for Sally."

Three months later I was back in Seattle. A different voice answered "Information." I asked for Sally.

"Are you a friend?" she said.

"Yes, a very old friend," I answered.

"I'm sorry to have to tell you this," she said. "Sally had been working part-time the last few years because she was sick. She died five weeks ago."

Before I could hang up she said, "Wait a minute, did you say your name was Wayne?" "Yes." I answered.

"Well, Sally left a message for you. She wrote it down in case you called.

Let me read it to you."

The note said, "Tell him there are other worlds to sing in.

He'll know what I mean." I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.

Never underestimate the impression you may make on others.

Whose life have you touched today?

Up To You

It is easy to be miserable. It is just as easy to be happy.
Being miserable will nourish and support your ego. Being happy will bring peace and fulfillment to your spirit.

Being miserable can be very dramatic, complicated and sophisticated. It can make you appear quite impressive to other people.

Being happy, on the other hand, is an expression of simplicity and freedom and joy. Chances are, others could be suspicious or resentful.

Once you have chosen to be miserable, it will require a great deal of energy and effort to maintain that state of misery. By contrast, when you choose happiness, that happiness actually brings additional energy and positive passion to your life.

The choice between happiness and misery is one you make in each moment, over and over again, day after day. Whether you're happy or whether you're miserable is completely up to you.

- Ralph Marston

Judgment and Understanding

On occasion, it is useful and necessary to make judgments about what other people do and say. Much of the time, though, it can be a waste of your time and energy.

In fact, one of the biggest obstacles to effective listening is the habit of continually and immediately making judgments about what is being said. When the mind is so preoccupied with judging and criticizing, it has no space left for learning and understanding.

Different people have different approaches to life and different opinions. In that diversity there is much value.

Yet when you are too quick to pass judgment, you can miss much of that value. When you become too focused on showing how clever you are or proving your point, you can pass up the opportunity to gain real wisdom.

Certainly it is appropriate and wise that you exercise judgment to prevent others from harming you or taking advantage of you. Remember, though, to balance that judgment with understanding and acceptance.

Relax your judgment and you'll increase your awareness. The more often you practice acceptance, the more wisdom and understanding you'll gain.

- Ralph Marston

I am Thankful

For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes--
Because that means he is at home not on the streets.

For the taxes that I pay--
Because it means I am employed.

For the mess to clean after a party--
Because it means that I have been surrounded by friends.

For the clothes that fit a little too snug--
Because it means I have enough to eat.

For my shadow that watches me work--
Because it means I am out in the sunshine.

For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing--
Because it means I have a home.

For all the complaining I hear about the government--
Because it means we have freedom of speech.

For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot--
Because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.

For my huge heating bill--
Because it means I am warm.

For the lady behind me in church who sings off key--
Because it means I can hear.

For the pile of laundry and ironing--
Because it means I have clothes to wear.

For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day--
Because it means I have been capable of working hard.

For the alarm that goes of in the early morning hours--
Because it means I am alive.

And finally, for too much email--
Because it means I have friends who are thinking of me!

--Author unknown

Journey with Charity

Journey quietly on your pathway to forever with charity & a smile. When you depart it will be said by all that your legacy was a better world than the one you found.

Og Mandino in "The Gift of Acabar"

A Time for Everything

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 NIV


1 There is a time for everything, and
1 a season for every activity under heaven:

2 a time to be born and a time to die,
2 time to plant and a time to uproot,

3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
3 a time to tear down and a time to build,

4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
4 a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5 a time to scatter stones and a time
5 to gather them, a time to embrace and
5 a time to refrain,

6 a time to search and a time to give up,
6 a time to keep and a time to throw away,

7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
7 a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8 a time to love and a time to hate,
8 a time for war and a time for peace.

Pure Faith

[The void] It's that place in our lives where what we've been hanging onto . . . clinging to for dear life . . . is stripped away. It's that place in us where we let go of what we know, what we think we know, and what we want and surrender to the unknown. It is the place of saying and meaning, 'I don't know.' It means standing there with our hands empty for a while, sometimes watching everything we wanted disappear; our self image, our definition of who we thought we should be, the clones we've created of ourselves, the people we thought we had to have, the things we thought were so important to collect and surround ourselves with, the job we were certain was ours, the place we thought we'd live in all our lives. . . Surrender control to the supreme wisdom and authority of God and to the Divine in your soul. Step into the void with courage. Learn to say, I don't know. That's not blind faith. It's pure faith that will allow God and your spirit to lead you wherever your soul wants and needs to go.

Melody Beattle, "Finding Your Way Home"

IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES

If I knew it would be the last time
that I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly and pray
The Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time
I could spare an extra minute or two to stop and say
"I love you,"
instead of assuming you KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day,
I'd be sure it was your best, before it slipped away.

For surely there's always
tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we
always get a second
chance to make everything right.

There will always be another day to say "I love you"
And certainly there's another chance to ask
"Anything I can do?"

But just in case I might be wrong, and
today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget

Tomorrow is not promised to
anyone, young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance you get to
hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day

that you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss.
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,
whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear.

Take time to say "I'm sorry," "please forgive me,"
"thank you" or "it's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no
regrets about today.

Original Poem : by Norma Burnett, Steelton,PA

Actor Gives $15,000 to Tornado Victims

If you are a movie watcher, you must be familiar or must have heard of his name. Actor John Travolta donated $15,000 to central Florida tornado victims at the premiere of his new film, "Wild Hogs." Nice job Mr. Travolta. It's a great thing to share kindness and share blessings tot hose in need. Reports said, he presented a personal check for $15,000 to Lady Lake Mayor Max Pullen before the screening of the biker buddy comedy Friday night. It raised an additional $15,000 in donations. Wow! great news! Thanks to those who donated and shared. If you have not heard from the news, a string of tornadoes killed 21 people, many from Lady Lake. That tornadoes destroyed hundreds of home as they skipped across central Florida.

Great charity work. More power to Mr. Travolta!

IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES

Below is my favorite poem. I read this often. It always reminds me of the most important things in life. I often wonder, what if tomorrow never comes? Read on the wonderful poems below and I hope you will like it too.

IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES

If I knew it would be the last time
that I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly and pray
The Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time
I could spare an extra minute or two to stop and say
"I love you,"
instead of assuming you KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day,
I'd be sure it was your best, before it slipped away.

For surely there's always
tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we
always get a second
chance to make everything right.

There will always be another day to say "I love you"
And certainly there's another chance to ask
"Anything I can do?"

But just in case I might be wrong, and
today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget

Tomorrow is not promised to
anyone, young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance you get to
hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day

that you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss.
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,
whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear.

Take time to say "I'm sorry," "please forgive me,"
"thank you" or "it's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no
regrets about today.

Credit: I do not know who is the real author of this poem.

China to donate 20,000 U.S. dollars to floods-ravaged Indonesia

It is good to hear that China will donate 20,000 US dollars to its Asian neighbor country- Indonesia. Source said the money is for help reconstruct the flood-ravaged as overflowing rivers sent muddy water into homes and shops. This is considered to be one of the worst floods in the capital city. So good to hear that amidst war and chaos, kindness still remains and love is still alive. I hope other countries will help each other too and will settle to have the peace that we all are longing for.

Hopes Soar : Record Hospital Gift of $400 Million

Dave Eggen for The New York Times

The philanthropist T. Denny Sanford donated money to the Sioux Valley Hospitals.

Pat Shannahan for The New York Times

Mr. Sanford in Scottsdale, Ariz. “The state has been so good to me,” Mr. Sanford says of South Dakota.

Mr. T. Denny Sanford, a low-key billionaire who made his home and fortune in South Dakota, will help sustain the state’s economic boom with a $400 million gift to the Sioux Valley Hospitals and Health System, the state’s largest employer. Wowwwww! What a heart! I hope more people like him will do this kind of kindness, not for popularity sake, but for the sake of true kindness and helping the people in need. God bless you sir! More power to you.

Corpsmen, Marines save lives

Petty Officer 3rd Class Philip Oppliger, corpsman and 22-yaer-old from Bend, Oregon, treated the wounds of a Marine who was injured in an improvised explosive device blast, Jan. 18, 2007. Oppliger and the corpsmen of the Hawaii-based 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment are credited with saving the lives of dozens of Marines and Sailors since they arrived in Haditha four months ago.

I always have a huge respect to Marines, Cops, Navy and the likes. Their bravery and patriotism to serve their countrymen are just awesome. I wish more people will appreciate the their hard works to protect law abiding citizen from any harm. Many of these corpsmen saves lives and in most instances them saving lives risks their own lives. They are people like us you know, they have families and love ones and they can always choose to have another job, but they choose to serve the country. Much respect for all of you heroes :)

prayer for peace

Amidst bloodshed, millions of muslims pray for PEACE, seeking divine blessings for peace in the world.

Bangladeshi Muslim pilgrims crowd boats on their return trip from a three-day Islamic gathering.

They put aside their country's violent struggle with political corruption and Islamic extremists and raised their hands in prayer for global peace at one of the world's largest religious gatherings. There is still hope for peace.

UN women peacekeepers arrive in Liberia

01/31/2007 | 09:27 AM
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/28754/UN-women-peacekeepers-arrive-in-Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - The United Nation's first women-only peacekeeping contingent — made up about 100 Indian policewomen — arrived in Liberia Tuesday, officials said.

Ben Malor, spokesman for the UN's 15,000-strong peacekeeping force in the West African country, said the force will be stationed in the capital.

Women have served in many UN peacekeeping forces, but this is the first women-only group. Members of the group have said they hope their unit will be seen as more approachable by women and children in conflict zones.

Last year relief groups in Liberia accused UN peacekeepers and aid workers of trading food for sex with girls left homeless by war. The United Nations has since instituted strong policies to prevent sexual exploitation in the country.

About 20 men were accompanying the group of 103 women to provide logistical support, according to a UN statement.

About 200,000 Liberians are believed to have been killed in the 1989-2003 civil war, which also displaced half the country's 3 million people. The country — created to settle freed American slaves in 1847 — is still struggling to recover.

The UN peacekeeping mission has been present in Liberia since a 2003 peace deal ended the fighting.

I Have a Dream Project - Daniel Stringer

I found this video at youtube.com and I was glad to hear Daniel as he speaks about his dream. I believe, all of us have similar dreams of what he has. And I wish we wont stop dreaming, for when we dream, we keep the faith and the hope alive. And I wish that all of us would work together to make this dream come true. Dream and work harder to realize it all. Someday, you will reach what you're dreaming for.

Fundraising group gives Children's $500K

(Photo: Creative Common)

Great news! The Children's Medical Center of Dayton received an awesome $500,000 commitment from one of its fund raising organizations. Wohoooo. This is so great. I am sure the money will helps lots of in need children.

The group, Terrific Women in Giving, a volunteer auxiliary organization that raises money for Children's Medical Center, made the three-year pledge. Bless you guys! you truly are terrific. They're supporting the establishment of a nursing excellence endowment fund and to purchase patient monitors for the general pediatric unit. The pediatric unit will be undergoing a renovation and is expected to be completed this year. They also recently presented a $228,500 check to complete a previous $500,000 pledge to the hospital. I hope more wonderful group like this will be born to help those in need. More power to the group! Great job!

China aims to bring peace through deals with dictators and warlords

Ah! I love people who seeks world peace just like President Hu Jintao. He began an eight-nation tour of Africa yesterday, seeking to reaffirm China’s commitment to the continent. In his 12-day visit, he is expected to announce new and good investment that is worth billions of dollars. He is also expected to follow through on promises of aid. Cool! I hope he really will. This will be a great help for Africa. If you want to learn more about this good news, visit http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2575808,00.html

Spread love everyone!

Bond of friendships

Friendship is a very important relationship. It may lead to a more positive and blooming one and it may lead to destruction. I learned from Hindustan Times that on January 29, 1992, Israel established a diplomatic relations with India and this week marks the 15th anniversary of this historic milestone in Israel’s journey to build close associations with Asian people. This was the vision of the founders of the State of Israel. Like anyone who wants good friendships, Israel attaches great importance to its relationship with India, which is really cool. It is pursuing them with a view to cementing long-term cooperation in every sphere. I say long live to friendship! You can read the full story about this at http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1915851,00120003.htm.

Good luck to them. Happy Friendship Everyone!

Daring Subway Track Rescue

Have you heard about the heroic act of Mr. Wesley Autrey? Actually this news were in the tv and journals, almost everyone talks about him and even President Bush mentioned his heroic act during his state of the union address.

The story about Wesley Autrey, a Harlem construction worker, was truly heroic, he jumped into the subway track, New York, afternoon of January 2, 2007 to save a stranger. It really take some guts for him to leave his two young daughters at the side and jump in front of a moving train to risk his life. He bravely jumped on the body of a 20-year-old man who had accidentally fallen onto the tracks, pressing them both into a foot-deep space underneath the wheels of the train. Luckily, they were both safe.

Photographs of Autrey (check out how dirty his cap is from the tracks!) and his daughters, 6 year old Shuqui and 4 year old Syshe, by Juliet Papa of 1010WINS; graphic of the subway tracks from the Daily News


If you were Mr. Wesley Autrey? Will you do the same?????

start loving

This is my first post for this blog and I want to say thank you for visiting my blog. I hope that you will come back here often as I will be posting news and stories that would reflect loving and caring for one another. I am just a simple person, ordinary individual like most of us but I am hoping that in one way or another I could touch your hearts to remind you that there is still hope, that we can build a loving world, where love, empathy and respect prevails. A world that do not see colors, do not judge race or ethnic background, a world where we all are equals as human beings that have heart that can be hurt, have families and friends that we care about, that like everyone else, have needs to survive. We can still build a better world, for us and for our children, and for our children's children. It has been said, that peace starts from within. So have peace with yourself and then share that peace and that angel within your heart to everyone else around you. Let us be friends and share the love we all deserve.

I myself wish to gain more friends from every country of the world and may all of us be happy and peaceful in our life. I hope this blog will be an instrument to meet new friends, and we all share the joy and the HOPE for a better tomorrow. Thanks everyone!