Who advises you when you have problems?

Choose well who you gives you advice because what and who you listen to will determine what you do.

Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. (Proverbs 13:20 NIV)

Something to ponder on

Do you only give what you do not need or do you give out of your want?

Lord, remind me that there is no justice when I have everything and everyone else around me has nothing.

Morning mantra option 2

(This I got from the movie "The Help")

"You is (sic) kind. You is smart. You is important."

Dad's cheesiness

Darwin: "It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."  (Quoting Friedrich Nietzsche)

Kaye: Aaw... Are we friends (tinanong talaga)

Darwin: Oo naman, you're my best friend.

Kaye: (tunaw sa sweetness)

Morning mantra

Say this to yourself every morning:

"I'm a wonderful human being. I'm a beautiful person. I'm blessed. I'm equipped. I'm anointed. I'm talented. I'm loved. I'm prosperous. I'm generous. I'm wealthy in every way."

La calma

No pierdas la calma, todo saldrá bien.

GUIDE TO A BETTER LIFE - DR RANDY PAUSCH

He was a Harvard professor and was in his forties.

Died of pancreatic cancer in 2008, but wrote a book 'The last lecture" , one of the bestsellers in 2007.  What a legacy to leave  behind…
In a letter to his wife Jai and  his children, Dylan, Logan , and Chloe, he wrote this beautiful  "guide to a better life" for them  to follow.
May you be  blessed by his insight.



POINTS  ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE

Personality:
1. Don't  compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all  about.
2. Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead  invest your energy in the positive present moment
3. Don't over do; keep  your limits
4. Don't take yourself so seriously; no one else does
5.  Don't waste your precious energy on gossip
6. Dream more while you are awake  
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
8.  Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the  past. That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste  time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it  won't spoil the present
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you
12. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.
 Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like  algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
13. Smile and  laugh more
14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to  disagree.

Community:
15. Call your  family often
16. Each day give something good to others
17. Forgive  everyone for everything
18. Spend time with people over the age of 70 &  under the age of 6
19. Try to make at least three people smile each day
20. What other people think of you is none of your business
21. Your job  will not take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay  in touch.

Life:
22.  Put GOD first in anything and everything that you think, say and do.
23.  GOD heals everything
24. Do the right things
25. However good or bad a  situation is, it will change
26. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up  and show up
27. The best is yet to come
28. Get rid of anything that  isn't useful, beautiful or joyful
29. When you awake alive in the morning,  thank GOD for it
30. If you know GOD you  will always be happy. So, be happy.

While you practice all of the above,  share this knowledge with the people you love, people you school with,
people you play with, people you work with and people you live  with.
Not only will it enrich YOUR  life, but also that of those around you.

GOD BLESS!!

avoid this.

Sometimes we want God's will but not God's way.

Daily Reading

Sharing with you a Bible reading I got this month.

9 November Friday TODAY'S READINGS: DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH DIDACHE Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome purifying FIRE So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. – John 2:15 My kitchen faucet leaked again and I had to pick up my plumber Alex from his house at the squatters area. To my surprise, what used to be a colony of rusty shanties, muddy corridors and putrid air, was now a pleasant community with widened roads, decent concrete houses and clean surroundings. Before I even asked, Alex explained, "The city mayor had always wanted to improve the living conditions of the people here. But they wouldn't allow clearing works that would sweep through their illegal structures. This prevented infrastructure and community development for so long. Then an accidental fire swept though the entire colony, forcibly cleaning the whole area. Suddenly, the government, NGOs and other well-meaning groups had free access to build their gift to the people. Thanks to the raging fire! It drove away all that had been hindering the blessings." Friend, are there things — mindset, habits, sins, even relationships — that need to be driven out of your life to give way to the next level blessing? God doesn't bring the fire, but in His mercy allows it for our good. Jon Escoto (faithatworkjon@gmail.com) 9 REFLECTION: Let Christ's refining fire burn away everything that stands in the way of His purposes for your life. Jesus, I surrender all that clutters and pushes out the blessings from my life. Help me drive them all away to make space for Your perfect gift. St. Benignus, pray for us.

Joshua 23:14 NIV

Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the  Lord  your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.

1 John 2:17 NIV

The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

Something to ponder on -- relationships

"Why are you going to pursue a relationship if your goal is not marriage?"

On education/learning

"Every environment offers chances to learn" -Marcus Buckingham

Back to the future (movie)

"Your future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one" -Doctor Emmet Brown

On generosity

"Richness is relative. One of the evidences that you're really a Christian is if you start becoming generous - if you understand how blessed you are and how God has been gracious to you."

Marcus Buckingham

"To make sense of your world you will have to shut out some of this noise in your head"