Showing posts with label self help. Show all posts
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Let us all be a child..

VIVA STO NINO

I
 live in tondo, manila since birth. We are a devotee of sto nino, pero hindi kami sakop ng tondo church. The sto nino de tondo was believed to be miraculous, lets go back to the history....

            As far as i remember from my mom’s story..
July 14, 1972 nawala yung santo nino sa tondo church pinaniwalaang ito ay ninakaw tapos hanggang sa araw na hindi ito naisoli sa simbahan hindi daw tumigil ang malakas na ulan at pagbaha sa kalakhang maynila..



            So ayun na nga siguro tanging matatanda na lamang ng simbahan ang makapagpapatunay ng pangyayaring iyan dahil maging ako eh hindi pa buhay ng mga panahong iyan subalit ako ay tunay na naniniwala sa kwentong iyan.

           Moving on noong bata ako lagi kami nagsisimba sa tondo church well ngayon kasi bihira na lamang pag napagtripan siguro kasi sakop nga kami ng Sta. Monica.  Sa tuwi-tuwinang matatapos ang misa sa santo nino lagi kami nagpupunta sa dulong bahagi ng simbahan. If you ever visit the church merong isang santo doon sa may dulo na nakahiga at napapalibutan ng glass sya yung nasa labas yung hindi kabilang dun sa kwarto ng mga santo (tanging mga nagsisimba o nakabisita na sa tondo church ang makakaunawa nito :P). Ayun lagi kami nagdadasal doon after ng mass tapos pag nagdadasal na ako at may umihip na malamig na hangin ang naiisip ko agad ay “yehey kakain kami sa Jollibee ni mama” which is natutuloy naman, that was a thought nung bata pa ako maging ngayong matanda na ako eh dala dala ko.

Whats the essence of this story???

Simple lang! santo nino is a reflection of the child in the verse

Matthew 18:2-6: “He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said: "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. "And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”

           Minsan sa buhay natin kailangan natin maging bata, magpakabata, at maging mabait sa bata. Hindi porket matatanda na tayo at responsable na sa ating mga buhay eh kailangan na makalimutan natin na maging bata. Alam natin ang saya na dala ng mga bata ay kakaiba! Lalo na pag may bata sa bahay yung pagod mo sa trabaho nawawala.


            Let yourself be happy! Enjoy life! Be childish walang masama dun basta ba’t ginagamitan ng utak at responsable ka. Iexperience mo ulit yung problema mo nung bata ka pa! Piso lang masaya na tayo at sa simpleng sugat lang sa tuhod at palo ng magulang lang ang iniiyakan natin. =) Dont let the cruelty and struggles of living this world makes you forget the reality and happiness that being a child brings!


"We Are All God's Children": That is what we are. All of us are members of God's family- Pope Francis




Orchidarium Experience..

            I together with my girl friends visit the Orchidarium for the first time. It was one of the beautiful gardens that Luneta is showcasing. The fees where appropriate and affordable a worth it fee for me compared to the experience it offered. We stayed there for six hours and as i was there i started to put lessons on each thing i can see.

            Here are some of that i can share to you..

1. Silence.
            Give yourself a break from this stressful, noisy world and spend your time with silence just for a while..... make time for yourself.. To think of the things that worry you, to ask yourself if you are still happy, if you are still alive and living your life. A moment of silence, a moment of reflection; though you can do this at home, in your room, and even in your chapel or churches, or any place you’re comfortable with.

2. Relieve yourself from stress.
            Good music, silent place, beautiful environment, calming water, breezing winds, good and true friends....they are what i need to forget my stress. I feel so calm when im surrounded by waterand if im in a province look. How about you?

3. Water falls.
            Yes you read it right .. water falls! Same as your problems it will pass, may solusyon jan.. it may not be the easy way.. but it’s the right thing to do. Dont let your problems ruined your life. Our life is like the waterfalls, it was steady on one place but its water is constantly dripping. Our life was there in our hands but our time flies like the water that flows..

4. Jeepney.
            When we were in orchidarium there is this unique jeepney that is parked at the corner, we gather ourselves and take a picture in that jeepney. Then it reminds me of life. In our life we may encouter too much dust that will make us dirty then we have to stop to park ourself for us to fix ourselves, to clean, and for us to be ready to face new struggles and dust along the road of our journey. The round tire of it says that life isnt fair; we have to go below to be above. We have to face struggles to found success; to be on our rough edges, to be strong; to be on our diffi cult times to know who will stay with us. But in the end no matter who stays or who leaves ... life must go on and on .. enjoy and have a life!

5. Hanging veins.
            I dont know what to say with the hanging veins i just love seeing them. they make the arch beautiful.. difficulties in life makes you beautiful.

6. Staircase.
            We have our choise to go up or to go down, to pause or to keep going on. Simply, life is beautiful.. full of surprises.

7. Seesaw.
            One goes up and one goes down though you can be both in balance. You can go up by putting others down or you can go down by putting others up. Unfair right? But if you take a good look at it, you are at the top because someone did lift you to be above them. they were happy seeing you laughing, smiling, and happy whenever they lifting you and you on the other hand is enjoying the moment yet looking down at the person who is sending you up. Then you will do the same thing for them.. but seriously.. you are aware that only one person makes an effort in the seesaw. The one heavier plays the game. And if the both of you stays on balance no one will enjoy the game of life. I hope you’re getting my point..

8. Hanging Bridge.
            Some are afraid of the hanging bridges especially when someone played with it and make it swing all through out. It was like holding on to what you believe, yet the one whom you believed loved and cares for you is just playing with you.. playing with your fears, playing with your emotions. So learn when to be brave, when to keep holding on, when to hang up, when to let go, when to stand up, when to scream, when to get rid of your emotions, and when to say your afraid. I cannot promise you that life will be easy.. but it will be worth it. at least if you made mistakes you know that you will learn... mistakes ar done, lessons are learned.

9. Koi fishes
            Big or small still they follow each other, when the food comes along you will see each of them competing for it. therefore i conclude, no matter whom you were right now, no matter who accompanies you, still there will always come a time that you guys will bump into each other and compete for something. You just have to be strong, and face it properly.

10. Rainbow and Flowers
            This will be the last thing i'm gonna share for this experience. Since orchidarium is a garden expect for it to have flowers, flowers that are starting to blooms and some leaves on the ground that have fallen from the trees. In life, you have to fall over and over again to produce a beautiful flower and as you go to the process you would know, someone out there knew how you blooms! And will be proud of what you have become. =)

            Rainbow comes out after the rain, it was produced by the sun that reflects in each water drop. Light that reflects in your sadness. As it shows up after the rain, you should believe that after the difficulties in your life you will found light that will create a beautiful rainbow where everyone is mesmerized.  But again all of this will pass, another storm will came into your life and you have to conquer it so that you can enjoy seeing your rainbow once again....

Thank you for your time.. i enjoyed my experience at Orchidarium.. hoping to come back there with you.. =) until next time...

 I hope to see you blooms and be mesmerized with your own rainbow..

- eja

Trust Issues..



Is there a time when you realize you’re tired of trusting a person over and over again?? Time when you are already afraid of trusting a new person coming by in your life???

If there was…. I believe you've been under a very stressful, tiring, and depressing hurt with someone you loved…

It maybe a friend, family member, classmate, and even your ex or boyfriend/ girlfriend… It must have been drained all the trust you have for yourself and for other people..


If you’ve been undergone this problem, well congrats to you…. You succeed!!! Now help me to help other persons who are undergoing this problem or confusion…


HOW TO TRUST AGAIN???


i barely don’t know the answer as well on how…. because i am on that side standing between the line of giving up and pushing more…

But if im going to look myself at the positive side…. Here are the advice’s i could give to myself and to others…


First… Forgive the one who hurt you the most…. Then acceptance will follow… After that i dont know what’s next…


Maybe all you will be needing is time…. Time to heal the wound…


As what my friend once said..


" This too shall pass, we just don’t know when and how…. What important is…. It will pass"

Right timing…


5 x 5 = 25, 5 + 5 = 10, 10 / 2 = 5

mga bagay na hirap na hirap tayong intindihin noon... pero ngayon minamani nalang natin.

Paano ba maiintindihan ang isang bagay na gustong gusto mo ng intindihin???

Mga bagay na gusto mong maintindihan…. Pero di mo magawang intindihin???

Paano???

Sana ang buhay parang elementary problems na lang …. Para pagdating mo ng highschool at college simple nalang lahat ng bagay para sayo…. Kaso hindi eh…. Kasi habang natututunan mo ang isang bagay… Nadadagdagan ang dapat mo pang pagaralan…. Nagiging kumplikado ang ilan..

Paano nga ba???

Alam ko madami kang tanong sa buhay mo ngayon… Mga bagay na hindi mo maintindihan…. Nahihirapan kang unawain…

Meron din ako nyan… Pero alam mo isa lang ang masasabi ko…

Siguro kailangan din natin palipasin ang panahon… Dahil lahat ng bagay may tamang panahon.. Siguro ngayon di natin maintindihan kasi hindi pa panahon para unawain natin… Baka mas maiintindihan natin ang mga pangyayari bukas…

Lahat ng tanong may sagot….sa tamang panahon!!!

When fears knocks out the door, Open it with faith.. (welcome note)

When fears knocks out the door,
Open it with faith..
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dmit it! There are times when fears strike us not once but twice or even more and we start to be lost, looking for answers and hope. I have experienced those too, been there done that. Pero di kasi yan one time experience only eh, sa buhay natin habang tayo eh tumatanda mas dumadami ang mga fears natin.



            Just to give an example, when i graduated from highschool i was afraid of what college feels like, what course to take; then when i was in college i was happy with my friends. Two months before our graduation in college i was afraid if there is a place for me in the industry i have chosen. I even wanted to shift my course from HHM to MASCOM or multi media arts or even broadcasting how pathetic right? All of my friends told me to finish what i have started since i am already on the list of candidates in graduation; some said that maybe this thought was just brought by fear. I shared to them that i want to be a FM radio DJ, tha’ts why i want to shift. They suggested na ipagpatuloy ko at subukan muna ang industriya namin pag di talaga ako naging masaya at hinahanap hanap ko talaga ang pagddj therefore magaral daw ulit ako. Then ive heard their stories, they also want to take up some course aside from our course. One said she wanted to be veterinary doctor, the other said she wants to be a MedTech, and etc. Therefore all of us wanted to try something new!
            For sure you also have your own fears, simpleng fear sa lumilipad na ipis o d kaya yung mga tinatawag nilang mga “phobias”. There are different kinds of fears. Fear of not being employed after your first interview, fear of being left alone by the one you love the most, at syempre ang pinakadakilang fear ng ating mga magulang.. fear of not raising their childrens well. Pero lahat ng ito eh kaya nating iconquer sa tamang panahon at masasabi natin sa mga mas nakababata sa atin na “I’ve been there, done that!” Then we will be able to share our own experiences to them and gave them advices on how to face these fears aswell.

            Now is maybe the time to talk to God! All our fears, happiness, doubts, sadness, and confusion are understandable by God. He is our almighty, our mentor, our creator! He writes our story! I quote from Pope Francis We have a Lord who's capable of crying, walking with us in the capable times...”

            Most of the teenagers right now read books about love, friendships, fictions, and novels from some known author. I may not be a popular writer (like hello di naman ako nagpapasikat!), i may not publish a book (gusto ko lang naman ishare itong mga natutunan ko) but i dont care as long as i have my God, my faith and my family.. Ang akin lang po eh sana naman matutunan at maengganyo din ang mga kabataan na basahin ang mga self help or inspirational books, madami nyan sa National Bookstore! Nagdaan din ako jan! Wag puro love!! Di yan nakakain!! =D

            I hope that in this blog you will be able to understand the importance of FAITH! In so many aspects for sure matutulungan kayo niyan kung meron kayo niyan!!.. No matter what your religion is!