Best Thing In Life

 Best thing in life!

Maging Malaya

Maligayang Araw ng Kalayaan!

Iba iba ang pananaw natin sa Kalayaan. 

Sa mga pagkakataong ganito, 

ang kalayaan mo ba ay para sa bayan, 

para sa pamilya, o para sa sarili mo?

Ang watawat ng Bayan Ko 

ay nakalagay sa aking sasakyan noon pang nakaraang limang taon, kung saan ito ay pinapalitan kapag ito ay nawalan na ng kulay. Winawagayway din ng hangin ang bandila ng Lupang Hinirang sa harapan ng aking kanlungan. Upang maipaalala sa isipan ko na iisa lang ang Bayan ko. Na ako ay isang Pilipino. Ang maipaalala sa akin ang mga pagsunod sa mga alintuntunin ng bansang ito na sa palagay ng tibok ng puso ko ay tama, mabuti, makatao, makabayan, at makaDiyos.

Ang paglilingkod sa kapwa Pilipino ay ang piniling gawin sa abot mg makakaya. Ang pagtulong na galing sa kaibuturan ng puso. Ang tunay na pagmamalasakit. Ang pagkalinga sa kapwa. Ang pagsambit ng mga salitang nagsasaad ng paggalang sa pagkatao. Ang aking paniniwala sa pagiging tunay na Pilipino. 

Dahil ang pang-aapi, paglilinlang, at pagkitil ng kabutihan at ikabubuti ng kapwa Pilipino ay ang pinakamasamang magagawa ng isang sinasabing kababayan.

Tayong mga Pilipino lamang ang makakapag-angat ng ating pagiging Pilipino. Gaya ng ginawa na ng iba kung saan tayo ay umani ng mataas na pagtingin sa buong mundo dahil sa karangalang nakamit ng ating kapwa Pilipino.

Nawa'y maging malaya ka.

Malayang gawin ang nais mo at hindi kung ano ang idinikta lamang sa iyong kaisipan. Dahil ikaw ay nilikha na may tapang at talino. Dahil ikaw ay nilikha na may puso. 

Naisin mong maging malaya, para sa iyong sarili, para sa iyong pamilya. Dahil ang malayang kaisipan at kaluluwa lamang ang makakapagbigay sa iyong katawan ng kalusugan. Sa iyong isipan ng kapayapaan. Sa iyong puso ng tunay na kalayaan. 

Huminga ka ng tama. Para sa tama. 
Mag-isip ka ng para sa iyong ikauunlad, hindi ng iba. 
Magbigay ka ng malaya. 
Umibig ka ng malaya. 
Ibigin mo kung sino ka at gawin mo ang iyong saysay ng buong puso. 
Nang may dangal. 

Palayain mo ang iyong sarili. 
Sa anumang kumikitil. Sa sinoman.
Maging malaya ka, aking kapwa Pilipino.

Life After

When I was younger,

I was a passionate dreamer.

I dreamed of the impossible.

I dreamed fame.

I dreamed to discover the world.

In my younger days, success was easy.

High grades, declamation medals, spelling bee medals,

and involved myself in theatre, arts, singing, teaching kids, giving.

The success lingered

as I grow

older,

wiser,

busy-ier.

In the midst of all of that modest recognition, life’s circumstances and people made me

tougher,

kinder,

more loving,

and more alive. 

More human.

In those days,

I let the rats  and the race run through me.

I let my emotionalism overtake that tiger and lion in me.

I let slaves reign over my crown.  

I let the winds fold up my wings.

I let my days be eaten by my everyday living.

I let circumstances waste my precious time in the universe.

I let the evil overpower justice.

In each time, I knew that

There is only me at the end.

That there is only me who will care about me.

That there is only me who will live my life.

I had to believe all the glory while waiting things to happen at the perfect time when the planets, moons, and stars align 

with the magical miracle pixie dust 

of the Supreme Being.

In each time, I outrageously enjoyed my days in the silence of my happy heart with

the things that I did,

how I let people feel,

and just being who I am.

Life after all those is as it is.  

Curiosity strikes in every mind. That wonder. 

Life is wonderful after all those. 

I finally released myself openly from a worldly realm. 

And I let myself flow more liberally in a river where I see the sky, the clouds, the sunset, the moon, 

the true essence of the people around me.

When you become simple vegan, 

and cannot really have joy eating greatly.

When you become a minimalist and you simplify 

and cannot tolerate complexity.

When you become more compassionate 

and cannot allow make-believes.

When you become a believer of the bottom of the sea 

and cannot allow make-ups. 

I dream to live longer and spend my days 

in peace and full of love. 

It was the impossible that is now a phenomenon.

When there is uncertainty, here I am, assured.

When there is panic, here I am, calm.

When there is sickness, here I am, well.

When there is persecution, here I am, back to life.

When there is neglect, here I am, cherished.

When there is disgrace, here I am, dignified.

The love in those words was more than any distinction. It can never lie. Only the genuineness will win through.

Put together the power in you 

because you will be greatest than any territory. 

You will be like fire that will be put off after your brightness. 

The blazing is enough. 

Rise like the sun, hold your torch while your feet are tough, 

and run your own victory. 

Only the hearts that are pure and true lives on a life as we know it.

Keep dreaming.  What truly matters. 

Only you, can complete those dreams waiting to happen. 

In your own time. It is never too late. 

Embark now on your new journey and explore the open world, enjoy life and be happy!

****

If you are grieving because your fire was put off, 

allow me to restore its brilliance 

and you will rise like the sun again forever. 

I Love You Jollibee, Goodbye

Sounds like the movie. But give me the freedom to say that, what I want to say.

Heavens know how I landed here years ago. I was in a building with worshipers and I whispered my prayers to the heavens and said, “God, bring me to a happy place.”

At that time then, this is where I chose to be and where I chose to stay. More than the lessons in life that I learned, it is the sincere friendship that lasts a lifetime that was built around this hive that matters most to me.

Wherever you are is the right place. And as I always tell, it is where you are destined to be. That is what I believe.

There are times when you feel that kick in your butt trying to oust you in your most comfortable seat. If you do not move at that right impulse, you burn. If you get stuck, it sucks. And it drives you crazy. To keep on swimming against the direction of the flow of your river. There will be boulders, eels, crablets, shrimps, small fishes (yes, am imagining that river right now..haha) and currents that will drown you to your own death down to the rock bottom, and be swallowed by the river forever. 

That.

Or you let yourself float to your flow to bring you above the waters so that you can see that clear sky and the sun brightly shining through you striking you with its rays as if the heavens are blessing you, injecting you with the natural energy of the universe, as you come alive.

So now you are breathing.  
Your eyes can see crystal clear what it is, beyond the promise. 
Your heart pumping for the right reasons to live…longer. 
Your lungs emptied all the toxicity of the air that polluted it.

And you smile, close your eyes, breathe and hum a tune of freedom. And as you awaken, your mind goes beyond what is significant.

It is when your heart is breaking painfully that you cannot stay longer.

Because you bravely choose life. Your own health, wellness, & wealth. 
Wealth of time for passion, for things that truly matter. 

And you know faithfully that everything will flow as you enjoy life and be happy as you gratefully say, I Love you, Life!

Let us flow. And let the flow begin.

Life, What Matters

You have been wondering.

I have been wandering in my world and beyond. Just like the old days. Still the same. I watch the rain.

Have you been scared? Bothered? After all of these stuck at home work from home or things worse than that? And what the future brings? I know you have been. I know you are.


Been putting back all the colors. And I have been telling my friends that am getting that right brain shift again so that I can spread the optimistic vibe in me to fight the toxicity of what this world has done with us.

It is only with the calmness of the bottom of the sea in your mind that your human spirit can function as a being. It is only that which will repair your human cells that was battered physiologically, emotionally, psychologically by those scheme of things.

You have to be reborn first. And give that time.

Because you are empowered. Believe in your cells that make up your human body physiologically. It will work wonders for you. Build it. You can do greater things. It will flow.

If you don't even have time to do that, then think again why. Why you are stripped of time for what matters.

As I always said before, know what you build, know who you serve. It is never too late.

JAPAN: The Beauty Within

When You pour all the gladness of eccentricity. 

You brought me where I have been wanting to live in a snap that my heart couldn’t resist.

You showed me the beauty again to calm the palpitations of my being.

You flattened the beat of my senses to show Your Faithfulness.

That fear in my chest for a long time, You appeased.

You showed Your vast wonders

To make me believe again that You can give more than the oceans and the hills.

You graced me with what makes my spirit jump for joy.

And You left me with a choice. And I wonder.

Mt Fuji Japan

Babuyan Islands: When Waves Form

Do you know how waves are formed?

I do not know too. But i just saw millions of waves forming...

Now I know why the expression "rough sea."

This morning, I saw those very big waves form in unison, and all i could do was pray. Also, that was supposed to be smooth as they looked like concaves. And it is liquid. It should look soft.

But lo and behold. The waves I saw are jagged like the edges of the chasms at Nagudungan hill in Calayan Island. From where I was to the end of the ocean. That when one falls on it, it seems like no one will survive its sharpness and be covered by blood. But that is water. But it looked like pointed. They looked like little mountain ranges. They looked like small volcanoes erupting out of the water. And you really do not know where to sail. This afternoon, the waves were coming from all directions and we seemed surfing the sea with a boat. And being in the ocean for a long time, I think I already was seeing bubbles in the water. I held my breathe with that push and splash all over me. And yes, not once but many. But those big ones that shook my senses, and jolted me, made me pray, sing, and pray over to calm the sea. There were times when it rocked me to sleep, but I had to open my eyes to witness not only the playfullness of the dolphins, but the harshness and hatred of the ocean. But whatever waves those were, Jay and Feric would be the best boat captains ever for now. And you may want to make an analogy out of this which will make it sensible to your life! This deep blue sea. Heyho, It is nice for me to be back. 😉