A Prayer of Thanksgiving

         As we end this year 2019, let us express our thanksgiving to God for all the blessings that we have received this year. In spite of all the challenges that come along the way, we could still say that life indeed is such a wonderful gift for us.

         Let us be grateful for the gift of life that we cherish....for with it we are also able to share with others the real meaning of unconditional love.

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That with our life, we continue to fulfil our responsibilities as models of good deeds to our children and to others;

         Let us be grateful to our good health and we pray for those who are suffering from any form of illness. With our good health, we are able to perform our responsibilities towards our workplace and we are able to mingle with others and promote camaraderie among ourselves; 

         Let us also be grateful for the gift of talents, skills, capabilities etc that we have acquired and developed in our life for with them, we are able to become positive members of our society and be examples of good deeds to others.

Being Grateful in Life

          As we are nearing to the end of January, allow ourselves a space and then let us try to recall all our activities for this month. Even when we started this month, we already received wonderful things day in and day out. In fact, all the bountiful blessings that we treasured are beyond any price for they are so worthwhile and precious. And as we continue with our journey, they will also become a special part of our book of life that no matter what will happen in the near future, we always have something to look back and say to ourselves, " How lucky we are to have received such blessings....." 

          Consequently, it is also but fitting for all of us to be thankful for everything that we have enjoyed this month. In those busy events in our life, it is beneficial if we can find time to look back all those past events and also have time to be grateful to those people who have, in one way or the other, journeyed with us tirelessly during the month.

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          As they said, life is a give and take process thus telling us that we need each other and that no one among us can live alone. I pity those who are so boastful among themselves and allow pride to ruin their lives and their relationships with others. Time will come that they will realise that not all in life is about money and fame. These things are important but they are not the ideal ones which could give us real happiness. 

         Hence, as we end this month, let us spend some time to thank those people who have shared their lives with us.  

The Difference Between Commitment and Interest

A Guest Post:

          There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when it is convenient for you. When you are committed to something, you accept it with no excuses, only results.

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         Most people are interested on what people will say on things that they do, they contribute, they share, as well as give, then it makes them feel good, they feel they hold the world, they feel people owed their lives to them. For some, they feel people are helpless without them and they feel that others can't do things without them, great in the eyes of the people.  

          On the other hand, if you are committed, you do something for people's lives, because you feel that they need it, because you feel what they feel and because without saying it, you can feel their silence, you can feel the beat of their hearts, you can see the reflexes of their eyes, and you can feel that they are thirsty and hungry, and you are committed, not in the eyes of the camera, or being aired on radio or being publicised, and that because you commit yourself to the people and to God. 

Hence, with these two varying sides, what's your choice? Be consistent to what you believe or not.

Guest Writer:
Jojo Dofiles
Chief Operating Officer
One Avenue Hotel
Digos City, Philippines

SAying Goodbye To this Month

  Since this month is already slowly fading away, for sure variety of things are also going on in our minds. And with this reality, many among us expect surprises for the coming new month like having holidays, having a new partner or baby in life, experiencing a new environment and many more. How about you, what is your attitude as you welcome a new month?

          Whatever your self made preparation could be yet, there are several ways to  welcome the coming new month and this could be: sharing your gifts like life, time, skills and others with others. As each new day unfolds, there are several events that involve al of us.  However, when we will start soon the month of June, we can right away see the excitement and lively spirit of our brothers and sisters who are very excited to live out the day by day event of the month.

           On the other hand, may we always remember the journey of those who are presently experiencing challenges (no matter what it is) and trials among us these days. Each day, every one is busy to think of what to give as a surprise to somebody on this month yet we are also aware that many are even underprivileged to even think of any give away.

           On the other hand, what is consoling is the spirit of brotherhood and sisterhood among us that no matter how hard life can be, there would always be reasons to be positive especially the month of June.

Share Your Blessings!

          Holiday season is here. Looking back on the whole year 2014, we could realise that we have been so blessed all throughout the year for we are showered with lavished gifts everyday all through the year. We try to look back since we started the year and we recalled that the month of January was full of meaningful blessings. From the gifts of friendships we shared with others most notably with our loved ones up the established relationships we had with others, they helped us realise that after all, life is so wonderful to live by.

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          The succeeding months were all full of memories as we went on with our various routines in life, we embraced with what is truthful in life that this journey is not all made of sweet memories and that at times, we were confronted with difficult situations and challenging people but thanks to our Gift giver, we were able to hurdle them all and allowed ourselves to grow more maturely and optimistic in life. 

          Moreover, the 2nd half of the year started with the months of July, August and September then we tried to recollect our past journeys and assessed intricately our journey. The people we encountered have helped us to reassert our goal in life and moved ahead positively. Such journey was a tedious one but it was made light and wonderful by all the wonderful memories we shared with our loved ones. 

          Then finally, the last quarter of the year came and we ushered a feeling of expectation as we started to be excited with the coming holidays ---looking ahead for these days wherein we can be freed from all our pressures from work. No matter how limited the season is but every experience we make and share with others last a lifetime. Thus, with so much fun, it is so worthwhile to realise that this life constantly ought to be shared with others.

Welcoming a New Month

          It's the 10th of August yet I believe that as we all welcome each new month that comes our way, let us also be grateful for each new day that is given to us. Looking back on our life, each moment always brings us delight and contentment most notably if we learn to appreciate each moment. Every day, we encounter so different people and each one of them allows us to add colours to our journey.

          The moment we wake up to embrace the bountiful blessings of each new day, we also allow ourselves to continue with each own development. Therefore each and every moment must be welcomed with open arms for it brings us surprises. Somehow along the course of our unique and individual journey, we also come in contact with somewhat unpleasant experiences. But we have no control over these  circumstances and they would somehow hurt us and bring us into woundedness. 

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          Learn then to welcome each new month and everything that it offers even the negative circumstances since by so doing, we can also learn something positive from them. If properly handled, they would probably allow us to become stronger accordingly. At times, we need other people to guide and enlighten us. We need others to show us the way for in certain circumstances we are blinded by the impact of the negative experience to our life.

          As a result, the beauty that each day brings will be wholly appreciated and will enable us to have that state of excitement as we prepare to meet another day. 

Be Inspired!

          As each day unfolds, we are leave with so many opportunities to be happy. Thus allow me to share with you some means of inspirations that will usher us into gladness and satisfaction in life. I am sharing you this video and from it you can fill yourself with various quotes on happiness. Enjoy them and feel them inside of you.

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          Anyway, I know that those who have watched this video have received inspirations from them. Hope you can find time to share them here.

Personally, I would  share these insights as my inspirations while reading these quotes here.

a.  I love mankind, it is people I can't stand.- Charles Monroe Schultz .......i would agree with this since as a human being, we have that need to be connected with one another. Yet at times, we can't help it but be affected and disturbed by others who have weird outlook about life and about humanity. Anyway we are all free and what goes along with this freedoms is our responsibility to treat each human individual with dignity and respect.

b. Always forgive your enemies.- We could not deny that no matter how kind and trustworthy we are but there would still be people out there who will come out to dislike us. As they said, we can't please everybody thus we ought to choose what then can make us happy, contented and fulfilled in life.

c. I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members- Groucho Marx- We all need a support group in our life. One of our basic needs is that of being accepted hence it is but natural for us to look for a group, community, club etc that can accept us in all our humanity no matter how unique or simple we are.

          That's all folks that I can share with you. Hope that I can also hear some inspirations coming from your own reflections. Any comment is very much welcomed.

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Life's Journey

          Everyday as we go on trekking each of our journeys, we come up with so many experiences, realisations, actuations, failures, successes etc. As each day unfolds, we are showered with events that will enable us to continue our self discovery. However, when we look back on our past events , we found out that many of those previous moments were left to the sidelines.

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          We failed therefore to appreciate whatever they are supposed to give to us. Everything boils down to our capacity to dig deeper into ourselves and confront even the most deepest part of us and check how is the situation down there. Every journey that ends becomes an important part of our life story. And every character on each of our stories deserves to be recognised thus no matter how positive or negative our previous chapter, yet we still need to be grateful for all throughout their presence in us, they bring us into a more enlightening self-knowledge.

         Hence, let us all learn to embrace every moment of this life journey and be happy for every unfolding since it allows us to realise further our potentials. Live life to the fullest.