St. John Paul II says it best. “Our reason for existence is to make a gift of ourselves to others” I also hear my coaches say to me, don’t do a world a disservice by keeping your gifts to yourself. Be a gift to others and watch how your life flourishes. Be happy!
We picked blueberries yesterday and it was a lot of hard work! We bought the smallest container and it still took us about an hour to fill it up, and there’s four of us. I have renewed admiration to farmers who do this day to day and ensure that we have fresh and well taken cared for vegetables and fruits. I love what we picked, in fact, I am eating it right now. Be happy.
Today, I ran my first ever 10k! I have signed up for a couple of 10k runs but was not able to run on any of them. It was tiring and halfway through the run, I wanted to quit and take the easy route, stop. There’s a lot of battle going on through my mind but what made me persevere is the promise I made to myself that I will finish it no matter what,…
Today is a Friday. I will slowdown today. I will spend time with myself and my family. I will sleep early. I will eat healthy. I will Be Happy!
Doing something we feel happy or joyful about nourishes and recharges us. There are a lot of things that make me feel happy and playing music is one of them, how about you? Be happy!
I want to thank all the frontliners all over the world for their service especially during this pandemic. My sister is a nurse in the Philippines and it pains us to see how she is exposed every day to the virus but she kept on working anyway because as she said, it’s her duty. I can imagine that all of the frontliners’ families feel the same. So if their duty is to take care of…
I was listening to the audiobook Rising Strong, a spiritual practice by Brené Brown and one of the questions worth pondering about the book is Do you think everybody is doing their best? My answer, I think so. Why? I’ll try to summarize it in 3 points. Whatever our definition of “best” is different from the rest, so we cannot judge a person’s best using our standards. At any point in time, we do what…
Have a blessed Sunday everyone. I wanted to thank God that I am still alive, my family is safe and I am able to do things that He wants me to do. Be happy!
Practice compassion not just for others but also for yourself. It makes a lot of difference. Remember you can’t give what you don’t have so always start with the person in the mirror. Be happy!