Thankful for People Who . . .

Let us be thankful for those people

who did not LIKE us, for they made us better persons;

who LOVED us and made our hearts glow;

who ENVIED us, for they made our self-esteem grow stronger;

who CARED and made us feel important; and

who CAME into our lives, for they made us who we are today.

Photo courtesy of Ms. CJ Alcala. Taken from the highest mountain of Libera, Mount Nimba. 

New Gift Everyday

Every day is always a new gift, a new beginning.

Whatever glory or pain we had in the past,

remember that yesterday ended last night.

Today is a new beginning.

Start healing a heart.

Share a new smile.

And take the chances of being good and happy always.

Photo courtesy of Ms. D. Flores. Taken in New York's Central Park.

The more that LOVE is silently expressed, the more obvious it can be seen. No wonder GOD LOVES US in silence and gave the most unnoticed blessings. 

Photo courtesy of Mr. A. Gonzales. Taken in the Blooming Tulip fields in Wynyard, Tasmania.

Hearts Full of Love

A person’s most useful asset is not the head full of knowledge, but a heart full of love, with an ear open to listen and a hand willing to help. Live with no excuses. Love with no regrets. When life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show that you have 1000 beautiful reasons to smile.

Photo courtesy of Ms. CJ Abella of UN Liberia. Photo taken in Ghana.

Prayer in your Pocket

Always wear a PRAYER in your POCKET;

A smile on your FACE; and

A LOVE in your HEART.

These 3 small things make life more

BEARABLE, MEANINGFUL and BEAUTIFUL!

Photo courtesy of Mr. O.Bernardino. Taken in Chicago, Illinois.

Love You Despite Of

Life is not about showing people that you are a good person.

Sometimes, the bad things matter.

For it is in your dark side that

you see people who are ready to light the road with you.

It is not how many your friends are

or how people roam around you.

But it is how few of them accept you as you are.

For in your nothingness,

people true to you find reasons to love you still.

Photo courtesy of Ms. Ritchell Thibodeaux. Taken fron the Ka'iwi Scenic Shoreline of Hawaii.

I Choose

I CHOOSE

To live by CHOICE, not by CHANCE

To make CHANGES, not EXCUSES

To be MOTIVATED, not MANIPULATED

To be USEFUL, not to be USED

To EXCEL, not to COMPETE

I choose SELF-ESTEEM, not SELF-PITY

I choose to listen to my INNER VOICE, not the random opinion of OTHERS.

Photo courtesy of Ms. Dash Flores. Taken along the road in Boppard, Germany.

GOD comes to us in many ways.

Warmth us when we are cold;

Strength when we are weak;

Songs when we are sad; and

Bread when we are hungry.

Enjoy GOD'S provisions of LOVE in your LIFE.

Photo courtesy of Ms. MC Jimenez. Taken at the London Bridge in London, UK.

Beautiful Hearts

Enjoy the little things in life, because one day,

you may look back and realize that they were the BIG THINGS

you failed to recognized and enjoy.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Beautiful things happen to 

Beautiful people with

Beautiful hearts like you.

I pray today that GOD will add more

grace to your Beautiful Life.

Photo courtesy of Ms. LM Africa-Carandang. Sakura Season. Taken in Tokyo,  Japan.

Live Forever

COURAGE makes us a FIGHTER.

DREAMS takes us HIGHER.

PATIENCE leads us LONGER.

FAILURES makes us STRONGER and only

FAITH can make us LIVE FOREVER.

Photo courtesy of Ms. PD Castro. Taken from the Great Wall of China.

Calm and Peaceful

Be peaceful like water.

Know balance like the earth.

Love passionately like fire.

Be free like the wind.

Life is a BLESSING!

Live it well and enjoy!

Photo courtesy of Ms. LM Spindler. Taken in Alaska.

Thankful Through The Years

Be thankful for yesterday because you have wonderful memories to think about.

Be thankful for today because you are able to wake up to celebrate life.

Be thankful for tomorrow because you will be able to fulfill your dreams and wishes.

But most of all be thankful to GOD for HE was with you Yesterday,

HE is with you Today and HE will always be with you tomorrow and forever!

Photo courtesy of Ms. J. Moratillo. Taken in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Cutting Pride

When nails are grown, we cut nails and not fingers. In the same manner, when misunderstanding are raising, we should cut our pride and not our relations.

Wildlife Madagascar.

Toss and Turns

Life will always toss us into circumstances that make us feel like we are fighting a battle. Yet in LIFE, we need those struggles because that is how we grow and change shape the person we become.

Photo courtesy of Sir Nestor G. Nerona. Taken in Norway.

Kind Hearts

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond them.

Photo courtesy of Ms. E.Claveria. Taken in Khartoum, Sudan.

Reason be God. Mission be Love.

For everything that happens in our lives, there is a reason and a mission. Let the reason be GOD and let the mission be LOVE. 

Picture taken at Bryce Canyon National Park. Utah, USA. 

Photo courtesy of Ms. Jubilee Gwen Tarlit-Koepsel.

Anger vs. Forgiveness

While anger makes you smaller, it is forgiveness that forces you to grow beyond what you are. There is no need for revenge. You just sit back and wait. For those who hurt you will someday eventually screw up themselves and if you get lucky, God will let you watch.

Wholeheartedly

When you work, do it with sincerity, honesty and wholeheartedly, even without anybody looking at you. Whatever your profession is, be it a dishwasher or a housekeeper, remember that someone is always looking at you and believe me you will reap the good things you do after.

True Love

The most romantic story is NOT Romeo and Juliet who died together. 

It is Grandpa and Grandma who grew old together. 

If Only

“If Only”, let’s forget this word.  This is a word of the past, usually used when you think of something should have happened or something you regretted. Instead, let’s say “I will ". Everything happens for a reason. Let’s make our past as PAST. Do not dwell on it. Let’s move on. No more “If Only’s”. After all, it’s a part of your memory whether you like it or not.

Take it to the Lord

Relationships’ foundations are mutual love, trust, caring and forgiveness. In all the ups and downs of life, look closely who is really your family, and who in truth are just strangers in for the ride. 

Be careful of who you tell your problems to, 20% really don't care and the 80% are most likely glad you have them!! Take your concerns to the Lord in prayer. 

Picture taken at The Wat Yannawa Temple. Bangkok, Thailand.

Going Places

20 years from now, you will be more frustrated with the things you didn’t do than with the ones you did do. 

Therefore, throw off the bowlines and sail away from the safe harbor. 

Catch the trade winds in your sails. 

Explore, Dream and Discover.

A picture of a temple bell taken at the Wat Phra Si Mahathat in Phitsanulok, Thailand.

Laugh, Fight, Love and Live

LAUGH so hard that even SORROW smiles at you.

FIGHT so strong that even FATE accepts its defeat.

LOVE so TRUE that even HATRED walks out of the way.

LIVE life so well that even DEATH loves to see you exist.

Taken at The Dragon Descendants Museum. Suphan Buri Province. Thailand.

Like Turtle's Bearings

A TURTLE ONCE SAID:

"No matter how heavy my bearings are, it is GODS choice to make me carry the luggage, for it is the only way that I will be safe and protected"  Thus whatever we have in life, may it be a problem or pain, don’t forget that GOD gave it for a purpose. 

Photo taken of a turtle at The Erawan Museum in Samut Prakhan province of Thailand.

The Pessimist

A pessimist is the person who when he has the choice between two evils, chooses both.

Picture taken at Lumphini Park.

Close to your Heart

 

Photo taken in Sukhothai, Thailand

Picking the Wrong Fight

If you give more chances to low-minded people, you are just tolerating their mistakes. Since they don’t understand right from wrong, they end up smiling at your back, and they find you’re more stupid than them. If you are picking the wrong fight, at least bring the right weapon.

Picture shows crocodile toys from the Crocodile Farm in Samut Prakan Province.  Thailand.

I Learned Everything From Noah's Ark

This has been circulating for many years, but it's still a really great list showing how Noah's Ark teaches us a lot in our daily lives.

1. Don't miss the boat.
2. Remember that we are all in the same boat.
3. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.
4. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
5.Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
6. Build your future on high ground.
7. For safety's sake, travel in pairs.
8. Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.
9. When you're stressed, float a while.
10. Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
11.No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.

The picture was taken during our dinner cruise boarding the Chao Phraya Princess III. Thailand.

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Other's Success

Let’s not envy other people's success. Let’s join them in their happiness. Our time will also come. Just remember that each of us has imperfections, they have something that you don't have. But remember, you also have something that they do not have.

Picture taken at Dusit Zoo. Kenyan boys doing an acrobatic show.

Friends Forever

Friends are valuable human beings that need to be treasured and nurtured no matter how long and how times passed. They are part of our lives and will always be. They have been with us once, made us smile, laugh, cry. They are a part of us, forever. Let us count our mornings by sunrise not sunset, count our life with smiles not tears. And when life has reached its autumn, let us count our age by friends not years.

Photo courtesy of Ms. Ritz Thibodeaux. Taken at Moonstone Beach, Cambria, CA.