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Every relationship has its ups and downs. When there are more downs and fewer ups, less laughs and more tears, it may be time to end to it. Many people stay in relationships in hopes the other person might change, or because they feel insecure in finding new ones, or they don't want to go through the pain severing a connection usually brings. When a relationship doesn't feel right and we

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There are times in our lives when we feel so alone... its as if everybody has turned their backs all of a sudden. Its like the world has gone crazy and you are by your lonesome, cold, weary, hungry, tired and alone. You look somewhere for something but its not there anymore. You sometimes see things only for a fleeting moment, cloudy and very temporary, more like a mirage... life will knock

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On a lazy saturday morning, while waiting for companions for an out of town voters education engagement. I saw an old man on the other side of the street. He was thin, cruffy, dirty, and carrying a dirty old bag of what must probably be his meager belongings. He sat on an obscure corner of the park... just sat there looking curiously at passersby. Seems oblivious to the world around him. People

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my foodie mom Had the opportunity once again to spend Christmas and the New Year with family and was so glad to see my mom in good health. Well, not exactly in the best of health as she is still recuperating from herpes zoster opthalmicus which infected her left eye and required a two week stay at the hospital; but was nonetheless in good spirits and was her usual self at her “office”(the

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I have been meaning to write this since I got wind of the news that a dear friend passed away most recently, succumbed to the big C last Monday. She has been a very dear friend from way back and our friendship together with the entire gang of 5 was by far the most memorable I had in my life. It has been more than 20 years I guess that we haven’t seen each other but the news struck me like a

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A chair is still a chair, even when there is no one sitting there… but a chair is not a house and a house is not a home when there’s no one there… a room is still a room even when there’s nothing there, but a room is not a house and a house is not a home…&nbsp;&nbsp; so says the lines from the song Home. The lines suddenly struck me one morning while lazily abusing&nbsp; the laptop and

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was cleaning the laptop with old files and chanced upon this piece which should have been posted last april, hahahaha! totally forgot about this one. am posting this anyway as it tells of my experiences at the 5th World Servant's Congress&nbsp; The 5th World Servant’s Congress was held last Mar 23-25, 2012 at the Bukal ng Tipan Hall, Maryhill Retreat House, Antipolo, Rizal. The

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thanks much y'all for the birthday greetings. thanks too for those who remembered my birthday but didn't care to greet, hahahahahaha! well, what can i say... am overwhelmed to say the least by all the greetings, and just so thankful to the Lord that i was able to reach 46. looking back in the days, i didn't even think then that i was gonna reach this age. sa dami ba naman ng utang ko sa tulog,

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The primary reason people do not get along is because they do not feel equal to another. Superiority is a myth and disease perpetuated by dishonesty and lack of awareness. When we are negative about someone's behavior, more often than not, we have thought, done, or said the same we are accusing someone of doing, if only in degree. We just give grace to those we love or want to love.

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i recount in the olden days when life was in abundance, when everything was fine and when everything was smooth sailing. was God there? sure He was! but His presence was largely iconic. just someone to thank for things that are aplenty. to some, He was not even there. His presence was never felt because one has got a good grip on things, one has belief in his own capacity to make things work out.

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it all started with a little rain about mid morning of friday and continued to mid afternoon, then the heavy rains came early evening and lasted the whole night up until dawn the following day.i woke up to the sound of strong winds at around 1am of saturday... had to close 2 windows left open during the night and suddenly remembered our laundry still hanging in the terrace. went out and got the

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The invitation came during our regular Household meeting (fraternal) and since I am looking at a long holiday, I decided to tag along (with the Core Group) to Maramag, Bukidnon for the Mindanao Servant Leader’s Conference. I was thinking I’d take the time off for a much needed “breather”, away from the grinds of daily life at least for one day… well being a single parent to 3 kids is not easy

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a strange thing happened to me last sunday at our community's mission area in Kinoguitan, Misamis Oriental. the CLS (christian life seminar / 2nd batch) was on its 8th talk and all but one more session is needed to complete the seminar given out to 6 couples (cfc-ffl), 16 handmaids (hfl), 2 single's (sfl), 2 servant's (svfl). quite a harvest and a confirmation of God's awesome strength and

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hi anak... as you celebrate your birthday today, let me just put into writing some thoughts that came to mind of late. 14 years ago today, you came into this world and lit up my life with your presence. you were heaven sent to us then and still is today... God's loving answer to our prayers. you know back then, your mom was having difficulty conceiving due to an abnormality in her system... but

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at about this same time two years ago, i received an early christmas gift... an unexpected visit from my mom and youngest brother. my kid bro has business to do then here in mindanao and took my mother for an unexpected visit to us here... christmas came early for me then and made me so happy seeing them. what made me ecstatic was the visit of my mom whom i have not seen for quite a while back

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would you believe that an eagle can live up to 70 years! yes, 70 long years. but for the eagle to achieve that, he must undergo a very painful process of rebirth. you see, when an eagle reaches the age of about 40 years, he must decide whether to go on living or just die. when he grows old, his beak and the talons on his two feet curl up thus making hunting for food an impossibility, his

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a dear friend recently passed away unexpectedly. just got the sad news this morning while on my marketing chores and really had me in shock! you see, this friend was a "tindera" (vendor) in a nearby market here in our place. my acquaintance with this "tindera" was based on a "suki-tindera (customer-vendor) relationship. i favored this "suki" of mine over the others as she most often gives me

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there hasn't been a drop of rain since the start of the year and we are now beginning to feel its effects. there has been rotating brownouts of at least 5-6 hours per day and its really getting into the nerves of some people, me included. the power company expects it to get much worst and if the rains don't come this may or earlier, the power deficit may get much worst. at present, we are having

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ang hirap pala pag nag-iisa ka sa mundo... katulad ng isang aso na gumagala sa lansangan, walang malinaw na direksyon na patutunguhan. lakad ng lakad, gutom at nag-iisa. minsan binabato, sinisipa, pinandidirihan, kinukutya't nililibak, kulang na lang patayin ka. malungkot, pero sadya sigurong ganyan ang buhay, at ang tao... minsan malupit, walang awa at walang pang-unawa, pero masuwerte pa din

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hi guys! am taking this opportunity to greet everybody a merry, merry christmas and a happy new year. not much activity in this blog practically the whole year and this "ina-tay" thing really has kept me super, super busy. anyway, i promise to post more frequently next year, i just hope that my schedules would really give me the time to do so. let me just share with you some of my blessings this

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hello blogworld! its been quite a while that i haven't updated this blog and i sure do miss my friends in cyberworld... anyway, i have been very busy in my new role as "ina-tay" to my 3 lovely kids; well, busy, is an understatement to say the least. apart from tending to our small business, i have to do everything from house chores, to marketing, to taking part in my kid's school activities...

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