A Mind on Cloud Nine

Appreciation

2016-11-04T23:51:00.001-04:00

It literally has been five years since I posted anything.
I have written but not posted so I figured better late then never.

I have wanted to be a doctor my whole life.
Minus that one period where I wanted to be a flight attendant.
Thankfully, that desire was fleeting. Pun intended.
And, I have been blessed to see my dreams come to reality.

Everyday, I walk out of work amazed by the value of human life.
Amazed by the intricacies of the human body.
And everyday I realize that the more I know.
The more I don't know.

I have seen patients survive injuries that only a miracle could explain.
I have seen patients respond to the treatment so beautifully that all I could do was smile.
I have also seen tragedy that words could not even describe.

But through all of it, I have learned to appreciate the people in my life.
Past or present who have impacted me.
I have learned that as cliche as it sounds tomorrow is not promised.
And the ones in our life whom we love should be appreciated.

I have seen too many cases of "I wish I did" to not urge you to live life to the fullest.
So cherish the people who value you.
Love a little harder. Laugh a little longer. Smile a little brighter.

It's never to late to learn to truly value the humans who make your life better.
♥ Gigi

MAKE. IT. HAPPEN.

2011-05-16T22:16:00.000-04:00

YOU MAKE YOUR OWN DESTINY.
You work hard.
You perserserve.
You make it happen.

The light bulb clicked today.
If I don't believe in myself
I am setting myself up for failure
But if I believe that not only can I reach for the stars
But that I can become one in the process,
Well it's bound to happen
As long as I am working for it.

So readers,
It's time to kick's butt twice as hard now
Because it's the only way to MAKE IT HAPPEN!
♥ Gigi

Get It Right

2011-04-06T15:34:00.000-04:00

Sometimes we feel like we are on a ship sinking.
Sinking faster then we could surface and catch a breath.

The lyrics of a particular song say:

"What can you do when your good isn't good enough?

When all that you touch tumbles down?

'Cause my best intentions keep making a mess of things

I just wanna fix it somehow

But how many it times will it take?

Oh, how many times will it take for me?

To get it right"

And we try to figure out how many times
It will take to GET IT RIGHT.
Quite frankly I don't know,
But I KNOW personally I won't stop until

I GET IT RIGHT.

I never thought a song could actually
Express my feelings better than my own words could.
But this song really does.
So hope you guys enjoy this song as much as I do.
♥ Gigi

"Get It Right" By Glee Cast

Make it Worth Your While

2011-03-11T00:11:00.000-05:00

It's funny how people expect you to be there for them,

Be nice to them, be a good friend to them...

But they never feel the need to reciprocate.

Sigh...

One-Way Relationship are the worst...

It's like people tend to forget that

It's not their world we're living in

And that the sun really does not revolve around them.

And it's amazing how people feel extremely offended

When you just stop paying attention to them

Due to this given one-way relationship.

So readers, if you are the one being inconsiderate,

Please try to work on your people skills.

And you're the one being a "semi-doormat"

Please speak up!

Time is too precious

For it to be wasted on those who do not deserve it!

Know That You Are Valuable,

Love,
Gigi

Tough like Kevlar

2011-03-10T23:49:00.001-05:00

Some days are harder than others...

Some days, we feel like
We have the world on our shoulders,

BUT that is what life does.

Like kicks your butt sometimes,

It scares the crap out of you,

It beats you up.

BUT at some point,

You will realize that

You're more than a survivor.

You're a fighter.

And if you've made it this far,

You're tougher than anything life throws at you.

So readers,

Give yourself a pat on the shoulder.

So far the score is life-1 you-1.

And we both know,
That you have more fight in you!

Stay Strong,

♥ Gigi

Changes......

2011-03-10T23:35:00.000-05:00

Lately I have realized that as

I am moving into a new phase of my life,

Many things are changing:

"My perspective on life, my attitude towards life

And mainly...the people in my life.

And as some people are disappearing

To become shadows of the past.

Others are appearing or staying for the ride.

And I have come to embrace the fact

That change is good.

Change is sometimes needed in order to grow.

Nicholas Sparks said:

"People come, people go

They’ll drift in and out of your life,

Almost like characters in a favorite book.

When you finally close the cover,

The characters have told their story and

You start up again with another book,

Complete with new characters and adventures.

Then you find yourself focusing on the new ones,

Not the ones from the past."

I believe he was right.

Life would be a horrible book,

If the same characters kept resurfacing

OVER and OVER

So readers, maybe it is a good thing that

Life brings new characters in our life,

And instead of watching out and

Being afraid for what's just ahead of us

We should take time to enjoy

Where we are and what's right in front us.

Stay Blessed Readers

Appreciate the Moment

And Expect the Unexpected,

'Gigi

Zero Worries...

2011-03-06T16:48:00.000-05:00

Worrying about life pretty much gets you nothing

BUT a pounding headache...

So from now on, I am letting go of yesterday.

I am not going to worry about tomorrow.

I am just going to focus on today...

PERIOD.

Take it one day at a time readers!

♥ 'Gigi

My Anthems for March :)

2011-03-06T00:48:00.000-05:00

Lately so much garbage has been played on the radio
That I forget there is more to music then ridiculous hooks
But once in awhile, true music is being broadcasted...
Like this song by Adele "Rolling in the Deep"!
And... even this new song by Diddy "I am coming home":)
Hope you enjoy it!

Super Powers....

2011-03-06T00:19:00.001-05:00

Sometimes I wish I had powers.

Not ridiculous powers like being able to fly like Superman.

But meaningful powers with a purpose bigger than myself.

But powers that could allow me to put

A permanent smile on my mother's face.

Or powers that would allow me to be prepared

When life decided to smack me in the face.

Or better yet the power to put a smile on this old lady whom I met the other day.

This lady had NO ONE.

Literally, she had nobody..

No Husband, no family, no children, no friends...

And I wanted to take her pain away...

Even it was for five minutes...

Maybe it's just me.

But I have noticed that

There's always a little truth behind every "jk",
A little knowledge behind every "idk",
A little emotion behind every "idc"
&& a little pain behind every "Im Okay".

So, sometimes I wish I had the power to take pain away.

Even if it is momentarily..

Because every once in awhile,

Everybody deserves to smile with all your being,

And not worry about a thing.

So maybe I am foolish

But that's the power I wish I had.

The power to take pain away.

The power to allow people to smile with their heart.

Smile with Your Heart :)

Gigi

Man-Eating Sharks!!!!

2011-03-05T23:39:00.000-05:00

Friends.

They make you laugh.

They make you cry.

But at the end of the day,

Some friends are the real deal.

So if you have the real deal friends,

Just show them some appreciation.

It's a world of sharks out there...

There are more backstabbers

Than back scratchers.

...I'm just saying

Be aware of these sharks!

Love, Gigi

Baby Steps

2011-03-05T23:11:00.001-05:00

Sometimes I sit and wonder about what exactly is my purpose in life.

I am certain many of us have this same moment

Where the future seems like a land of confusion, change,

And UNCERTAINTY.

And because of this uncertainty,

Some of us go through a time in our life

Where "You're trying to act older and mature

But you really have no idea what you're doing"

And this morning I realized that

It's okay to be scared.

It's okay be uncertain of what tomorrow holds.

It's okay to stumble while trying achieve something

It's even okay NOT to know what to do.

Because life is a journey with twists and turns, ups and downs.

And before you learn how to run, you have to baby steps.

So I am taking baby steps.

And readers, if you feel like you need to take baby steps,

IT'S OKAY.

You've got a whole journey to catch up on running :)

♥ Gigi

F.A.I.T.H

2011-03-05T22:55:00.000-05:00

Someone once said:

"Have faith, trust and Belief.

Just because others can't do it, doesn't mean you can't.

Be the one to make the world stop and watch.

Prove the world WRONG.

Live YOUR DREAMS"

And in this moment, I feel that we OUGHT

To ourselves to TRY to make our dreams our reality.
Sometimes we forget who we are

And we lose sight of how much we can offer to the world

So readers, if you are out there

Trying to figure out if you can do it

The answer is YES.

All you have to do is believe in yourself.

And you can and WILL acheive any goal you set for yourself.

Stay positive,

♥ Gigi

Be...GOOD.

2011-03-05T22:50:00.002-05:00

It annoys me when people can't accomplish a given task the right way.

If you're a friend, be a GOOD friend.

If you're a teacher, be a GOOD teacher.

If you have a job, be a GOOD employee.

Most importantly, if you mess up

Don't blame the whole world.

Just admit you did a mistake and

Try to fix it.

Really it's THAT simple.

All we need to do in our personal lives is to

Try our best in everything you try to accomplish.

"Whatever you are, be a GOOD one"
That is All,
Gigi :)

:)))

2011-03-05T22:47:00.000-05:00

Hi Readers!
Sorry for the long hiatus!
I hope you guys missed me as much as I missed writing for you!
I hope 2011 is treating you well!
More posts coming SOON!

End of the Road...

2010-12-30T01:56:00.001-05:00

I read this quote and it made my day

So I am going to make your day readers by sharing!

"Tough times NEVER last, but tough people do." ~ Robert H. Schuller

This is my little moral boost to you guys all the way from FL :)

♥ Gigi

Will Power

2010-12-15T10:59:00.000-05:00

They say some things in life are impossible to acheive.

I say "If there is a will, there's a way"

I have lived by this motto for the past four years,

And truth be told, it is true!

So readers, my food for thought for today is

If you want something, you will find a way to get it.

Find the determination to acheive that something,

And find the best way to make it happen!

So Go for it.

With no fear.

With all your will.

JUST GO FOR IT.

Stay determined,

Gigi

True Beauty

2010-12-15T00:47:00.000-05:00

The other day, I was walking around the mall and

I noticed that our society is very superficial.

When you walk into a store, they have a definite picture

Of what they want us to believe is beauty.

And that annoyed me.

I am sorry but who are they to define beauty?

When did it become obligatory for us to look all the same to be beautiful?

Who gave them the right to set guidelines on what is beautiful?

Since when being skinny was the IT of being beautiful?

Or better yet,

Since when having a certain nose classified a person as beautiful?

Or my least favorite,

Since when did the color of your skin become a criteria of beauty?

It has gotten to the point where

We start to judge people based on these given criteria.

I will be honest and say that I did it the other day

And classified a random person based on mere appearances.

Quite frankly, I was ashamed.

I should know better.

We should know better to judge people based on appearances.

What makes a person beautiful is more then their physical.

True beauty comes from within.

And throughout the years I have learned that

The only person that isn't beautiful,

Cannot see the beauty within others.

Better yet, the person who isn't beautiful

Cannot see the beauty within themselves.

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross once said:

"People are like stained-glass windows.

They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,

But when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed

Only if there is a light from within"

So readers, learn how to define YOUR beauty.

And make sure your beauty is not just superficial

Make sure your beauty comes from WITHIN

♥ Gigi

Overrated Uniqueness

2010-11-10T22:48:00.002-05:00

So as I was walking around campus today

I realized that many of the girls and guys

With supposedly edgy "hairstyles" and outfits

Looked pretty much the SAME.

Everybody wants to be artistic,

Everybody wants to be DIFFERENTLY cool.

Everybody wants to go natural.

(Disclaimer: I am not against natural hair,
I am just tired of women doing it because everybody else is doing it)

So this got me thinking

Since everyone is trying so hard lately to be unique

Eventually, everybody will look the same, act the same.

It will be like watching living photocopies...

So next time, you are trying so hard to be unique

To make others realize that you are "important"

Let's face it, you were important from the get go

No need to try so hard.

Besides, a philosopher once said:

“Of course you’re unique, just like everyone else".

Stay True to Yourselves Readers,
♥ Gigi

Expectations.

2010-11-05T00:00:00.001-04:00

A long time ago

I've learned that even the best intentions

Can lead to disasters.

I've learned you can never expect anything from anyone.

No matter who it is.

The second you expect something from someone,

You're setting yourself up for heartbreak.

So I am sorry if it is hard for me to see the best in everything or everyone.

But it's I know that its better, NOT to expect anything

Unfulfilled expectations lead to pain and disappointment.

While when you didn't expect anything

And something good happens, it give you pleasure.

So I am going to keep on expecting nothing from nobody but ME

This way, I'll know what to expect at ALL times.

Stay true to yourself readers.

Gigi

Wish Upon a Star

2010-11-04T23:56:00.002-04:00

We live and learn.

Well, so far I've lived and learned that

Sometimes in life, we get caught up wishing
For something that will never happen

BUT

Sometimes, if we reach for the stars and

Never, ever ever give up.

Never tell ourselves no.

We can achieve anything.

It may take days, months, years and even decades

But once you catch that star

The reward is breathtaking.

So that's what I am doing

I am wishing upon two stars

And when I get them,

It will be worth it.

♥ Gigi

Someone.

2010-11-04T23:39:00.000-04:00

Often we sit around, mopping because we dont know what we want.

Well as I am sitting in my bedroom

I figured ONE of the things that everybody wants.

It hit me:

"At the end of the day, we dont want to be everything to everyone.

No. That would be ridiculous.

We just want to be something to SOMEONE"

Just that simple.
'Gigi

Wrong Labels

2010-11-04T23:21:00.001-04:00

It's amazing how we think we know people

Or believe that we know exactly what they're about.

And most of the times, we are wrong.

Most of the times, we misjudge others

We put labels on people, and place them in little boxes

That we think they belong in.

We do to others what we dont want to be done to us.

We automatically assume that they are what we want them to be.

Funny thing is people are not little stick figures.

Putting a label on a person

Doesn't necessarily mean that the given label is correct.

A labeled sweetheart might be a backstabbing person on the down low.

While a labeled sarcastic person might just be a sweetheart.

So we need to be careful.
Often we judge others, we don't define them.
We define ourselves
So we need to be careful

Besides Mother Theresa said it best:

If you judge people, you have no time to love them

:) Gigi

Dare to Live

2010-11-04T22:58:00.001-04:00

Sometimes we do things for others
And we fail. Miserably.
And the day we realize that it's better to live for ourselves
Than others, we start succeeding.
Because for once, it's not about pleasing others
It's about doing what we want for us.
Its about taking chances and living life to the fullest.
And lately, that's what I have been experiencing.
I've realized that it's better to live your life
So at least when you fail,
The only person you have to answer to is yourself.
But most importantly, when you try your best at what you want to do
There is no such thing as a failure.
Instead there's just a first trial followed by an inevitable success.
So readers, if you are out there
Trying to please everyone and forgetting about the most important person
YOU
You need to sit down and restart.
Life is about living fully.
So stop walking on eggshells and get to steppin!
You can't live your life for other people.
You've got to do what right for you.
Even if it hurts some people you love.

Remember
You cannot live for someone else
If you don't live first for yourself.
If you are nothing, the one you love will not love you.
To be what your love loves, you must be yourself first ♥

After the Rain Comes the Sun

2010-09-10T23:13:00.001-04:00

Adversity should be my middle name.
Every year, there is some new challenge that I have to face and CONQUER.
Every year, there is something that comes along and tries to break me.
And sometimes, hard times bring sorrow.
And it's perfectly ok to cry when you're hurting inside.

However, what I did learn and KNOW for a fact is that

It's not okay to keep on crying and not do anything to fix the problem.

So if you are out there thinking that it's all going down the drain;

And there is no hope.

Wipe your tears and get to work.

Success comes with hardships.

You just have to learn to overcome those suckers

And rise to the top!

Stay positive

Gigi

Sticks and Stones

2010-08-18T20:23:00.000-04:00

All my life I have heard sayings like:

"Just because you are book smart doesn't mean

You're street smart"

or better yet

"You might make in school but you won't in life"

Well for the past two weeks, I was shown and proven that

All of these people were WRONG and SPITEFUL.

As I am finishing my thesis paper for my master's degree,

I recieved a phone call telling me that out of the 27,000 students attending my university

I was chosen with four other students to

Be recognized and honorably mentioned in the Presidential State of University Address.

For a long time, these sayings have hurted me

But as I am getting ready to apply for graduation,

And as I look forward to go the State of University Address

I believe and KNOW that God will make me shine as the years go by.

One thing for sure,

When people try to you bring down,

God will only bring you higher.

So readers, if you know someone who tries to bring you down

Just brush it off and try your best to follow the saying:

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me"

In the end, it's not about what they say

It's about rising up, and becoming a better person everyday!!!

Stay Strong,

And remember that the sky is not the limit...

There are footprints on the moon :)

God Bless,

♥ Gigi