Daily Life Quotation: "Be still and know that I am God."

"Be still and know that I am God..." - Psalm 46:9-11

Worrying much lately?

You can choose to keep worrying. Go on. Worry about all your worries. Carry the whole world on your shoulders. Think about your worries all the time, all day, all week. Forget other things. Just focus on your worries. Never mind that your hair is already greasy or already needs combing. You have more important things to think about than your hair. Never mind that you're doing a lousy job at the office. You have more important things to think about than your work. Never mind that your place looks like a playground of a pack of chipmunks. You have more importang things to think about than cleaning up or de-cluttering. Never mind that the people around you already feel like you're so distant/difficult to be with. You have more important things on your mind than caring/PR. Feeling better?

Or, you could choose another approach.
1. List ALL your worries. List all the things bugging you.
2. Under each worry, write down the worst case that could happen.
3. Under each worry, write down what you can do to avoid #2. Then do them.
4. Under each worry, write down what you hope or wish would happen.
5. Pray for each item in #4. Go on. Let go. Let God. He does an excellent job at things you unload to Him.
6. Set aside your worries. Go on living life to the fullest.

How about that!

When things are just too much for me, I tend to worry and/or wallow in depression. I watch a lot of TV/movies. I play a lot of online games. I sleep a lot. I eat my comfort foods. I tend to shop. I tend to be snappy, irate, critical of things or others. I withdraw from the world!

But then again, when I feel like I have reached rock-bottom, I try to sober up again. I do the steps in the list above. Then I start doing what I normally do on normal days. I take a relaxing bath. I comb my hair. :p I up my enthusiasm for things like work, etc. I clean up. I connect with people. I get back to living my life. Then I realize that it's not the end of my world, that life goes on, that things are going to be okay, that I can live life to the fullest again, by choice! And then good things start happening again. :)

Eventually, I find that most of my worries never really happen, or that something better happens, something better than what I had hoped or wished for.

You can actually skip the rock-bottom stage. Just do the steps above the moment you feel like there's just too much bugging you.

Be still. Know that you're never alone. Know that you have help available.

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

You betcha! Now continue to live life to the fullest!

Daily Life Quotation: "Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price."

"Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price."
- Vince Lombardi

I had a tough day at work today. From what I have pieced together from my eavesdropping :), I think my boss is not satisfied with the work I am delivering now. I am currently at day 12 in my new job by the way.

I could think of a lot of excuses for this. Two of which are:
1. I thought I was supposed to be still undergoing self-training. My actual work has not really started yet, so please evaluate my work once it has actually commenced.
2. I believe I have delivered all that I was assigned to do during these past 12days. Are there other things that I am expected to deliver?

I could list a lot more of these but will it really do me good?

I have recently watched (again) the movie "The Devil Wears Prada". There was a scene there when Andrea (Anne Hathaway) was complaining to a colleague about her boss. This colleague she complained to actually gave a great advice. I can definitely use it at times like now. He said that Andrea was actually whining! (You have to watch the movie to get a better picture. :) )

So I choose to be proactive on this one. So here's my plan:
1. I plan to speak to my immediate supervisor (team leader) about the things that are actually expected of me in this new job. The more specific, the better. I got a one-line job description in my contract. Now it's time to ask for elaboration.

"If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But, if his orders are clear and the soldiers nevertheless disobey, then it is the fault of their officers."
- Sun Tzu, The Art of War

2. I plan to be really excellent in whatever task I am given and yes, to impress my currently-not-so-impressed boss.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to win their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
- Colossians 2:22-24

Okay, I believe I now have the right mindset. Now comes the hard part. Acting on it. I will now proceed with studying and learning all the other things that I need to learn in that new job as fast as I can.

How about you? What challenges are you facing now? Whatever it is, start with the right mindset. Prayers come in handy too and produce results. Until next post, keep living life to the fullest. :)

Daily Life Quotation: If you have love you don't need to have anything else. If you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you do have.

If you have love you don't need to have anything else. If you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you do have.
- James M. Barrie

Have you ever felt as if you are so far behind in the human 'race' to success, power, wealth, prestige, beauty, and the like? Like no matter what you do, someone else is and will always be way ahead?

Or, have you ever wondered when you'll be able to afford that dream travel, vacation, home, car, notebook, SLR camera, phone, watch, home equipment, hair, bag, shoes, jewelry, clothes, makeup, etc.? Everytime you try to find extra funds for these things, a need always comes first? Like when are you ever going to really live and enjoy life?

One thing's for sure. You are not the only person feeling that.

However, a thought from someone who had experienced all that he wanted to experience in life:

I denied myself nothing my eyes desired;
I refused my heart no pleasure.
My heart took delight in all my work,
and this was the reward of all my labor.
Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done
and what I had toiled to achieve,
everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind;
nothing was gained under the sun.
- Ecclesiastes 2:10-11

If you have long dreamed of something like getting a dream job, or a dream camera, or even a simple bag, and you eventually got it, how did you feel after some time? When the rush of getting what you wanted had vanished? A little something like that feeling above?

If you somehow cannot relate to any of this, how about asking yourself this: if you were to choose between loved ones, success, power, wealth, prestige, beauty, and you are allowed to choose only one in this lifetime, which would you choose?

My friends, choose well.

Daily Life Quotation: Ask, Seek, Knock for What You Want

Ask, Seek, Knock

7"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
9"Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
-Matthew 7:7-12

Thank you Matthew. Hello friends! Today's 'quotation' is a real favorite. In fact, I have already posted something about it here. It's the type that could get you what you want! Haha!

I consider this a promise that I can claim everyday. :) You too can consider it a promise that you can claim everyday! If you're the type who doesn't want to be called 'naive' in any possible way, you could at least think of it as a philosophy, a strategy that you could try.

I've tried it before. There were times when I got what I wanted. There were also times when I didn't get what I want, but there must be a really sensible reason why some things are not given to you, like your life would be better off without it.

However, a brief warning on asking:

2You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. 3When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
-James 4:2-3

Wow, what a counter quotation! Really drags the excitement level to nothing James! In fairness to James, it also makes sense. As we tend to become selfish beings sometimes, good luck with the asking. So what now?

I choose to still keep on asking. Who knows? Maybe I'm not really asking with a wrong motive. Maybe what I'm asking for is actually for the greater good!

Here are 4 Tips on Asking:

1. Ask specifically.
When you ask for something, first, know what it is that you truly want. Ask yourself, what is it that you really want? Ask specifically. You don't want to get a pink beetle when what you really want is a red truck! Or vice versa.

2. Ask big!
You don't want to get a small paycheck when what you need is a big one.

3. Ask with the right motives.
Think of James's thoughts above. Consider, are you being selfish? Greedy? Or vain perhaps? Add more checks to this list.

4. Do what you can do to get what you want.
Be practical. Maybe what you're asking for is just within your reach. Or is something that you can actually achieve yourself. Or is something that needs you to do your part accordingly. You can't just ask for a good marriage and not be loving towards your spouse. Come on now!

All right now. How about an exercise?

1. Ask specifically. Right now, as this site is new, I need an online network. I need links, links, links!
2. Ask big! How about 100 links, for starters? Good luck to me!
3. Ask with the right motives. Maybe this is actually a win-win situation for everyone.
4. Do what you can do to get what you want. So here's what I'm doing dear friends. I'll knock on your online doors and ask for 2 types of link exchanges.

Link 1: I'll be providing links to your site via my Blogs of Note gadget at the right side so that people can visit your site when they go to mine.
Link 2: I will also add a link to your page via this post. I suspect that this type of link, whatever the SEO people call it, is the type that increases your website rank in Google and Alexa. :)

A win-win situation right? Are we talking now? Buzz me if you're interested. :)

Many may say no, but somebody will say yes!
- The Law of Averages

Cheers to my link partners! :)

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Daily Life Quotation: Love is a decision. (Some Questions to Ask Before Getting Married)

Love is a decision.
- Gary Smalley

Hello! How have you been lately? To all the singles out there, here are some questions you may want to ask yourselves before you consider marriage. Try to be objective. :)

Are you truly in love with the other person?

Have you both become better persons?

Have you both become mature in the relationship? Is the level of trust acceptable? Or tolerable?

How are you both when it comes to the following areas:
- Faith, Principles, Beliefs, Values
- Integrity
- Fidelity
- Finances
- Speech, Temperament, Restraint
- You can add more to this list :)

Is there a definite, clear-to-both-parties plan on where the relationship is going? Is the plan timetable feasible?

Are you both inspired by each other?

Are you truly happy with each other's company?

Are you sure it's all genuine?

How much do you love each other? In sickness and in health? For richer or for poorer?

Do you really want to spend the rest of your lives with each other?

Can you rely on each other's maturity in handling life's downs? Daily challenges? Conflicts?

Can you bring the other person to your circles - family, friends, the important circles?

Are you sure you will not be bored with each other?

Have your personalities improved?

Have your individual identities been enhanced? Or lost?

Does one lift the other person up? Push the other to be better? Encourage the other person? Pray or wish goodwill for the other person?

Are you sure you can live with the annoying habits of your partner?

List annoying or irritating aspects of your partner. See if you can live with that (worst case). See if you can change that (hopeful, wishful thinking, miraculous case).

Check your partner's attachment to immediate family. Are you okay with that?

Are you both achieving or realizing your dreams?

Do you both feel complete as singles?

Would you rather be single than be with the other person for life?

Would you rather be with someone else?

What things bother you about your partner?

What things disappoint or frustrate you?

What things annoy you?

What things turn you off?

What things irritate you?

How do you see yourself with your partner 2 years from now? 5 years from now? 10? 20? 30? 40?

Do you enjoy your time together?

Are you sure you are happy and not bored? If you are bored, can something be done about it?

Are you both confident with yourselves and with what you can do as individuals?

Are you both confident that in times of trouble, one can rely on the other? Think illnesses, financial challenges, recession, difficult people, stress at work, busy times, children.

Do you truly respect each other?

Do you treat each other right?

What does one contribute to the other person?

What does one get from the other person?

Can you live with your differences?

Can you meet halfway at least?

Does one consider the other a unique entity, fearfully and wonderfully made?

How do you really see marriage?
- Something you should do because of pressure from family, friends, society?
- Something you should do because you're getting old?
- Something you should do because it eventually ends there anyways?
- Something you should do because it would be great for your career?
- Something that would limit your freedom and make it difficult for you to breathe?
- Something that you really want to do because you want to really live life with your partner already?

Do you connect spiritually? Intellectually? Emotionally?

Do you have other friends? Common friends? Support group friends?

Do you both genuinely care for the other person's family?

Can you both take your partner's family as your own?

Does the other person help you mature or grow more in all aspects?




To the Christians:

Have you both become more mature Christians?

Is God the center of the relationship?

Do you have Christian friends?

Are you both doing something which God would appreciate?

Can you both say that you love God more than the other person?




I hope that trying to answer these questions would help you know better what you truly want and how much you want them. Now live life to the fullest! :)

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More quotations from Chicken Soup for the Soul!

What is essential is invisible to the eye.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

What I am is good enough if I would only be it openly.
- Carl Rogers

I am me and I am okay.
- Virginia Satir

There are no mistakes, only lessons.
Growth is experimentation.
The 'failed' experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately 'works'.
- Rules for Being Human, Cherie Carter-Scott

A lesson is repeated until learned.
A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it.
When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.
- Rules for Being Human, Cherie Carter-Scott

'There' is no better than 'here'.
When your 'there' has become a 'here', you will simply obtain another 'there' that will again look better than 'here'.
- Rules for Being Human, Cherie Carter-Scott

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Here are quotations found in the book Chicken Soup for the Soul:

It's not what happens to you.
It's what you do about it.
- J. Canfield, M.V. Hansen

The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge, while an ordinary man takes everything either as a blessing or a curse.
- Don Juan

To see things in the seed, that is genius.
- Lao Tzu

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
- Henry Ford

If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person.
If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house.
- A Chinese Proverb

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Still more quotes from Og Mandino in his book The Greatest Success in the World:

We are rich only through what we give.
We are poor only through what we keep.

To be a survivor is to not be overwhelmed by failure and success.

Now, here are quotes from Og Mandino in his book The Greatest Salesman in the World:

True love is when one gives all one can give to help another with no thought of any reward.

God plays chess with us.
I am convinced that occasonally, He intercedes in all of our lives and causes things to happen.
Then He waits to see how we deal with His move.
Some react in a manner that will enhance their future.
Others may fight back with anger and despair.
And then there are those who act not at all. They are the living dead, spending their days whining and complaining and never making any attempt to change their lives for the better.

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Here are more quotes from Og Mandino in his book The Greatest Success in the World.

How is one to know what one can accomplish unless one tries?

Nothing is impossible unless one agrees that it is.

A mob has no mind of its own.

One should always retire at one's pinnacle rather than wait until the world begins to look on your efforts with sympathy.

How regretful it is that man becomes such a slave to his occupation that he forgets he was created to enjoy this beautiful world.

Never worry about the inevitable.

The secret of confronting any situation in life that threatens to overwhelm and defeat you is to stand fast.

God gives every bird its food but He does not throw it to their nests.

Do not lead with too firm a rein that much of their self-reliance and initiative would be gradually lost.

Life is just a game here on earth,
A game where no one need be a loser,
No matter what his plight or condition may be.

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Big thinkers monopolize the listening.
Small thinkers monopolize the talking.

- D. Schwartz

Write to find out what you're thinking.

- E. Albee

It's our choices, not our abilities, that show who we truly are.

- Dumbledore, Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling

Help will always be available to those who ask for it.

- Dumbledore, Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling

Wishing is the first step to accomplishment.

- The Greatest Success in the World, Og Mandino

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Through exercising our discernment,
And continuing to raise our standards,
We make sure that we do not compromise ourselves,
And settle for less when we are ready for more.

- Mars and Venus on a Date, Dr. John Gray

A woman's receptive interest in a man generates his active interest in her.

- Mars and Venus on a Date, Dr. John Gray

When a man really likes how he feels around a woman, he begins to like her more.

- Mars and Venus on a Date, Dr. John Gray

A woman's being interested, receptive and responsive to a man is giving back to him.

- Mars and Venus on a Date, Dr. John Gray

Without the woman to please, a man is out of work.

- Mars and Venus on a Date, Dr. John Gray

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You can be heard more easily under the noise than above it.

- I'll Take Manhattan, Sidney Sheldon

From constant conversations come new ideas.

- I'll Take Manhattan, Sidney Sheldon

A person with enough energy can propel others to cooperate.

- I'll Take Manhattan, Sidney Sheldon

When we lower our standards,

the wrong type is what we will attract and be attracted to.

- Mars and Venus on a Date, Dr. John Gray

It is much better not to date if you are not meeting people who match your standards.

- Mars and Venus on a Date, Dr. John Gray