A simple present to the world to remind us of what Holy Week is really about. Amidst our vacation leaves, beach, family time, off from work and school, lets bear in mind the reason why we have these holidays and experience such. This is the only time of the year where we are given an opportunity to do this - even Legally - to recollect all aspects of our lives, to reconnect to anyone and that ONE whom we've lost touch, and of course FIX ourselves. Holy Week, a annual check-up of our soul.
Have a beautiful and fulfilling Holy Week!
Everybody has their own wounds and hurts, none of us are free from this. Some get healed through medicine and solutions while some we tend to forget. However, there are those those that just lie there inside of us...waiting..sinking..blocking...
It's already the start of the Holy Week. Let's take this opportunity to recollect ourselves and reconnect with the one true source of healing...God.
Lost...Empty...Disappointed...Dry...Confused...Discouraged...
there's no song on Earth that touches me so sharply than this
song....so I made this video to remind us that we are God's
children and no matter who we are, what we've done,
who we've become....He knows everything about
you and me, but still..........
Psalm 139
You search me
You know me
You see my every move
There's nothing I could ever do
To hide myself from You
You know my thoughts
My fears and hurts
My weaknesses and pride
You know what I am going through
And how I feel inside
But even though You know
You will always love me
Even though You know
You'll never let me go
I don't deserve Your love
But you give it freely
You will always love me
Even though You know
You search me
You know me
You see my every move
There's nothing I could ever do
To hide myself from You
You know my thoughts
My fears and hurts
My weaknesses and my pride
You know what I am going through
And how I feel inside
But even though You know
You will always love me
Even though You know
You'll never let me go
I don't deserve Your love
But you give it freely,
You will always love me
Even though You know
You will always love me
Even though you know
Inspiro is back once again! After being inspired that someone still noticed and paid attention to this site...hehehe Yes, that's it! I choose to be inspiro!
This year, I said to myself that I will be more optimistic...Here's one story that will tell you why and how....
Attitude Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.
Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"
Michael replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."
"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.
"Yes, it is," Michael said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life."
I reflected on what Michael said. Soon thereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.
Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back.
I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied. "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?"
I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place.
"The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon to be born daughter," Michael replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live."
"Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.
Michael continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'he's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action."
"What did you do?" I asked.
"Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Michael. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Gravity.' Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead."
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.
Attitude, after all, is everything
Always remember, in life we only have 2 choices....choose the right one!
This 2010 choose to inspire!
Brian played for his school’s football team. You could not say that he was their star player, but he gave his best and so he stayed. It was the last football game of his senior year and a message came that his father had died.
When the coach found out, he decided to tell Brian before the game, knowing he probably would elect not to participate. But instead of reacting sorrowfully, Brian just took it all in stride and said, “I’ll leave right after the game”.
The coach had seen Brian and his father together a couple of times in the past years. There was no doubt that Brian loved his dad and both of them exhibited an unusual kind of intimacy. They would be seen walking around the campus holding hands.
The coach had heard Brian speak highly of his father and expected him to grieve. When he didn’t, the coach said, “Brian, you don’t have to play. This game isn’t that important anyway.” Brian ignored him and played the game anyway. And play he did! Brian was the star, winning the game like a man possessed.
In the locker room, some of the players offered condolences, but most were appalled at his lack of sorrow. Brian was casual and happy, as if nothing had gone wrong. The coach was mad and thought he had taught too much devotion to sports and not enough compassion.
He scolded Brian, “Why did you play the game? Your father is dead. I’m ashamed of you and myself.”
Brian replied, “Coach, this was our last game. I am a senior. I had to play. This was the firs time my dad has never seen me play and I had to play like I never played before.”
“But your father’s dead, “ The coach replied.
Brian choked back the tears and smiled at the coach. “I guess you didn’t know. My father was blind, and today, he saw me play for the first time.”
Give life's game your best shot! Our father is watching us play...everytime...
The best 45 lessons real life has to give...ever! Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone...
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no
idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret,you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But
don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But
the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in
life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the
fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear
purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words:
'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because
of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."
A funny-hold-your-breath story of Francis Kong we often find ourselves into - making excuses!
My father is a creature of habit. After dinner he would go to his room, sit on his favorite chair, wear his reading glasses and read the newspapers. This routine went on for many years.
One evening, my father became very upset. He couldn’t find his glasses. You see, my dad is a very gentle and soft-spoken person, but when he’s mad, he’s really mad! Everybody scrambled to look for his glasses. My two brothers started moving chairs and tables and my mom started looking under everything, but nobody could find his reading glasses.
Out of depression, my mother said, “Why don’t you look in your desk drawer and see if your glasses are there?”
My dad replied, “Am I that stupid? If my glasses were in my drawer, would I still ask you to look for it?”
My mother kept quiet. She turned to all of us in the house and said, “Look for your father’s glasses, all of you.”
After more than an hour of unproductive search, my mother looked at my father and said, “Just one more time now. Could you please look into your drawers and see if your glasses are there?”
Mumbling, as old men are in the habit of doing, he opened his drawer, looked inside. We couldn’t see the drawer’s contents from where we were standing but we did see a look of surprise from my father’s face.
His eye’s widened but his brows narrowed. We didn’t need to be psychologists for conclude that his glasses were inside his drawer all along.
There was a moment of suspenseful silence, a little like the calm before the storm. I could sense my mother’s anger rising. “What would my father say this time?” I wondered.
As he held up his glasses, he looked at all of us and with a loud voice said, “Okay. Now who put my glasses back inside my drawer?”
We make excuses all the time. You and Me? Yes, all the time. But remember, its just so funny and ridiculous for the one who knows the truth.
Sometimes people's way of thinking affects us. Here's a story depicting one, and I tell you, stay away from these people...
A story is told of an avid duck hunter who was in the market for a new bird dog. His search ended when he found a dog that could walk on water to retrieve a duck. Shocked by his discovery, the man wondered how he would break the news to his hunting friends, one of whom happens to be perennial pessimist. The hunter decided to invite him to go along with him to see the phenomenon for himself. The two hunters made their way to the field the next morning and waited. When a team of ducks flew nearby, they shouldered their guns and fired. The dog responded by running across the water and retrieving the bird. The hunter’s friend remained silent. He didn’t say a word about his amazing dog. On the drive home, the hunter asked his friend, “Did you notice anything unusual about my dog?” “I sure did,” responded the friend. “The problem with your dog is that he can’t swim, can he?”
Here's a cute story that made me "awwwwwww..." in awe!
One day a fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach with his fishing pole propped up in the sand and his solitary line cast out into the sparkling blue surf.
He was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun and the prospect of catching a fish.
About that time, a businessman came walking down the beach trying to relieve some of the stress of his workday. He noticed the fisherman sitting on the beach and decided to find out why this fisherman was fishing instead of working harder to make a living for himself and his family.
“You aren’t going to catch many fish that way,” said the businessman to the fisherman, “you should be working rather than lying on the beach!”
The fisherman looked up at the businessman, smiled and replied, “And what will my reward be?”
“Well, you can get bigger nets and catch more fish!” was the businessman’s answer.
“And then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman, still smiling.
The businessman replied, “You will make money and you’ll be able to buy a boat which will then result in larger catches of fish!”
“And then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman again.
The businessman was beginning to get a little irritated with the fisherman’s questions.
“You can buy a bigger boat and hire some people to work for you!” he said.
“And then what will my reward be?” repeated the fisherman.
The businessman was getting angry. “Don’t you understand? You can build up a fleet of fishing boats, sail all over the world, and let all your employees catch fish for you!”
Once again the fisherman asked, “And then what will my reward be?”
The businessman was red with rage and shouted at the fisherman, “Don’t you understand that you can become so rich that you will never have to work for your living again! You can spend all the rest of your days sitting on this beach looking at the sunset. You won’t have a care in the world!”
The fisherman, still smiling, simply looked up, nodded and said: “And what do you think I am doing now?”
Important lesson: always ask yourself...
"What will my reward be?"
Seeing things that others can is a gift....a gift everybody can have.
It was a hot, sunny day and a man was lounging at the hotel pool. Clad in bright orange swimsuit and sleek wrap-around sunglasses, the man casually sipped a frozen drink. Soon a woman lay down on the chair to the right of him and commented, “What a drag. There are clouds in the sky and one of them is going to cover the sun. It’s even getting cloudy.”
The man in the glasses replied, “No, it’s a wonderful day. Can’t you see the birds chirping in the trees? Can’t you see that the clouds and breeze will cool down the blistering heat?” In a moment, it started to sprinkle. The woman complained, “What did I tell you? This rain ruin’s everything.”
The man in the sunglasses said, “No it doesn’t. Can’t you see that the magnificent, fragrant flowers blossoming all around us and the freshly cut grass need the rain?”
Soon a couple pulled up chairs and sat down to the left of him. “You idiot. I can’t believe you locked the key in the room,” the man yelled at his wife. “Yeah, but you big imbecile, you forgot to bring the suntan lotion, “ she replied.
The man in the sunglasses interrupted, “Can’t you see there is another key at the front desk and probably lots of lotion in the gift shop? Can’t you see that fighting over shallow things is a waste of precious life? Don’t waster your vacation by whining over trivial matters.”
The mother sitting two seats away asked her son if he would please pick up a heavy box and take it to the car. He complained, “Oh, Mom, my back hurts, I’m tired, and ouch! I just got something in my eye!”
The man in the glasses turned to the lad. “ Can’t you see there are people in this world who would give anything just to be able to bend over and lift something?”
Just then a woman, came from behind the wall with a wheelchair. She helped hoist the paralyzed, blind man into the seat, rearranged his sunglasses, and carefully wheeled him out the gate and extended his telescopic white cane so that he could tap his way back to the positive environment of his hotel room.
Some people can see things others can’t. But actually, its just a matter of perspective.
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