Have a beautiful and fulfilling Holy Week!
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!
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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 Drowned with life's routine I felt so down. It was all about work, tasks, duties, development, strategy, decisions, goals, problems, concerns, dead-ends, finance, money, weight, future, (though sometimes high in love), but yet back again to the dailyness of life. But then last Sunday, the first Sunday of Lent, sleepy during homily, it came flooding to me..........
Last year, mid of the Lenten Season, as I was looking for another source of income, came an idea of making videos for recollection. Excited by the fact that I mixed doing-what-i-like-most + serving-the-Lord would be the best formula for a profitable sideline I rushed and made a couple of music videos. I made a compilation album and named it, "The Pilgrim Comes Home". And so I did my homework, marketing, setting up a website, giving demos, and to my disappointment The Pilgrim Came Home Unsold... This year, I figured out, maybe let's put money aside. Le'me give back to the people, and to Him what he gave me for free. So I'm uploading my videos to youtube this lent. And this thought crashed all the routiness I felt inside... Life is just different, if you have a touch of God in it.... And ynuwhat? I was in awe when as I was about to upload a new video, I checked on a video "The Pilgrim's Theme" I made last year as a teaser for the album, to my amazement it had 3,940 views!! Imagine?? If only I uploaded all my other videos, forget about cash, then I would've touched and inspired thousands more!! And so I welcome you to Gethsemane Media.. where our passion begins I invite you to join me in this pilgrim's journey this lent. Keep in touch, I'll be posting more videos. 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... Far from the walls of academe, I looked back and said to myself, "Tsk! Should've learned these rules back before..."
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