Archive for September, 2006

Look for Angels

September 29, 2006

Angels are everywhere.
You may have encountered one lately: the young man who stopped and changed a flat tire, the kind stranger who gave accurate directions to the lost tourist.
You may even have the opportunity sometime to be an “angel” for someone else, a messenger of love and care.

Look for angels around every corner. Seen and [...]

Crazy

September 28, 2006

Being crazy is holding onto pain.
The greater the time elapsed between the hurt and expressing it, the crazier I am.
Unforgiven hurt fuels angry fantasies that make me doubt myself and infect my thinking with unspeakable retaliation, bad dreams, and an uneasiness of my soul.
I feel especially crazy when I doubt my goodness, for then I will [...]

Become Like a Little Child

September 27, 2006

We can learn a lot from children. Their carefree attitude and unending optimism are downright inspiring. Perhaps you remember a time when you viewed the world with wide-eyed wonder and felt the joy of complete abandon.

If you find yourself feeling hopeless today, take heart. Life’s disappointments may have temporarily knocked you down, but you don’t [...]

The Best I Can Be

September 26, 2006

Most people tend to focus on those aspects of their personality and appearance that they would most like to change.
Admit it. Don’t you hear yourself saying something like, If only my arms were smaller, my hair thicker, and my legs longer.
That kind of thinking only leads to dissatisfaction and low self-esteem.

The one who keeps hope [...]

Be a Little Braver

September 25, 2006

The truth is, it’s not going to take that much to make your life better. Just a little effort.
You don’t need to climb Mount Everest; you just need to take one little step.
Be a little braver.
Fashionasia, the diet you are struggling with will succeed if you are just a little braver.
Sha, the job you are working [...]

Finding Rest in a Weary World

September 24, 2006

On the seventh day, God rested. Genesis is a reminder of the ancient rhythms of work and rest, creation and renewal. But modern humanity presses on to a different rhythm. The machine age encouraged people to work overtime. Now the computer age demands that you be available around the clock. There is constant pressure to [...]

Seven Songs

September 21, 2006

I was tagged by Kyels.
I have to name seven songs which I am listening to these days. The songs can be in any genre; with or without lyrics. The most important thing is that I enjoyed listening to them all and will not get bored.
The songs that I’ve been listening to these days reflects a lot on what has [...]

Can E-mail replace Letters?

September 20, 2006

I read this news report in Channel News Asia some weeks ago and I thought it would be interesting to get everyone’s answers and views.

Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves, who play lovers united through letters but divided by time in “The Lake House,” said that e-mail could never replace the passion of handwritten correspondence.

“I love letters. I [...]

Celebrate

September 19, 2006

That I am alive.
That although I was beaten, I am still here.
That I feel.
That the car started and the brakes held.
That I cried.
That I was remembered.
That I remember.
That the wind carried a message of hope.
That I love.
That I once loved.
That I was right.
That I forgave.
That I am human, after all.

Note: I celebrate my completeness, incomplete [...]

See The World

September 18, 2006

Think for a moment about those places you would like to see, and map a plan for going there. Another state? Another nation? Why live like a hamster running in a wheel, running in the same rut every day to the same places at the same times?
Take a time out! Establish a timetable for embarking [...]