This is the product of my fertile thoughts. I am recreating them here and am sharing them with you, dear bloggers, for whatever benefits, if any, you could derive from them. I wish you could be more open and share with me your comments and suggestions so that I can improve on my blog. Thank you, God bless and have a nice day. Mel Avila Alarilla
A friend is a person that you can trust with your very life. A friend is a person who is always there for you through thick and thin And who is not afraid to tell you the real score about you. A friend is a person who has a ready shoulder to cry on. A friend knows when to shut up when you just need a listening ear to hear your frustrations and woes in life And the wisdom to speak when you are desperate for guidance and light. A friend is a person who will give you his undivided time and attention when others have no time for you at all. A friend is a person who shares in your laughter and joy and commiserate with your sorrows and pains. A true friend is harder to find than a needle in a haystack. So when you find one, treasure him like a rare diamond in a jewel box.
Tolerance means patience and understanding, and knowing that people have individual differences. Tolerance is putting ourselves in the shoes of the other person and always giving him the benefit of the doubt.
Tolerance has many enemies- impatience, bitterness, egoism, hatred, bigotry, antagonism, cynicism and many more. It has few friends. Among them are: love, patience and perseverance.
Whenever you feel that you cannot tolerate a person or a group of persons, reverse your thinking processes. Did it ever occur to you that, that person or group of persons, cannot also tolerate you? Maybe the problem is with you and not with them. We cannot change other people, but we can always change ourselves.
Next time that you feel that you cannot tolerate a person or a situation, try to redirect your focus on your own thoughts and emotions. You may just be mad at yourself for your failures in life, and may just be seeing a reflection of yourself in them. Let us rid ourselves of our own blind spots. Then we will see ourselves as others see us.
Martin Luther King - Free At Last
Posted by Mel Avila Alarilla Philippines Reflections/Inspirational
The biggest issue confronting the safety and continued existence of our planet as we know it today, is the escalating danger of global warming. Even world leaders are now locked in continuous conferences and brainstormings to find solutions to arrest this impending global catastrophe. It is the result of man's insatiable greed for wealth, comfort of living and the rapacious and over exploitation of the world's natural resources. The once wide ranging and verdant rain forests that have served as Earth's natural filter and converter of noxious and poisonous gas emissions have dwindled to alarming proportions due to the so called march to progress and development initiated by greedy individuals, corporations and even nations.
The intransigent refusal of many companies and nations to totally ban products that emit harmful greenhouse gas emissions to the air have punched a sizeable hole in the earth's ozone layer. This resulted in the exposure of large areas of our planet to the harmful effects of ultra violet rays and other deadly radiations from the sun.
Thus we are now witnessing the modern phenomena known as global warming. The results of this calamitous occurrence is the rapid melting of the polar snow caps that have raised the sea levels of the world and have threatened to inundate or blot out of existence islands and nations that lie below sea levels; the sudden changes of the world climate, bringing in stronger typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones; massive earthquakes and tidal waves (or tsunamis); and extreme hot and cold temperatures in different parts of the world. This resulted in terrible loss of lives and the destruction of properties, infrastructures and crops.
Is there no more hope for our world? Would our existence as a planet be extinguished as a result of man's inhumanity to his fellow humans and his unbridled greed for material prosperity, progress and power?
Surely, there is still hope if we all work together as one. Let us disregard our differences as nations and peoples, and work hand in hand to rebuild and save this wonderful planet. And let us all pray together as one, that the Supreme Creator (irregardless of whatever religion or beliefs you profess) bless us with one more chance to redeem ourselves and our planet. Please don't give up on us.
Don't Give Up On Us - David Soul
Posted by Mel Avila Alarilla Philippines Inspirational/Current Issues
Life is a kaleidoscope of colors. Red signifies courage and bravery in the face of daunting tasks. Blue signifies nobility of purpose, the very things that separates us from the mundane. Green signifies verdant vegetation that sustains our very lives. Yellow signifies divine wisdom and purposefulness in life. Orange signifies divine healing and regeneration of life. Brown signifies the soil that nourishes all vegetations in life. Pink signifies unselfish love and devotion to a beloved. Gold signifies wealth and kingly pursuits in life. Silver signifies money, the thing that makes the world go round. Purple signifies royalty and deep intuition of the soul. Grey signifies sicknesses and diseases in life. Black signifies death and the cessation of life. AND WHITE SIGNIFIES THE FULL SPECTRUM OF THE COLORS OF GOD.
Filipinos are a musical people. Everybody in the Philippines can sing. As music is the international language of the world, let us present to you three videos of original Filipino music. As English is the present lingua franca or universal language of the world, we will be presenting two (2) Filipino composed English songs and one (1) original Filipino song.
Beautiful Girl - Composed and Sung by Jose Mari Chan, Original Song in English 1990s Manila, Philippines
Sana Maulit Muli - Composed by Gari Valenciano Sung by Ms. Regine Velasquez Original Filipino song in Tagalog language, 1990s - Manila, Philippines
You Are My Song - Composed and Sung by Martin Nievera Original Filipino song in English language, 2000s - Manila, Philippines
Beautiful music for all the people of the world from the singing and smiling Filipinos
Posted by Mel Avila Alarilla Philippines Music Videos/Singing Filipinos
Procrastination is a deadly disease. Deadly because people who have it fail to recognize it or they just ignore it altogether. It's vocabulary is as deadly too- later, tomorrow, next time and someday. Procrastinators have eight days in a week- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the eighth day is called...SOMEDAY.
Someday may mean tomorrow, next week, next month, next year or maybe... never. It can be as long as eternity itself. How often have we been turned off by people who just did not have time for us? How often have we been hurt when people turn us down by such words as: "I'm too busy right now, I'll attend to you later"; or "just come back some other time when I'm no longer busy." Do we remember the hurt look at the face of our child when we hollered at him with such words as "Can't you see that I'm busy? Go to your mommy!" That will be the start of the day our child will look for attentions from others. That may happen to our spouses too. If we don't have much time for them, others may give them the time and attention they craved from us and we might lose them altogether. Then we will rue the day that we did not give them the quality time that they were crying for. Regrets will set in and we will say to ourselves, "If only I had time for them."
The antidote for procrastination is purposeful living, if we know the purpose of God for our lives and accomplish each task for His glory alone. Next time that there is a task at hand, say to God and to yourself: "I'll do it Lord for your glory, right here and now."
"WHATEVER YOU DO, WORK AT IT WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AS WORKING FOR THE LORD, NOT FOR MEN." (Colossians 3: 23)
Time moves inexorably on and on unmindful of the myriads of scenes it passes through. It does not stop or pause to even consider the most devastating events that unfold as it goes along its way. No one can stand the ravages of time. Monuments and dreams crumble along its precise and unswerving paths. Kings and despots, rulers and monarchs, peasants and non entities alike, They all go down the sands of time when their alloted times have run out. Who can say, "I have conquered time?" Who can say, "I have mastered its ways and unstoppable surge?"
When we were younger, it seemed that time was inexorably slow. We wanted it to run faster as we eagerly anticipated adulthood. As we grew older, we sensed that time was running so fast, we could not keep pace with it. We somehow prayed that it would slow down as we denied from our minds our eventual demise.
What has been done cannot be undone. What has been recorded in the sands of time can no longer be erased. And as we feel the vital energies being slowly drained from our mortal bodies, We take a final glimpse of the ravages of time and finally acknowledge that,
"Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts" (Hebrews 4:7b)
DO YOU NEED HELP? ARE YOU IN THE DARK? CAN'T FIND YOUR WAY AROUND? NEED A FRIEND WHO WILL STICK WITH YOU THROUGH THICK OR THIN OR WHEN EVERYBDOY ELSE HAS DESERTED YOU?
