Keeping It Real!

Need not walk on eggshells on my account..  I can take it... Say what you want, what you will, about me...   Attacks and Innuendos I take with a grain of salt...  In in one ear, out the other....  

Truly just let it all roll off my sleeves...   

None of it makes me any less the person I am...

Am really just one less friend that I Thought I had...  

#OverIt #KeepingItReal #Positivites

Another Year Older

Yes, that's right...  Am a year older once more...  

As always, One can only hope that am wiser, too...

So much has happened the last year...  Some setbacks, dramas, and heartaches....  But Am Thankful that for the most part, the good and the Blessings outweighs all the negativities and bad things.  

I think the two biggest things that I am happy I have learned this past year are, to quote Elsa, "to just "Let It Go!"  This past year, i have learned to 1) just ignore all the negative people...  To still be polite but keep away from their  dramas.... To not be dragged...    

And 2)  I have learned that there is no helping some...  It is best to let them be, to let them find their own way...  As helping makes matters worse - makes them worse as people.

It seems the older I get, the more accepting I am of things and of people's attitudes.  I just keep doing what I do best...  And that's living my own life..  Loving those whom I love...   Helping and doing what I can... Accepting those I cannot change...  Ignoring the Haters and the Gossip Mongers...  And most of all, never letting anyone take away my SMILE or change the way I want to see the world.

Thank you to my family, friends, and acquaintances for being a part of my life...  For inspiring me..,,  and for keeping me Real and Smiling!  Here's to more years of togetherness, sharing Positivities and Good Vibes...  And spreading Kindness and Smiles around - and just Be Happy....  After all, "The Best Things In Life Are Free!!!"

Thoughtful Thursday

It was pride that changed angels into devils;

it is humility that makes men as angels.

-Saint Augustine

Gray Skies are Gonna Clear Up... Promise!

How I deal with Gloomy Skies and Curve Balls thrown my way...

and there seems to be one after another lately... haiiiis.... 

 

Oh Well... nothing that a SMILE and Perseverance cannot handle....

 

Terrific Tuesday All!

Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day!!

Inspirational Words from a very Inspirational Man!!!

3 On Happiness

The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more,

garnering the simple goodness of life.

-Euripides

 

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have,

and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach.

-Lin Yutang

Happiness resid

es not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.

 

-Democritus

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Terrific Thursday All!!!

Super Sunday All!

Just some Random Photos & Quotable Quotes I wish to share...  :)

On Waiting...

Must Try.. Always...

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Always something to be Thankful for...  Remember...

Marvelous Monday All!

Been too hot here in Taipei.. With a big helping of humidity that it makes it soooo hard to get going during the day...   These days, i wait till after 5PM or sundown to get a move on.,,  this is bad as am missing my GYM time and most of my days, for that matter...  Boo Hoo.,,

 

Thank God for the Pool times with Juju, and having the indoor pool close by, to get a bit or exercise and be somewhat refreshed!

Happy Earth Day All!

"Take nothing but pictures.

Leave nothing but footprints.

Kill nothing but time."

To commemorate this day, and with the rain letting up for today, I did a nice

 and windy run by the river - one with nature...

Just a collage of some of Mother Nature's Pretty Offerings!!!

It's a choice!

But if you choose to follow, it's all Good!!!

catching up....

Just back from a trip to Manila....  boy oh boy, am I behind in blogging....  already the 22nd of January and this is only my 3rd entry... and the second one is INCOMPLETE....  where has the time gone???

 

This should have been my RESOLUTION for the year - have more downtime, so I can do the things I enjoy...  things that calms and relaxes me.... - such as blogging....  well, I can only try to be better from this moment on...

So, on that note, am restarting off with a few quotable quotes that I wish to LIVE BY and sharing it with you all.....

This one below is from the PREVIOUS YEARS but still very much WORTH KEEPING IN MIND!

Substance Or Beauty

"Every morning, before leaving his home, the great philosopher Socrates used to stand in front of a mirror and gaze attentively at his reflection for several minutes.

One day, a disciple came upon him doing this, and was unable to suppress a smile at the sight of his master examining himself so closely.

Socrates turned to him and said, "You are smiling, no doubt, at the sight of this ugly old f...ellow staring at himself in the mirror, are you not? I do this everyday."

Shamed, the disciple bowed his head, but before he could beg pardon, Socrates continued: "On seeing myself in the mirror everyday, I become aware of my own ugliness. This strengthens my resolve to live in a way that the virtue of my work may outshine the unattractiveness of my countenance."

The disciple exclaimed, "Master, do you mean to say that those who are good looking should not look in a mirror at all?"

"Nothing of the sort" said Socrates. "They should also keep looking in the mirror to remind themselves to think, speak and behave in a way that is as beautiful and striking as they are. May not their actions cast a shadow over their pleasing appearance."
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In this way Socrates left behind a profound lesson for all of us: Handsome is as handsome does.

Beautiful Skies

....that is just what I had for this Saturday Morning run.....  it was exhilarating and beautiful!!   Made for a Wonderful run and sets the spirits soaring.....  Wish you all have a Beautiful Saturday, as well....

 "Nothing is predestined:

The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings."

MASKS

"...we all wear masks...  everyone...  everyday...

and sometimes, we wear them so much

we forget who we really are...

But sometimes, if we are Lucky...

Someone comes along and shows us who

we really wanna be...  who we should be...."

HAPPY SUNDAY ALL!!!

POSITIVITY

starting off the BRAND NEW WEEK with some Positive Thoughts... 

"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."

~ St. Francis of Assisi ~

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."

~ Lao Tzu ~

"Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them."

~John Updike~

Have a Great Week ahead All!!!

Happy Birthday, Mom!!!

“Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes by dozens and hundreds. Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows, brothers, and sisters, aunts and cousins, but only one mother in the whole world.”
-Kate Douglas Wiggin

Happy Birthday Mom! I Love You!

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ADDENDUM: Spoke with my MOM a couple of times yesterday - truly feeling bad and Guilty that I could not be with her for her BDay.... anyway, I was so Happy to hear LAUGHTER in her voice...

She had visitors and my cousin even surprised her by bringing over my UNCLE (Mom's Older Brother) for a visit.... they had cake, food and family love.... so I felt less SAD knowing she had a WONDERFUL DAY...

HAPPY MOTHER's DAY!!!

"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will

always find forgiveness. "
~Honoré de Balzac

"Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all."
~Oliver Wendell Holmes

Happy April Fool's Day!

First of APRIL - and I found this statement from the Dalai Lama especially fitting to start the month with.... in a way, for most of us - everyday is April Fool's Day...

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The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, he said: “Man, Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
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AGREE or DISAGREE???

Serenity

"If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful experience. On the other hand, if someone is suffering from depression, anxiety, or any form of emotional distress, then even if he or she happens to be enjoying physical comforts, he will not really be able to experience the happiness that those could bring"-Dalai Lama