“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.” Mahatma Gandhi
Whenever something bothers me, I keep reminding myself that we cannot control people’s actions, attitudes and even events. I label it as the Three P’s (People, Places and the Past). The only thing we can control is our [...]
Happy moms know when to have fun.
Happy moms know that they need to take time away from their kids whether it’s a Sony Bravia event in Boracay or just a long bath with a magazine.
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” George Bernard Shaw
I caught the George Bernard Shaw quote a few days ago and it made me reflect back on my life. It is almost 10 years that my son passed away.
I do not recognize myself from the person I was in the [...]
“Hope never abandons you; you abandon it” George Weinberg
The new year always promises hope for all of us. Hoping for something is personal to us. Aside from being the project editor for Blogwatch.ph (a bloggers’ new media initiative for Election 2010), I was offered an opportunity to work as Features Editor for [...]
“If you don’t love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.”- Dalai Lama
I glanced at the man behind the wheel, the same man I’ve been seeing the past 32 years. My heart [...]
Treat yourself like you already are what you would like to become”Wayne Dyer
You know the saying bilib sa sarili (Believe in oneself) can come off as conceited or even narcissistic. Yet, I practice it all the time. Believing that I am actually a confident person until I actually become more confident.
While making preparations [...]
“The friendship that can cease has never been real.”- Saint Jerome
You would think 50-year olds act maturely in the face of adversity. I am sure most of us can. A recent misunderstanding among old friends (including myself) jolted me. We are talking of years of friendship. It started with a gossip. [...]
“It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind one’s back, that are absolutely and entirely true.” Oscar Wilde
Just recently, I received an email from a friend (let’s call Delta) straightening the facts of a gossip in a recent reunion. The email was directed to the alleged gossiper [...]
Real women, it’s said, don’t have hot flushes. They have power surges, and so others will experience what Margaret Mead called “postmenopausal zest,” a release of energy that propels them to take on causes, take control of their lives and embark on new challenges.
(From Drama queens at 50something by Margie David Collins
I should be [...]
This is about me ( a Filipina mom) and my journey to a "new normal" after the death of Luijoe , my beautiful 6 year old son. Recovery is a work in progress.... read more?
