12 Ways to Make Holy Week Holy

Before we go off to our yearly Visita Iglesia, would like to share this nice ways on how to keep and give time to reflect on God's love this holy week. A little time won't hurt and let's keep in our minds to thank God always for all the blessings he bestowed upon us.


1. PRAY Incorporate prayer breaks into your daily schedule. Pray short ejaculations throughout the day.

2. FAST Eat smaller portions of food for meals or eat food without salt or pepper this week.

3. REPENT Go to Confession.

4. ADORE Spend time with the Lord in Eucharistic Adoration this week, even if you only have 15 minutes.

5. PRAY the rosary slowly, contemplatively, meditating on the sorrowful mysteries.

6. ATTEND all of the Triduum liturgies.

7. PRAY the Stations of the Cross.

8. MEDITATE on Christ's Passion daily as you read the various accounts of the Passion in the Gospels.

9. SACRIFICE Offer up any pain or difficulties you are experiencing and unite them with Christ's sufferings.

10. INVITE family members, friends, neighbors, or co-workers to come to Church with you, especially those who have been away from the faith for some time.

11. GIVE of yourself -- your time, talent, and treasure-- to assist your parish in a special way this Easter.

12. REACH OUT to someone who is hurting or suffering. Pray with them, listen to them, and console them.

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Go For It

Twenty years from now
you will be disappointed
by the things you didn't do than
by the ones you did do,
so throw off the bowlines
sail away from the safe harbor
catch the trade winds in your sails
EXPLORE...DREAM... DISCOVER

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On Actions

It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing.
You may never know what results come from you action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.

– Gandhi

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Laugh

Laughter is the best medicine, so don't forget to take it as much as possible

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Feeling Low Today

Losers see thunderstorms, winners see rainbows; losers see icy streets, winners put on their ice skates!

– Denis Waitley

Much as I wanted to see the bright side of a very gloomy day, some people are just too persistent and are really getting into my nerves. I won't go into details anymore for I really find it so cheap but it did affect me in a way though. But I won't let it keep me down. There are far more important things than dwell with negativity.

My Weekend To Do's

~ Woke up as early as 5 a.m to do the laundry since
~ I will be going to Gabby's School to get her report card at 8 a.m
~ see if we could pay a visit to our parents place before lunch
~ Need to have a general cleaning of our room
~ update my blogs
~upload tons of photos for the artscow PB which has been long overdue

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Keep It Up!

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Gratitude

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

– Melody Beattie

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Me

'look at that word blame. It’s just a coincidence that the last two letters spell the word me. But that coincidence is worth thinking about. Other people or unfortunate circumstances may have caused you to feel pain, but only you control whether you allow that pain to go on. If you want those feelings to go away, you have to say: ‘It’s up to me.’

– Arthur Freeman

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On Courage

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A Reminder

When I feel so lazy and bored doing something. This is one good featuresof apps. in facebook that worthy of our time reading.


Lourdes got a message that on this day, God wants her to know......

that work begins when you don't like what you are doing.

Little children can do the most amazing things with such joy and fun. You were little once to...o, and knew how to turn everything into a game. So, turn your work into a game, and you will find joy and satisfaction in it. What are some ways you can start being playful with work?

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Reality Bites

“It’s not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better, the credit belongs to the man of the arena who’s face is marred by dust, sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who knows the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause, who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid soles who have never known neither victory nor defeat”

-Theodore Roosevelt

There are times that I wanted to give up when faced with problems. Not just once but a hundred times. I was blinded by negative emotions that wallow me, letting me fall in the pits of self pity and worst is self destruction. But somehow, somewhere.... God always find way to let me feel that I am not alone... That life is beautiful despite the ugly things coming my way. There are just many productive things to do and look into rather than to sulk from that little corner I am building away from other people. Such a waste of time! Its just nothing but natural to be emotional at times, but its no longer healthy to stay that way for such a long time... Move on and get on the next level, leave that negative thoughts and feelings behind and look forward to a more beautiful and pleasant things in store for you. As they say, he who always look back with regret can never look forward to a promising future ahead. He would just stumble and fall as he kept on looking back and waste time sourgraping! and now its time to take that deep breath.... say your prayers.... Life is beautiful... SMILE....

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Motherhood Delights

I was busy finishing some of my online tasks yesterday as I was in hurry because I have a limited online time- just using a prepaid kit to get connected to the internet and hardly noticed when the little girl went beside me while I was busy in front of the computer and threw this folded little paper at my keyboard. I thought it was just nothing but a piece of trash, but she told me to open it. And here's what written........

Such a sweet girl! I asked her, "Why did you write Papa? Di ba you call him Daddy?" She told me that "papa is much easier to spell than Daddy" LOL.

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Counting the Blessings

... despite facing too many problems and challenges, I am keeping the faith that we'll get through it.

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures. - Joseph Addison

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Boring...

It was such a boring moments we have this past few days here at the office. My eyes are often tired by browsing different sites just to kill the time. We have really felt the slow down of orders from our customers. Good thing that I have activities that I can do online such as blogging wherein I can earn on aside from my regular work here. But there are times that I feel guilty too since I am using my work time to do personal stuffs online. I have so many plans but accomplished nothing. I am such a procrastinator!!! But I am now more determine in pursuing it, since I don't want to end up empty handed and regret in the end. I remember my professor in Humanities when I was in college, he kept on reminding us this quote...

" If you want to do something, do it now!!! not later not tomorrow! as in NOW!"

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Time

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Some Thoughts On Marriage

I got this email long time ago, pardon me 'cause I forgot the source. but this knocks some senses on everyone who is having thoughts on getting married

The truly lucky people are the ones who manage to become long-time friends before they realize they are attracted to each other. They get to know each other's laughs, passions, sadness, and fears. They see each other at their worst and at their best. They share time together before they get swept into the entangling intimacy of their sexuality. This is the ideal, but not often possible. If you fall under the spell your sexual attraction immediately, you need to look beyond it for other keys to compatibility. One of these is laughter. Laughter tells you how much you will enjoy each other's company over the long term. If your laughter together is good and healthy, and not at the expense of others, then you have a healthy relationship to the world. Laughter is the child of surprise. And if you can always surprise each other, you can always keep the world around you new. Beware of a relationship in which there is no laughter. Even the If you can make each other laugh, you can always surprise each other.most intimate relationships based only on seriousness have a tendency to turn sour. Over time, sharing a common serious viewpoint on the world tends to turn you against those who do not share the same viewpoint, and your relationship can become based on being critical together After laughter, look for a partner who deals with the world in a way you respect. When two people first get together, they tend to see their relationship as existing only in the space between the two of them. They find each other endlessly fascinating, and the overwhelming power of the emotions they are sharing obscures the outside world. As the relationship ages and grows, the outside world becomes important again. If your partner treats people or circumstances in a way you can't accept, you will inevitably come to grief. Look at the way she cares for others and deals with the daily affairs of life. If that makes you love her more, your love will grow. If it does not, be careful. If you do not respect the way you each deal with the world around you, eventually the two of you will not respect each other.

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My Wish and My Mom

Got a call from my mother 5 minutes ago . I felt so nervous upon hearing her sobs from the other line... I thought something terrible happened, My mother is so emotional at even the slightest things happening, most especially on problems. The conversation goes:

Nanay (Mom): Hello des?!

Me : O' bakit? anong nangyari?

( Oh why? what happened?)

Nanay (Mom): tumawag ako kay Ian, humiram ako ng 2,500 pambayad ng tuition ni L di siya maka-exam. walang-wala akong pera. yung pambayad ng kuryente pinapunta ko si D kay kuya mo para humiram. mapapahiram ba ako ni Ian?

(I called up Ian, and borrowed 2,500 pesos from him to pay L's tuition fee. I don't really have money now, I asked D to go to your brother to borrow for the payment of electricity bill. Will Ian lend me?)

Me : Oo sige, ipakuha mo na lang pera para makabayad ng tuition si L.

(Yes, ok! just ask L to get the money to pay her tuition fee.)

Nanay: 2,500 hiram ko hindi 250 ha?!

(I am borrowing 2,500 pesos and not 250 pesos huh?! )

Me : Ok.

LOL! Si nanay talaga komedyante.
(LOL! she knew as well that I don't have enough savings that's why she's confirming if i have the needed amount)

Good thing that I was able to withdraw my earnings from paid blogging last week, I have been saving up to buy something I am really longing for to have. Actually, we were just waiting for my *wish* to arrive anytime since Saturday, but for some reasons I don't know and I don't understand up until my mom's call "It" didn't came. And in situations like these, I am willing to give up my *wish* and chose the "real" thing. After all, she's my mother! right?!

Though I'm still keeping my fingers crossed to get hold of that *wish* I'm longing to have. LOL! It is so dear to me that I know I still have 114 days for him to give and deliver it to me

hope that bulk contains one of my *wish* LOL.

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Thoughts to ponder

Thank God it's friday! Have a nice weekend everyone...

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Thoughts on being happy

Have a happy weekend everyone!!!

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The Resume of Jesus Christ

This was emailed to me by a friend last year. i always read this when i feels like giving up my work or whenever i have "work stress related problems".

Please accept the applicant in your heart


The Resume of Jesus Christ

Address: Ephesians 1:20
Phone: Romans 10:13
Website: The Bible. Keywords: Christ, Lord, Savior and Jesus

Hello. My name is Jesus-The Christ. Many call me Lord! I've sent
you my resume because I'm seeking the top management position
in your heart. Please consider my accomplishments as set
forth in my resume.

Qualifications
I founded t he earth and established the heavens,
(See Proverbs 3:19)
I formed man from the dust of the ground,
(See Genesis 2:7)
I breathed into man the breath of life,
(See Genesis 2:7)
I redeemed man from the curse of the law,
(See Galatians 3:13)
The blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant comes
upon your life through me, (See Galatians 3:14)

Occupational Background
I've only had one employer, (See Luke 2:49).
I've never been tardy, absent, disobedient, slothful or
disrespectful. My employer has nothing but rave
reviews for me, (See Matthew 3:15-17)

Skills Work Experiences
Some of my skills and work experiences include: empowering the
poor to be poor no more, healing the brokenhearted, setting the
captives free, healing the sick, restoring sight to the blind and
setting at liberty them that are bruised, (See Luke 4:18).
I am a Wonderful Counselor, (See Isaiah 9:6). People who listen
to me shall dwell safely and shall not fear evil, (See Proverbs 1:33).
Most importantly, I have the authority, ability and power to
cleanse you of your sins, (See I John 1:7-9)

Educational Background
I encompass the entire breadth and length of knowledge,
wisdom and understanding, (See Proverbs 2:6).
In me are hid all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,
(See Colossians 2:3).
My Word is so powerful; it has been described as being a lamp
unto your feet and a lamp unto your path, (See Psalms 119:105).
I can even tell you all of the secrets of your heart, (See Psalms 44:21).

Major Accomplishments
I was an active participant in the greatest Summit Meeting of all
times, (See Genesis 1:26).
I laid down my life so that you may live, (See II Corinthians 5:15).
I defeated the archenemy of God and mankind and made a show
of them openly, (See Colossians 2:15).
I've miraculously fed the poor, healed the sick and raised the
dead! There are many more major accomplishments, too many
to mention here. You can read them on my website, which is
located at: www dot -- the BIBLE. You don't need an Internet
connection or computer to access my website.

References
Believers and followers worldwide will testify to my divine healings,
salvation, deliverance, miracles, restoration and supernatural guidance

In Summation
Now that you've read my resume, I'm confident that I'm the only candidate uniquely qualified to fill this vital position in your heart.
In summation, I will properly direct your paths,(See Proverbs 3:5-6),
and lead you into everlasting life, (See John 6:47) When can I start?
Time is of the essence, (See Hebrews 3:15).

Send this resume to everyone you know, you never know who may have an opening! Thanks for your help and may God bless you!

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