PERDU

What do you do when you suddenly realize that you are alone, and the future ahead of you is nothing but a blur? You find yourself still trapped in the maze of not being able to know where you are headed...with myriad of choices up front, you can only stare...and you stand still...even breathless...

I was busy at work one day and while on a call, I looked down on the floor and was faced with the glaring: what am I doing here? Then it hit me. What greater purpose do I have to achieve here? Is it worth abandoning the noble task I have been used to?

Are you in a certain situation because God allowed it to happen? Is your free will solely your own decision? Why is it than when life's details become so confusing, we tend to look at the bigger view? We tend to make specifics hazy and just look at life in general - are you generally happy? Then you're good...but it does not always feel like it...

Life is not perfect. That is the ugly truth. But what can we do if the universe is not ready yet to conspire with us to  be where we want to be, have what we want to possess, experience what we want to do, live with whom we would like to belong to? There will be moments of regrets, frustrations, disappointments, even wishful thinking.

Even the perfect flower withers, and falls to barren land...but only after its beauty has graced the face of the earth.

Each of us has a purpose. Each of us has a goal. Each of us has a plan to pursue, whether we know it or not. But we all have our own ways and means. And though our individual differences may set us apart, we all are one in keeping up with what life has to offer, in our determination to make life livable, lovable and laughter-worthy. We may not always know when, where or how but deep inside we just got to believe and nurture the hope that we will get there somehow.

Be patient. Just hang on.
Be faithful. Just do it.
He will do the rest.
Amen!

Heart's Day High! (Don't Say Cheese-y! Just Say Smile!)

Yes! The day has come for hearts to celebrate again. Paloozas everywhere. The blue-green earth glows pinky-rosy-red and goes a-bloom with bouquets and special presents.

Yes! Even the SAD moment for independent (aka single) beings has long been commemorated with glee on the same day that HAPPY unavailable (aka committed, attached, taken, married) beings go crazy about love and sweeetness and preparations and promises.

Yes! The other day aside from Christmas when people think about, and hope for, love...and they smile...a lot! :-)

In honor of today's big event, I want to share a very heart-warming story I have read through a post on one of my FB friends' wall. Aptly titled "A Winning Smile", the story brings one the feeling of a success so dictated by fate, of a love that conquers, of an out-of-the-fairy-tale-pages happily ever after.

Truly, a smile goes a long, long way. As the saying goes, it is a curve that sets everything straight. A smile at the beginning of a day keeps all the worries away. A smile is your best make up - it is the most inexpensive way to change your looks! 

So before the spirit of love wears out at the closing of to-day, let me share with you some thoughts to smile for. May we always be reminded that love may not always come around, but...

...everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.  ~Mother Teresa

A smile is the light in the window of your face that tells people you're at home. 

mi familia me hace sonreír - my family makes me smile
(it's not always a homey home, but when the going gets tough, mi familia is a sure shelter to seek comfort and protection from)

 A smile is a powerful weapon; you can even break ice with it.

mis amigos me hacen sonreir - my friends make me smile
(my colleagues con friends for years...may our very first smiles bring us together again)

Every scowling face also contains the shapes of engaging smiles, just waiting to be released.  ~Dr. SunWolf

mis estudiantes me hicieron sonreír - my students made me smile
(so, whether you are a newbie, a lost soul, or a tenured welcoming newbies, worry not, strangers are friends we just have not met yet;-) 

Smiling is infectious, you can catch it like the flu. Someone smiled at me today, and I started smiling too.

estos niños me hacen sonreír - these kids make me smile

If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.  ~Andy Rooney

mis cosas favoritas me hacen sonreír - my favorite things make me smile (so find time for your faves. You'll never know, maybe they're really the love/s you might have been searching for. ;)

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