Getting Through... by Blogging!

Life is full of surprises. No surprise there. Believe me when I say you're not the only who's had to deal with all sorts of things at once. You're not the only one who has to go through pain and suffering too. We all are. I'm not belittling your feelings or making you feel like you're not unique or that what you are going through is just the same old story we heard yesterday.

As I write this, I can't say for sure what I am feeling. All I know is that I've cried my eyes out, screamed my head off (although I did that inwards, which means I still haven't let off the steam) and surfed the net (yes it's one way I try to get my mind off of things). Nothing's changed. I see the world is still spinning as it normally does. The people outside playing poker (it's sort of a family quality time.. weird eh?) and the kids still playing about noisily while my little pretty one sleeps (with the head about 45 degrees elevated because she's having the flu and can't breathe well when flat on bed). The classical music I play for her when she's sound asleep ringing through my ears (quite annoying to be honest but it's for my baby).

I hold this little devotional book "Our Daily Bread" and browse through it. I know deep inside that there is a God and that all of these frustrations, anger and pain I am feeling right at this very moment is just something that I need to ignore because God is teaching me to be patient. The problem is it that despite my gift (sorry if I'm being immodest) of being a quick leaner, I find this lesson so hard to achieve. And I always end up going back to square one.

Blogging is one way to get rid of stress, personally. I let out all of my thoughts in hopes that these words reach the people I really want to say them to. But that's likely to happen. I'm the only one in the family who spends plenty of time surfing the net while the rest of my family just plays those games (well I do too, but I also skim through stuff).

To get rid of stress, I vent out what I feel. But this time, I try to do it in sites where I can't really be seen. I've tried doing that on Facebook. And boy. Did I get a beating (figuratively speaking of course).

I like to play with words and with my thoughts. I've always been like this. And now blogging my way through stressful emotions has helped. And I'm glad that there are some people who respect that other people have the right to go through pain too.

You see when you feel bad, people will likely tell you that there are other people there who have serious problems like not having food to eat or not having any shelter for protection. Which (I think) means that you have no right to whine about your problems because others have more problems than you do. Isn't that great? What's that supposed to mean?

We all can't have the same problems. And more importantly, it's not your fault they don't have food or shelter. We all have problems. And all of us definitely have the right to vent out our feelings when we can't shut it in any longer.

That's why I turned to blogging. It lets me express myself. You can see how disorganized my thoughts are because I was blogging my every thought along the way and they're usually not that connected.

There's also a lot of things that you can get with blogging by the way... But that's another story of course. Toodles!

Live and Let Live

It can really get tiring and frustrating how some people just can't seem to mind their own business and watch how you live your life, following your every move, and (possibly) waiting for you to fall.

I don't know what their problems are and I don't know what I did to get them to do that to me, but I try my best not to be like them. I stick to this wonderful message that I have always lived by for the past five years:

"Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody." ~1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

It's best to be independent at all times, all though it might be inevitable to have a helping hand at some point. That way, you will not be in a high debt of gratitude, something that most people like to collect from others.

A Warning to the Lazy

We all get lazy at times. But if you've noticed how easy it can become to sway away from the things that we need to get done, here's a little reminder from the Bible:

"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest - and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man." ~Proverbs 6:10-11

Purpose

I believe that everything happens for a REASON. People change so that you can learn to LET GO. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're RIGHT. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust NO ONE BUT YOURSELF. And sometimes, good things fall apart so BETTER things can fall together..

Be Strong!

Nothing dries sooner than tears. Life can never promise to be always happy but life gets better after you accept things you can't change.

Beware..

ANGER will destroy you before it destroys anyone else. Control your temper.
PRIDE will lead to your downfall. Humility is far more rewarding.
JEALOUSY grows like a cancer. Refrain from it before it kills your relationship completely.
FEAR OF PEOPLE is unnecessary if you trust God.
CONCEIT is ugly. A conceited person forgets God's place in his/her life.

Where Can You Find Happiness?

Happiness is somewhere between too little and too much. May you have just enough wealth to meet your needs. Enough poverty to learn how to work hard. Enough blessings to know God loves you. Enough problems so you don't forget Him. Enough happiness to keep you sweet. Enough trials to keep you strong. Enough hope to keep you happy. Enough sorrow to keep you human. What you are is God's gift to you but what you become is your gift to God.