Live life agelessly, purposefully, mindfully, happily…
Joy, my yogini friend, sent me an email with a picture of this clock.
Click on the clock to follow the link to Susie’s site, read its message and see how your life can be transformed so that it matters. May its message bless you this Christmas and for the rest of your life.
Thanks to the author of “What Will Matter“, Michael Josephson.
I love surprises! And 2 wonderful blogger friends granted this by bestowing me with awards.
It all began with Julie who gave me the Nice Matters Award. Thanks, Julie!
It matters to be nice these days. There are so many things going on in this world that being nice to a person can truly make one’s day. I would like to pass this Nice Matters award on to …..
Also, I got a double surprise today from Lizzz who is herself a beautiful, sexy, mommy blogger.
To be beautiful and sexy, for many, connote the ramp model prototype. But I have seen many, many women who have clearly passed their prime and yet manage to exude a quiet, serene, or elegant aura that makes them beautiful in their own way. And there are even more Filipinas who I think are sexy not just because of how they look but because of causes they espouse, achievements they have garnered for themselves, and for how they think on different issues. So, am I proud of these two awards that say I am a Filipina beautiful and sexy woman? YOU BET I AM! And I am more than happy to pass on these 2 hand-in-hand awards to the following beautiful and sexy Filipina bloggers:
Their blogs say it all. Have a great day, everyone!
This post from Em Dy really makes my weekend. Thank you, Em!
In turn, here is my list of 10. May you spread blog love all around…
1. Chuckie’s A Day in the Life…. – for writing not just about your showbiz life but for showing us your humanity and spirituality in the face of adversity…
2. Jayvee’s A Bugged Life – yoga became a common factor for us but dude, I also read your blog because of its techy stuff in there!!!
3. Jun’s Mabuting Balita – Bro Jun, I really admire you for taking blogging to a new spiritual level to spread the Good News
4. Rona’s Scraps of Mama – Rona, you do amazing things with scrapbooking which I cannot even begin to imagine. My photos are still all in envelopes stuck in plastic stackables somewhere!
5. Mayi’s In a Nutshell – You are a nutty mommy right after my nutty heart, Mayi!
6. Noemi’s Touched By an Angel – Your blog will always be on my lovey dovey list, Noems!
7. Schumey’s The Philippine Experience – Bro, you tell it like it is in your blog. Now if only more Filipinos can take what you say to heart and …just go out and DO THE RIGHT THING!
8. Anton’s Our Awesome Planet – Congrats new Daddy and more power to your super duper awesome blog.
9. Julie’s TeacherJulie.com – Because there is so much to learn from your blog, Julie!
10. Rachel’s Heart of Rachel – It just takes one to see that your blog is ALL HEART…
And although they already got this award, I still want to mention why I love their blogs:
** Dine’s The D Spot – Dine, you’re my idol mommy, that’s why!
** Cathy’s Midlife Mysteries – Cathy, obvious ba? Your breadth and depth of topics just keeps me coming back to read what’s up with you.
** Connie’s Mommy Talks – I laugh at your posts, Connie. Humor in real life…
** Chats’ iMom – A techy Mommy after my own heart you are, Chats.
I was feeling a bit down yesterday after seeing off our youngest M2 who was bound for China. When I got home, I opened up my computer and saw a linkback from Mayi. Guess what….she included me in her list to get this Halloween Sweet Treat!
Without her realizing it, she had brightened up what I thought would be a miserable day. Thanks, Mayi!
And as it is with happy things, it is not meant just for one’s self but for others as well. So I will “BOO-laga” some of my sweet bloggers:
1. Dine (aka SexyMom) – for her quiet strength, caring spirit, loving heart
2. Cathy – for always reminding me of how good life is when it is centered on Him
3. FGPG (whose blog remains private) – a friend who just left for China and who is not just a great gym buddy but also a consoler, advisor and simply….a wonderful friend.
4. And last but not least, to a virtual Bro…Schumey…who does not fail to remind me to drink water (my kidney stone problem). Now here is someone who really has a caring persona! Thanks Bro! Enjoy the treat!
You may pass this treat on to other equally sweet bloggers!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN, everyone!
It takes getting used to but I think I am slowly learning the “let go” technique.
Our eldest daughter C1 just came back from a 5-day trip to Hong Kong with long-time high school friends (Gin, Pam, Cha, Meg) who also happen to be her schoolmates at the BLUE school. With them was their “friend-cum-bouncer-cum-bodyguard” Harold who is also from the same school.
It was C1’s first time abroad without at least one of us. Prior to departure, I collected all the cellphone numbers of her companions, googled the hotel’s address and did all the stuff mother hens normally do.
But I guess this is a time when TRUST (not just in your kid, but in the way you reared them) comes to fore. I had to trust in that trust.
Well, she is back home with loads of pics from HK Disneyland which I will be posting shortly. But in a week, another kid flies the coop. This time, it is our youngest boy M2 who will be away in China on a foreign study program with some of his batchmates and teachers. Will I miss him? Hell I will! But I know that we will both learn from this experience. For him, it is learning to survive without yayas, fending for himself and drawing on his own resources. For me, another lesson in letting go…
I was at work last October 3 when I checked my mail and found Noemi’s sad post informing us that our good friend Dine lost her 5-week old grandson, Joseph Michael. Joseph Michael was the youngest son of Angelo and Caren Racoma. Angelo is well-known in the blogosphere and as I visited his blog today, it was amazing to find over a 100 condolences already posted.
(Baby Joseph Michael Racoma)
Just today, I found out that cause of death was Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) which, Dine says in her blog. “takes the life of 1 infant (1-12 months) per hour in the USA, also has been known to be the cause of death of infants worldwide.”
I decided to look SIDS up and find out more about it. In Kidshealth.org, SIDS is described as follows:
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