“The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, it’s like giving them a portion of your life that you can never get back.”

“My heart should be so hidden in Christ, that a man would have to seek Him first to find ME.”

“Wash the plate not because it’s dirty nor you’re told to wash it, but because you love the person who will use it.”
-Mother Theresa

“I got tired of waiting for you… I don’t wanna get hurt anymore. So I’m gonna stop hoping and I’ll try to move on… but I’ll walk away slowly… real slow… so if by any chance you wanna stop me, you can still catch up.�

Love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love. –Erich Fromm“

God can only do for you what He can do through you — Eric Butterworth

Religion is doing: a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he “lives” his religion as much as he is able, otherwise, it is not a religion but fantasy or philosophy — George Gurdjieff (1873-1949)

The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless  — Billy Graham

Sometimes when I pray, it feels like God is all around me - so close that when I’m done, I almost hate to say amen — Laura Payton Roberts

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish — Albert Einstein

People see God everyday; they just don’t recognize Him — Pearl Bailey (1918-1990)

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference — Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

In His will is our peace — Dante (Alighieri) (1265- 1321)

Don’t think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do

–Thomas p Kempis (1379-1471)

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I know these lines came from a movie but I just  can’t remember what movie.  I just find it sweet.  If someone really cares for you, they will notice every small detail.  They pay attention coz they want to know what makes you happy and what makes you cry.  And then, they will do everything to make you happy and avoid doing the things that makes you cry.

Do you know that you have 5 different smiles?

You have one smile when you are talking about your friends.

You have one smile when you are feeling uncomfortable.

You have one smile when you are excited and happy.

You have one smile when you wake up contented in the morning.

You have one smile when you look at me.

I read this somewhere and I just find it rather sweet.  How I wish someone can love me this much:

I love you’ means that I accept you for the person that you are and that I do not wish to change you into someone else. It means that I do not expect perfection from you-just as you do not expect it from me. It means that I will love you and stand by you even through the worst of times. It means loving you when you’re in a bad mood or too tired to do the things I want to do. It means loving you when you’re down-not just when you’re fun to be with. ‘I love you’ means that I know your deepest secrets and do not judge you for them-asking in return only that you do not judge me for mine. It means that I care enough to fight for what we have and that I love enough not to let go. It means thinking of you, dreaming of you, wanting and needing you constantly, and hoping that you feel the same way for me. I really do love u

I love to travel and sometimes I enjoy the journey more than the destination. It is when I feel trapped between what has been and what is to come. The only time when I can be by myself, just thinking and not having to confront my worries or fears yet. The only time when you can be alone with your thoughts, and sort of prepare to face the worst. The only moment when you can just be quiet and relax, harbouring all your energy so you can face your greatest fears. The only time when you cannot help but stop crying coz you are afraid that others might see you cry.

It is also the time when anticipation kills you and you cannot wait to be with the one you love. Caught somewhere in between missing him and seeing him again. In the midst of being away from him and being cradled in his arms.

This life is like that. Sometimes, we just can’t wait for tomorrow and there are times when we just wish that the sun won’t shine on us. Then again, in the end, all of us just have one destination and I hope everybody gets home.

Some of us run as fast as they can to get there as soon as possible. But what good will that be? Wouldn’t the journey be much better if you sometimes stop and smell the roses? Or just shake hands with a stranger? Share a smile with someone you met along the way? Wouldn’t it make the journey even better so that at the end of your journey, you can tell yourself that even if you didn’t get that far, every step of it was all worthwhile.

Here is something someone posted in Friendster bulletin:

 

When you’re hurt…

It’s okay to date

to hate

to mingle with other people

to drink

to cry

to laugh out loud

to scream, and

to dance wild

you know why?

Because when you’re hurt you don’t owe anybody any explanation on how you choose to repair what that person broke. Live life as you wish..until you’re whole again.

 

Sometimes it’s easy to feel like you’re not the only one in the world who’s struggling, frustrated and unsatisfied. That feeling’s a lie. But if you just hold on, just find the courage to face it all for another day, someone will find you and make it all ok. Because we all need a little help sometimes. Someone who’ll help us listen to the music in the world, to remind us that it won’t always be this way.That someone is out there and that someone will find you. =)

 

Leave someone.. You have that right.. But the least you can do is tell them why.. Because what’s even worse.. What’s even more painful than being abandoned, is knowing you’re not even worth an explanation…

 

Will you wish for more if you have this?

 

A someone who calls almost every minute just to say I love you..

 

Someone who desperately hugs you everytime you fight, who holds your hand and clasp it tightly but gently…

Stares at you as if you’re the only one around,

sings you a song even if he/she doesn’t have a good voice,

pulls you in the rain and

dance with you…

A someone who pulls you back in his/her arms when you’re hurt even after you’ve pushed him/her away and broke his/her heart…

 

Pag minahal mo daw ang isang tao sa maraming dahilan,may ilan ka ding dahilan para siya’y kalimutan.

Pero pag minahal mo ng di mo alam ang dahilan tiyak, di mo din alam kung pano siya makalimutan!..

 

It’s wrong to keep expecting,especially if the situation tells that things aren’t just meant for you.. But are you to be blamed?

When someone just keeps on making you feel that things are right..

 

The Law of Science:

“Nothing is displaced UNLESS

it is replaced.”

translated into

The Law of Love:

“You’ll fall out of love ONLY if

you fall for someone else.”

 

“Too often, the thing you want most is the one thing you can’t have. Desire leaves us heartbroken, it wears us out. Desire can wreck your life, but as tough as wanting something can be. The people who suffer the most, are those who don’t know what they want.”

- Meredith Gray, Grey’s Anatomy

 

“A broken heart is the single greatest pain you will ever have to endure. In fact, the most hurt you can ever imagine; & the one who commits this emotional crime is not someone you hate, it isn’t even someone you dislike..

No, because the only person who is capable of breaking your heart is the one who holds it precariously in their hands, the one with whom you have shared your dreams, your secrets, your fears- the one you love more than anybody else in the world… and therein lies the irony.”

 

The heart sometimes speaks so much feelings to someone we thought was listening, and it hurts so much to realize the person you’ve spoken to never really dared to understand..

..nor even tried to listen well…

if you think that you’re losing someone,

never be afraid because.. if that person does love you a lot, that person will take the risks just to have you…

once again.

 

It’s hard to assume your position in somebody’s life. you might be expecting too much, something far from reality. so learn to weigh the situation. know your stand and keep things in balance. coz the hardest to deal with is failure. and the hardest to endure is pain.

 

When you love, never stick only to what your heart feels. Remember that sometimes, using your brain is a necessity. Next, never use your eyes to cry for the person who hurt you. Instead, use them to search for the right one. Lastly, don’t be scared of breaking up. Keeping a relationship without love is just a waste of time.

 

Take note, love the one who will fight for you and bravely face each and every consequence; someone whom you can call “MINE” rather than “IDEAL”…

 

It’s sad when you fall for someone and finally decided to stop because of the pain.. you tell everyone that you’ve let go and moved on BUT deep inside you know you HAVEN’T, you NEVER did maybe.. you NEVER WILL..

 

Wanna know how weird love in this universe is?

Love is like the star,

she stays with the moon even if

she knows she’s not the only one.

Love is like the moon,

who patiently follows his sun.

Love is like the sun,

who gives her light for the planet

she can’t even touch.

Love is like the planet,

who contents himself by just

viewing the star from afar. ü

 

We don’t look for love because it’s lonely to be watching movies alone.. because it’s sad to eat meals on our own.. because it’s nice to cuddle up with someone on rainy days.

We look for love because we want to be accepted.. for the sloppy way we dress..

for the clumsy way we eat our meals..

for bad hair days & for the simplicity in us.

Love is an act of acceptance..

that with all our imperfections,

we are accepted and loved. =)

 

Maybe Cupid shoot himself

with his own damn arrow..

So that he can feel

how much love hurts.. =s

 

Masayahin akong tao at mapagbiro

but when the time comes

na ang luha ko tumulo

at sinabi kong nasasaktan ako,

wag kang magtaka,

dahil ang mga masayahing tao,

pag nasaktan,

todo!

 

People have different outlooks on love.

But whatever those are,

there’s only one single truth

behind everyone’s heartache:

“Love hurts when GOD knows

we deserve someone else..”

 

It hurts when the person you love

can’t seem to see to feel how much

you’re willing to give and do for them.

I guess that’s just how we love…

more than we can show,

and more than they’ll ever know…

How ironic! For two years, we had been working in the same building and at the same floor, but we did not even share a simple hi or hello. Just when you are about to leave, fate seem to play its part. That accidental meeting at the 8th floor when you visited a friend and I visited a client. Dun pa talaga tayo nagkakilala and not at the 15th floor where both our offices are. If you only knew that I had been longing to meet you from the moment I saw you on the elevator. If you only knew that I already know your name even before you introduced yourself. If you only knew how I happy I was when you shook my hand when you introduced yourself. How I felt sad when you told me you that you have resigned and will be leaving at the end of February - that was the week of my birthday and we are just starting to get to know each other. The seemingly stolen moments we had whenever our paths will cross when you are going to the men’s room and I to the ladies’ room or when we are waiting for the elevator are merely not enough. I wanted to ask for your number but I didn’t have the courage to do so. I was worried that when you leave, that will also be the end of a friendship that hasn’t even begin. Then again, days before your last day, you asked for my number and I was relieved.

One text came after another, then our online meetings from gtalk to ym, I began to like you even more. But then again, those are not enough. After months of waiting, you finally asked me out. I cannot say that it is a “date-date” but more of a getting-know-each-other date. I have never been with a man who is so patient in accompanying me as I go from one clothes’ shop to another, looking for “the dress” or “the blouse”. My feet are already aching and I know, you must have felt the same but you still managed to smile and make me smile. I don’t know but my tounge seem to be tied up last night that I cannot speak much. All I can really do is look at you and smile…. I hope you didn’t notice that though.

As we went along, the more I realize that we have a lot of things in common which made me like you even more. From our being both the eldest child, your name being the same as my only brother’s name to our interest in musical instruments. Of course, I won’t tell you that I always have a fascination for drummers - especially, drummers who look like you. And though you are younger, our maturity and immaturity seem to be the same.

I never wanted for that evening to end… if I didn’t think about the work I left for the next day and if the mall is not closing yet, I would have made up more reasons to stay longer. You are the man, I must say: 100% male. I know, we will see each other again soon. Once I am able to buy a badminton racket so we can start playing badminton together. When we have time to go bowling in Megamall. When we are ready to observe the Kendo practice in Mandaluyong. We will both live this life to the fullest as you have said, and we are going to do it together - wherever fate takes us.

THE 12 TESTS of LOVE

From the book Love, Sex & Lasting Relationships by Chip Ingram

___ 1. The Test of Time. Love benefits and grows through time; infatuation ebbs and diminishes with time. Are you in a rush to label certain feelings “love,” or do you have other words to describe these feelings? Do you save the word love for something better than feelings? If you find yourself “falling in love” often and early, only to be later disappointed, perhaps remembering this first test of real love will save you future heartache.

___ 2. The Test of Knowledge. Love grows out of an appraisal of all the known characteristics of the other person. How well do you expect to know the person you marry? Or how well do you know your spouse? Infatuation quickly decides it knows everything it needs to know. Genuine love creates an atmosphere of such interest that the other person opens like a flower.

___ 3. The Test of Focus. Genuine love is other-person centered. Infatuation is self-centered. In your most important relationships, to what degree is your attention focused on what you are receiving from them and to what degree is your attention focused on meeting the other’s needs?

___ 4. The Test of Singularity. Genuine love is focused on only one person. An infatuated individual may be “in love” with two or more persons simultaneously. In what ways have you realized that it’s much easier to work on problems in an existing relationship where singularity and faithfulness are maintained than to create a whole new set of problems with another person?

___ 5. The Test of Security. Genuine love requires and fosters a sense of security and feelings of trust. An infatuated individual seems to have a blind sense of security, based upon wishful thinking rather than careful consideration; infatuation is blind to problems. Security grows and flows out of deep awareness of the other person’s character, values, and track record.

___ 6. The Test of Work. An individual in love works for the other person, for his or her mutual benefit. People in infatuation only think of their own misery. They often daydream of unrealistic objectives and ideals that neither they nor their partner could ever actually attain.

___ 7. The Test of Problem Solving. A couple in love faces problems frankly and tries to solve them. Infatuated people tend to disregard or try to ignore problems. How good are you and your partner at seeing problems and working on them? Do you find that you gloss over hard issues in your relationship or face them squarely?

___ 8. The Test of Distance. Love knows the importance of distance. Infatuation imagines love to be intense closeness, 24/7, all the time. If circumstances require you to be temporarily separated from the one you love, that will teach you a lot about the quality of your relationship. If there is not a sense of separateness, a distinct life, relationships with other people, and healthy balance, then the relationship is probably a lot more infatuation than love.

___ 9. The Test of Physical Attraction. Physical attraction is a relatively small part of genuine love, but it is the center focus of infatuation. Now don’t read “small part” to mean “not a part” in what I just stated. If your heart doesn’t skip a beat now and then and you don’t feel real attraction for your mate or the person you plan to marry, I’d call that a problem.

___ 10. The Test of Affection. In love, affection is expressed later in the relationship, involving the external expression of the physical attraction we just described. In infatuation affection is expressed earlier, sometimes at the very beginning. Affection tends to push toward greater physical intimacy. Without the control of the other aspects of genuine love, affection spends itself quickly. It gives the appearance of making the relationship “close,” but the closeness is artificial and fragile.

___ 11. The Test of Stability. Love tends to endure. Infatuation may change suddenly and unpredictably. In infatuation the wind blows here and you’re in love. The wind blows there and you’re in love. Not so with real love. Real love is stable. There is a commitment. The test of stability can hardly be applied to a relationship measured in days or weeks.

___ 12. The Test of Delayed Gratification. A couple in genuine love is not indifferent to the timing of their wedding, but they do not feel an irresistible drive toward it. An infatuated couple tends to feel an urge to get married—instantly. Postponement for the infatuated is intolerable.