How to be Alone

Single people are not always miserable as some think they must be and this poignant video of the poet Tanya Davis reading her piece How to be Alone is a reminder of that. Somewhere there she says "... lonely is a freedom that breathes easy and weightless, and lonely is healing if you make it," and I couldn't agree more.

This video definitely deserve to go viral, if it hasn't yet.

40 Days of Love

That's been the theme in church since last month, and today's message was "Love is slow to anger." It was a wonderful reminder of how our actions can have a damaging, long lasting effect.

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. (Ephesians 4:31-32)

I had to remind myself to be forgiving and slow to anger again and again after the service while walking around the mall with Miguel. He does something I disapprove of and I tell him to stop, then he does it again so I tell him again... this goes on a few times until I find myself on the verge of anger, but then I remember today's message. It's a struggle to control anger but if you start by speaking calmly and kindly, you don't lose control easily. Because I find that once you respond rashly and harshly, the situation can only get worse. And the end result is both of you go home in a bad mood.

So I will try to apply this everyday in every situation until it becomes a habit. Or maybe I'll need to get it tattooed on my arm so I won't forget.

Book love

I'm sure that by this time almost everyone has read that popular post going around the net, the one called Date a girl who reads, written by Rosemarie Urquico. I think the post could be about how girls should date guys who read and it still would hold true.

You know how it is when you get older, how you hold on to certain things more tightly? I think that I could give away or sell on ebay some books, but I shall never let go of these:

I confess I'm utterly obsessed with Agatha Christie books and I could read them again and again.

My apologies

One thing I love about tumblr is I coming across posts like this once in a while:

(image from Scotty Crowe)

Because I know a lot of people don't get why runners love to run. :)

A happy Valentine's Day

One of my son's new interests is writing. He and his cousin like exchanging "letters" written on scratch paper. They write things like, "Let's play" and "Gusto mo mag slurpee?"

Yesterday, Miguel went out of our bedroom then slid this under the door:

Yes, he's sweet like that. :)

Happy Valentine's Day -- whether you're married, single, in a relationship, or whatever your relationship status is!