Twenty years from now you will be
more disappointed by the things
you didn’t do than by the
ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
- Mark Twain
There are days when I feel like screaming at the top of my lungs. You know, just to release the stress in my body. That would be cheaper than going to the spa and paying for a full body aromatherapy massage.
It’s no wonder a local restaurant became popular. The place has this section where guests can pay for plates, glasses, other chinaware and even an old tv they can hurl at the wall opposite them and scream at the top of their lungs the word “Tacsiyapo!”. According to the owner of the place, the main goal of the Tacsiyapo wall is for persons to have a place where they can release their pent-up emotions and be free of the burden they’re carrying in their chests.
In my opinion, it’s a really great idea to be doing this locally. If I am not mistaken, they got this idea from the Japanese. Too bad the Tacsiyapo wall is located outside the city. It would have been a good place to go to when I feel like screaming at the top of my lungs and just releasing all the bad things inside me.
A friend of mine asked me if I am enjoying my work. She’s worried that I might be bored to death already since I’ve been working at home for a couple of years now. I told her that I am actually enjoying my work more than ever. I’ve worked for ten years in the corporate world before I decided to quit and just work at home. So far, it has been a very rewarding job and boredom is the least of my worries.
If given a chance, I would love to be able to work at home for more years or even for the rest of my life.
Flowers can bring you happiness and sadness at the same time. It can liven up a room and a gloomy day. It can also bring up sad memories of a loved one who already passed away.
My mom loved yellow flowers. Yellow is happiness. But when I see yellow flowers now, it’s mixed feelings for me. Happy and sad. It also makes me miss my mom a lot.
But some are really NOT your best friends so they also don’t hear, right?
Hmm…
O baka masama lang ang loob ko talaga.
History repeats itself. Unless you do something to stop it from happening again. But I don’t. I didn’t. I was not able to. Time and again, I found (and still find) myself in this dump.
Bitterness is gnawing at me. Again.
Let me just pour this out before I drown in this overwhelming feeling of defeat.
Sometimes, you’d wonder why after days or weeks of bliss, something happens to mess with your happiness. To balance your life? Most likely. But it still is darn irritating, and is hard to understand.
Maybe I deserve this. But I believe I don’t. I’m a good person and I try to stay within the boundaries of what is right. I’m not saying that I don’t deserve trials, I just want to have a stretch of happiness. A stretch of time for myself and not think of any obligations. Not think of anything at all.
Maybe this is just a trial… Darn I had so many already and I’m just 31. I believe that I’ve had more than enough for the past 31 years. And I know there are a lot more to come. I just keep on thinking if I deserve all of these. If maybe being good is not good enough.
Or maybe, for some twisted, inexplicable reason, I made a bad choice somewhere along the way and this is the effect of it.
Crying might help ease this bitterness. Or maybe I should just sleep this off.
Ahh… Life can be pretty hard at times. I mean, there are days when you feel like everything’s going to be alright and then thing happen, mostly financial, and you feel like you are back to square one. That’s harsh reality for you and me.
I wonder when it will be just, you know, bliss. Even if for a few weeks, no worries. Please.
Do you know…
When you are grateful, you give yourself the impression that things are going well.
Our minds have the ability to attract what we think about into our lives. When we think things are going, things tend to go well, and continue going well, maybe even better.
On the flip side, if you’re ungrateful and think that everything is going horribly wrong, that you have a poor, miserable existence, that tends to not only come true now, but continue to happen.
Be grateful, be appreciative, be thankful. Love your life. That way, you attract happiness not just today, but tomorrow as well.
And I am really, really grateful to everyone who still visits this blog. I am terribly sorry for not posting for almost a month! But there are things I had to take care of offline.
Now I am back! We are back! And expect to be guided into having a Fab Life once more!
Be happy and grateful, girls and guys, too!
A thick wad of P1000 bills gives pleasure.
A chocolate parfait with thick chocolate syrup gives pleasure.
A fun movie, with a bucket of popcorn on the side, gives pleasure.
A roller coaster ride gives pleasure.
A kiss gives pleasure.
What’s the difference between pleasure and happiness?
Pleasure is an outside job.
But happiness is an inside job.
Seven (7) great things in extremely happy people:
- Happy people create their destiny
- Happy people like themselves a lot
- Happy people nurture connections
- Happy people find delight everywhere
- Happy people embrace change
- Happy people trust deeply
- Happy people work their purpose daily
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Ladies, invite your men to a cheesy movie tonight. A cheesy movie is good for the heart once in a while, don’t you think? Make out in the back row. Eat those calorie-loaded popcorns. Laugh at the silly lines.
Girl friends, invite each other for a late night chick flick. You never know when we need a boost from a kindred spirit. Sometimes, we just need a feel-good movie to lift the cloud of loneliness from us.
How about it?
So smile and be “in”! Who knows, someone might be in need of a smile right now and it might be you who would bestow it upon that person.
It will be a huge deal, believe me.
Smile!
It’s the end of the month again. How time flies! Do you plan to party this weekend, it being payday today, or are you just going to relax at home and catch up on sleep?
For your Fab Life, we would like to suggest holding a slumber party! Come on girls, let’s have some fun! There will be no rushing, no crowd pushing you to get in a bar, no overly loud noise. Just you and the girls and some good old gossiping and some junk food.
How about it?
It’s the holiday season once again. This is the time of the year when there are so many work events you are obliged to attend. How do you work it and capitalize on these opportunities to meet the higher ups?
Know before you go!
There’s no harm in asking for details before attending an office event. Aside from confirming the time and place, try to find out if there’s a dress code, and if you can bring a hot date or your hubby to the event. Make sure you also know if a company executive will be attending the event so as you can formulate conversations you can bring up when you “accidentally” bump with him or her. Remember, every opportunity counts.
Good luck!
Let me share with you these three ways on how to unclutter our lives. I found this at Oprah.com and here they are…
Everything you own should have value, either because it’s functional or beautiful or you just love it.
According to the professional organizer, the basis for valuing what’s around you is a fire emergency. If your house is on fire, what are the things you will grab to save?
Every item needs a place where it “lives.”
Keys are either on the hook (as is at home) or in fishbowls. My books are beside me in a box that doubles as a foot stool. That way, whenever I feel like reading one, I can easily grab it.
Focus on one thing at a time.
Women tend to multitask. I do so. But in organizing your life, when we try to do so many things all at once, we tend to lose focus. According to the expert, we should focus on one thing and complete it before moving to another. That way, we can concentrate more and not be confused and leave things half-finished.
So, are you ready to unclutter your life like I do? I will give you more ways on how to do it in my next post 
There are certain times in the day when I feel I can hear myself think. When every one at home is sleeping, there’s peace and quiet. I can think clearly. I can hear my thoughts. I can concentrate more. That’s not an exaggeration. It’s the truth. Today, since a little past noon, I’ve been able to think. I have written a lot already. And it’s only a little less than 3 hours! Whew!
I know that it will be like this for a couple of weeks. I need to start reversing my schedule or I won’t be able to write down my thoughts. Because surely, I will find it hard to hear myself what with all the noise of the people around me.