Quotes To Live By

I'm feeling a bit frustrated early this morning. So I had to find ways to try to calm myself down. But before that I called up my boss and asked him about a very important thing as if confronting him. I then went online and had a small chat with my best friend. I realized that although it helps us release our stress and tension to a confidante, sometimes it also develops a feeling of much more frustration and emotions while sharing with her the details. While chatting I did some google research and checked some tips. Tips and ways to forget dilemmas and stuff; and what needs to be done. I read inspirational and motivational quotes to clear my mind up. Finally, I read a nice quote as if that guy was just beside me and personally saying these lines:

I'm Moving Out...

Since last Friday I was so down and weary. Yeap for some it’s just normal but for me it’s a big headache. Yeah yeah I know in this country, you should not expect that you will be staying in the same house forever – or until u get fed up and decides to move out. We were informed that we need to shift by June as the building will be renovated (I think they’ll increase the rent – that’s why) and as soon after the makeover’s done, we can move back in. it’s already July and I haven’t heard of it again until that Friday. I was informed that he had a fight with the building owner, as a result, our contract will not be renewed. I thought for a while – say a month or two – we will just find a room to stay temporarily and come back afterwards but no… I was like at a total lost. Thinking how I would find a nice and decent room just for me to have a space and a place to stay, knowing that this country is getting overly expensive in everything. After work yesterday I decided to look for a room, I told him I don’t wanna go home until I find a room. I’m so whining and crying inside, praying in my heart and mind for God to help me. I often call His name, cry out His name, asking Him to help me. We spent 1 ½ hour searching and checking the rooms. How bad the setup of the Filipino rooms here especially for us who only wants a bed space. For a big rent you will get a tiny space. Partitions here and there, tiny hallway and passageway, one or two comfort room for all - I don’t know if we can still call it comfort room – lastly, you can just throw your cupboard and use your luggage as your dresser.

For 1 ½ hour of constantly praying in my heart and loudly whining to God, finally He heard me. Well, not that I finally get the room coz I need to shift by the end of the month. But at least I spoke to that guy telling him I’m interested and will give him a call before I shift – that is if the room was not yet taken by others – I pray to God I will get a space in that room of that neat, nice & decent house. God really gave me hope when I though there is no hope; first He showed those rooms He thought I won’t like and lastly showed me that nice room. Thank you God, I really do Love you with all my heart and soul.

Time to Contemplate

This was forwarded by a colleague. I just thought that it’s a good idea to post it here just to give you something to ponder on. If I can put a BG music on it, it would be Mariah Carey’s Shake It Off! HeheH!

Donkey in the well

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old, that the well needed to be covered anyway and that it just wasn't worth retrieving the donkey. So he invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quietened down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up.

And here's another one...

Carrot, Egg or Coffee???

You may never look at a CUP OF COFFEE the same way again. A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?" "Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. She then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?" Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity--boiling water--but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water they had changed the water. "Which are you?" she asked her daughter. " When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?" Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength? Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart? Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you can get better and change the situation around you with God's help. How do you handle adversity?

When adversity strikes, ask yourself...

ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN?