I Wanna Sleep But...

I want to sleep but my mind is still working. I can feel it move I think and it dances, rejoicing in the fact that it craves to learn and know more. I can't wait to get up again and fill my braintank later. But, for now, I guess, I just have to sleep to replenish my strength.

You Should Do This At Least Once A Day

This is a really crazy and a very, very mad world, don't you think?! So, at least once a day, I believe that we should do something that we love to do - to cheer us up and to destress ourselves amidst all the stress that we get. Here's my to-do list:

1. Drink your favorite drink and be mindful about its effect on your body. I know it is wrong but I have drank a lot of Coke for my sweet fix and a lot of coffee to wake me up in the afternoon when I get super sleepy. Don't drink too much of these two because it will make you feel sluggish.

2. Exercise. If you are too busy, try stretching for a few minutes even for five (5) minutes to get your blood pumping and get you in the groove. If you are not in the mood, try stretching for two (2) minutes to get you started.

3. Talk to a friend or call someone you haven't called for a long time. Have a nice chat and enjoy the conversation. This rarely happens when we are too busy and too caught up with work so please find time for this.

4. Blogging. My blog is my personal diary that I share with everyone because I want to inspire people through my simple writing.

5. Do something that you really like to do. Cook a sumptous meal, read a book, walk for awhile, play with your pet, etc.

I do these things to keep me sane because being idle can drive me nuts.

Being Grateful for Everything

Whenever I start to think that I hate my life, I pray. And then, I realized at that very moment that I am still alive and praying and thinking and breathing and writing these words.

Apparently, I remember that I have to be grateful instead of whining and complaining that my life is shambles. After all, I still have my life and I have the power to make my life turn around. Many other people are fighting for their lives and I know many of them would like to trade places with me. When I think of my friends battling cancer, struggling over their finances, fixing their broken relationships, it makes me feel that I am not alone in my so-called battle.

Each and every person has his own battle and I have learned to choose my battles wisely. Why mull over the most mundane of things when we can appreciate the things around us? See, it is just our perception and outlook that will matter the most in these trying times.

With that, I am grateful for what I have now and what I will be having in the future. You should be grateful too. Cheers! :-)

Why not try HC?

Sometimes all it takes on a stressful morning is a cup of hot chocolate. Well, at least for me, since I like everything chocolate. And because I work in a very toxic environment (yeah, mostly everyone of us I supposed), I need to give my brain a treat.

So, a cup of HC does it for me in the morning followed by a cup of coffee in the afternoon for the much needed caffeine boost to last throughout the day.

I am not yet done about my research on the benefits of HC but I have found an interesting information below from http://www.dark-chocolate-antioxidant.com:

Research has shown that the consumption of hot chocolate could be beneficial to a person’s health. Research conducted by Cornell University indicates that hot chocolate contains more antioxidants than wine and tea, therefore lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease. Within a serving of cocoa, the researchers found 611 milligrams of gallic acid equivalents (GAE) and 564 milligrams of epicatechin equivalents (ECE), in comparison with 340 milligrams of GAE and 163 milligrams of ECE in red wine, and 165 milligrams of GAE and 47 milligrams of ECE in green tea. Chang Yong Lee, the professor and researcher at Cornell who conducted the study, revealed that a more substantial quantity of antioxidants are released once the beverage is heated.

It is astounding to know that it contains more antioxidants than wine and tea, since these two are also my favorite. I hope you like this chocolate truth. :)

10th Day of the Year

What's so exciting on the 10th day of the year? Nothing, unless you are always excited about every day of your life so this day would be as exciting as yesterday and the day after today. I am not excited but I am entirely grateful for this day. This day is a celebration of my XX years of existence and I am a bit glad that I am still in my twenties which literally and physically means that I am still young. I didn't say that thirty-something folks are old. It is just that the twenties age bracket is my favorite as of this moment. I will be thirty soon, then forty and so on and I do not dread to become older because by that time, I will be wiser and more capable than my actual age.

I got one year older now but it still feels like I am just 23. Okay, I'll be 23 forever, that's just a number to stick to. I love getting old but I do not like the feeling that I am old and that I look old. I am not a hypocrite to admit that I want to look my age or at times, look younger. Well, I think most people would love to look a bit younger. But let's just face reality. We are not getting any younger every day, just as the tree sheds its leaves and the sun sets on the horizon. That's just it and when the day passed, we get older, too.

I have figured out a solution and this solution worked for me many years ago. It is how we feel with ourselves that really matters. How we look at age, how we deal with our lives and how grateful we are for the days that have gone by are some of the factors that really affect our lives altogether.

I have learned that age is just a number and by that, I like to age gracefully. I do not dread the fact that I will be older, day by day. I wish for a peaceful mind, a sturdy body and a healthy heart which serves as a huge storage of beautiful moments with loved ones and friends, old and new.

Cheers to aging then! :-)

Some Thoughts About Life 1

I came across a beautiful quote by one of the world's greatest philantropists, Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Just in time though, for my nonchalant attitude about the state I am in, is it a coincidence that I was able to read her aphorism? I like the last two lines - the lines my mum would always tell me.


“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.”
― Mother Teresa

I Saw This Love Thing Somewhere...

Love is not something we hold, it is something we set free.
It's not something we just do, but it's something we don't imagine to
be.
Lastly, it is not something we choose, it chooses us.

source: Internet
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~ What dya think about love? I think, I never saw it coming but then it comes and it goes and comes around again. Love is always present. It is just that sometimes people fail to see it. Spread love! :)