Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Nang minsang madulas ako..



Noong nakaraang araw naglalakad ako para bumili ng pizza. Habang naglalakad patungo sa pizza shop. Hindi ko alam kung papano at bakit nangyari yun. Na para bang isang slow motion yung nangyari habang nadudulas na ako. May nakasalubong pa kong babae na nakatingin sakin habang patukod na yung tuhod ko


Nasabi ko pa sa sarili ko “Anong nangyari? Bakit madulas dito? ” 




at ako’y biglang napaluhod. Hindi ko namalayan na yung kaliwang tuhod ko tumukod na sa kalsada na parang bang ang itsura ko ay ung nag-propose na lalaki, pero ang totoo nakaramdam ako ng sakit.

Bigla kong tumayo at hindi pinansin ang mga taong nasa paligid ko na nakakita nang nangyari, nilingon ko kung anong bagay ang nakapagpadulas sakin. At yun nga nakita ko ang isa sirang bigkis ng walis tingting na nakakalat sa kalsada. Hindi ko alam bakit hindi ko napansin iyon habang naglalakad ako. Siguro dahil naka-focus nalang yung mind ko sa klase ng pizza na bibilihin.


Habang papalayo na ko sa lugar kung saan ako nadulas, sinasabi ko sa sarili ko “Owww. Grabe! Ang sakit talaga” pero ni minsan sa isang segundo hindi ako huminto para tignan yung tuhod ko ni kapain man para kahit papano maalis yung hapdi na naramdaman ko.

Nang makarating na ko sa pizza shop, pinili ko yung pinaka THE BEST sa BEST SELLER nila, which is GRANDSLAM pizza. Hindi ko alam kung bakit parang yun yung naisip ko bilhin dahil siguro muka talaga siyang napakasarap. Habang nasa pizza shop ako, naamoy ko na yung pepperoni at greenbelt pepper lalo pa kong natakam!!

Nang makuha ko na yung larg size GRANDSLAM pizza, naexcite na akong umuwi kase that pizza will be my dinner too (diet kunwari hehe).. Habang naglalakad pauwi, nadaanan ko ulit yung kalsada na kung saan ako nadulasNagmasid-masid yung mata ko, nakita ko umunti nalang yung mga taong nasa paligid ko kesa kanina noong madulas ako.


Napansin ko na malapit na pala ko dun sa eksaktong lugar kung saan ako nadulas. At nakita ko nalinis na yung kalsada kung saan nandoon knina yung mga walis tingting na nakakalat, pero may nakita pa kong isa. Medyo natakot ako noong una kase baka hindi ko na naman mapansin yung kalat na yun.


Nang makalagpas ako sa eksaktong lugar kung saan ako nadulas, natuwa ako dahil alam kong kung sino man yung mga taong nakakita sakin wala sila noong dumaan na ko pauwi. Nagkaroon ako ng isang reyalisasyon sa buhay. Katulad ng isang naramdaman ko noong naexcite ako bumili ng pizza, hindi ko napansin na habang naglalakad pala ko may mga nakakalat na sirang walis tingting sa daan na magiging dahilan para madulas ako.


Katulad sa buhay natin, nagkakaroon tayo ng vision o isang pangarap na makamit ang isang bagay. Habang tinatahak natin ang daan patungo sating pangarap, hindi natin napapansin may mga bagay pala na magiging hadlang para hindi mapabilis yung pagkamit ng pangarap mo.



Minsan hindi natin namamalayan na mayroon palang isang pagsubok na pagdadaanan along the way before makamit yung bagay na pinapangarap natin.
(P.s yung pizza hindi ko pinangarap yun -_- nagcraving lang ako hahah!)

Maaring ang sanhi ng pagbagal ng proseso ng tagumpay dahilan upang panghinaan tayo ng loob. Maaring minsan ang mga pagsubok na pagdadaanan mo napakahirap, mapapahiya ka sa madaming tao at madaming makakakita ng pagbagsak mo at pagtatawanan ka.

Pwede kang umiyak sa pagbasak mo, pwede kang malungkot at magmaktol. Pero hindi ka pwedeng manatili sa ganyang kalagayan mo. Mas lalo ka nilang pagtatawanan at mamaliitin at magtatawag pa ng mga taong pwede magtatwa sayo. 

Ipakita mo sa kanila na kaya mong bumangon! Lingonin mo ang pagkakamali mo sa nakaraan at wag na iyong gawin sa hinaharap. Wag mong hayaang manatili kang nakaluhod sa lugar na kung saan ka pinagtawanan ng mga taong hindi mo kakilala maging nang iyong mga kakilala.

Huwag mong hayaang ang pagsubog ang magpabagal sayo sa iyong pangarap na tagumpay  at maging dahilan ng iyong  muling pagbagsak. Tandaan mo, isa lang magpapabagsak sayo..

Ikaw mismo! Ang sarili mo ang magbibigay ng dahilan para sa ikababagsak mo, ikakasuko mo. Kung hindi mo tutulungan ang sarili mo na bumangon upang ipakita na kaya mong abutin ang iyong pangarap. Walang tao ni ang Dios ang makakatulong sayo, kung ikaw sa sarili mo hindi mo alam paano tulungan ang sarili mo.

Lingonin mo ang pagkakamali mo sa nakaraan at gawin mo itong isang inspirasyon upang magtagumpay, ipagpatuloy mo lang ang iyong mithiin. Lahat ng iyong pangarap.. sa dulo makakamit mo rin yan!

At sa panahon na makamit mo na ang pangarap mo, makikita mo sa pagtahak mo pabalik sa landas na kung saan ka nagkamali. Kaunti nalang ang mga taong makakakita ng iyong pagbabalik.Ito ay dahil alam nilang magtatagumpay ka at hindi na magkakamali.


Sa mga taong gusto kang makitang magkamali o bumagsak..

Hindi mo sila makikita sa lugar na kung saan sila nagsisitawanan sayo, hindi mo sila makikita na naghahalakhakan at nagtatawag pa ng mga taong magtatatwa sayo. Dahil alam nilang makikita mo kung ano ang pagkakamali mo at maitatama mo ito, maaaring  nagtatago na sila dahil alam nilang nagkamali sila sa kanilang ginawa o maaring isa sila sa taong tutulong sayo para maiwasan ang muli ang pagkakamaling iyon.

Alam nilang mas nakakahiyang tawanan ang mga taong nadapa pero ginagawa pa rin nila, pero mas nakakahiyang isipin na ang taong tinawanan nila noon,  nadapa at natutong bumangon.


Kaya mo yan! Hindi masamang magkamali, hindi nakakahiyang madama. Ang mahalaga.. Matuto ka sa iyong pagkakamali at iwasang muling magkamali.

God knows what your heart desires and as long as you know your priority He will answer all your prayers in time. In His time all things are possible. Ecclesiastes 3:3


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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

My Faith In Humanity Was Instantly Restored After Hearing What This Boy Did For His Friend. Kids Can Be Amazing.

Quinn Callander and Brayden Grozdanich, two Canadian 7 year-olds, are best friends. Since kindergartenthey have been inseperable. Their friendship alone would be enough to be inspiring, but what happened between them recently may just bring you to tears. It’s THAT good.

3 Start-Up Ways To Increase Your Cashflow

Source: traceyfieber.com
When I was younger, “I was asking myself why am I in this family?” We were poor and I saw in television that there are differences between the poor and the rich. I used to daydream about having my own car, own house and eating the food that I want. As a young kid, God impressed on my heart that it can be done.
But how? I thought at first it was education – now, I knew it depends on the opportunity that you will be working on. Then, I thought it was hard work – now, I knew that it’s a combination of hard work and smart work. Lastly, and one of the most common is destiny – now, I knew that God gave us free will and whatever we have in our thoughts will become words, words become actions, actions become habits, habits become character and character becomes destiny.
OK. After learning all these, I resolve that it can be done!!! And wullah, I did it! There is just one big problem! I was earning money but I was losing money at the same time! OMG! I haven’t thought about that. I just want to earn, earn, earn. After some time, I realized that I had a leaky bucket!
I reviewed my notes and I forgot about CASHFLOW! BTW, what is CASHFLOW?
Definition of terms: Cashflow -  the movement of money into or out of a business, project, or financial product. It is usually measured during a specified, limited period of time. Oh, there! It’s the amount of money that is coming in and going out of my pocket. Just like you, when I was working, my expenses were greater than my salary! Why is that? One, it’s because of lack of prioritization, I just spent, spent and spent my money mindlessly.
Two, I’ve got no plan on where I will put my money. Third, I thought it will continually grow, but as I get old, my salary grows and my expenses grow as well! To check and balance, I begun reviewing the notes of financially successful people. These people are very careful about their cashflow. I took note of some. I noticed that there are a lot of ways to increase your cashflow but I’ll be giving you only three ideas which are based on what I practice. As a start, I know this can help you.

Here are 3 start-up ways to increase your cashflow:

1. Keep Track of Your Expenses. You can keep a daily, weekly or monthly list of expenses. You may start setting a budget on how much you will just spend on a weekly basis. Keep an excel file of all your expenses and check how much remains after you’ve paid everything. Your goal is to have positive cashflow. That positive cashflow can be invested in stocks, mutual funds, insurance, etc. You may also start building your peace of mind fund which can be 3 to 6 months of your monthly expenses. I prefer not to write everything because it makes me crazy. If you can do that, please do. For me, I prefer to have a threshold in my expenses. Don’t worry if you forget it’s okay. It takes time for it to become a habit. Right now, I still do forget. :)
Have a tracking system for your expenses.
2. Add a Lifestyle that You are Comfortable Maintaining and Spending. As I’ve said, before my goal was to live the lifestyle of my dreams! However, I realized that as the income increases so is the lifestyle. That’s a great sign that you are achieving financial success and it is best to be vigilant in your expenses. You might be one of those who already earned 10 Million bucks and would say to self, “Oh! What happened to my money?” I bet you don’t want that. You can increase your lifestyle. A lifestyle that is comfortable to you and which you can maintain and a point that you don’t feel deprived. Don’t skyrocket your expenses just because you want to keep up with the Joneses’. Remember, it’s not what you earn, it’s what you do to what you earn. :) It’s okay to spend but don’t buy stuffs just to impress people around you. If you will buy doodads, make sure that it has a return. Otherwise, you just wasted your money. Of course, this will make you happy for what? Several weeks? Or days? But afterwards, what’s next? You’re not happy again and you will buy again. It is not these things that will make you whole. It’s God and God alone.
Work for a lifestyle that you will enjoy.
3. Do Something On The Side (For Employees). If you’re an employee and you want to increase your cashflow, why not do something on the side? In US, people would have two jobs just to maintain their lifestyle. If you are residing in the Philippines, have a business/part-time job/sideline during your free time. And, maintain your lifestyle or make it a little bit more comfortable. It will create a tremendous impact in your finances, just make sure that you still have time for your family. Although, sometimes, you still have to sacrifice your time with them. It’s normal, because you are building a future. If there came a time that what you earn outside matches what you earn in your job, then you may opt to do it full time and make it bigger. To some, it took them years, others took months. It depends on your current state and on the amount of lifestyle that you want to achieve. While you are doing your side business make sure that you still serve your purpose in your job. Be an INTRA-preneur. Work as if you are working for your business. Be the best in your job, your side business and other aspects of your life. Don’t burn bridges! In the future, you will use these connections.
Do a side business that will add cashflow to your finances and something that you enjoy.
Search the internet, talk to people, read books, etc – you will definitely find lots of ways to increase your cashflow. What I taught are just simple ways. These are simple steps to do but if you will follow them after reading this, it will give a tremendous impact in your finances. Sometimes, I do forget doing what I taught you above and we all are working for our progress. The best way is to make it a habit by consciously reminding yourself about your goals. Let’s grow together in our journey to financial literacy. If you learned from this blog post, you just pay it forward. Teach these 3 basic steps to at least 5 of your friends. Then they will teach it to 5 of their friends also. And maybe the reason you got here is because God wants you to start working on your finances. In the beginning it will be hard but in due time this will be a habit for you and the people surrounding you. If you want to know how to change your mindset from scarcity to abundance,
Thank you for reading!
Blessings and I’m praying for your Life’s success,
Ivy Sepe

New Blessing

Congratulations to us, Don! For this major milestone. I am overwhelmed sa lahat po ng nagcocongratulate sa amin and nagtatanong kung paano po namin nakuha ang reward na to. Yehey!

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It was a result of openness to learnings, hardwork, smartwork, planning, sleepless nights and guidance from our life mentors. Kung kaya namin, sure akong kaya mo rin!

I believe this is not just a sports car, this is actually a dream.
It is not showing off but it is to tell us that it is possible.


Thanks to all those people who’ve continually prayed for us and believed in us. Sa mga taong patuloy na sumusuporta.
Salamat din sa aming family, friends, LOJ family, life mentors, xtrm 1-11 family.
Thank You Jesus for leading us the way and for helping us lead other people to You! You are the Way, the Truth and the Life. Nothing beats what You’ve done for us. We continue to glorify You in everyday of our lives. We are defined by Your love for us and not how people perceive us or how we even look at ourselves.
I also lift to You the concerns of Your children. Their dreams that You have put in their hearts. Please bless and guide Your people. May they dream God-inspired dreams. I pray that Your children will continue to live a balanced life and to be able to recognize the essentials of this life.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!


Let’s all work towards our dreams. Continue living a life of significance. Show people that it’s possible by maximizing your potential then your God will be glorified!
Continue dreaming and achieving!!! He wants you to live your life to the fullest!
Let’s get it on!


Blessings and I’m praying for your Life’s success,