Week 16/52 #Weeklies
I asked a co-worker whose office is opposite mine. I told her if she can do me a favor, I'd like to show her a product because by doing so to 20 people, I can get mine free. Plain and simple request right? Her response… OK, let me talk to my husband first.
Ok, I’ll talk to my husband?! She said she’s ready to retire, so she could be in her 60s already. But, the response, Ok, I’ll talk to my husband. I mean, really? At her age? Wow!
Honor Thy Husband #Weeklies
one sweet YES! #Weeklies
Week 15/52 #Weeklies
Dennis was so excited to park the car to start the walking sacrifice last Good Friday.
Last year we started the ritual of walking every Good Friday to Chimayo, one of the oldest churches in New Mexico (like more than 200 years old!), a miraculous church at that too!
Opening doors and windows #Weeklies
Week 14/52 #Weeklies
An acquaintance shared about how my other friends were laughing at all the extra activities I do.
It seems that deep down; I just attract opportunities and accept them with open arms. Even without prior processing or goal deliberation, I’d just jump and join the bandwagon. But, just like an onion plant, I’d be old in nine weeks and would be looking for something else to do. I've yet to master the art of patience.
Shift is good! #Weeklies
Week 13/52 #Weeklies
Aside from taking online courses, I spend most of my time on Facebook. Not to say it is a bad thing, because it is not. I get to see friends, relatives and family’s social activities and I get to be in touch! But, I realized lately that it has, at some point in time, gotten in a way of my purpose, and I was even unaware of it!
On dramas and teleseryes #Weeklies
Week 12/52 #Weeklies
I had a heart-to-heart talk with my husband, Dennis, one time. You see he's a lover of teleseryes!
He could sit all day just watching all his teleseryes and he'd be happy, peaceful and complete.
Today, I Begin Anew #Weeklies
Week 11/52 #Weeklies
I hurriedly walked out of the church. The sun was shining beautifully in Santa Fe, NM.
I saw the man again. He had boxes of books, I supposed when I came in the church. Now he was busy putting it out. I asked if I could have one. Sure, he said.
I saw the man again. He had boxes of books, I supposed when I came in the church. Now he was busy putting it out. I asked if I could have one. Sure, he said.
Flow #Weeklies
Week 9/52 #Weeklies
I was so tired last night that after I asked my kids to massage my shoulders, I just couldn’t control my eyes from closing anymore! I fell asleep at 8:30 pm and woke up just before 5 am. It was a refreshing sleep!
That wasn’t normal.
I Am Sorry! #Weeklies
Week 7/52 #Weeklies
While staring at the walls, undecided of what to do next, I was reminded
of the #Weeklies I started a couple of months ago. It wasn’t really "weeklies"
using the calendar time 
No Pressure! #Weeklies
Week 2/52 #Weeklies
Sometimes, I am too preoccupied on wanting to be more, do more, and have more that I get too stressed – and it’s not good.
I remember the story of the fisherman who was relaxing by the beach, and then a businessman came and talked him into doing more than what he was doing.
The businessman allowed him to see the world as he sees it. He told the fisherman how he will be able to get more of this and that…
One
day a fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach, with his fishing pole propped
up in the sand and his solitary line cast out into the sparkling blue surf. He
was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun and the prospect of catching a
fish.
About
that time, a businessman came walking down the beach trying to relieve some of
the stress of his workday. He noticed the fisherman sitting on the beach and
decided to find out why this fisherman was fishing instead of working harder to
make a living for himself and his family. “You aren’t going to catch many fish
that way,” said the businessman. “You should be working rather than lying on
the beach!”
The
fisherman looked up at the businessman, smiled and replied, “And what will my
reward be?”
“Well,
you can get bigger nets and catch more fish!” was the businessman’s answer.
“And
then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman, still smiling.
The
businessman replied, “You will make money and you’ll be able to buy a boat,
which will then result in larger catches of fish!”
“And
then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman again.
The
businessman was beginning to get a little irritated with the fisherman’s
questions. “You can buy a bigger boat, and hire some people to work for you!”
he said.
“And
then what will my reward be?” repeated the fisherman.
The
businessman was getting angry. “Don’t you understand? You can build up a fleet
of fishing boats, sail all over the world, and let all your employees catch
fish for you!”
Once
again the fisherman asked, “And then what will my reward be?”
The
businessman was red with rage and shouted at the fisherman, “Don’t you
understand that you can become so rich that you will never have to work for
your living again! You can spend all the rest of your days sitting on this
beach, looking at the sunset. You won’t have a care in the world!”
The
fisherman, still smiling, looked up and said, “And what do you think I’m doing
right now?”
I am amazed by how my mind will think of something so vivid and real, sometimes. I’d be so excited of the specifics drawn in my mind; I could almost see it come true. But of course, in reality, it has not, yet.
The difference is, sometimes, I feel and know it will happen, and that it will happen soon...and true enough, it will happen. Yes, even with simple things!
I feel I have unearthed The Secrets, sometimes.
But, most of the time, I’d forget. I'd forget the process.
I’d forget that the only way to make ‘the pictures’ in my mind to happen is to be grateful for what I already have- to stop pushing it, stressing about it, and rushing to make it happen.
The story of the fisherman and the businessman makes me rethink of what’s important, what really matters and where I am.
So today and hopefully I won’t forget anymore – I’ll just relax and be grateful for the life God has given me. I’ll always remember to live my life knowing that all my prayers have already been answered and that there is no need to get stressed with my timelines and the box I am putting myself in. Out of the box, I will be.
Let me forever remember that it is OK to stop wanting to be more, to do more, to have more. It is fine to hold off dreaming about “more” and to just savor the moment.
If it is meant to be, it will be. Just like what I do with the pictures on my mind. I let the pictures roll like movies on my mind knowing... with just plain knowing it will happen and then it will. It may entail some doing but, sometimes, it will be so easy it doesn't count.
It is that simple. I hope it is always that simple every time.
The sun is up, the flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping. All is well.
All is well.
NAMASTE.
Mother's Day in 2008
Remember my story about my very first mother's day here in the USA last May of 2008?
See original post here
I suddenly have an urge to reblog it here, so I will.
My Heart's Desires I See
Loving New Work!
I am at awe at the circle of life and how my experiences of eight years here in the USA seems to connect and synchronize.
I started as a Special Education Teacher here in 2007. It was in 2011, when I had a shift and worked as an IEP Facilitator in the special education office and was given an opportunity to be of service to a total of eight schools in the district (HS, mid schools and elementary schools).
My crazy year happened in 2014. January of that year, I decided to resign and work in an elementary school in one of the reservation areas. After four months, I decided I wasn't the right fit for the job, despite trying my 100%!
So I resigned, secured by the offer to work back as an IEP Facilitator.