Visita Iglesia

 

Visita Iglesia 2015

Divine Mercy, El Salvador – Villanueva Parish Church

1 Step Back, 2 Steps Forward

  It’s worth taking a few minutes to see if any of these points are holding you back from your full potential.

1.  You’ve spent lots of time recently thinking you aren’t good enough.

Give up your limiting beliefs about what you can or cannot do, about what is possible or impossible.  From now on, you are no longer going to allow your limiting beliefs to keep you stuck in the wrong place.

A belief is not an idea held by the mind, it is an idea that holds the mind.  Know this.  There will NEVER be a perfect time to pursue your dreams and goals.  You will never feel 100% ready, because you will never be 100% complete.  You’re growing every day.  You just have to find faith in yourself right now.  Faith means living with uncertainty, feeling your way through life, letting your intuition guide you like a flashlight in the dark.

What if, for today, you choose to believe that you have enough, you are enough, and that you’ve come far enough to be worthy?  What if, for today, you choose to believe that you are strong enough, wise enough, kind enough, and loved enough to move forward?  What if, as the sun sets on today, you choose to believe that you did a pretty good job?  And what if tomorrow morning, you choose to believe it all over again?

2.  You’ve been busy trying to satisfy everyone else’s expectations.

Way too many people are living a life that’s not theirs to live.  They live their lives according to what others think is best for them… they live their lives according to what their parents think is best for them… to what their friends, their enemies, their teachers, their government and the media think is best for them.  They ignore their inner voice and intuition.  They are so busy pleasing everyone else, with living up to other people’s expectations, that they lose control over their lives.  They forget what makes them happy, what they want, what they need… and eventually they forget about themselves altogether.

You have one life – this one right now.  You must live it, own it, and above all, NOT let other people’s opinions distract you from your truth.  (Read Choose Yourself!)

3.  You catch yourself complaining about things constantly.

Your constant need to complain about those many, many, many things – people, situations, events, etc. – is doing nothing but making you unhappy and depressed.

Nobody can make you unhappy, no situation can make you sad or miserable unless you allow it to.  It’s not the situation that triggers those feelings in you, but how you choose to look at it.  This may be hard to accept, but it’s the truth.  Your life is as YOU see it.  Never underestimate the power of positive thinking (and positive action).

4.  You have a habit of blaming everyone else.

Give up on your need to blame others for what you have or don’t have, for what you feel or don’t feel.  Stop giving your power away and start taking responsibility for your life.

Either you own your problems, or they will own you.  Period.

5.  You’ve been more focused on not failing than actually succeeding.

You are comfortable with mediocrity – you choose not to try.  Because it’s safer.  Because it’s easier to talk about learning that new skill as opposed to actually learning it.  Because you think everything is too hard or too complicated so you will just “sit this one out,” or maybe you’ll “do it someday.”  Because you hate your job but won’t apply for a new one – because it’s easier to reject the possibility of rejection.

Snap out of it!

While you’re sitting around failing to try, you really need to be out there trying to fail, challenging yourself, learning new things and failing forward as fast as possible.  Your desire to succeed must overpower your fear of failure.  Because if you are too afraid of failure, you can’t possibly do what needs to be done to be successful.  (Read The Up Side of Down.)

6.  You are stuck on wanting to be right.

There are so many of us who can’t stand the idea of being wrong, wanting to always be right, even at the risk of ending great relationships or causing a great deal of stress and pain in our personal and professional lives.  It’s just not worth it.  Whenever you feel the burning desire to jump into a fight over who’s right and who’s wrong, ask yourself these questions:

• “Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?”
• “What difference will it make?”
• “Is my ego really that big?”

Bottom line: You are an ever-changing work in progress, and so is everyone else.  You don’t have to always be right, you just have to not be too worried about being wrong.  Screwing up, for all of us, is part of the growth process.  Being wrong and looking like a fool sometimes is the only path forward.

7.  You keep letting your fear decide your future.

Fear is a feeling, not a fact.  It’s just an illusion that doesn’t exist – you created it.  It’s all in your mind.  Correct the inside and the outside will fall into place.

As Franklin D. Roosevelt so profoundly said, “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.”  Know this.  Never let your fear decide your future.  Let your dreams be bigger than your fears and your actions louder than your words.

No risk, no reward.  No pain, no gain.  You’ve heard this before.

Human beings don’t become wise by reading books and thinking about things – they become educated.  Living out experiences firsthand in the real world, one day at a time, is what gives birth to wisdom.  Ultimately wisdom is what you get when you test out the waters for yourself.  This kind of life experience is the most valuable asset you own.

Sometimes on the road to acquiring wisdom life will beat you down, but you have to stand back up.  Because nothing is more beautiful and powerful than a soul who has weathered and grown through life’s difficulties.  Don’t regret your time, even the moments that were filled with hurt.  Smile because you learned from it all and because you gained enough strength to rise above it all.  In the end, it’s not what you have been through that matters; it’s how you got through it that defines your life and your legacy.  (Marc and I discuss this in detail in the “Adversity” chapter of 1,000 Little Things Happy, Successful People Do Differently.)

8.  You believe the best is behind you.

You have to let the past GO!  I know, I know… it’s not easy.   Especially when the past looks so much better than the present, and the future looks so uncertain.  But you have to take into consideration the fact that the present moment is all you have and all you will ever have.  And the past you are now longing for – the past that you are now dreaming about – was mostly ignored by you when it was present.  Don’t do this to yourself again.

Don’t waste your present with a past that has no future.

9.  You’ve been actively resisting change.

As Oscar Wilde so profoundly said, “To live is the rarest thing in the world.  Most people exist, that is all.”

Living a positive life hinges on your ability to accept the fact that everything is constantly moving forward, away from everything that previously existed.  Not only do you have to emotionally detach from the past, but you also have to willingly thrust yourself forward into the unknown.  You have to open yourself to trying new things, especially those that you may previously never have thought of doing, or had been too hesitant to attempt.  This is how you open doors of opportunity for positive growth.

So many people live within the confines of unhappy situations and yet refuse to take the initiative to change their circumstances.  They are conditioned to believe that the only choice is the current choice, because it’s the life they know.  Their comfort zone blinds them from the truth – that nothing is more damaging to the human spirit than a mind that resists progress and change.

All of your personal growth and much of your joy in life will come from your encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater commitment than to embrace an endlessly changing horizon.

The floor is yours…

If you can relate to any of these points, remember, you are not alone.  We all struggle with faulty mindsets that sneak up on us sometimes and keep us running in place.  The key is awareness – recognizing these thinking traps and stopping them before they stop us.

So, which of the points in this post do you sometimes struggle with?  What thoughts, choices and behaviors get in your way of stepping forward?  How have you coped?  Leave a comment below and share your thoughts and insights.

SOURCE: http://www.marcandangel.com/2014/09/10/9-signs-its-time-to-take-a-step-forward/

Aarya Calliope – 5 months

Monte Richi Beach Resort

It’s a triple 5 day.

5 months and 50 years on the 5th.

We headed to Monte Richi Beach Resort for an overnight stay.

There’s an entrance fee of 50/head for adults and 35/head for kids up to 10 yo.

Corkage is only applicable to Lechon which costs 500 pesos.

They’ve got a various accommodation packages to choose from.

(click on photo above to visit page and book)

Invited some folks to come over for lunch gathering.

We rented a standard room and it was cozy enough for us to have an awesome restful night. It has two beds, a comfort room a mini lavatory with enough cabinets and a small fridge. It also has a balcony in front and on the side of the room.

 

By the way I paired up my Old Navy Bottom here, with a DIY shirt for my OOTB (Outfit On The Beach. lol)

How I made it?  HERE .

   

Priceless!

I almost forgot to mention. The place offers a lot of spots to take sublime photos. Check out some of ours.

Don’t miss the sunset too! ^_^

   

   

Though not flowing or not a spring rather, they placed splinters and water showers on the pool to make it better. It’s really fine. And we totally had fun! In the pool then beach then pool then beach and eat eat eat!

A near-yet-so-far trip best with your kith and kin.

DIY Beach Top

 

You don’t have to spend money to have an awesome top like this!

Inspired by this video on youtube, I was able to transform an old shirt to a cool beach top:

Wear A Dress But Still Be You

 

 

I am not really a dress-kinda-girl but there’s this feeling of urgency to be like-a-lady sometimes.

When that comes, I pick out the simplest dress I could grab from my closet and for today, it happened to be the yellow & grey stripes Korean-style dress given as a gift by my Aunt. So decided to pair it up with my Spruce flats!

Just love keeping everything simple! Not to mention the nude colour stick from IN2IT I used for my lips.

Headed to Sweet Leaf, Pabayo. I do prefer Lifestyle Branch, and it’s actually like my home in the City.

But this time, I tried the Pabayo branch. Still okay though.

And as usual, ordered my favorite Oreo Milk Tea.

Nothing So Extraordinary.

   

Ignore the critics. Only mediocrity is safe from ridicule. Dare to be different!— Dita von Teese

XOXO

Ultra Winds Mountain Resort – In Top Favorites List

Ultra Winds Mountain Resort is in the list of my Top CDO Destinations.Reasons, (1) it gives you the feeling of being really faraway from the city, (2) free from pollution of all kinds, (3) the food is good and  (4) the view is very exquisite.  It is located in Baungon Bukidnon, using Taguanao Road, 20 minutes drive from Divisoria, CDO.

 

So tell me, how can you resist that? <3.<3

 

Now Imagine yourself sitting in this couch with that view in front of you. No, don’t imagine, plan your visit now and do it.

Well I must admit, that this wouldn’t be just “my favorite” but ours. We can actually do anything freely and we are definitely fresh air seekers. It’s perfect for nature-hugger type of couple, friends or family.

By the way, they have already implemented a payment of 100 pesos consumable entrance fee in food, accommodations and zip-line. Other activities are also available such as Horseback riding, Mountain trekking, Camping etc.

If you don’t feel like eating outside, they also have an indoor dining where the windows are made of screen so you won’t be envy with the fresh air.

FOOD,FOOD,FOOD.

Yes,yes,yes! They do offer sumptuous menu.

Taste is good and so is the volume. A rice meal starts at around 250 – and we’re very satisfied with that. I can’t even finish the whole spaghetti bolognese which costs around 160, if I’m not mistaken.

 

But you must also try their fried ice cream (below) we ordered during our visit 10 months ago.

AND, just like every other wanders…..

We take pictures. Lots of it.

What are you waiting for?? Plan your visit: Ultra Winds

XOXO

Good Fellas “beer-battered” Pizza

Finally tried CDO’s first “Design Your Own Pizza”

Photo from Good Fellas

For just 240, we had this one 9-inch soft, saucy mouthwatering pizza. This design your own pizza comes with a stub where you can choose what you want to add in. So fun choosing! Here’s ours!  :

Please don’t doubt about trying Jojo Potato. Magic happens when eaten with it’s sauce– the art of destiny! ❤

I will definitely go back, even if I’m just by myself. ^_^

Tokyo Bubble Tea and Restaurant

Since it’s just right outside the movie house, there were so many times I was tempted to dine in Tokyo Bubble Tea and Restaurant in Centrio Mall. But every time I try to browse the menu, I would change my mind because I’m really not into Japanese food like my sister. I’m not familiar with the names and types,all I want is something I know a really good food and not courageous enough to try something new.

But then finally, I took my lunch in the Restaurant with mom this afternoon. 

I asked for the best-seller meals and the girl gave me Beef Gyudon.

In the first place, I wondered why it became a best seller(haha). But no, it’s good, specially at first but it’s not something I wanna enjoy for the whole minutes of eating.

 

And so we also ordered Pork Katsudon and Fish Katsudon.

   

 

Good thing is that I made the right choice about the Double Chocolate Milk Shake (since they have no soft drinks nor ice tea) It was not too sweet, it’s perfect!

Just to give you a sneak peak of what’s inside their menu. (But there’s a lot more ha!)

 

 

Out of 10, in my own preference,  I would rate it as 6, but if it’s just the milk shake, I would give a perfect 10! It’s even too good for it’s price!

What do you think I should try to change my opinion about it?

XOXO! :-*

Fallen Heroes

The recent events have left me grief-stricken. Not because of the absence of the Commander, but because of how heartless people have become that they could easily and ruthlessly end lives of country’s brave warriors in a matter of hours, or minutes. Who are they to use their own hands in judging anybody’s life on earth?

With other latest news and after reading some few articles, I’ve been thinking. Does it seem right, that our soldiers are fighting for the very people who are busy destroying our communities in a less or no-brutality-involved way? Getting what’s for people and fooling people is still brutal to me. There are various points to consider. But we shall let that pass today.

My deep condolences to the families of our fallen heroes.

May we offer our prayers for their souls in today’s National Mourning.

We will never know the whole story and have no idea if we can still trust the media, but let us not divert the real lesson in this present affliction.

 How cruel can people be in the future?

What kind of world will our children and our children’s grand children would be?

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

– Martin Luther King, Jr.