Let us never fear robbers nor murderers. Those are dangers from without, petty dangers. Let us fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices are the real murderers. The great dangers lie within ourselves. What matters it what threatens our head or our purse! Let us think only of that which threatens our soul.
~ Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
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What Do You Fear?
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to fix its gaze upon a Star…
… to transform the grief which gazes upon a grave by showing him the grief which fixes it’s gaze upon a star.
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…the most sublime things are often those which are the least understood…
~ Victor Hugo, Les Misérables.
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Wise Words from Thorin
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
Thorin of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Words that Tugged at My Heartstrings
“It’s just that sometimes people use thought to not participate in life.” ~ Bill
“… We accept the love we think we deserve.” ~ Bill
“Not everyone has a sob story, Charlie, and even if they do, it’s no excuse.” ~ Charlie’s Dad
“I just think it’s bad when a boy looks at a girl & thinks that the way he sees the girl is better than the girl actually is.” ~ Charlie
“I don’t know if it’s better to be close w/ your daughter or make sure that she has a better life than you do.” ~ Charlie
“I feel great! I really mean it. I have to remember this for the next time I’m having a terrible week.” ~ Charlie
“She really did look sad, and I wished I could have made her feel better, but sometimes, I guess you just can’t.” ~ Charlie (on Sam)
“But because things change. And friends leave. And life doesn’t stop for anybody.” ~ Charlie
“every person has to live for his or her own life and then make the choice to share it with other people. Maybe that is what makes people ‘participate.’” ~ Charlie
“Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think everyone is special in their own way.” ~ Charlie
“She wasn’t bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just takes time.” ~ Charlie (on Sam)
“You can’t just sit there & put everybody’s lives ahead of yours & think that counts as love. You just can’t. You have to do things.” ~ Sam (talking to Charlie)
“I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.” ~ Charlie
“And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn’t really change the fact that you have what you have.” ~ Charlie
“Maybe it’s good to put things in perspective, but sometimes, I think that the only perspective is to really be there… Because it’s okay to feel things. And be who you are about them.” ~ Charlie
“Please believe that things are good with me, and even when they’re not, they will be soon enough.” ~ Charlie
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Cultivate The Seed Planted In You
I’m reading this book by Francis J. Kong entitled “Just When You Think You Can’t Do It… Do it!” It’s a compilation of his essays. Aside from getting this book at a super price-off (20 pesos for a 560pesos book, hardbound!), I’m loving his essays! Inspiring, encouraging and above all, a constant reminder of how God works in our lives.
At one he talked about a musician, actually he talked a lot about musicians – their passion, their discipline, their perseverance, and how they value their God-given talent (in spite of their situation) and use it to bring glory to our Lord. It made me think about my own God-given talent.
It can be hard to know which is which because we often confuse the want-to-be’s with the talent that we really have, and it doesn’t help when you feel talentless at all, because you think talent is just about singing, playing an instrument, acting, drawing or painting. Talent is anything that you are good with; and with discipline, practice, perseverance and the right heart and attitude, you can excel in. It can be in public speaking, in academics, in understanding people, in counseling, in writing, in hair-dressing, in sewing, in cooking, in baking, in interacting with children, in teaching, the field is soooo wide we all have our own space and mark to make. The sad thing is, not everyone of us realizes that, and not everyone of us aim for it. And some even see their God-given talent as a burden, as a job. We seem to want what others already have and neglect the talent-seed planted by God in us.
It’s about time we know what we’re made of, know what we’re capable of, cultivate our God-given talent and use it to glorify our Lord.
Because of what I got to read last night, I am in the process of once and for all determining where I can excel and to work on it. (: Writing is sure to be in the list. Daydreaming? Will that be counted? And i really have to take playing the guitar seriously, no more shortcuts, as it is an offering and service for our Lord. Go! Fighto-o!
Pixies & Stardust 