Pay It Forward

This video is so inspiring.

It reminded me of the movie and the book 
"Pay It Forward" by Catherine Ryan Hyde.



Be attentive wherever you are for opportunities to help someone. The world can seem like an unfriendly, threatening place, yet we all want safety, health and happiness for ourselves and our loved ones. True it can be risky to help strangers, but trust your own good intentions if you believe your actions can help the person and don't be afraid. Some people will not act grateful, but the benefits may still come around when you are not there to see it.
If everybody payed it forward (instead of paying it back), things will be a lot different and we will be living in such a great friendly world.


P.S.; Today is 13.12.11 :)!

Story of Life

People need to sit and listen to this. (or read below)



Yes today is 20.11.2011. :)

So here is The Gospel in 4 minutes: 

It's the full story of life crushed into four minutes. The entirety of humanity in the palm of your hand crushed into one sentence. Listen, it's intense, right? GOD. OUR. SINS. PAYING. EVERYONE. LIFE. The greatest story ever told that's hardly ever told. 

God. Yes, God. The maker and giver of life, and by life I mean any and all manner of substance. Seen and unseen. What can and can't be touched. Thoughts, image, emotions, love, atoms and oceans. God. All of which His handiwork, one of which His masterpiece. Made so uniquely that angels looks curiously. The one thing in creation that was made in His imagery. A concept so cold it's the reason I stay bold. How God breathed into man and he became a living soul.

Formed with the intent of being infinitely, intimately fond. Creator and creation held in eternal bond. And it was placed in perfect paradise until something went wrong. The species got deceived and started lusting for His job. An odd list of complaints, as if the system ain't working. And used that same breath He graciously gave us to curse Him. And that sin seed spread through our souls' genome. And by nature of your nature, your species, you participated in the mutiny.  

Our. Yes, our sins. It's nature-inherited. Blackened the human heart. It was over before it started. Deceived from day one and led away by our own lust. There's not a religion in the world that doesn't agree that something's wrong with us. The question is what is it? And how do we fix it? Are we eternally separated from a God that may or may not have existed? But that's another subject. Let's keep grinding. Besides, trying to prove God is like defending a lion. Homie, it don't need your help. Just unlock the cage. Let's move on on how our debt can be paid. Short and sweet, the problem is...

SIN. Yes, sin. It’s a cancer, an asthma, choking out our life force. Forcing separation from a perfect and holy GOD. And the only way to get back is to get back to perfection. But silly us…trying to pass the course of life without referring to a syllabus. This is us: heap up your good deeds, chant, pray, meditate. But all of that, of course, is spraying cologne on a corpse. Or you could choose to ignore it, as if something don’t stink. It’s like stepping in dog poop and refusing to wipe your shoe. But all of that ends with, “How good is good enough?”

Take your silly list of good deeds and line them up against perfection. Good luck. That’s life past your pay grade. The cost of your soul? You ain’t got a big enough piggy bank. But you could give it a shot? But I suggest you throw away the list ‘Cause even your good acts are an extension of your selfishness.

But here’s where it gets interesting. I hope you’re closely listening. Please don’t get it twisted. It’s what makes our faith unique. Here’s what God says is Part A of the Gospel: You can’t fix yourself. Quit trying. It’s impossible. Sin brings death. Give GOD His breath back. You owe Him!/ Eternally separated and the only way to fix it is someone die in your place And that someone’s got to be PERFECT or the payment ain’t permanent So if and when you find a perfect person, get that person. To literally trade their perfection for your sin and death in. Clearly, since the only one who can meet God’s criteria is GOD GOD sent Himself as JESUS to pay the cost for us. His righteousness, His death, functions as…

PAYMENT. Yes, payment. Wrote a check with His life. But at the Resurrection we all cheered, cause that means the CHECK CLEARED! Pierced feet, pierced hands, blood-stained Son of Man. Fullness, forgiveness, free passage into the Promised Land. That same breath GOD breathed into us GOD gave up to redeem us. And anyone and everyone, and by everyone I mean…

EVERYONE. Who puts their faith and trust in Him, and Him alone. Can stand in full confidence of GOD’s forgiveness. And here’s what the promise is: That you are guaranteed full access to return to perfect unity. By simply believing in CHRIST and CHRIST alone. You are receiving…

LIFE. Yes, life. This is the GOSPEL. GOD. OUR. SINS. PAYING. EVERYONE. LIFE.

11.11.11 11:11

New years in November?

Everybody has been waiting for today the 11.11.11. An awesome date!  People were waiting for today at exactly 11:11 O'clock. A super fun date and time. 

I woke up in the morning. Got to check my Facebook. Everybody was counting hours and minutes til it gets 11:11.  Like some wrote "1hour left!!" , "15 min left", "5min!!"... "1min"! Somehow their excitement got me in this too and made me look at the time waiting for it  to become 11 and 11 minutes. Then when it finally did, everybody were like "11.11.2011 11:11" !! the home page of Facebook was filled with 11 11 11 11 11 .

LOL

It felt like new years ... Waiting for the 00:00. I felt like I should say happy new year!
What even made it more like a new year was my friend calling me at that time. She didn't mean anything, it was a coincidence but it definitely was like she called to wish me a happy new year at 00:00 !

It was fun...

Oh and a family friend's son
had his birthday today
and he became 11 years old.

How cool is that ? :)

Gratitude

Today is 9.10.11 :)

Let's be thankful - in all circumstances.

Steven Paul Jobs

Died two days ago. 

Steve jobs was such a great human being. He gave so much to the world.  Although he was dying and he knew that, he continued to give and didn't give up until his last breath. Jobs changed the world with his brilliance, passion and energy. We lost a visionary and a creative genius.

Listen to his speech. He's absolutely amazing.



-  "Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle."

- "When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something."

- "Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."

- "No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true. 
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

Abortion

I just heard this story today: 

   A worried woman went to her gynecologist and said:  Doctor, I have 
 a serious problem and desperately need your help! My baby is not even 1 
 yr. old and I'm pregnant again. I don't want kids so close together.  
     So the doctor said: 'OK and what do you want me to do?'    
  
 She said: 'I want you to end my pregnancy, and I'm counting on your help with this.'      
 The doctor thought for a little, and after some silence he said to the lady:  
  
 'I think I have a better solution for your problem. It's less dangerous for you too.'      
 She smiled, thinking that the doctor was going to accept her request.       
Then he continued: 'You see, in order for you not to have to take  
care of 2 babies at the same time, let's kill the one in your arms.  
This Way, you could rest some before the other one is born. 
  
      If we're going to kill one of them, it doesn't matter which one it 
 is. There would be no risk for your body if you chose the one in your arms. 
  
      The lady was horrified and said: 'No doctor! How terrible! It's a 
Crime to kill a child!      'I agree', the doctor replied.  
'But you seemed to be OK with it, so I thought maybe that was the best solution. 
  
      The doctor smiled, realizing that he had made his point.  He had 
 convinced the mom that there is no difference in killing a child that's 
 already been born and one that's still in the womb. The crime is the same!

Love says I sacrifice myself for the good of the other person. Abortion says I sacrifice the other person for the good of myself.


I do not believe in mistakes. 

Being pregnant by mistake is not a mistake. Whether it is not planned or it is not the time or it is a shame... It happened. Let the baby have the chance of living. The child is not a mistake. The child has a plan already for his life. God made it happen. 
Abortion is killing. Because it is ending a life before even letting it have the chance of living.

Story of One Eyed Mother

"My mom only had one eye. 

I hated her. 

She was such an embarrassment. 

She cooked for students and teachers to support the family. 

There was this one day during elementary school 

where my mom came to say hello to me. 

I was so embarrassed. 

How could she do this to me? 

I ignored her. 

Threw her a hateful look and ran out. 

The next day at school one of my classmates said: 

"EEEE, your mom only has one eye!" 

I wanted to bury myself. 

I also wanted my mom to just disappear. 

So I confronted her that day and said, 

"if you're only gonna make me a laughing stock, 

why don't you just die?!!" 

My mom did not respond. 

I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, 

because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings. 

I wanted out of that house and have nothing to do with her. 

So I studied hard, got the chance to go to Singapore to study. 

Then, I got married. 

I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. 

I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts. 

Then one day, my mother came to visit me. 

She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her grandchildren. 

I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. 

I felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. 

Even my children ran away, scared of my mom's eye. 

I asked her, "Who are you?!" "I don't know you!!" 

as if trying to make that real. I screamed at her, 

"How dare you come to my house and scare my children! 

GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!"

And to this my mother quietly answered, 

"Oh, I'm sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address." 

And she disappeared out of sight. 

One day, 

a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house in Singapore. 

So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. 

After the reunion, 

I went to the old shack that I used to call a house. 

Just out of curiosity. 

My neighbors said that she died. 

I didn't shed a single tear. 

They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.  

She wrote: 

"My son, 

I think of you all the time. 

I'm sorry that I came to Singapore and scared your children. 

I was so glad when I heard you were coming to the reunion. 

But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. 

I'm sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up. 

You see, 

when you were very little, 

you got into an accident 

and lost your eye. 

As a mother, 

I couldn't stand watching you 

having to grow up with only one eye. 

So I gave you mine. 

I was so proud of my son 

that was seeing a whole new world for me, 

in my place, with that eye. 

With my love to you, 

your mother."

He burst into tears. 

He could never forgive himself for making the biggest mistake of a lifetime. 

He realized how lucky he was to have a mom like her 

and how selfish he was that never even cared for her. 

It was an extremely sad day for him. 

He would never get his mom back. " 

Third Phase PLUS

I talked before about me being in the third phase of my life.
So here is an update:


IT'S CRAZY!


By age life just gets harder and harder.


I am changing. I am put in situations that I never was in before. I see different kinds of people and different kinds of personalities. I am learning to not take things straight to the heart. I am learning to deal with problems on my own. I am put in positions where I get helpless but stronger in the same time.
I learned that no matter how hard things seem to be, it is okay, because it is as they say, what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. I know that each day I am growing more and learning more. I know that I am not the same as yesterday and that each day is a blessing.
I know that it is the hardest phase I am in so far. But as I observed, This is life. It only gets harder but in the same time it is all about learning - learning to deal with it and taking the best out of every situation.


LEARN AND MOVE ON - That's my motive. 

My Baby (part 2)

After I wrote about Lucky's problem, I didn't know really what to do. I took the decision to let her go because of her behavior... But it was just talk. I couldn't do it. So what I did instead was keeping her outside and never letting her in the house again. I thought it's better to do that for now. 
But this didn't last long. I think I love her too much. I want to be with her, hold her and caress her.

Many friends came up to me preventing me from giving up on Lucky - Even those who disliked her couldn't let me do it, especially when they understood how I really feel about her. 
She is a great dog...

One of my friends suggested I take her to a specialist in dog's behavior and gave me one's number.
I called the woman for about 40-45 minutes. She was really nice. I told her everything that's going. She explained that Lucky could be acting that way because there is something that scares her so much that happened to her while she was outside. She is so scared even by thought of going outside again.

The woman asked me if there is anyone who hits Lucky. I said no. But maybe someone did when she was outside - it is something that happened to her outside. So she said I need to work on Lucky, to show her that it is okay outside and safe. She asked me to start taking Lucky out - together - play and get back inside also together. To not leave her. To show her that there is nothing scary.

She told me when Lucky hides, I should give her her favorite food - like a ham or cheese or chocolate. She said little by little she will change and be normal again. She said when Lucky gets this fear, her mind doesn't realize that it is me with her and that I won't harm her. She said she still loves me even when she growls at me. Her head stops working for seconds because the fear takes over.

When I got home that day, I took Lucky, hugged her and stared at her for a while. I thought to myself I can't give her up. I love her. I will work on her.


So there she is with me in the house, being careful with her and giving her as much attention as possible.

I refuse to believe she lost her mind.
After all, she is my cute baby :)

My Baby

Red nose, teary eyes... It is how I look like at the moment. 

It is my baby - my precious dog. 

Her name is Lucky. 

Lucky is everything to me. I love her so much. I have had her since she was one month old. She's cute and very smart. 
I spoiled her with many clothes, collars, nail-polish, hairbrush, shampoo, perfume, toothpaste, toys... 
I took her everywhere. 

Lucky is five years old. 
I have so many pictures and videos of her. Many memories. 

I always thought about the day she will no longer be around and how hard it is going to be because I am so attached to her. 
I know dogs live approximately 12 years. So the day to no longer have her around scared me. I wanted her to be with me forever. She is my baby. 

I love how she gets excited to see me. How she hugs me whenever I come back home. I love how she loves me and that no matter what I do she loves me still, even if I hurt her (by accident).

Lately things have changed. 

I don't know what happened to her. She tends to hide and stay alone and when she does that, no one is allowed to touch her or get close to her. She would bite him. She does that also when she is on her bed or very relaxed laying somewhere in the house. She does that even to me. To me!

Anyhow, things got way out of control with her. Sometimes when we are even playing she would all of a sudden when I approach to her with my hand, she growls and tries to bite me and keeps growling at me. 

I convinced myself she suffers from a separation anxiety. I took her to the doctor and he said it's a big problem and I can give her pills which is not really recommended for small breeds. He said I can take her to a dog shrink but he will also give her pills in the end. So he suggest I approach her slowly and gently so she won't get afraid of being taken away to be put outside - because it is what I do sometimes. 

I tried to be gentle and keep her inside with me, and only when she decides she wants outside I'd let her to leave out by herself without holding her. But yet it didn't help.

I am convinced now that Lucky's problem is bigger than separation anxiety. I was sitting when she came to me. I was caressing her and talking to her sweetly when she growled at my hand and as I reached again to caress her she growled and bit my finger! It really hurt. So I shouted "No!" and she ran back to her bed. I opened the outside door yelling at her to go out then I hit her (not hard). I yelled again at her and burst into tears. I couldn't understand why she did it, especially that it is me!! She no way felt scared or any of that in this incident. 
I started to cry because I gave up. 

At that moment I said to myself that's it. She has become dangerous and weird. I am afraid to touch her even when she wants to play with me or to caress her. She might just bite my hand. She might harm me!

I decided that it is time to let her go. She can't stay anymore. Something is wrong with her. I cried so much because I love her and I just can't have her anymore. 

The day I was so afraid of; has come. 

To be continued...

Failing

Are you depressed ?



If you have never failed, you have never lived.

If you failed, don't worry about it. It's OK to fail.  


Life is all about taking risks and trying again and again. We learn from the mistakes we make. 
We must fail first to get to the success we wish for. Because this is how we learn in life. This is how we achieve better things. 


So don't give up.

Stay motivated and never worry. :-)

Tick Tock

Something to begin the new month with -
Such a good short film.


What would you do if you had only 5 minutes left to live?

Life is short.

"Almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrasement or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important." - Steve Jobs

Judgement Day

Signboards all around the city about "The judgement day" on May 21st! The whole world is talking about it. Some actually made a list for things to do before the end of the world.

Harold Camping, a radio evangelist, says that it's the final official date. It is his second attempt to pin down the rapture. His previous prediction of when the world ends was on September 1994, and he was 99.9% certain about it. That date arrived not with rivers of blood but just as any other normal day.
Camping attributed his error to a mathematical miscalculation. But this time he says, May 21 is definitely accurate.
According to him, the May 21 rapture is supposed to start with a giant earthquake at 6 pm New Zealand time and then spread around the world hitting every time zone at exactly 6 pm.

I love this because it is so stupid. :)

Every time they come up with something new and a new date for the end of the world.

I can't wait for this date to come and see what he has to say when nothing happens.

Price Tag

A song by Jessie J.

It talks about life - how life isn't about money, power, glamour, fame and fortune. 

Over time people has forgotten about the true meaning of life - how we should celebrate each other and our differences. We always go back to classifying each other as rich and poor, black or white, but at the end of the day it doesn't matter.

The artist is trying to tell us that we put price on everything and we forget about what really matters. We worry too much about what other people think and we get carried away, so we don't enjoy life anymore.

Hey! Money can't buy us happiness :)

Different Words, Different Things

We are in Spring...
Such beautiful days.. 

This is just a wonderful short film, very inspiring.

Crazy 2011

Disasters and horrible things have been happening since the beginning of 2011. 

A massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean nearby Northeastern Japan, 5 days ago. It caused damage with blackouts, fire and tsunami. It has killed thousands of people, thousands are missing and at least 10,000 feared dead after the disaster. Whole villages and towns have been wiped off the map! It has caused a nuclear catastrophe at the stricken Fukushima power plant. 
Explosions, fire and low levels of radiation that have wafted in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami as authorities struggle to prevent dangerous leakage. Radioactive material leaking from reactors was enough to impact human health and the risk of more leaks was very high. They want people to stay indoors or risk getting radiation sickness. The level seems very high, and there is still a very high risk of more radiation coming out. Problem is, it also may spread to the countries all around the pacific ocean! 

It is horrifying for the Japanese! They have lost their homes and now telling them to stay indoors because of the radiation. 
This crisis following the earthquake and tsunami is very worrying.
They say that good thing is that the prevailing wind in the area of the stricken plant was heading east into the Pacific, which would help carry any radiation. 
But hey what if the wind changes its direction and head west instead?? Then what??

The New Zealand earthquake, three weeks ago, was horrible as well. It was a 6.3 magnitude hitting Christchurch. It was a dark day for them. A lot of damage and at least 65 people died. 

Everything happens in just a sudden. Those nature disasters are the worst. Just horrible. 

All that is happening with the Arab regimes...
Starting in Tunisia, protests have deeply shaken one of the Middle East's most repressive regimes, forcing the president that ruled Tunisia for 23 years to step down.
Tunisian protests served a red flag for other Arab autocracies, such as Algeria, Yemen, Bahrain and Jordan, began to experience civil unrest. 
Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country, had a revolution too. After 18 days of angry protests, the president (Mubarak) resigned and turned over all power to the military, ending his 30 years of autocratic rule and bowing to a historic popular uprising that has transformed politics in Egypt and around the Arab world.
Libya, is going through a great crisis now too. the 40 year rule of the president (Gaddafi) is under threat amid spiralling unrest throughout Libya. Protests are out on the streets with flames and smoke rising... Many are being killed. Gaddafi has been using foreign mercenaries, death squads, planes, to stop and even gun down the protesters, including mourners at the funeral! Yet still chaos is all over. 

It's all crazy, as it is signs for the end of the world - That's what people have been saying, justifying the 2012 theory, since all of that is happing now and we are getting closer to 2012. 
Oh man... Do not be fooled! First of all this is happening because the bible said it will happen. But nobody knows when it's going to be the end! Although we are definitely getting there - We have been approaching the end quiet a long time ago - It is getting worse as it is written but I think it will take more time than just a year for all that's written to occur. 
What's good out of all the horribleness that's going on is that Jesus is definitely coming soon. 
So stay positive and keep praying! 

A New Era

Wow that's it. I'm right there. Second phase is over.
I am facing the real world now - serious cruel world. It is third phase!

I feel a little bit scared, yet excited! 

Stress, people, papers, time, management, responsibility, secrecy, seriousness, more papers and more stress.

I am a trainee now.

First day I almost broke down. I wanted to cry. Too many things at once.
I'm there, my trainer telling me what to do, explaining things to me as obvious things, expecting me to know everything he just said and understand immediately, forgetting that he's been in this so many years before me and took him maybe a year to understand it and be that good. But oh I just nod. Yeah because I am the trainee, "the almighty".  

It's okay. I know it's just the first day. It happened to me before. First year in college, first day at the job in the office, I was responsible for all the files, putting things in order, writing things, printing and sending. One mistake I do ruins the whole thing. I felt so much under pressure at that time that I thought I won't be able to handle it. I felt that I don't want this because I felt I can't do it. But I did. And I did it good. My boss was very pleased with me and all I could do.

I'm sure this time will be the same. First days may seem hard and stressful, but I need to pull myself together because it's okay. It's just new. Things will get better as soon as I get to know the people I work with more and feel a little bit more calm. :)

The Sea

So I was having dinner with friends when we decided to get some fresh air at the beach and relax with the sound of the crashing waves.

We do that often. Get to the beach, breathe deep and leave everything behind. 

This time however, was different. The sea wasn't the same. It didn't have waves at all. It was the first time I see something like that. The weather was windy! So much wind and the sea didn't move. It was so calm that made us frustrated. It was like nothing! Barely moving. It was like as if the sea was having issues. Like so many things that made it say "enough I can't handle your troubles anymore".

People come to the sea for relief. They talk to the sea and throw all their past and thoughts away. The sea always listens and takes out all your troubles and bears it all. No complains.

When you see the waves crashing, it feels beautiful and relaxing. You see the see as free without limits. A wave comes towards you to take your trouble away then comes another one and so on. 

But this time, it was dark, night, there was wind, the sea had no waves. Barely hearing the water. It really had an opposite effect. It was depressing and confusing. It felt very weird. 

I came back home still thinking about it and feeling sorry for the sea! 
It's as if it was sad. It was actually more frustrating than relieving. 
I wonder why it was like that... And what really caused it. 

Poor sea.
Could it be that it was full of our (people) problems that even though it's very big and free, got to a point where it had enough and now it's its time to feel sad? Maybe it has its own problems that it has no one to throw it all to? Oh man.. that's how it felt like. Not good.

Anyway, here's how beautiful it should've been. But of course when you are out there in front of it it's more powerful.  

Some tips from me :)

1- Water -

Since it's Winter, we don't drink as much water as we do in the Summer. We tend to forget because we don't feel we should, or thirsty. But a fact is, drinking water is very important, in both Summer and Winter. So what I do is I always keep a glass or a bottle of water next to me everywhere I sit in the house. Like when I am watching TV, studying or working on my laptop, it's there next to me. I see it, so I drink it. I don't wait until I get really thirsty to drink. And that's the best way.

So my tip is; KEEP THE WATER NEXT TO YOU.

2- Aerobics -

Sometimes we are too busy and we don't have the time to go to a Gym. We are occupied with work and studies that we feel are more important than body training. But, it is not healthy for our body and muscles not to move for several hours a day. I, for instance, love to work out. I love to go to the gym. But during exams I stay home and study, and leave it for a while. But I know how important it is for our bodies. So what I do is I take a break from what I am doing, - especially if it's sitting for many hours- I start stretching with some aerobic exercise. This does not take time. If I am very stressed with my studies, I do it for about 15 minutes. That way I am not wasting a lot of time by leaving to a gym and yet keeping things under control. 

Following a regular aerobics program gives a sense of commitment and control - two positive mental attitudes that help counteract stress. Aerobics also relax tense muscles, thereby relieving you body's stress response.

Or, if not that, something else I do is dance! I love dancing. So I just put on some music I like, good songs, hits, and dance. Using all kinds of moves in the dance. Like crazy people dance. That way too is some kind of exercise for the body and muscles.
So my tip is; TAKE SHORT BREAKS FOR DANCING.

3- Sleeping -

Sleeping is also important. But sometimes less hours of sleep are also good and enough for our bodies. Taking control of our sleeping hours is very good and important. 

Because why to waste the time sleeping when you don't need it, instead of doing something else in that time?
So try to SLEEP LESS HOURS, as much as you feel you can. And always try to keep it as a routine, because then your body get used to that much of sleep and you won't be tired or feeling the need of sleeping more. That's what I do. I sleep approximately 6 hours a day (if on a holiday I sleep about 6 to 8 hours).
So that way I get the amount of sleep my body needs, and the rest of the day I manage to do so many other things.

Story of Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.

He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.

One is Evil.
It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good.
It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Studying

Sometimes we find ourselves in such a situation where TIME doesn't seem to be enough. Like 24 hours a day is NOT ENOUGH for all the things we have to do. 

I had a massive amount of material to study in less than 5 days for my exam. It was a big exam and very hard, that I really was worried about. 
With that much of material, I thought I will not be able to make it! 

But hey you know what, they say, there is no I CAN'T but I DON'T WANT.

It's true! I managed my time and it was great! I even got two days before the exam to go back all over the material again! I couldn't believe it that I did it. 

I actually decided that I want to succeed. I wanted to get a good grade on this exam. So what I did was dividing the material, deciding what to do in each day until the exam day.
So I slept less. Didn't get out of the house. Had very small breaks. And all I did was studying! Since the moment I open my eyes in the morning, until I can't keep them opened anymore. And that was A LOT of hours a day! Wouldn't go to sleep until I finish what I had planned to do that day. And I did this, until it was over. 

I got so proud of myself. Because I know now that no matter how hard a thing seem to be, if I really want it, I can definitely do it. 
I guess the key after all is TIME MANAGEMENT.

Got the will, and time management was the way. :)

Burglary

First of all I must mention that today is another fun date day! It's 11.1.11 =)

I talked before about college, and all that was within. But now I think I can say that I have officially experienced it all.

I study and currently live in the most dangerous city in this country. It's the city were all the mafia is, and that is always on the news. 
But during these 4 years, I always said that it is not as they say about it and I did feel safe here.

This year, I moved to live with foreign girls at my friend's flat. It's in a big building in the city downtown, very close to the beach. 
I love it. It is such a warm flat and the girls are awesome. Everything was perfect. 

Thursday night, I left to see my family and friends back in my hometown. My roommate also had an event in another city, so she left for some hours. 
During that time the flat was empty. 

At midnight I got missed calls on my phone and a message that said: "Please call me. They broke in our flat." I went pale and immediately called her. 

Sunday, I came back. My room was a mess. They have been searching through all my stuff and opening all the boxes and drawers. My shoes were everywhere on the floor and some clothes and stuff as well. They didn't steal anything, for all my valuable things were with me at that time. 

She showed me pictures of how her room looked like before she cleaned it. All of the things that were in the big cupboard in her room were on the floor. All the boxes opened and turned over. Her laptop, money and passport were missing.

They broke in through the bathroom window and left through the door with the spare key we had next to it. 

The night I couldn't sleep. I was thinking about it and hearing all kinds of noises thinking they'd come again. 
The idea that they have been watching us, knowing when to break in, knowing that the house would be empty at these hours on that day, knowing what to take and who is living there... 
It's very scary. 
It is the first time that I am in this kind of situation. It is horrible.

Now I know we always have to hide our valuable things, to backup everything on the laptop or the phone. To be aware and prepared, for there is a scary world out there, professional burglars and thieves, and that anything might happen to us as it happens to others. 

The night after the burglary was very scary to me. I couldn't help it but to be frightened. I knew that the chance they come again in the same week is minimal and that the Lord is protecting me and I shouldn't be afraid for he is with me, but I still was. 

Then, I thought, I should stop thinking about this; Because what good does that give me? If I worried or didn't worry, so what? If it's going to happen, it will happen, whether I worried or not, same result. So why not stop worrying about it? 
If I sleep, I would wake up if I hear noises. So why not sleep and relax as long as nothing is happening? 
If they come and I was awake, what can I do? There is nothing I can do but scream and call the police. So the result is the same. The phone is next to me when I'm sleeping. 
Besides, if they come again, God's with me and He'll deal with it. I can sleep and when it happens, I am not alone.

End Of The World

This is important to start the new year with.

Many people believe that the ancient Mayan calender mysteriously ends at the winter solstice in the year 2012. But does this mean that they knew that December 21, 2012 will be the end of the world?

The History Channel, Newsweek magazine, major movie studios, booksellers and dozens of Websites are fanning the 2012 craze.
Movie trailers for the science fiction disaster film "2012" have added to the hype, showing entire cities devastated by enormous tsunamis and earthquakes, meteors raining down fiery death from heaven and human history coming to a violent end.

Also, I have found this website that people have been posting around; http://www.escapeearth2012.com/!
Are people serious? It's hilarious. They are selling tickets for the new world, to be rescued from the global destruction that as they say will occur on December 21, 2012. They say that there will be a new phase of human growth that will commence.

Please don't be stupid and fall for this. They just want your money and more ratings.
I can guarantee that no world is going to end on that date.
It will definitely happen eventually. But nobody knows when it is going to happen.
Jesus is coming soon, but only Him knows when. He himself said that we shouldn't be fooled because nobody will know when the son of man is coming, but the Father. [Read Matthew 24:36-42]

There has been several end of world predictions already. This is not new or the first.
Anyone who attempts to predict the day or hour of the second coming or the rapture is a waste of time.
As soon as these people know that they are wrong, they will come up with a new day and a new explanation for that day.

Jesus was asked about the sign of His coming and the end of this age. He gave prophecies of many events to happen before His return. He said there will be religious deception, wars and rumors of wars, famines, disease epidemics and earthquakes, all leading to a time of Great Tribulation when mankind would be on the verge of destroying all life on earth if the time wasn't cut short. Then Jesus prophesied there would be heavenly signs, and He would return with power and great glory. And then He stated clearly that no one knows the exact date for this except His Father. [Read Mark 13:32]

Meanwhile, until Christ's return, God doesn't ask us to explore the intricacies of ancient Mayan calendars. He warns of rampant deception and tells us not to be fooled by those who claim secret knowledge of His return.
We need to be prepared spiritually for Christ's return and the end of this world; now, in 2012 and every year.
"You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him".