Heaven Is a Place on Earth

  I am living heaven on earth when I found true love. First, I was not aware but looking back in childhood, I had a wonderful one and I owe it to my parents who loved me very much. I remember my father who plays with us and taught us to ride the bicycle. I was very happy then, I feel that I belong. And looking back on that, I can say that yes, heaven indeed is a place on earth.

When I said, "I do" to the person whom I love so much was another heavenly experience. He loved me so much that he is willing to commit and share the rest of his life with me and have our own family. That was an exhilarating experience to find someone who I can journey through life hand in hand. And then, another heavenly experience was when I saw and cradle in my arms my little angels. God is so wonderful He gave us heavenly gifts. My two daughters are our little bundles of joy. Every time they kiss and hug me, all my tired and weary bones stopped complaining. All I can feel is the love and joy that I felt every time I look at them and feel my cheeks all wet with their butterfly kisses.

This might be just an ordinary experience in someone else's eyes but these are heaven for me. Now, I know that heaven is not just a place. It is a state of being love and loving in return. For me, heaven is finding and experiencing true love, a kind of love that is down to  earth and Godly for it touches the innermost core of my being and make me feel inspired to become the best person I can possibly be.

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True Happiness

Happiness for me is a feeling of satisfaction, contentment, bliss, pleasure, joy, and love. It is something which makes me feel good  from a job well done, feeling of satisfaction for finishing a task and the sense of satisfaction that comes with it.
Happiness can also be felt by seeing our loved ones and being with them. We are also happy if we feel loved and cared for. There are different levels of happiness. There are some happiness that can be felt in an instant but is not lasting. There are some kind of happiness that is deep and long-lasting.
It depends on the type of person you are. We have to know what makes us happy most, the kind of happiness that touches the heart is the ideal one because it is something that can sustain us for a lifetime.
Have you found your happiness?
I found mine 13 years ago when I gave up my job abroad and settle down and have a family of my own. We are not rich in terms of money but we are happy and contented. I found my never ending source of joy through my husband and my two daughters who sustains me through life's ups and downs.

Going with the Flow

Life indeed is full of surprises. As I look back for the past 5 years in my life many twists and turns happened that made my life at the moment a bliss. It is not perfect but it is close to where I want to be and how I want to feel.

I remembered my uncle who shared with me some life's lessons he learned. He told me that I should not go against the tide and go with the flow. I don't know what he meant by this at first but when I reflected on what happened I realized that indeed he was right.

Life is full of decisions and I don't believe so much in fate for I believe that we have the power to make our own destiny if we work and focus on what we want to happen in our lives.

I cared for my father and when he passed away, I was given a chance to pursue a short course in Medical Transcription. I found this as a welcome outlet after a period of grieving for my father whom I cared since he got sick.

This paved the way for me to become a teacher and share my knowledge as a physiotherapist to our Caregiving, Nursing Aid, and Medical Transcription students. I did not push for these things to happen, it sort of pop out of nowhere and was right in front of me that I just embrace it right away as it were the most natural thing to do.

I may not be an accomplished physiotherapist but I feel great that I have imparted knowledge to others. Seeing the students finish their course and work is one of the greatest accomplishment that I have done.

The Dilemma of a Voter

The Philippines where I am a citizen will be having a presidential election this May 2010. I have been an active voter since I was 18 years old and this is the legal age where we can start voting. Comelec or the Philippine Commission of Election has stated that by far this is the longest ballot that they will be printing. There are many candidates who are planning to run for president down to the party-list system.
In spite of the sheer number of candidates, I must admit that I have a hard time thinking of who will be the best among them to run the country. I am close to being hopeless. When I see their television ads I find it disconcerting to see and hear them the promise of hope, freedom from poverty and corruption, and so on and so forth. I really find it hard to believe in this promises which are too good to be true. I would have to pray hard and find the one who deserves my vote for I don't want to waste my vote on politicians who are not worthy of my vote. I have to be vigilant and observant because in my vote lies the future of my children.
God bless the Philippines.