Don't Grow Old

Many people are afraid of growing old. I'm afraid of growing old and boring. Many people are afraid of growing old, alone. I'm afraid of growing old, insane. Many people are afraid of losing their looks. I'm afraid of losing my dreams. Many people are afraid of losing their youth. I'm afraid of losing my soul.

When you're 15, 35 seems ancient. When you're 35, 15 seems juvenile. A turnaround in a split second - two decades zoom past and before you know it, it's only a mile to the next millennium. Don't' fear age- it's a right of person hood. Don't fear death- it's God's greatest jest. Don't grow old - you don't have to.

Don't date because you're desperate. Don't marry because you're miserable. Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior. Don't separate because you think it's fashionable. Don't drink because you have troubles. Don't gamble because you think winning is inevitable. Don't philander because you think you're irresistible. Most likely, you're not.

Don't associate with people you can't trust. Don't cheat. Don't lie. Don't pretend. Don't try to buy your way into the kingdom of God. Don't dictate because you're smarter. Don't demand because you're stronger. Don't sleep around because you think you're old enough and know better. Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder. Don't sell your self, your family or your ideals.

Don't stagnate. Don't regress. Learn a new skill. Find a new friend. Start a new career. Don't live in the past. Time can't bring anything or anyone back. (ohmygod) Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr. (Ms.) Right. Don't throw your life away on absolutely Mr. (Ms.) Wrong because your biological clock is ticking and you can't afford to have your eggs harvested before the new millennium.

There's always a mad rush to something, somewhere but victory does not always belong to those who finish first. Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of life's more hasty decisions. You can't always go with the throng who could be wrong. Sometimes, you have to be alone to be enlightened.

To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless. To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy. To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy. Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons. To keep yourself warm, buy a jacket. In the long-run, it will be less complicated and less costly. To make yourself happy, pursue your passions and be the best of what you can be.

Simplify your life. Take away the clutter. Get rid of destructive elements - abusive friends, nasty habits and dangerous liaisons. Don't abandon your responsibilities but don't overdose on duty. Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family. Be true to yourself. Don't commit when you're not ready. Don't keep others waiting needlessly. Fall in love - it's the greatest thing on earth. But take care and remember, after the fall must come the rise.

Go on that trip. Don't postpone it. Say those words. Don't let the moment pass. Do what you must even at society's scorn. Write poetry. Love deeply. Walk barefoot. Hold hands. Dance with wild abandon. Cry at the movies. Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you. You light up your life. You drive yourself to your destination. No one completes you - except you.

It is true that life doesn't get easier with age. It only gets more challenging. Don't be afraid. Don't lose your capacity to love. Pursue your passions. Live your dreams. Don't lose faith in God.

Don't grow old. Just grow-up!

everything happens for a reason

Past mistakes. Funny how, when put together, those two words can conjure up feelings within people that they would rather die than re-experience. As human beings, we like to think that we've got things down, that we know how to deal. But do we really? Is it really ever possible to completely let go of your past?

To tell you the truth, I'm not so sure anymore. But the past isn't the word that I want to focus on. What I'm talking about is mistakes. We make them every day whether we realize it or not. And throughout our lives, each and everyone of us will have a handful of very profound, life-altering mistakes that we have to live with. It's just the way the world works, and it shows us how very fragile life can be. When it comes down to it, you really have to think about how easy it is.

People unintentionally create life and unintentionally destroy life all the time. But it's what happens in between that really matters. It's how you handle the situation, and the lessons you learn in spite of it. Regardless of how you feel about yourself, the sun is still going to rise every morning, and the world will still expect you to move with it. No matter how hard you try, you can't stay in one place forever.

Eventually, you have to realize that whatever happened -even though it may or may not have been based off of poor judgment- was still just a mistake. No matter how much you 'what-if' and 'that was so stupid of me', there's still nothing you could have done about it.. because everything happens for a reason.

Whether it be something grand like finding the love of your life or winning the lottery, or whether it's something painful like losing a loved one or ruining a relationship, there's still a reason behind it.

I think the reason why people get so fed up with the "everything happens for a reason" saying is because most the time they can't see the reason for it happening. They're too concerned with worrying themselves over what they could have done differently to change the outcome that they completely overlook how the mistake affects the rest of the world. And I'm not saying that all reasons are pleasant ones, because obviously they're not.

But even if the reason isn't a good one, it's still a reason and it still serves some greater purpose that most of us will never comprehend.

I'm not saying that I'm an advocate of painful things happening just because they serve a greater purpose down the road, because personally I think that sucks. I wish that everything always had a good outcome, but hey, doesn't everyone?

I'm just starting to deal with the fact that no matter what, there's nothing that ANY OF US can do about what mistakes we may have made in the past, so we shouldn't let them continue to dictate the course of our lives. And most of all, we shouldn't judge each other because of them. I don't care what happened in your past.

I'm certain there were some horrible things that caused you massive amounts of pain, and that makes my heart ache to think about. But nothing that you did no matter what it was is going to have any barring on how I'm going to let myself feel about you.

I don't care about your past, I don't care about your mistakes, I care about you and the person you are this very moment. After all, if you really think about it, isn't life just a bunch of moments? That's the way I see things.

Therefore, anything that isn't happening right this second doesn't exist in my book. I'm not running from the past..

I'm just letting it be what it is; the past.

past, present, future

I have a story to tell.

Once upon a time, my Past and my Present caught up with me. Both of them wanted a chance to become my Future. I couldn't decide who to pick.

I contemplated about my Past and thought about the good times... The bad times... I thought about how much I miss my Past. All of the times that we spent together. How much there's still a big part of me that wishes he were back in my life to fill in the void that came about when he left.

But also there's my Present.

My Present is perfect. He is like the Prince that saved me from the bitterness of my Past. When all I can feel with my Past is sorrow, all I feel for my Present is happiness, laughter and security. I had once asked for someone to save me and I knew in my heart that he could. My saviour. My knight. My Prince.

But why does the idea of not giving my Past a second chance so revolting?

Days and nights I thought about what to do. I always thought about why I felt so alone. Why I felt so scared of the thought of being happy. I asked myself countless times, why I was even thinking about this. The Past who made you cry, or the Present who'd do almost anything to make me happy... I guess it was true that the only person who could make you stop hurting is the person who hurt you in the first place.

When I saw my Past face to face, it all came flooding back. Right then I was ready to give in again. My Past wanted to talk to me. And I wanted to talk to him too. There are so many questions that I know only he could answer.

"I'm with someone new now," my Past said.

I knew that...

"Then I guess there's really nothing we should talk about," he said again.

I guess not.

"Dammit!" he said. "Why are you so incapable of saying exactly how you feel? This is exactly what happened to us before. I tell you I was leaving and all you said was, take care on your way home. I never know what the hell you want from me! Do you want to be with me?.."

I kept quiet. He was right. I never ask for what I want because I always feel like I don't deserve to be so lucky. And I was scared... of him. Scared that he might not want what I wanted. Or allow me to get what I wanted... Him.

"What do you want?" he cried. "Tell me you want me, and you can have me."

What about your girl?

"Come-on, you know it's always been you..."

He was getting angry again. Then memories from before came back to me. That was the one, I was always so scared of him. I had told him that he was this voice in my head in everything I do, and that was exactly it. I always thought I needed his approval. I always thought I have to be better. I always thought I have to justify him being with me.

"What!?"

I started crying. I cried because I knew this was goodbye.

You really want to know the truth, my Past? I think it's time to move on. I think I shouldn't keep holding on to you. I think I can never love you the same way knowing it wasn't good enough that you had to leave. I think that there's better for me. Somewhere. There's someone waiting for me. Who I could be myself with. Who can accept me for who I am and didn't need me to ask for what I want, but should know what I want because he knows me. The truth is my Past, if you had to ask what I wanted, then you obviously are not ready to know.

I stepped out of the car, still crying and walked toward my house where my Present sat waiting.

"What happened to you?" he asked concern written all over his face. "I'm gonna have a little talk with him..."

No. You don't have to. Don't hate him. He didn't do anything to me.

"Didn't do anything? Will you look at yourself!" he held my hand. "I'm sorry, but you come to me broken, I get to hate the person who broke you. That's just how it is."

Please... I'm really not crying because of him.

I put my arms around his waste. And he cradled me, I can feel his lips on my ear.

I'm crying because I know exactly what I want now.

"Tell me..."

Just this. Plain and simple.

Can fairy tales come true?

Can fairy tales come true?

When I was a little girl I always imagined I was Sleeping Beauty. Hahaha. I think it's obvious that even then i was lazy. Hahahaha. Anyway, I loved the idea that someone handsome, a real gentleman, basically someone perfect, would come and give me something amazing...

A kiss.

And everything would be ok. He would take care of me, be there for me every single day and every single night. I would be his queen, and we would forever be in love.

But of course, like every dream, I had to wake up too. I realized that not everything we imagine can be magically turned into life. I realized that there are school buses, not golden chariots. Dirty mean boys who tease you while playing patintero.

And as you get older, there are guys who'll promise to call, but never does. Guys who say they'll do anything for you but can't even come over to help you fix your... Well, something... You realize that life isn't perfect. And you should consider yourself lucky if your life didn't suck for two weeks.

Little girls grow up too, right?

But then even if we know that dreams hardly ever come true, still we can't help ourselves. Libre lang naman mangarap diba? But is it possible that someone will come and sweep away the bitterness of the past?

Maybe, He did it.
Somehow, He literally made my dream come true.

mystery of a girl

When a GIRL is quiet,
Millions of things are running in her mind.

When a GIRL is not arguing,
She is thinking deeply.

When a GIRL looks at u with eyes full of questions,
She is wondering how long you will be around.

When a GIRL answers "i'm fine" after a few seconds,
She is not at all fine.

When a GIRL stares at you,
She is wondering why you are lying.

When a GIRL lays on your chest,
She is wishing for you to be hers forever.

When a GIRL calls you everyday,
She is seeking for your attention.

When a GIRL wants to see you everyday,
She wants to be pampered.

When a GIRL sms's u everyday,
She wants you to reply at least once.

When a GIRL says I love you,
She means it.

When a GIRL says that she can't live without you,
She has made up her mind that you are her future.

When a GIRL says "i miss you",
No one in this world can miss you more than that

difference of like and love

Know the difference between "somebody you Love" and "somebody you like"

In front of the person you LIKE, your heart beats faster.

But in front of the person you LOVE, you get happy.

In front of the person you LOVE, winter seems like spring.

But in front of the person you LIKE, winter is just beautiful winter.

If you look into the eyes of the one you LIKE, you blush.

But if you look into the eyes of the one you LOVE, you smile.

In front of the person you LIKE, you can't say everything on your mind.

But in front of the person you LOVE, you can.

In front of the person you LIKE, you tend to get shy.

But in front of the person you LOVE, you can show your own self.

You can't look straight into the eyes of the one you LIKE.

But you can always smile into the eyes of the one you LOVE.

But when the one you LIKE is crying, you end up comforting.

When the one you LOVE is crying, you cry with them.

The feeling of LIKE starts from the EAR.

But the feeling of LOVE starts from the EYE.

So if you stop liking a person you used to like, all you need to do is cover your ears.

But if you try to close your eyes, love turns into a drop of tear and remains in your heart forever ...

i was TAG..

This is the FIRST TAG at this blog.. well, i hope.. more to come.. hehehe..

THANKS to KATHYCOT for the TAG

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i belive in soulmates

My definition of a soul mate is someone that you can talk to and never have to explain what you mean. Someone who can tell what you are feeling simply by a word that you use in conversation, or by a mere tone in your voice, someone who will never judge you, someone who understands you completely. When you talk to that person, they bring you peace, and you are a better person because you know them.

I dont believe there is only one person in the world for someone. I believe that each person has a few people in the world who could potentially be the one. Its a matter of timing, whether their paths will cross at the right time.

Maybe there are even twenty different people in this world who you are destined to be with but because your paths dont cross at the right time, youll never find out. It's like that watch commercial where the guy is supposed to bump into the woman he was gonna marry and have kids with, but instead, he was a little late and never had a chance to meet her.

And its such a shame when you do meet that person and dont take the chance. For instance, if you are in a relationship (happy or unhappy, it doesnt matter, youre already involved with someone) and you meet someone else who youre attracted to and who is compatible with you in every way.

Would you take the chance and leave the relationship youre in? I cant say for all people, but most of my friends wouldnt leave the relationship they're in. Why? Because they've dedicated so much time and effort into the relationship to throw it all away for someone whom they've just met and for a relationship that they dont know the outcome of.

However, for someone to even consider leaving their boyfriend or girlfriend for someone new, I think the decision has already been made because if you were really happy in a relationship, you wouldnt even think of leaving him/her for someone else.

I do believe in SoulMates. I believe that there is someone that you can truly connect with on levels that other people just can't understand.

I guess what Im trying to say is don't stay in a relationship that you're not completely happy being in because there could be someone else out there who suits you better.

Unfortunately, I believe that you do not always end up being with your soul mate. But YES..I believe.