Inspirational and Motivational to Change Your Life

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20 WORDS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Begin

Take Charge of your life by beginning something you've always wanted to do.

If your goal seems overwhelming, start small.

Imagine

Your imagination has no boundaries...

'Dreaming about something is the first step toward achieving it.

Laugh

Laughter is a direct route to your soul.

It broadens your perspective, keeps you healthy, and makes an unbearable situation easier to deal with.

Believe

Set your mind to predict success.

Tell yourself you WILL succeed at whatever you're doing at the moment.

Seek

Allow yourself to grow by exposing your vunerability and insecurity.

Don't live strictly inside your comfort zone --

Don't always play it safe.

Play

We can always find something "that needs to be done" and we forget how to have fun.

Make a conscious effort to take time off --

You'll feel refreshed and able to think more clearly afterwards.

Trust

By being paralyzed by indecision is worse than making the wrong decision.

You can't grow if you don't trust your inner voice.

Listen

Try listening carefully to the other person's point of view FIRST,

without being preoccupied or distracted.

You'll really hear what is being said

and the other person is more likely to pay attention to your views.

Create

Creativity maintains the balance in our lives.

The more we use our creativity, the more it develops.

Connect

Relationships are what pull us through the hard times,

and make the good times meaningful.

Take the time to nuture the connections that uplift you.

Touch

Humans need touch to survive and thrive.

Don't forget to hug your loved ones.

Pat your friends on the back, literally and figuratively.

Forgive

Forgiveness is life-changing because it puts you in charge.

You become empowered.

Pray

Prayer is asking God to transform the situation and become the heart of your life.

Take time each day to nuture this connection.

Hope

Hope is the knowledge that even in the worst of times

We can triumph over hardship and sorrow and grow in spirit.

Hope is what sustains humanity.

Choose

We can't always choose our circumstances, but we can choose our attitudes towards them.

Appreciate

Admire the good in yourself and in those around you.

Give

Happiness involves giving freely to others and not necessarily wanting something in return.

Read

Reading removes boundaries.

Write

Words are freedom. Words are power.

Release

Avoid doing something just because everyone said you should.

Give yourself permission to relax.

This is very inspirational and in video form. It encourages and enlightenment. Very inspiring and if one is feeling down , and read this, watch the video, he/she will be hopeful, feel happy,  and inspired. Life will be change right and beautifully. Always watch and read ... Smile ! :)

This is with a  beautiful song by Simon Webbe  entitled No Worries. 

Pinatubo@20 - A Photo Exhibit

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The exhibit features rare photographs taken by photojournalists whose lives were endangered while 
covering the deadly eruption that saw daylight turn into night, destroyed millions of pesos worth of property and left thousands homeless.

The dramatic photographs on display hope to remind the people of the unforgettable "man against nature" episode in our country's history that tested man's fortitude.

Also to be showcased are images of present-day communities which have recovered from the devastation of June 15, 1991 and have moved on to rebuild their lives, as well as the award-winning photographs of Albert Garcia, the first Filipino to have won the prestigious World Press Photo grand prize with his compelling shots of Mt. Pinatubo's fury.

Opening and cocktails on September 19, 2011 at 1:30pm at the Atrium Second Floor of The Podium.

The photographs will also be exhibited during the Tambayayong Festival at the Southbay Pavilion in Carson City, California, USA on October 1-31, 2011.

‪You Raise Me Up

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"You Raise Me Up" is a popular song in the inspirational mold. The music was written by Secret Garden's Rolf Løvland and the lyrics by Brendan Graham, a veteran songwriter from Ireland. The song has now been covered more than 125 times.

The song was originally written as an instrumental piece and titled "Silent Story." The melody is based on a traditional Irish tune, especially the opening phrase of its chorus.

I really love this song. This is one of my favorite gospel songs. 

I have watched , in television and in Youtube, and heard this beautiful song many times. Performed by many soulful singers , international and of course filipinos,  here in the Philippines. 

A special surprise performance by Groban, for Oprah Winfrey's 50th birthday, gave "You Raise Me Up" massive international prominence, and his recording was nominated for a 2005 Grammy award. Groban performed the song at the first Idol Gives Back Concert with the African Children's Choir.

On April 21, 2009, Celtic Woman performed "You Raise Me Up" on the popular American TV show Dancing with the Stars.

On August 3, 2009, Rhap Salazar rendered the song at the necrological service of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino

On December 11, 2009, Westlife performed it again at the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize concert celebrating US President Barack Obama.

On June 8, 2010, the song was used in a mash-up with Olivia Newton-John's "Magic" on the season 1 finale of Glee.

Here is the wonderful and beautiful Celtic Women, The Journey.

"You Raise Me Up"

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

There is no life - no life without its hunger;
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

You raise me up... To more than I can be. 

Here is one of my favorite american religious and soulful musician and songwriter ... Josh Groban. 

China Crisis, X Simple Minds in Manila !

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English pop rock band China Crisis who popularized the hit song “Wishful Thinking” together with Scottish rock band X Simple Minds will perform live in Manila.

Dubbed as “The Superstars of the New Romantics Movement” is presented by Steve O’ Neal Productions.

The English-Scottish Manila concert is on September 9, 2011 at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City.

For tickets, please call TicketWorld at 891-9999 or SM Tickets at 470-2222.

China Crisis (Voltaire Domingo, NPPA Images)

X Simple Minds (Publicity photo

I still love you... silently.....

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In a person’s lifetime, we often find ourselves moving from one relationship to another. Sharing and spending months or sometimes years of our lives with different people who we fell in love with. But more often than not, we find ourselves looking back at one relationship that has silently remained in the crevices of our hearts.

Silently longing, and silently loving the person we once loved.

You may find yourself happy in your current relationship, convincing yourself that you've got everything that you need and that he/she is all you’ve ever dreamed of. But deep within our hearts we still crave for that certain touch, for another moment with that one person who could’ve been the one you spend your life with. That silently you still would want to tell him/her “I still love you despite all this years.”

Still in Love...

We often shrug off the images that comes into our minds. Images of our past that seem to haunt us all these years. You may find yourself still yearning for his/her voice and wishing he/she still felt the same way about you. Silently you wish that one day, you would hear them say “I still love you, too…”

But you try to focus and remind yourself that you are already committed to someone else, that you have already pledged your loyalty and love. We feel guilty for these thoughts. We try to control our emotions. Memories that lingers on is playing over and over just like a song.

You spend days of your life wondering what could’ve been, figuring out what if’s… and every time you pass by a common place, it reminds you of how you used to be happy together and how much love you have to offer only if…

Silently you pray to be given another chance, another moment for you to show how much you still love them. You wish that you can have another break to prove that life could’ve been much better if you were in it instead of her.

Now all you can do is just look back and sift through the cobwebs of your past. Hold on to the memories that are slipping fast. Wishing that not even one of them would leave you. Hoping that even as the years pass, you will still remember that very first kiss, the first time you met him, and that look that tells you how much he loves you. "I still love you."

You find yourself silently saying:

If only I had the courage to fight for our love,

If only I was given another chance to make you feel how good it was to be beside me again.

I wish that you would give me another chance for one last kiss, one last caress.

And one last moment to say I still love you.  

Then we wake up realizing that it's too painful to spend the passing days with regrets. We are awakened by the painful truth that there are no more chances to say I still love you. No more last chances. Maybe we will no longer get another chance in this lifetime. And that all we can wish for lies in the next one.  We will still find each other and wish that we will not make the same mistake again.

At the this point, all we can do is thank God because at one time in our lives we were able to spend special moments that you we will forever be grateful for. We are thankful that this person has spiced up our lives. 

Thankful that we are who we are now because of him or her… and that life will never be the same if he/she was not in it. 

I still love you.

What a wonderful love letter I've read  !!!