What have You Learned Lately?

[einnad]

a wonderful person is worth the wait! no matter

 

how long it takes.

[moichi]

patience is a virtue...

[Guest biancaanne]

I'd rather sleep than think of what's in store for me the following day.

[ButtChicKick]

acceptance, that people could only change for themselves and not for others.

[moichi]

get a haircut...

[tequilasunrise]

You really do choose how you feel.

[Guest Riveria]

The essence of decision making.

[the grudge]

Hindi lahat ng Pilipinong Instik ay maka-Pilipino.

 

As a matter of fact, not all Filipino-Chinese are actually Filipinos at heart.

 

While they sing the "Lupang Hinirang," they sing with much more fervor the national anthem of the People's Republic of China even when they are here in the Philippines.

 

They claim "I am a Filipino" when in front of the media, or press.

 

But their statements and policies are anti-Filipino.

 

I have first hand experience of this. From a top government official who, once upon a time, was questioned about his Filipino citizenship, and subsequently prohibited from running for public office by the COMELEC.

 

They look up to their fellow Fil-Chinese. But they look down upon the pure blood Filipino as nothing more than a chimoy or chimay. Easily dispensable. Not worth treating like a human being. Cannot be equal to them.

[LickMeDownThere]

walang naloloko kung di ka nagpapaloko

[DivisoriaBhoy69]

Developing your Compassion

 

Nothing helps us build our perspective more than developing compassion for others. Compassion is a sympathetic feeling. It involves the willingness to put yourself in someone else's shoes, to take focus off yourself and to imagine what it is like to be in someone else's predicament, and simultaneously, to feel love for that person. It's the recognition that other people's problems, their pain and frustrations, are very bit as real as our own - often far worse. In recognizing this fact and trying to offer some assistance, we open our hearts and greatly enhance our sense of gratitude.

 

Compassion is something you can develop with practice. It involves two things: intention and action. Intention simply means you remember to open your heart to others; you expand what and who matters, from yourself to other people. Action is simply "what you do about it." You might donate a little money or time(or both) on a regular basis to a cause near to your heart. Or perhaps you'll offer a beautiful smile and genuine "hello" to the people you meet on the street. It is not important what you do, just that you do something. As Mother Teresa remind us, " We cannot do great things on this earth. We can only do great things with great love."

 

Compassion develops your sense of gratitude by taking your attention off all the little things have learned to take too seriously. When you take time, often, to reflect on the miracle of life- The miracle is that you are even able to read this post- the gift of sight, of love, and all the rest it, can help to remind you that many of the things that think of as " big stuff" are really just small stuff" that you are turning into big stuff.

 

:thumbsupsmiley: :mtc:

[moichi]

thoughts are things...

[Guest biancaanne]

Marami kayong matututunan pag pumunta kayo dito:

 

Para sa karagdagang impormasyon, pumunta sa

"Sama-Sama, Salo-Salo (Gabi ng Pagpaparaos)" thread sa Events & Announcements section o tanong mo lang ako!

Edited July 19, 2009 by biancaanne

[Guest mirang]

sometimes, u have to immerse urself in an unfamiliar world to fully understand ur own

[Zephiroth]

sleeping earlier than usual helps.

[tequilasunrise]

How to become more compassionate, more patient, and more understanding.

 

...funny a little kitten taught me all that.

[miyong76]

how do a leg lock. lol

[Guest biancaanne]

Subtlety and fewer words, combined with action, led to better and faster results :thumbsupsmiley:

[Seishi]

Slowly building an invisible wall...

[wyette]

to be more patient

[Guest biancaanne]

# 9 Win through your Actions, Never through Argument

 

Any momentary triumph you think gained through argument is really a Pyrrhic victory: The resentment and ill will you stir up is stronger and lasts longer than any momentary change of opinion. It is much more powerful to get others to agree with you through your actions, without saying a word. Demonstrate, do not explicate.

 

 

# 10 Infection: Avoid the Unhappy and Unlucky

 

You can die from someone else’s misery – emotional states are as infectious as disease. You may feel you are helping the drowning man but you are only precipitating your own disaster. The unfortunate sometimes draw misfortune on themselves; they will also draw it on you. Associate with the happy and fortunate instead.

 

# 48 Assume Formlessness

 

By taking a shape, by having a visible plan, you open yourself to attack. Instead of taking a form for your enemy to grasp, keep yourself adaptable and on the move. Accept the fact that nothing is certain and no law is fixed. The best way to protect yourself is to be as fluid and formless as water; never bet on stability or lasting order. Everything changes.

[buriedevil]

That I am not.

[Seishi]

that I surprise myself everyday... realizing how much I value sincerity.

[yellowmoon]

it doesn't hurt to be clear.

[ButtChicKick]

letting go of things that weren't meant to be.

[tequilasunrise]

Angels do exist.