20 Keys To A Happy Life

( Author Unknown )

1) Compliment 3 people everyday!
2) Watch a sunrise
3) Be the first to say "hello"
4) Treat everyone as you want to be treated



5) Live beneath your means
6) Forget the Joneses
7) Never give up on anybody - miracles happen!
8) Remember someone's name
9) Be kinder than you have to be
10) Wish not for things, but for wisdom and courage
11) Be tough-minded, but tender hearted
12) Don't forget that a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated
13) Keep your promises
14) Leave everything better than you found it
15) Show cheerfulness even when you don't feel it
16) Remember that winners do what losers don't want to do
17) Remember that overnight success usually takes 15 years
18) When you arrive at your job in the morning, let the first thing you say brighten everyone's day
19) Don't rain on other people's parades
20) Don't waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them

“It's not all about money
it's about helping yourself helping others and giving back.”

You are so fortunate,
but what are you giving back to make this world a better place for others?"

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NEW ONE

If LOVE gets broken,
You can look for a NEW ONE

If a GLASS gets broken
You can look for a NEW ONE

But if FRIENDSHIP gets broken
You can never have the same ONE

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Sulat ni Tatay at Nanay sa Atin (Rev. Fr. Ariel F. Robles)

Sa aking pagtanda, unawain mo sana ako at pagpasensiyahan.

Kapag dala ng kalabuan ng mata ay nakabasag ako ng pinggan
o nakatapon ng sabaw sa hapag kainan, huwag mo sana akong kagagalitan.
Maramdamin ang isang matanda. Nagse-self-pity ako sa tuwing sinisigawan mo ako.

Kapag mahina na ang tenga ko at hindi ko maintindihan
ang sinasabi mo, huwag mo naman sana akong sabihan
ng "binge!" paki-ulit nalang ang sinabi mo o pakisulat nalang.
Pasensya ka na, anak. Matanda na talaga ako.

Kapag mahina na ang tuhod ko, pagtiyagaan mo sana akong
tulungang tumayo, katulad ng pag-aalalay ko sa iyo
noong nag-aaral ka pa lamang lumakad.

Pagpasensyahan mo sana ako kung ako man ay
nagiging makulit at paulit-ulit na parang sirang plaka.
Basta pakinggan mo nalang ako. Huwag mo sana akong

Pagtatawanan o pagsasawaang pakinggan.

Natatandaan mo anak noong bata ka pa?
kapag gusto mo ng lobo, paulit-ulit mo 'yong sasabihin,
maghapon kang mangungulit hangga't hindi mo nakukuha ang gusto mo.
Pinagtyagaan ko ang kakulitan mo.

Pagpasensyahan mo na rin sana ang aking amoy. Amoy matanda, amoy lupa.
Huwag mo sana akong piliting maligo. Mahina na ang katawan ko.
Madaling magkasakit kapag nalamigan, huwag mo sana akong pandirihan.

Natatandaan mo noong bata ka pa? Pinagtyagaan kitang habulin

Sa ilalim ng kama kapag ayaw mong maligo.

Pagpasensyahan mo sana kung madalas, ako'y masungit,

Dala na marahil ito ng katandaan. Pagtanda mo, maiintindihan mo rin.

Kapag may konti kang panahon, magkwentuhan naman tayo, kahit sandali lang.
Inip na ako sa bahay, maghapong nag-iisa. Walang kausap.

Alam kong busy ka sa trabaho, subalit nais kong malaman mo na sabik na sabik

Na akong makakwentuhan ka, kahit alam kong hindi ka interesado sa mga kwento ko.

Natatandaan mo anak, noong bata ka pa?
Pinagtyagaan kong pakinggan at intindihin
ang pautal-utal mong kwento tungkol sa iyong teddy bear.

At kapag dumating ang sandali na ako'y magkakasakit
at maratay sa banig ng karamdaman,
huwag mo sana akong pagsawaang alagaan.

Pagpasensyahan mo na sana kung ako man ay maihi o madumi sa higaan,
Pagtyagaan mo sana akong alagaan sa mga huling sandali ng aking buhay.
Tutal hindi na naman ako magtatagal.

Kapag dumating ang sandali ng aking pagpanaw, hawakan mo sana ang aking kamay
At bigyan mo ako ng lakas ng loob na harapin ang kamatayan.

At huwag kang mag-alala, kapag kaharap ko na ang Diyos na lumikha,
ibubulong ko sa kanya na pagpalain ka sana ...
Dahil naging mapagmahal ka sa iyong ama't ina...


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DID I MARRY THE RIGHT PERSON? ( By: Bo Sanchez)

During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question. She said,

"How do I know if I married the right person?" I noticed that there was a
large man sitting next to her so I said, "It depends. Is that your husband?"
In all seriousness, she answered "How do you know?" Let me answer this
question because the chances are good that it's weighing on your mind.
Here's the answer.

EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with your
spouse. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and liked their idiosyncrasies.
Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a completely
natural and spontaneous experience. You didn't have to DO anything. That's
why it's called "falling" in love... because it's happening TO YOU.

People in love sometimes say, "I was swept off my feet." Think about the
imagery of that expression. It implies that you were just standing there;
doing nothing, and then something came along and happened TO YOU.

Falling in love is easy. It's a passive and spontaneous experience. But
after a few years of marriage, the euphoria of love fades. It's the natural cycle
of EVERY relationship. Slowly but surely, phone calls become a bother (if they come at all),
touch is not always welcome (when it happens), and your spouse's idiosyncrasies, instead
of being cute, drive you nuts.

The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship, but if you think
about your marriage, you will notice a dramatic difference between the
initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or even angry
subsequent stage. At this point, you and/or your spouse might start asking,

"Did I marry the right person?" And as you and your spouse reflect on the
euphoria of the love you once had, you may begin to desire that experience
with someone else. This is when marriages break down. People blame
their spouse for their unhappiness and look outside their marriage for
fulfillment. Extramarital fulfillment comes in all shapes and sizes.

Infidelity is the most obvious. But sometimes people turn to work, church,
a hobby, a friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances. But the answer
to this dilemma does NOT lie outside your marriage. It lies within it. I'm
not saying that you couldn't fall in love with someone else. You could. And
TEMPORARILY you'd feel better. But you'd be in the same situation a few
years later. Because (listen carefully to this):

The Key To Succeeding in
Marriage Is Not Finding The Right
Person; It's Learning To Love The
Person You found!

SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience. It'll NEVER
just happen to you. You can't "find" LASTING love. You have to "make" it
day in and day out. That's why we have the expression "the labor of love."

Because it takes time, effort, and energy. And most importantly, it takes
WISDOM.. You have to know WHAT TO DO to make your marriage work. Make no
mistake about it. Love is NOT a mystery. There are specific things you
can do (with or without your spouse) to succeed with your marriage. Just as
there are physical laws of the universe (such as gravity), there are
also laws for relationships. Just as the right diet and exercise program
makes you physically stronger, certain habits in your relationship WILL make
yourmarriage stronger. It's a direct cause and effect. If you know and
apply the laws, the results are predictable. .. you can "make" love.

Love in marriage is indeed a "decision".. . not just a feeling.
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GIVE THE FOLLOWING GIFTS:

To your enemy . . .forgiveness,
To your opponent . . .tolerance.
To a friend . . . your heart.
To a customer . . . service.
To all men . . .charity.
To every child . . . a good example
To yourself . . .respect

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Quotes To Live By

Cherish things while you still have them,
before they're gone,
and you realize how precious they really are.

Life can only be understood backwards,
but it must be lived forwards.

Everything in life is temporary.
So if things are going good,
enjoy it because it won't last forever.
And if things are going bad,
don't worry because it won't last forever either.

Destiny is not a matter of chance,
it is a matter of choice;
it is not a thing to be waited for,
it is a thing to be achieved.

A journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step.

Never cross a bridge
without knowing how to swim the tides.

If you could not add years to your life
Add life to your years.

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LIFE QUOTES (BY DR. HENRY BRANDT)

"The heart of the problem is a problem with the heart.”

“You’re just a prayer away from a change of heart.”

“Finding relief in your problem is fine, but it will not cure the problem.”

“My environment can give me relief from sin and tension, only the Lord can cure it.”

“You can manage your sin, but that’s not repentance.”

“If it’s sin, that’s good news! Sin is the simplest thing in the world to deal with.”

“There’s no human remedy for sin.”

“Jesus wants to give you peace.”

“You would think that everyone would leap at the chance to get rid of sin. Not so. They want relief not a cure.”

“Your walk with God does not depend on people, places, things or events.”

“You don’t have a marriage problem, you have a sin problem.”

“I am a victim of my own behavior.”

“God’s children have a limitless supply of the fruit of the Spirit.”

“Biblical counseling is listening to a person long enough until you hear a violation of scripture.”

“Anger is inside you, revealed by an outside source.”

“And one day, when the Lord comes back, everything is going to burn — pooof! In the end we will compare ash piles. Will your ash pile be bigger than my ash pile?”

“What your soul needs is a check up.”

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Being A Single Parent

A single parent is a parent who cares for children without the assistance of another person in the home. The legal definition of "single parenthood" may vary according to the local laws of different nations or regions.

Single parenthood may occur as the result of many things. Often it is opted for by the parent (as in adoption, artificial insemination, surrogate motherhood, or extramarital pregnancy), and often it is an unforeseeable occurrence (as in the death of one parent, divorce, or abandonment by one parent).


A single mother by choice is a woman who decided to have or adopt a child, knowing she would be her child's sole parent, at least at the outset. Typically, we are career women in our thirties and forties. The ticking of our biological clocks has made us face the fact that we could no longer wait for marriage before starting our families. Some of us went to a doctor for donor insemination or adopted in the United States or abroad. Others accidentally became pregnant and discovered we were thrilled.

Most of us would have preferred to bring a child into the world with two loving parents, but although we have a lifetime to marry or find a partner, nature is not as generous in allotting child-bearing years.

Single motherhood is ideally for the woman who feels she has much to give a child and who has adequate emotional and financial resources to support herself and her child.

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MOTHER

This is a truly BEAUTIFUL piece. Please
Read this at a slow pace, digesting every word and in
Leisure...do not hurry....this is a treasure...

For those lucky to still be blessed with your Mom,
This is beautiful. For those of us who aren't, this is
Even more beautiful. For those who are moms, you'll love this.

The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is
This the long way?" she asked. And the guide said:
"Yes, and the way is hard.
And you will be old before you reach the end of it.. But
The end will be better than the beginning."


But the young mother was happy, and she would not
Believe that anything could be better than these years.
So she Played with her children, and gathered flowers for
Them along the way, and bathed them in the clear streams;
and The sun shone on them, and the young Mother cried,
"Nothing will ever be lovelier than this."
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Then the night came, and the storm, and the path was
Dark, and the children shook with fear and cold, and the mother
Drew them close and covered them with her mantle, and the children said,
"Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can come."

And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and
The children climbed and grew weary, and the mother was
weary.
But at all times she said to the children," A little patience and we are there."
So the children climbed, and when they reached the top
They said, "Mother, we would not have done it without you."

And the mother, when she lay down at night looked up
At the stars and said, "This is a better day than the last, for my
Children have learned fortitude in the face of hardness.
Yesterday I gave them courage.
Today, I 've given them strength."


And the next day came strange clouds which darkened
The earth, clouds of war and hate and evil, and the children groped
And stumbled, and the mother said: "Look up. Lift your eyes to
the light.

" And the children looked and saw above the clouds
An everlasting glory, and it guided them beyond the
Darkness. And that night the Mother said,
"This is the best day of all, for
I have shown my children God."

And the days went on, and the weeks and the months and
The years, and the mother grew old and she was little and bent.
But her children were tall and strong, and walked with
Courage. And when the way was rough, they lifted her,
For she was as light as a feather; and at last they came to a
hill, And beyond they could see a shining road and golden gates
flung wide. And
Mother said, "I have reached the end of my journey. And
now I know the end Is better than the beginning, for my children can
Walk alone, and their children after them."

And the children said, "You will always walk with us,
Mother, even when you have gone through the gates."
And they stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the gates
Closed after her. And they said: "We cannot see her
But she is with us still. A Mother like ours is more than a >memory. She
Is a living presence......."

Your Mother is always with you.... She's the whisper
Of the leaves as you walk down the street; she's the
smell of bleach In your freshly laundered socks; she's the cool hand
On your brow when you're not well. Your Mother lives
Inside your laughter. And she's crystallized in every tear drop.
She's the place you came from, your first home; and
she's the map you follow with every step you take. She's your first love
And your first heartbreak, and nothing on earth can
Separate you.

Not time, not space... Not even death!

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A soulful relationship

If you're not married yet, share this with a friend. If you are married,share it with your spouse or other married couples and reflect on it.


An African proverb states, "Before you get married, keep both eyes open, and after you marry, close one eye."


Before you get involved and make a commitment to someone, don't let lust,desperation, immaturity, ignorance, pressure from others or a low self-esteem, make you blind to warning signs. Keep your eyes open, and don't fool yourself that you can change someone or that what you see as faults aren't really important.


Once you decide to commit to someone, over time his or her flaws, vulnerabilities, pet peeves, and differences will become more obvious. If you love your mate and want the relationship to grow and evolve, you've got to learn to close one eye and not let every little thing bother you. You and your mate have many different expectations, emotional needs, values, dreams, weaknesses, and strengths. You are two unique individual children of God who have decided to share a life together.


Neither of you are perfect, but are you perfect for each other? Do you bring out the best in each other?

Do you compliment and compromise with each other, or do you compete, compare, and control? What do you bring to the relationship? Do you bring past relationships, past hurt, past mistrust, past pain? You can't take someone to the altar to alter him or her. You can't make someone love you or make someone stay.


If you develop self-esteem, spiritual discernment, and "a life", you won't find yourself making someone else responsible for your happiness or responsible for your pain.


Manipulation, control, jealousy, neediness, and selfishness are not the ingredients of a thriving, healthy, loving and lasting relationship! Seeking status, sex, wealth, and security are the wrong reasons to be in a relationship. What keeps a relationship strong?


Communication, intimacy, trust, a sense of humor, sharing household tasks, some getaway time without business or children and daily exchanges (a meal, shared activity, a hug, a call, a touch, a note).

Leave a nice message on the voicemail or send a nice email.


Sharing common goals and interests. Growth is important. Grow together, not away from each other, giving each other space to grow without feeling insecure. Allow your mate to have outside interest. You can't always be together. Give each other a sense of belonging and assurances of commitment. Don't try to control one another. Learn each other's family situation. Respect his or her parents regardless.

Don't put pressure on each other for material goods. Remember for richer or for poorer. If these qualities are missing, the relationship will erode as resentment, withdrawal, abuse, neglect, dishonesty, and pain replace the passion.


The difference between 'United' and 'Untied' is where you put the "i".


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Far Away

You are far away, but you own my soul.
You have stolen my heart,
Another love I could never know.
A part of me, you will always be.
Only your love can set me free.
Free from the loneliness and the pain.
Will we meet? Or is it all in vain?
I pray to my God above.
Please baby I need your love.


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One Tear

One tear fell down my eye
when I thought about the way u made me cry
because to know that u were sad or mad or whatever
u always made me think about ur charm and how ur clever
clever to make me think that we're meant to be together
but u knew all along that "us" would always be never
it hurts to know u played me right in front of my face
and it hurts because my heart wasn't willing to win the race
I must not have been that important to u
but I wont let it get me down or make me blue
but I'll rise above the passion that we had
and always stay happy and never sad
my time may be up with u
but there's always room for someone new
who can keep me happy in so many ways
that will love me till the end of my days
who will keep me strong when I'm hurting the most
who will sit back with me and our love will just coast
and even though some of our times will get rough
he'll be by my side even though thing are tough
I loved the way that u made me feel
but someone better came along and his heart is real
and I'm feelin the compassion for him
how the right guy came along and im no longer dim
but only one tear fell down my eye
when I thought about the way that u made me cry!




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Internet Love (by Virginia Wonder)

I'll never forget the day we met
Upstairs at my grandma's house on the internet
I never thought I could ever feel this way
But instant love is what I found that day
I used to believe that instant love could be
But always with others and never with me
I was truly wrong about that
Because love struck me in a five minute chat
Some people say, love from the internet isn't true
But I know that I was meant for you
Some may ask, how do I know
And the answer is, because my heart told me so
How do you know when you're in love,
Is another question some people want to know
And the answer is, something from inside you begins to glow
I found you on the internet
And for some reason you're the one I can't forget
Some people may disapprove of our internet relationship
But that's ok because no matter what some people may say
I will always love you each and every day.

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When I fall in love

When I fall in love, I want to be
with her always;

In happiness, to smile with her,
and be the one to hug her near.

In sadness, to cry with her,
and be the one to dry her tears.

When I fall in love, I will spend my
every waking and sleeping
moments with her

and catch each moment in its
eternally lovely form.

When I fall in love, I will miss her
the very moment I say 'goodbye'

and my heart will yearn for
the very moment I say ‘hello'.

When I fall in love, all my old hurts
and pains will seem
lost and faded away

and I will be strong and
brave once again.

When I fall in love, I want you
to be happy always, ever

and feel like the happiest
person of them all . . .

Because that's what I will feel,
when I fall in love, with you.

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