Live, Love, Pray.

September 13, 2011

2:05 am,Plainview,Mandaluyong City 

Live, Love, Pray. 

Yes, it’s my birthday! I am nothing but thankful today for this gift of life. Lord, thank you very much for everything. I may not be the most prayerful or most religious but You have always been there for me by blessing me with wonderful people around me. 

Thank you for giving me my parents who never get tired of being there for us. One of my wishes today is for them to be blessed with more healthy years in their lives. I also wish that they know how much I appreciate everything they’ve done. 

A few months ago I’ve been contemplating on getting a tattoo and what I was thinking of getting inked with was something that will remind me of them. That’s how important they are to me. However, I know a tattoo is something that can surprise them in not so very pleasant way so I haven’t done it until now. With or without tattoo I love them so and I am happy that they are with me today. 

Meanwhile, I also would like to talk about the things I’ve learned and lived by for this past year. In this materialistic society we have it’s easy to get pressured to keep up with the rest of the crowd and as a result be caught up in a rut. I often visit a website called zenhabits.net. It reminds me that it is not actually necessary to have everything. It suggests on living with less but living more by really maximizing our resources and being fully conscious of everything that happens in our daily lives. 

Life is not perfect. It has jagged edges. Some edges are sharper than the others but everything is meant to polish. There are things that are beyond our control but what makes the difference is our attitude towards them. So there goes the battle cry “If you can change it, change it, if you can’t accept it.” 

Also, I’ve always loved the beach and surfing.  I choose to deal with life as if I am surfing. Instead of taking on the tides face to face I choose to ride above it. Though tide may be treacherous if you happen to be gliding above it, it could be the most fun thing in the world. 

I also wish that as another year is added into my life, compassion, understanding and patience may also be consistently easy for me. One of the most memorable calls I’ve had while doing tech support for more than a year now was with a 90-year-old granny. She told me that she’s already living by herself but her family was still consistently checking on her and giving gifts for the holidays. What I liked about her based on the stories she told me and the way she talked to me was the joy in her voice, the wisdom in what she said and her kindness to other people. 

Another call that I can always remember was with a 75-year-old man. He was very irritable. He freaks out so quickly. He said he has vacation houses for rent and his problem was his guests can’t access the internet because he didn’t know what the wireless encryption key of his network was. 

Though he follows my instructions on how we can get the password he sighs at each breath. He said “You know what I am not enjoying this, I don’t want any password in there, why does it have to be so difficult!” When I asked him to enter the system key which was on the equipment he shrieked again “These are so small, why don’t you send me a modem with large prints on it?” I thought “So magpapa custom-made pa kami ng modem para sayo? How about a magnifying glass? hehe”

 What I am trying to say is as I get older instead of being grumpy I wish I can be like the old woman, alone but not lonely, old but happy.

To sum it up life is not measured on how long we live, how rich we get, how fabulous we seem to look like but on how well we live each day of our lives. 

I also would like to share the happiness of this day to my colleagues Dave and Kevin and my god-daughter Mary Elaisha Ritual who are also celebrating their birthdays today. Happy Birthday guys! 

That’s all for now and since you are reading this I know in one way or another we have a connection or we’ve got something in common, thank you!

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