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Purpose-Driven Productivity in Sales #workWithWonder
I finally told myself ENOUGH. Enough, of this mundane trap where we feel like hamsters running tirelessly without going nowhere. Enough, of settling for "effort counts" without having significant, and tangible results. Enough, of wondering how I could "have been" better. Enough, of the perplexing days where feeling "lost and choked" is accepted as a norm. Enough, of just "getting by" Enough, of doing the same things over and over. Enough, doing things on my own - without the Lord being heav…
DEPRESSION : Road to Recovery Part 1
This is my attempt, to understand and share what I am going through, hoping that in the process of recovery, I might just be able to reach those who are in the same path, and heal together. Thank you for being here. -------------------------------------------------------- Here I am, writing from my hospital bed at 2:51PM, day 02 of x. This is the last place I thought I'd be, and it has never occurred to me that I'd be suitable prey to what has killed many before me. How I wish I wrote this sooner. How I wish I went through this…
PURSUIT MANILA : A Community of All Things Lovely
"This is your safe place", Rhiza said. And from there I just knew that finally found a place to belong. I've waited so long for this, and when I arrived all I could say was "FINALLY, FINALLY. . . I'M HERE.". Back in 2016, I chanced upon a photo that encapsulated my teenage daydreams - warm, pretty lights; arms stretched high; letters and ___, and music. I stalked further, and found out that PURSUIT MANILA, is a community of WOMEN, who share the same faith. WOMEN, who are driven by that faith, to create …
I Dreamed a Dream and Time Gone By
There are people who haven't figured out what they really want in life yet, while there are those who are passionate about their dreams, and desires of their hearts, but are nowhere near them because 'life happened'. "DREAMER" by LAIMONAS ŠMERGELIS Both cases are depressing, and it almost feels as if time is running short, if not lost. It forces you to battle questions of self-worth, tricks you into losing self-esteem, and makes you want to abandon all hope. I know, because I've been there, and I'm still h…
21 Lessons My Pregnancy Taught Me
Lessons beautifully captured by these maternity photos J O Y | 21 Lessons My Pregnancy Taught Me 1 - JOY It's cliche, but happiness is really a choice. I've had to unlearn, and relearn this so many times. It's a matter of "do I want to prove myself right, or do I want to be happy?", "do I let this emotion linger longer than it should and steal precious time away, or do I let go and make the most out of the moment?". The hardest decisions require maturity and a strong emotional compass. So is chosi…
Cold Brew
The coffee's getting cold and I'm getting a little too old for melancholic musings, but here I am, breaking the chain of not blogging because my time is consumed mostly by vaguely essential cut through's. I remember how vibrant my dreams were some years ago. . . Even before the dawn of artsy photos of journals, books and coffee, I already saw myself right there at the corner of the cafe by the window pane, mindlessly writing about well kept memories on my journal, right across an earthy mug of iced vanilla caramel macchiato,…
#154: When God Seems Distant
It's not always a heavenly, joyful feeling. It's not always overflowing, or beautiful. There are ups and downs, just like the relationships we have. The only difference is this - He is perfect, and I am not. His love never runs out on me. For a while, I struggled with getting back on my feet again because of how seemingly busy and fast the pacing of events has transpired. It feels as if God is so distant. I pray, but I don't feel Him. I pray some more, but I still don't. It eventually came to the point where I couldn'…
#152 : What are you worth?
It's often tempting to question our worth based on how people treat us, the gifts they give, the gestures they do, the things they say. Perhaps, this is the aftermath of a series of unfortunate events that made us doubt our worth, because the world was too cruel to allow the most genuine, and loving hearts to be broken. The aftermath, is where we have a tighter grip on self-made standards. The aftermath, is where we build walls so thick and so high that we are almost unreachable. The aftermath, is a pruning process without a specifi…
Day 148 : While I'm Waiting
Slowly counting the days. . . While I'm waiting, I keep praying While I'm waiting, the Lord strengthens my heart. While I'm waiting, I am being refined and polished. -------------------------- I once took that leap of faith and yet everything did not go as expected, and it scares me a little to give it another try. It's inevitable to feel scared, but my thoughts are at peace knowing that God perfectly planned everything to take me where I am now. The frustration, the unmet expectations, the phase where I struggled …
Day 147 : Who Am I?
I was once a girl who used to write because of - dreams long- yearned for but have not yet come to pass, unwritten songs and left over poetry, how the world is treating her and how she thinks of the world, bewildering images of her fears, worries and doubts, scattered thoughts and a flight of emotions, so many questions, and unanswered prayers, how circumstances are at the moment, what she sees lacking, what she thinks should be, scars and fragments of a painful past Through God's grace, I am learning, I am growing, to be more …
Lowering your expectations doesn't mean lowering your standards.
To myself. . . Dear sister in Christ. . . My dearest (future) daughter. . . Lowering your expectations doesn't mean lowering your standards. Expectations, when unmet - leaves you disappointed, frustrated, to the point that you start questioning your worth. Standards, when unmet - increases your patience to wait on what would not fall short of what you know you deserve. Expectations are most often superficial, a shallow surface, external and worldly. Standards look past superficial aspects, focus on what is essential, and are based …
Day 131 : The Heart He Holds
When I feel like I am a failure, when I feel like losing track of my dreams, when I feel beaten, when I feel as if the world is too cruel, I remind myself to be still before the Lord. I pray, redirect my thoughts, and I read through posts HERE , including two of the most beautiful poems below that are very close to my heart. These are my guiding principles, that sum up what I greatly desire to be. I am a work in progress, and definitely have stumbled a lot of times because I am only human, but because God is ever so loving and merciful, I a…
Day 124 : Timed Thoughts
3 minutes starts now. roller coaster. hanging, in mid-air. the loop. no, yes. no? a dream. warning, or subconscious fear? engraved. instinct, or fear? life. risks. steps. leap. time. about time. what about time. time is of the essence. time is gold, time trickles away like sand but when spent well, remain as diamonds. count diamonds, as you make the days count. About Time. Living each day as if it were the last, living each day as if you were revisiting that day. Time travel. lost. in space. uncertainty. lost in the stars. the moon. what abo…
Hello You Found Me
A collection of random musings and poetry, fervidly scrawled on loose sheets and torn pages, triggered by surreal photos, the girl crying at the coffee shop, the playlist on repeat, unforgettable lines from a movie, falling leaves, fireflies and dragons from dreams at dusk, in transit, upon waking. . . the time and place - I could say today or the past months or years even, the emotions that surface through - may or may not be mine, but most certainly it does not matter, these are intangible thoughts, bound to be encap…
I'm a single mom who was once dead to depression but now alive in Christ. My mother named me "BEA PATRICIA", and I will spend the rest of my life living by what it means : "voyager, bringer of joy; noble", for the Lord says "I have called you by name, you are mine". It is my life's purpose to make Him known and my heart's desire to share to the world how His Wonder can be pursued in life's seasons, moments, and soulful spaces. || Walk in faith, walk in Wonder.
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