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#YouGotThis Online Summit inspired me to write again
The last piece I wrote was about being tired because I just was. And attending this Planning and Journaling Online Summit was a huge breather for me to just pause, and reinvent myself again. Day 1 was very insightful but I was very distracted with everything I can't do, I haven't done, and I should do. After 3 different purchases of my would-be planner (and journal), I told myself I WILL WRITE AGAIN. I will blog again. So here's a piece of me, doing so. DAY 2 | 11AM TOPIC "PIVOT FOR FUTURE SUCCESS - Reinvent yourself and to…
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…
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's Caring Cup Project : Where My Weary Soul Found Rest
Being a first-time mom who's also working full-time, I was emotionally and physically struggling to make ends meet and keep myself together. I was in search for solitude. I was yearning to find answers to questions deeply rooted in the desires of my heart. I needed a break. I needed to let God speak to me through other people because I couldn't do it alone anymore. Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's "MomMe Time" Event was the perfect retreat I needed, and everything was indeed orchestrated by the Lord to answer my pray…
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…
#162 : Let Love Grow, Let Love Be
Let this be the beginning of another chapter of our lives, side by side, hand in hand; two for, and against; together, in every milestone; together, in good and bad days, from worse to having better, overcoming the worst and celebrating the best "It's not perfect, but we're getting there" After all, to strive for perfection is having Him in the center. God is love, and love is God. ...and we are learning to be more like Him, we are growing as we strive for this goal, we are '…
#159 : Time and Commitment
The countless drafts I've made haunt me in two different ways - I lost a part of me somewhere in between because I did not write about a moment, my thoughts, and the melody in my heart. Writing has always brought about everything that's true about me, writing makes me feel alive through the gravity of pain or joy that drives me to to do so. Writing is my way of remembering. . . remembering who I really am - the depths of my heart and the whirlwind of thoughts, who I want to be and how I'm getting there - at times life makes …
Day 158 : Remember This Smile
These are probably two of the last few photos of me last year I would want to remember. Having been through a lot, this smile is by far the most genuine, despite a few melancholic secrets behind it. I'm here, I made it, and I'm ready for God's surprises this 2015.
Day 146 : Thinking Too Loud
I must admit that there are times I've been a victim of my own thoughts. You see, there's so much power in our thoughts that it triggers emotions, emotions with an almost unbearable intensity that it propels us to act on it or say something about it. At the most, I think we become vulnerable when we do so. At least, it's how I feel. As much as I know that my thoughts are beautiful and lovely especially when I am at my most joyful state, my thoughts can sometimes grow into a hurricane and can be damaging like a storm. Again…
Day 143 : What About LOVE?
Backtrack : Mid December "A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep. No matter how your heart is beating, the dream that you wish will come true" I witnessed four types of love, listed in order of 'understanding': - the Disney kind of love ( specifically pertaining to Beauty and the Beast, Poccahontas, Shrek, Mulan, Rapunzel, Frozen) that makes you believe in perfect timing, that love can conquer all, that love can be magical, that love can be genuine and true; - the Nicholas Sparks kind of love…
Day 141 : The Remedy for Busy Thoughts
Backtrack : Mid-December I will quiet you with my love. - Zephaniah 3:17 I thought I had it all figured out. I've never been this strained with the noise of my thoughts. I know the signs, I see it clearly : There is unnecessary stress, emotions that shouldn't be triggered, and it sometimes chokes me to tears. I'm one that feels deeply, when it comes to the things I am most passionate about; when it comes to the little things that bring me joy; when it comes to the people I love; when it comes to the things that matte…
Day 137 : Breaking Strongholds
I tried. I really did. I tried to bloom where I was planted. But I failed. How can you bloom in rocky ground in the first place?! I sunk myself deep in that pool of failure for too long. I made attempts to swim up, God knows I made several attempts...but the weight was too heavy. Until everything started to pile up. I must admit it was a mistake to have let it drain every ounce of motivation I had. That's the thing - soon, I realized there was little to none. Sure, someone out there would be thankful to be in my p…
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 130 : Writing, Music, Time and Love
All in one photo - Writing, Music, Time and Love. || My thoughts like a whirlwind on canvas; the beat of my heart in harmony with my song; leaving traces of my soul in every memory; the most beautiful paradox that breathes life into everything. I can't believe I finally have my journal! I've waited quite a very long time for this to come to life, from searching on Etsy to checking Fully Booked branches for their plain leather journals. . . The joy in the room was very palpable, as I was unwrapping the package earlier this even…
Day 126 : Sunshine through your Window
How are you this October? I'm feeling spectacular, thank you. My post ( Timed Thoughts ) written a week ago might tell you otherwise but I'm absolutely far from that state today. I'm thankful I had to experience that kind of storm surge caused by my thoughts because it allows me to embrace that side of me that I think is most fragile, and I'm also thankful I didn't go through it alone. Truth be told, the succeeding days have lead me to pick out more valuable things to ponder on, especially with how new t…
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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