LuLLaBye

LULLABYE

Glancing up in the endless sky
Through the window of my room
I felt like drifting away, flying away
I was taken beyond my own imagination
As the cold wind caressed my wrinkled face

The bare sky is clear and blue
It reminds me of serenity and calmness
Even if the world is full of harshness
Just look up and you will find peace and kindness

The breath of the afternoon breeze
Sets me out of all the commotions
that been battling in my mind
It carefully eased my restless condition

As I close my bulging misty eyes
And smell the freshest air against my face
I know I have regain my consciousness
Into the complexity of the nature and life

The rhytmic motion of the clouds
That forms extricate designs against the sky
Not to be compare to human inventions
Their softly features moves my weary heart
And inspires me to heighten my spirit

The stillness of the moment is deafening
Yet it soothes my restless soul
As I breathe out all my worries and hang ups
To be carried away by the parting winds

The harmonious humming and chirping of birds
Creates a lullaby singing to my ears
Reminding me I am not alone in my chanting
That somewhere beyond there's my half being
Singing that same lullabye

Nung manunula pa ako
Aug 2006

I will never be alone (Tagaytay)

    After appreciating the beauty of Laguna the hometown of our dear national hero in my last blog. I want to feature my favorite place on earth.Guess what???If your my friend you would know it is Tagaytay with the majestic view of Taal Lake and Volcano.Of course you would ask why?My fascination to this place begins when I was in grade 5.Why Again?When we had field trip in Tagaytay, like Picnic Grove, Palace in the Sky, and People's Park. It becomes significant to me for some reason that second to Laguna this has been close to my heart since then.I am always mistify and caught in a trance everytime  I see any viewpoint of Taal even just on a bus ride. I remember everytime we are going to Nasugbu Batangas for company summer outing courtesy by my father, I will always arrange that my seat be align to where I will have a clear sight of The Taal View even just for a glimpse of time.
    Little did I know that this will also be the settings where God will put me to a test.Last year, during our Single's Weekend Retreat I have this emotional burden with me which lead me to question God's working in my life.I throw so many unfair questions to him that he surprisingly answers all my questions through the retreat talks alone.During the whole  weekend he never leave my side, I never felt alone.Despite all my doubts and weaknesses he never let me down instead he has shown alight every dimness I felt.And he deliberately ask me, Are you for me? Then if you are for me, lay down all your burden before the altar before you proceed in front of me to present your gifts.As i comprehend his message for me, yet I am still human and I still cried liter of tears in front of my favorite place on Earth. And it took me almost three months until I take a toll on this emotional burden.Amazingly the healing has happened at the exact spot where I cried, I have my bestfriend as my company and the weather during the time when we revisited the Palace in the Sky is zero visibility, eating ice cream, I share every detail of the story and the healing happen instantaneously.And I believe God's work that way, right now I am still in the process of laying down my burdens again and again before presenting my gifts through my service for I know In God I will never be alone.

Advise:Try the Zipline in the tagaytay picnic grove

Every Breath I Take (I love Laguna)

    One time, I was on night shift and travelling along South Super Highway since my work is in Biñan Laguna. And open my windowside in the shuttle and feel the rushing wind upon my face.A realization came to me, what if the air i am breathing right now is polluted in full of viruses like AH1N1 of many more airborne diseases will I be wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus with me wherever I go.I imagine i am always carrying on my back a tank of oxygen to breathe. Oh i will miss breathing pure air and will have the burden of carrying something on my back as my life support. And upon imagining things like that I appreciate more the rush of the cold wind that night and thank God for the air I breathe, I am very much thankful that I am breathing a fresh air. I also thank God for the trees that gives off oxygen for us to breathe. I learn to appreciate more every breath I take and always be thankful of it for it holds of my life.The life that God gave to me.
    And I also grasp that the reason why I work in Laguna eventhough my hometown is Taguig because since childhood I love the view of trees and ricefields in Laguna when we visited my Uncle. It bestow on me a sense of peace and joy. All my on the job training and previous work is in Laguna because I prefer Laguna than Makati or any other places in the city. I recall having a seminar in Makati and because of the pollution on my travel home I appreciate the fresh air and peacefulness of Laguna more and I got a headache on the commotion and chaos of the city.
    I remember my first ojt in Los Baños Laguna, where every after lunch we have an hour break which the six of us spend it under a tree where there is view of ricefields, vast blue sky above and the peak of Mt. Makiling which dictates the weather, if it is hiding in the clouds, rain is approaching. On that place is my first time to see the rain approaching from afar  until it reach my place.I consider that place as a taste of paradise, even the people there are very simple and nice added by the simplicity being not time pressure at work.That's the reason why I love to always come back to that place every chance I have.
    And I come to a conclusion that being  given the chance to see the beauty of nature from that perspective made me become who i am today. A person who really love nature and made me become a mountaineer and a steward of the Earth as caretaker of God's creation being my advocacy in life.

Discipline is a way of life

    When you know what is right from wrong, when you know the difference between to behave or not, and lastly if you gain self control when face with certain circumstances.We first heard the word discipline form our parents then in school and now we are practicing it in our everyday life which includes our interaction with others and our approaches in life's dilemma. It mainly involves our relationships and our personal behaviors.
    As a child, I always recall the word "Don't behave this way or that way or I will discipline you" Discipline being used as an act of correcting wrongdoings or misbehaving.What we are today is molded by what is being taught to us by our parents as the right way of living.For instance we are taught not to hurt the feelings of others, to be on time on our commitments, to be organized, be respectful and to be responsible in every action we make." In this realization, I personally see discipline as all moral values and virtues put into one term.It denotes Commitment, Concern, Patience, Love, Respect, Honesty and Purity.
    Dwelling 8 hours or more at work, it is one place that witness how discipline we are. In dealing with my co-workers and visitors, I must respect, show concern and maintain harmonious relationship with them. in the facility and work areas cleanliness and being organized is my main responsibility. I must ensure everything is in right order and place.In policy and code of conducts, i must always at all times adhere even to its simplest rule. In everything we do ,discipline is at display and reflected. In merely following instruction and standard operating procedures and doing what is expected to you at work imposed your self-discipline.I can show discipline in open-mindedness and by easily adapting to changes for without it there is no room for improvement. Being discipline means not being judgmental and avoid blaming of others, pointing out the faults to other ending up not really solving the issue but first evaluate the situation first to really be able to address the issue.In simple act of kindness we can demonstrate discipline.
    As for myself, I want myself to be discipline in every aspect of my life,. Upon assessing myself I see spots who need some tending, and i decide to fill it right now. But how?And it dawn on me that I forgot the best teacher who can teach me more than my parents about discipline, Jesus Christ whose life in this world best exemplify how we should live by. If I can learn to see every person I come across as Jesus How could I go wrong? Therefore to know him and take him as my model of discipline I can definitely be certain I am on my right path to tending my spots and healing other too like my master do.