that old pajama feeling

comfort, warmth and familiarity. words that probably best encapsulate the meaning of that old pajama feeling. faded, worn out and probably filled with little (or maybe even big) holes. these are the words that describe my favorite pajamas!

excuse the cliche but they've been with me through it all - never ending homeworks, projects, exams to study for, late nights of arranging project lists, meeting details and other what have you's... they've brought me to la dee da slumber land and back. back to another morning / day of unwashed fun!

i can imagine the elders cringing, when they read that part! - but at the back of their minds, i bet they're wishing for the same - freedom to just stay in their jammies and enjoy a weekend of r & r :)

so why am i writing about my pajamas? forget it. i think what pushed me to write was that itchy feeling or need to give thanks. express my gratitude for having that place or more importantly, set of souls that give me a feeling of peace and homey-ness. it's like, the world can throw its fury at me but lo and behold, i will stand upright. i will stand tall and composed because i know that no matter what happens, i have a place to be me. i have people who care and love me enough so as to stand by me at my finest and worst hours.

thank you Father for that old pajama feeling. thinking about it now, it's a feeling that i can look back at to bust away a grey and gloomy day.

morning challenge

i love mornings.

although it hasn't been easy for me to avoid pressing the snooze button and wake up as soon as i hear the first morning bell ring, i must say, i love mornings.

mornings welcome you to a brand new day! regardless of the weather (though i must say that can play an influence in our mood as well), mornings bring the gift of hope and endless possibilities for the next eight, twelve or twenty-four hours ahead.

so here's a little challenge, regardless of how late you slept the night before, or how warm and cozy your bed is... as soon as the morning bell rings, open your eyes, stretch, smile and thank God for being given another day to be and do whatever it is that the day is calling you for.

a pot of gold

there's a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow. or so they say. gold. money. wealth. are those the contents of that magical pot? i believe not.

i saw a rainbow yesterday as i was moving along the streets of the city and it made me stop and think (literally). with everything that transpired in the last few months / in the last year, it's so easy to just say that we are doomed - the institutions that supposedly hold everything together are falling apart, mother nature herself seems to be on a large campaign to make us see the error in our ways. but then, you see strangers becoming friends, enemies becoming brothers and sisters, love forcing itself out in the midst of hate, suffering and turmoil.

at this day and age, the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow no longer represents the tangible stuff. it now represents us. people, individuals, citizens of this world who hand in hand should work to make things better. the way i see it, the old cliche should be put to heart, "be the change you want to see in this world" - no matter how little, tiny or small, an act of caring, an act of friendship, an act of love can and will make a ripple that will create multitudes of ripples that will eventually change humanity and our world as we know it.

photo: e71

chin up. look up.

when you're feeling down and out, you should do everything to dust the blues away. negativity is a big bully! it'll try to push and squeeze out any joy and laughter from your heart. but chin up. look up. the sky is blue, the sun is shining ever so brightly. take a moment to remember and be thankful that you're alive and able to walk, talk and do magic today - and everyday.

2010 will be a great year!

"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer,

believe that you have received it, and it will be yours"

- Mark 11:24