The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on my life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes.

- Charles Swindell

Today, I choose to have a positive attitude.  Who’s with me?

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Here are the 10 Ways (or I might say guidelines) to love your kids and spouses.

1) listen without interrupting. (Proverbs 18)
2) speak without accusing. (James1:19)
3) give without sparing. (Proverbs 21: 26)
4) pray without ceasing. (Colossians 1:9)
5) answer without arguing. (Proverbs 17:1)
6) share without pretending. (Ephesians 4:15)
7) enjoy without complaint. (Philippi ans 2:14)
8.) trust without wavering. (Corinthians 13:7)
9) forgive without punishing. (Colossians 3:13)
10) promise without forgetting. (Proverbs 13:12)

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"It’s choice – not chance – that determines your destiny."
Jean Nidetch

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I have been going over pictures of the family from 2005 onwards. It really is a good thing I’m such an addict in taking pictures. And this is me being senti today. I see us go through bad times, poor times, good times, times that would have been better if I did this, didnt do that, prioritized this, gave way a little, focused a little, etc. etc. I never thought that going through the pictures, particularly the 2007 ones, would make me sooo…hmm, how do you choose the word? Reflective? I saw the instances that forced me to choose between crossroads that year, and now I realize why I made those choices. It also reminded me of the things that hurt and dangered my family so I will not do the same blunders again. And this is not even solely based on quitting work and moving to the province. It’s the decisions we make, Edil and I, as parents, to be there for our kids. I think in 2007, I was working so hard that money was pouring in (my parents were in the US for six months) and I was able to afford two maids, foot the housebills and everything else with Edil not having work. But we were never so poor in our entire life! I was gone 12 hrs a day came home to work some more, slept when I had the time, watch the kids and just let the year pass by. Now last year, life was so slow I was afraid it has forgotten me, you know. So scary.

So what is the point of this entry? Wala lang. Gusto ko mag-drama

“Change is the only thing constant in the world. You need to live with it.”
2008 was a year of big, scary changes. Totally life-changing. We took big leaps. We moved from the city to the province. After five years of working in a great company, I resigned to stay at home. I knew we could have taken small steps to initiate the change but somehow I was so sure we would never have made that drastic change if we didnt do it big time – so very characteristically US. “One time Big Time.” While I can say the change was really good for the kids, I really cannot say for now if it has been good for me. Out of the four of us in the family, I was the one who had to deal with this change the most. Sometimes I get depressed, scared shitless of something I dont have any control of because I cannot do anything about it for now. However, this is all a lesson of faith and trust for me. Faith for the Man Up there. Trust in my husband. Trust in THIS family – that together we will be able to work things through. I never knew moving houses and changing jobs will affect me so much. It just goes to show how much my identity was based on NEEDLESS things. I have a lot to learn. 15 October 2008

I have a lot to learn.

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We live minutes away to a popular getaway destination due to its cold weather. Since we live in a mountainous area, vehicular accident occurrences are high. Add to the geographic problem the high incidence rate of drunk driving. Since most come from dining restaurants and may have consumed a lot of alcohol, many incidents happen during late at night and early morning.

That is why I worry a lot when Edil goes home when it is dark already. It is not that I do not trust his driving skills, I just don’t trust  the roads and the other drivers he will be on the road with.

We are really quite passionate with getting people educated in drunk driving. My husband’s sister got involved in a vehicular accident when she was 15, from the same place that is a popular one for accidents because of the road curves. The driver was drunk and because of that, she was left paralyzed from the waist down ever since.

A close friend also experienced a loss due to a vehicular accident caused by drunk driving. They needed to contact the help of a Massachusetts OUI Lawyer to be able to get their settlement from the driver.

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