"ENOUGH"

There are times like these when you have just thought in your mind and say that you already have had ENOUGH of everything that you have been through. You say, " I can't do this anymore." You had too much. You are no longer happy with what you are doing.

"I'VE HAD ENOUGH." 

As I have said before, we can NEVER be strong all the time. Sometimes, we just have to say to ourselves that it's time to give it a rest. Let go of the suffering that you have been going through. Learn to say NO and to STOP. 

PAIN is an inevitable part of life that comes to straighten our ways and to make us stronger. When we experience pain, be happy afterwards for you know that you'll come out stronger and wiser the next time you encounter those kinds of problems. Life, as we know it, was never meant to be easy and so we sometimes say to ourselves that it is already enough. 

But God is a loving God. He would never want His children to suffer too much from all the pain that they have been going through. Which is why, in the midst of our restlessness, He is our source of comfort. He will give you rest. He will never leave us nor forsake us. 

And I have learned my lesson. I've had enough of this unbearable pain that I have been going through for such a long time. I guess it is already time for me to MOVE ON with this pain, and live life with a newly renewed self. It's time to surrender this pain to GOD and start to look on the brighter side of life. :)

God bless. Just took the time to write something since it relaxes me. And, also to release this heavy burden inside of me that I have been keeping for quite a while. 

#signing off

"VULNERABILITIES- fears and weaknesses behind that strong armor"

Open, Exposed, Weak, Fragile - VULNERABLE. Such a common word for most people to say who never want to leave their hearts exposed to others. To show FEAR is to show WEAKNESS. To be weak is to embark on a depressing adventure to failure. A state of vulnerability, even for a second, can allow an enemy in battle to plunge in right through your heart and stab it with all his might. Simple as that. Fear is the cause of downfall. Nobody wants to be seen in his weak state. It is a symbol of pain, loss, of defeat. 

You do not get by in this world if you continue to live with your worries and insecurities. You can only live if you learn to overcome them. You cannot face the world if you do not learn to face your fears. Though a little fear is also good. Why? Because although fear may bring lots of horrible things, it also proves in each and every one of us that we are still human. We have imperfections, which is why we have weaknesses. We develop insecurities amongst other people who are better than us. We control our emotions because we hate to be vulnerable. We have problems which is why we fear. 

Nobody wants to show his vulnerabilities because we do not want to seem weak to other people. But fear is not always evil. Having fears will only reveal your weaknesses. In that way, you will soon learn to overcome them and face them someday. There is nothing weak at showing one's true emotions; as a matter of fact, to be able to confess those true feelings is a sign of strength. There is nothing wrong at being honest with yourself about what you feel. It's okay to be vulnerable about yourself sometimes.

 We can never, ever remain strong all the time. At some point, we also have to remove our armor within us and just be free. 

What I'm trying to say is, it's okay to be afraid sometimes. It's okay to have vulnerabilities. The reason why is because they are like blessings in disguise by the Lord. Were it not for these kinds of flaws, we would never depend ourselves on God. We would never learn to be strong. We would never learn our true identities. We would never find ourselves. Recognize your vulnerabilities but do not embrace it. Turn over those weaknesses to God, and they would be God's strength. That is the best way to handle them. :)

 

"A Step Back To the Past"

How would you like to go back a few centuries to the past? Not just a few days, or months, but rather, a glance of hundreds of years back to your own roots? Wouldn't it be a bit interesting to you if you were given like a chance to see your history? :)

I would take that opportunity if that chance WOULD really be possible; and in my case, it really DID. But, how? 

Okay, so I certainly am not talking nonsense here. My mind is not going off to somewhere else, but I am just going to share to you what happened to me last March 27-28, 2013. 

It was the start of Holy Week in my country. It's a very religious custom for roman catholics here in the Philippines,and so it was always declared a holiday by the president. It's usually a 3-day holiday for all citizens, I think. Oh well, we usually go out of town during this short vacation, and this year, our family decided to go into a resort in Bataan. It's called "Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar". Located somewhere in Bagac, it's a 3-hour drive from Lagro, minus the traffic. What made my family choose this resort for our vacation is that this place is quite different from all the resorts that we have been through. It has a touch of Philippine History to it. The rooms were purely antique from the outside, you would feel like you have just travelled back into time. But it's not only that. The sites are the things that would really take you into a historical adventure. If you would just join the guide there dressed like in a native Filipiniana costume, she will tour you to the different structures and houses that go way back into Spanish Era. She'll tell you different stories of some of our heroes, along with the facts that she is going to share. Allow me to share you some of the cool sites that we saw there: 

Historical Houses again

Just some of the rooms- they're called "casas"by the way

Antique Radio 

Old Philippine Cannon (just a small model)

Historical wall bridge

Mga "Iskolar ng Bayan"- The original first seal of University of the Philippines

Houses were still made of wood and stone back then. There were also no appliances before! Haha. There are just a lot to see there, but I don't want to fill my blog with all of those stories. It would just be too long. :P

To complete this historical adventure, we decided to "pretend" to be a part of it- by wearing old native Fiilipino costumes. HAHA! see this:

My costume. (still appears a little too modern, though)

Sepia Type 

My Family

This wonderful journey has been amazing. Spending time with my family and relatives is what made this moment memorable. I am so blessed that I get to experience this with the ones I love, and we all get to share this kind of happiness even for just a short while.  ^____^