15 January 2017

Colours of Life

          Have you ever wondered why are there different colours on a rainbow? In fact, a rainbow is composed of seven colours such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.  That when one colour is intertwined with the rest of those colours, this resulted to a magnificently designed rainbow.

          According to Wikipedia, " a rainbow is a meteorological phenomenom that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured arc." 

One occasion, while watching a rainbow in the sky, a reflection  dawned on me about life itself. And I  realised that life on itself is a mix and interactions of so many factors. Colours of life could refer to the various stages and chapters that we can be in. Or these colours could also represent the various phases of emotions we come into experience each single day.

Moreover, while I consider myself and others as an active or passive onlookers of any rainbow, we could also take part either in a very crucial way or a mere participant on these colours of life. As William Ernest Henley said in his poem Invictus, "  ...I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."....we also are responsible how to incorporate the different colours of our lives. 

          And it would never be the responsibility of others to check on our growth but rather, we are solely accountable on how we become in the future. Finally, others can only accompany us on this journey but the consequence to any choice that we will take will be our call. At the end of the day, it's us who either will make or break these colours of our life. 









26 December 2016

Sharing Some Kindergarten Experiences of My Child

          As my child ended his pre- school experiences in his centre, as one of those parents watching the journey of these four year old kids, I was also filled with pride, extreme joy, gratitude and satisfaction  as my child finished his kindergarten days.

          As a parent, it is my joy to share some of the highlights of my kid's journey this year. One of those activities on which the children enjoyed so much was their exploration of the writing table area. It was on this activity that they made learnings and fun on letters and on frequency words.



          What was also striking in their journey was the using of the choice self and also to be respectful on how to care for the equipment. The Centre also has a dramatic play area and the kids had the chance to explore it. Then later on this year, they had some Christmas focused activities and just by watching a part of these activities in school, I had no doubt that indeed, the kids had a great time and many moments of bonding with each other.

          Hence, it is with so much joy that I express my gratitude to all the staff of the pre- school of my son and with this opportunity, for sure they became instruments in moulding the character of my son and the other kids. 


3 January 2016

Adding Spices to Life

          As we usher into this new year, we also think about how could we improve our everyday living most notably those of our loved ones. The lessons we have learned from last year will lead us into the right way towards our goal of self perfection. No matter how one clings to the past, yet we could never bring back one past experience to the present moment.

          Hence, as the days of this new year begin to unfold each day, let us also learn how to add ingredients to our relationships so as to ensure a life worth living for on this new year. We could look for innovations so that our activities will become interesting and amazing. 


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         Like when we deal with free time, let us ensure that we spend it on such a quality time with our loved ones, making it sure that our other lopsided gimmicks will not interfere with our more meaningful interactions with loved ones. Considering the modern day evolution of gadgets such as cell phones, and other hi- tech ones, let us not allow them to be our excuses so that we will deprive our loved ones with the basic needs in life especially our LOVE. 

         When we constantly realise the impact of our essential relationships with others then we can also spend time to leisurely and productively be with them. To put icing on the cake, let us make our loved as our top priority everyday after all, they are the main source of our energy and strength.
  




                                             

30 December 2015

Grateful for This Year's Blessings

          Checking back my journal for year 2015, I have found out that my happy moments outnumbered the sad ones. And it is already for me one good reason to celebrate the year 2015. Indeed we need to be grateful for whatever grace that comes to our life. 


         From the month of January up to this month, day by day, manifestations of life's greatness is very evident. From seemed simple and ordinary ones to the more grandiose things, they are showered to us every single day. And one good thing that we can do is to savour every minute of it then extend such goodness and grace to others.

           Indeed this is not really very difficult but at times, due to our other priorities we tend to forget to do it thus we fail to extend to others the preciousness of life. Let us all remember that life on earth is but a passing one and nothing will last forever, so let us try to be grateful for all good things in our life and let us also share with others every positive thing like goodness, kindness etc. so that this world will continue to be a place worthy of living for. 



                                      

30 November 2015

Some Points To Ponder

           As we end this month of November, allow me to share with you some insights into these thoughts to ponder which I believe have significant impact on our lives. Everyday we learn from our experiences and interactions with people and things. One good thing in life though that these are free and available everywhere but sad to note that many among us fail to fulfil this task due to our other concerns.


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Anyone, here are points to ponder and my reflections on them:

" There's no sense aiming for a goal with no arrow in your bow."

          Goals are pertinent in our life yet we also need to equip ourselves with the necessary tools and resources so as to reach them. As mentioned beforehand, our everyday learnings allow us to grow better as a person and through this, our readiness to face the future squarely is attainable. Hindrances will come along the way but if we are determined enough to attain our goals, then we are also ready to face both yin and yang of life.

"The surest way to gain respect is to earn it by conduct."

          Much agreeable to me and I believe it is related to what they say that love begets love thus if we sow beautiful things to others then we can also expect to receive similar things on the process. If we treat others with dignity and honour then surely others will also endow us those two. 

"It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it."

         What is  essential to this point is that we must know how to handle and carry ourselves in all times, both in good and bad times, in smooth or rough sailing moments, in bad or god condition. At the outset, we should be the first ones who know exactly ourselves including our dynamics, volitions, weaknesses, likes and dislikes, etc.. and with this self- knowledge, we therefore are knowledgeable enough to handle those varying life chapters.

          More points to ponder next time around guys. Good luck to all our journeys in life and remember always that the best way to approach each journey is with openness and excitement.


Source of points to ponder: 14,000 Quips and Quotes
                                             By: E.C. McKenzie


                                       

11 October 2015

How to Organise One's Day

          While thinking about what to blog, I tried to reflect on all my activities today and I realised that not just once this day that I just sit idly and hopping from one thing to the other. To cut it short, some time this day, I was not sure what to spend with my time and my energy. 

         Hence, I wonder if how many out there are also like me....that at a certain time, you also just sitting idly and wondering what to do with one's time. It is somehow a given fact that there are really instances we just don't know what to do with our time. 

         Priorities are very essential in our life. I have mentioned it on my previous post before with my other blog that we need to constantly identify and hold on to our long time and short time priorities. We need to identify what are those we treasure most in life. Though I believe that they (priorities) may differ from me to you but I know so well that our respective families take the primary place among them.

         Hence, before going to rest, let us try to look back each day and check if we have been faithful to our priorities for the day. 



                                       

10 September 2015

uTHRiV- Helping Others Through Various Ways

uTHRiV- a company that believe in helping people to achieve total wellness within as well as in the  world around them. 

"The purpose of the company:

T= Thinking: All healthy living begins with healthy living with healthy thinking. 

H= Health: We only have one physical body and in order to live life to the fullest, then we must invest in the right nutritional planning for our bodies so we can have optimal health.

R= Resources: What do we do with the resources we have and how do we earn more time freedom or wealth? We will challenge our Brand Partners on a daily basis in this area.  

V= Village: We were placed here to be a part of a village and to make a difference in that village. 




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Meet the People Behind uTHRiV:

JOE TESSIN:

Joe Tessin has spent his adult life building organisations, leading teams, and coaching individuals as well as consulting with executive management teams. His passion is to help people experience life by design as opposed to on accident. One of the things Joe says is, " everyone ends up somewhere in life so we might as well end up somewhere on purpose."

In recent years, Joe launched "Better Days Group": a coaching company where he worked alongside both individuals and companies to help them experience organisational clarity and overcome many of the dysfunctions that plague them. He also created "Monday Morning Champions", an idea and concept to once again encourage people to maximise their quality of life especially on Monday's!

As one of Co-Founders of uTHRiV, Joe serves as president and spends his time leading the day to day operations of the company as well as leaning on his years of experience in the field to create a culture of excellence for our brand partners and customers.

BRIAN DEE:

Mr. Dee has spent his entire career developing and managing direct sales teams. For the past twenty years, Brian's principal focus has been in the area of sports marketing, managing credit card marketing programs for MBNA America and Bank of America in conjunction with the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, Boston Ruins, and New England Patriots, along with many sports teams throughout the United States.  

In his role as Vice President of Business Development at American Passage and Promotion, Brian managed hundreds of sporting events. The companies include Coca-Cola, Starbucks, First USA Bank, as well as MBNA. His career highlights include managing credit card promotions for NHL All Star games in Boston, Denver, and Los Angeles, SUper Bowls in New Orleans and San Diego, NBA All Star week in Los Angeles, several World Series and the 1999 Baseball All Star Game at Fenway Park. 

Prior to joining uTHRiV, Brian co-founded VizConnect in April 2011. This managed mobile marketing company based in Massachussets went public in February 2013 under the trading symbol VIZC. Brian remains a member of the board of directors. 

As one of the co- founders of uTHRiV, Brian serves as Executive Vice President and spends his time with our family of brand partners in the field. His poise under pressure and experience navigating start-up environments and sales teams gives us the leadership we will need to grow. "- Source

uTHRiV Company Headquarters:

323 s. Houston Lake Rd
Warner Robins GA 31088
contact number: (478) 333-2978

Source:
http://www.uthriv.com

Special gratitude to Judy Garcia- a Linked partner and a brand partner of uTHRiV for providing me with the materials for this post.  For more information about the company, click here:




                                   

15 August 2015

Brings Tears of Joy to My Eyes

         Brings tears of joy to my eyes- Have you got into such kind of experience lately? I mean crying is such a universal thing that it could never be labeled as something likened to one's weakness or downfall....or tears on itself could mean agony.....

         We are into this world wherein when one shares some tears, he or she could then be judged as undergoing certain level pf pain YET the big thing is that his act of crying can therefore be the so called " tears of joy inside out"...the result of a very positive experience.

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          We have various chapters in life. Yet in those chapters, they are always covered into two opposing parts - the positive and the negative. We cherish the positive and assess whatever is negative. Some of those moments that could either give us tears of joy are the following:

- winning the lottery
- having a baby for the first time
- recovery from a serious illness
- coming home of a lost loved one
- reconciling with a dear one
- having the chance to travel to a dreamland

          It is said that crying is a very good form of exercise both physically and emotionally since it allows the release of those negative energies stored in our body and mind. Hence, we should never be ashamed to cry even if others misconceived it as a sign of weakness for what counts most is that we are true to ourselves- we show to the world how we feel inside of us.