Have the Attitude of Gratitude

At this time during the pandemic, it is so easy to be lured to just give up, break out and just scream!

But praise and thanks be to God, for we have Him in our life.  

He always calls us to come to Him, to be in His presence even when we are busy... either busy thinking about our sorrows, busy thinking about the things we have to do, busy thinking about the future of our kids, our family and so an so forth.

The question is do we stop and acknowledge the invitation to come to Him?

Oh, how easy it is to be drowned by negative thoughts so before it even reaches the level where it dominates our being, call out to Him and pray.  

Just a few hours ago, I was at a loss and I was starting to feel sorry for myself, I am not feeling well (due to non-covid hehehe...), and I still have so much to do.  How tempting it is to just stay at home and rest. 

SO, what happened???

The words, "He who has planted the dream in You has the capacity to make it happen!" echoed in my mind.  And so with that thought, it was like adrenalin pushing me to make things happen and not be lured by the temptation to just scream! hahahaha! To be honest, it was so tempting to do just that. 

I told God, "I will not give up on the dreams that you have planted in me."  And so here I am. Writing.  Because, for several days now, I have been wanting to share the WORLD GRATITUDE SUMMIT but wasn't able to. 

 

YUP, what these past few weeks have taught me is that the ATTITUDE of GRATITUDE is one of the most important things that my 4 kids needed to live a full life. 

If you are not happy with your surrounding, change it.  Do something about it.  Make it happen.

Let us focus on finding the solution and not dwell on the problem.   What can we do? 

And so, it is my joy and pleasure, to invite you to join the WORLD GRATITUDE SUMMIT, to be held ONLINE on August 13-15, 2020.   I am happy to be accepted as one of their ambassadors. :) 

Just click on this link for the FREE Pass WORLD GRATITUDE SUMMIT https://bit.ly/30C8Hab

Should you wish to have a VIP Pass for WORLD GRATITUDE SUMMIT https://bit.ly/2DPruG3

Let us refill ourselves with GRATITUDE, see you at the SUMMIT! God bless!  

   

The Butterfly Effect

Last 2018, I got hold of the book, "The One Minute Millionaire" authored by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen. Mark Victor Hansen is a co-author of the book, "Chicken Soup for the Soul" while Robert G. Allen is the author of the real estate book, "Nothing Down" and "Creating Wealth".

I started to read it and brought it with me for reading. However, upon meeting a young lady working at a real estate firm I am transacting with, I decided to give it to her thinking that it will help her on her journey to life in general.

Fast forward 2020, got hold of the book again, but this time, in audio format. 😊

I was truly amazed at how listening to the book now, is just in time for the experience I am going through. From the time I purchased the audiobook, the idea of the butterfly effect phenomenon really made a mark in me.  

Whoa! Come to think of it... dear Lord... hahaha... My journey, from the time I gave away the hard copy version of the book until today, is an example of the butterfly effect.

The butterfly effect is an idea that is more commonly used in chaos theory. A small change can make much bigger changes happen; one small incident can have a big impact on the future. The term butterfly effect comes from an analogy where a butterfly flaps its wings in Tokyo and a tornado occurs in Tennessee. - Simple.wikipedia.org

Looking back now, it is as if I have planted a seed during that time. I just helped a friend to resolve their real estate problem with a large real estate company, without thinking about the monetary return. The exchanges and visits with the company lasted for more than a year. With God's grace, it ended well, and to my friend's favor.  

Consequently, this friend of mine tapped the little experience that I have with construction to build a building for their family.  

Constructing the building came with challenges of course. More than the technical aspect, which can be studied/learned with the right mentors, the real challenge is the management of relationships with the client, workers, suppliers, partners, and even with yourself.

There are many take away from the book, and one of them is the reminder that we have to have a high level of integrity in whatever we do. Yes. It is a must. 

In relation to the butterfly effect and integrity, lying, if made, no matter how small it may be, will have a lasting effect on our lives. You may not see it yet now, but eventually, it will have an effect on your future. The choice or decision to make that tiny lie has the ability to change the course of your life.

Let us be conscious of our actions, our decisions -the choices we make.  

What small actions or seeds are we planting? 

In daily life, as a wife, do I disregard the good that my husband do for me? Doing this, even if we think it is just nothing has an effect on our relationship. It may later cause the diminishing love of the spouse towards the other. And to think, it just started with neglecting to say our thank you's and appreciation.

On the other side, if we choose to do tiny acts of love, such as a sweet smile sent to your spouse, waters the seed of love and nourishes it and that seed will grow into a sturdy tree of love in the end.

Such is our relationship with God. Our tiny acts of prayer, no matter how small, will bring us closer to Him-- will water that loving relationship.

• Even just lifting your eyes towards the sky, thanking Him for the day
• Acknowledging His presence in our life
• Remembering how good he has been
• Making the sign of the cross when coming out of the house, asking for His protection 

Even these small gestures will bring us closer to Him.

Let us not neglect to do these small gestures -a show of love, of gratitude, of kindness. These tiny acts will tell the difference of the future ahead of you and those of whom you touch. 

God bless you! Gently flutter your wings, butterfly! You are making changes to the world! -- And may it be a positive one!

To Be or Not to Be - An Answer to an Opportunity

When in the brink of making a decision, especially life changing ones, it takes as a while for us to decide.  Sometimes we may have already decided but we change our mind.  Why do we change our mind? Sometimes we are in doubt if we are making a good decision or if we are capable of making it up to our decision...cowardice creeps in... negativity creeps in.

We often ask God for signs and yet when signs are given  we still fear that we may be misinterpreting it.  Of course, prudence and other stuff help us make better decisions.  We may even say that we have carefully planned it and that it has been well thought of.  But when do you actually do it?  When will that decision take off? Your decision may just vanish into thin air. You are decided, yet not moving.

We often equate opportunity with financial growth or loss. Opportunities do not only come in the form of financial growth.  In every area of our life comes an opportunity.  Financial opportunity is something that we usually seek but there are other areas where opportunities are overflowing such as opportunity for spiritual growth, opportunity for intellectual growth, opportunity for physical growth and others.  I guess, opportunity in general brings growth into our whole being.

We are given opportunities to help other people.  When we respond to this, we allow our love for others to increase.  We focus less on ourselves, on our personal needs.  Through this we exercise compassion for others...therefore we grow.

We are given opportunities to be courageous.  Acting on an opportunity requires courage.  Moving towards an opportunity puts out the best in us.  It entails belief in yourself and your capabilities.  We prepare ourselves for the consequences of our action.  We muster the courage to do it. We exercise inner strength... therefore we grow.

We are given opportunities to increase our faith.  We also exercise our belief not only in ourselves but also to the God almighty who provides for us and looks after our every need.  When we believe and do what we must,  we exercise our faith...therefore we grow.

Acting on an opportunity means finding the will power to overcome fear, hesitation, laziness and others.  We find the courage to move on, to get our personal tools and face the promise of success. Your success piles up as you move towards your goal.  Mini success comes when you find your purpose, when you realize that your purpose is greater than your fear, when you are able to say no to to the invitation of your comfort zone, when you are willing to make sacrifices, when your realize that your purpose is greater than what you may lose. 

Achieving your goal is just an icing to your success  because on your course towards achieving it, you have already won your small battles. :)

Opportunities! Anyone? :)