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Psalm 23

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from Afterhours Inspirational Stories

The lord is my programmer; I shall not crash.
He installed his software on the hard disk of my heart;
all of his commands are user-friendly.
His directory guides me to the right choices for his name's sake.
Even though I scroll through the problems of life,
I will fear no bugs, for He is my backup.
His password protects me.
He prepares a menu before me in the presence of my enemies.
His help is only a keystroke away.
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life,
and my file will be merged with his and saved forever.
Amen

MY WISH FOR YOU...

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...My Love, My Friend.
-Where there is pain,
I wish you peace
and mercy.

-Where there is self-doubting,
I wish you a renewed confidence
in your ability to
work through it.

-Where there is tiredness,
or exhaustion,
I wish you understanding,
patience, and renewed strength.

-Where there is fear,
I wish you love, and courage.





I'm Addicted to Quotes Like These. My 1st Installment.

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It’s so easy to lay down your heart to someone you feel your fooling for… what’s hard is when they pick it up and give it back to you.

Sometimes you ignore the truth
Sometimes you ignore the pain
Sometimes your ignore the consequences
Just for someone
Who is always ignoring you….


No matter how painful your decision has been, as long as you can sleep well at night, it means that you made the right choice……

Sometimes we can’t let go of HURT… Because it’s a constant reminder of one great love story we neve expected to come to an end… L

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation…. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use it in all other relationships and areas of your life…It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant…Thank you, for being a part of my life, whether you were for a reason, a season or a lifetime. J

LOVE is not the only reason why a relationship stands for years or until forever. We might think that love holds a relationship, but what if you love too much and forget that love can also weaken, or worst destroy a strong relationship?

LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH…

The secret of having a strong lasting relationship is by trusting the one you love; accept his/her weaknesses or mistakes…

It’s not how many times you have forgiven, but how you have shown understanding. J


A perfect partner in life is someone you can be with and talk about anything without realizing that the day was over.. Someone who will always listen and feel twice the joy or pain you’re going thru. When you start to feel that “connection“, never let it go because there is more to companionship than to love only. Because in the end, when all else fails and are consumed, you will always hold on to those times when you don’t even need to hear the words I LOVE YOU… L


Don't Skim, read it, word for word. hehe.

THE GREATEST ADVICE -Rick Warren, the Purpose Driven Life

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Don't date because you are desperate.
Don't marry because you are miserable.
Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don't phi lander because you think you are irresistible.

Don't associate with people you can't trust.
Don't cheat. Don't lie. Don't pretend.
Don't dictate because you are smarter.
Don't demand because you are stronger.

Don't sleep around because you think you are old enough & know better.
Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
Don't sell yourself, your family, or your ideals.
Don't stagnate!

Don't regress.
Don't live in the past. Time can't bring anything or anyone back.
Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr. Right.
Don't throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your biological clock is ticking.

Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.
Start a new career.
Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of life's more hasty decisions.

To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.
To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.
To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.
Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.

To make yourself happy, pursue your passions & be the best of what you can be.
Simplify your life. Take away the clutter.
Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and dangerous liaisons.
Don't abandon your responsibilities but don't overdose on duty.

Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself.
Don't commit when you are not ready.
Don't keep others waiting needlessly.

Go on that trip. Don't postpone it.
Say those words. Don't let the moment pass.
Do what you have to, even at society's scorn.

Write poetry.
Love Deeply.
Walk barefoot.
Dance with wild abandon.
Cry at the movies.

Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you.
You light up your life.
You drive yourself to your destination.
No one completes you - except YOU.

It isn't true that life does not get easier with age.
It only gets more challenging.
Don't be afraid. Don't lose your capacity to love.
Pursue your passions.

Live your dreams.
Don't lose faith in God.
Don't grow old. Just grow YOU!

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back.
Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give to someone is your time.
Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is T-I-M-E because the essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves.
God is good all the time!

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My First Photo Manipulation. I hope someone recognizes it.

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I've been messing up with my new photo editing software and this is what i come up with. I hope someone from my F list recognizes it, because he used to send me this photo in an email. I just loved it and its the first to thing that comes into my mind when i decided to work on something with this photo editor. There's more to come in the future so i hope you watch out for it.

Love is not wonderful all the time.

You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.

“Love that we can not have is the one that lasts the longest, hurts the deepest and feels the strongest...”

“Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they've been betrayed, to those who still love even though they've been hurt before.”

“If they can’t get close enough to hurt you, they can’t get close enough to love you.“If they can’t get close enough to hurt you, they can’t get close enough to love you.

You make me stronger by breaking my heart.

TRUE LOVE IS NOT SELFISH Though it seeks fulfillment![Originally created and posted by a friend.]

Have you loved someone?
Has your heart been on fire?
What can that feeling be?
It never will leave you!
No matter if you need to shake it,
It clings to you heart like the tentacles of a nine.
You are mesmerized by it,
You see only the subject of your emotions,
Seemingly blinded to outside interference.
She seems to be a goddess,
With no fault you can find.
Her hair is like no other hair,
Her face like that of an angel.
There is a glow that emanates from her.
It can be seen even without her presence.
In her words you avail yourself of her.
They are like morsels of sweet food each one.
As you walk with her, as you talk with her,
Your caring feelings build higher and higher.
It is unstoppable.
Nothing will bring you down.
This love is not mean or angry.
This love is sharing and caring.
It is unselfish.
It takes no prisoners.
It is soft and gentle.
It is warm and delightful.
When your heart beats with it’s passion,
The warmth of it heats your soul.
Over and over you ask yourself,
Who am I, where am I , what am I doing?
Am I in a dream?
Am I floating in midair?
“Catch me now for I may fall!”
“Bring me to my senses!”
What if she does not share this passion?!
What if the feeling goes only one direction?!
Do I loose the connection?
Is she the one to blame?
True love will not faint!
True love asks no favors!
You are the slave to it.
You only wish it could be the two of you.
You only give, and if getting ever comes,
You then will be complete.

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Watch and Learn.

Look for good things..

Take a look at the HAPPIEST people you know
and you will notice something.
They haven't had the EASIEST lives!
Happy people have usually suffered and struggled MORE than most.
But in the process, they have learned to look for GOOD THINGS in life.

And have you noticed this ...
When we look for good things in situations - or people - we FIND them.
When we look for bad things, we FIND them.

So it's not changing your situation that makes you happier.
It's changing your THINKING!

If you go looking for faults in your job or your mother or your wife,
you will find plenty.

Some people spend their life looking for faults -
and then they tell you, "I'm just being REALISTIC!"
It is not realistic!
It is NEGATIVE!

Happy people continually ask themselves,
"What is good about this situation?"

EXAMPLE:
You are stuck in traffic. You ask yourself, "What's GOOD about it?"
* You have time to listen to your favourite CD's.
* You can plan your day.
* It's better than walking!

EXAMPLE:
You are short of money. You ask, "What's GOOD about having no cash?"
* You learn to appreciate things that money can't buy.
* You become more determined to succeed.
* You find out who your friends are!

You might say, "That's nuts! It's kidding myself."
Not so!

Looking for good things is a key to happiness.

So your mission for the next 24 hours?
In every situation, look for GOOD THINGS.

It may be hard at first, but it becomes automatic.
As "looking for positives" becomes a habit,
you will become happier and happier.

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Andrew Matthews

Another Victory for us Filipinos.

Manny Pacquiao wins again, the new WBC Lightweight Division Champion. Go Pinoys!!!

I'm messing around. hehe.

:D :cat: :devil: :devil: Har har har.:devil: :devil: :D :headbang:

[Games]I'm playing....

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I can't be more proud, come home Pinoys!

The Seed

Once upon a time, there was a seed and because it was only a seed, nobody cared to notice it. Thus, gripped by a sense of inferiority, the seed gave no importance to his existence.

Then one day, a wind picked him up - randomly or otherwise he didn't know - and threw him mercilessly on an open field under the sweltering sun. He was confused. Why would anything do such a thing? But instead of any copasetic answers, he was provided with rain (in addition to sunlight); sometimes in drizzles and sometimes in torrents.

Meanwhile time flew and years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side. "Thank you God for this. I really needed some rest," he heard the traveler say.

"What are you talking about?" The seed promptly asked. He thought the man was making fun of him. Sure, he had witnessed many people sitting by his side - more so in recent years - but no one ever spoke to him like that.

"Who is this?" The man was startled.

"This is me. The seed."

"The seed?" The man looked at the giant tree. "Are you kidding me? You are no seed. You are a tree. A goliath of a tree!"

"Really?"

"Yes! Why else do you think people come here?"

"What do they come here for anyways?"

"To feel your shade! Don't tell me you didn't know you had grown over time."

A moment passed before the traveler's words struck the chord of realization within him.

The seed, now a prolix tree, thought and smiled for the first time in his life. The years of relentless tortures by the sun and the rain finally made sense to him.

"Oh! That means I'm not a tiny-flimsy seed anymore! I wasn't destined to die unnoticed but was actually born to strip people of their lassitude. Wow! Now that's a life worth a thousand gems!"

A touching story for parents who are so busy at work...

A small touching story mainly for professionals. ..

A man came home from work late, tired and
irritated, to find his 5-year
old son waiting for him at the door.
SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

DAD: "Yeah sure, what it is?" replied the man.
SON: "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"
DAD: "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a
thing?" the
man said angrily.

SON: "I just want to know.. Please tell me, how much do you make an
hour?"
DAD: "If you must
know, I make $20.00 an hour."
SON: "Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: "Daddy, may I please borrow $10.00 ?"

The father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that is so you can
borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you
march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you
are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish
behaviour."

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's
questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to thedoor of the little boy's room and opened the door.
"Are you asleep, son?" He asked.

"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.

"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier" said
the man.

"It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you.
Here's the
$10.00 you asked for."
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!" He
yelled.

Then, reaching
under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The
man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The
little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.


"Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father
grumbled.
"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy
replied.
"Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?

Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he
begged for his forgiveness.

It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We
should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some
time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts.


Do remember to share that $20.00 worth of your time with someone you
love.
If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily
replace us in a matter of days.
But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest
of their lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our
family.

PLS READ WITH FAITH.. This is an awesome prayer.

Believe it and you shall be blessed.

The problem with many of us is that we don't believe that God will open a
Window and pour out blessings that we won't have room to receive them. I
Dare anyone to try God. He is true to His word. God cannot lie and His
Promises
are sure.

Three things will happen to you this coming week:

(1) You will find favour with someone you don't expect;
(2) You will be too relevant to be ignored;
(3) You will encounter God and you will never remain the
same again.

My prayer for you today:

The eyes beholding this message shall not behold evil, the hands that will
send this message to others shall not labour in vain, the mouth saying
Amen To this prayer shall laugh forever.
Remain in God's love as you send
this Prayer to everybody y on y our list. Have a lovely journey of life!
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and He will never fail you because
He is AWESOME! If you truly need a blessing, continue reading this
email:

Heavenly Father, most Gracious and Loving God, I pray to you that you
Abundantly bless my family and me. I know that you recognize, that a
Family is more than just a mother, father, sister, brother, husband and
wife, but all who believe and trust in you. Father, I send up a prayer
request for blessings for not only the person who sent this to me, but for
me and all that I have forwarded this message on to. And that the power of
joined prayer by those who believe and trust in you is more powerful
than anything.. I thank you in advance for your blessings. Father God,
deliver the person reading this right now from debt and debt's burdens.
Release your Godly wisdom that I may be a good steward over all that
You
have given me Father, for I know how wonderful and mighty you are and how
if we just obey you and walk In your word and have the faith of a
mustard seed that you will pour out blessings. I thank you now Lord for
the recent blessings I have received and for the blessings yet to come
because I know you are not done with me
yet.

In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen

[Music]Maybe by Neocolors.



A song for myself.

Walang akong magawa.



I was bored so i created this. Actually i do, i fill the back portion of my notebooks with these. Sighs. I haven't done this for quite a while now. I dont know what makes me or why i am doing it again.

Walang akong magawa.

Sighs, hehe, Another tag post for judyiskool and gift2give. Sorry girls. LOL

Rules:
Answer the questions, you can answer yes or no, but it may require some details.
Notify the person you tag by sending this link to them and by putting their name on the title of your tag post. You have to tag 2 persons only.

I was tagged by Uttopia

1)What was your most embarrassing moment in your life?
LOL. I have a lot. Too many to mention actually, but the recent one is that when i went to the library to cool down because its so very hot and humid that day, i went to the computer room to surf the net. Yet it surprise me that i saw a yahoo and messenger icon on the desktop im using, normally, it is prohibed to chat on our library computers. So out of curiousity, i clicked in msn. Then a window popup, says 'Access denied!". and a little while later, the librarian page something like this, "Whoever is using pc no.23, no messengers please, next time you'll be ask to leave the room." I feel that everything stops that time. no one's typing, no commotions, i feel that everyone is looking at me. I am using pc no.23.

2)What is worst meal you ever had?
Yay! It was a long time ago, my brothers are having a drinking session with his friends and as i normally do, i like joining in, but im not drinking, i only dig in and indulge myself with the food, there is a platter that seems so appealing and smells delicious, i took a bite, then another and another until i almost empty the plate. I didnt notice their reactions at first until, Someone ask me "You like it?Want some more?" and i said "Yes,sure, this one is delicious." Then they burst out laughing. And i ask, "What?" "why?". And they said, "You've just eaten a platter full of frogs legs, Hanhan."

3)What one thing make hairs on your back stand up and creep you out?
Stranges apparitions, sometimes, my eyes is playing tricks on me, then, i would just feel it. Goosebumps and all.

4)What one movie made you have nightmare after watching?
Jeepers Creepers and House of Wax

5)Have you ever broken bone or need stitches?
Yeah, when i was so young to remember. Got two three stitches for bumping my head on a corner of a desk drawer.

6)What was your worst nightmare date?
Haven't been on a date.

8)What your worst birthday gift?
My aunt gave me a small dress, we havent met for a long time and it was my sixteen birthday. She thought that i was only 13 and small in size like my mom.

9)Ever been skinny dipping?
Haven't. But i do take off my swimsuit underwater out of curiousity, does that count?.

10) Have you ever stolen any thing?
I forgot to return a book from a library when i was in highschool, if you call that stlealing.

11)Have you ever lied to your parents?
Yes, can't explain further.

12)Have you gotten in trouble with law?
Yeah, hehe, jaywalking. One of my embarassing moment.

13)Have you ever taken nude photos of self or make sex video?
Hmmmmmm, I wish. LOL. Just kidding.