good, honorable, and Worthy

I stumbled upon this while googling an image for "leadership." And I just can't let it slide! If you have time, why not read this beautiful entry by Mr. Jim Martin in his webbie, A Place for the God-Hungry.

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Do you, as a leader, ever feel like you are alone in your race? Life is a lifelong marathon. The goal is not speed but endurance. We just want to finish and finish strong. Yet, it is awfully difficult to do this by yourself.

Leadership can be a very lonely role. Yet, sometimes, the issue may be more than loneliness. We may have jumped the gun and so we find ourselves running -- alone. While leadership involves the individual and his or her commitments, values, and passions, it is more than a task to be done alone. Leadership requires others. Leading is more than being aware of where others are in the process. It could be that you have jumped the gun, not realizing that others are not with you.

Leadership is more than telling people which way to go. It is more than announcing, persuading, or even preaching to them. Leadership involves working with people and bringing them along. Leadership is influencing people for something good, honorable, and worthy.

As leaders, we want to finish and finish strong. We lead because we believe the cause is great and the goal is worthy. However, we were never meant to run by ourselves. Life is tough -- at times leadership is extremely tough. How encouraging it is to know that you are not running alone.

And so ...
1. Leadership is not about being a "Lone Ranger." To lead is not to run the race by yourself while others watch.
2. Leadership is about working with people to move toward something that is good, honorable, and worthy.

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Take care, everyone~

Blown away

i've got one wish tonight...
maybe you'll hear them someday

i hope you hear them someday...

Meh

The sound of 'meh' is the sound of a person who thinks so little of your input they can't be bothered to type 'gaaayy.' The person too lazy to articulate their thoughts beyond a monosyllabic interjection and yet so confident in their opinion that they will casually cast judgment on your entire being. 'Don't bore me,' they warn. And when faced with that kind of ultimatum, there's really only one answer... 'meh'.

From my cousin who says meh every now and then. Hah.

Photo by Rick Harris

rules and Dreams

if rules are meant to be broken,
dreams are meant to be shattered.

Dom Helder Camara said
When we are dreaming alone,
it is only a dream.
When we are dreaming with others,
it is the beginning of reality.

But well, Mary Beth Danielson said,

If growing up is the process of creating
ideas and dreams about what life should be,
then maturity is letting go again.

Paul Valery,
The best way
to make your dreams come true is
to wake up.


And Carl Jung,
Who looks outside, dreams;
who looks inside, awakes.


Are you dreaming? Or are you living?

victims of Circumstances

Never in my life did I think I would accept that man is a victim of chance - a victim of circumstances.

It's a little degrading. But, as it turns out, our successes really are subject to the era we were born in.

ferris Wheel

Have you ever wondered why GAMES are so popular? Why is pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey still a favorite children's party game? Why is the Jerusalem game still around? Why SuperMario stands as a favorite past time? Have you ever wondered why even the oldest people still continue to play games?

Oh yes, I couldn't agree more. Games are a source of entertainment. They are better than plain watching TV too. Games allow us to be INVOLVED. Games give people a sense of fulfillment.

All games have an end. A happily-ever-after. If they didn't, not many will play them. Perhaps a little suspense at the end. But there's sure to be a sequel to the unfinished horror story.

Have you ever wondered why?

I thought of a simple explanation.

While playing a game, we stop living our real lives and assimilate a fantasy world. We take a break from real life with all its hardships and complications and enter a world where there's one simple end - the finish line - and one simple PATH to that end - destroy all obstacles.

Life offers so many goals. So many ends. And with those, life offers so many choices. There are so many decisions to make but only ONE correct answer. Sometimes we choose the right one. Sometimes we struggle a little because of our choice. But there are those times when we feel like our lives have been "destroyed for good." When you think about it, doesn't it seem like a great load on our shoulders? As puny little humans?

The fantasy world offered to us through games and whatnot provides us with a SIMPLER life. One goal. One end. One choice. The game ends when we reach the finish line. To reach the finish line, all we need to do is beat up the big boss. Oh yes, you can argue that games like the FinalFantasy series offers so many choices - superpowers, skills, alternate endings, and whatnot. But think about it. You still have to finish the game by beating the boss. And when that's done, it's all "Congratulations! You have won!"

In the end, games provide people with satisfaction. The one that's not hard to get. With all the wrong choices one makes in the real world, games let us see that, one way or another, there is a good end to all these things. Games give us hope. Hope that we - insignificant and imperfect humans - can also reach the good end.

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Life is full of ups and downs. Sometimes, problems present themselves one after another. But what all men must remember is that THERE ARE UPS IN OUR LIVES.

Life is full of ups and downs. The quote mentions UPS before downs. Hopefully, we, too, see the ups in our lives before the downs.

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I feel betrayed.
Jesus did too.
This is what He did.

1 Peter 2:23
When they hurled
their insults at him,
he did not retaliate;

when he suffered,
he made no threats.

Instead, he entrusted himself
to him who judges justly.

And that's what
I'll do too.

ThankYou for
Your Example,
Jesus.
=)

someone broke my friendship Bracelet

last day of school.
sadly, it had to be a bad day too.

sayang, sayang talaga.

THE DEED IS DONE.

Finally, second year life is over. Whew. One year of being a sophomore student has really beaten me up! One year of being a class president has really tired me out... Thank You for destining an end to it all, Lord. =)

At first I thought that once today ends, I'd be the happiest person alive. But I guess I thought wrong. It's my fault of course. I let other people affect what I feel. What I think. I let other people affect me. My brother says I'm immature. But I guess that's part of growing up.

Someone broke my friendship bracelet by the way. Someone. It was not one person. They were a lot. I'm not sure if I'll be able to fix up my friendship bracelet. But I hope I was able to collect all the broken parts. It would be a waste if I will not be able to fix my bracelet.

I wonder why they broke my bracelet. I didn't do anything to hurt them anyway.

What a sad day in school.

ThankYou,Jesus,ForHelpingMeInMyExams!