CHARACTER AND VIRTUE ARE SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE TAUGHT

YOU CAN EDUCATE ANYONE TO GAIN POWER BUT NEVER CAN YOU MAKE A PERSON VIRTUOUS WITH ANY MEANS. IT HAS TO COME FROM THE HEART OF THE PERSON, AND THE PERSEVERANCE OF THAT PERSON TO WALK THE PATH OF VIRTUE.

CHARACTER IS NOT SOMETHING YOU DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. IT DEVELOPS FOR A LIFETIME. CHARACTER IS A PRODUCT OF ALL THE EXPERIENCES OF A PERSON AND HIS/HER RESPONSE TO THESE EXPERIENCES. YOU CANNOT DEVELOP GOOD CHARACTER WITHOUT SELF DISCIPLINE, AND THE PERSEVERANCE TO DO WHAT IS GOOD. REGARDING SELF MASTERY, IT IS EASIER TO BECOME RULER OF A NATION, THAN TO RULE ONESELF.

IT IS EASIER TO BECOME MASTER OF CONTINENTS, THAN BECOME THE MASTER OF ONESELF. THE GREATEST ALLY AND FOE IS ONE--- IT IS THE SELF.
IT IS EASIER TO FIGHT AN ARMY THAN TO FIGHT ONESELF. THUS, THE ONE WHO MASTERS ONESELF IS BETTER THAN THE RULER OF NATIONS.

TO SUBJUGATE THE SELF WILL REQUIRE ALL YOUR WILL, ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND ALL YOUR MIGHT. FOR MANY ARE PUT INTO RUIN BECAUSE OF THEIR SELVES OUT OF CONTROL. THUS, IMPORTANT TO HAVE SELF CONTROL MOST OF THE TIME. IF ONE IS OUT OF CONTROL, BETTER HAVE A PLACE OF SILENCE WHERE YOU ARE ALONE AND FIGHT THE SELF- TO CONTROL IT, AND SUBDUE IT.

FOR IF THE SELF IS UNCONTROLLED, YOU HAVE A VERY DANGEROUS MONSTER INSIDE YOU, THAT CAN PUT YOU TO RUIN, AND EVEN LEAD YOU TO YOUR DEATH. FOR EVERY UNCONTROLLED ASPECT OF THE SELF, IS THE PERSONIFICATION OF THE DEVIL.

ALL HUMAN BEINGS HAVE DEMONS AND DEVILS INSIDE.... FOR EVERY MANIFESTATION OF THE UNCONTROLLED ASPECT OF THE SELF IS A DEVIL/DEMON. SATAN, THE ENEMY OF HUMANITY, HAS ITS RESIDENCE INSIDE THE FLESH OF EVERY HUMAN BEING AND THAT SATAN USES THE FLESH TO CAUSE THE SOUL TO TURN AWAY FROM GOD AND THAT SATAN WILL DO WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE SOUL THAT RESIDES IN THE HUMAN BODY.

THUS, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A CONSTANT STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE FLESH AND THE SPIRIT. THE FLESH WILL TRY TO PULL THE SPIRIT DOWN TO RUIN. WHILE THE SPIRIT WILL TRY TO CONTROL THE FLESH AND GAIN MASTERY OF IT.

THE TWO OPPOSITES WILL BATTLE INSIDE US... AND WHOEVER WINS WILL GAIN CONTROL.

BUT LIKE THE NIGHT AND DAY, THEY TAKE TURNS WHO WILL DOMINATE FOR THE TIME BEING.BUT WHEN HUMAN BEINGS CHOSE DARKNESS, AND TURN AWAY FROM GOD. THEN THAT HUMAN BEING WILL BE RUINED AND BY CHOOSING EVIL, THAT HUMAN BEING HAS FORFEITED HIS SOUL.

BUT MANY IN THIS WORLD CHOSE DARKNESS. THEY ARE COMFORTABLE IN DARKNESS BECAUSE OF THIS, THEY EXIST, BUT DO NOT LIVE. THEY ARE LIVING DEAD.

IF YOU WILL OBSERVE, MANY ARE LIKE THAT WHO ARE JUST LIKE ROBOTS. THEY ARE UNDER THE SPELL OF EVIL, THAT THEY SEEM TO BE NOT WAKING UP.
THEY DO NOT LIVE FOR A HIGHER PURPOSE.THEY SIMPLY DO NOT CARE.

WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THESE PEOPLE IS SELF GRATIFICATION. AS LONG AS THEY GRATIFY ONESELF, NOTHING ELSE MATTERS.

THESE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR TRUE PURPOSE, AND THEIR TRUE SELF WORTH. THEY HAVE SHORTCHANGED THEMSELVES OF THE THINGS THAT WILL FALL TO RUIN, RATHER THAN TO SEEK THE ETERNAL. FOR THEIR LACK OF SELF DISCIPLINE, THEY WILL BE RUINED. FOR LACK OF SELF MASTERY, THEY ARE SLAVES TO THEMSELVES...
THUS THEY REALLY DIE THAN LIVE.

THOUGH LIVING, THEY ARE ALREADY DEAD AND I THINK MANY WILL NOT EVER MASTER EVEN THIS DEMON OF THE SELF: THE LOVE FOR MONEY.

IF YOU WILL EVER COME TO THE POINT TO MASTER THE DEMON CALLED LOVE FOR MONEY, THEN YOU ARE IN YOUR FIRST STEP TO SELF MASTERY. THOSE WHO SELL THEIR BELONGINGS SO THAT THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE TO THE POOR AND THE NEEDY ARE CONSIDERED LUNATICS AND CRAZY IN THIS WORLD.

BECAUSE MANY IN THIS WORLD LOVE THEMSELVES MORE THAN OTHERS THAT THEY CANNOT EVEN SACRIFICE FOR THE GOOD OF OTHERS.

THEY ARE UNDER THE POWER OF THE EVIL ONE AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE EVIL ONE IS GREAT, THAT THEY CANNOT JUST SLIP AWAY FROM IT. AND EVEN IF YOU ACQUIRE GREAT POWER IF YOU FAIL IN MASTERING ONESELF, YOU WILL BE RUINED.

YOUR SELF WILL DESTROY YOURSELF IN THE END... IF YOU DO NOT MASTER YOURSELF.

- hope this sharing will help. it will take a lifetime or more than a lifetime to master the self but those who master it, will be enlightened, and be free from desires.

When this happens, life and death will not matter anymore... for the one who masters the self will see that death and life are one and the same.

They are the 2 sides of the same coin but to those who cannot master the self... they will not understand that all is one, and one is all... and that nothing and all are the same and definitely, to the one who cannot master the self, that one cannot understand, that all is an illusion, and nothing is real....
that what we hold dear is nothing... and what we put aside is all and by our uncontrolled pursuits, we are entrapped in a prison of illusion, and continue to suffer over and over again... that is what happens if you cannot master yourself, you will be under a curse.

A kind of curse that every moment of your life is a nightmare, but you love the nightmares... that you come to be at home with it. Thus, the absolute truth, when we realize it, will set us free.

~From my beloved Mentor

Treat people with respect

How we make others feel, tells a lot about ourselves. Always treat all with respect: from kings to garbage man for there are no difference between them. Accept in piety and no matter how high we rose or how low we fall, we all have to answer to our Almighty God in the judgment day. Remember, we are sojourners, pilgrims, & travelers. This world is only temporary. Let's choose to make a difference in someone else's life starting today.

There are powers on the heavens and on earth that watches

There are powers on the heavens and on earth that watches, what we are doing, and how we proceed.....

there is the reflection of every act done under the heavens, and the heavenly Father reciprocates according to the deeds we have done.... be it for good or evil....

there are times sufferings purify the soul, and the heart, that we may learn to further deepen in our relationship with God.... this is the truth...

for there are times that suffering makes us more human, and that we draw closer to God, when in our trying times, we learn to humble ourselves before God....

thus, our life is a lesson to be learned, and be uncovered.... so that the greater glory of God be made manifest in the flesh.... and dwell among us....

for every event, there are links in between, an invisible connections that initiates actions to come to being.....as a stone dropped on a pond produces ripples, so is a single act of kindness affect the world....

Love everyone just for the sake of our Loving God.

Love everyone just for the sake of our Loving God.

Some people aren't as sweet as they look. What's the use of looking good from the outside when you're so bitter from the inside. They are something in front of you and something else behind your back. Before you sleep at night, think about what you did today? Since you woke up, did u hate anyone? or did u make anyone smile?

FORGIVE everyone and Sleep with a CLEAN HEART.

The heart is like a flower. It grows when it's nourished with what benefits it and weakens or dies when its deprived of what it needs. Protect your heart and monitor what you exposed it to. And remember, don't hate anyone. Forgive everyone just for the sake of our Loving God. Even those who have been very horrible to you.

May our Loving God helps us to become His vessel of peace, hope, light, and inspiration to every people we meet every single day. May God bless us all

Take charge of your mind

Just one positive thought is ten times more powerful then a negative one. No matter your ups and downs be positive and look for a solution. Confide it in God.

If you want success in this world and the next a positive mindset is needed. Make a change today. Drop any negative friends, get around those better than you and more positive.

Develop your character and you will become a much better person and best of all follower's of our Loving God.

Bakit Ang Palito Yumuyuko?

Napansin ko talaga at napukaw sa aking damdamin itong palito. Kapag sinisindihan siya, yumuyuko pagkatapos ng apoy. Natry nyo na ba? 

Subukan nyo sindihan tapos patapusin nyo ang apoy, around 70-90% chance ang pagyuko.

Tayo din, kung nasa apoy tayo ng problema, pagkalito, pagkabahala, marunong tayong yumuko. Actually, hindi lang yung apoy kasama, pati iyong pagkiskis sa gilid ng kahon ng posporo na hinahalintulad sa mga hinanakit, hapdi at kasakitan sa buhay. Ang lahat ng ito’y nagdudulot ng apoy sa buhay! Ngunit ang palito ay yumuyuko!

Ang isang matigas at tuwid na palito ay napapayuko din!
Tulad ng palito, Ang taong marunong manalangin ay yumuko sa harap ng Dios. Wala tayong magagawa kung wala Siya sa puso at buhay natin.

Ang Dios hindi ka Niya bibigyan ng pag-subok na hindi mo kaya. Bago ka matupok sa apoy, ay hihipan na ito ng Panginoong Dios.

At sa pag-ihip Niya sa apoy ay ikaw ay magiging malakas at mapapagtagumpayan ang anumang apoy na dumating sa buhay mo.

Masasabi mo nalang, “Ang lahat ng kabutihan ay galing sa Panginoong Dios, papupurihan ko po Siya dahil sinamahan Niya ako sa oras ng pighati, sa kalungkutan at sa kagipitan ko.”

Tandaan na laging Siya’y pagkatiwalaan dahil siya ay TAPAT mula noon, hanggang sa ngayon at maging kailanman – walang palya! at subok na!

In His presence: we find release, we find hope, we find strength, we find deeper reason to live, to fulfill our mission in life...to serve Him and our fellow human being.

“Answer me when I call to you, O my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; be merciful to me and hear my prayer." Psalm 4:1

Attack Your Weaknesses

by Darren Hardy,  Publisher, Successs Magazine

We hear a lot about finding and strengthening your strengths.
Sure, you should figure out what you are really good at, as it is also usually the thing you like doing as well, and then yes, strengthen it to give you further leverage on that strength.
That’s a good idea. But…

Do not neglect, you must also find
 and strengthen your weaknesses—those attributes or skills that you are not good in, but are critical for you to accomplish your important goals and aspirations.

You must also ATTACK your weaknesses!

I remember a time, many years ago, while working out at a Gold’s Gym in South Beach Miami, I complimented this bodybuilder guy on his calves. I know, weird, but you should have seen them! My calves were something I struggled with. I had all the typical calve exercises in my own routine but they never seemed to grow like my other muscle groups. I just figured they were like your jaw muscles, no matter how much you work them out they aren’t really going to change much—you either have great calve muscles or you don’t.

So I asked this guy what he did to have calves like that. He explained he had lost many body-building competitions in the past because his calves were his weak spot. All the work he had put into developing the rest of his body was eliminated because of this one glaring weakness.

He said, “Then I decided I would just attack them. I wouldn’t work them out like the rest of my body, I would double, triple or quadruple the focus, intensity and emphasis I put on them in my weekly training cycle.”

He proceeded by saying, “And guess what? My weakness has now become one of my greatest strengths. But even if it was just no longer a weakness and only matched the rest of my growth it would have been a great victory. However, in order to accomplish that it required me to multiply my intensity in that one area just to bring it up to even.”

I learned a very valuable lesson that day in the gym. Not just about building my calves but about building my life.

If I have a weakness, one that is essential to the achievement of my goals, I can’t just work on it, I have to ATTACK IT.

If it’s truly a weakness, then it needs MORE attention than other aspects of your development that comes easier or faster.

About the author:

Darren Hardy is the visionary force behind SUCCESS magazine as its Publisher and Founding Editor.
As the central leader in the personal development industry, Darren gets the unique privilege of sitting down with the leading experts on human performance and achievement, as well as many of today’s top CEOs, revolutionary entrepreneurs, superstar athletes, entertainers and Olympic champions, to learn their unique secrets to their extraordinary success.

Darren is also an accomplished entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, private equity investor, corporate advisor and high-performance mentor.

My favorite comments from the readers of this articles:


 "I appreciate your aspect on how to work on yourself to better yourself for success. It is amazing that just changing one word can change the aspect of how you approach something. I have been "working" on my weaknesses ~ now I will ATTACK them because they are thieves that try to rob my success. I will not let my weakness take over! Thank you for this insight." Carolina Gutiérrez Sarceño 

"I like the word attack. I am a fierce proponent of strengths. Using - building strengths - is a great tool in ones' personal armamentarium. I always tell clients that you can never convert a weakness into a strength. one must use ones strengths to manage one's weaknesses. To me - strengths are what gives us energy - the energy to build or in your words attack our weaknesses. Weaknesses sap energy - strengths create energgy. So what I love about the "attack model" is that it creates a new paradigm for me (and my clients) that use your strengths to attack your weaknesses to build them to a point which minimizes their effect on your energy - your success - on you. Just my two cents." Susan Carson

"Darren, I enjoy reading your post, as an avid person who likes to work out this analogy helped me recognize a couple of things. One, I fear going the distance when its a weakness mostly impart to the unknown. To attack my writing, spelling and speed reading I plan to make it a goal for lifelong learning. Two, working out my mind muscle is equally important...returning to school as an adult student has made a big change in my world. Three, to attack learning and recognize the value in oneself is truly a gift. Thank you." Geraldine M. Healy

"I so needed this - YES thsi is what I am doing - attacking my weakness, I am not say well that was close, or what an effort, my new motto - do it until it is done - and keep doing it until I can perfect it! " Nose Knows

How To Know If You Are In Love With Someone?

When you are together with that special someone,
you pretend to ignore that person.
But when that special someone is not around,
you might look around to find them.
At that moment, you are in love.

Although there is someone else who always makes you laugh,
your eyes and attention might go only to that special someone.
Then, you are in love.

Although that special someone was supposed to have called you long back,
to let you know of their safe arrival,
your phone is quiet.
You are desperately waiting for the call!
At that moment, you are in love.

If you are much more excited for one short e-mail from
that special someone than many other long e-mail’s,
you are in love.

When you find yourself as one who cannot erase all the
messages in your answering machine because of one message
from that special someone,
you are in love.

When you get a couple of free movie tickets,
you would not hesitate to think of that special someone.
Then, you are in love.

You keep telling yourself, “that special someone is just a friend”,
but you realize that you can not avoid
that person’s special attraction.
At that moment, you are in love.

While you are reading this page,
if someone appears in your mind,
then you are in love with that person.

You Too, Can Succed!
By: Moses P. Reconalla

We are now living in the information age. Every details and information's we need to improve our life, to restore our magnificence are now available in the internet, in the library and in the bookstore. So, there are no reasons and alibis that we cannot help our self to rise above the ashes!

If you are really sincere to succeed, to reach your dreams and become the ideal person you intend to become, this is the right time to think for a change, make a proper action and seize the opportunity to improve your life. Never wait for tomorrow or next day in what you can do today. For tomorrow my friend, is but a dream and today is the salutation to the dawn!

In my readings, I learned and discovered that all great men in the pages of history were a man of action. They have a firm resolution, an iron will to make their dreams a reality. They believed in their powers. They create their own opportunity rather than to find it in other places and they never make excuses from their mistakes and failures instead they learned, laughed from it and make a glorious one!

Kitto, the poor, deaf pauper, who made shoes in the alms house, and who became the greatest Biblical scholars, wrote in his journal, on the threshold of manhood: "I am not myself a believer in impossibilities. I think that all the fine stories about natural ability, etc., are mere rigmarole, and that every man may according to his opportunities and industry, render himself almost anything he wishes to become."

So, if you're seriously enough to succeed in life and intend to becoming the person you really want to become, beginning today, make a firm resolution to work hard on it. Remember the world always stands aside for the determined individual. The world will makes a way, even through seeming impossibilities. That is why Goethe declares that "he who has a firm will mould the world to himself."

Below are just simple guidelines that can guide and help you to succeed in life.

1. Think always on the ideal person you intend to become. Hold it in your mind and work hard on it until you become as what you think!

2. Always believe in your powers. Avoid belittle yourself. Focus always on your strengths rather than on your weaknesses.

3. Avoid socializing to a person with a pessimistic attitude and character. An individual who is only fun of talking, bragging on himself and always finding faults on others are the person can only ruin your visions and dreams in life as well as can corrupt your good character.

4. Nurture your character. Character is your only valuable assets that can help to protect your reputation from the sharp tongue of the backbiter, wicked individual.

5. Read good books. Books are wise, patient mentors and excellent professors that can assess and teach you to become the master among men, yourself!

Finally, remember my friend, you too, can succeed!

Good luck to your journey in life!