Lei's Myriad Inspirations

If someone thinks that peace and love are just a cliche that must have been left behind in the 60s, that's a problem.  Peace and love are eternal. They come from within, never without. If we still cling to things that harden the heart-- anger, envy, anxiety, greed or material possessions, we cannot expect to find peace and love thereafter. The world is not perfect, but we have to try not to be disheartened and make the effort to keep all the best wishes close to our hearts, and watch what happens. 11302014

To be more cheerful is to be more pleasant.  It mirrors a bright hope in the heart.  Like the rays of the sun that can pierce through any dark rain clouds,  you are reminded that the sun is still there and just preserving its energy to give balance to Life, for us to appreciate it more.¨*•.¸¸✿ In life, if smile is a weapon and laughter is a super power; I believe, I'm self-equipped and have enough justice in my hands.*¨*•.¸¸✿ A series of happy & kind thoughts running through one's mind, makes a cheerful disposition all throughout. It will show; you can never hide it. ✿♡♡♡✿  11292014

When I was about 8 or 9 years of age, I broke my left arm  while playing at a neighbor's yard where I fell off a brick wall  (yes, I was a wall-climbing freak back then!).  Numb and sore from my shoulders to the tip of my fingers and left-handed that I am, Tatay said, "Gagaling naman yan, tapos pwede ka na ulit magsulat." (You could write again when your left hand has healed). But then, I still wrote on and on, using my right hand, with Tatay and Nanay looking at me in disbelief. I just told them, "Nakakasulat naman yung kanang kamay ko." (I could still write using my right hand). Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously enjoying what you already have. We have to be conscious of the blessings in life and make the effort never to dwell but to breeze through adversities. Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day-- and that should be recognized and captured, and used as an every day joy. Make the choice to s

I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life.  There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten,  but I've loved another with all my heart and soul  and to me, this has always been enough. And that leaves me with the belief that miracles, no matter how inexplicable or unbelievable, are real and can occur without regard to the natural order of things. So once again, just as I do every day, I begin to read the notebook aloud, so that she can hear it, in the hope that the miracle, that has come to dominate my life will once again prevail. And maybe, just maybe, it will.✿*¨*•.¸ ~ Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook 11272014

Don't take offense on haters, but do listen to their words.  They are telling you how they see the world  and what character they truly possess.  Like mirrors, life will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it. The Law of Mirrors states that one can only see what's reflected in them, regardless if it is what is actually present in reality or not. Defy the need to defend or try to explain to others that you're not being whatever-nasty-insult-they 've-thrown-at-you, but evaluate instead all of these negativity and realize that those are reflections of their true colors. Then, decide if a person with those qualities is one who you'd like to be in your life or not.✿*¨*•.¸¸♥ 11262014

Have the desire to achieve, not the desire to beat others.  Always go for the humble and reasonable confidence of your own powers. Appreciation is a wonderful thing.  It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. We're proud of you, babe! ☆ ☆ ☆ 11252014

Random thoughts about winning and losing... Not all dreamers are winners,  but all winners are dreamers. Your dream is the key to your future. Without a vision (dream), people perish. You need a dream--and work hard towards that dream, to succeed in anything you do. Another metaphor of life-- the defining moment comes with the acceptance of a gracious defeat. Talk about doing your best but your best wasn't good enough. Rising at every fall is a courageous act in itself. But then, realizing the essence of why you've bravely risen, makes each fall worthwhile.☆*¨*•.☆ 11242014

We like to make choices that will ultimately make us happy. We ask God in fervent prayer or in a distracted plea to take our side. Then one day He doesn’t agree with us and turns us down. Why? His judgment may disappoint us and cause us pain and discouragement but He turns out to be fair all the time. ~ Tingting Cojuangco Each of us was in your life for a reason. You may not have known the reason at the time, and that is what heaven is for. For understanding your life on earth. ~ Mitch Albom Lift up all your worries to Him and let Him be your guide. Embrace every day with kindness & gratefulness. Above and beyond He guides us through. Always keep the faith. *¨*•.¸¸♥ 11232014

Being a parent isn't just about bearing a child.  It is about bearing witness to its life. It's not only children who grow. Parents do, too.  As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the stars. All I can do is reach for them, myself. Guide and grant me strength, Lord, as I do. *¨*•.¸¸♥ 11222014

Turn your wounds into wisdom. The emotion that can break your heart  is sometimes the very one that heals it. Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us. It has been said that time heals the pains of the heart that are seemingly irreparably broken, but I think the enlightenment that emerges as time passes by is the one that does the healing. It is also by choice that we make ourselves complete once again or be still and see the scars as fresh wounds and feel the hurt anew. (inspired by Tita Witty-thanks for the free delivery!) 11212014

Write from the heart, from the soul. Bring your message across, through written words, articulate your thoughts and emotions, build bridges of communication, to inspire, to animate, to be understood and to understand others. For me, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it. It may also be an avenue to unleash worries, shake off fears, give courage a chance to be reborn, or just fill a blah moment with some damn good worth. 11202014

Host: One of your proudest achievements is standing up to your professor back in college,  now what have you stood up for recently? MQ: When I fell on the stage last Friday, I believe that I have stood up for all the women  who have fallen whether on or off stage. I believe that through this example of mine,  I have shown courage and strength of being a woman, of being who I am. And I hope to be an example to the rest of the women in the world.  ~ Miriam Quiambao (Miss Universe 1999, 1st Runner Up) Whenever I fall, and have chosen to stand up once again,  I always remind myself to pick up something  that would make getting up worthier than falling down in the first place.  11192014

Striking the balance on keeping sentimental  in ever-changing scenarios is like understanding the importance of  something mutual yet in obvious ways, unparalleled with the mediocre. Like genuine love and friendships, honing to perfection remains a work in progress, as we keep on making allowances for the human sentiments while our hearts take pride on mutual valuing. ❤ ☆•*¨*•.¸☆ 11182014

I believe in karma and I believe that  if you put out positive vibes to everybody at every scenario, no matter how others would take it,  that’s all you’re going to get back. For the times that the only weapon I have is my calmness & faith, seeing the good in each of Life's occurrences, I only have my heart to battle it all and I'm glad to have surfaced with gratefulness. Truly His rewards are overwhelming. 11172014

Don't worry about doing too many things at once,  many of them often are not important enough  to even complete in the first place.  Prioritize what really needs to be done and you will soon find you have more than enough time to do it all. For now, just enjoy this thankful day. What we think about and thank for is what we bring about. Feel the gratitude. Feel the happiness. 11162014

Stop complaining and do something. Keep your eyes on the stars  and your feet on the ground.  Goals and aspirations are attainable by focusing your sensibility towards them and at the same time not getting your actions off the course. Lifting it all up to You with gratefulness. heart emoticon  ♕♕  heart emoticon   11152014

My heart will always be brimming  with love and gratitude  as He blessed us,  in His willful time, with a son --for God is salvation (Joshua), for this good looking warrior (Louis).♕  heart emoticon  ♕ 11142014

Life is like a box of crayons.  Many people may describe themselves like the 8-color boxes,  choosing to be basic, predictable and unblended. But what most are really looking for are either the 48, 64 or 96-color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be one of the multi-colored boxes, and though I've got a few missing, it's ok though, because I've got some more vibrant colors like periwinkle at my disposal. Bring in the colors of life today and every day to your heart's content.✿☼✿ 11132014

Find joy in the faces of children who view life as so magical.  Give thanks every day for your life and for your existence.  Your life matters, you matter. Wake up to choose life, happiness and love. ♥ Feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices, to experience and be grateful of the blessings from above. Never deny humanity but instead, embrace it. God is good all the time. ♕ 11122014

Looking forward, never back. No longer content to wait for better times, I will work for better times. All I need is all I got. So I strike up for the new world-- A newer, mightier world. The one I will make to my liking For after the darkness comes the dawn. There is a better tomorrow. The trail is beautiful, go forth. Do something today that your future self will thank you for.☆★☆ 11112014

Our eyes can only capture objects that are already seen in the mind. And the mind can only see things that are already written in the heart.  heart emoticon When your eyes are looked upon by someone  with whom you have faith in, who encourages and brings out the best in you, the glow will show no fear of anything. Your wholeness believes that every dream will come true, that reality will move if you just give it a push.✿ 11102014

The colors of life might not even be like the rainbow.  Most of the time for most people,  they experience black and blue,  more on red than green and a deep brown or faded pink. But that's the truth to be told, that life did not promise a good one and I think we all struggle to make it a good life. Life should be as colorful as the rainbow. Please remember, you are your own painter always.✿♥✿ 11092014

Memories warm you up from the inside.  But they also tear you apart. ~ Haruki Murakami Realize that the heart's memory eliminates the bad  and magnifies the good. That's where we learn the difference between bitterness and cherish. And in all these, you're free to make your choice on what to nurture in your heart. No matter what, I choose cherish.  11082014

Know how to give without hesitation,  how to lose without regret,  how to acquire without meanness.  Always if you have a choice, be kind. I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work wonders in scenarios of unkindness, envy, bitterness and hatred. To live a meaningful and fulfilling life is everyone's prayer and truthfully, this is all dependent on kindness and a good heart. ♡ 11072014

WHAT'S IN A NAME? Here's where my parents got my 'pretty' name-- from an article in a showbiz magazine (Kislap Movies Magazine, July 1961). Back when the days where ultrasound tests weren't required for conceiving moms, Rita Gomez and Ric Rodrigo prepared the name, anticipating a baby girl but turned out to be a baby boy instead. After 8 years, thanks to my parents, the beautiful name have found its real fate right on my birth certificate. Tatay had kept the more than 50-year old magazine intact in our bookshelf back home. Should anybody want to read the article, he'll willingly let him. This piece of my name history never fails to bring a little smile to anyone we tell it to. I hope, somehow, this made you smile, too. heart emoticon  *•.¸¸♥ 11062014

It’s not a good life that makes you feel happy.  It's that happy feeling that makes your life good.  When you can look at the world straight in the eye  and express your heart's content with so much gratefulness and appreciation of true ℒℴѵℯ and kindness, that's the good in life; and it's beautiful. ♥☼✿  11052014

And when two such people encounter each other and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment and the incredible certainty  that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, one's dreams would have no meaning. heart emoticon  ~ P. Coelho I believe that two people are connected at the heart and it doesn't matter what you do, or who you are or where you are; there are no boundaries or barriers if two people are destined to be together. 11042014

Weather is a great metaphor for Life-- sometimes it's good, sometimes not. And there's nothing you can do much about it but carry an umbrella. It can't stop the rain, but it allows us to stand through the outpour. And even if you love the sun, you'll be grateful for its shade. In either adversities or success, we must pray with confidence for a good umbrella.☼✿☆ 11032014

The best things come to those who wait. Don't force things, take a deep breath, be patient  and pay attention to the signals around you.  With every decision in life, in a relationship, a job or even shopping, instead of jumping to quick decisions, take a breath, walk away, wait awhile, give it some thought, and let everything unfold the way it's meant to unfold. Use everyday as an opportunity to make tomorrow even better. Show that you are grateful for being given another chance to make your life even better than it already is.  ☼✿☆ 11022014

She's a mystery.  Within her there's that blank, cozy space that can be  filled with my hopes and dreams.  She was there for me when everyone else was busy. She witnessed my childhood which was something pretty special indeed. She has a past. A mouthless face. A boyfriend. A twin sister. And everything. She symbolizes everything I dreamt the world should be as a young girl-- bright and happy and perfect, and perhaps that is why the public has clung to her so fiercely. For me, she's not just about cuteness, really. In her, it's not about judging or seeing things how we want to see them. That instead of shunning something because everyone else loves it, we must make an effort to see past that, and learn to appreciate it for ourselves, for our own reasons.*♡*☆•*♡* 11012014

It's not about surviving.  It should be about Love.♡  When you know love,  that's what makes this Life worth it. When you live with it everyday. When love is your refuge from the death that surrounds us all and when it fills you so tight that you can't express it.☆•*♡*•.☼ 10312014

I am who I am. Everyone is everyone. I bring to the present what's been best in the past. I am hopeful and excited about every tomorrow. I deserve the gift of everyday happiness. I would rather choose "oh-wells", than "what-ifs". Simple is my second nature. The first is sweet. Life is beautiful. I am forever thankful. I am loving. I am loved. That's enough. In omnibus amare et servire Domino!  ☼✿☆ 10302014

Look closely at the present you are constructing. It should look like the future you are dreaming. The road to success is always under construction. Believe you can, and then, you will. It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.♡*¨*•.¸¸☼✿ 10292014

Be careful about hot and cold attitude in people. It's like walking on eggshells, so you don’t say or do  that one small thing that triggers a cold or unpleasant response. If you interact, try not to get too close if possible, or else, the stress in them will get into you. If you need to interact, begin your conversation with a compliment or kind word to set a positive tone. Be on the good side yet limit the ties. Understand that they might be at the downside and dim zone, and loneliness has rendered them emotionally driven to turn the negative impact on you. Taking it out on others is their way to manifest their own issues. Realize that they may not acknowledge you unless they need something from you. A test of someone's character is how they treat the people they don't need. Be the one who understands and walk on with compassion. After all, that's what our hearts should be made of. ♡ 10282014

As we let our own light shine,  we unconsciously give others  the permission to do the same. When we are living the best version of ourselves, we inspire others to live the best versions of themselves. It's true wealth when someone looks at you and says, "Because of you, I didn't give up"...♡*¨*•.¸ 10272014

Don't take my advice. Or anyone's advice.  Trust yourself.  For good or for bad, happy or unhappy, it's your life, and what you do with it has always been entirely up to you. Life was messy. Always had been and always would be and that was just the way it was, so why bother complaining? You either did something about it or you didn’t,  and then you lived with the choice you made. ♥ ♥ ♥ 10262014

Give freely to the world these gifts of love and compassion.  Do not concern yourself with how much you receive in return,  just know in your heart it will be returned. Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give. We are meant to learn this great truth--that giving fulfills us, while withholding and trying to get causes us to feel empty and even more needy. This truth runs counter to our programming, which drives us to try to get something from others to fulfill our neediness, only to end up even more needy, grasping, lacking, and unfulfilled. We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. 10252014

Even when there are broken strings in our lives, the sweetest music plays on  in the niche of our hearts. The heart which underwent painful conflicts has the capability to merit the sweetest love to give and to take, once it has found its worthy half. ❤ 10242014

So don't be afraid to let them show, just show your true colors. You may either be hated and envied or loved and cared for. What matters is that you value who you are and you don't fool yourself. A person's true colors will always show within time. If someone shows you their true colors, don't try to repaint them. Be patient and see what happens.♥☼✿♥ 10232014

Up until now, when it came to robot anime, the battle scenes were its sales point, and the story concluded in one episode. Voltes V was a creation intended to go beyond that. I wanted to get behind the perspectives of the enemy to express their psychological aspects to the audiences. I also wanted to create some sort of blood relationship between the hero and its enemy. Previous an imes have never dealt with social themes but in Voltes, I have presented a situation where there was prejudice between those who had horns and those who didn't. And I wanted to integrate that situation into this epic saga. This work delves into the lives of different people. Since Prince Heinell's character was well written, it was possible for the audience to see things from his perspective. But that is not enough, take one step further. La Gour was enslaved because he did not have horns. What would have happened if he didn't stand up for his cause? He risked his own life to fight for his cause