Lei's Myriad Inspirations

There's a lot of difference between listening and hearing.  In listening there is understanding  and in hearing there is a need to understand.  But remember, that a worthwhile conversation is having the art of listening as well as of being heard. The need to understand and be understood is an attitude of the heart which have the potential to turn a life around. A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. It is the art of hearing as well as of being heard. We must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. And behind the need to share is the need to be understood.✿ ♥ ✿ 12042014

Christmas doesn't come from a store,  maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more. ~ Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas As long as we know in our hearts  what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is. Life is unfolding by each step you take - but, it is fulfilled by every choice you make.♡☆♡ 12032014

December is my anticipated month of the year. From childhood until present,  through my best and tough times, I view it as a garden of the whole year-- where I get inspiration to do my recollection of the moments, to gather up and appreciate the lessons, to celebrate and be grateful for the attainments, and assess the totality of my decisions in the passing year, to serve as my guide to the choices that I will be making at the year's turn. Happy December! ★♡♡★ 12012014

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