Cheerful Acronym (again)

A sudden noise  woke me up from a deep sleep at 3 am. I can’t go back to sleep so I grabbed a book and started reading. A thought passed through my mind and I scribbled the message. Later I created the graphic illustration below based on that message:

Definitely a good reminder for me today.

(By the way, I also thought of another idea for my brother's e-book project. Waking up at the middle of the night (or early morning)  is not so bad after all.) Have a good day, everyone!

Note: 

the people vectors were taken from all-silhouttes.com 

Simple Notes to Self

Yesterday was my rest day.  A care-free day.  I've watched TV for almost an hour (quite unusual for me because I seldom watch TV nowadays)  Later I brought the camera with me  and took random pictures. I thought of creating  graphic cards for this blog. Simple notes to remind myself from time to time.

Take time to rest.

If you find yourself always in a hurry, reduce the tempo of your pace…

Remember...

If you want to be nourished, spend time to read…

If you are troubled, take time to pray…

If you are angry with someone, learn to….

Do not be too hard on yourself….

You are not the general manager of the universe..

Things will come, things will go…

 Smile and Laugh!

and

(Meet our new puppy,  Dune Air)

Have a great new week!

Enjoy the Little Things

They were once our puppies. Now both  full-grown dogs. Of course, without the wings! hehe

I used to work or shall I say play with Photoshop. During those times, I would spend hours exploring the program just to come up with out-of-this world images.

Today, I don't have much time for stuffs like that. Perhaps, I need to make a living just like everybody else.  But one thing I've learned ~ we have to treasure those simple moments doing the things we enjoy or spending time with our loved ones,  friends and yes, even our pets!

Enjoy life as it is today - it is going to change! ~Stephen Ramjewan

The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead. ~Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things. ~Frank Howard Clark

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. ~Robert Brault

Stress Less

Here are simple remedies for a stressful day. 
A timely reminder for busy folks like many of us. 

Dance it out.
Sing. 

Breathe.
Go for a walk.
Talk about it.
Go to bed earlier.
Focus on what you can control.
Reminisce about the good times.

and may I add a heartfelt prayer.


Reminds me of the prayer I've posted before.
a rephrased prayer of St. Teresa of Avila:


Let nothing disturb me,
Let nothing frighten me,
Everything passes away
except God.
God alone is sufficient!

Loosen Up Again...

Your grip on life is way too tight. 
Loosen up, smile, and enjoy the moment. ~Sonny Long 

Yes, maybe the message was intended for me today. I wanted to accomplish a lot of things. But in the midst of  my busyness, I  turned  the computer off and spent  time cleaning the house - well, just to loosen up. Upon returning, I found myself staring at my compiled photos. Let me share some relaxing images of nature.

My brother's plants

The banana tree at the farm

Ducklings resting near the waters

Young bamboo trees 

Unripe Indian Mangoes

There is a time for everything, 

and a season for every activity under the heavens.

~Ecclesiastes 3:1

Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death 
matters, nothing is as important as it first seems. ~H. Jackson Brown Jr.

R.E.L.A.X.

I've been working for several hours and I need a break.  I browsed my old journal book and found this RELAX acronym written by Rick Warren, a well-known American Pastor. I believe it’s worth-sharing and so I  created  a graphic representation : )  

REALIZE MY WORTH. Our significance is regardless of what our work is. Irregardless of our job or career. We can relax. We don’t have to prove our worth to people. We don’t need the approval of other people to be happy. If we were made by God then we worth it. God loves us and He made no junks! 

ENJOY WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. We try to get more and more and we get overextended financially. We spend making payments and inevitably relationships begin to deteriorate. That’s not the way God wants us to live. 

LIMIT MY LABOR. Take a day off. Our best requires rest. If you get so many irons, you put out the fire. “The Sabbath was made to benefit man” (Mark 2) 

ADJUST MY VALUES. I have seen that all the work done is because a man wants what his neighbor has. This also is for nothing, like trying to catch the wind. (Ecclesiastes 4:4). We have to stop and say we’re not going to be caught up in the rat race of always getting more. There are some things more important than getting more! 

EXCHANGE MY PRESSURES WITH GOD’S PEACE. We need relationship with Him where we can exchange His peace for our pressure. When we live for God, it’s not only the right way, it’s the healthy way, the whole way, the balance way and the most relaxing way.    ~ by Pastor Rick Warren

Slow Down

Slowing it down today. The good Lord is  never in a  hurry, anyway. 
  He's taking His sweet time. He's more concern with us
than our dreams...

Slow down; God is still in heaven. You are not responsible for doing it all yourself, right now.

Remember a happy, peaceful time in your past. Rest there. Each moment has richness that takes a lifetime to savor.
 Taste your food. God gives it to delight as well as to nourish.
   Count your blessings - one at a time and slow. ~author unknown

For fast-acting relief, try slowing down. ~Lily Tomlin

It is important from time to time to slow down, to go away by yourself, and simply be. ~Eileen Caddy

Loosen Up

While working on a project, sometimes I have to stay very late at night.  
That is time when I would remind myself  to  take  some rest and loosen up. 
Otherwise,  I'll break my string.

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. ~Ovid 

This art of resting the mind and the power of dismissing from it all care and worry is probably one of the secrets of energy in our great men. ~Captain J. A. Hadfield 

 No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive. ~Dr. Joyce Brothers 

Your grip on life is way too tight. Loosen up, Smile, and enjoy the moment. ~Sonny Long

Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while. ~ Mark 6:31