Sunrise, Oh Sunrise

 

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Life, on-line for me now is mostly for work and school. So, boring one may say. That is why I keep running back to blogging. To have this place in the world wide web to pour in my thoughts and share my photos is a bliss. Sometimes I wish people would read, most of the time I treat is as my hiding place. Writing used to make me so happy! It still does! I hope it does continue to make me giddy and smiling and jumping with joy!

There are a lot of sad things and events in the world today so focusing on nature and family and friends is a must to keep one sane! to keep going we all need a ray of sunshine, the smell of leaves and flowers and even rain! 

Today the hubby and I caught the sunrise at our fave spot and our second home. It is the first time we were there at the golden start of day and you can imagine my glee when we spotted the sun all aglow up there! The view was made serene by the chirping of birds and the surrounding clouds and the deserted road. Surely we will find time to catch the next one come Sunday! So yay for the weekend!

I wish all families well in all the world. 😍 

She's Back!

 

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 Dear Friends,

She is back! Where'd she come from? Well, long story but to cut it short she has finally found herself. Yep, she lost it- herself like four years ago. Today as the thunders kept rolling and the skies broke into happy tears kissing green leaves leaving brown dry ones to yesterday she met her old self. She felt glee! And she smiled, laughed even. She's learned that life will always be tough and negativity will always be lurking yet in the end, we are our own bestfriends. So she is making a promise to be good to Zen, to forgive her as often as she could just as she would others. For what is there not to be happy about? Life is short! These days it has even become shorter! So onwards to writing about the mystery that LOVE is; beauty that CARING is and HUMILITY that makes sense of everything....

A Short Interview With Myself

So how's everything?

~Well, sigh...lately I seem to be losing zest for everything save for sleeping and playing with my smartphone.

Still Busy As Busy Can Be

Well, as of this moment my hands are still full of paperwork and plans to make for an institution. It most certainly is not easy but I keep praying and just doing my best. People come and go here and service to human kind is what we must deliver with excellence. So please forgive my silence for sometime. You are not forgotten, this woman is just TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED. 

Life As It Is: Sunset Watch and Musings

For most days of the week I am loaded with problems. Don't worry, the problems aren't personal but work-related. Hmmm on second thought they are heavy nonetheless yet not personal I have to stress and that makes the huge difference.

So, sigh here I am on a Friday afternoon ready to blurt out TGIF!!!!!!!!!

I am looking forward to the weekend when I can spend time with my family. I will absolutely laugh, eat and sleep to my heart's content.

Why? Why not? All work and no play makes Kulasa a dull, a very dull girl.

Yesterday was awesome! I was able to finally watch the sunset again!

water caressing my feet

beautiful, beloved sunset taken with my smartphone

listening to the waves calmed my spirit...I could keep playing this...over and over

someone in the family enjoyed the sunset just as much as I did- my nephew Zach!

and yep there were lovers along the shore watching the end of the day

I still claim to be busy as busy can be. I am adjusting day by day to this new work designation of mine and everyday is another challenge but with daily prayers....I think I can call this MY CALLING....SOON....

photos taken using my now aged Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-N700 Series

Thank You Lord

Dropping by the church today after work

As of late...

I've been given a huge responsibility at work and by huge I meant HUGE like HUGE, HUGE!

I am taking each day one at a time and praying along the way that I may not lose my usual me- simple, caring and sincere. Hmmm now can I describe myself as humble?

The other day I was febrile with cough and colds and chills. Thank God I am well now. 

Lord, please touch my heart each day in such a way that I will always remember that you died on the cross to save us from our sins and that I could find you in the meekest being I meet. May I say no to material wealth and embrace heavenly treasure instead. This I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

I Love Sleeping!

Well, who doesn't love lying down in bed without any cares and just snoring the night away? Working in a hospital where I am mostly sleep deprived makes me a pillow and blanket lover. In fact I can sleep in any position- sitting, standing or even crawling LOL. But when I am stressed out like really stressed out I find it difficult to doze off. On times like that I do the drill- counting sheep as well as drinking warm milk and treating myself to lotsa hugs from the hubby. We count our blessings one by one not missing out a thing and say a prayer of thanks to the Almighty- then sleep magically comes! Hmmm of course there is a drill I am not allowed to discuss here LOL. So the next time insomnia attacks you might wanna grab a partner to count sheep with LOL. 

On that note I go to dreamland tonight with a smile on my face for being too blessed to be stressed.

Thank you Lord!

Four-Eyed Me

I never really thought I'd be forced to wear eyeglasses soon. Yet poor vision I have come to accept comes with age. Oh well who is aged? Definitely not me- in feelings that is LOL. So, here I am proudly flaunting my age and accepting the fact that through the years real beauty is measured by the amount of love and care we share to the rest of humanity.

As Of Late, An Update On My Busy Life

Well in case you didn't notice I kinda shyed away from FB for the past week. It's because I have a tendency to over stay online and neglect to study. I dropped one subject from law school to have more time to spend with the kids and so as not to compromise my job too. It's tough going to school again aside from "mommying," "healing" and playing the good wifey role LOL. The hubby is my classmate in all subjects so I get to spend more time with him these days. A bonus is that I get free rides to school LOL. It is about time I start driving I know! Sigh, I guess that will have to wait until January. So far, so good in all aspects of this crazy life and I thank all of thee for being my friend in every sense of the word. I apologize for my unavailability these days and the coming months but please know it in your heart that when worst comes to worst you can always count on me. I still say "life is too blessed to be stressed" and that it is "never too late to follow your dreams" so....

KEEP DREAMING AND WORKING FOR THAT DREAM TO COME TRUE! 

☺☺☺☺

Birthday Cupcake from Brownies Unlimited

 This year for some reason I didn't buy myself one of those huge birthday cakes. Maybe it's a silent protest against time for allowing me to get older LOL! Well, I think I was saving the major candle blowing event for my 40th! I am grateful to our Creator for giving me a wonderful family and set of friends who love and accept me for all that I am. The hubby bought me a cutie cupcake insisting I should give myself a sweet treat afterall.

The blue thing came from BROWNIES UNLIMITED and was of course delightfully choco flavored.

I made a wish, prayed for everyone and then...

imagined it had a candle, blew carefully and ate it! Ate the icing, ate the filling, ate it all in less than a minute!

I guess am making my birthday cupcake eating a tradition to celebrate my yearly transformation to a better person (keeping my fingers crossed on that note).

Have a sweet day one and all!

Laziness Attack

Yes I know I have so many things to do. I have so many lessons to read in school and reports at work to accomplish not to mention household chores to tackle. But I am just too lazy to lift a finger. I even deactivated my public social networking profiles so as not to get distracted. I have poor discipline when it comes to focusing these days. It seems my last year being thirty something is the busiest. So I am giving myself a sweet break. I had a sumptuous lunch and sleep is slowly pulling me. Sigh, too blessed to be stressed yeah right. Now I am lost for words so see you all in dreamland in a little while! I love weekends at home! May you too have a fabulous one!: )

Reasons We Should Keep Helping Others

Have you ever been in a situation where everyone seems to be asking for your help? Every waking morning you find someone begging you for something or pleading you to listen to their plea? It can be frustrating and tiring at times right? Especially when you lose time for your own needs working so hard sacrificing sleep and rest just to make ends meet and save up for the future. You live life making sure your family won't ever get hungry and that your children are well clothed and fed.

Saturday Inspiration: How To Make The Best Decision

In life, we have to make so many decisions from the time we reach the age of maturity. I used to wish to be grown up in a flash when I was a kid. I hated being told I was too young to do this and that. But now that I am in mid-life I have to admit LIFE isn't as easy as 1, 2 3 and I am constantly faced with challenges. These challenges allow us to either move forward, stay or move back.

24/7 Thoughts: Baby You Can Drive My Car

 I'm still learning to drive. Yeah I know, it is a long overdue task. I'm slowly getting over my nervousness when it comes to getting on the road. With the hubby coaching me I am confident, or so I think. I wonder whether I could eventually do it alone and not hurt anyone.

The Fight Against Writer's Block

Okay, I won't deny it any further. I sort of had an LQ with papa G. Google that is. I lost this site's page rank was that a month ago or the other month? I forgot, or chose to forget. So I made an appeal and thankfully the page rank issue was resolved. Yet have I gotten over the shock of losing everything I worked for yet? Hahahahaha I never even thought I would be writing my sentiments about it here as did my dear blogging buddies. But here I am now blabbering and still in denial that indeed I lost my blogging mojo.

A Grateful Heart

I have not written anything here for the past days. It seems that I have lost my drive for putting my thoughts into words and sharing 'em to the rest of the world. Now that makes me recall that time in my blogging life when only very few friends would care to read my page and leave comments. The beauty of it all then was being able to speak out without fear of hurting anyone or being judged for what I truly am. In six words I used to write like no one will read. That's exactly what I'd want to do now. This could be a very long entry and I do not care whether anyone would be patient enough to read until the bottom of the page. See, like everyone else I could be a very simple person one moment and then be a truly complicated individual the next minute.

Kulasa Is Back, But Not Quite Yet

my most cherished role....smudges on my face, wearing apron and getting hugs and kisses from rascals

Oh well, I am finally posting something here after quite sometime. The reason? I've been busy being ME- a mom, a wife, a daughter, sister, healer and friend. Life took a 360 degree turn as I contemplated on whether to go on a career enhancement training which will leave me lesser time to spend with the hubby and kids for several years.

OOTD #11: Just Swing It Baby!

The past three weeks have been very challenging for me. I'm still indecisive as of this writing about a major career move. Do I stay or do I leave? Unfortunately some things did not turn out the way I wish they would. Yet I am hoping against all hope I can still find a way to my one great dream.

Healthy Living: What To Do When You Are Stressed Out

 

Hmmmm Tough Thing Eh?

~and yep you can say at the moment I am at a point in my life where my stress level could escalate above the maximum 10.0 :)

I am set for my pre-oral thesis defense in a few hours and tomorrow for an interview. How do I feel? Well, I must admit initially my reaction was that of someone ready to SNAP and lose it hahaha. So what did I do?

First, I closed my eyes and prayed- "Lord, I will do my best but thy will be done"....

~the prayer made my mind feel relaxed but my heart was still racing so....

I sent a message to my mom and my besties- "I'm panicky because of so and so and blah and blah"...

~they listened patiently as always and in a snap sent me the most comforting and reassuring words in the world...WORKED LIKE MAGIC!

I then breathed in and breathed out and took some time to sleep....

~really sleep and dream about all the good things in life that I already have...

When I woke up I found myself counting my blessings and surprisingly Being Ready To Face The Challenge of Today....

What about tomorrow? 

~I am letting it rest in God's arms for now, I treasure the fact that I am ALIVE and have the chance to IMPROVE myself so I could SERVE others better....

My Dad Loved to Say- "You should always have a plan."

~so what is my plan now?- SIMPLY TO DO MY BEST AND TRUST THAT GOD WILL DO THE REST...~ (cliche but it always works! in FAITH, IT DOES)

Have a great day dear friends! 

~I hope you got inspired to TAKE IT EASY, NO MATTER WHAT because SOMEONE watches over us, ALWAYS~

OOTD Series #7: The Messy Hair and My Scattered Thoughts

It is the 13th day of the month and I am having my monthly you know...

and I am at the most crucial part of my Masters degree education...

so my mind is nowhere to be found LOL and I do not have the energy to comb my hair

...I rushed to the hospital for a conference sort of with my colleagues and 

..grabbed a blouse that needed no ironing whatsoever

when I came home I rushed to our backyard to clear my mind and watch the world go by...and yep....I found the scattered pieces of my mind watching the blue sky..

..LIfe maybe challenging at times yet I still could feel that I am blessed, too blessed to be stressed

Thank you to all of you who help me keep my sanity

and make existence on planet Earth ...

meaningful! :)

  Off shoulder Blouse: RedGirl 

Black straight cut Jeans: BawiJeans

Blue multi-pocketed sling bag: Kipling

Running Shoes: Skechers
Black Shades: Unbranded

 Fancy Pearl Earrings: Pitcha-T

Beaded Necklace with Cross Pendant: ShoemartBoutique

Post title inspiration: my twinzy

Have a great day one and all!

Let's keep sharing our blessings!!