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Read books to a child

by dlysen on January 8, 2012 in Make A Difference with 4 Comments
Father and daughter reading books in library by Ronnie Kaufman

Can you remember the first time you listen to the person who is reading book for you? My mother is the one I can remember. The best part of the story telling is not falling asleep after listening but the valuable lesson you learnt. Who can read the story book sharply at age of three? Congrats for those who can. And so while looking at the photo on each page my mother explain what happen.

I will list few stories that my mother told me which gives moral value, guide and wisdom to my life. I learnt that I should not be greedy when my mother tell the story of the greedy black crow. The story of Homer The Owl that makes me courageous and brave. The truth and the lesson from the Bible is the best of all time.

Once you acquire wisdom it will benefits you. Reading book to a child means will not only to help them learn and grow wise; reading books to a child will also make them remember you.

A book is good company – Henry Ward Beecher

Live in the present

by dlysen on November 15, 2011 in Make A Difference with 13 Comments

I am telling my story to a first year college student taking his second semester that failed three major subjects when I was freshman. Wasted, he told me but I smile and answer him No I wasn’t. I value it as I learned something. When he told me about getting perfect passing grade on his exam I told him that I had that experience too. Passing and failing gives you both experience that you can use now and in the future.

It is more wasted when you pass the exam but didn’t learn or used it in your life living the present. Good for those who experience failure that knows the pain of being left behind. The past will support you to live in the present; you just have to learn from it to use them well. Your past will tell your strength and weakness.

How to live in the present?

Live in the present

Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others.

Start giving thanks to God for having your days and to live forward enjoying His blessing. Start breathing the air and affirm that you are happy to have your life to live.

Smile and feel it. It is really hard to smile when you feel sad, but keep smiling and eventually you will find yourself happy. Sounds like crazy but try it, it works.

Don’t worry about the past; instead use them to make your day. What you have learned and experienced will help you to deal in the present. It’s your chance to make change and succeed.

Make priority and manage your time. We only have 24 hours per day so make the most of it productive without stress. Know your schedule and avoid delay and you will enjoy the result of having more time.

Express your love and share it as you have more than enough. When you give love then you receive love too.

Forgive specially to those people who ask. Forgiving It is the best way to let go of your grudges. Grudges will stole your happiness in the present, forgive and let go of your grudges.

In the summary: I just want to take note that it’s hard to live in the present when you still live in the past. There are more ways to live in the present. Think positively and you will find it.

Celebrate Diversity

by dlysen on November 14, 2011 in Make A Difference with 6 Comments
Be proud of what you have and who you are. When you feel different from others then be the first to accept and love it, let the rest follows you. Appreciate who you are and feel great about it.

From the moment in time you got to know who you are and starting to love yourself, celebrate as it is your birthday. No other person can love you more than you can offer to yourself unless you don’t want to live anymore. You don’t love yourself when you stop breathing intentionally, but do you think it’s unfair to those people who love you more than you love yourself.

Look at the man with out arms; they are very good in using their feet to feed their mouth with food and most of all they can smile.

Take a look of the photo I grab from Tumblr. I don’t the original source of this photo to give credit. Thanks for this inspiring photo scattered on the net.

Don't Worry Be Happy

Don't Worry Be Happy

Offer free baby- sitting

by dlysen on September 20, 2011 in Make A Difference with No comments
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Have you tried to take care of your friend child or baby? Do you think it’s normal to offer baby sitting? It is normal but it is very rare or it comes once in a blue moon. We’re too busy yet we can make a difference by giving our extra time and effort for our friends. We can make difference to the person you ask to take care or help them to take care of their young.

Working at home together with children will divide our time attending both of your job and responsibility. You have to leave what you are doing to attend the need of your children. As a friend it would be nice to visit your friends’ house for help. You can attend to baby-sit on watching TV while you let your friend finished some work.

When your friend can’t bring their children on their work or appointment, offer your time to take care of them. It will be really nice to help and develop good relationship. Building relationship really make difference.

Remember Special Occasion

by dlysen on May 20, 2011 in Make A Difference with 5 Comments

God want us to remember Him in every occasion. He wants us to give thanks for all the blessing we received from Him. Often times we forget God when we are in the comfort zone. We did not realized that we are nothing without God who provide us all the things that we need. So we must give praise and thanks to God.

Remember, greet and congratulates your friends or family on the anniversary, birthday, or any success milestone they achieved. They can feel more successful when we acknowledge them. More than that, we can be the part of his life celebrating special occasions. Celebrate your success that time you become a better person each time. Most of the time people will expect you to remember the birthday, anniversary and success stories, that is why it our chance to make them feel good and more happy.

Special Occasion is not better to celebrate alone. It is best to enjoy with friends, family or with your sweetheart.

Remember Special Occasion

Remember Special Occasion

 

Take an elderly person out to dinner

by dlysen on May 16, 2011 in Make A Difference with No comments

I remember when we went out dinner with other kids. I don’t know them and I can’t recall their names but the memory remains especially the man who brought us together to a dinner. My mother used to help Mr. Tapalez on laundry, that is why I was given the opportunity to be invited to a dinner.

From Mr. Tapalez home, we picked the other kids at Tandang Sora, near Old Balara Elementary School. From there we went to Max’s restaurant at Quezon Avenue. I grew up missing the taste of chicken we shared on the table. There was something on that day that I won’t forget, maybe it was my first time to dine with the person I only meet once and never forgot. I wish I can remember the names of the other kids and the real name of Mr. Tapalez.

It would be nice if there will be a second time around to be with them on a dinner.

Good meal, good conversation, great memory. It’s what I’ve learned. If you have given a chance to treat a child or an old man. I know for sure it is a good moments to remember.

Max's Quezon Ave.

Take more pictures

by dlysen on May 9, 2011 in Make A Difference with No comments

It’s good to live in this generation where you can take pictures from camera installed on different gadgets. Mobile phones and digital cameras that are rarely exist from 1970’s and below.

I only have a few pictures to kept from the past that can brought me back to remember we’re I was. Most of my photo are not personally mine, but own by whom I am with. I am with the group photo and other are form the stolen shot.

Take pictures on every place you’re going for the first time because it is nice to remember when it was. It is good to see how young you are or become sexier as of now. Take photo with different people you meet in life, its good to remember that you been with special person like celebrity and most of important friends or family.

Pictures are the evidence that you can share to people, friends, and family. You can’t bring the place where you went or the food you eat but we can took pictures of it.

Sometimes we have to trash some photos that only give us bad memories, keep only the good ones. The pictures in relations from the past love life will sometimes put some smile or make you feel sad.

Macatangay Family at Lobo Batangas

Macatangay Family at Lobo Batangas

 

Avoid Negative Thinking

by dlysen on April 19, 2011 in Make A Difference with No comments
no negative thoughts allowed
no negative thoughts allowed

No negative thoughts allowed

Why people think positive or negative? It is the influence from what we believe. We start believing on our thoughts that are constantly popping out on our mind. How can we avoid negative thinking? Knowing the reason or the root cause can help you understand. We can either think positive or negative but pay attention where will you benefit most.
Why think negative when you know it isn’t good? The best thing you can do about negative things is just being aware but never put your whole attention to it. Think positive and make it a habit.
We attract what we think, just like the law of attraction.
Try to think of bad or good things that you don’t want; you create the possibility to make it happen. The vision you create in your mind can be a blue print of what can be.

An anxious heart weights a man down, but a kind word cheers him up. – Proverbs 12:25

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