Kiamba - An Eden Hidden in Sarangani

The Handmaids of the Lord

Every Child Is a Gift from God ----- Aziz Ethan

Career Guidance Campaign of PTII

CWL Program - Ms. Universe errr ... Ms. Charity Search

prayer for today

Lord, please watch over those 
whose names you can read in my heart. 

Guard them and make their way easy 
and their labor fruitful. 

May you give them strength, wisdom and joy
 to face each day. 

Dry their tears if they weep, sanctify their joys, 
raise their courage 
if they weaken;

restore their hope if they lose heart; 
their health if they are ill;
repentance if they fall.
Amen 

JUST A MINUTE- something to think about

A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of  choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in  his company together. He said, "It is time for me to  step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose  one of you." The young executives were shocked, but the boss  continued. "I am going to give each one of you a SEED today -  one very special SEED. I want you to plant the seed, water it,  and come back here one year from today with what  you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will  then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next CEO."

One man, named Jim, was there that day and  he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and  excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped  him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the  seed. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had  grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow.  Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew.  Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure.

Six months went by --  still nothing in Jim's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however,he just kept watering and fertilizing the soil - He so wanted the seed to grow. A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought their plants to the  CEO for inspection. Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest  about what happened. Jim felt sick to his stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right. He took his empty pot to the board room. When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of  plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful --  in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for  him!

When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young executives. Jim just tried to hide in  the back. "My, what great plants, trees and flowers you have  grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be appointed the  next CEO!" All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the  back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the Financial  Director to bring him to the front.. Jim was terrified. He  thought, "The CEO knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me  fired!" When Jim got to the front, the CEO asked him what had happened to his seed - Jim told him the story. The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim, and then announced to the young executives, "Behold your next Chief Executive Officer! His name is Jim!" Jim couldn't believe it. Jim couldn't even grow his seed.

"How could he be the new CEO?" the others  said. Then the CEO said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone in this room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not possible for them to grow. All of you, except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive Officer!"

*  If you plant honesty, you will reap trust

* If you  plant goodness, you will reap friends

* If you plant  humility, you will reap greatness

* If you plant  perseverance, you will reap contentment

* If you plant  consideration, you will reap perspective

* If you plant  hard work, you will reap success

* If  you plant  forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation

So,  be careful what you plant now;

it will determine what you will  reap later.
Think  about this  for a minute....

Thanks to AngKap
Philip Tangco
66/70/75

MY TOP 10 OF dumb little man's 30 WAYS TO SAVE MONEY

these are some money saving tips i got (read) from dumb little man...
and i think this is worth sharing...full article link at the bottom :)

• Cook at home often: If both the husband and wife work, this is likely to be very difficult. Start out with the habit of cooking at home once a week and slowly increase the frequency until you find a balance between saving money and getting stressed out.
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• Brown bag lunch at least a few days a week: Lunch times are great opportunities to network and make connections that could improve your career growth. So unless there is a common eating area for brown baggers, you may choose to limit brown bagging lunch to three days each week. Find a balance between saving some money and making the connection. In my case, I take my lunch with me 2-3 times a week and eat out the rest of the time.
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• Make a list before going shopping: They call it impulse buying for a reason. Humans simply have a very tough time resisting the temptation to purchase extras while shopping. Without a list you will buy items that you simply do not need. Even worse is when your forget to purchase the actual item you came to the store for in the first place. If you plan on cooking at home, pre-plan a rough menu and make a list before you go grocery shopping. Getting all that you need in one trip can help avoid another unnecessary trip and temptation.
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• Buy generic products whenever possible: Does it really matter whether your cereal is made by Kellogg's or is the store brand? Does it matter if your milk is Oak Farms or the store brand? For a few things (like soda in particular), I prefer brand name products. For others, I do not mind generic store brands if they can save me money. Find what works for you and switch to generic brands for at least a part of your grocery list.
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• Consolidate and pay off debt as soon as possible: If you carry any debt, focus on consolidating it to a lower interest and paying it off as soon as possible. Money paid in interest is money thrown away! Why spend your hard-earned cash to make the financial institutions rich?
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• Disconnect land line if possible: Unless you have small kids in the house or older people to take care of, it is more than likely that you will be able to survive with only the mobile phones and can get rid of the land line.  
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• Avoid impulse buying: Make it a habit to avoid impulse buying. Many of the things you want to buy do not seem all that necessary, if you only you wait for a day or two. Also, waiting means you will be able to check prices and make an informed decision to buy it at the best possible price.
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• Bottle your own water: Drinking water is good for your health. I always make it a habit to keep some at my desk at all times. Bottled water is the most convenient since it can provide protection against accidental spills. That said, buy bottled water only once in a while, and then reuse that bottle to fill your own water...  
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• Regulate your electric use: When not in use, unplug electric appliances. Apparently, unplugging the TV instead of just switching it off can save a lot of electricity! When not in a room, switch off the lights and the fan. 

Finally, keep distance from lavish, high-roller friends: If you have lavish friends who buy a new car every other year (or worse still, lease it), have large screen TVs and every other conceivable electronics gadget, eat out at fancy restaurants every other night and just live way beyond their means, keep the distance. They may be nice people and mean you no harm, but hanging out with such people often can lead to a lot of unnecessary desires and discontent. What’s more important – your friends or your peace of mind?

READ THE REST OF IT FROM HERE http://www.dumblittleman.com/2008/01/30-easy-ways-to-save-money-and-no-you.html

10 VOWS OF SUCCESS -Og Mandino through Hafid

1. Never again will I pity 

or belittle myself.

2. Never again will I greet the dawn without a map.

3. Always will I bathe my days in the 

golden glow of enthusiasm.

4. Never again will I be disagreeable to a living soul.

5. Always will I seek the seed of triumph in every adversity.

6. Never again will I perform any task 

at less than my best. 

7. Always will I throw my whole self into the task at hand.

8. Never again will I wait and hope for 

opportunity to embrace me.

9. Never will I examine, each night, 

my deeds of the fading day.

10. Always will I maintain contact, 

through prayer, 

with my Creator.

ritual...

I clear the space that surrounds us.
I set aside the clutter of my day
so the chaos does not obstruct my view of You.

I clear myself.

I breathe out the weight of my ego
so my heart is opened to you.

I open my eyes.
I find you at my side,
waiting for my frantic mind
to settle finally on You.

We meet,
joining in the sacred ceremony of our routine
in the quiet motions that still my wild heart.
It's time to be in this moment.
I am with You and nowhere else.

-  Abigail Wurdeman 

+1 for Rudyard Kipling, he says...

God could not be everywhere,
and
therefore
He made mothers...