Patricia Mirasol - government ineptitude

"To my mind, what comes as a pleasant offshoot of Duterte’s victory is the fact that more and more Filipinos have awoken from their indifference over what’s happening in the country and are now actually interested enough to contribute to the political discourse. I know of contacts who have now started to care enough to expect better government service, whereas before it was all just about thriving in their own comfortable spheres whilst fending off the inconveniences of government ineptitude." ~Patricia Mirasol

Louis Lim Quotes

"It was through hardship, care for the people, perseverance and leadership that brought Singapore to the forefront." ~Louis Lim

"It is easy to be narrow minded and criticize but it is leadership that leads people through difficult times that matters! Those who have not involved themselves in lifting people from poverty and difficult circumstances should not qualify to criticise, especially from their own narrow westernized standpoint! Like leaders in China, you have to first prove yourself by deeds and not words." ~Louis Lim

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Lillian Gish - happy life

"A happy life is one spent in learning, earning, and yearning." ~Lillian Gish

Sonjuro - sword

"The best sword is kept in its sheath." ~Sonjuro

Jamie Hall - fleeting moment

"Life is but a fleeting moment so do not waste a second on something that doesn't make you smile." ~Jamie Hall

James P. Carse Quotes

"Inasmuch as the future is always surprising, the past is always changing... The meaning of the past changes depending on what happens in the future." ~Professor James Carse

"Strength is paradoxical. I am not strong because I can force others to do what I wish as a result of my play with them; but because I can allow them to do what they wish in the course of my play with them." ~Professor James P. Carse

"To speak meaningfully of a person's power is to speak of what that person has already competed in one or another closed field. To see power is to look backward in time.....
Inasmuch as power is determined by the outcome of a game, one does not win by being powerful; one wins in order to be powerful. If one has sufficient power to win before the game has begun, what follows is not a game at all.....
One can be powerful only through the possession of an acknowledged title -- that is, only by the ceremonial deference of others... I can therefore have only what powers others give me. Power is bestowed by an audience after the play is complete.
Power is contradictory, and theatrical." ~Professor James P. Carse

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Karon Waddell - messengers

"Sometimes good news comes from the most unexpected messengers." ~Karon Waddell

Dwayne Segador

"Fight the darkness from within by reaching the light. We're the ones who will decide which path to take." ~Dwayne Segador

"Try to not get angry at the people you care. Understand and love them more without expecting anything in return. So you wont have a heavy heart." ~Dwayne Segador

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Don Luman-ag Quotes

"Actually, it's not true that money changes people. Money is just a magnifier of a person's true character." ~Don Luman-ag

"Adversity is not a hindrance. It's just a challenge we need to overcome in order for us to succeed and reach our goal in life. Let's keep ourselves open to new learnings and some minor tweakings with both feet on the ground. Let's support and encourage one another." ~Don Luman-ag

"Believe that you are capable of anything, because the one thing that might hold you back is your own inner barriers." ~'Don' Luman-ag, November 11, 2018

"May we find clarity and peace, knowing that each day is a blank page waiting for our unique imprint." ~Don Luman-ag 

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style." ~Don Luman-ag, SUNNY SIDE-UP Administrator

"Nothing unites people more than shared rage against a common enemy." ~Don Luman-ag

"PEACE AND QUIET ARE WORTH MORE."

~Don Luman-ag

"Reach heights you've never imagined.

Travel to places you've never been. 

Rise up from a life of mediocrity. 

Pursue your soul's passion.

Read a book."

~Don Luman-ag

"The pen can either build or destroy a nation that is why as responsible poets and citizens, we choose to unite our breathren rather than add to the chaos and confusion that's causing us to become divided. It takes spiritual maturity for one to be able to purge out the corrupted self with all its selfishness, vainglory, spitefulness and pride." ~Don M. Luman-ag,  #Filipino Poets in Blossoms, June 16, 2021

"Trust that any chapter that ends is simply making way for something much better to fill the space." ~Don Luman-ag, 10 March 2024 on #JardinDeLaPlaya

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ATTRIBUTED QUOTE

"A man is measured by the size of things that anger him." ~Geof Greenleaf

"Make sure you don’t start seeing yourself through the eyes of those who don’t value you. Know your worth even if they don’t." ~Thema Davis

"One great thing about the past is that it got you here. Another great thing about it is that the bad parts are over. So bless it and leave it back there, where it belongs. Better days are ahead." ~Holiday Mathis

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." ~Be Inspired Channel from Don Luman-ag

"Solace is my reminder to myself that no matter how hard things get, trouble don’t last always!” ~Lotic, Music Artist

"The greatest motivation to become a better man is knowing that someone looks up to you." ~David A.R. White

VERSE

THE HAND OF TIME 

In the hand of time 

Mortals acquiesce and fade 

Into oblivion

@Don Luman-ag

HAIKU# 3

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Chris Burkmenn - Encouragement

“Encouragement is like water to the soul, it makes everything grow.” ~Chris Burkmenn

Sigrid Reymundo Lizares Quotes

"Don’t OVERLOAD yourself with the unnecessary.
If something is NOT in any way
- helping
- working

- a solution

- making you a better person,
feel free to

delete, 
discard, 
avoid, 
trash

LIFE is often easier, less stressful if you just ...
'SIMPLIFY'"
~Sigrid Reymundo Lizares

"I love watching raindrops on windowpanes and smelling petrichor as much as counting stars across the sky. These, for me, have always been fascinating." ~Sigrid Reymundo Lizares

"Make some sense of your individuality and STAND OUT in your own skin. Sparkle if you have to. ENJOY being your SELF." ~Sigrid R. Lizares, 2018

"What’s too painful to remember, we simply choose to forget." ~Sigrid Reymundo Lizares

ATTRIBUTED QUOTES

"Help me to conquer anger with gentleness, greed by generosity, apathy by fervor. Help me to forget myself and reach out towards others." ~Pope Clement’s Universal Prayer)

"Not often enough do people recognize the efforts and sacrifices soldiers make so that the rest of us may live in freedom and peace." ~TJ Abat (28.1.18)

"The noblest art is making others HAPPY." ~PT Barnum

“The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for what He is sending us every day in His goodness.” ~St. Gianna Beretta Molla

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Quotes on BRIDGE

"A song is a bridge between what we know, what we can feel, and the big mystery." ~Kate Munger

"Anyone without... The Bridge over troubled water may end up confused." ~George Favis

Kawasaki Bridge 

Wollongong Botanic Gardens 

August 26, 2018

"Building bridges takes mind, heart and soul with the help of strong arms and able hands. It requires a network of human resources to put the pieces together as in a puzzle. The success lies in cooperation, dedication and hardwork; and the quality of the materials and time." ~Leah C.  Dancel,  May 9, 2021

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"Engineers make bridges. Artists make paintings. Scientists maket rockets. But teachers make them all." ~Anon

“He who cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven.” ~George Herbert

"I burn bridges after I crossed it... and plant bamboo trees on both sides." ~Pathfinder

"It takes both sides to build a bridge." ~Fredrik Nael

"Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good." ~Maya Angelou

"Life is a bridge of sighs on a stream of tears." ~Philip James Bailey
"Das Leben ist eine Brücke von Seufzern über einen Strom von Tränen." -(Philip James Bailey)

"Love is the bridge between you and everything." ~Rumi

“Nobody can build the bridge for you to walk across the river of life, only you yourself alone. There are, to be sure, countless paths and bridges and demi-gods which would carry you across this river; but only at the cost of yourself; you would pawn yourself and lose.” ~F. W. Nietzsche, “Untimely Meditations”

"Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before." ~Audre Lorde

"Should on the bridge I cross any trouble I see, I shall not tremble for God is greater than any problem could be." ~Mountain Wisdom

"The bridges that you cross before you come to them are over rivers that aren't there." ~Gene Brown

"The greatest bridge you can cross in life is the one that connects your heart with another’s." ~Robert Clancy on Love

"The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn." ~Spike Milligan

"The heart is the bridge between the mind and the soul. First get out of your mind and into your heart space. From there it is a quick jump into your soul." ~Neale Donald Walsch

"The long span of the bridge of your life is supported by countless cables called habits, attitudes, and desires." ~L.G. Elliott

"Until you cross the bridge of your insecurities, you can't begin to explore your possibilities." ~Tim Fargo

"We are committed to building bridges and helping to embrace all of humanity under one umbrella and move forward in strength and confidence to a better future." ~ Nelson Mandela speaking during a Diwali celebration, Durban, South Africa, 3 November 1991, LivingTheLegacy

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Leslie M. Browning Quotes

“Being connected to everything has disconnected us from ourselves and the preciousness of this present moment.” ~L.M. Browning, Vagabonds and Sundries

“Beware the God who seeks praise. Beware the guru who presumes to teach that which is unfixed and boundless. Beware the healer who sets a price on aid. Beware the lover who would make you a lesser version of yourself. Beware the doctrines that discourage independent thought. Beware any person of faith who doesn’t understand doubt. Filter all things through yourself. Accept only that which sits right with your soul.” ~L.M. Browning, Seasons of Contemplation: A Book of Midnight Meditations

“Do not hold a lazy faith. Miracles are not spontaneous events we must wait for helplessly. Miracles are an achievement—a breakthrough accomplished by those who pushed themselves beyond what was thought possible while holding a belief in a better life. Get up off your knees, and roll up your sleeves.” ~L.M. Browning

“Evil is not some otherworldly creation; humanity is its source and thus its end.” ~L.M. Browning, The Nameless Man

“Following a religion will bring us to the values at the center of that religion—values that can bring us closer to our better selves, or further away. Yet, if we wish to find the divine, each of us must make our own path to it. Following, not the blazed path of doctrine, but choosing instead to venture through the wilderness of the unknown guided by the signs we perceived while in that heady altered state that is belief.” ~L.M. Browning, The Nameless Man

"I burned by bridges so the devil couldn't follow me.” ~L.M. Browning

"In the beginning we seek truth.
In the middle we seek reason.
In the end we seek peace."
~Leslie M. Browning

“The cure for our modern maladies is dirt under the fingernails and the feel of thick grass between the toes. The cure for our listlessness is to be out within the invigorating wind. The cure for our uselessness is to take back up our stewardship; for it is not that there has been no work to be done, we simply have not been attending to it.” ~L.M. Browning, Ruminations at Twilight: Poetry Exploring the Sacred

“The divine is in the present and you must be present to experience it. When you vacate the present and recede into your mind, allowing worries or work to remove you from the moment, you leave the plain upon which the divine dwells." ~L.M. Browning

"The hands can build a structure, but it is the heart that brings forth the meaning to fill it.” ~L. M. Browning, The Nameless Man

“The moments of silence are gone. We run from them into the rush of unimportant things, so filled is the quiet with the painful whispers of all that goes unspoken. Busy-ness is our drug of choice, numbing our minds just enough to keep us from dwelling on all that we fear we can’t change. A compilation of coping mechanisms, we have become our fatigue. Unwilling or unable to cut ourselves free of this modern machine we have built, we’re dragged in its wake all too quickly toward our end. The virtue of a society’s culture is reflected in the physical, mental, and emotional health of its people. The time has come to part ways with all that is toxic, and preserve our quality of life.” ~L.M. Browning, Seasons of Contemplation: A Book of Midnight Meditations (Goodreads)

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Al Pacino - dance of life

"No mistakes in a tango. Not like life...You make mistakes.You get tangled up. You just tango on!" ~Al Pacino

Col. Alberto Ramos Rojo Quotes

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I'm very sorry to hear of your passing away, Brother Alberto. May your soul rest in peace. Sincerely conveying my profound condolence to your bereaved family. ~Blog Administrator, 25 April 2018

"In order for us to become the First Gentleman (FG) of the earth, we need to have a GF -- God and Focus." ~Alberto Ramos Rojo

Each must discover his own way in life, and that way lies in his heart. ~N. Sri Ram

"Risk-taking is part of daily life. If you do not speculate, you don't feel sorrow of losing nor feel the joy of winning. Always dare to win!" ~Alberto Ramos Rojo, FB

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