Without Rain: Life Is Not Easy

WITHOUT RAIN: LIFE IS NOT EASY

I prefer to rejoice on rainy days. There is little I love more than to watch everything washed clean, to hear the sound of falling rain, and to watch the natural world unfold as it has done for millions of years, long long time ago before we came along and started complaining about some clear, wet stuff falling from the sky.

Despite being in the same region for most of my childhood, I grew up with contrasts of weather. Where rain love to visit at any day.
Almost every seasons of life the river banks would burst and flow up through the paddocks of jokes and to the road of trials or pathways of ambitions and dreams and on to the houses of our invested courage of foundation.
If we were not fast enough with sandbags of courage to stop, the water would flow on inside, inside And inside our inner being and flood our egos with negatives and frustration to  giving up.
Thankfully there were usually warnings from farmers of recovery further upstream of those who overcome the flood trials and they just shake it off that water of negative things approaching in their life.

I usually evacuated on this weather of test in my life until it subsided meaning I avoided it and even forget it. But then as sunny happy life continue, here it came again it will really flood me if I will continue to avoid it. Until It became common for my attitude to do the scapegoat idea from time to time again and side to side it will come and drown me if i can't make a stoper and fight for the flooding rain to come, Until you overcome that flood of frustration it will become a local talk of the negatives that they even publish it on newspaper about you being their fans, of your beautiful photos of stressful look, dark circled eyes, haggard look or messy hair even kinda smelly lazy life comes dragging you off that house of comfort and try to throw you away to the madness or craziness.
On a remoted village of life there is this tractor of simplicity and originality that even slow down you to move or remove you from this situations, and will take to the promising safety, And being taken out through the flood gates of frustrating water to safety, this will be a joy that you will cherish once in your life.
Our next stage of farm of life was struck by severe drought, lasting most of the decade. While school of friends headed off to the beach of success and happiness, my holidays were to spent sitting on the backs of horses trying to beat up the scorching summer heat of negativeness, minding the sheep of positive senses as they fed off the positive sides of the roads.
Don't let the dams of patience dried up and the well of success go so low to empty because of that the windmill of courage will no longer pumped water of the living promising happy successful life. Go dragged that bucket after bucket of courage to take up that water of achievements up on a rope of faith to fill the going empty trough of your soul. You could not do it fast enough but thinking of the race between the rabbit and that turtle, the really real lesson of the story of this this turtle courage to do it step by step is a huge help that will make a difference for you one day. You would be drain from time to time but try to drink of the life lesson from other who over come the drout and it will help you lower down fear, and before you will know it the lowering of bucket of courage had started to slow down and on the next bucket you will start to see the sun rays of achieving success shining through the surface of the well. It was a long process but soon it will be overflowing. Overflowing and you are now ready to share.
Remember, The more you seek the more you will find; don't give up as yet, the promising life God is in stored for you is yet to be revail. When trials strike thats where you will know who you are in part at the cross.
Eventually, Today to overcome the flood water of trials had to be purchased by the truckloads of professional, advisers, counselling, fengshui and so on and so fort.
Naturally, I would prefer being transported on a tractor through flood waters than being dragged off to the complicated realm of advices of those who didn't even experienced the case, We are all here on earth for a reason and it will depends on each to have to deal of that truckloads trials of life. The best professional advice is looking to that person who had overcome thesame trial as you are going through, Because once you were mislead, You will end up to that killing field of suicidal instinct.
Money can't buy anything, that's all i can say.
As a result, I have grown to absolutely adore the rain. Living in the tropics at one time was a dream come true, with heavy solid rain every day of my life. I never tired of it come to find a way not to carried of it to the sea of heartaches and hurts.
Looking out to the window now, I can see the creek is flowing well. The sound of rain on the tin roof is heaven and frogs are singing new songs.
I know all about floods and the damage they cause to those living in their path. I do not wish such misfortune on anyone. But it is going to rain anyway, so if you do not need to be considering the safety of your family, then why not just enjoy it?
We are blessed to have access to clean water. As challengers, we have it very easy. Look at our fellow humans and how difficult a simple thing like a drink of clean and healthy water of life is to obtain. People’s whole lives revolve around the basics of survival, getting enough food and water to get through each day.
The song of the rain on the roof is always one that nurtures me. Living under a tin roof again, rather than a tiled one, is splendour in the truest sense of the word. I am overwhelmed with gratitude on this gorgeous rainy afternoon.
So before you complain about the rain, or if you are looking to combat someone else’s complaining, here are some points that i gathered to consider.

Without rain: Life is not easy

Without rain; We would be thirsty. Nothing we drink would exist without water.

Without rain; We would be smelly. With no showers or water to swim in, we would get a tad rough on the nose before too long.

Without rain; We would be very sunburned. No rain means trees don’t grow. No trees mean no shelter. Even mud houses cannot be made without liquid.

Without rain; There would be no flowers. What would a world be like without such beauty? I shudder to think of life without such kisses of colour.

Without rain; We would all be rather quiet. With nothing to drink, our mouths would dry up and provide no saliva. Conversations would surely cease if no liquid substitute were possible.

Without rain; We would be hungry. No rain means no veggies or other delicious healthy food. Or for the carnivores, it means no crops to feed the animals and no water for them to survive anyway.

Without rain; We would have no excuse to stay at home unexpectedly. Many people cannot stay home unless they give themselves permission to. Rain tends to do that for some.

Without rain; We would be mighty unpleasant on the eye. As our bodies are mostly made up of water, if not replaced, we would shrivel up pretty fast….if we managed to live that long, which we wouldn’t. But if we did, we would resemble a prune. Not that there would be any prunes to compare ourselves to. No rain, no prunes.

Without rain; We would have no rainbows, one of the greatest losses of all. How can the sky show us its magical spectrum without water falling? 

And Without rain ... We would be dead, as simple as that, and within a very short time.

So I prefer to rejoice on rainy days. There is little I love more than to watch everything washed clean, to hear the sound of the falling rain, and to watch the natural world unfold as it has done for millions of years, long long time ago before we came along and started complaining about some clear, wet stuff falling from the sky.
Let us give thanks for rainy days. The sun will shine again. But we need the rain too.
Let us focus on the blessings of rain, rather than the imagined inconvenience of it.
It is a life force we cannot survive without.
And what is so bad about walking in the rain anyway?
Perhaps you will even find yourself jumping in a puddle now and then.
But .... be careful….. it  just  might  be  fun. !  !  !

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Have a great time reading everyone.

I really do appreciate your time reading my blogs

And i can't wait to write another one to inspire and motivate you.

Enjoy the rest of the day!

Warm hugs to all my visitors

 

*Ana*

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Don't Give Up



Most people don’t experience the life of their dreams simply because they quit way too easily.

Not giving up on your dreams also means to be smart however. You can try all you want but if you’re taking the wrong set of actions, you’re not going to get very far.

 

 

Setting a goal is like dreaming that easily. You see in your vision the path that is polish and paved smoothly but in reality that road to your goal of success isn't that easy. At times there are loads of bumps of ups and downs other times there's this hole with water on it, Sometimes that road is muddy and sticky preventing you to move out and stuck you unto it for a period of time but there are also times that it isn't muddy, but  rather surprisingly, though full of mud but this time it is mud but sandy allowing you to just pass through to it. That means you have overcome the most difficult road of life and now you are just shaking the next step of the muddy road of your way to that success of your sited goal.  

                                 

 

Some writer says and I quoted to list and include here is this;

“Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.” (Jane Addams).

In the Bible, Judas is one example of this. Because of the spark of that gold, He'd gone given up his faith, and have sold his master, because of gold(money). But it was so, because that is how the word is written. Peter is another one who had promise to not bow to his master no matter what happen, but in the end because of fear, 'the fear of the unknown', He disown his master.

 

We easily given up because of fear, of not making it to the end. We always have this "what if " attitude that is slowly sawing and grinding our hope to that beaming peace of success. But sometimes it is allowed in some circumstances because like a ball when it hit hard on the ground it will bounce back and reaching higher level of easy road.

 

I once had a journey trip with a group of seven in a van plus the driver. As we are traveling on that 8 hours drive to the mountain tops we enjoy the scenery view and the wind breeze; some maybe think they are on their crib asleep while they are enjoying the rocking and lullaby of the car engine. But despite our pleasure as a passenger one person is in vain, fighting for the safety of the car and its passenger. He tries to be sure his goal is to make it to that end of that destiny safe and sound, that is his goal.

But along the way something had happened the car needs water because it was heated up and the window was covered with dust and the car tires need checking and tightening. He stop the car on the spot where he sees there was water and it was accessible to collect and make it to the car. He makes sure there is safety also for he knows his passenger might enjoy a short break and try to explore the strange and country place. So before he let us out he makes us sure we understood the instructions he had delivered. Then we all went gee lay and  happy and enjoy they creek water. We had to go down to the river banks from the road stop. The driver was left behind doesn't know which way to do first.

 

Life is going to find way to test you. At times, you may feel that life is unfair. The urge to quit during these times are the highest but don’t give in. Whatever your dream is, if it’s important to you, then fight for it. Just remember that there is more than one way to achieve your dreams. If one way doesn’t work, just change your strategy. Never giving up doesn’t mean you keep doing the wrong things over and over, it means to be smart and figure out the correct actions to take and then taking them even with burdens until you achieve your dreams and goal.

 

Ralph Waldo Emerson once quoted;

“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end, requires courage.”

So the van driver had figured out what to do first secure the car engine, check the tires, fill the water tank, while watching everyone, it is still his responsibility to see to it that the chickens (his passengers) will not go astray (*.*). And stretching his body and relax for a while there another 3 hours bumpy road to travel he thought. So after few more minutes gathered everyone and check them if they have perfect attendance before he start the engine and move on. He was delighted that everyone was refresh and relax and the car is conditioned. So the journey went on with prayers of safe journey as we go to our destiny.
Lastly, Don't give up on your life journey, figure out how to overcome obstacles and get rid of hindrances even if that means the world to you. You can't go on with loads of burdens. You will not going to make it to your goal.

Have a great day everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

The Journey Home

The Journey Home

　

 

We keep getting told that we need to find ourselves. What exactly does that mean? Are we all in some parallel universe searching ... are we 'lost in translation'? I don't know about you, but I never realized I was lost until books and speakers told me so. Whilst I realized it is a metaphor, the expression is so overused that I think it confuses rather than enlightens.

I choose to believe that we are not lost, but that sometimes we wander of our intended path and have to get back on track. It can be a short journey for some and can take a lifetime for others. There are some who may never find the way to their intended destination. But lost, no! Life is a journey of self discovery.

Each journey is different and is influenced by circumstance and experience. Geography and culture can change the way we view ourselves and life. All these things can dictate the sort of decisions we make, even when many of us are presented with similar situations. We are all different and react differently to what life throws at us.

Very few of us know what we want to be when we grow up. I don't know about you, but when I was a child it changed every week. One week I wanted to be a teacher, the next a psychologist and for a long time an actress, the list goes on. Even if we do have a plan, life may guides us elsewhere.

My life has changed directions many times, each time has been both frightening and exciting. The decisions I have made have often been difficult and required strength, that I did not realized I had. Once made, those decisions had to be followed through on. Although at times there have been and are still moments of self doubt, what I have learned along the way is that very rarely are we given the opportunity to go back. The only choice is to move forward and build on what we have learned.

Whether it be in life or love, be assured, we all make mistakes. I certainly have and though this may sound like a cliche, you do learn something from each of them. That's not to say that you may not repeat some of them, we are after all human. If we are often repeat offenders, there is no point beating ourselves up about it. At some point we come to understand and learn not to make the same mistakes. At least we hope so.

I believe that we all have a purpose in life. Even though we may think we know exactly where we are going and what we want the universe will drag us, sometimes kicking and screaming, to where we are meant to be. It is then up to us, whether we open our eyes and mind to what is before us and embrace what life is offering..

Life can be exhausting. Knowing what direction to take confusing and sometimes painful. We have to delve deep inside ourselves to find strength and meaning. There will be times where we may not like what we find, but it is within our power to change. If we take one step at a time and continue our individual journey, I believe that instinctively we will know when we have reached that place where we are at our happiest and most comfortable. A place that feels like home. Maybe that is what they mean by 'finding ourselves'.

Sunday, 04 May, 2014

Masterpiece of life.

Masterpiece of life is Challenge...

You can  take this challenge and mold it or break it or even abandon it. But you have to better make up you mind because time will never be the same again. What has been done was done. We grow old as the time tick and tack. So decision making is very important the moment the challenge lay in front of you.

When you see the challenge start calculating the goal or goals and set a time table along the way. Time frame and goal setting is very important to our lives, Why? because when the wind blows in an opposite all the way. The more the cramped life we'll be dealing with so to minimized too over crowded thinking. We need to face the challenge and set a goal.
   
Achieving goals isn’t just about getting what you’re going after. It’s also about forcing yourself to become better, wiser, and stronger so that you can take on even bigger goals.
Most people don’t experience the life of their dreams simply because they quit way too easily. Not giving up on your dreams also means to be smart however. You can try all you want but if you’re taking the wrong set of actions, you’re not going to get very far.

Einstein quoted :  

“Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new.”

Life is going to find way to test you. At times, you may feel that life is unfair. The urge to quit during these times are the highest but don’t give in. Whatever your dream is, if it’s important to you, then fight for it. Just remember that there is more than one way to achieve your dreams. If one way doesn’t work, just change your strategy. Never giving up doesn’t mean you keep doing the wrong things over and over, it means to be smart and figure out the correct actions to take and then taking them until you achieve your dreams.

 “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.

 Robert Tew quoted:
“The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow. Don’t give up.”
 Each mistake teaches you something new about yourself. There is no failure, remember, except in no longer trying. It is the courage to continue that counts.

Have hope and vision in order to take the life challenge a stepping stone in moving on to the horizon of your success.

Best of luck.! 'til next time again. 

In life situation; What are your options; Running Away or Moving Forward?

Once in your daily life you maybe getting tired and giving up is the only option that is set on your brain, but then 'there is always a water that quince the thirst' as the saying goes. Running away because of negative setback from your environment and because you think there is no way you can go on. But a little thinking is all that will help and guide you to understand the situation. Running away is not the same as moving on, because when you slipped on the edge of the road, then it will end up on a case to case basis of your safety. After you've thought of move on, yet after a couple of months or years or even just days; That same problem came running after you. Be sure to be positive when making a moving forward decision, be optimistic about it. When you said go then go, there is no such thing as; I forget this should be that or that should be this.
There are times when we want change and moving to a new city or a new home, or changing careers. Is it the right thing at the right time. But there are also times when the urge for change is really just a desire to run away from problems that need to be faced or fixed rather than avoided then it another story. These are the kinds of problems that recur in our lives. For example, issues with coworkers that seem to arise at every job that we take, or repeatedly getting into unhealthy relationships. A move might temporarily distract us, and even cure the problem for a time, or simply by taking us out of the situation in which the problem fully manifested itself. We tend to escape away from hurts. However, the problem will eventually appear again in our new situation especially when a partner isn't coping up with his/her career. When he can't move on because there are things that he only depended on you and can't move on without you.

One way to make sure you aren’t running away from your problems is to notice whether you are moving towards something that is exciting in its own right situation, as opposed to something that is appealing only because it is not where you are now. For example, if you are leaving a city because you feel you can’t afford it, you could be reinforcing poverty consciousness, and you might find that you are unable to make ends meet in your new city as well. It would ultimately be less of an effort to stay where you are and look more deeply into your beliefs about money. You may discover that as you address these issues, you are able to make more or save money by simply changing your mindset. You may still decide to move, but it will be an act with a positive intention behind it and not an escape act, which could make all the difference.

In a relationship, we can make sure we aren't running away from unhealthy relationship. Maybe we can address the main issue that puting the relationship into unhealthy environment of the home. Maybe by giving in and taking out those that needed to be changed in order to balance and understand the behavior of every party. I know its hard for both party but if trust, understanding and patient will be insisted then I am sure there will be a change and gain, instead of running away from it. Then, at the end it will always be there running after you. And from time to time will come if the problem will not be address or solve and to some extent it will ruin both individuals life due to psychological distress.

Any pain involved in facing our issues is well worth the effort in the end. When we face our problems instead of avoiding them, we free our energy and transform ourselves from people who run away into people who move enthusiastically forward.

Decide today; focus on the goodness of your own and the goodness of the person that surrounds you or the work or situation that is killing the greatness of the daily success of your life. Keep fucos and be positive always. Prayer is always a good guidance that help you make it through. Be Courageous. ^_^

"There is always a bright sunshine after the thick dark clouds, After the rain is poured out."

Have a great day ahead. 

Stretch Yourself

It has been said that experience in life is the most best teacher. You will be presented with the same experience over and over until you learn the best way to deal with the situation. This is not because life is cruel. Rather, it is because things have a way of coming back to haunt us when we don't deal with them. One form of intelligence is the ability to learn from mistakes. When you are presented with a painful experience, take the time to think about how you can avoid it in the future.
Life isn't that easy; trials, challenges, and troublesome situation are walking behind us or after us in this life. We are all covered in scars, some visible, some not. But don't let that ever stop us from understanding our worth; Our experiences are what make us who we are, never be ashamed to allow them to show up, no matter what they are from, Those scars are being their to tell you that you have conquered the fight and now it was pasted in there for a lesson and a reason to go on moving. A map that says this is good and that isn't. Our choices brought us down to that road that has led us right up to this point, and we not only survived but grew with wisdom, earned our stripes, even if most don't, that is something we can all be proud of, so let the hurt go, leave the shame alone, allow the wounds to heal, we are the only one's who's opinion really matters.

Where there's a will there's a way, so the saying goes. We often need to determined to overcome difficulties. For it is often better to do something positive rather than just talk or think about doing it. Especially when you just had failure on the plans you had gone through. Better to have a plan B or C incase the pain on the first move is deep and hurting. Of course this isn't an easy task. But you need to top the pain and force back to the healing process in order to keep going. Remember the clock is ticking and no matter what you do you can't definitely stop or bring back what's been already done and gone.

I love rainy days, "some people feel the rain, others just get wet"...my favorite Bob Marley Quote.

I try to stay strong when pain knocks me down. And the times that I cry is when no ones around. and always I give thanks to that smile that always show up and hide the pain that's been healing. Am alright, on the process of learning the reason why I keep hanging on to that pain. Maybe there is something special hidden at the end of this situations in life that is why I keep holding on. People say am nuts and stupid but even they themselves I can see the pain that is burning inside them. through that eyes that can't hide. Having been through it all I can feel it, can read the gesture and even if you hide them on hat material things I can still feel the pain that is screaming deep inside your eyes and body language. You know it well that when you bit an empty can the sound is loud and clear while the can that isn't empty can tell that something is inside it. 

Dare to go against the grain, and dare to be different and follow your heart, Be uniquely true to ourselves. It is truly amazing how often we will hear this word "no and not" throughout our lives, no you are not qualified, sorry you are not the right weight or height, no that is impossible, no one will ever believe you. We will hear this word "no" tossed around a thousand times in a thousand different scenarios or more, and it always seems to come from someone who's mind is just not as open as ours, someone who is afraid or enjoys playing it safe and following the road that offers the most comfort. That in the end of the day you cannot hide. Take that no and make it a yes, Then like magic one day this word "no" becomes completely meaningless and it suddenly stops vibrating throughout our very being and the joy of every yes a positive thoughts linger and mingle on our vein, it is at that very moment we will make it without fear; look through life straight in the eye's and with a firm voice tell ourselves "yes". No more excuses, Yes I can do all things.

 

There's always a moment in our lives, when nothing seems right, and everything's wrong, and we think we've lost hope. God knows I've had those moments, and it seems that it will never be alright again. But believe it or not, there's always hope, even if it's just a little flicker. Hold onto that flicker of hope.

The Lord Commanded Joshua not to be fearful; and He is not only talking to Joshua but to us also.

 

Joshua 1:9

 HAVE I NOT COMMANDED YOU? Be Strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

 

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. But as you follow your heart, Pray that God will lead you on to your journey to this life. Stretch out yourself and be open minded always. 

 

 

 

 Wish you all the best...