stolen sanity

In my pursuit to win back your attention, I have gained but only nothing.I have scavenged everything about you hoping that we could still get connected with each other but I was just drowned by my own fantasy. The days have slowly swayed yet our memories have barely gone. Everyday I tell myself that we are 'you and me against the odds' but why still I long for your hugs. In my dreams you haunt me. In my mind you sit there. In my heart you occupy a huge part actually. Your scent I totally miss. Your sweetness I absolutely wait. My eyes have dampened a bit thinking of you since morning. I have had almost no sleep trying to figure out how you have crazily stolen my sanity.

We have different worlds, yes, that is true. But what if my world has vanished and I have only wanted to be sheltered by your world? Yet, I know you won't really care.

From this moment on, I want your world in mine to disappear. I have been having a very hard time coping. I have suffered enough. I have bruised much from this love. I think, I want you totally out of my life.

a reality of love

"I promise I will love you forever." This was the sweetest line he has ever heard in his life. But what has happened to her? She has changed into someone he can't imagine to have become.

"Why on earth that promises of love are so easy to say but as times go by they just don't stand up? How many relationships have come and gone, this has been said many times yet still it has not come true until now. It is still an elusive statement, a surreal reality." These were the things on his mind as he looked from afar. 

I remember a movie shot in Africa where children were looking for small gold pieces in a brown-watered river. It is really a physically exhausting work for children not to mention the scorching heat of the sun. The worst part of it is to get nothing after straining for days.

Love is like this. We strain for small pieces of gold under the heat of the sun for days. If we persevere and work for a period of time, we may find one. But there are times that we really can't find a piece of gold in the river. No matter how much perseverance we give just to find a small piece of gold in the water, gold is just not really to be found.

He is not growing any younger, but still love has never been good on his side. What has love done to him why he suffers this way? What has he done for love why he bears this way?

stressbusters

At the age of 55, Anthony still can reach the peak of any mountain. He's been into it for almost 3 decades already and it seems as if he has never grown old for this.

Rina, a 22-year old fresh graduate, goes to her church and sings whenever she feels it. She plays the piano and guitar while singing some songs that will make her uplifted and happy.

After work, Ken, a father of two, sees to it that he has time to go to the court and play basketball. Although being a 9 to 5 worker, he also has to manage his time for family and hobby.

Grace is not an outdoor type of woman. She enjoys watching movies or TV programs especially when she has the luxury of time. She works in a bank. She thinks it is a demanding job but she gets easy whenever she watches her favorite films.

Jona lives in a bustling city where life is sometimes unkind and complicated. But every weekend when she has days off she goes to her roots. Whenever she sees the green fields, the hills, and the animals running around, she feels so enlivened and refreshed.

According to some researches, stress is one of the most dangerous enemies of the immune system. Once stress is present in one's body or system, different sicknesses will come and start to destroy its host. Stress doesn't choose anyone as its host--man, woman, rich, poor, beautiful, unpleasant, lazy, hardworking, young, and old.  Stress is also present in any job sorts. 

Five of them have their own stressbusters. Each of them has a different way to battle against physical or psychological stress. 

Have you discovered your stressbusters? If yes, then, whenever you feel the presence of stress in your system, give time for your stressbusters. If not yet, try to find what really makes you feel light and easy. It may be eating the food you like, cooking menus you haven't tried, climbing up a tree to pick fruits, walking or hanging out with friends, running around a park, or shopping in your favorite shop. Simple, weird, or luxurious as long as it relaxes your system, you go ahead. It is always right to pamper well-being.

every cent

"I really hate the people here. They piss me off often. Everyday, they just annoy me in any way."

Girly stated this as she was talking to her friend during their day off in Spain. She's been working in a government office in the country for about 3 years already.

Whenever she goes out and hangs out with friends, there is no other word in her mouth than 'I dislike the people here.' Whether in the park, in a get-together, or in a party with her friends. She is intensely against the people around her.

For those working abroad, we should realize that we get every cent of our salary from the citizens of the country where we work. Especially for those working in a public office, the people's money is the money we receive every pay day. 

Instead of cursing them or talking bad about them, we should thank them for they are our bread-and-butter. If it is not for their taxes or if they don't exist, we cannot have a job in their place. On a large scale, we owe our wealth to them. Instead of lifting ourselves thinking that we are more intelligent, wiser, or finer than them, be nice to them. Instead of thinking that we are better in our jobs compared to them, we should always think that we are just the same. For all of us working, we have the same jobs, just different functions. We may differ in culture, race, color, and principles, we are the same human beings. Treat them benevolently even in  our roughest times with them. Love them whenever possible. It is simple as that.