lessons from the year that was..

before 2007 ends, i would like to remember the lessons that i learned.. i'll be throwing everything away.. diaries, planners, notes, everything.. but before i do that, let me share what i have written in my planner.. dun kasi sa planner ko, may space where i can write the best advice that i got for that month.. tapos meron ding simple words of wisdom printed on the cover of the planner.. at yun po ang gusto kong i-share.. ^_^

this month's best advice:

JANUARY -> Love the heart that hurts you but never hurt the heart that loves you.

FEBRUARY -> Love like you've never been hurt. [I've done this. I DID!]

MARCH -> Keep your optimism. After all, no one has ever damaged his eyesight by looking at the brighter side of life.

APRIL -> There are only four words that sound so much better than "i love you" and those are "i'm here to stay." [This is one of my favorites.]

MAY -> Don't hold on for too long to what is never meant to be. Sometimes we need to set things free before it hurts us badly. [enough said.]
-> I've heard it's possible to grow up, I've just never met anyone who's done it. We're all like children - we throw tantrums when things don't go our way, we cry in our rooms when the pain gets too tough, we yearn for innocence when life throws us reality, and like children, we hope and just never stop hoping.

JUNE -> An arrow can be shot only by dragging it back. So when life is dragging us back with difficulties, it means it's going to launch us into victory.

JULY -> We are not supposed to always understand why certain things happen. We don't have to always know the reasons why God allows some things to take place. All that is asked from us is to trust Him completely and let Him be in control. God will never fail us. Not now. Not ever!

AUGUST -> Someday, everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.
-> The Bible says, "God will never give you a burden you can't bear." So when you have a problem and you think its impossible to fix, take it as a compliment, God knows you can!

SEPTEMBER -> God will never leave you empty. He will replace everything you lost. If He asks you to put something down, its because He wants you to pick up something big.

OCTOBER -> Failure is always a part of success. Never give up! Everything will turn out right in God's time.

NOVEMBER -> The Lord is merciful and will not reject us forever. He may bring us sorrow but His love for us is sure and strong. [Lamentations 3:31-32]

DECEMBER -> You have to leave certain things behind in order for you to grow. [DJ Marco, Mellow 94.7 sobrang sakto!]

here's more.. =)

*Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. -Brooks Atkinson

*The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others. -Anonymous

*First, keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others. -Thomas a Kempis

*Be ready when opportunity comes. Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet. -R.D. Chapin Jr.

*The greatness of a man can be measured in his willingness to be kind.

*You are bigger than the things that annoy you.

*Commit to love because it is RIGHT not because it FEELS good.

*Courage is the mastery of fear, not the absence of fear. -Mark Twain

*Growth is the only evidence of life. -J.H. Newman

*No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another.

*Every man dies. Not every man truly lives. -Braveheart

*Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. -Erica Jong [kaya nga hindi na ako humihingi ng advice e.. hehe..]

*Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. -Churchill

*There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is though everything is a miracle. -Albert Einstein

*Without the rain, there can be no rainbow.

*The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today. -Les Brown

*If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius. -Joseph Addison

*I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about? -Henry Ford

*Give God what is right not what is left.

*The first duty of love is to listen. -Paul Tillich

*You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it. -Charles Buxton

*Be the best of whoever you are.

*No one is in control of your happiness but you.

*No one's head aches when he is comforting another. -Indian Proverb

*Plan ahead: it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

*Promise only what you can deliver. Deliver more than you promise.

*A certain amount of opposition is of great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with the wind. -John Neal

*The surest way to happiness is to lose yourself in a cause greater than yourself.

*Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It's what sunflowers do. -Helen Keller

*Change your thoughts and you change your world. -Norman Vincent Peale

*Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before. -James Buckham

*The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. -John Locke

*What we see depends mainly on what we look for. -John Lubbock

*Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting. -Elizabeth Bibesco

*Well done is better than well said.

*The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything. -Theodore Roosevelt

*Stay committed to your decisions but stay flexible to your approach. -Tony Robbins

*One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer. -G. E. Lessing

*Things are beautiful if you love them. -Jean Anouilh

*Joy is not in things, it is in us. -Richard Wagner

*I have found that if you love life, life will love you back. -Arthur Rubinstein

*Let go and let God.