bounce!

good morning everyone! i am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo full of hope and energy today after reading In His Steps and watching Preacher in Blue Jeans. Bo Sanchez is such a blessing. how can i ever miss his simple yet powerful talks? it's just amazing how he can dig deeper wisdom even in the simplest, shallowest situations. and i am really inspired. ^_^

to my truest friends, if you have already read what i've posted last night, thank you. and guess what? just right after i posted it, i watched the Preacher in Blue Jeans Nov. 6 episode. and i was teary-eyed when Bo led the prayer. it was really really meant for me.

i am happy, hopeful, inspired. no one can ever let me down.

two days ago, i got this message from Ate Marge: Never hate the times in life where you have fallen or failed. Though hard to accept, these are the times when we stand up again and show the world that failures don't define us; they make us STRONGER.

but before that, i had some insightful conversation with a friend from grade school after he sent me this message: The real winners in life are the people who look at every challenge with an assurance that they can be victorious through God's strength, God's power, and God's love.

when i read that message, i texted him back to thank him for sending me the right message at the right time. i told him i am struggling and yes, i am getting my strength from the source of everything, my God and my Savior. and because wewe is such a wise man, this was his reply: ""aiz.. ganun talaga, being strong is not a gift, not a talent, but a choice. lahat kayang maging malakas kung gugustuhin. basta hingi ka lang ng lakas sa Itaas, sigurado ibibigay Niya yun.. basta maniwala ka lang."

yes, i believe that behind everything that happens in life is God's beautiful purpose. i believe that God knows best. i believe in His Divine plan. i believe that in the end, all will work for my greater good. i believe that at the end of this struggle, i will emerge even stronger, wiser, better than who i am right now.

i am holding on to that faith. again, i declare that no one and nothing can ever bring me down. because God is my strength, and He has been using all the good (umm.. ok, even the bad ones.. hehe..) people in the world to encourage and inspire me to go on.

life is still and will always be beautiful. ^_^

~The most successful, the greatest people in the world are those who have failed the most, and have bounced the most times.~

you think you're a failure? well, guess what, I, also AM. i dared to fail. but more importantly, i dare to BOUNCE back even higher. ^_^

have a great day people! by the way, to ATE CHIE and UNDO, Happy Birthday!

God bless everyone! ^_^