Pencil sculptures & life lessons...

a must-read!

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Met vriendelijke groet, with kind regards,

Melanie Mamugay-Bacus
iWebware, Philippines
http://www.iwebware.net

SKYPE: iwebware_melay

+63 64 288 5406 

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A PENCIL MAKER TOLD THE PENCIL 

5 IMPORTANT LESSONS JUST BEFORE PUTTING IT IN THE BOX :

1. EVERYTHING YOU DO WILL ALWAYS LEAVE A MARK .

2. YOU CAN ALWAYS CORRECT THE MISTAKES YOU MAKE.

3. WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS INSIDE OF YOU.

4. IN LIFE , YOU WILL UNDERGO PAINFUL SHARPENINGS, WHICH WILL ONLY MAKE YOU BETTER.

5. TO BE THE BEST PENCIL, YOU MUST ALLOW YOURSELF 

TO BE HELD AND GUIDED BY THE HAND THAT HOLDS YOU.

We all need to be constantly sharpened. This parable may encourage you to know that you are a special person, with unique God-given talents and abilities. Only you can fulfill the purpose which you were born to accomplish. Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and cannot be changed and, like the pencil, always remember that the most important part of who you are, is what's inside of you and then allow yourself to be guided by the hand of God.

Regrets

Have you ever regretted anything in your life?  I know I do.

I can't believe I'll say this, but I've never felt so much regret in my life...except for this.  I know I have regrets...but not this much.  I didn't wish for another way around...except for this.  I never hoped to turn back time...except this time.  I never cried for anything that doesn't involve my own life and my loved ones' lives...except for this person.

I can't recall ever saying, I wish I didn't have a child so soon...because I'm happy with my kids right now.  I haven't said if I can turn back time and marry again, I wish it's more fabulous, because my wedding was the best it could be that time, and I'm happy with it.  And never in my life did I say, I wish I didn't take that job in Cebu...because I had the time of my life there, I learned to live.

But last night, I cried so hard for one regret...and it doesn't even involve myself, my family, my loved ones.  I cried because of one regret...that I hesitated.  I asked myself, why did I ever hesitate if it can cause one innocent life?  Every time I remember that event, I bow my head in shame, and cry in vain.  Why did I ever turn my back?   What have I become that I was so cold and heartless?

I wish I called out.  I wished I asked.  I wish I helped.

8 Signs That You Are Alone

8. When no one reads your blog nor leaves a comment on it.

7. When you receive forwarded text messages or emails ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

6. When it's only your partner who texts you that often. Either because you are away from each other or because it's out of obligation.

5. When no one buys you on "Friends For Sale" in Facebook.

4. When you're the only active Facebook user who doesn't use "All My Friends" application because you were not tagged in the first place.

3. When the only people who you think cares for you don't always call/text/email you.

2. When your family only texts you for important things.

1. When you can only feel happiness when you are with your family, more specifically, you bundles of joy.

Bird "IN" the House

When you hear this, you might say, "so what??" because there's a lot of people who are already keeping birds as their pets. But not us. So this is unusual for us. hehehe...

My sister, my kids, and I discovered our visitor when we got home from our older sister's house. We thought it was our father who caught it, but they were also as surprised as us when they got home.

My parents and siblings said our cute visitor is a woodpecker. It has a blue body and a long beak. But I can't tell if it's really a woodpecker (since I haven't seen one, yet. hehe). Maybe they're right. What do you think?

Anyway, our initial reaction was very funny. It's not everyday that we have a visitor like it. So what happened to it after? Well, it's still here inside the house. I saw it a while ago about our cabinet, now, it's on the chandelier.