Do you want to be Happy or Sad?
The Guide to Living the Life You Want
Life is what we make it. Happiness is an option. Either we see the glass half-full or half-empty, it’s our choice.
At 30, life has taught me a lot of lessons. These lessons are sometimes painful and hard to accept but I’ve learned also the best way to face it: cry it out, shrug it off, then move on to face a new life’s lesson.
Last night, i received a text message from a friend. It says: “Life is a matter of perspective, either you complain because roses have thorns or you rejoice because thorns have roses. It all depends on how you look at it.”
A Hairy Dream
I never had or experienced a dreamless sleep (or even a dreamless nap). I’m not sure why I dream so much, some say probably because I’m such a creative person, but at times, I feel like something is wrong with me.
Anyway, last night, I had one of those unpleasant reveries. I dreamt that the soft and thin hair strands on top of my lips (what they call moustache for men) suddenly became thicker and longer that I looked like a female bandit! Fortunately, when I woke up and looked at the mirror, the hair still looks the same.
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Thoughts On Working
A brilliant, gifted employee who slouches during the day and spends hours doing doing personal calls may not last. Low-key worker who puts in the hours and goes the extra mile can bring in more results and thus enjoy the recognition of his superiors.
It all comes down to one’s inner commitment to the work, the company, the clients, and ultimately his own passion for his job.
On Productivity
A Matter of Attitude
It is indeed a matter of attitude.
Productivity is doing it right.
The first time,
The next time,
And all the time.
— Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP)
Smile Out
Smile In
“Smile at the world and the world will smile back at you.”
Every morning, whether I woke with a bad headache or still groggy from a bad sleep, the first thing I do is smile. It doesn’t matter if I like to smile at that time. I force myself to do it because it’s a nice habit and I always feel a little better afterwards.
It was a habit I learned from one of my favorite utility personnel from our company, Manang Letty. My routine is going to work very early in the morning, between 6 to 6:30 AM but despite my being among the earliest, I always arrived at work with a smiling Manang Letty who at the time of my arrival already cleaned half of the building of the city hall! She was an amazing woman! You would never see a trace of weariness or irritation even after serving for more than 8 hours a day for only a hundred peso pay!
Her smile is always contagious and never cease on making me feel better. With her smile, I would somehow forget I had a fight with my husband or had a very tiring day or will face a dreadful day at work. her enthusiasm and cheerfulness inspired me to share the gift.
There was a cliche that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile and although it may be wrong (there were already opposing claims about this fact), I don’t care. Smiling makes me feel good and if I can help making others feel a little better too with my smile, I don’t mind stressing my muscles a little more.
Our Childish Dream of Changing the World
In my educational psychology class, I have discussed the school of thoughts and me and my fellow classmates were fascinated with a particular philosophy that teaches that man are inherently good.
That teaching struck me as relevant to this article I’m writing about everyone’s childish dream of making a difference. Isn’t it that when we were born, our parents told us were special and meant to become somebody important?
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How Much Do We Understand People?
To Advice or Not To Advice.
From the previous entry: The Schools of Thought and the Paradox of Life
I have promised in my last entry on Psychology and its School of Thoughts that I would be providing a test on how to gauge our mastery or level of understanding of people. This quiz is taken from the book Understanding of Psyhology by Richard Kasschau, Ph.D. I actually gave this quiz to my classmates when I reported on the topic of Nature and Scope of Psychology and not surprisingly, all failed. 
See for yourself!
Take the Quiz.
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