tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2027546284627529672024-03-14T18:56:48.695+08:00LittleMsPrinterLittleMsPrinter is a calligraphy artist who is passionate in pursuing Christ and sharing Him to other people through calligraphy and doodles.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549875006478929541noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202754628462752967.post-81856491414806793772016-07-07T13:17:00.001+08:002016-07-07T13:23:07.763+08:00July Workshops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Together with <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=336943349762785" href="https://www.facebook.com/eventdetailer/" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">The Event Detailer</a>, I am inviting you to join my upcoming Pointed Pen Calligraphy Workshop at <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=1458728224431487" href="https://www.facebook.com/spooneatdrink/" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Spoon eat + drink</a>, BF Parañaque this coming July 23, 2016. It will be from 2:00PM to 5:00PM in the afternoon.</div>
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Workshop Fee is 1,500 pesos inclusive of materials and inclusive of materials, food and artsy place.</div>
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Materials are as follows : 1 Straight Nib Holder, 2 Beginner Nibs, Ink, Manual and Exercises.</div>
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To sign-up : <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/HUFEpM6dX94KelMC2" rel="nofollow" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/forms/HUFEpM6dX94KelMC2</a></div>
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You can also invite your friends who are interested to learn Pointed Pen Calligraphy in this link :<a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/event.php?id=986450218119926&extragetparams=%7B%22source%22%3A3%2C%22source_newsfeed_story_type%22%3A%22regular%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/986450218119926/?ref=3&ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular&action_history=null&source=3&source_newsfeed_story_type=regular" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">https://www.facebook.com/events/986450218119926/</a></div>
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<span style="line-height: 19.32px;">And, I am also inviting you to join my upcoming workshop at</span><span style="line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=1651345271819989" href="https://www.facebook.com/artartmnl/" style="color: #365899; cursor: pointer; line-height: 19.32px; text-decoration: none;">Art & Art</a><span style="line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 19.32px;">at Makati City this coming July 30, 2016. It will be from 1:00PM to 4:00PM in the afternoon.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549875006478929541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202754628462752967.post-9590095556403599002016-02-08T13:10:00.003+08:002016-02-26T20:35:01.945+08:00March Workshops<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1.<b> Choose your preferred location. </b>Just in case you will have a change of mind, send me an email at <b>littlemsprinter@gmail.com</b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">5. <b>Once you signed-up, </b>I will be sending an e-mail using my official e-mail address <b>littlemsprinter@gmail.com </b>and will be texting you using my <b>globe number.</b></span> </blockquote>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So what will we do?<br />Make love<br />Sure?<br />Yes<br />Excellent, I'll take off my clothes<br />And why are you taking off your clothes?<br />Well... so... we can do it<br />Who told you that you need to do that to make love?<br />Well it's what I know. It's done like that...<br />No, that is not love. It's possession.<br />I don't understand. Then how is it done?<br />Just leave your clothes on and let's talk till we get tired, until we try to decipher each other, until we know each other's memories, until we know each others deepest secrets, until I'm happy just by seeing you, until these eyes get tried and you tell me to sleep.<br />And you will force them to stay open?<br />Yes, only to look at you.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am a lover of letters and words. I love sending original poems and compositions to my loved ones. I am a sucker for sending intentional and personalized messages. So reading stuff like this puts me to tears and I feel like each line speaks to me and reading the entire thing again and again is mind blowing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Since the start of the year 2016, a lot of people are asking me <i>"bakit wala ka pang love life?"</i> I jokingly say <i>"walang spark."</i> In reality, I don't encourage myself to believe in spark and chemistry when it comes to love. This is not a fairy tale, duh?!? So it ends up everyone would tell me <i>"ipapakilala kita kay ganito. Baka bitter ka lang sa past mo."</i> <b>Which makes me sad because some people keeps on judging me without knowing my past, that dark past.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">To be honest, I am having a hard time understanding those people who likes to rush things. I do not get it why some people love to settle in shallow seas while they have the capability to swim in deep oceans. I wonder why some people want others to treat them like a hidden treasure while treating themselves like a cheap find.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I actually fear being criticized as a "cheap woman" that's why I really try to put an effort when I dress up. I wanna look descent and worth of anyone's respect. I am careful with my actions and as much as possible, I do not entertain "green" stuff. I do not even engage myself with talks about sex and those of malice.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">However, as I live that kind of life, I never realized that I was building walls of fear and I limit myself to have an open mind. I forgot that at the end of the day, it is okay to listen but doing what you know is wrong is the wrong thing. I forgot that I should allow myself to be more understanding why those things are happening.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So, when May 31, 2014 came, that worst day of my life -- that day wherein six men ruined my womanhood, framed me up, put a rape drug at my water bottle and stole my innocence. The day wherein I just want to die and get lost because of I was so ashamed of myself. I was so ashamed because I was not careful enough. I was too careful that I forgot that crimes happen anytime, anywhere and that anyone can transform as a criminal. I trusted people too much to the point that I was taken for granted.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Depression attacked me. Anxiety, loss of self-worth and bitterness became a habit for me. So I ended up not saying anything to anyone. I pretended that I am okay because I do not want to be a burden to anyone, including my family. I found security in pleasing people, I found security in pretending that I am okay. I found security from those people who praises me and calls me "beautiful". I found security from my new friends, new work and new journey.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">However, I thought, I was totally okay. I thought, I was willing to forgive and forget. BUT NO. When they came back, I was so afraid. I was trying to run away, but I got tired. And just like in the story, the thought <i>"Sige, hayaan ko na lang silang hubaran ako at dalhin ako sa kung saan man. Tutal, fuck girl naman na ako. Wala nang mawawala. Baka nga love works that way."</i> popped up in my mind. But, THANK GOD! Someone helped me and assisted me to the nearest coffee shop. And that's the time I called a good friend of mine. She was the first one who knew what happened to me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Help came, thank God. Also, I was able to file a case. However, I lost the case due to lack of evidence. No one wanted to testify and stand up with me. I felt betrayed. I felt that I really cannot trust anyone. I even asked God <i>"Lord, bakit Ka ganyan? Bakit Mo ako hinayaang matalo? Bakit hindi ako tinulungan nung mga tao na pinagkatiwalaan ko?"</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">God answered me IN WAYS I DO NOT EXPECT. God brought people who felt betrayed. God brought me to situations that I will be betrayed more and more each day. God brought me to the lowest point of my life wherein -- I became an individualist, I hated working in teams, I quietly blame men for being "manyak", I quietly blame prostitutes, I am silently blaming media for showing that sex outside marriage is okay and group sex is merrier, I quietly blame my relatives for being adulterers, and I blame God for allowing these things to happen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But, God didn't allow me to be in that state forever. He orchestrated me to become a part of a start-up group and He made sure that I will meet people whom I can treat as sisters without any hesitations. God even made sure that I will be equipped as He prepares me to become a full-time artist.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My heart was really shattered into pieces. That season in my life just broke me into pieces. However, all things work together for our good. That brokenness is a work in progress towards wholeness. That shattered heart is a work in progress as He make it whole again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And because of knowing that God works that way, I am still and keep on praying that, if it is God's will for me to marry someone, that guy will tell me these lines: </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"...let's talk till we get tired, until we try to decipher each other, until we know each other's memories, until we know each others deepest secrets, until I'm happy just by seeing you..."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Yes. I am still afraid of heartaches. I am still afraid that probably what happened to my past will happen again. Yes. I am afraid of seeing my heart broken into shattered pieces again. Yes, I should overcome my fears but, today, not pleasing God is my greatest fear. I am also afraid that I will not be able to make an impact to other people because of my past.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Folks, please pray with me that I will not breakdown again and pray that as I walk in this "work in progress" recovery, I will be ready to fall in love again soon. I will be ready to accept heart breaks again soon. For now, all I ask is, let me be vulnerable.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549875006478929541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202754628462752967.post-36437872855526020812016-01-04T21:33:00.001+08:002016-01-04T21:34:50.674+08:00January 30 Workshop Alert!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Time really flies so fast, it feels like yesterday, I was just trying to learn the craft all by myself and now, here I am promoting my own workshop. <b>PRAISE THE LORD INDEED!</b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549875006478929541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202754628462752967.post-72982333092979857662015-12-31T22:25:00.002+08:002015-12-31T22:27:22.845+08:002015 in Transit<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Time flies so fast. I am still trying to reflect on how my 2015 went. I was actually trying to imagine if it went well or if I did well or not. I still feel nostalgic about some of the events that happened in my life. But, what I can only do is to leave my footprints and bring the memories and lessons with me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I cannot imagine how I survived this year full of surprises, testings, triumphs, treasures, failures, small deaths, closed doors, trash can moments, verges of giving up, bitter disappointments, loss and redemption.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Last </span><b style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">February 2015</b><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">, I found out that I have an ovarian cyst. I was trying to deny that fact in my heart even if the results are already in front of me. I even burned the papers so that I can forget about it. There are days that I feel that intense pain. I cannot help myself but to cry and ask God if I can just die so that I will be naive of what pain is anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I even told myself and some of my friends "If this will be cancerous, that will be awesome! At least I will not have a hard time. I will just wait for the doctors to put an end in my life." I got a lot of violent reactions, who wouldn't? I was so negative about my situation because I feel so helpless.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I lost some friends because of our differences and unbelief. I must say, not being able to respect another person's convictions. I do not get it why people value other people's mistakes than those memories that they've made together.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I will not be a hypocrite, I tried my best to save those relationships but, these people started labeling me as "unworthy" and they even cursed me and said a lot of discouraging words.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I can say that this is one of the hardest transitions I can have in my entire life. I have to love those people who ruined my life, forgive those people who stole the most important part of my womanhood. I have to forgive those men who raped me and ruined my entire life. I even need to pray for them. What?!?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">At first, it was really hard -- I mean VERY HARD. Hard because no one is willing to help me, no one is willing to to listen to me and lend their shoulders to me. But, still, I praise God because He gave me the strength to carry on and of course, to love and forgive and give grace.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I did everything to impress my bosses and the other managers for my promotion to be approved. However, the Lord did His perfect way of telling me to stop being prideful and being disobedient to His will.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">He orchestrated everything in His perfect timing. He made sure that I am going to be ready to take the journey of being a full - time calligraphy artist.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I remember the story about the Healing at Bethesda (John 5:1 - 17). There is a scene there wherein God told the sick man <i>"Get up, take your bed, and walk."</i> The sick man immediately obeyed. Honestly, I had a hard time obeying when God spoke to me through a friend <i>"Marj, sometimes, you need to allow God to close the main door and open windows of opportunities for you. God knows what He is doing, do not doubt Him. Where He guides, He provides."</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So I immediately filed my resignation letter and gave it to my boss for approval. At first, he insisted. He didn't want me to resign. He was trying to convince me not to do so. However, God made a way for my boss to let me go.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I know, in my heart that <i>"I am worthless and I do not deserve all of the good things."</i> I needed to admit that <i>"I am not okay."</i> But, I also need to totally surrender my heart, my ugly story and let God turn it into beauty. I need to shut the doors of depression and give up on my shattered dreams and let God work on them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I always thought that the career I had in the corporate setting is the best thing I can brag next to my Latin Honors. I thought, I can brag that I did my tasks excellently and beyond expectations.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But I was wrong in saying or thinking such things. I was indeed wrong when I said that I need to please my superiors just to get the highest position a "prideful" fresh graduate can have. I was wrong in prioritizing having a high paying job than having a fruitful job.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So God lead me to the right bible verse and people who will help me and will give me pieces of advice to overcome the struggles I have every day as a full - time artist.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Who said it was easy? No! It wasn't an easy journey. The 7 months I had were full of testings, loss, doubts, moments of giving up and debates with God.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But I praise God because He allowed me to hold 8 big workshops and several pay-as-you-wish workshops for the benefit of our brethren.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Since that day my mother carried me at her womb, until the day I came out to see this wonderful world. He is faithful. And until now, He is faithful. I am sure, my ways are different from His. But one thing is certain, He will never fail to spark that fire He has set in my heart. He will never fail to be faithful, no matter how I doubt Him. He will chase me with wonders. He will always be the "Great I Am" even if I see myself greater than Him at times.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Time really flies fast. It seems like yesterday, it is still 2011 – I am still in college and my Papa Jing is still alive and kicking.<span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But, I know that I am not dreaming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It’s been four years since he died. And yet the memories are still fresh. I can still remember it. It wasn't surreal at all. I still wish that his death is just a dream. I still pray to God that I can accept everything as easy as counting 1, 2 and 3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A lot of people are asking me how he died. But first, let me narrate what happened.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Last </span><b style="color: #999999;">July 25, 2011</b><span style="color: #999999;"> I am prepping up myself to go to school. I was excited because I was about to take my pre-final exams at Discrete Mathematics. My Papa Jing is still sleeping. And when me and my Mama Malou was shocked because I was about to go and he suddenly jumped out of where he was lying down and he said </span><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">“Papasok ka na ba Jorie? Antayin mo ako. Ihahatid kita.”</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> I told him </span><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">“Wag na Pa. Malalate na po ako.”</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> Then he quickly said </span><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">“Mabilis lang.”</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> So I waited patiently. Then he wore his not-so favorite shirt. We rode his motorcycle/scooter. And I was shocked ‘coz he is bring me to a total opposite direction and then I asked him</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">“Bakit?”</span></i></span><span style="color: #999999;"> He just kept on driving until we reached a small house. That house is actually where our malfunctioning tamarraw is being fixed. He approached the caretaker of the repair shop and introduced me to him. I gave my warm smiles. Then we already went to my school. As I bid him goodbye, I just told him </span><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">“Ingat ka Pa. I love you.”</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> Then I kissed him and he left. I was at peace because he smiled at me. I watched him driving towards North. I don’t really know where he’s going. But still, I am at peace. The next thing I know was that, after 4pm the classes were suspended because that was President Noynoy Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) so I went home and gave a good news that I was one of those chosen people to compete for our Robotics contest at school (the competition happened last July 27, 2011). The evening came and my Papa Jing is not yet home. At around 11 o’ clock in the evening there was a blackout so all of us were able to sleep except my Mama Malou because she is now worried – worried because Papa Jing is not yet home. Then the next day, </span><b style="color: #999999;">July 26, 2011</b><span style="color: #999999;">, I got this </span><i style="color: #999999;">“naalingpungatan”</i><span style="color: #999999;"> feeling. So I just decided to stand up and check what’s happening. My Mama Malou just hugged me and said… </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">“Wala na si Papa mo.”</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><span style="color: #999999;">– my first reaction was </span><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">“Weh! Di nga? Ma, wag ka magbiro.”</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> But when I saw Marijoy crying, <b>I was just quiet</b>. Then I saw the headline on the television </span><i><span style="color: #cc0000;">“UNIDENTIFIED MAN”</span></i><span style="color: #999999;"> and the video just shows his body lying at the grasses and no breath at all. We all knew that it was my Papa Jing.</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Papa Jing died of two gunshots – one on his liver and the second was near his right ear. Despite of how it happened, one thing is certain, I praise God since that day because I really believe that my Papa Jing has found true peace in the arms of our loving Father – the Lord Jesus Christ.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>God never failed to be faithful in His promises.</b> (Now, that's the turning point or the climax of the story!) After my Papa Jing’s loss <b><u>I became a stronger individual.</u></b> I became more independent and I just learned to stand on my own. <b><span style="color: #444444;">I also learned how it is to turn my mourning into dancing and my sorrow into joy as what the Bible says in Jeremiah 31:13.</span></b> I learned new things. I met new people. I was able to meet those people who are credible enough and those aren't credible at all. My family and I were put into life’s different testings and yet I praise God personally because we are being blessed by the Greatest Blesser of all the time. We were blessed on our chosen paths. And we praise God because His promises became more evident in each and every one of us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="color: #cc0000;">Lamentations 3:22-25</b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> "The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 'The LORD is my portion,' says my soul, 'therefore I will hope in him.' The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him."</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This Bible verse has been evident to my family’s life. There came a point that people just talk about us because of the blessings that we have. Some just hates us because we are blessed but those blessings are fruits of God’s promises. We cannot have those promises if we will not be enduring our life’s sufferings. No one lives a suffering-proof life. It is impossible. <b><span style="color: #444444;">Everyone needs to go through a lot of things so that our faith in the Lord will become stronger.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This is one of the things I learned as I walk this journey called life. The reason why I can say I am a victor is not because of my own battles but rather because of the One true source of victories and blessings – Jesus Christ. If He did not fought for you and me and if He did not bought you and me for a price then I personally do not know where we will be right now. <span style="color: #444444;">Maybe everything that is in this world is just a mere accident.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549875006478929541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202754628462752967.post-68999372789464050312015-11-08T12:06:00.003+08:002015-11-08T12:08:57.205+08:00Workshop Alert!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We are now starting to bid goodbye to 2015. We are now starting to plan our Christmas parties and our year-end reports, and for students they are now preparing for their quarterly exams. But for me, I wanna end the year with a blast of <b>WORKSHOPS. YES! </b>I am going to have series of workshops until December 12. But for now, I am going to announce the ones for this month of November.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;">I will be having my first ever workshop at Kapitolyo, Pasig and it will be held at the wonderful cafe that serves yummy Rainbow Cakes -- </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Epic-Coffee-Roastery-Kapitolyo-Pasig/174133932769278" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Epic Coffee Roastery, Kapitolyo</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> this coming November 21, 2:00pm onwards. Registration fee is 750 pesos (inclusive of materials and snacks).To reserve your slot, S</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: left;">IGN-UP </span><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/XHxYjXPcyq" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>HERE</b></span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; line-height: 19.32px; text-align: left;"> (click the link and you will be directed to the sign-up sheet)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">And because not everyone likes to wrap gifts, it is either they will give the gift as it is, not leaving an element of surprise. Or they will ask someone from the "Gift Wrapping Station" to wrap it for them, willing to pay a certain fee just to escape the hassle of wrapping gifts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So after interviewing both of them, I shared what I am going to share to all of you. <b>GIFT WRAPPING WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Before answering that question, let me first introduce to you the ones behind making me say such a statement -- <b>Hallmark Philippines. </b>Hallmark Philippines is the one who produces our all-time favorite well-designed greeting cards and they cater greeting cards for different occasions -- from womb to tomb, even the sweet nothings, they have it for you. They also have some scrapbook-ing materials which I hoard most of the time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">But this time, let us hear them <b>ROAR </b>as they "re-vamp" themselves with their <b>"Mix and Match" </b>collection that will cater different products that will fit your special needs for a particular occasion. And because we are now in the <b>"-BER" </b>months, Hallmark came up with a Mix and Match collection for Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;">And last October 28, Ate Maricel Mendoza of </span><a href="http://www.asweetcottage.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">A Sweet Cottage</span></a><span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;">had a collaboration with Hallmark Philippines for a Bloggers' Exclusive Launch of the said collection at </span><a href="http://www.commune.ph/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Commune</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> (Heads up: Commune has found its new home at Polaris Street).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But, what I really loved the most is that Ate Maricel shared to us her passion in gift wrapping and how she maximizes her resources and how detailed she is when it comes to giving gifts. And we also had a chance to practice our gift wrapping skills using Hallmark's Mix and Match Christmas Collection.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Yaaaaaay! I had three. (insert SUPER SMILEY ACHIEVE face here)</span></td></tr>
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How can I just stop saying thank you to Hallmark Philippines and A Sweet Cottage? I went out of Commune with a hope that I can still improve my gift wrapping skills and with brand new learnings. Plus being able to drink Commune's great Cafe Mocha and Cupcakes -- HAHAHAHA!!! (Sorry, matakaw lang). Bringing home lots of gift wrapping loots is just a bonus.</div>
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At the end of the day -- buying gifts, wrapping gifts, giving gifts and receiving gifts will always be a part of our Filipino Christmas Tradition. It is always be in our hands how to make our gift giving special and how can you make it a memorable one -- not only in giving it but also involving your family in wrapping gifts.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;">Just take it easy and</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;">to wrap your gifts together.</span></b></div>
</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549875006478929541noreply@blogger.comMakati, Metro Manila, Philippines14.554729 121.0244451999999514.4932525 120.94376419999995 14.6162055 121.10512619999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202754628462752967.post-76466056702014646572015-10-19T03:23:00.001+08:002015-10-19T03:23:13.026+08:00Recession of Appreciation<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We live in a world that forgets to appreciate things -- whether it is a small or big thing. We live in a world that forgets to say <i>"thank you"</i>. Anyway, before I go through this blog post, let us check how does my friend, Merriam Webster (hashtag NAKS!) the word <u style="font-style: italic;">appreciation</u>.</span></div>
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<i style="color: #ea9999;">An ability. </i><span style="color: #999999;">An ability is something we possess or something that is inside of us. It is like we have the power to do something because it is our nature to do it. <i>Example, we are designed to walk because we have a feet while the snakes doesn't have a feet that is why they do not have the capability to walk.</i></span></div>
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<i style="color: #ea9999;">To understand the worth, quality</i><span style="color: #ea9999;"> </span><i style="color: #ea9999;">or importance of something. </i><span style="color: #999999;">To understand -- to perceive something because of having an idea of how it is. At this point, we have an idea of the worth or quality or importance of something. <i>Example, you will not judge a person by its cover because you understand the golden rule.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Sad to say, there is now a recession in everything, including appreciation. And sad to say, we cause something to depreciate just because we fail to do our part at least to say <u style="font-style: italic;">thank you</u> or at least to say something positive maybe to a person or to an art (music, food, coffee or the nature itself).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">I do believe that every single thing here on earth wants to be appreciated. And I do believe that the reason why there's depression is because we don't make it a point to appreciate a person's beauty -- that we always allow people's flaws to be more visible. </span><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>GOD CREATED EACH ONE OF US WONDERFULLY AND BEAUTIFULLY -- ISN'T IT ENOUGH TO APPRECIATE SOMEONE'S BEAUTY OR WORTH? </b><u>I think so.</u> </span><span style="color: #999999;">I can even say </span><u><span style="color: #e06666;">it is more than enough.</span></u><span style="color: #999999;"> We are too forgetful that everyone has a flaws and </span><b><span style="color: #e06666;">those flaws</span></b><span style="color: #999999;">, most of the time, </span><b><span style="color: #e06666;">makes us human.</span></b><span style="color: #999999;"> Why not start to appreciate a family member or a friend's smile or eyes or remind them that </span><b><span style="color: #e06666;">THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.</span></b><b style="color: #999999;"> </b></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Artists like me needs appreciation. When you compare our works to our fellow artists discourages us. Why? Because we don't promote competition -- in real life. We encourage people to pursue their passion -- no matter what it is because </span><b><span style="color: #e06666;">pursuing your passion draws you closer to your purpose in life.</span></b><b style="color: #999999;"> </b><span style="color: #999999;">Those people who haven't found their passion, just keep on finding it, and once you found it </span><b style="color: #999999;">FOLLOW IT. DO NOT GIVE IT UP. </b><span style="color: #999999;">Remember, </span><i style="color: #999999;">living this life is not hard. </i><b><i style="color: #999999;">IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. </i><u><span style="color: #e06666;">Stop living a life full of competition -- that life's a bore and it sucks.</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">How can I say that living in a competition sucks </span><b><span style="color: #e06666;">I LIVED THAT LIFE FOR SO LONG AND I JUST CANNOT STAND HOW IT HURTS ME AND THE PEOPLE AROUND ME.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Even coffee shops compete with each other and all of them claim that they serve the best coffee because they use the best coffee beans. Well, maybe at some point, that is how really business works. However, I believe that </span><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #e06666;">everything, even coffee making is an art and it is a form of art.</span> </i><span style="color: #999999;">Crafting a good coffee or a coffee that is very good to a person's taste buds is not an easy task. That is why I do not really like comparing each one of them but I have to admit that I have a favorite coffee per shop -- will it be fair enough? (At least?)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999;">Don't you know that what you just read is an introduction of what I wanna share today? (Sorry for that intense introduction. Hashtag PEACE.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Since I just mentioned that <i>coffee making is a form of art. </i>And I also mentioned that we live in a world that lacks appreciation,</span><span style="color: #999999;"> I am so happy, and my heart is jumping for joy because a place slash coffee shop slash cafe named <b>Recession Coffee </b>in Eastwood City is now <b>OPEN. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">I love their "Pay-as-you-Want" system. That as you order your cup of coffee, he cashier will ask you </span><span style="color: #e06666;"><i>"</i></span><b style="color: #e06666; font-style: italic;">How much would you like to pay for coffee, Ma'am/Sir?" </b><span style="color: #999999;">and to help you decide, they have a list with funny descriptions, depending on how much you will pay for your coffee. And no matter how much you pay for it, they will definitely serve you an excellent cup.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Why do I love the said system? Simply because I am sure that it tests a person's slash a customer's way of appreciating the craft of making coffee slash a great latte art. Also, I believe that it will make us realize that at the end of the day -- every cup of coffee is worth appreciating and the way it can be appreciated is to set a good price for it. And it also works with my craft -- calligraphy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">However, in real life, setting a price is not applicable to appreciate a person. Maybe, the best way to say that you appreciate a person is to thank him or her for being authentic. Do not measure a person's worth by how much does he/she earn or by her achievements because those things are temporary and it doesn't make a relationship last long -- but the heart does.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and you'll soon find many others around you.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #d5a6bd; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Truly appreciate life,</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">and you'll find that you have more of it.</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span style="color: #741b47;">- Ralph Marston</span></span></span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549875006478929541noreply@blogger.comQuezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines14.6760413 121.0437002999999514.4302808 120.72097679999996 14.921801799999999 121.36642379999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202754628462752967.post-2607822012930548222015-10-14T00:47:00.000+08:002015-10-19T03:43:59.766+08:00Be Grateful = Be Blissful<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I recently started my "The Gratitude Project" which I was able to do faithfully but I was not able to share it to my Social Media followers. I felt guilty about it. I actually prayed to God and said sorry. But He reminded me that IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A GRATEFUL HEART despite of the things I am going through right now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Maybe you are going to ask me why I still need to do so. Honestly, I wanna inspire people to thank God despite having a bad day. However, I realized that <b><i>being grateful must be a lifestyle</i>. </b>Writing it down is just a helpful tool for us to be able to practice it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So I persistently prayed to God. I prayed that He will give me means and ways to start this project and do it in a larger scale. So I thought, sharing it on social media would do or putting it up as a status on my Facebook would fulfill my agenda. But having it as a lifestyle actually did -- and maybe that is the larger scale that I really need to achieve.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But, I realized that having it as a lifestyle is not only the larger scale I was aiming for. Why? Because having a group of people who will do the same as I do it encourages me more to continue living a lifestyle of gratitude.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #999999;">And last September 19, I met 18 people with different life stories but has the same passion to learn </span><b style="color: #999999;">BLISSFUL JOURNAL WRITING</b><span style="color: #999999;"> by </span><a href="https://instagram.com/martinedeluna/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Martine de Luna</span></a><span style="color: #999999;"> of </span><a href="http://makeitblissful.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Make it Blissful</span></a><span style="color: #999999;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #999999;">The event was a partnership between </span><a href="http://brewyourbestyear.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf's Brew Your Best Year</span></a><span style="color: #999999;"> and </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-weight: bold;">Make it Blissful</span><span style="color: #999999;">. And for us to be able to get an exclusive invite, we are asked to submit an artwork that is related to <i style="font-weight: bold;">"Visualizing your Dreams" </i>and this is the artwork I submitted through Instagram and through mail as well:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The reason why I chose this quote is because this quote encourages me to dream that I am living in the world where my dreams already happened. Why? Because whenever I think that they will happen, they really happen -- maybe not in the way I want it but the way God wants it to happen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So the event happened last </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">September 19</span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> at </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Bonifacio Stopover. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #999999;">Finally, I was able to meet the very wonderful woman who communicates with me everytime, </span><span style="color: #e06666;">Ms. Nella Lomotan</span><span style="color: #999999;"> (just a sidenote: check out her very beautiful Instagram feed </span><span style="color: #e06666;"><a href="https://instagram.com/nellal/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">@nellal</span></a></span><span style="color: #999999;">) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So Martine started to explain what is blissful journaling and she even emphasized why journaling is important, she also shared some of her tools of trade as she puts the important part of her life on a journal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">And she even selflessly shared some of her </span><span style="color: #e06666;">Blissful Edition Passion Cards</span><span style="color: #999999;">, </span><span style="color: #e06666;">Gift Paper Book </span><span style="color: #999999;">and her </span><span style="color: #e06666;">Washi Tapes</span><span style="color: #999999;">. And we are blessed to take home one </span><a href="http://www.sundaypaperco.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Sunday Paper Co</span></a><span style="color: #999999;">'s blank notebooks and a lot of new learnings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">And I will share those learnings on a separate blog post.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Sharing my photo dumps during the event:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: small;">Our tools of trade plus a surprise gift from The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: small;">Martine is so generous to share us some of her Washi Tapes and Gift Papers</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: small;">A healthy sandwich from CBTL</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: small;">Starting the day right with CBTL's Brewed Coffee</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: small;">Martine is such a wonderful mom. She brings her beautiful baby girl Krista Valentina to her speaking engagement and she is really behave</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: small;">Grabbed my cup of Hazelnut Iced Blended plus our healthy snack, CBTL's best seller -- Banana Chocolate Muffin </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #999999;">The official photos are uploaded here:</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1490808877882615.1073741835.1443825859247584&type=3" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Brew Your Best Year x Make It Blissful: Creative Journaling</span></a></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549875006478929541noreply@blogger.comQuezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines14.6760413 121.0437002999999514.4302808 120.72097679999996 14.921801799999999 121.36642379999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202754628462752967.post-81367558722511856572015-08-18T03:07:00.001+08:002015-10-19T03:45:32.759+08:00Intense Feelings<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">My last blog post was about my reflections in life plus my perspective of perfection. And after posting and promoting the blog post on my social media, I received a violent e-mail regarding the post.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The e-mail was like this:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I do not like you. I do not like your God. I do not like your concept of perfection. If your f*** God is real and perfect He must make everything perfect. If He cannot make my life perfect, He is not perfect and He is fake.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After reading His entire e-mail, I just cried. I fell on my knees and asked God for help. I do not know how will I answer him. I am so afraid and I just do not know.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">God was indeed faithful, He reminded me of Psalm 56:3</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When God gave me or I must say, reminded me of this verse, I prayed for Him the courage to reply to the email. I prayed for the right words as well and lastly, I prayed that I will be able to answer his questions based on the Truth.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">However, I forgot to pray for His perfect will. So I went on my knees again and I prayed for His will. So after praying, I decided to open my email and there he goes again, flooding my inbox with his opinions against Christ.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Honestly, I just replied a short message to his emails "I respect your opinion. I pray that you respect mine as well. I would rather die believing what I believe now than to die not believing at anything after all."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So, I kept on praying and focusing on God. I am praying for His will. I was even at the verge of deleting the blog post. But I do not have a peace at all -- so I never did.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The next day, I checked my email again and he sent me a very long message. He told me the reason behind him hating God after reading his message, I was able to understand where he was coming from. However, I did not expect him to say sorry to me because he was really trying to debate with me that there is no God. And I did not expect him to ask me <b>"Why are you so kind towards me?" </b>So I bravely said <b>"because there is a God. Without God, I could have killed you or I could have hacked your account and expose how you shame me. But because He taught me grace, I chose to respond to you in this manner." </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After some time of exchanging emails, I praise God because those intense feelings of tension and threat are now an intense feelings of happiness, excitement and hope.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Happy for him having an open mind and heart to know Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Excited to see him have a personal encounter with Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Hopeful that God will change him from glory to glory.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>THANK YOU LORD! Indeed you turn our mourning into dancing. You turn our anxiety to praise. To God be the Glory!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I pray that you we will all choose to respond than to react.</span></div>
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</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549875006478929541noreply@blogger.comQuezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines14.6760413 121.0437002999999514.4302808 120.72097679999996 14.921801799999999 121.36642379999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202754628462752967.post-78368253372465309752015-08-13T02:12:00.000+08:002015-10-19T03:46:42.246+08:00Perfection bore our Penalty<div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I believe that our Creator is a perfect One. I also believe that the universe is friendly. I believe what the Bible says in Romans 8:28</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good."</span></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>- Romans 8:28</b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">God could just press a reset button every time man fails to do His will. God could just re-create this world the way He wants it. God can actually make us as robots if He would want to. God can control us <b>BUT NO. He actually gave us the free will to do all the things we want to do. He gave us this free will to choose who we want to be. But, we are not free to choose the consequences of our wrong doings.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Wrong doings? Yes. Why are we still here if the Bible says in <b>Romans 6:23 </b>that the wages of sin is death? Also, why are we still enjoying this life if the Bible emphasized in <b>1 John 5:13-17 </b>that <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">ALL SIN</u> not <b><u>some</u></b> but <u style="font-weight: bold;">ALL</u> sin <i>leads to death. </i>I believe that even if the end is good but the means are bad, it is still considered a sin. For example, I will steal someone's idea and claim it as my own so that I can get a credit. <b>STEALING IS A SIN AND I MUST DIE.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">However, and YES! God showed His mercy despite of what we did that is why He sent His <i style="font-weight: bold;">ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, JESUS CHRIST TO DIE FOR OUR SINS. </i>A perfect and innocent Lamb needs to die to bear our penalty, shame and guilt.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #999999;">What's the point? <b>In everything that we do, someone's life will be affected -- whether in a positive or in a negative way, WE ARE A PRODUCT OF SOMEONE ELSE'S DECISION. </b><i>Adam and Eve was destined to</i><b> </b><i>do sin. Let us not blame them for what is happening in this world. </i><i style="font-weight: bold;">Their fall was part of God's majestic plan. </i><span style="font-weight: bold;">His love paid the price for mercy.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">And now what is our verdict? NOT GUILTY. </span><span style="color: #999999;">With that let me share this poem I wrote few years back.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is no such thing as perfect in this world.</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That may sound cliche, but it’s the truth.</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The average person admires perfection and seeks to obtain it.</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But, what's the point of achieving perfection?</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is none. Nothing. Not a single thing.</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That's why pencil have erasers, athletes have coaches, countries have leaders, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">guns need bullets, cell phones need sim cards and load, and many other more.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><u>Everything is interdependent, things always need other things.</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't like the concept of perfection.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If something is perfect, then there is nothing left.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There is no room for growth and development.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No place left for a person to gain additional knowledge or wisdom.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Being perfect means being the best of all.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You will never again feel the feeling of becoming better.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you know what that means?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For scientist, perfection only brings despair.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's their job to create things more wonderful than anything before them, but never to obtain perfection.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A scientist must be a person who finds ecstasy while suffering from that antimony.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For some philosophers, perfection means having good life, or the intrinsically desirable life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But can we really have the life what we desire?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Maybe we can have it but can it last?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">When you seek perfection, </span><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">you'll discover it as a moving target.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have no fear of perfection- for you'll never reach it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Trying as hard as we achieve perfection, the net result </span><span style="color: #e06666;">of our hard work is only an amazing variety of imperfectness.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So how can we achieve perfection?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Based on these words, </span><b><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">to be perfect is impossible.</span></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But I've discovered that we can be close to perfection.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If we want to be smart, we stick to someone who is smart.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If we want to be wise, we stick to someone who is wise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Same as to being perfect, if we want to be close to being perfect, </span><span style="color: #e06666;">we must stick to someone perfect.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>But who is perfect in this world?</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Is there a person who is perfect?</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>There is none.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>They may look perfect, but they are not.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><i>Only one is perfect, and that is God,</i></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> <b>perfection only exists in Him.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">"He is a rock, His work is perfect;For all His ways are justice, a God of truth and without injustice; righteous and upright is He."</span><br /><span style="color: #4c1130;"><b>- Deuteronomy 32:3-4</b></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>His words are perfect.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>His commands are perfect.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They are more accurate than any scientific calculation in this world.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If God commands something, it becomes a law of nature, and nature itself follows.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And if God commands you something, it's so accurate that you won't have to ask why for you'll know it's for your own good.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nature is God's creation, and so are we.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have you heard any trees to ask God why they are uprooted?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">No, </span><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">because God is in control.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But then, they don't have the ability to think or talk, but we do, therefore we must better understand when God says we should not be afraid nor dismayed, trust Him with all our heart and not lean to our own understanding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">You will be wise to follow that, </span><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">for He is our everlasting God who created everything in this universe.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">"You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, until iniquity was found in you."</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span><span style="color: #4c1130;"><b>- Ezekiel 28:15</b></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>We are perfect once but because of sin, we were separated from God.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That's why we became imperfect and we'll never be perfect in this world.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Seek God for He is perfect, find delight in Him.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Why seek perfection in this world? Nothing lasts forever here.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Why not go beyond this world and seek God instead?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>For God is forever around.</b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549875006478929541noreply@blogger.comQuezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines14.6760413 121.0437002999999514.4302808 120.72097679999996 14.921801799999999 121.36642379999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202754628462752967.post-27106681471650851902015-08-12T02:15:00.000+08:002015-10-19T03:49:28.754+08:00Courage, Dear Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Honestly, this past few weeks, I really feel uncomfortable. Not because I accidentally formatted my phone. Not because we didn't have an internet connection for almost nine days. Not even because of those emails I sent left being unanswered or not because of my unanswered prayers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I feel uncomfortable and intimidated because people are keep on comparing me to other people -- especially to those who are into calligraphy as well. I do not really feel discouraged. I just feel intimidated to the point wherein I ask myself "<b><i>Am I not yet brave enough? I left the corporate for this, gave up ministry opportunities, lessen my social life, I almost gave up my friends. Have I not yet given enough? Am I a coward?" </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">These questions are just running into my mind. Until, finally, God reminded me of His plans for me. He also reminded me of my purpose. His words just lifted me up and encouraged me. So, I decided to let go of myself and just let God.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">I identified myself completely with him. Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central. It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, and I am no longer driven to impress God. Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not “mine,” but it is lived by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I am not going to go back on that.</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">No longer I, but <b>CHRIST IN ME. </b>I was reminded that <b>I AM HIS. </b>And everything I have, even the works of my hands belongs to Him.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I prayed to Him and gave up my plans to God. <i style="font-weight: bold;">"Let Your glorious will be done, Lord. I will just take courage and follow You withe everything I've got." </i>And indeed, His plans just happened. I just gave my everything and He is faithful -- I obeyed Him and a lot of opportunities came.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And one of those opportunities is to have my first ever art fair. I am blessed that I was able to join the <b><a href="http://www.spot.ph/shopping/the-latest-shopping/63125/pursuit-manila-arts-and-crafts-fair" target="_blank">Pursuit Manila Art Fair</a> </b>that was held at the <b>Knightsbridge Residences</b> last <b>August 1. </b>I am really blessed to be one of the merchants for the said fair.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I showcased my handmade/handwritten notebooks plus some of my pre-loved artworks. At first, I thought no one's going to go to be interested but, I WAS WRONG! <b>PRAISE GOD </b>because I was able to meet some people that I just meet on Instagram and also, I was able to have new friends. I do not even expect that I am already an inspiration to some calligraphy beginners. Haaaaaaaaay! <b>GOD IS REALLY AMAZING!</b> </span></div>
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I had a tiring yet wonderful day after the fair. But, just remembering how beautiful the place was when it was filled with creative people who are pursuing their passion, it wiped away all of my worries and anxiety. August 1 will be a wonderful day for me, also, it is a special day for me.</div>
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Why? <b>I WAS REMINDED TO BE COURAGEOUS AS I REACH MY DREAMS FOR HE IS WITH ME.</b></div>
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Before, I was so afraid to sell my notebooks because I thought, no one would like it but during the fair, I received a lot of requests and encouragements. Also, I do not really want to market myself but God just allowed my works to speak for itself. And I am now being encouraged to join other art fairs. <b>COURAGE. LEAP OF FAITH.</b></div>
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Do not be intimidated when you see or hear other people's success because at the end of the day <b>YOUR SUCCESS STORY IS NOT THE SAME AS HIS OR HERS SUCCESS STORY. </b>Honestly, I consider being able to give up the corporate world for being a full-time artist as a wonderful success. Why? Because everyone can leave the corporate world but not everyone was called to be an artist. Some were called to be a businessman or businesswoman. <b>WE HAVE DIFFERENT CALLINGS SO DO NOT BELITTLE YOURSELF. GOD HAS A VERY BEAUTIFUL PLAN FOR YOU. SO DO NOT GIVE UP.</b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549875006478929541noreply@blogger.comMakati, Metro Manila, Philippines14.554729 121.0244451999999514.4932525 120.94376419999995 14.6162055 121.10512619999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202754628462752967.post-3682077468860369612015-07-24T09:57:00.002+08:002015-07-27T22:02:23.252+08:00GOOGOOHIT x LittleMsPrinter<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In my recent <a href="http://www.littlemsprinter.blogspot.com/2015/07/author-of-dreams.html" target="_blank">blog post</a>, I wrote there that I was just dreaming of having workshops and last July 17, 2015 that dream came true. And with that, I was encouraged to do more workshops next month. However, I am really blessed to be invited by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/googoohit" target="_blank">GOOGOOHIT</a> to do another calligraphy workshop this month.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The said workshop will happen this coming </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b style="color: #cc0000;">JULY 30, 2015 </b><span style="color: #666666;">at <a href="http://www.croquecafebakery.com/" target="_blank">Croque Cafe + Bakery</a>. It is located at Ground Floor 833 Dominion Building, Arnaiz Avenue (Pasay Road), Makati City. The registration fee is 600 pesos and that includes materials and snacks. But wait... there's more! A part of your registration fee will actually go to an outreach that <b>GOOGOOHIT </b>is supporting. To have a glimpse of how they support the <b><u><a href="http://www.cct.org.ph/" target="_blank">Center for Community Transformation</a></u> </b>residential facility in Magdalena, Laguna check out this <a href="https://vimeo.com/132736592" target="_blank">video</a> from their mission there last May 30.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am so excited to share my passion once again on July 30. I do hope to see you there. But wait! <i>Is there a sign-up? Or can I just walk-in?</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I do encourage you to sign up <b><a href="http://www.goo.gl/forms/LH60schQsP" target="_blank">here</a> </b>so that we can prepare your materials and your snacks as well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">To know more about GOOGOOHIT's activities check out their <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/googoohit" target="_blank">FB Page</a>. </b>Also, to know more about me, check out <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/littlemsprinter" target="_blank">LittleMsPrinter's FB Page</a> </b>or follow me on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/littlemsprinter" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Once again, I do encourage you to sign-up <a href="http://www.docs.google.com/forms/d/1mWrigusveQx0dTgopZzVe79cPuuw1PEJ3eF8r4xEwgw/viewform?c=0&w=1" target="_blank">on this click-able Google form link.</a> So that we can prepare your materials and your delicious snacks care of Croque Bakery + Cafe.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>GOOGOOHIT</b> </span><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">is a friendly community of creative types who meet for monthly artsy activities in Makati. Our events help raise funds for outreach activities both near and far.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">As I was learning calligraphy on my own, as I discover the answers to my question about the craft itself on my own, I have a lot of dreams -- dreams to be good in my chosen craft and to be able to teach it to my friends who want to learn. Honestly, I was dreaming of having workshops as well. However, like what I said, I have no formal knowledge... <b>SO HOW CAN I?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But still, I never gave up that so called "impossible dream" I was just keep on praying about it until my sister in Christ Jamie, the owner of <a href="http://adashofjamie.com/" target="_blank">A Dash of Jamie</a>, and one of the people behind <a href="https://www.facebook.com/enspiremnl" target="_blank">The Enspire Collective</a> asked me if I can I can do a calligraphy workshop for their July gathering. I immediately said <b>YES! </b>I had peace in my heart when I said yes to their invitation though I felt my knees shaking.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I became honest to God. I said, </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Lord, I believe this is a dream come true for me. Lord, I am limited. I am broken. I need Your help. I need strength. Please guide me Lord." </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And God reminded me of this verse:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I immediately prayed to Him and thanked Him for the opportunity of having a workshop. I contacted my Spiritual Mom and asked for prayers and words of wisdom. I became honest to her </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Mom, I cannot understand... <i>dreams of the poor? </i>Am I poor?" </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Her response to my question made me cry </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"My dear one, you are rich in love yet you are poor in Spirit. I admire you for seeking God every time. You seek Him in a way that I am sure He loves you doing. However, your faith is more admirable. Inspite of everything that has happened to you -- YOU ARE STILL BELIEVING HIM FOR GREATER THINGS." </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And I was able to understand every question I have in my mind. Thank God indeed!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">God's guidance was so evident! Everything happened smoothly. Not even the weather can stop us from preparing for the workshop. Praise God indeed!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After one week of preparations and prayers... Finally!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Finally, I saw the 24 brave people who pursued their love or desire to learn calligraphy. I thank God for those who registered, showed their sincerest support, supported the event through prayers and those people who helped me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I was not able to contain my tears so after I was introduced, I shared my joy through tears.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jamie laughed because I was crying so I laughed too. But in reality, I cannot contain the joy in my heart.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">God is indeed good. I was just asking to have one-on-one workshops but, He gave me 24 participants. Praise God indeed! I am blessed to be able to share my passion to 24 wonderful people who are willing to learn and pursue their passion as well.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my students <a href="https://instagram.com/princessgaylee/" target="_blank">Gayle Baligod</a>, doing the second exercises, minimal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great food from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BBBurgersAndBrewskies88" target="_blank">B&B Burgers and Brewskies</a>, our host</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I praise God for the blessings He has bestowed upon that day -- great and cooperative weather, good traffic flow, patience, strength and grace. Also, I praise God for a good friend of mine who became our official photographer for the day <a href="https://instagram.com/jajaferrer/" target="_blank">Jaja Ferrer</a>. Also, I would love to thank <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cafeterminalmnl" target="_blank">Cafe Terminal</a> for the yummy cookies that you sponsored and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/signeturashop" target="_blank">Signetura Shop</a> for the wonderful rings. And <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BBBurgersAndBrewskies88" target="_blank">Burgers and Brewskies BGC</a> for being our host.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">As much as I would love to upload all of the details and photos here in the blog, I would really love to encourage you all to check out the official photo album <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.426953444157738.1073741833.379088485610901&type=3" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Also, do not forget to check out and like my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/littlemsprinter" target="_blank">FB Page</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;">I do hope and pray that each and everyone of you who is reading this post will </span><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">PURSUE WHAT YOU ARE REALLY PASSIONATE AT. Do not be discouraged just because you failed the first time. Remember, failure is not final at all unless you let it define you. God, the giver of dreams, designed us to make our dreams real but of course, our dreams will succeed if you are doing it in accordance to His will and for His glory alone.</span></b></span></div>
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For more updates and for daily dose of weirdness, follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/littlemsprinter" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/littlemsprinter" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/littlemsprinter/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</div>
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As I end this post, I just want to remind each one of us (yes, including me) that <b>God never sleeps. He watches over us and He embrace us with His love.</b></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="text Ps-121-3-Ps-121-4" id="en-MSG-6727" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; position: relative; text-align: start;">He won’t let you stumble,</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;" /><span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-121-3-Ps-121-4" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">your Guardian God won’t fall asleep.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;" /><span class="text Ps-121-3-Ps-121-4" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; position: relative; text-align: start;">Not on your life! Israel’s</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;" /><span class="indent-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span class="indent-1-breaks" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.42em; line-height: 0;"> </span><span class="text Ps-121-3-Ps-121-4" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative;">Guardian will never doze or sleep.</span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549875006478929541noreply@blogger.comTaguig, Metro Manila, Philippines14.5176184 121.0508644999999914.3946429 120.88950299999999 14.6405939 121.21222599999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202754628462752967.post-49189383316716547782015-07-21T17:53:00.000+08:002015-07-21T17:53:33.843+08:00Jesus, the Greatest Author<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I was asked by many people why do I keep on writing and sharing Christ through the things I really love to do. Honestly, my answer was and is and will always be the same: </span><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>"because I belong to Christ and I was made to give Him all the glory and honor and praise."</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So a lot of you are asking me, how did <a href="https://www.facebook.com/littlemsprinter?ref=hl" target="_blank">littlemsprinter</a> began.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It all started last May 6 at around 11:00pm when my Pursuit Sisters <a href="http://adashofjamie.com/" target="_blank">Jamie Espadilla</a> and <a href="http://www.livingthecuriouslife.com/" target="_blank">Love Ocampo</a> sent a Facebook Message if I am available that night to do some calligraphy for the <a href="http://www.ricaperalejo.ph/2015/kitchen-generosity-and-community/" target="_blank">Thank God It's Momday</a> event that will happen on the next day (May 7). And I said yes 'coz the bus where I was riding was still at the Robinsons Galleria bus stop. So I went down and rode a taxi and went directly to White Plains Subdivision. And when I arrived, my sisters Love and Jamie told me what to do. They asked me if I have materials and I said <b>YES! </b>And they are like "God sent... Waaaaaaah! Blessing ka Maaaaarj!" So we now started doing the things needed to be done. To make the long story short, we finished our tasks before 4:00am. Honestly, I thank God for that fellowship because finally! I have a "name" for my <i>calligraphy ministry, mission and calling. </i>That is the answer to my prayers.</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;">Yes! You read it right.</span> <b><span style="color: #990000;">Ministry, Mission and Calling.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;">Littlemsprinter is not just about customized notebooks and paper writings. This is my avenue of sharing Christ to those people who doesn't know Him or does not have a personal relationship with Him. This is also my avenue of sharing my struggles and my victories. This is my ministry to sustain people's spiritual needs and to sustain my personal and my family's needs as well. I do this as a ministry while fulfilling my mission of going out and making Christ known through making disciples. And as I do littlemsprinter as a ministry and mission, I do fulfill God's calling to me of </span><span style="color: #660000;"><b>"writing His story through my story to the hearts of men"</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Some of you can say that there are a lot of calligraphy artists around there, so how can I make my name known. <b>NO! I do not want to be known just for the sake of calligraphy. I wanna make Christ known. I want the Greatest Author of my life story be known through my artworks. </b>When people appreciate my works, I give all the glory to God. Who am I anyway? I am just an instrument of love and grace but in reality <i style="font-weight: bold;">He is the source of who I am right now. </i>Who am I to ask for more? <b>EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE IS A BONUS FROM GOD.</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(from L-R) Jamie, Love and Me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">some of my tools for calligraphy (photo courtesy of <a href="http://inspiritedmom.com/" target="_blank">Inspirited Mom</a>)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my goodies from the Pursuit Manila's Thank God It's Momday event (I was the one who wrote :The Super Mom Survival Kit")</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Books for my future kids courtesy of OMF Literature (I was the one who wrote the short note there)</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Everything that I have experienced as a full-time calligraphy artist is all a bonus from God including my <a href="http://www.chasingdreams.net/pursuitmanila/" target="_blank">Pursuit Manila Family</a> and my first ever workshop that happened last July 17 (which I will be blogging later) plus the successful "Pay-as-you-Wish" Calligraphy Workshop.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Your very lives are a letter </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">that </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">anyone </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">can </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">read</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">by just looking at you. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Christ himself wrote </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">it</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">not chiseled into stone, </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">but carved into</span></span></b></div>
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