Today's Food for Thought (September 30, 2017)

There is virtue in work. There is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither. - Alan Cohen

No matter if you're moving fast enough during the week, take a break and slow down for a day. Unwind and wind down. Catch your breath and take a load off. Day and night, morning and evening, light and darkness, are rhythms meant to break time. They are meant to invite you to not only work and produce but to rest and sleep. God loves you enough to make rest a commandment – to keep Sabbath. He calls you to receive this essential gift of rest – it is a holy thing. Remember He didn't do it all in one day. He stopped, took a break, and rested. You'll be doing His work when you do the work that isn't work. When not doing is the way to get things done.

Thank you for the life, and all the little ups and downs that make it worth living.Take life one day at a time. It's not how fast we move nor how long we live. It 's how we cherish every moment of having a beautiful life, not perfect but happy. When you learn to take life as it comes, it usually comes the way you wish it. Life is too precious to be wasted away. Every man has only one life to be enjoyed in a lifetime. The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time. Run if you like. but try to keep your breath; work like a man, but don't be worked to death. Rest if you have time and enjoy.Men do not break down from overwork, but from worry and dissipation.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 86 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 93 days remaining before 2017 ends. 

Today's Food for Thought (September 29, 2017)

"You are not obligated to win. You are obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day," - Marian Wright Edelman

The daring-to-try person is a winner. It is impossible to be a total loser if you will only start. That’s because the person who begins has won the battle over inertia. And the real glory in being knocked down to your knees is getting up and coming back. Push through helplessness and push ahead taking each day as a new step. Don't stop trying – miracles come in undefined and unplanned moments. God has got you this far as a promise that He is able to get you beyond. His blessings abound.

To help yourself, you must be yourself. Be the best that you can be. When you make a mistake, learn from it, pick yourself up and move on. The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. Life itself is a challenge that we have to face. You lose some, you win some. But if you never give up, you will discover that sacrifices have the greatest rewards. Remember, life isn't about being fair, it's about surpassing the unfair reality. We can't have all that we desire...But God will give us all that we deserve. Faith in God is still the best armor. 

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 87 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 94 days remaining before 2017 ends. 

Today's Food for Thought (September 28, 2017)

Great changes may not happen right away but with effort and commitment even the difficult may become easy. - Bill Blackman

Obstacle and difficulty help you find your way forward. No matter their size, hold nothing back. Be willing to make an effort to do and commit to carry out whatever it is you are doing, in spite of any and all reasons to not continue to carry on. Much like breathing, quitting is not an option. Learn to take in even the shallowest of breaths to put forth even the smallest of efforts to sustain your dreams. God sees what you are doing and that's all that should matter to you. He claps and cheers for you everytime you push a little harder, dig a little deeper, reach a little farther, and run a little faster. He is a good paymaster – He pays and rewards abundantly.

Life is made of small jumps over great obstacles. It's in the courage of getting through them that makes life challenging and exciting. If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride---and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high so are the rewards. God loves to help him who strives to help himself. Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory. The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential---these are the keys that will unlock the door to potential excellence. Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 88 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 95 days remaining before 2017 ends. 

Today's Food for Thought (September 27, 2017)

It is so wonderful to watch an animal because it has no option about itself. It is. - Eckhart Tolle

Take heart if the world makes light of you, disregards, neglects, and overlooks you. Let not other people's opinion and criticism stop you from living. Let not those looking down on you diminish your worth. For only when you stop listening to other people's version of yourself can life become natural and simple. Now look, every day God goes to work. Half the people on this planet wake up refusing to have anything to do with Him. He goes to work anyway. So no matter if the road to chasing your dreams are potholed with 'NO' and 'BOO', just keep going.

Take heart if the world makes light of you, disregards, neglects, and overlooks you. Let not other people's opinion and criticism stop you from living. Let not those looking down on you diminish your worth. For only when you stop listening to other people's version of yourself can life become natural and simple. Now look, every day God goes to work. Half the people on this planet wake up refusing to have anything to do with Him. He goes to work anyway. So no matter if the road to chasing your dreams are potholed with 'NO' and 'BOO', just keep going.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 89 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 96 days remaining before 2017 ends. 

Today's Food for Thought (September 26, 2017)

The way to free your feelings is to simply feel them. - Shaeri Richards

Life is an exercise in the development of feelings. Learn to trust and express your feelings and blame no one when some feelings sink so deep that only loneliness can help you find them again. For when you understand that feelings allow you to heal and transform, you will never label them bad, ugly or wrong. God builds feelings in your heart so you can respond rightly to His love as He sets you to feel love to whoever He sends to meet you in your journey. Never apologize for showing feelings, or you apologize for His truth.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' , I think it's important to be honest, to communicate, to respect and trust, and to strive to give more than you take. I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful, you'll see God open up new doors. Free yourself from negative feelings.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 90 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 97 days remaining before 2017 ends. 
 

Today's Food for Thought (September 25, 2017)

What you are afraid to do is a clear indication of the next thing you need to do. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sometimes you are not willing to look because you cannot handle what you see. Open your eyes. It is by fearlessly looking at what scares you that you can embrace the landscape of your life and open yourself completely to all the love and compassion that abound. It is by recognizing sorrow and pain that you will understand and appreciate joy and pleasure. Darkness and all, you can still see if you'll only look. It is only fear and inhibition that blind. Let not fear become bigger than God. For a bigger God leaves no room for a heart to fear. To have the most joyful and fulfilling life requires stepping out into the unknown. Step out with Him and He will get it right for you.

Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand that He's sufficient for all of our needs. When I accepted this as an absolute truth in my life, I found that my worrying stopped. With God, nothing is impossible. He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can conceive. Wait. Pray without ceasing. Hope. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path. Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do. "Don't be afraid for I am with you." says the Lord.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 91 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 98 days remaining before 2017 ends. 

Today's Food for Thought (September 24, 2017)

When God measures a man, He puts the tape around the heart. - Howard G. Hendricks

God hears no more than the heart speaks. For it is the heart that recognizes and feels love and has the greatest capacity to experience Him. While you may measure another by outward appearance, God measures you by what's inside your heart. When your heart is hardened or is full of fears and pains and longings and yearnings, He touches and changes it. Then He gives you a new heart, full of faith and courage and spirit. As you begin to have the right heart through Him, you begin to measure the worth of others His way. And He is home within.

God is watching nearby to give us His grace, and send us His love. Whatever our problem, whatever our pain, God is there to support and protect us always. Be thankful for God's trials. They are His gifts to strong people. God hears what is not spoken, and understands what is not explained, for His love doesn't work in the lips nor in the mind but in the heart. When we put our burdens and cares in God's hands, He puts His peace in our hearts. If someday you'll find yourself thirsting for comfort because you are in deep pain and frustration, just remember God can always be your refuge when everyone does not hear your cries.

Blessed Sunday, everyone.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 92 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 99 days remaining before 2017 ends. 

Today's Food for Thought (September 23, 2017)

You only lose what you cling to. - Buddha

To empty the heart does not mean to not love. Love, as God intended it, is purest when it is not based on false attachment. Real love, you will learn, is like building a sand castle. You embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood, and pieces of colored glass. The castle is yours, off limits to others. Yet despite all your attachment, you know that the tide will inevitably come in and sweep the sand castle away. The trick is to enjoy it fully but without clinging, and when the time comes, let it dissolve back into the sea. Stake not a claim to anything. For nothing is to be clung to. In the end, you will arrive where you started – alone.

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. Caring is a beautiful gift that no one can buy. It is made up of love that roots in our hearts to make fruits of memory for a lifetime. When you are riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live! Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days. Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that action. Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness. Life is good when we walk with the Lord. Always put your trust in Him.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 93 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 100 days remaining before 2017 ends. 

Today's Food for Thought (September 22, 2017)

In each of us there is another whom we do not know. - Carl Jung

Everyone has a little bit of the sun and moon in him; a little bit of man, woman, and animal in him. None is just black or white, or never wrong and always right. No one. Compassion is the goal of the game. When the soul reaches true compassion, it feels acceptance for both sides, judging neither as inherently good or bad. The soul then sees the value in both the light and dark, and chooses to have both in balanced portions, as part of itself. For God is in the sadness and the laughter, in the bitter and the sweet. There is a divine purpose behind everything — and therefore a divine presence in everything. Duality and opposite serve you in your learning and growth. As a soul, you are all.


Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people. Thank you for the life, and all the little ups and downs that make it worth living. Everyone has his own idea of good and evil and must choose to follow the good and fight evil as he conceives them. That would be enough to make the world a better place. This is the way of peace: Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love. Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger. Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

 

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 94 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 101 days remaining before 2017 ends. 

Today's Food for Thought (September 21, 2017)

If he works for you, you work for him. - Japanese Proverb

Limit not your purpose to a mere means of satisfying wants and needs. Serve and be relevant. How you do your daily tasks speak volumes about how you intend to follow and obey God. Any and all effort and exertion you put forth from the fullness of your heart is an act of obedience. For service, no matter how lackluster, carries His message of love, whether or not you get credit. Your willingness to serve, whether or not you're in the spotlight is worship. It is when you serve and when you give, that you open yourself to receive life's richest blessings and most enduring lessons. That the more you take the needs of others in your heart, the more you take your own heart to God.

A sense of purpose is the best driving force to live. When you have a reason to live, you will never have a reason to quit. In every action there's a purpose. Start to appreciate the little things in life, we'll find out that we have so much. Sometimes we find ourselves feeling incomplete, longing for something we can't explain and we are caught in the middle going nowhere. Well, that's the beauty of being human. It is knowing that there is purpose for each existence. And whatever that may be, it is the reason why we still wake up breathing each day to discover the missing piece of puzzle that would make our lives complete. In every moment of doubt believe God because in every prayer, there's an answer. Life is good when we walk with the Lord. Always put your trust in Him.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 95 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 102 days remaining before 2017 ends. 

Today's Food for Thought (September 20, 2017)

Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden. Decorate your own soil. - Mario Quintana

Love and respect yourself. No one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are completely – the good and the bad, and make changes as you see fit. Take conscious efforts to always find your center in God. Even when life is unclear, even when life is confusing; you will know you’re headed in the right direction when you focus on Him. For your center is where you are rooted in His love – a place where there is no need for striving, impatience and dashing about seeking approval. He is your point of reference – your Center.

No one will improve your lot, if you yourself do not. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others. How generous of God granting us another time... to prosper, to win a heart, to right a wrong, to make things better and to live life with joy. You may be whatever you resolve to be. Your good heart shall tell you where to go, your sharp mind shall tell you how to get there, and your deep love for God shall guide you on your way. Don't wait for someone to decorate your life. Be guided by a Hand that you can't hold. Trust even if you can't see. It's God's part to do wonders, ours is the simplest part: to trust and pray.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 96 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 103 days remaining before 2017 ends. 

Today's Food for Thought (September 19, 2017)

We must stop regarding unpleasant or unexpected things as interruptions of real life. The truth is interruptions are real life. - C.S. Lewis

Interruptions are inevitable – how life works. They are moments when things don't go your way and your plans fail. A flat tire on your way to an appointment. Getting stuck in traffic and you're to pick up a child who suddenly got sick in school. They are small frustrations and unexpected events that can catch you off-guard. Like nothing else, they are acts of God's grace and they do not catch Him off-guard. They are divinely placed reminders that you don't have your life figured out and you need to always look down to see whether you are standing on rock or sand. They are His way of jarring you out of your narrow focus, reminding you to stretch your faith and look up to Him, to rely on Him. Because your agenda is not His agenda and His plans are better than yours.

Everything that God allows to come our way is with a purpose. He uses even the greatest error and deepest hurt to mold us into a better person. God never gives a burden heavier that we can carry, no matter what. He wants us to be happy than sad. God's plans are better than ours, that's why sometimes He doesn't say "yes" to every word we say. Sometimes He just whispers: "My child, allow me... I have a better way." God is watching nearby to give us His grace, and send us His love. Whatever our problem, whatever our pain, God is there to support and protect us always. Trusting God in everything is the softest pillow on which to rest and the hardest rock to stand on. 

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 97 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 104 days remaining before 2017 ends.

Today's Food for Thought (September 18, 2017)

Your best teacher is your last mistake. - Ralph Nader

Mistakes are unavoidable. Be not too afraid of them that they freeze you to do what needs to be done. Own your mistakes and befriend them. Learn and find strength in them. What you consider as mistakes are the inevitable accompaniment of the greatest gift God has given you – your freedom of action. Be glad of the dignity of your privilege to make mistakes, glad of the wisdom that enables you to recognize them. Find beauty and significance in second chances and rebounds. For God does not look upon the mistakes you do. He uses your mistakes to empower and produce growth in you.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. All the adversity I've had in my life, has strengthened me. You may not realize it when it happens. Strive not just to survive, but struggle to succeed triumphantly. Search for yourself, by yourself. Do not allow others to make your path for you. It is your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. Life continues whatever happens. All we need is to be positive and be brave with all the challenges we encounter. Faith in God is the best armor. 

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 98 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 105 days remaining before 2017 ends.

Today's Food for Thought (September 17, 2017)

Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness. - Martin Luther

Praying itself doesn’t earn you a hearing. You don't pray to twist God's arm so He changes His mind and do something as you ask. You don't pray to negotiate and bargain with Him for He knows already what you need before you even start to say a word. You pray to make your heart strong knowing He dwells inside. You pray to continually work with the reality of your own identity that brings you to a personal awareness of your oneness with Him. As you become aware of Him, you become aware of your true self. You are His beloved child and He is your caring, loving, and infinitely wise Father who knows your needs better than you do. He will only give what is best for you.

God is a listening God. Sometimes you don't need to shout or cry out loud because He hears even the very silent prayer of a sincere heart. God is so nice. The more you need Him, the closer He gets to you. When you forget Him, He follow you. And when you fall, He'll carry you. God never gives a burden heavier than we can carry, no matter what. He wants us to be happy than sad. A heart to heart talk with God will lessen your burden for He will never say NO to those who have faith in Him. Don't pray to be sheltered from problems, but pray to be fearless in facing them. Don't be afraid of pain, but ask for a heart that conquers it. 

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 99 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 106 days remaining before 2017 ends.

Today's Food for Thought (September 16, 2017)

It's not only the scenery you miss by going fast, you also miss the sense of where you are going and why. - Eddie Cantor

Today's Food for Thought (September 16, 2017)

Urgency is good for getting things done. A healthy dose of it helps you to be productive. But urgency is less suited for reflection and rest. And false urgency blurs your vision from seeing the important things in your life, it keeps you from seeking and hearing God. Slow down. Remind yourself that you are in a relationship with Him. Know His peace. Know His presence. He is always around, quietly waiting for you to still yourself enough to hear what He has to say. Listen. In stillness, you will hear and feel Him.

Sometimes we wish too much that we miss to enjoy who we are, where we are and what we have. Stay happy. The secret to happiness is to embrace and appreciate everything that happens in our lives. God puts us where we grow best and gives us good people to grow with. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortunes; but great minds rise above them. Listen to your gut, no matter how good something on paper. Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend. Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste. What is the use of running when we are not on the right road?

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 100 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 107 days remaining before 2017 ends.

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PHTV INSIGHTS: Atom Araullo leaves ABS-CBN, will transfer to GMA Network?

Atom Araullo, one of ABS-CBN's reporters, is officially leaving the network. The said move also prepares for his eventual transfer to GMA Network.

Araullo revealed on the morning show Umaga Kay Ganda last September 15 that he is officially leaving the network.

ABS-CBN has issued the statement that the network had allowed him to explore new interests in film, digital media and broadcast outside of the company.

Meanwhile, in a separate statement, Araullo expressed that his more than 10 years of stay in ABS-CBN had become an amazing adventure for him. He also said that he is thankful for the opportunity to work as a Kapamilya.

Last year, Araullo allegedly resigned from the reportorial duties but he remained as one of the network's talents.

Meanwhile, Mike Enriquez, alongside Arnold Clavio and Susan Enriquez announced on one of the radio programs of ABS-CBN's archrival radio station DZBB yesterday (September 15), gave the listeners clues that one of the news reporters of the rival station would reportedly move to GMA-7.

The big announcement paved the way for the name "Atom" that became one of the top trending list on Twitter yesterday.

Even celebrities reacted to Araullo's decision to leave ABS-CBN, noted that some netizens speculated that Araullo would move to ABS-CBN's archrival GMA 7.

Any reactions and second thoughts about Araullo's departure from ABS-CBN? Leave us your comments.

Until my next blog post,

Cheers!

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Today's Food for Thought (September 15, 2017)

"When you meey anyone, remember it is a holy encounter. As you see him, you will see yourself. As you treat him, you will treat yourself. As you think of him, you will think of yourself. Never forget this, for in him you will find yourself or lose yourself." - Marianne Williamson

You learn something from everyone who shows up in your life. Every lesson is a widening of the mind beyond its conceptual limits; a stretching of the heart beyond its emotional boundaries. Sometimes you'll hear people say, 'God brought us together,' and indeed He does. He brings people into your life precisely when you need them. He brings them to you that you may open your heart and learn to listen and seek to understand. How easy it is to resent negative people. But even that is part of His mystery you have to live with. How you deal with those you find negative teaches lessons of acceptance and humility and empathy. For if He only brought you perfect people, how would you ever learn to evolve? How would you size up yourself?

In life you will realize that the people you meet have a purpose. Some were put there to test you, some would use you, some would teach you, and some would bring out the better if not the best in you. Some may even cause you pain and heartache, but one must learn to move on. So, let go of the people who can't treat you right and hold on to those who love you back and see your worth. After all, life is not about meeting people; it's touching people's lives. What is nice about life is that, each day is never like the other. Enjoy life and throw all troubles away. Life is good when we walk with the Lord. Always put your trust in Him.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 101 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 108 days remaining before 2017 ends.

Today's Food for Thought (September 14, 2017)

Hands aren't handcuffs: people aren't prisons. When you feel it's time for you to leave, you leave. You neither need to wait to be released nor ask for permission. - Beau Taplin

Today's Food for Thought (September 10, 2017)

In the grand scheme of things, all that you love and all that you hold dear, slip away. No matter the pain in letting go, holding onto something that God is already done with in your life is missing His plans for you. Pray and seek discernment on what you might be holding onto when He says it’s time for you to let go and move on. Relinquish. When it becomes too difficult to choose that you begin to bleed, make a choice of faith. To choose faith is to choose God. Faith is letting go to Him which is equal to holding on to what's eternal and unshakable. Security in Him is not an option. Cling tighter.

Life is full of uncertainties. We'll never know when our time on earth is up until it is over. Life is real. Life is earnest; and the grave is not it's goal. We can make our lives sublime, and departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time. Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor and to wait. God gives us a loving Spirit so we can be a true person; not just gifted with a mind that can understand but with a heart that truly cares. When you have a reason to live, you will never have a reason to quit. But if you deem it necessary for you to leave, no matter how much prevention is done, Let Go.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 102 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 109 days remaining before 2017 ends.

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ANG PINAKA: Sikat na Online Craze (September 10, 2017)

The list of Top 10 Ang Pinaka Sikat na Online Craze was aired on Ang Pinaka last September 10, 2017:

10 - HOW OLD DO YOU LOOK CHALLENGE

9 - FAKE FACEBOOK EVENTS

8 - DEAR BRANDS... LOVE HUGOT

7 - TATLONG BIBE

6 - TRUMPETS CHALLENGE

5 - MAKE UP TRANSFORMATION

4 - SELFIE

3 - ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE

2 - RUNNING MAN CHALLENGE

... and the number one ANG PINAKA SIKAT NA ONLINE CRAZE is... DUBSMASH!!!

So there you have it, folks! The Ang Pinaka Sikat na Oline Craze.

Next week, more of the Top 10 of anything and everything under the sun coming your way on Ang Pinaka. Be sure to watch Ang Pinaka every Sundays at 6:15 pm on GMA News TV.

Until my next blog post,

Cheers! :)

Today's Food for Thought (September 13, 2017)

STRUGGLING is not a sign of failure but of STRENGTH. Keep pushing, keep striving, your best is yet to come. - Kemi Sogunle

Life's discomfort rises and falls like series of waves. They crest and roll and wash a part of you to make way for deposits of treasure that you really are and should be. Out goes naivete, in comes wisdom; out goes anger, in comes discernment; out goes despair, in comes kindness. Every struggle you go through creates opportunities for you to become stronger and wiser and better. Every pain that you learn to tolerate leaves you healthier than it found you. Struggle and pain shift your thinking from 'I cannot' to 'I must' and make you draw strength from within to see life beyond them. For it is doubtful whether God can bless you greatly until He has hurt you deeply. Trust that He is using what hurts you for a greater purpose.
The best and most beautiful things in life cannot be seen, not touched, but are felt in the heart. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. If we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door. I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon. Expand and dream the most beautiful colors that give meaning to your weary life. Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting. But what is beautiful is a joy for all seasons, a possession for all eternity.

When challenges are so big and your strength is no longer enough to carry them, don't give up. Where your strength ends, it's where the grace of God pour. Sometimes struggle are exactly what we need in life. If God allows us to go through life without obstacles, we would not be as strong as what we could have been. We may have struggles with God's timing and the mystery of His will in our lives, but His promise stands. He will make everything beautiful in His time. Facing life's challenges is never easy. We are struggling in may ways. God may not give all the easy ways, but He gives all the love we need to carry on. Life is good when we walk with the Lord. Always put your trust in Him.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 103 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 110 days remaining before 2017 ends.

Today's Food for Thought (September 12, 2017)

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. - Leo Buscaglia

Be gentle – nothing is won by force. No matter the provocation, choose to be careful and tactful and gentle-hearted. For when you choose to be calm and peaceful, that creates a soothing effect to those who are beside themselves in a heated situation. When you turn inward to create a caring space within you that is free of judgment, your heart opens to receive more of the light of compassion and grace and understanding – all natural prerequisites for your presence to God in prayer.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness. I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment. Stay safe and be prayerful, my friend.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 104 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 111 days remaining before 2017 ends.

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Today's Food for Thought (September 11, 2017)

I prefer living in COLOR. - David Hockney

You hold the palette; you are the paintbrush. Be mindful – color your world beautiful. You can go deep, you can go bold, or you can just splash all the colors out and see what you can create. When what comes out are disappointing blacks and melancholy blues, refresh the setting. Start fresh layers of new colors and work through the darkness with consistent focus. Completing a beautiful piece with such beautiful hues takes time. Be patient and just keep coloring and creating. That is how God is working on you. He patiently waits the splendorous display of colors of His masterpiece – YOU.

The best and most beautiful things in life cannot be seen, not touched, but are felt in the heart. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. If we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door. I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon. Expand and dream the most beautiful colors that give meaning to your weary life. Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting. But what is beautiful is a joy for all seasons, a possession for all eternity.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 105 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 112 days remaining before 2017 ends.

Today's Food for Thought (September 10, 2017)

Faith is the gaze of a soul upon a saving God. - A.W. Tozer

Today's Food for Thought (September 10, 2017)

Life is not all ease and rest and quiet. For an ideal life is marked by conflict and struggle and change. These are divine disturbances.  God disturbs you because of some reluctance to give up things that are not of His plan. He disturbs you to shake you off and force you out of your nest that you may rise on your wings of faith toward a fuller and higher life. Disturbing you is His act of benevolence. That you may learn to see everything through the glass of faith and trust to place everything in His hand.

Faith and Prayer are invisible but they make impossible things possible. It's God's part to do the wonders, ours is the simplest part: to trust and pray. The heart that has a firm faith is not frightened by obstacles because it knows well that God's love does not abandon those who trust in Him. Trusting God in everything is the softest pillow on which to rest and the hardest rock to stand on. Let God hold your hand as you walk through life. Hold on tight, and keep the faith.

Blessed Sunday, everyone. 

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 106 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 113 days remaining before 2017 ends.

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Today's Food for Thought (September 9, 2017)

"The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire." - Carl Jung

Your best ever journey awaits you. Decide to battle through and push past your limitations, so then life opens to you and loosens your heart and makes you unafraid. Flee not from your fear or you will find that you have only taken a short cut to meet it again. Transform fear into fuel and fuel into courage which makes for a mighty fire that spreads sparks over the kindling of a stronger you. Set yourself aflame to the absolute peace of God within. For when you ask Him to strengthen your heart, He will give you the miracle to move forward in courage.

Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand that He's sufficient for all of our needs. Life is a constant battle for survival. As we grow older, the rules change on daily basis. Our mission is not to escape, but to survive; not deal with triumph but to deal with failure; not to run away from fear, but to face or master it. It takes courage to keep on fighting. Deal them with greater faith and never ever to surrender. Life is unpredictable. Anything could just happen, it might be success or a mess, but for as long as we are leaning on the Lord's side, we will win because God never losses a battle. "Fear not, for I am with you", says the Lord.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 107 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 114 days remaining before 2017 ends.

Today's Food for Thought (September 8, 2017)

In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.

Soon, you'll write a new story and the script is nothing like your past. It will be a story of survival – surviving the hurt and forgetting the reason you cried and what brought the pain. It will be a story of realization – that the secret to being free is letting things unfold in their own ways and time. That all changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy. It will be a beautiful story of hope - the story of God. For He alone knows that the happiness He has for you requires taking a different path in your journey to your growth. He alone knows what you must endure to form His story in you.

Don't be a character in the story of your life. Be the AUTHOR. Don't live in the past; that's what pulls you back. Live in the present that's what keeps you going. Enjoy little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were big things. In life, we do not know the value of our moments until they have become a memory. Life is a kind of game. Once you realize this, you can do a lot of things, for the sake of learning and growth without being encumbered by the weight of negativity. Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams. Walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 108 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 115 days remaining before 2017 ends.

Today's Food for Thought (September 7, 2017)

"The best view comes after the hardest climb." (Praradomo)

You've experienced the depth of cold from painful emotions. You've shivered in their grip. But within you is an invincible summer that will eventually bring those painful emotions out of the cold darkness and into the heat of your light that shines bright and melts away pains' grip on you. The turning point comes at the moment of some crisis, through which you are introduced to your ‘other self.’ Hold on. Overcome. Trust God when He says. 'Do not go around, over, or under the crisis in your life. Go through it and I’ll be with you.

Faith teaches us to believe no matter what situation we're having right now. Hold on, be strong, don't give up. God works in ways we cannot see. The heart that has a firm faith is not frightened by obstacles because it knows well that God's love does not abandon those who trust in Him. Crises refine life. In them you discover what you are capable of. Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance. Real peace cannot be found outside ourselves but within and with God.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 109 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 116 days remaining before 2017 ends.

Today's Food for Thought (September 6, 2017)

"One of the hardest decisions you'll ever have to face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder." - Zaid K. Abdelnour (Praradomo)

You'll face many crossroads in your life regardless of your education, title, or how much money you have. It happens to all. A crossroad is your internal watchdog telling you that something needs change onward to your next level. Whether rocky, curving, straight or smooth, it’s when you run and intersect with other roads that defines your road. It's when road meets road that God wants you to have faith that in whichever road you choose to tread, He walks with you. Like the morning star, He will guide you along your way.

Life is a constant battle for survival. As we grow older, the rules change on daily basis. Our mission is not to escape, but to survive; not to deal with triumph, but to deal with failure; not to run away from fear but to master it. It takes courage to keep on fighting. So, if you feel like the rules have shifted one step higher, deal them with greater faith and never to surrender. All things in life are temporary. If they are going well, enjoy. They won't last forever. If they go wrong, don't worry, they can't last long either. Never regret the choice you've made in life, for life isn't perfect at all. Failures teach us to be patient and strong while moving on.

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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: We only have 110 days to go before Christmas 2017 and 117 days remaining before 2017 ends.

ANG PINAKA: Celeb Cuties Turned Crushies (September 3, 2017)

Starting this week, this blog will be featuring you the top 10 countdown of about anything and everything under the sun based on Ang Pinaka's previous episode aired on GMA News TV.

BTW, Ang Pinaka airs every Sunday at 6:15 on GMA News TV Channel 11.

Our first Ang Pinaka blog post for this week is about Sweet Crushies Turned Cuties (aired on September 3, 2017). So without further ado, here are the top 10 list!!!

10 - BARBARA MIGUEL

Barbara Miguel as a child actress

Barbara Miguel now

9 - JHOANA MARIE TAN

Jhoana Marie during her First Time days

Jhoana Marie Tan now

8 - ISABELLE DE LEON

Isabelle de Leon during her Daddy Di Do Du

Isabelle de Leon now

7 - RITA DE GUZMAN

Rita Iringan then

Rita Daniela now

6 -  KRYSTAL REYES

Krystal Reyes as Angelita on one of GMA Network's now defunct series "Mga Mata ni Angelita (Angelita's Eyes)"

Krystal Reyes now

5 - JOYCE CHING

Joyce Ching as part of the cast of Tween Hearts

Joyce Ching was also part of the cast of GMA's recent series "Hahamakin ang Lahat" (Despise All)

4 - BEA BINENE

Bea Binene during her childhood days, as she was a part of the cast of "Lovely Day."

Bea Binene is now blooming at 19. She is still a part of the cast of "Mulawin vs. Ravena", which will end next week.

3 - BARBIE FORTEZA

Barbie Forteza's first project was Stairway to Heaven in 2009 and her breakthrough project "First Time" in 2010.

Barbie Forteza recently starred as Billie Bendiola in the recently concluded series "Meant To Be". Forteza will be part of the cast of the upcoming movie with Ken Chan to be produced by Regal Films, which is expected to show within the remaining months of the year.

2 - JULIE ANNE SAN JOSE

Julie Anne San Jose started her showbiz career when she became a contestant of QTV 11's Pop Star Kids in 2006.

Julie Anne San Jose today.

...and the ANG PINAKA Celebrity Cuties Turned Crushies goes to... BIANCA UMALI!!!

Bianca Umali started her TV career when she was two years old and she first appeared in a diaper commercial.

Now she is 17, Bianca Umali is now a very beautiful lady. In fact, she starred in the following series:"Nino", "Once Upon A Kiss", "Wish I May," "Usapang Real Love (Real Love Talk)" and the current series "Mulawin vs. Ravena" with her onscreen partner Miguel Tanfelix.

There you have it guys! We have just enumerated the Ang Pinaka Top 10 Celebrity Cuties turned Crushies! We hope you enjoyed it! Next week, we will have another round of Ang Pinaka Top 10 recap here next week so be sure that you will be updated with the Top 10 of everything under the sun!


Please watch "Ang Pinaka" hosted by Rovilson Fernandez every Sunday at 6:15 pm on GMA News TV!

Till our next blog post,

Cheers! :)