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How to Pray for Solutions and Blessings

July 24, 2021 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

When life feels completely overwhelming and nothing seems to work despite how desperately you struggle, sometimes there’s really not much you can do but sit down and pray. Fortunately, prayer and meditation actually does give a lot of physical and emotional benefits, and they may also lead you to the breakthrough you need.

Now to help you persevere during tough times, here’s a guide to help you take a step back, breathe, and seek help from a higher power.

More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams.
Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Tatlong Mahahalagang Aral Mula sa Desiderata

October 7, 2020 by Ray L. 1 Comment

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Naaalala ko pa ang napakaraming umaga kung saan gumigising ang pamilya namin bago mag alas singko ng umaga para kumain ng almusal. Sa mga oras na iyon naghahanda kami ng kapatid ko para pumasok sa paaralan. Wala kaming masyadong magawa noon. Walang mga cellphones o social media sites na kumukuha sa aming atensyon, at walang nakakatuwang palabas sa TV sa ganoong oras sa umaga.

Sa mga taong iyon sa grade school at highschool, mayroon kami dating maliit na plaka na gawa sa kahoy at nakasabit ito malapit sa mesa kung saan kami kumakain. Mayroong tulang nakasulat dito, at iyon ay ang tulang Desiderata, na isinulat ni Max Ehrmann. Iyon lang ang nababasa ko sa silid-kainan namin noon, at marami akong natutunang mahahalagang aral mula dito. Ibabahagi ko ang mga natutunan kong aral dito.

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Three Valuable Lessons from the Desiderata

October 7, 2020 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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I still remember all those sleepy mornings several years ago when my family would wake up before 5am to eat breakfast and my brother and I would prepare to go to school. There wasn’t much to do way back then. There were no cellphones or social media sites to distract us, and there were no decent TV shows to watch that early in the morning.

During all those years of mine in grade school and highschool, we had a small wooden plaque hanging over our dinner table and it had a poem written on it, the Desiderata, by Max Ehrmann. That was the only thing I could read in the dining room all those years, and I learned some incredibly valuable lessons from it. I’d like to share what I learned with you here.

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Tatlong Maikling Aral Tungkol sa mga Ibinibigay sa Atin ng Buhay

August 15, 2019 by Ray L. 1 Comment

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Ang mga self-improvement at self-help books ay madalas naglalaman ng mga napakahalagang aral, at may isa akong naalalang tula na ilang beses tinalakay sa ilang libro. Ito ang tulang “My Wage” (“Ang Aking Sahod”) na isinulat ni Jessie B. Rittenhouse, at ito ang tatalakayin natin ngayon.

*Ilalagay ko ang Tagalog translation sa ibaba.

“My Wage” (Ang Aking Sahod) ni Jessie B. Rittenhouse

I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;

For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.

I worked for a menial’s hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have gladly paid!

Pagsasalin sa Tagalog:

Nakipagkasundo ako kay “buhay” para sa barya,
Pero wala na siyang idadagdag sa aking sahod,
Kaso nagmakaawa ako sa gabi,
Noong kinuwenta ko ang kakaunti kong nakamit;

Si “buhay” ay isang amo,
Na nagbibigay ng gusto mo,
Pero kapag itinakda mo ang gusto mong sahod,
Aba, kailangan mo itong panindigan.

Nagsikap ako para sa mababang sweldo,
Para lang malaman at ikalungkot,
Na ano mang sahod ang hilingin ko mula kay “buhay”,
Ay ikagagalak niya palang ibigay!

Sigurado akong naintindihan mo ang aral na ipinapahiwatig ni Jessie. Ibinibigay naman ng buhay ang mga gusto natin, kaya hindi natin kailangang babaan ang ating mga pangarap. May isa pang kasabihan na nagtuturo ng aral na iyon, at mahahanap mo ito sa biblia:

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3 Short Lessons About What Life Gives Us

August 15, 2019 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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Self-improvement and self-help books usually contain some incredibly valuable lessons, and I remember one from a poem that I’ve seen in several of them. It’s called “My Wage” by Jessie B. Rittenhouse, and that will be the subject of our lesson today.

“My Wage” by Jessie B. Rittenhouse

I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;

For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.

I worked for a menial’s hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have gladly paid!

I’m sure you were able to understand the lesson that Jessie has been trying to teach. Life gives us what we ask of it, therefore we shouldn’t limit our dreams. There’s another very famous quote that illustrates that lesson and you can find it in the bible:

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