echoes of a shoe-lover's soul

16 Apr 2010

All things are possible to those who believe.

All things are possible to those who believe.

1 Apr 2010

Quote from my friend, Kimi Lu :)

Quote from my friend, Kimi Lu :)

30 Mar 2010

Yes, because each day has been carefully made and planned by our God Almighty ;)
source: my friend Nikki’s facebook :)

Yes, because each day has been carefully made and planned by our God Almighty ;)

source: my friend Nikki’s facebook :)

26 Mar 2010

10 Mar 2010

eeyoreandkei:

gonetosparkle:

pwincessandy:

(via happythings)



You are all of these because YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD. :)

eeyoreandkei:

gonetosparkle:

pwincessandy:

(via happythings)

You are all of these because YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD. :)

31 Jan 2010

Something we shouldn’t forget.
Based on one of my favorite Psalms: Psalm 139.

Something we shouldn’t forget.

Based on one of my favorite Psalms: Psalm 139.

29 Jan 2010

Make do with what you have ;)

Make do with what you have ;)

29 Jan 2010

My fiancee and I are little by little planning, not just for our big day, but for our big future together :) Our faith makes us dream big dreams, because we believe that the things that you dwell on are the things you will receive today, tomorrow, or in the near future.  So why dream small things?

My fiancee and I are little by little planning, not just for our big day, but for our big future together :) Our faith makes us dream big dreams, because we believe that the things that you dwell on are the things you will receive today, tomorrow, or in the near future.  So why dream small things?

29 Jan 2010

It’s a choice.

It’s a choice.

29 Jan 2010

Dancing in the Rain

One guy I dated once told me scornfully, “Please! You think we’re in some stupid teenage drama where everything is beautiful and it will all work out? Wake up! Life sucks! This is reality, suck it up!!”

He was wrong. Very wrong.

Life sucks only because we choose to see that it sucks. Reality is nothing near the dreams or ideals we once had because with each knock that we experience in life, we lose a little of that idealism, that hope…until ultimately, we are all too busy scrambling to make a decent enough living to hope or dream. And we accept that life does,indeed, suck.

Yet, the happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything.They just make the best of everything they have. After all, as the mass email I received the other day says, life really isn’t about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

And why should we “suck it up”? Why should we accept that “life” is just this terrible, harsh, dull existence? We reduce and resign ourselves to living in “the rat race”, shrug our shoulders and say meekly “no choice what.” When a recession hits, the economy collapses and we have to pull 14-hour days to earn a meagre salary that is just enough to keep our family from starving, it’s the same refrain – “No choice what.” And when life hands me lemons and decrees that I should live out my days on the sidelines, I should just give the same long-suffering sigh and say “No choice what”?

I disagree. There is a choice. It may not be obvious but it’s there. And if you think there really isn’t one, then by God, create one—a choice that is more palatable to you than the ones facing you now. The choices that are obvious to me, the choices in front of me, suck. They stink. So,I am choosing the invisible choice – an option of my own creation.

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. —Samuel Johnson

— Making Pink Lemonade. by Carolyn Lim. (via ifonlywecouldrewind)

26 Jan 2010

“Some people are really impressed with their knowledge and accomplishments, and they want others to be aware of how much they know… But knowledge, even biblical knowledge, has a tendency to push us toward arrogance… We need to realize that knowledge is not a goal in itself. Greater knowledge should increase our capacity to honor and glorify God. It shouldnt be turned inward to leverage ourselves or to make us appear to be better than others.”
— (via followandreblog)

22 Jan 2010

Even I am guilty of thinking that happiness is something we have to achieve. But in reality, it’s everywhere — it’s just waiting to be grabbed.

Even I am guilty of thinking that happiness is something we have to achieve. But in reality, it’s everywhere — it’s just waiting to be grabbed.

21 Jan 2010

Our planet is filled with heroes, young and old, rich and poor, man, woman of different colors, shapes and sizes. We are one great tapestry. Each person has a hidden hero within, you just have to look inside you and search it in your heart, and be the hero to the next one in need.

So to each and every person inside in this theater and for those who are watching at home, the hero in you is waiting to be unleashed. Serve, serve well, serve others above yourself and be happy to serve. As I always tell to my co-volunteers … you are the change that you dream as I am the change that I dream and collectively we are the change that this world needs to be.

Efren Peñaflorida, Filipino pushcart educator named CNN Hero of the Year (via thoughtsonasunday) (via pinoytumblr) (via theblairwaldorf) (via happythings)

20 Jan 2010

justbesplendid:

focus your energy

justbesplendid:

focus your energy

20 Jan 2010

gypsyred:

justbesplendid:

(via maryruffle)

another passage in a long ago journal that is resurfacing at a great time

gypsyred:

justbesplendid:

(via maryruffle)

another passage in a long ago journal that is resurfacing at a great time