To Be Better

The Sunday homily by a visiting priest was inspiring. Though I've heard the notion, "choose to be better, not to be bitter" many times, I think it's great to be reminded of it over again at some point in life. Death isn't a choice, it is a destiny and I'd hate to say it but we all die in the end. The way we die is the only choice we have. It is either to die as a better person or to die bitter. I'd like to share what Father said, that he believes we are all good people but we shouldn't just settle for good, we should be better. And I believe that there's always room for improvements.

So dear God, I don't always understand what you have planned for me. The best I know how is to accept every opportunity that comes my way, hoping that you lined up everything for me. I place my trust and heart into your hands, hoping that whatever it is that I'm diving into will either strengthen me or bring me peace. I won't always understand why certain things happen and I know I will stumble and lose my path. But I hope in the moments of wrong that I receive forgiveness and grace to be better than that second. I hope that your kingdom will still be ready for me despite my many flaws and wrongs. I don't strive to be perfect and I will make so many more mistakes. I just ask that you do not forsaken me because every day I will strive to be better than before.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

I've become such a fan of Lily Collins lately and I keep hearing other people say that she looks like Audrey Hepburn. So today I decided to watch Breakfast at Tiffany's to have a little connection to what Audrey Hepburn was like. The movie started with Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) standing in front of a store in New York called Tiffany's, looking at jewelry thru the glass window while eating her breakfast. I was falling in love with the romantic song playing in the background called, Moon River. It played many times during the movie but in different versions, one was Audrey Hepburn's vocal. A few scripts from the story was a bit hard to understand if you don't listen well to what they're saying but I find their English jokes quite funny in a corny way. I was actually surprised that the ending brought me tears. I didn't expect myself to feel that way in the end. It's such a classic that I felt a little bit of how life was in the 60's.

Love & Misadventure Surprise

Lang Leav was in Fully Booked Manila, Philippines and my cousin, Angel, surprised me with this postcard signed by Lang Leav. It’s so thoughtful of her to do this for me. I feel thrilled!

This is my cousin's message (by the way, my nickname is Pet-pet) which she posted on facebook:

Pet-pet! I know how much you love her so I'll send you this little postcard soon!!! I need to figure out how the whole posting mail thing works first. Please send your mailing address, email, and cell no in a direct message. Mwah mwah!

Beautiful Blessing

It’s a time like this, I wish I wasn’t in the center of a certain situation where I have to be the bridge between two sides. The minute you said you needed to talk to me, I knew what was coming. I had a feeling that it would be something only I should know first before you tell the rest of the family. This is going to be hard at first but I know you’ll get thru it. We will all get thru this. I want to hug you and tell you that it’s going to be okay. Know that I am always here to listen and to understand, even if you’ve done wrong. I promise you that I will do my very best to be there when the time comes - the day when the beautiful blessing joins us in our tree. 

Tree of Life

I was browsing Tree of Life's blog and fell in love with their collection called The Sugar Skull. It is inspired by Mexico's Dia De Los Muertos - or the Day of the Dead festival. The name may sound terrifying but this is a beautiful ritual in which Mexicans happily and lovingly remember their loved relatives who have died. The patterns of this collection resemble how people visit the graveyard and leave flowers on a tomb of a relative. The pieces look absolutely festive.