LET IT GO! Jan 30, 2007 10:39 am Mood: optimistic, 1098 Views By T. D. Jakes There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone. When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left. The bible said that, they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19] People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay. Let them go. And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person it just means that their part in the story is over And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's dead. You've got to know when it's over... Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay. Let them go!! If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to........ LET IT GO!!! If you are holding on to past hurts and pains ...... LET IT GO!!! If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth..... LET IT GO!!! If someone has angered you ........ LET IT GO!!! If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge...... LET IT GO!!! If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction..... LET IT GO!!! If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents LET IT GO!!! If you have a bad attitude......... LET IT GO!!! If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better...... LET IT GO!!! If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him...... LET IT GO!!! If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship....... LET IT GO!!! If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves..... LET IT GO!!! If you're feeling depressed and stressed ......... LET IT GO!!! If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying "take your hands off of it," then you need to...... LET IT GO!!! Let the past be the past. Forget the former things. GOD is doing a new thing for 2007!!! LET IT GO!!! Get Right or Get Left .. think about it, and then . LET IT GO!!! __________________________________________________ 4 Comments

I CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE YOU! Jan 30, 2007 5:01 am Mood: melancholy, 1070 Views ..I got up scared this morning, I had a bad dream. ..In it, I saw you walking away from me. ..You did not even see me chasing you, hoping to say my goodbye. ..And then I woke up with tears welling my face. ..Gosh! I didn't realize how much you mean to me until now. And I thank God, it was just a dream. ..NO! don't go!..don't leave me! I don't want you to go! I cannot afford to lose you. ..You're the only one that's left, everyone else broke their promises...They said that they'll be there for me, through good times and bad. ..They lied!...once their roads get rosier, they are gone with the wind, their wings flapping so fast, and they never looked back. ..Please stay with me, hold my hand, squeeze it tightly, don't let go. ..Walk with me when the roads ahead are steady. ..Walk with me when the roads ahead are rocky. ..Walk with me when the roads ahead are rosey. ..It doesn't matter just what kind of road I am treading...I need you to be there with me. ..There had been too many potholes, narrow roads, junctions and dead ends, ..But I wasn't scared to walk, because you were there with me every step of the way. ..Maybe, my dream was sending me a message, and now, I'm letting you know..THAT YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME, PLEASE DON'T GO! 10 Comments

KAILANGAN KITA Jan 25, 2007 9:13 pm Mood: ecstatic, 1089 Views Kailangan kita, Bakit kailangan kita? Bakit uhaw sa hamog, ang bulaklak sa tuwina? Bakit ang awit, ay kailangan ang titik? Na kailangan ang himig, Na kailangan ang tinig.... Kailangan kita, Kung gaano'y di ko alam, Basta't kailangan kita, Magpakailan pa man.... Sakali sinta, ako'y lisanin mo na, Puso ko ma't kaluluwa, Ay kinakailangan pa! ************************************************** WOW!...sarap kantahin..damang-dama ko talaga ang bawat kataga ng awit na ito...Sana, may paghahandugan na ako nito sa lalong madaling panahon...Kailan kaya yun? 7 Comments

GENTLEWIND2006: (EDISON) THE MAN BEHIND THE SCENE Jan 24, 2007 7:03 pm Mood: cheerful, 1083 Views To my PLF family: As promised, here's the close up picture of my friend EDISON from Laguna...He's the one who's posting on my thread: LET YOUR HEART SPEAK AND BE HEARD...Just to prove to you that he is not a GHOST!...This is as close as he can get...under the blinding rays of sunlight... OKAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! I FULFILLED MY PROMISE..DOESN'T HE LOOK LIKE LITO LAPID HERE? YEAH? What have you to say? 16 Comments

I WISH...... Jan 23, 2007 6:11 am Mood: hopeful, 1022 Views ... we talk to each other face to face, ... you're here and not on the cyberspace; ... your lips will find its way to mine, ... our hearts will finally entwine. ************************************************** But how can that be? You're there, I'm here, so let it be? How can you ever let me go like this? We haven't even had our own first kiss? ************************************************** Its hard to wait around for something you know won't ever happen...But it`s even harder to give up, specially when its everything you've ever wanted. ************************************************** How I wish each day that things will be real, and I don't have to face this screen and stay still. How I wish things were the same as before..When all I do was to wait for your call... ************************************************** The truth is, we hide because we wanna be found,..We walk away to see who follows,...We cry to see who wipes away the tears,...And we let our hearts be broken, to see who'll come and fix them.. 16 Comments

BEYOND THE SCREEN...... Jan 20, 2007 12:11 pm 1056 Views *...You've been exchanging notes and posts, emails and all for quite sometime already...then, you decide to give out your phone number, address, and then, finally meet in person.. *...what would you do if things weren't the way you expect them to be?.. a) dump the person...never to communicate again. b) give the person a second, perhaps the 3rd chance and wait for any sparks to fly... c) pretend to be still friends and look for more prospects, but keep him/her on your "hotlist" in case, there aren't too much of a good catch out there and get back to him/her. d) just wait a lot longer for better luck. e) give it a try just the same, hoping things will develop f) quit online dating and go back to the real world! 9 Comments

THE BROKENHEARTED: Which one are you? Jan 14, 2007 11:16 am Mood: curious, 1141 Views I'm sure, more than 90% of us, members of FFF, have our hearts broken maybe once, twice, or even more. There will be aftermaths of those painful experiences...I'd like to know how honestly you can relate yourself to the ff: 1. DOORS CLOSED (by choice): You just don't feel that you'll ever want to be in a relationship again. You've closed that door and let the opportunities to be happy again came by w/o really giving it a chance. 2. DOORS WIDELY OPEN (too soon): Your attitude is such that "easy come, easy go, easy to replace...no time is wasted." Life is short, might as well enjoy and have fun and never, ever look back..(Geesh! I wish I have that kind of attitude) 3. DOORS HALFWAY OPEN: Yes,..No,...Maybe,...So,...Maybe I should, but no, I can't do it now, maybe later...Stop and Go kinda or Green and Red type of signals...In short, you just couldn't make up your mind.. 4. SELF-BLAME: You think and rethink that your past love failed mainly because of you, and you just can't get over that feeling? 5. S/HE IS TO BLAME: It was her/his fault,...never yours,...Sadly, you can't get over that too! 6. PUNITIVE: S/He hurt you so bad, you feel not only punishing her/him, but the next person/s who'd fall in love with you. Now, THIS IS REALLY UNFAIR! Just because somebody hurt you, doesn't mean you'll hurt innocent people in return.. You're not only depriving yourself to be happy again, but you're also denying the next person the chance to prove to you that s/he is different. 7. RISK TAKER: You'll go to all extent just to fall in love and be happy again, no matter what it takes you to get there. 8. GUILTY: You can't be in a relationship right now or anytime soon until your kids (from former relationship/s) give you the go-signal or when they are done in school...(whooaaahhh! at some point I felt this way too!) AND MANY MORE reasons...Please tell me, where do you fit in? 21 Comments

IS THERE REALLY SUCH A THING AS.......(?) Jan 11, 2007 3:06 am Mood: optimistic, 1028 Views COME ON, LET'S FACE IT!..MOST OF US HAVE BEEN WOUNDED, MAYBE ONCE, TWICE, OR EVER MORE...AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE TEND TO IGNORE OR PUT OFF OPPORTUNITIES TO BE IN LOVE AGAIN...WHY?... OUR EXCUSES ARE ALWAYS ONE OR TWO OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. WE DO NOT WANT TO GET HURT AGAIN What is the guarantee that the next one is not gonna hurt? 2. WE WILL WAIT FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT When, exactly is the right moment? And who determines it? You? the other person? or just leave it to destiny? 3. WE WILL WAIT FOR THE RIGHT PERSON Again, how are we going to find out if the person is just right, if we do not give that person a chance in the first place?..Just because we have loved and lost the previous object of our intense emotions (that lasted even more than 25 years) doesn't mean or guarantee that the next person is gonna last forever...uhhh? 4. WE DO NOT WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ORDEAL AGAIN...That is not fair to ourselves and to others who could be even better than whoever we had in the past. 5. OUR LOVED ONES (SPECIALLY, IF WE HAVE KIDS OR IF THE OTHER PERSON HAVE KIDS) ARE AGAINST US, BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP AGAIN.. Well, this one, we may have to do some good explanations to our loved ones...It's not easy to do this, but hey!...we can all have our piece of cake and eat it too!..Why do we always think that just because we are in a relationship, WE ARE GOING TO GET MARRIED OR GET HITCHED AGAIN?...We don't have to..Like I always tell my friends: "IF YOU ARE IN LOVE, GO FOR IT!...BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEGALIZE YOUR HEADACHES!"...makes sense? 6. FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN Yeah, actually, it's more of this thing, or fear of failing again...Well, let me give you a precise example which we may all associate with. Think about a BULIMIC person.He or she (mostly female) has a constant craving for food (specially the very good and tasty food) and binges...And then, he/she feels guilty thereafter, induces emesis or purges (pretty subtle terms right?)...Bottomline?...At least, that person made the decision to gratify or satisfy his/her cravings...and then later on, decided as well, whether to digest it or not...What an illustration! There's a lot more to STOP us from being romantically happy again...But most of the time, the problem lies within ourselves...there's just too many excuses...We always look at the past relationship being worse (occasionally, the best)and most of the time, we put the blame on the other person, but you know what?...HAVE WE EVER LOOKED AT OUR OWN FAULTS TOO? AND ARE WE WILLING TO CORRECT PREVIOUS MISTAKES, MAYBE THIS TIME, FOR THE NEXT PERSON? We always claim that we had MOVED ON...After all of the above?. REALLY? 7 Comments

WOMEN OVER 40 Jan 9, 2007 10:45 am Mood: pleased, 1082 Views In case you missed it on 60 Minutes, this is what Andy Rooney thinks about women over 40: 60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney (CBS) As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why: A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, "What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think. If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting. Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it. Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated. Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her. Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well- coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?", here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage! Andy Rooney is a really smart guy! I HAPPEN TO BE A WOMAN OVER 40 AND I'M PROUD OF IT! 26 Comments

MY FIRST BLOG FOR 2007: "ALONE" Jan 9, 2007 7:57 am Mood: hopeful, 1010 Views Ahhhh! Finally! My first Blog for 2007! I had a flashback of my past inclinations..my love for poetry...I may not be able to compose an original poem at this moment, but I do have here one of my favorites by EDGAR ALLAN POE (1930 collection) ************************************************** " ALONE " ------------ From childhood's hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw; I could not bring My passions from a common spring. From the same source I have not taken My sorrow; I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone; And all I loved, I loved alone. Then- in my childhood, in the dawn Of a most stormy life- was drawn From every depth of good and ill The mystery which binds me still: From the torrent, or the fountain, From the red cliff of the mountain, From the sun that round me rolled In its autumn tint of gold, From the lightning in the sky As it passed me flying by, From the thunder and the storm, And the cloud that took the form (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view. ************************************************** So what's with being "Alone?"...Ahhhh!.. we are maybe in the middle of a huge crowd and yet, we feel so ALONE... I know,I do, but I'm doing something about it. Internet has done a lot of good things to mankind in terms of expressing our feelings, thoughts and ideas..We also gain friends here...and who knows? maybe more...But the bottomline...We are literally NOT ALONE...Thanks for keeping and giving me company... 8 Comments

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