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Scary words to ponder. Can you think of a word, whether used alone or in a sentence, that can send someone into panic? You can probably come up with many but I do not mean hate words or swear words not even horrific or horror words. Just simple words used in everyday conversation but sometimes depends on the situation can send down shivers into one's spine. I just got one in the mail today and I have been sleepless since then. Can you guess what word will that be? When I was a little girl if my mother use the word "now" in the end of her statement then that means I'm in trouble. Like; " I want you to come up here now!" Oh my what did I do? I asks myself. I remember my reactions, scared, worried, wondering, thinking of a reason, scratching my head or acting like a little angel. Lots of po or opo,"Opo" is the polite way to say "yes" in Tagalog. "Po" doesn't have a particular meaning, but using it when speaking expresses respect for the person you are talking to. As I grew older I got used to the now and did not bother me as much. As a mother I used the same "now" word to my when I want them to pay close attention and I have seen same reactions, that is when they were little . Looking back it is not really the "now" that made me panic then, it's what follows the "now". Do you get what I mean? The fear of the unknown that follows that conversation with mom. Will I be grounded, will I be punished, will she believe me? The "now" is just a door to consequences or the future. As I grew older I learned how to reason, I have learned between the right and the wrong so when I hear the word now I just take it as it is specially if I did not do anything wrong in the past. Literally, now is not scary if you made all the right choices in the past. Now is the door to the future and destination of the past. As an adult there is one word that could be scary. That is the word "urgent". Did you thought of the same word? Remember the old days when we still use telegraphs? Nowadays we use telephone or e mails. "Urgent" when used in a certain ways can be scary. How will you react to messages like: "come home, urgent." or "this needs urgent attention" or "make an urgent appointment with your doctor" or "I want to see you urgently" Now for me, since the new year is coming up I made a decision to view my past and make an urgent plan for the new year. I have to change my priorities and make right choices. I decide to choose happiness no matter what. I now invite you to do the same, make it urgent, in time for the new year. We have 9 days to make a plan or turnaround. Let us celebrate the now for allowing the future in and letting go of the past. Cheers. “Use the quotation for the occasion; do not make an occasion for the quotation.” |
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'Te Che right you are - lets give the coming year the chance to make it better than the previous one. But I dont plan for the future, I will let it happen to me. There's one thing I ask tho' - give me CHOICES. There are lot of words I dreaded inevitably, like goodbye, meralco  , tuition fee etc.. ...but GOD and HOPE neutralizes everything.. 'MERRY XMAS & A GOOD NEW YEAR TO YOU' 
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12/23/2014 12:33 am |
The word "now" does not scare me so much as the question "where are you?" agitates me. Not that there are any secrets or mysteries to my whereabouts, but whenever this question is thrown at me, I feel like my privacy is about to be violated . Odd.. but that's just the freak in me and some unresolved mysterious past which I myself can't remember... lol. Merry Christmas Bizzy! Hope you are enjoying the holidays. 
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The word No scares me when I want something. Don't know why I am afraid of rejection. The word gets my spirit down and I start looking for reason. Happy Holidays to you Bizz and your loved ones I'm a senior citizen . Don't expect me to remember anything
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Oh yes, I agree with you, just thinking about it gives me goosebumps. “Use the quotation for the occasion; do not make an occasion for the quotation.”
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The word No scares me when I want something. Don't know why I am afraid of rejection. The word gets my spirit down and I start looking for reason. Happy Holidays to you Bizz and your loved ones “Use the quotation for the occasion; do not make an occasion for the quotation.”
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The word "now" does not scare me so much as the question "where are you?" agitates me. Not that there are any secrets or mysteries to my whereabouts, but whenever this question is thrown at me, I feel like my privacy is about to be violated . Odd.. but that's just the freak in me and some unresolved mysterious past which I myself can't remember... lol. Merry Christmas Bizzy! Hope you are enjoying the holidays. “Use the quotation for the occasion; do not make an occasion for the quotation.”
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True Iris, if we choose happiness we are in good company. “Use the quotation for the occasion; do not make an occasion for the quotation.”
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'Te Che right you are - lets give the coming year the chance to make it better than the previous one. But I dont plan for the future, I will let it happen to me. There's one thing I ask tho' - give me CHOICES. There are lot of words I dreaded inevitably, like goodbye, meralco , tuition fee etc.. ...but GOD and HOPE neutralizes everything.. 'MERRY XMAS & A GOOD NEW YEAR TO YOU' “Use the quotation for the occasion; do not make an occasion for the quotation.”
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