Thought of the Day Archives - My Unique Stories

September 27, 2020

Mind

Our mind is like a battlefield

You constantly guarding it

You never let your guard down

Our minds sometimes trick us

Or it let us wonder and think of negative thoughts

But never let it prevail

Nip it right away

Instead, feeds it with beautiful thinking

The words of God are the best

Let this be the wisdom in your mind

He wants us to think of what is good

Think of what is true and awesome

Our thoughts will eventually come out as words

Then it becomes our actions

Therefore, be vigilant, like a sentinel

You do not want to live in strife

Because of our negative thinking

Fill the minds with happy, thankful or grateful thoughts

The goodness of everyone

Let our mind soar with purity and truthfulness

Do not judge, leave that to God.

And you will find peace.

August 7, 2020August 8, 2020

Trust

God is everywhere

God sets the time for us to live

He gives us time to enjoy life

You can choose to have fun daily

Never let a day without a joy

When circumstances are hard and difficult

Find joy at the midst of it

There are so many underlying reasons

Which we cannot fathom

Only the creator knows

What can we do?

It is about time to let go

Have joy and peace each day you live

When confusions arise and tough decision to make

Never forget there is only one, who knows the answer

It is time to turn to HIM

Trust all the way as you can

He has the answers you might not just see it

Just keep up the faith

It might be whispered in your ears

Or it might just in front of you and failed to recognize it

Or you might want to ask Him to give more clarity

For you may have forget to ask for it.

March 21, 2020

Thought of the day: Be Obedient

At this time of crisis wherein corona virus is spread globally. We are called to be obedient for our safety. If our government is advising us to stay away from social gatherings or stay home, then it is imperative to follow and obey. We are accountable of our health; therefore, we take responsibility on it. Our attitude should NOT be of obstinate but be of compliance. It is us, people that will benefit of it anyway. Obedience of good nature will have good outcomes.

Each one of us has a vital role in stopping the spread. Washing hands, avoiding touching our face, nose or mouth and stay distance of 6 feet are of the things we can observe. But above all stay connected to the God who created us. He is in control. Prayers are so powerful. We need the divine intervention. But we also must do our parts by doing what are required to do. Stay SAFE.
Keep in mind to be obedient as no one is exempted of this corona virus infection.

January 12, 2020

Thought of the day: You do not have to be perfect

The ride to our friend’s house was worth remembering. As we drove with a friend, we had this conversation of different countries with different philosophy engrained to people. One that stood out was one of the Asian’s countries who believe of perfection of their work. He shared to us that if one worker feels that he or she is a failure he or she committed a suicide. The conversation continues with expressing our opinions that regardless of not being successful of some point, there is still hope of making it better. There is only one and absolute perfect and that is God. We can strive for excellence, but it is okay if it is not perfect. Life goes on of having imperfection. Giving up at some point might not be the great choice, but keep pressing on to get it right would be the best route.

Keep in mind that being imperfect is okay. Strive instead to be excellent.

January 4, 2020

Thought of the day: Be Joyful

In this time of Christmas, God teaches us to have joy. Jesus comes to this world so that we have joy. In our day to day life, it is hard to find joy. But if we do things with joy for example in our work environment or doing our household chores, if we put joy, we become happier. We can plan better and come up with good decision. On the other side, if we have negative thoughts, it makes our mind blurry in our thinking and sometimes the decision we have may not what we want.

We do not let our stresses get into us, because we become grumpy and moody. As we go through our daily routines, we get distracted, especially when things do not go, how we want it. Further, I have seen too many times on the news about road rage. Instead of having anger within, make a positive turn around and find joy while driving on a busy road or stuck on a traffic. This is the time we re-focus, enjoy and do things heartily.

Begin with little things by telling ourselves to be joyful every day. We are given the choice to be happy and have joy. When we have joy within, the people that surrounds us, will become happier and joyful as well. We become like a magnet that attracts people’s attention as they want what we have – joy. So why not choose the best – to be joyful and happy. Keep spreading joy daily.

Keep in mind to always have joy and enjoy your life daily. Choose to live joyfully.

December 14, 2019

Thought of the day: Be Humble

While we are here on earth, the journey is not easy. Life can be so rough ride and tough a times. But wear a humble heart and keep going with the journey. Successes come into our lives when we attain our goals. We have different concept of our success. It could be graduating from high school and moving into college life. Then obtaining college degree is another milestone of success. Or get promoted to a managerial position or any position you hold in the office that you consider is fulfilling in your career is an accomplishment. This is worth celebrating, but keep in mind that humbling yourself in the midst of success is wonderful. Acknowledging that our success is a blessing from the Lord. We cannot do them without His help. Be boastful in the Lord for He is good. Even in our failures we still be humble. In our relationships with others we still be humble. If we make mistake then apologize. If it is not easy to say it, think of being humble then you have the courage to say, I am sorry. Pride is our downfall so do not even go there. Humility brings joy to you and to others.

Keep in mind be humble in your day to day life.

December 7, 2019

Thought of the day: Be Yourself

Being yourself is the best thing to think about. You do not have to please NO one except God. It is a great thing to ponder that being ourselves, we can act or speak without following anybody. We do not have to be like the actress or actor we see in the movie star. We can just be ourselves. We can accept ourselves as who we are. And ultimately, we can love ourselves as who we are. I remembered when I was in high school our Christian Living teacher used to say that “If you love someone, love him/her as who he/she is”. It is not the money that they possess or the physical appearance that you want to love them. It is not a conditional love. But accepting and loving that person as an individual because God created us to be unique. Therefore, we can be ourselves as to what God plans us to be. He has a purpose for us to be on this earth. In our journey on this beautiful planet earth, we should be walking with head high as being ourselves are the best thing to do. Keep wading or trodding as being yourself. Then you do not have to worry on pleasing others.

Keep in mind to be just yourself wherever you will be.

November 9, 2019

Thought of the day: Be Hopeful

In our journey in life, we encounter the ups and downs in life. When you ride a recumbent bike with a setting of random you will find that the resistance goes up and down. It begins with low load and as you keep going on, the loads become difficult, then it goes back to light resistance then up again to hard loads. But in spite of that you continue until your time is completed. So as our lives. We do have moments of difficulties whether financial, relationships or other hardships that we deal day to day in our lives. When we become hopeless, we think of life seems so unfair, but we have to think beyond the desperation. For there is always hope that God gives us. It is free. We just need to open our minds and hearts that even though of all the helplessness season in our lives, there is a ray of hope. The sun will always rise in the east. The bright side is there. One thing to think about is that no matter how heavy the loads we carry, we just need to ponder and place them under the feet of Christ. Prayers are so powerful. If we humble ourselves and give it all to God, He will definitely lighten up the yoke we carry. Always think of the good side. There is always a solution to a problem. When you seek God’s help, He will be there to help. It might not that very instant moment but later on. Be patient and His answers are always there. But you have to ask Him first.

Keep in mind that in the midst of hopelessness there is hope.

November 2, 2019

Thought of the day: Be the best version of yourself

While I was growing up, I believe I was about 10 or 11 years old. I remembered my dad used to admonish to his children the importance of education. He used to tell us that going to school was essential because you acquired knowledge. He told us that he did not have any wealth for his children to inherit, but he and mom could pay for school to get a college degree. He believed that education was the only he and mom can give to his children. He added that no one can take away from you the education you attained. It is always with you wherever you go. So think to be the best version of yourself. Assess yourself as to how you can be the best version of yourself. If getting a degree is what it takes then go for it. It does not matter how old you are. Have a goal and plan to achieve it. God wants us to go higher than being a mediocre. He wants us to be the best of ourselves. We can always seek His help to be the best person, He wants us to be.

Always keep in mind that you can strive to be the best out of yourself.

October 26, 2019

Thought of the day: Be the one to encourage

One day, a lady came walking toward me with her rollator. She was crying and so I asked her, what was wrong? She said that she was tired of being in pain and difficulty with walking as she had a foot drop. So I offered her a box of kleenex. Then I shared to her that when I went to church to attend the mass, the song during communion was a very nice one. It was uplifting to the spirit. I told her to use you tube and listen to the song. In your daily activities you never know who you encounter. Learn to listen to people such as your friends or family that need your listening heart. By listening alone you have given them help. You can be encouraging them to think more positive in every circumstances that life brings and be more thankful rather than focusing of the problem. When we keep our center in the Lord, we can overcome the impossible as God makes it possible.

Always keep in mind to be the first to give the encouraging words.