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February 22, 2020

Rhay

The place was so quiet and full of serenity. The sun was shining bright in midday. A cry was heard so loud. A girl was born. She weighed 6.8 pounds. Her height was 19 inches. She had beautiful black eyes and angelic face. Mother and father were so delighted to see their pretty daughter.

They were debating as what to name their daughter. Dad suggested to name her Rhay, but mother had a second thought. She also had a name in mind which was Maggie. Dad suggested to put the names together. That was such a good idea mom said. Therefore, they came up to an agreement that since both liked the names they had, so why not just combined the two names together. The girl was named Rhay Maggie.

Rhay grew up to be kind and obedient child. Her parents taught her good values and most of all the faith to the Lord. Rhay had so much love to the Lord. After she helped her parents in the farm, she made time to run to the church to attend mass.

When she was 18 years old, she lost both of her parents. She was despondent of her lost. She did not know what to do as she was totally lost. She felt so alone. How can she support herself? Who can she confide her problems? She was so close to her parents.

At first, she asked God, why He took her precious family. She blamed God for everything. She was on a brink of giving up her faith. Because she was so overwhelmed that she could not breath. That very moment she asked the Lord’s forgiveness. She realized that God was bigger than her problems. She remembered that her parents taught her to be strong in the midst of trials.

She pursued going to school in college. During the day she worked in the farm and at night she took classes. Her life was hectic, but she was determined. She managed to work and study until she finished school. She was humbled and happy that through the years of focusing in school and supporting herself independently, she was able to get a diploma.

She taught in school. She shared to students the experiences she had. She was hopping that through telling them her stories that they will learn to never give up. And that there was reward of having perseverance amid challenges. Doing good deeds in the middle of crisis were worth remembering.

February 15, 2020February 16, 2020

City on the Verge of Awakening

Hello everyone and welcome to Ricardo’s corner! This is the place where I’ll share with you some of my interests, or maybe just some commentary on a specific topic. This is a blank slate!

Today I’m bringing you a picture of a city at dawn! This illustrate a city that is on the verge of being fully awake, with already some people moving around. Once the sun is fully up the look will change and everyone will be moving all over the place.

Please feel free to share your opinion of the picture. Enjoy your visit and I hope to see you back soon!

January 26, 2020

Village

There was this village that was so rich in resources. The soils were so fertilized and healthy. Palingkay was the name of the village. It was abundant of corns and sugar farms. Coconut trees were also dominant in the village. Besides plantations the villagers had live stocks in their backyards. They had chickens, pigs, goats, and cows. Most of the farmers owned a carabao for them to use in plowing the soil. The villagers were very diligent on working on their farms. They woke up early in the morning to get started preparing their farms for sowing the seeds of corns or the sugar canes. They did not have any of the modern equipments. But the people in the village were very happy and prosperous.

A couple lived in this village. They had 3 girls and 3 boys. They believed that children were treasured from above. The father was the chief of the village. He was a very noble man. The villagers had great respect of him. He led his village with wisdom and justice. Chief Pako had a wife and her name was Lalay. She was beautiful lady and had good heart.

One day, a villager came to look for the chief that he needed his wisdom to solve his problem. The chief was asking what problem he had? The man said that he owned chickens but one of them, his neighbor claimed to be his own. The chief told the man that on Monday at dusk time or before the sunset he will meet him in his backyard. Monday came and the chief arrived around five in the afternoon. The chief was observing as to where the chicken will go. At first the chicken went to the neighbor’s backyard. The chief thought at first that the owner was the neighbor. But as it was getting darker and darker at night the chicken went to the man’s backyard and stayed there along with the rest of the chickens that the man owned. And for the rest of the night the chicken did not go anywhere but stayed with the flock. So, the chief then declared that the true owner was the man.

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 21, 2019February 18, 2020

Lending Hand

Be the first one to offer
This old lady that needs a seat
Be the first one to open the door
This old man that hobbling to get through the door
Be the first one to offer food
This little boy on the street that is starving
Be the first one to volunteer
This church that needs people to serve the community
Be the first one to give a smile
This melancholy woman
Be the first to encourage
This student that is desperate to succeed
Be the first to offer joy
This employee that is sad and troubled
Be the first one to speak kind words
This youth that needs lifting of spirit
Be the first one to reconcile
This misunderstandings and troubled siblings
Be the first to visit
This aged fellow that lives in a nursing home
The world needs you to be the first to offer joy, peace and love.

Copyright 2019 Ricardo and JoJo My Unique Stories.com

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.

November 29, 2019

A Story Something to Tell

The flight from Houston to Florida was exciting. The weather was beautiful. There was no rain. The flight was smooth except with one tribulation when the plane encountered a turbulence. In the middle of the flight there was a shaky moment in the plane. There was an announcement that everybody take their seats and to buckle up. The flight stewardesses were kind and friendly. They made sure that everybody was safe and attended to passengers’ need. No bad accidents happened. Everyone on board came off the plane safely.

There was one student that came off from that plane who attended to a University in Florida. She went to the school for her graduation. She arrived in Florida the day before the commencement.

But the student had to go back to the airport to pick up her niece who arrived later that Thursday night, as she wanted to attend her aunt’s graduation. It was kind of her niece to make time to come for such a memorable moment.

The morning of the day of commencement, all students were required to report to the school for the practice of the walk. On the student’s assigned seat had a Chick fil A complimentary breakfast. So, the student and her niece went to get breakfast. As they pulled over to the parking lot nearby the dumpster, a man was standing beside it. He had a sign on his hand that said “hungry, need help for food”. The student told her niece that she would get food for the man. The man was so happy to get food and was very thankful for the kindness act.

After breakfast the student and her niece had to go back to the University. As they look for a parking lot, they could not find a spot. Most of the spaces were taken. They drove and drove. Finally, there were only few spots on the student’s section. They kept passing that student parking area until, it dawn to the student that she was one of the students of the University and that she had the privilege to park on that section. Her niece thought that was funny situation, therefore she called her sister and her sister’s reaction was that she could hear her aunt’s voice. Then she also called her cousin and her cousin said that was my typical mother. Finally, she called her dad and his reaction was “ hahaha…”

One of the highlights of ceremony was a speech delivered by one of the students. I got a very good impression on what she said that with our profession if we google ourselves what have we contributed to the society. To the people we serve. I thought it was amazing that what you can impact to one’s life as physical therapist.

The students were given a briefing that morning that all students must NOT use any cellphone during the ceremony. However, during the ceremony when this one student’s turn to walk on the stage, he got his cellphone and took a selfie of one of the professors. Everyone laugh and clap their hands.

Everybody got their diploma and went to their respective friends and family to celebrate.

November 16, 2019

Laziness limits yourself in the four walls of a room.

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.