Archive for September, 2008

Smile and laugh

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Be intentional about enjoying the sounds of laughter. Start now! On the count of three, place your hands over your belly and say HA, HA, HA! Feel the belly muscles contract? Your mind was working for you to signal the muscles to contract. Yes, a helpful mind. Repeat this until your own spontaneous laugh begins? [...]

Thank you!

Friday, September 5th, 2008

I was given an award, The Royal Banana, by Maria of Writings of Maria. Thank you so much for this award Now, let me pass this on to Jean, Bahchi and Carol. It will be a busy weekend for me as I am about to finish all pending tasks I have. I hope I will [...]

Special occasions

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Something to make you smile… One day, I was in the bathroom and noticed one of the cabinet door was ajar. I read the box in the cabinet. I then asked my mother why she was keeping napkins in the bathroom. Didn’t they belong in the kitchen? Not wanting to burden me with unnecessary facts [...]

Wheelchair for grandma

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

A few weeks ago, we bought a wheelchair for my grandma. She has diabetes and she sprained her ankle when she accidentally slipped on the floor. The wheelchair looks just like this… I didn’t even know that there are different styles of wheelchair until one of our relatives told me about a reclining wheelchair. The [...]

Hurricane Gustav

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

To all those affected by Hurricane Gustav… I pray for your safety. Take care everyone and may no one, be it human, animal or structure, be harmed.

The best thing about growing up together…

Monday, September 1st, 2008

My siblings and I are separated by a few years each. I am older than my sister, V, by two years. Two years more then came R. And then a year apart from each other came, W (my brother who died of leukemia) and then my sister, G. After 7 years, my parents decided to [...]