THE NEXT ACT

A question was posted in a forum of one of those popular websites.. How is it that constantly putting others down means you have low self esteem? Many answers were placed and readers went to vote for what the best answer is. And the winner is: Because people with low self-esteem boost it by seeing other people more miserable than themselves, since that gives them the idea they are better than them. They accomplish that by putting people down Yeah. Yeah. I know it’s obvious. What can I say?  It is indeed a turn off that one is proving their worth by putting down others. In my prayer, I was reminded that I ought to put security in HIM and to lean not on my own understanding. HIS way is better than any other way. I always believe that I don’t need to put down others with the reason that I am alright just the way I am with God’s Grace.

While my wife and my son were doing usual stuff in the living room, I thought of going to bedroom for some reason. I sat on the bed and saw the bible in the side shelves. I picked up and open a page. Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens. Blessed are you when they reproach and persecute you, and while speaking lies, say every evil thing against you because of Me. – Matthew 5: 10-11. O yeah. These verses are what I need to get me going. There is a reason for me to be steadfast in doing good even in the midst of being persecuted at times. The reward is great because I am blessed. And then I prayed and asked God, “Have I done something to harm You or harm anyone?” I stayed quiet for a while. And then I said to myself, “I am ok.” I know that I have been transformed for the better for doing good. And then I went back and joined my family in the living room.

Do you have a formula for happiness? This was one of the questions of NRC to be answered by newbies as a form of getting to be introduced in the council the answer of which would be published in the council’s internal website. When I was newbie I had my own answer with this without a blink of an eye to be honest. However I was curious knowing what the other newbies have answered. And so I explored and got to peek some of the newbies’ answers. Some answers to the Formula of for happiness: • Freshly poured honey from my bee hives – on toast, in my tea. • Go out fishing on a calm, misty winter morning in a small boat- great feeling as the fog starts to disperse, the sun breaks through and warms you through (as long as there is no fish to break the tranquillity). • Yip: Guitar Hero and vodka • Just smile at everything • Tolerance & Respect for others but with lots of laughter • Try not to sweat the small stuff! • Chocolate • Love, laughter, sunshine and generally a

The Community Relations Team looks after the external and internal website in the council. In a nutshell they are managing all forms of communications and information disseminations in and out of the office. One of those information disseminations is introducing the new comers or the newly employed staff. What is delightfully interesting is that they have a personal way (not corporate way) of introducing them in the website. I remember when I was a newbie as an engineer in the council they emailed me a set of trivial questions which I should give answers for them to post the internal website. Among the questions are: Team & Department? What do you do in a nutshell? Before this nutshell, what did you do in your last nutshell? I consider these still in the corporate zone. Family/home life/living arrangements? Hmmm starting to get personal. And then the questions are trying to take some character and personality indications. What are you reading at the moment? Who mak

When we were single, my best friend Raul and I used to handle action groups of Christian men. During one of those gatherings, Raul gave an interesting workshop. He brought a box of pencils and a bundle of paper and distributed them among us. He asked us to draw the best pictures that we can draw. He encourages each of us to make it as good as a masterpiece that each of us can be proud of. We were given a few minutes to do it. Some of us know how to draw and some us don’t but we exerted effort to give it a shot to make our masterpieces. After we finished Raul showcased the pictures one by one and noted the strong points of each of the pictures while we applauded. Raul asked us, “Can I keep it? Could you give all these to me as a gift?” And all of us agreed that we will give all the pictures to Raul. And then Raul RIPPED them in to small pieces. He threw them on the floor and stepped on them…………………We were silent and shocked. “How do you feel now?” he asked the group. Some say they are ma

It is  good to encourage to help a person build he/she confidence especially when you know that he/she got potentials.   But we need to be careful of what we are giving him confidence about.   Most of the time putting false confidence to a person is such a dangerous move.   It’s like saying to a person that you can fly and that he can jump on a cliff.   It’s like pushing someone to bit a guy who is three times the size of his.   There are so many vulnerable minds in the world and they are indeed prone to be brainwashed in everything that will be fed to them and they believe right away.   They are really the target to get to be conned at and they simply don’t know what’s coming their way.   Being overshadowed by false confidence is a sure direction to being doomed.   True Confidence must be built up according to what he is, what he got and what potential he has.   False confidence is saying that he is what he is not.   False confidence is saying he already got when in fact he hasn’t got