When life gets boring...

  I wake up each day recounting the repetition that was and realize that I have to go through it all over again. I look at my two adorable little ones and felt very delighted to have them part of my life (…well, until they wake up); I feel the presence of my wife and wondered what will be the fate of my morning—sunny…thank goodness, cloudy…sigh. Until they’re awaken my complacency hangs in the balance;...

Misfortunes are blessings in an ugly wrap...

At a young age I was subjected to a lot of misfortunes; some of them in the form of pain—physical as well as emotional. Unfortunate as it may seem, there’s actually a big lessons I have learned from it, and that is the fact that no matter who I think I am, I’m just a vulnerable human being—subject to the whims of fate, under the mercy of the elements, and a plaything of my emotions; and so I learned to be...

When pain outshines love...

A close friend of mine has once again consulted me about a dream he had recently. Again, it was about the person he loves and how she had changed along with the passing of their relationship. He narrates… I find myself in a fight with her. No matter how much I try to give light, she would go deaf; instead she would snag me with her ballistic rhetoric of all my errors. Being mild as I know myself in such a defeating...

Parenting: What have I been to my children...

  As the chapter of my life unfolds with my becoming a parent, I find myself back in my early childhood days when I try to make sense of every action that my parents do. When either of my sons drew their validating look during those times I issue an uncompromising gesture over their actions, I remember myself the same when I was their age. Time once halted as I watch them helplessly confined in the loving safety of...

The true nature of love...

  A close friend of mine came to me with a question on his mind. It’s about a dream he had about a girl he once loved. He came to me with the following story. Last night I had a very vivid dream; it was a dream about a lady whom I was once in love. Upon seeing her beautiful face for the first time after an apparent long absence, I was captivated by her enchanting smile: she was the love I have hoped but never had. I...

Reasons why you fail in your weight loss efforts...

  Why am I not losing weight? Such lines are the common enigma among those who try to shed their excess body weight. Amidst their efforts of daily exercise and dieting, things seem not to be working out. Is there something wrong with their methods?  Are they missing out something? If you’re one of them, then you should take heed of these following factors affecting your weight loss efforts.   You eat more than your...