Happy New Year to all of you!!!

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Sa lahat po ng tumangkilik at bumasa sa blog ko sa buong taon ng 2012, nagustuhan nyo man o hindi, sumang-ayon po kayo o hindi. Maraming, maraming salamat po sa inyo! Nawa'y maging masagana ang bagong taon natin lahat at mapayapa ang pagiisip sa matinong pamumuhay.

To all of you who have read my blogs in the whole year of 2012, those of you who liked it or not, who agreed on it or not. Thank you very, very much to all of you! May we all have a bountiful new year and a peaceful mind with a clear way of living.

Dark Knight R.F. :)
 

These are the things I am thankful for

Thank you very much for all the Blessings this year and for the unclaimed Blessings because of my insecurities, forgive me for this
for my great health and of my family and friends 
for the safety of our homes and the family of my brothers and sisters in California and in the Philippines
for guiding us to be in relationship with you, O God, even in times of hardships and temptations
for being our stronghold in protecting our frail faith and trust in times of fear
for providing our daily necessities that we usually forget to be thankful for 
for being our refuge when we are outraged and helpless every now and then 
for giving me peace in the times that I could be rattled and shaken
for reminding me God how much you love us from your most poignant statement every year on  Christmas Season, that Jesus Christ your son is our hope.
for coming to us time to time through your words that gives comfort every time we hear it
I may not have all the material things Lord, but I really appreciate my life in full humility for your are my great provider, protector, savior and the source of my life.

Dark Knight R.F.

Merry Christmas to All of you more Blessings to all of you!!!

My Christmas Prayer

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Heavenly Father thank you very much for all of my blessings this year and once again for giving me this gift to celebrate Christmas with my family and friends. It is a very important celebration of the year because it is where my Hope, Faith and Trust is anchored to. The birth of our Savior and King Jesus Christ. Thank you for forgiving and still accepting me in spite of my sinful ways of living. I have wrapped my heart with lust, greed, hate, jealousy, insults to myself and others. I have twisted your blessings in the most corrupt possible way. At times I am so deceived by my ways that I thought nothing is wrong with me. I sincerely admit to you, sometimes I forget the real celebrant in this wonderful season. That is why I am humbling myself and my life to you, you are the only one who will understand me and fix me because you know me even before I was born. My faults can only be washed away by the blood of your son, Jesus. My salvation comes not through my own abilities for none of my good deeds can earn my salvation but by your grace and mercy, through your Son. Thank you for transforming me in becoming a better person as I mature spiritually. I am weak and so I am coming to you for strength. I have realized that the best thing that I can personally do this Christmas day is to unwrap the negative things I have wrapped my heart with, even just for this day. I would like to feel the difference of being close to you even for a short time and if possible for as long as I can hold my heart unwrapped with those things. For I know that the more I open myself to you with humble reverence and the more I love you, the more I will love others. I claim that I will have a clear and better ways of living in the name of your son Jesus Christ who is the reason for the season, our King and Savior, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Amen 


Merry Christmas to you and to your Family!  :)
Dark Knight R.F.

These are the things I am thankful for this day.

I am thankful for realizing that I have more than enough and that I should be more thankful for what I have
for the things that I am thankful about are not material things but peaceful, calm, freeing life even if I do not have much possessions
for my job that continually inspire me to be more efficient and progress
for my co-workers that loves me, supports me and respects me
for the upcoming Christmas vacation, having the luxury to have a break with family and friends
for all the paychecks I have receive through these years and for the coming years
for the all the food that I've had and will have that nourishes my body to be  healthy and happy 
for my car that is dependable and helps me all the time to move around and going to work
for my clothes that I so often overlook, it's not expensive but I get to wear them 
for my place and the privacy that I have and peaceful neighbors
for my everyday strength and knowledge to do everything I need to do
I am so thankful God for all of your love, mercy and grace, I admit to you that I am a sinner and you still accept me as I am and never lose patience in transforming me.

Dark Knight R.F.

I would rather be called a sinner than a hypocrite

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There are so many things that is going on in our society right now. The most recent that I have heard of is the shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, USA. It is horrible and have devastated a lot of people, most specially parents who have dreams for their little ones. Calamities hitting on the other side of the world such as the recent flood in the Philippines and on other countries. I am most definitely sure that this blog will not make you feel bad, it is not my intention. My intention with this short expression is to bridge myself together with you, the reader, from feeling very bad to feel a little bit better. In creating a momentum of going back to a much positive and loving spirit in the name of the Season.

One thing that I can think of in slowly removing myself to these sad moments is finding the reason behind of it all. I am admitting to myself that I do not know the rational for how did it happened and I am not bothered by that so much. Our understanding is limited we cannot figure it all out and even if we do it's all in the past.  What I meant in saying finding the reason behind all of these is more of a response rather than my reaction to it. We could be frustrated, discouraged, bummed out, hurt, etc. But if we are not looking for the lessons in the message we will never get the whole point of it. I am not discounting the devastation from the victims. I am with them that's why I am writing this because I am also affected and giving my sympathy to them.

It is also not the first time we  have heard these things. I think that we have to address this properly and directly by changing our hearts and mind. What are we really focusing on in this very crucial time we are living? It has been crucial for a very long time, so many signs and outcomes that we whine about but not acting upon our realization that we all know we already have. Are we just going to have this coming back into our senses thing every time unhappy events like these occurs? Without taking any steps in digesting the message and live it out in our hearts daily?

We are either making our Faith stronger or weaker as we move along. I am speaking for myself as I have been observing myself. I treat the word Faith, Hope, Love, Peace, Joy, Harmony etc. As if they are special words that I diligently pronounce whenever I am praying or in my quiet moment that are separate from me. It's as if  I am delegating them to others to do it for me. Which I find it absurd because, how can I say it without living it, breathing it and sharing it. Maybe I just have to take it seriously and really mean it each time I announce these wonderful words. Not only verbally but  experientially. It's about a clear and responsible transformation silently and securely.

Instead of judging others we look directly in the core of our being and ask ourselves, how much do we want to improve our life that can also give an impact to others in order to make our world a better place? Jesus Christ is the real reason for the Season. From the bottom of my heart I am claiming it that we are all having a Merry Christmas and a Joyful, Abundant, Peaceful and Hopeful New Year ahead of us.


Dark Knight R.F.

My affirmation for this day!

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Today no matter what happens I will stay in a hopeful, encouraged perception because I am in-control of what happens in my mind.
Whatever is and was has nothing to do with what is coming next to my experience. 
I am joyfully thankful for everything that I have and nothing is important than anything else than how I feel right now.
I am hydrated with peace, joy, calmness, humility & love all day everyday.
The real joy that I am seeking are all hidden on my daily appreciation of my life.
I can only attract wonderful events through the attitude of gratitude.
It's the only tool I have that is most effective and that works every time for me.
As I continually do this I will never run out of the things to be thankful for.
It generates a great momentum on the direction I want my life to flow to. It is my second nature.

Dark Knight R.F.

Happy Thanksgiving Day !

I thank you God for everything that I have now, I may have miss to see those things everyday because I am so busy looking at what's missing; forgive me for this.
Thank you for your understanding and unconditional Love,  even though we miss to spend time with you on a daily basis.
Thank you for your Love, Grace and Mercy.
Thank you for giving us spiritual strength specially when we are spiritually weak.
Thank you for my job and the blessings you are going to give and to all you have given me.
Thank you for everyday healing you have given us from our past, family and friends, may we know the significance of harmony and peace with each other.
Thank you for our love ones that you have masterfully assigned to us.
Thank you for restoring our bodily conditions on the highest level of health, may we realize how lucky we are to have complete senses and our ability to work and connect with each other.
Thank you for the beauty in our lives that we miss to see because we are so busy judging the ugliness in our life, may we finally see it and recognize your resemblance in each beauty that's around us.
Thank you for all the food that is prepared on our dining table today for this great feast we are celebrating, which is to give you our sincere appreciation for everything.
Thank you God for all the gifts and unexpected rewards we are going to receive from you.
We need no more for we know that You are always with us.

Dark Knight R.F.

If you are not feeling the shift you are not paying attention

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There's a big shift that is going on right now in each of our lives. May it be in our way of thinking that we are realizing more now than our past years. Spiritually or emotionally positive has now being discovered will enhance our energy in our body. If we are sad, angry, depressed, stressed or worried it weakens our body versus when we are kind, loving, forgiving, peaceful, sincere, appreciative, joyful, simple and calm it strengthens or at least restore our well being. More and more I have seen the importance of these two simple aspect of the shift that I am mentioning here. I am sure there are a lot more shifts happening that you may know of occurring inevitably. 

Have you noticed a person who are angry and tries to get things his ways, gets it but in the long run those same things will make him regret why he gets it in the first place? While the people who are less attached to the things they want so bad and does not get it will end up having much better things than they were aiming for in the first place. I look at it as the more selfish you are, the more you will be stressed out, problematic and sickly. Because being sad, angry, depressed, stressed and worried are all woven in the fabric of being selfish. Which could eventually weaken our whole physically being. It is the state of fight or flight, a stressful state of our body and mind. May contribute for our DNA to be suppressed and can cause our immune system to depreciate. However in the state of Love our DNA relaxes and enhances our immune system. You can look it up for yourself on google or on youtube: DNA, fear and love.

At this stage of my life as I have noticed. We are all witnessing the survival of the positive people. What I mean by this is if you really want to survive in this present time that we are dancing and playing around with temporarily. We really have got to be kind, loving, forgiving, peaceful, sincere, appreciative, joyful, simple and calm.  As we keep on noticing the importance of these virtues we are also discovering at the same time what is happening inside of us is what  really is important. What goes on outside of us can be deceiving and counts for nothing if the inside is in strife. You may have all the wealth or financial success in the world but if you are morally and spiritually bankrupt what does it mean? More so, where is it leading you to? By now we already know how quick temporary things fly off our hands. If you think about it- do we really own the things we think we own just because our name is signed on it?

That's why the survival of the dominant or aggressive or (to make it short and sincere) the bad ones is really flawed in my opinion. They may get it on their way in a little while but eventually it will lead them to their own destruction. I agree to some scientist who have concluded with their research and studies that we will thrive more in a loving, peaceful, forgiving, sincere, appreciative, joyful, simple and calm way in dealing with our daily lives than the opposite. Whether you decide to be a part of the problem or solution. It is all up to you. Just know that your decision will affect everyone.


Dark Knight R.F.

These are the things I am thankful for

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I am so thankful and appreciative of my health and simple life:
for my strength to work eight hours a day and do exercise at the time that I want to - specially on the weekends, there are people who cannot exercise or does not even have the energy to work at all.
for being able to energize my body with healthy food and healthy living. Some are physically and emotionally drained.
for my talent that I use to fucntion well in my line of work. Some people cannot use their talents on their work.
for the freedom of my own time when I am not at work, I am able to do what I want to do. A lot of people do not even have time for themselves.
for the project that I am working on right now, everything seems to be smooth the same with my co-workers. Some cannot keep up with their work and are having trouble creating good rapport with their co-workers.
for wonderful workplace I have, some are not comfortable on their place of work.
for the peace of mind that I have eventhou I do not have much, some may have more than they should have yet still not have peace in their lives.
I am thankful for the words from the scripture that I was reminded of.

Dark Knight R.F.

my Affirmations for this day

I may not understand the things that are happening now in my life, but  I know that some of the things I have prayed for, I am living now
I just have to be more aware and appreciative of the things that are working right everyday, because most of my day are working well for me.
It is through my good feelings that I will see and attract good things; the more I am thankful the more i will receive, the more I complain the more I will see what's missing
Appreciation is the best achievement I will ever have, it is the only thing I can bring with me all the time, for material things will perish even my own body.
I have the power to make the right decision and to choose to be happy and contented whatever the condition may be
A wave of happy thoughts will create a much better momentum than unhappy ones
I always respect how I feel right now for it is in that place I am going to create everything I want to happen.
My goal today is to decide to be happy and thankful


Dark Knight R.F.

Don't fumble, don't grumble, don't mumble your life away-

These are the things I am thankful for

I appreciate you God for my job, most especially to all of my abilities and talents you have given me to perform my work. 
For making things workout the way you have orchestrated everything in order for me to get the job position that I have, a lot of people are struggling in finding a job. 
For surrounding me with co-workers who are kind, considerate and nicely cooperating with me, I am aware that some people are having problems in creating a good rapport with their co-workers.
For the kindness of the company I am working for to their employees, I know that not all companies are as generous to their workers.
For making me well able to handle the workload that are assigned to me that I can manage to handle each week, some employees are being abused and taken for granted by their employers.
For the continuous projects that you are lining up to keep the company where I am be more inspired in completing the task in every department that keeps me employed all this time, some people have been experiencing fewer working hours. 
For a just hourly rate that I am receiving, some people are underpaid compare to their daily efforts to finish their deadlines every week.
Thank you for bringing me always in the presence of gratitude and appreciation, for it is where I find the joy that I am looking for. Where I am does not come from any of my efforts because everything that I have and everything that I am came all from you. I am nothing without you.

Dark Knight R.F.

Gaano ka nga ba katatag?

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Ang pagiging mahina ba paminsan-minsan ay isang patunay na hindi ka matibay? Maari siguro, pero sa pagbagsak natin maraming bagay din ang matutunan kung titignan lang natin sa mas tamang angulo ng situation. Hindi iyon para ipahiya o ikahiya natin ang sarili sa mga di inaasahang pangyayari kung di para matuto tayong bumangon kahit anong sapitin. Dahil wala rin namang makakapagpatayo sa atin, kahit isang daang tao pa ang umakay sa yo kung hindi mo rin itatayo ang sarili mong mga hita at likod. Balewala ang lahat ng suportang matatanggap mo. Nakakatakot mang aminin pero ikaw pa rin ang may responsibilidad sa sarili mong buhay. Kaya tayo nasa kinalalagyan natin kinakapos o masagana, ay dahil sa sarili nating mga desisyon maging mali o tama. Ikaw ang humuhubog sa buhay mo na ayon sa laman ng isip mo. Kung nasaan ka ngayon malaki ang posibilidad na yun ang laman ng isip mo. Kasi pwedeng masagana ang buhay mo pero kung ang laman ng isipan mo ay palaging may kulang, puro kulang ang makikita mo sa buhay mo. Sa sobrang  pagbigay mo ng atensyon sa kung ano ang kulang wala ka ng panahon para magpasalamat sa kung anong meron ka. Sa kabilang banda kung konti lang ang meron ka o sapat lang pero kung ang nakikita mo palagi ay ang mga bagay na dapat pagpasalamatan, hindi malayong magkaroon ka pa rin ng kapayapaan at kaligayahan sa puso mo sa ilalim ng sitwasyon mo.

Nasa pag tingin natin siguro nakasalalay ang pakiramdam natin na ating pinanghahawakan sa pang araw-araw. Kung saan naka-base ang tibay na ating gustong maasam mapayapa ba (peaceful) o may bigat sa kalooban (guilt). Ang paglaban sa sitwasyon minsan para sa akin nakakapanghina lalo dahil may kahalong Ego, may kasamang pagtu-turo o sisihin ang ibang tao. Sa tingin ko hindi natin dapat labanan ang sitwasyon na gusto nating baguhin. Tanggapin ang mga pagkukulang at ilagay ang atensyon sa kung papano maitatama ang pagkukulang. Imbes na hanapin ang solusyon na galing sa paraan ng  pagtu-turo ng pagkakamali ng iba. Harapin natin at aminin ang kailangan nating gawin. Magpakumbaba sa sitwasyon at hanapan ng layunin o purpose kung baket nalalasap ang kasalukuyang dilema.

Hihinto ka siguro paminsan minsan at mapapagod din pero nasayo pa rin kung babangon ka ulit. Hindi katatagan ang mang lamang ng kapwa dahil naghihirap ka o nalilito ka o kahit ano pa mang palusot mo. Hindi matinong katwiran yon. Kaduwagan ang ganyang pamamaraan, maniwala ka sa hindi, malabong pagpapalain ang ganyang paguugali. Alam mo na rin siguro yan sa sarili mo.

Dark Knight R.F.

Sliding back

With all the temptations around us in our egoistic culture today it is so hard not to backslide. There are several reasons I see that could potentially take us to it. The disappointments on our daily experiences. How we compare our individual success from others is another way. Even with the way we devalue our self in the way we have inner conversations. The comfort of new technology which makes it really easy to take us in checking out the stuffs that we have not done for a long time. It could be anything, from lust, anger, self-pity, depression, loneliness, judgmental, hate from the past experiences, vindictive thoughts, swearing etc. We can get in touch with such things also through media most specially the internet. If others are doing it why can't I? If others have no sense of compassion why can't I do the same?

In order to backslide we must have moved forward or moved up personality and character wise. There has to be some sort of a development in treating ourselves and others. It takes persistence to uproot those wrong behaviors we have implanted in our hearts and consciousness if it has been with us in the majority of our life. Which in my opinion is important to weigh it honestly if we have really developed or moved up our senses. Are we claiming it from an egoistic point of view that we are more balanced and improved than before? Or maybe we are just as we are and thought that we are backsliding.

On the other hand our worth should not be diminished in backsliding, who is perfect anyway? In fact noticing such negative feelings in going back to the old lifestyle is I think a great progress. Why you may ask? Because you know now to yourself without any guidance from others at all that you are not suppose to be there anymore. More so in having the effort to step out of it and come back to a much better place. If we can backslide from our old habits that gives us heavy feeling we can also backslide in doing the right and better ways. Either way we are able to manage to make our power to choose because we have both experienced it, the bottom line is always up to us. Should we keep that heavy guilty feelings again or have a simple, freeing and uncomplicated feelings? Making appreciation as our starting point could carry out neutral or create a much positive thoughts. We have so much to be thankful for if only we could switch our perception in seeing everything through humble eyes.


One way I can think of in knowing we have progressed is facing it with a question and awareness if we are going to react to it or respond to it. There is a difference between reacting and responding on a given situation. Reacting for me is just simply acting upon something that is the easiest, most urgent, insecure and selfish that is very much attached to the nature of Ego. Responding however has responsibility and has more logical higher sense. I know it's not an easy task to remind our self of this at the very moment we are so eager and tempted to just react and give others a piece of our mind or hurt someone back or whatever. If it's away from Ego it is difficult to do but has a higher quality of end result. Chaotic consequences is sure to come in an ego-attached reactions. Winning doesn't have to be beating up someone through the method of over powering the other or manipulating the situation but it is about making the right choices.

We are to encourage ourselves and each other by being doers not just hearers of the teachings from the scriptures. I am sure if you are reading this you have been encouraged somehow by the Holy Scripture at one point in your life. We know how important the power of our example is. Personally correcting our self in those small segments that we often not pay attention on our daily activities will inspire others and could really make a difference. If not you, who's going to do it? if not now, when is the appropriate time? 

It's the best time for each one of us to take it as our personal purpose to give inspiration through our actions. In the long run it's going to be rewarding inwardly. I like the idealistic thinking of doing this collectively as a human race will make the world a much better place. Now if that is too ambitious for you and may seem comical and cliche-ish, at least our homes will be a much better place in applying this kind of concept. At the very least you will be treating your self much better.

So if we see or felt within our self that we have fallen, be strong in helping yourself in getting up or have the courage to ask someone to help you regain your bearing. Nothing is wrong with falling every now and then no one is perfect. Besides it's getting back up that will take us closer to perfection because of the lessons we have learned from it. Get up! so that one day you can be that person who helps someone who have fallen, who knows that person has the potential of being great in encouraging others.

I appreciate you for taking the time to read this short expression of mine. Thank you and may you have a great and wonderful day. :)

Dark Knight R.F.

St. Francis Prayer

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life.

No one can rob your happiness

Note to myself:

No one can smile for you or laugh for you when you are about to. It is you who will do it when that time comes. No one else can decide that for you but you. Besides that moment is not going to last long. So when you get it, enjoy it and make it simmer into your experience until it becomes your nature. Deciding to be joyful should not feel like a chore nor should make you look crazy. Do not rush out of it to get back in being serious again. Be easy with things and nice things will flow on your path. Be simple, easy and light because it's good to feel good.

My Affirmations for this day

Nothing and no one can put me out, bring me down and will or can intimidate me in creating happiness, fulfillment, peace, good feelings and contentment in my life
For I am always supported by the infinite creator who is always looking out for my own good and safety
God is merciful and giving to me, He accepts me through his eyes of unconditional and affectionate love for me 
That is why He gave me life accompanied with talents and wisdom
By His grace I am able to experience and appreciate His greatness and wonders that is incomprehensible for me to grasp
Because of that I am aware of changing my limited sight and cognizance based on what I have seen and heard from common people
I am here to make a difference from a perspective that is aligned to the immeasurable magnitude of God's Almighty power and Sovereignty
God is not withholding anything to me He is just simply Love
I am blessed, supported, forgiven, guided and loved
I am not like everyone else who is shackled by limits, worries and ego
Because it just means that I have separated myself to God
I live through the purpose of my existence
I respect my life and the lives of others.


Dark Knight R.F.

Thank you Definitely Filipino!

Maraming salamat po! sa pag post nyo ng blog kong pinamagatang " One step at a time" http://definitelyfilipino.com/blog/2012/07/14/one-step-at-a-time/  Thank you very much!


Dark Knight R.F.

My Affirmation for this day

I will give my attention only to the people who are encouraging me, in that way i will do the same to others 
I am in control of my mood, never will I let it control me I always reach for a much better feeling
Negative emotions and people are not welcome in my thoughts and  experience, I always miss a chance to see them as I appreciate the things I have in my life
I see how powerful the actions and behaviors of positive people and that is what I am applying in my life
Appreciation and encouragement will be the flow of my day even just for this day, it is where I will find true fulfillment and satisfaction.


Dark Knight R.F.

Thank you Definitely Filipino!

Once again Maraming Salamat sa inyo! Definitely Filipino for publishing my blog. "Hindi pagmamahal at katalinuhan ang gusto natin, kung di kasiguraduhan." http://definitelyfilipino.com/blog/2012/07/13/hindi-pagmamahal-at-katalinuhan-ang-gusto-natin-kundi-kasiguraduhan/  Thank you very much! :)

Dark Knight R. F.

These are the things I am thankful for

I am thankful and grateful for my life
for all the people who are involved in it, those who have inspired me and the ones who taught me to be a  much better person.
for the maturity I have gained from my personal and situational realizations
for having the awareness that I have the freedom to prefer things 
for everyday strength and wisdom that is consistently flowing through me
for finding solutions even if it looks like there is no way 
for being calm when a problem arise
for the opportunities that will come to me 
for having a fully functional body and mind
for the love, protection, provisions and support that I usually take for granted
Thank you for this brand new morning that has a potential of becoming a great day. 

Dark Knight R. F.

Our inner self is waiting for us

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How many times have we admitted to ourselves that there is something in our persona that needs to be changed? Have we ever payed attention to it? Is there a need for it? I like to think of it as some kind of a warning sign that we should begin to be aware of. It is our own Navigation system that was placed in us since the beginning of our existence, that is telling us to change. I believe that we are not placed here to be lost.

In every response that we are going to make there is always an end result. Even if we elect not to respond at all there is still a consequence that is certain to happen. Just like how we handle our body. If we eat fattening food we will be unhealthy, the same is true when we do the opposite, when we eat healthy food we will feel good and look good as healthy as we can ever be. If you do not eat at all you will get weaker and possibly that could lead to your death. There is no one to blame but us. There are times that the food looks good but we know that later on it will only create aches and pain if we eat it. It's not the TV commercials, parties, friends, etc. that put that food in our plates and forced us to put it in our mouth to chew it and swallow it. No one did it but us. That's why our body is the best indicator about our eating habits. We are just simply ignoring the warning signs. That warning device is what I think is our conscience.

Conscience is our guiding system, if we follow it we will never get lost, if we ignore it, it will just continuously direct us until we get on to the right path. It does not mean that if you always give in to the food you crave all the time you will be happy. It's the feeling that counts, not what you're only seeing that can give you elation. Would you be eating the same food while you are lying on a hospital bed and your vitals are being monitored inside a hospital? Following our navigation system (conscience) will eventually lead us to inner growth. In the long run as we apply it on our everyday routine we will notice that  our experience is a lot more joyful, peaceful, safe and simple. The same thing with our interactions with other people. Our inner guide can tell who we should be having interaction with. There are people who can bring us up and there are people who can really bring us down. Do we rather discourage others or encourage one another?

Maybe this difficult times of global economic crisis that most of us are experiencing is teaching us to be more right with ourselves and hopefully to others as well. I also have noticed that there have been so many deaths of love ones, friends and acquaintances that transpired these past few years and very deep emotional problems and struggles that had happened and still happening. It's like a big transition or shift that is somewhat calling our attention. If things happen for a reason, there must be a purpose with these occurrences. May we be consciously aware about these things that hopefully will cause our frequency in transforming our selves be at the highest sensitivity.

In my opinion it is really important to connect back to our inner self and retreat to the basic fundamentals of life which is love, humility, appreciation, understanding, kindness, forgiveness, peace, hope, trust and faith. To me it feels like something of a great power and consciousness is calling us and that voice could be coming from inside of us. We just have to learn how to pay attention to it. It always intrigues us in seeking for the truth from someone, something or somewhere because we are so blind in seeing the truth that is inside of us. I hope that I make myself be willing to listen to it and make myself available to hear what it is conveying. :)

Dark Knight R.F.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come - Victor Hugo

Sachi by Dan Millman (chicken soup for the soul)

Soon after her brother was born, little Sachi began to ask her parents to leave her alone with the new baby. They worried that like most four-year-olds, she might feel jealous and want to hit or shake him, so they said no. But she showed no signs of jealousy. She treated the baby with kindness and her pleas to be left alone with him became more urgent. They decided to allow it.
Elated, she went into the baby's room and shut the door, but it opened a crack- enough for her curious parents to peek in and listen. They saw little Sachi walk quietly up to her baby brother, put her face close to his and say quietly, "Baby, tell me what God feels like. I'm starting to forget."

Dan Millman

My Affirtmations for this day

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Today, all my thoughts, feelings and actions are inspired by solutions, I am fluent in coming up with more solutions.
Encouraging myself will create more room for me to encourage others.
I find comfort easily with peace, trust, hope, faith, love and forgiving.
What upsets me most of the time are nothing more but my own ego and insecurities, I have decided to slowly divert my attention away from it.
The pace I will always choose is peaceful because help is always going to be available to me.
I am confident in confronting my habit of having bad thoughts in redirecting it to good thoughts for I understand that negative thoughts comes from lack of confidence.
I am always inspired to change myself for a better me continuously and I am the only one responsible for it.
I can easily catch myself when I am lost and very well able to align myself to a much guided way.
My authenticity to myself is important for every time I am not true to my feelings, I rob myself of being free.


Dark Knight R.F.

Thank you ! Definitely Filipino

Thank you very much for posting my blogs Definitely Filipino entitled "Blind or Simply not looking?" http://definitelyfilipino.com/blog/2012/06/18/blind-or-simply-not-looking/ and "Don't be to quick to look for exemption" http://definitelyfilipino.com/blog/2012/06/19/dont-be-too-quick-to-look-for-exemption/. :)

Dark Knight R.F.

Las Vegas, June 2012

 Venetian Hotel where we stayed for 4 days, Palazzo Hotel and Hoover dam.

 The view from the suite.

I appreciate these today!

I am thankful today for all of the parts of my body that are functioning well.
for all the energy that I have physically spiritually and mentally.
for being able to manage my frustrations to shift it to what is going right and being eager to the great things that could unfold anytime.
for my Family, relatives and friends.
for my ability to sleep when it is the right time to rest and to wake up when it is time to get up in the morning.
for having the right discernment in choosing all that is valuable for my personal progress.
Thank you God! you are worthy of all praise! 

Dark Knight R.F.

My Affirmations for this day!

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I am more in-tuned with my dreams and aspirations today that inspires me more to have it all in no time.
I am well able to accomplish small things that will create my momentum to accomplish bigger things.
I am fine wherever I am, all that I have lost will come back to me doubled or more.
I will always find unlimited possibilities for a brighter and better days.
The more I appreciate what I have, the more great things will come to me.
My life is not under the mercy of all the people who are putting me down, my life is always under God's mercy and grace.
I will never run out of things to be grateful for.
All the things that bothers me will never put my feelings down for I have a great knowing and understanding that I am guided to a much better and fruitful future.
I am getting good in affirming positive thoughts each day I practice it.

Dark Knight R.F.

Hindi pagmamahal at katalinuhan ang gusto natin, kung di Kasiguraduhan!

Madalas nating mabigyan ng ibang context ang akala nating gusto natin para sa ating sarili. Tulad ng halimbawang sa pagreview sa test natin sa eskwelahan. Kaya tayo nag rereview para makapasa hindi para madagdagan ang ating kaalaman. Kasi kapag nakapasa daw tayo at makagraduate na may mataas ang antas doon daw magmumula ang pagkakaroon ng maganda at mas siguradong kinabukasan. Minsan ang mga tao nagpapasakal kahit mali ang rason ng pagiisang dibdib; para makasigurado lang na hindi sya magisa sa pagtanda nya o kung ano pang kanya-kanyang personal na mga rason maliban sa authentic na pagmamahalan. Pati sa pagdasal, isa sa malaking rason kaya natin ginagawa ito para sa kasiguraduhan na makuha natin ang gusto nating makamit, hindi dahil sa walang bahid ng anumang pansariling kagustuhan sa pagmahal at pagpuri sa Dyos. Tapos kapag hindi natin nakamtan ang inaasam tatawagin nating "unanswered prayers". Sa totoo lang para sa akin lahat ng dasal sinasagot nya kaya lang ayaw nating tanggapin kapag ang sagot nya hindi o mag-antay ka muna. Yun na yung sagot nya. Ayaw lang natin sumunod sa kung anong gusto nya para sa atin.

Ganon pa man, siguro talagang mananaig pa rin ang pagkamaako (ego) na ugali natin dahil sa rason na walang kasiguraduhan ang buhay. Hindi natin ma-control ang lahat patungo sa gusto natin. Kaya rin siguro ang karamihan sa atin (pati ako) takot sa mga changes o pagbabago. Nagkakaroon kasi tayo ng kakayahan na bihirang makuha ng nakakarami sa kamay ng katiyakan. Pero sa akin kahit ang mga mayayaman wala pa ring seguridad sa ano mang kapahamakan. Ang isang matapang at malakas na sundalo wala ring katiyakang matitira syang nakatayo pagkatapos ng isang malaking labanan o gera. Kahit ang mga matatalino maari pa ring magkamali sa huli. Hindi mo pwedeng malaman lahat ng bagay sa buhay. May mga  pagkakataon nga na alam na nating mali, pero nakukuha pa rin nating gawin.

Dapat nga ba tayong mamuhunan sa paraan ng sigurado? Meron nga bang kasiguraduhan? Siguro nakasalalay lahat ng mangyayari sa magiging reaction natin sa bawat bahagi ng sitwasyon na ating kinalalagyan. Depende kung ano ang mood natin sa eksaktong oras na yun. Lahat ng desisyon natin ay gumagawa ng momentum, maaring masama o maaring mabuti. Ang paraan ng mapagkumbabang tao ang sumagi sa akin dahil ang atensyon hindi nakatutok sa sarili, kung hindi sa kung ano ang ipagkakaloob. Hindi ibig sabihing hindi na tayo kikilos at kung ano nalang ang ibigay sa atin. Gawin ang makakaya, kung anong marating magpasalamat pa rin. Sa pagkapit natin sa kasiguraduhan na akala natin ay atin, palaging isipin na may posibilidad pa rin na mabigo tayo sa oras na hindi tumugma ang katiyakang inaasahan.

Maari ngang walang kasiguraduhan sa buhay pero kung pagsusumikapan natin na makamit ang magmahal ng tapat at ang tapat na kagustuhang madagdagan ang kaalaman upang mas lumawak pa. Doon siguro natin makakatagpo ang kasiguraduhan na ating hinahanap.

Dark Knight R.F.

One step at a time

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The more we try to make things perfect the more we become judgmental to our self and to others, we look at the negative instead of the things that are working right.

The more we find the truest truth the more we realize how we easily lie on almost everything we think and do.

The more we seek righteousness the more we realize how vulnerable we are to the call of the flesh.

The more we pursue happiness for ourselves the more it avoids us and sometimes can turn into sorrow.

The more we search for strength, the more we find our self to be weak and fearful.

The more we chase wisdom and intelligence, the more we understand how little we know.

The more we long for a romantic love the more it could end up to be a heartache or a tragedy.

The more we desire for beauty; the more we tend to look for the imperfections.

The higher we climb the ladder of success, the demands of time and energy cause us to be alone, sad and tired.

I see people who are in search of fame and when they become, they hide themselves from the public and have the most insecurity and severe depression.

The more we want to be full the more we see emptiness. 

The more we aim high the faster we head down. 

The more we make effort to organize things the more things are rearranged to how it should be.

The more we do our best to be complete the more we see what is missing.

The more we work on our satisfaction the more we say “it’s not enough.”

The harder we strive for silence, sometimes the more we are delivered to chaotic circumstances.

The more we like to forgive the more we remember the offense.

Even when we are thinking of the future it springs our mind back to the past, we bounce from the past and the future we forget the now.

The more we ask, the more we come up for more questions.

Everything we seek is fine it is never going to end. It is our high expectations that make us inadequate.

Maybe it's right to have some expectations; with an understanding that contentment and appreciation with what we have received is our resting place. We cannot stop from growing.

Working a little bit at a time to our goals will take us more to our expansion. We cannot reach perfect accomplishments anyway by rushing in to it.

No point to be too greedy of anything or everything. It's all temporary anyway. Having less at the moment should never reduce our whole being. It is how we poorly react to others and to our life that is degrading.

May we all be guided to a clear and peaceful pace. Take one step at a time.

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These are the things I am thankful for

I am thankful for this day Lord, my birthday.
for all the daily provisions and protection you have blessed me with.
for giving me wealth of perfect health of mind and body.
for letting me have great parents who have always been there for their children.
for a supportive and loving family, relatives and friends.
for all the material necessities that I need each day.
for being able to recognize the other dreams you have placed in me.
for your grace and mercy even in the times when I am weak. 
for giving me the courage to press on.
for making me acknowledge the lessons I have to learn.
for the memories of all the ones who are not with us anymore.
for all the people who have respected, inspired and helped me.
for making me capable to encourage or help people who are in need even in small ways. 
for making me able to express myself through writing.
for the air that I breathe.
for my everyday food.
for my clothes.
for a peaceful good night sleep last night.
And I am thankful God for letting me experience your greatest expression of your love for me which is my life. :)

Dark Knight R.F.

Foresight or Hindsight?

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I sometimes ponder about the wonders and the importance of foresight and hindsight. Effective tools we can use in life. I know to myself at some point I have done and applied these two. How I always remind myself the significance of having these two approaches that I could similarly learn from. Of course I would rather have foresight than hindsight because it is much more favorable to my advantage. Lesser hassle and much more closer to the goal. Yet still my experience of both are equally the same. Which I find intriguingly funny to myself. Because the more hindsight's I have been to, the more I should be avoiding it and should lean more towards foresight.


Let's take a look at Hindsight first. This is something that we realized and learned after getting over a problem or a situation, whether we have solved it or not. Most often this requires painful experiences because of our lack of conviction in planning ahead before diving into something that we really want. Probably too much excitement or that strong eagerness, that need not any further digging. I've got to have this one right now! All of the attention is poured in the exhilaration of acquiring and ignoring the consequences. We thought we have planned it all out as simple and as effective in our mind. The ego says: I got this one right, put  your feet up I will take care of it. Until the whole thing hits us. Too late to react now, what's done is done. That's it. This is not a put down on the mistakes we have done on our past at all. We all can learn from it. I have had many of those and frankly speaking all of it took me to where I am now, attitude and character wise. I am not saying it's all flawless, all I can say is that I am more careful now than I used to be. The positive effects are the lessons I have learned from it, only in a much harder way. All the hassles and frustrations I have to go through, in a way, gave me a chance to see the things I should have anticipated before it all happened. I pick myself up, dust myself off and move along. That's the best thing that I can do about it and that's all I can ever do about it. You cannot be too cautious all the time.


Then there is Foresight. This one brings more advantage than the previous, in my own estimate. Having this approach as my priority in whatever I would be aspiring for is the most wise and reliable method for me. The paradox is that in order to have a greater conviction of foresight you should have a lot of experience with hind-sights. It is more on planning ahead, more strategic methodology. Looking at the problems that could eventually get in the way.  Not focusing on what could go wrong but seeing ways to unravel it in case it happens. Solution oriented not fault finding, being more mindful of possible consequences. Some people think it is a method of problem forecasting, but really it is just thinking of proactive ways if things do not go the way we want them to be. Because bad things happens. Which I think is more fair to consider. You cannot be too careless or reckless also.


Having foresight does not mean that you have to rely on a crystal ball, requiring us to dial 1-800-Psychic or whatever. We can get it from our gut feeling or intuition. Our inner guide is our intuition. Little by little I am slowly learning to listen to it. Though there are times I am still struggling in discerning whether it's coming from fear or intuition. Hopefully practice will help me progress in using it more often. Combination of strategy and gut feeling are great tools for a more successful foresight.


So hopefully as I mature I will have more fore-sights than hind-sights. Of course I would not mind having hind-sights every now and then. It's part of life's contrast. Which one do you think is more helpful to you between the two? :)


Dark Knight (R.F.)

My Affirmations for this day.

I am fully equipped with wisdom, talents and discernment that I need to make this day better than yesterday.
I give value to pure and affirmative thoughts, for it will support me in making myself to be a better person today.
Instead of feeling bad about the things I want to happen that is not happening, I will turn my attention in appreciating the things that favors me now that I usually forget about.
My decisions brings me to carry good feeling from being optimistic than the opposite.
The truth that I am usually looking for are not always located outside of me, God had anchored it in my heart and mind, I just have to look within more frequently.
I am going to be humble in accepting to change my unhelpful ways of thinking and behaviors towards myself and others.
I have lost my interest with conflicts may it be internal or external.
From now on I will work on making a regular habit of starting and ending my day with Appreciating God for my life.

Dark Knight (R.F.)

Final Analysis by Mother Teresa

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People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If your are kind,
people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful,
you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight.
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis
it is between you and God;
it was never between you and them anyway.

Should I be afraid to be alone?

Most of us fear to be alone.  Postponing my thoughts about it is my way of straying away from it. I will deal with it later when I get there and if I really can't find anyone at that time. I still have time I guess,(with God's permission) of course plus enough effort on my part. There are still unlimited possibilities out there. My ever useful attitude for myself. 

There are lots of things to happen in a day, a week, a month, in three months, etc. What makes me sad sometimes is my nature of being greedy of happiness. We cannot inhale all the air we need in our lifetime in one sniffing. I always think about that. Being selfish in thinking that life is limited so you have to get it right now or else someone is going to have it before you do. My restricted thinking that there is no other time, but now.  When I am not greedy about happiness I am more in tuned that I can always find it in other ways or bump into it with infinite likelihood. It seems to me that going with the flow is letting God manage your life. Hurrying things along is letting your Ego manage you. I guess, it is a matter of knowing the constraints of our beliefs. "There's not enough" versus "there are limitless supply". There are over seven billion plus or more people in the planet, relax. 

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When you get to be happy, it won't last a long time anyway. Dreams can also turn into a nightmare. It is how we perceive our experience. I just have to free my mind from freaking out too much. Besides there is no assurance that if you are in a relationship you will be secure and happy. You think you are equipped when you get to be in it? I have noticed, that in a relationship there is a chance of insecurity because of the risk to change and to commit. Think of break-ups and divorces that are happening around. Not to mention our own issues that we are having a hard time in dealing with privately plus the other person's issues. That alone is complicated already. 

Whether we are alone or with someone else we are still the one to make and be responsible for our own happiness. Because I noticed that if I give others the responsibility of it I might end up being disappointed. What is perfect for you might not be perfect for me. We all have our own interpretations of events and conditions that occurs in our life. 

We might find someone having a boring life but that person might be having the time of his/her life. That is why I find it so hard to define the perfect way to exist. There is no one sure way of approach in life. Which is a good thing for me because there are variations in how we can live our life. Not everyone likes asparagus, SUV, iphone, twitter, etc. There is freedom everywhere no restrictions. As long as we don't  abuse it. Could it be that we are being bound by conformity?

With that said, I should not be afraid of being alone because there are a lot of things that can happen from this day on to my (God-willing) later years. What is important for me is how I should be thankful for my life and for whatever I have right at this moment. We can make our plans but it is still up to God if he will allow it. My part is to keep my hopes up and be appreciative of what are working right. Life is continuously flowing and will not freeze frame, it is coming from an immeasurable, unlimited, all-powerful  Creator. Now think about the endless possibilities. :)

Dark Knight (R.F.)

Thank you Definitely Filipino!

Thank you for publishing my blog in your site, entitled "It's about doing; Not about just saying." :).  Here is the link http://definitelyfilipino.com/blog/2012/04/20/its-about-doing-not-about-just-saying/ 


Dark Knight (R.F.)

These are the things I am thankful for

Thank you God!
there are a lot of people who are hungry and you provide food for me everyday
there are a lot of people who have no one beside them but you have given me my family, relatives and friends around me
there are a lot of people who have no place to stay in and you have provided me a place to live in
there are a lot of people who have no where to sleep in but I have a comfortable bed to sleep on
there are a lot of people who have not too many clothes to wear and you enabled me to buy the clothes that I want
there are a lot of people who are almost always anxious about the future and you blessed me with faith and your grace
there are a lot of people who cannot get through their past and you have offered me your support and mercy
there are a lot of people who laughs at me and you take me under your care
and there are a lot of people who does not believe in you and you have revealed yourself to me.

Dark Knight (R.F.)