Deep Thoughts

Affirmation:
When I am very busy, I remember to take things
one step at a time.
Personal Reflection:
As I write this, I’m savouring the last few hours left of my week long holiday.  The week that had been was a good balance of rest and recreation.  It was a week that I was able to spend time with family and friends thru parties and coffee dates.  It was a week of re-connecting not only to loved ones and most importantly to myself. 
As we all know, holidays aren’t always enough but I choose not to think of the longing for more days of leisure.  Instead, I look forward to going back to another busy week at work tomorrow.  I know I have a huge week ahead of me but I trust that this affirmation will help remind me to take one step at a time…one task at a time to ticking off responsibilities that need to be done.

Have a great week everyone!   Take it easy, breathe and smile!

P.S.  You might be wondering why I put up a very relaxed photograph when I’m talking about being busy.  My message behind this photograph is that even if we are too busy with so many things, there is, still and will always be, time to relax…to take a step back and breathe.   🙂

Three years ago, I started blogging regularly because it was the only way for my parents to be updated on my Aussie life.  My mom was the inspiration for “A Wife’s Charmed Life“.  If not for her, I wouldn’t be blogging and sharing thoughts with the blogosphere.  Without her, I wouldn’t have the inspiration to live a charmed life.  Without her, there won’t be a “A Wife’s Charmed Life” and I wouldn’t have met so many beautiful, great people thru this medium. 

She says she always, always read my blog.  She says she’s my number 1 fan.  What she didn’t know is that I am her fan and she’s one of the three people I dedicate my writing and photographs to. 

Happy birthday Mommy!

To the idol of my heart, the one who gave me life and lessons I will always remember, the one who love me in so many ways, the one whose quiet grace and strength I hope that one day I would emanate, one of the persons responsible for the sunshine in my life…happy birthday Mommy! I love you always.

“The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude!”
– Dennis S. Brown

At the end of the week, we always say “Thank God it’s Friday”, right?

For a change, why not say “Thank God it’s Monday!!!!!”?
I’m at work today, nursing a very bad runny nose and I’ve been sneezing left and right since yesterday.  My head feels like it weighs a ton.  I have a feeling that I will have a bad case of the flu in the nearest future possible.  Never mind that I would love to just rest at home and stay in bed.
To make my Monday less worse than what I’m physically feeling, I focus on happy thoughts, on work that I love and the blessing that is today, a Monday, a new day, a beginning to another great week.
Happy Monday everyone!  May we all have a blessed, great week!  Smile!!!! 🙂
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Affirmation:

My mind and heart are always focused on the present
as I do every task
one at a time,
calmly & kindly,
as it arises.

Personal Reflection:

The past week, I have had several challenging moments in my life. And the challenges are not yet over. I will be facing a few more in the coming weeks. There are so many things to do at home, work and outside of work. I am taking each day as it is and just enjoying every moment as always. What always motivate me is the thought that this too will pass and when it is over, I come out of each challenge with invaluable lessons.

Last week, I learned that surrounding myself with a lot of love helps in going thru every challenge I’m in. Love for oneself. Love from family. Love from friends. Love for one’s passions in life. These four things saved me (it always does!)…LOVE. When things seems to be overwhelming I have enough love in my life to weather thru challenges thrown at me. I’m grateful.

I face another busy and challenging week this week. Other than love, I hope I will have enough focus, peace, calm and kindness in me in order to fulfill my duties.

I wish you a great productive week! Smile!

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Blogging will come to a slow halt for the meantime as some things need to be prioritized at the moment. I have so many stories I’d like to blog about (events, recipes and food finds!) and I really can’t wait to share them with you. I won’t be gone long.

I won’t be totally missed. Part of the things I’m finishing is the updating of my photoblog. I’ve currently uploaded some April photos. I’m hopeful that in two weeks, it will be up-to-date.

I will also check-in the blogosphere from time to time. You can find me tweeting for some random thoughts and photos I would love to share immediately.

See you when I get back!



Hello and good day from the rainy Land Down Under!   Hope all of you are having a great week. 

I was asked by one of my bloggy friends, Toni of Wifely Steps, to join in the celebration of her wedding and blog anniversary by sharing my own wifely steps.

It was such a great honour to be a  part of her celebration so I especially wrote “Lessons Learned from Marital Fights” (click! click! click on the title) for her blog.

Please visit and share your thoughts.  Thank you!