Life is Crunchy!

These messages have been in my phone inbox for quite a long time. I just can't delete them for sentimental reasons. I like to read them over and over again. Just so that I could make room for new messages coming in, I finally decided to share it over here instead and start clearing my inbox ^_^

Here goes:

"True friends are like mornings... You cant have them the whole daw but you can be sure that they will be there when you wake up tomorrow, next year and forever"

"Sometimes you just have to forget the rules, follow your hear and see where it takes you. Never apologize for saying what you feel because that's like saying sorry for being real. Never regret anything you said or did because at some point, it was what you wanted. True strength is being able to hold it all together when everyone else is expecting you to fall apart."

"What are the Seven Wonders of the World?... little boy I see gave all the answers: to see, to speak, to hear, to taste, to feel, to smile and to love." Small minds do think big sometimes..

"There are things we regret - words we wish had gone unsaid, starts that had bitter endings, chances we threw away, roads we should have never taken, signs we didn't see, hearts we hurt needlessly and wounds we wish we could mend. But life gets that much harder. The past can't be rewritten but it can make you stronger. Be thankful for every change life has thrown you. For every break in your heart, for every scar. Some pages were turned, some bridges were burned but you had lessons learned."

"Carrying a lantern into a forest night doesn't guarantee you'll see all the trees... It only means that you can see few steps ahead of you, far enough to keep your footing sure. Likewise, as the Lord lights your path, he may not shine all the answers to the shadowy questions in your mind, but he will give you all the light you need to scale life's obstacles with confidence and agility."

"All the water in the world could never sink a ship unless it gets inside. All the pressures of the world can't tear you apart and can never hurt you unless you let it in."

"Some won't appreciate what you say or do, but as long as you speak honestly from the heart, you'll be fine. This is not a perfect world. This is not a perfect life. But life loves the person who dares to live it by being real."

"Sticks and stones are hard on the bones. Angry words can sting like anything. But silence is what really breaks the heart."

And last but not the least, a quote from my favorite author:

"Go little jellyfish, go back to your family. They may seem a little strict sometimes but there will be no place like home.." -Spongebob

For more Quotes, click this: Quotes to Live By

Ishi, a close friend back at IRMC sent me this text message:

"Sometimes we just have to let go of someone who matters to us not because we want to but because we have to. Because it's the right thing to do. Let us remember that we can't force anyone to love us. We can't beg someone to stay when he wants to leave and be with someone else. This is what love is all about. However, the end of love is not the end of life. It should be the beginning of an understanding that love not only leaves for a reason but leaves with a lesson..."

This friend of mine just came out of a broken relationship herself and was courageous enough to accept that the relationship she used to have with this is no longer there.

Love sometimes comes like a bolt of lightning that you become a different person once it hits you hard. An you sometimes become too attached and it pains when it's taken off by force... through circumstances (e.g death) and conscious decision by the other party to leave.

If my officemate Clyde won't mind, He's my next example :D Che's blog showed an article about that breezy afternoon at Sport's cafe when he felt tormented, depressed and miserable seeing his Dee walk away.

It wasn't easy for Ishi. Nor was it for Clyde. As some might say, "sh-it happens"
But check John's comment on Clyde's story:

Eight years from now, you will smile at these bittersweet memories and thank the fates this experience happened to you. Some of the best, well-principled, strong people I know have been shaped by the very circumstances akin to what you are undergoing through now.

Be strong, ride the wave, and above all don’t give in to hatred that some weaker individuals find so pleasing to take solace in.

Trust me, been there, done that. (And witnessed some who triumphed and got better because of it and some who gave in and added to the writhing, decaying pile that make up the cesspool of humanity.)

hmmm... Well said :)