♥ - WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD... 04/04/2013 - ♥

You are who you are

and you have what you have,

right now. 

And it cant be that bad,

 because otherwise

you wouldn’t be able to read this. 

The important thing

is simply to find one POSITIVE thought

 that inspires and helps you move forward.

  Hold on to it strongly,

and focus on it. 

You may feel like you don’t have much,

 or anything at all,

but you have your mind to inspire you. 

And that’s really all you need

 to start moving forward again.  

If you've never been thrilled 

to the very edges

of your soul 

by a flower in spring bloom, 

maybe

your soul has never been

 in bloom.  

~Terri Guillemets

Sometimes 

it's important to work 

for that pot of gold.  

But other times 

it's essential to take time off
and to make sure 

that your most important 

decision in the day 

simply consists of choosing 

which color to slide 

down on the rainbow.  

~Douglas Pagels

What you are doing,

I may not be able to do

What I am doing,

 you may not be able to do

But all of us together 

are doing something...

beautiful for God.

~ Mother Teresa

"Start where you are.
Use what you have.
Do what you can."

-Arthur Ashe

Spread the joy

There’s no reason to feel the least bit guilty

about enjoying life.

If life were not to be enjoyed,

then how would it be possible

 to enjoy anything?

You are here to see the beauty,

and to enjoy it.

 You are here to feel the love,

and to delight in it all.

You are here to be aware of

how magnificent it is to be aware.

You are here to experience

what it means to exist.

There is great enjoyment

 to be found it life’s pleasures.

There is also unique enjoyment

to be found in the challenges

and the difficulties,

and in working your way through them.

Fully experience and enjoy the ups and downs

that come from passionately

 following your purpose.

Find real joy in an endless

 variety of situations,

 and truly know what it means to live.

The more you enjoy your own life,

 the more joy you have

 to give to all of life.

Live, enjoy, and spread

 your magnificent joy

far and wide.

Ralph Marston

"EATING WHILE TAKING A BATH?"

Come and visit the Waterfalls restaurant of Villa Escudero in Laguna!

Lunch is served on bamboo dining tables

 set in a few inches of crystalline running water from the falls. 

The experience of dining on delicious local dishe

s with the sparkling waterfalls as a backdrop

 with clear spring water running over your feet is a truly singular

 and memorable experience only Villa Escudero can offer.

Lumpiang Sariwa or Fresh Spring Roll is a vegetable dish composed of different vegetables with a soft (unfried) wrapper garnished with sweet sauce and crushed peanuts. Some popular variations of this dish are lumpiang ubod (made with heart of palm) and lumpiang hubad (Unwrapped lumpiang sariwa).