Month: August 2012

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Cities all over Metro Manila are now on their state of calamity. Please Hope you guys will pray for the safety of every Filipino here in the Philippines.

All donations will do. Have the heart everyone.

For Red Cross donation

For Red Cross donate-a-load, max monthly donation is P10,000. U can send RED from 5 to 1000 Pesos. Send to 2899 Globe / 4143 Smart.

ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya
ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. Bldg., Mother Ignacia Avenue corner Eugenio Lopez Street, Quezon City
Accepting food and clothing donations
Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan
Loyola House of Studies, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City. Contact 0915-178-0001 or 426-5962. Accepting cash and in kind. Cash donations may be made via:
BPI
Peso Checking
Account Name: Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan
Account Number: 3081-1111-61

Dollar Savings
Account Name: 3084-0420-12
Code: BOPIPHM
GCASH
Text REG(space)four-digit pin/mother’s maiden name/first name/last name/address then send to 2882
To donate…

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The power of words and the blogosphere.


agenda_with_glassesThe power of words, the power of the thought behind the words can enact change in one person or even a whole society. In the 1700’s it was the printing press that helped win the American Revolution. In the 60’s it was chants, songs and protest signs. In ancient history it was more the spoken word than written but the words that great philosophers, prophets and political greats helped change the minds of whole societies. Modern times it’s the blogosphere that is the powerful tool for bringing change and educating the general public. It is also the place you can exchange great ideas. Blogging and use of social networks can spread an idea across the globe and reach people unreachable by other means. So my hats off to all the bloggers out there for being a part of a system that is slowly changing the face of our world one post at a time.

Just a few thoughts

Ray Barbier

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Oak Ridge uranium plant shut after protesters breach 4 fences, reach building


Oak Ridge uranium plant shut after protesters breach 4 fences, reach building.

“temporarily shut after anti-nuclear activists, including an 82-year-old nun, breached security fences”

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Compassion, love , kindheartedness and fellowship are the keys


012Sometimes words flow like a waterfall from mind to fingertips and other times  they trickle or even stop flowing. Sometimes I know what to write other times I just wing it as I type out the words. I do not get any monetary gain from my writing but I get great satisfaction when someone reads my posts and/ or likes them. Writing is therapeutic and is a path to self discovery and has proven to help reduce stress. I am happy just to write a post from my heart for free . So if my post is incorrect or if you disagree with it I welcome your comments, criticisms and compliments as well. For it is all a learning process to me and one I pray will never end.

I am a Christian but I support the right for everyone to choose their own spiritual path in life. For we all must make our own choices when it comes to religion and I believe we all have the right to follow the religion and/or doctrine of our choice. I do not let the differences in beliefs sway me from making friends and sharing ideas. I support change but I do not support violence as a catalyst to change. I understand sometimes there is no other choice other than violence but I believe it should always be the very last option on the table. I believe we are here to learn how to live together in peace and also to learn how to love one another unconditionally. Compassion, love , kindheartedness and fellowship are the keys to a brighter and better world.

Sometimes Random thoughts contain facets of truth and wisdom if one can read between the lines.

Ray Barbier

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A helping hand or encouraging word


Compassion

You are good, you did good, you are going to be okay and everything will be all right. Words we all have longed to hear at one point or another in life. We need encouragement from others and we always need assurance that everything will be all right. We should always be messengers of hope, encouragement and builders of self-esteem. We are all in this life together and each of us has both strengths and weaknesses. We all need a helping hand or encouraging word or two from time to time to help us keep the faith and so we can carry on.  We need to walk through life being compassionate towards one another, we should help carry the load of our brothers and sisters. Smile at one another, speak good words about and to each other and help each other with the burdens of life.

We need to put our selfish side of our nature aside and embrace the side of love and fellowship. We can love one another without condition and we can easily learn to be as one big family on earth. Religion, political views, nationality, race, sex or any other differences we have can easily be put aside for the good of humanity as a whole. We are all humans after all, we all share a distant but common ancestry. We all are in this together and we should be wise enough to be at peace and be compassionate with one another. There is plenty of food and wealth to go around if we learn to be as one big family. What good is wealth or abundance of food if you are not sharing those blessings with others? What good is love if it is conditional or only shared with a select few?

We are capable of such greatness but unfortunately we seem to limit our own abilities. Sad but true but I still hold hope for humanity to one day grow enough spiritually  / emotionally to become the great species we are capable of being. If we are every to grow into such a species we have to start with being compassionate with each other and with our own selves. We still have a long way to go before we become the great species of humanity.

Be compassionate, smile at one another, love one another as brothers and sisters and be charitable and generous with all.

Ray Barbier

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1 Peter 1-5 – Realization and Message


Though it has only five chapters, the impact of the messages were so enough to feed my hungry soul. It was so powerful that it did help me to ponder more about life. Living is not for us but for God who gave his only begotten Son just to save us. (John 3:15) Our Lord Jesus Christ has received in-depth insults from doubtful jews but never insulted them back. He was tormented with physical pains and hurtful words but never seek for revenge. He is so kind, and loving that he didn’t mind himself, didn’t mind those selfish men who hurt him. He is definitely forgiving!

With these kind of Love that he has been outpouring on us, how could you not submit yourself to him? how could you doubt his existence? how could you hate your life? how could you hate your neighbors? how could you desire evil things? how could you not abstain from sin? how could you not resist temptations?

If I continue these gazillion questions, would this post be enough? Certainly Not! Because this has been human’s nature! Questioning unproven existence. But hey! God is already proven. It need not to further elucidate for it, since believer won’t need it and the unbeliever won’t mind it. Like what Colossians 2:8 said, See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of the world rather than Christ

It just disappointing that God’s given gift – intelligence- for human is also the weapon that unbeliever used against him.

Nonetheless, time will come for unbelievers that all their uncertainties will be answered by themselves. It’s their right to find the truth, since I find the truth. How could you not find? Right?

 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:29

So keep the FAITH everyone! God bless 😀

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