"True friendship multipies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a dessert island...to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing." -Baltasar Gracian.

Wow where do i begin? It was such a busy day for me with so many things happening. Went to register for skool wkuya. Went out to eat @ rubios w/kuya, boss lady and their co worker. Went to help kuya sent up for apologetics, went to archies, went w/banne to the doctor, went to toystory 2 on ice, went to the soratorios and now i sit here typing n blog.

"When you have to cope with a lot problems, youre either going to sink or youre going to swim." This "journey" that God has sent to us in an important one. Many people were "lost" on this journey and they "fell behind." Why? cuz the journey affected all of us, we all chose i guess in a sense to follow in on the journey. Though we chose to follow along cuz we are bravehearts. Hopefully that made sense, its late and i dont know if im thinking correctly. The quote above is tellings us, yeah weve fallen, we lost our path, but do we juss sit there? do we ponder what path to follow next? No, of course not we get up, dust the dirt off of us, wash our eyes and open up to get back on that path. We cant sit there and fall back in water, weve gotta push ourselves up. Yeah, maybe we may not have a map right in front of us. Trust in God he will lead you to the way, to the solution. Once weve gotten back on the path, forget bout how you were once lost. Regain the self confidence in yourself!

"Other people may be there to help us, to teach us, guide us along our path. But the lesson to be learned is always ours."

its time to rise from the troubles, from the thorns and vines that hold us down and we need to radiate joy out to errone! Cheerfulness branches off the virtue of charity, so make it a habit that/shoudl be acquired. Cheerfulness of attitude and manner is a great way help to those who come in contact iwth you. if you are sour, unsocialable, gloomy looking person, you will make people feel uneasy, and you will intesifty your own temptatons to give away sadness. On the other hand if youre cheerful, you will lift the spirits of people invite their confidence, and increase their hope of serving God well. Within cheerfulness also comes hope! Remember hope floats! Have hope that the thorns will die and from there will come a beautiful white rose. St. Therese of the child of Jesus used to say,"We can never have too much confidence in the good of God. He is so mighty, so merciful."

A smile can bring out so much joy in a person. Actions speak louder than words right? Remember this a smile says, "i like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you." If you dont feel like smiling, smile anyway; make yourself smile. It doent cost anything but creates much! a simple smile creates happiness in the home and fosters good will among men. It is a rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and natures best remedy for trouble. Let all enjoy the beauty and inspiring cheer of your smiling face. Above all, smile at God in loving acceptance of whatever he sends in your life, and you will deserve to have radiantly smiling face of Christ gaze on you with special love throughout eternity.

Let us take the "muta" out of our eyes, rise up from the fall, and get back on that road. "Redirect" ourselves, pray for guidance & patience ask for the Holy SPirit to help you lead you on your way again. We cannot sink to the bottom of the ground in sadness or any other kind of negative feeling. Swim ahead, swim hard and push yourself. If you get stuck again, find happy thoughts to help motivate and inspire you.

Thoughts for the day~
1. Being in pain sucks...though it helps become CLOSER to Christ.
2. Hope floats!
3. Smile like the sunrise.
4. Swim ahead and not concenrtate on sinking to the ground.
5. NEVER CEASE TO STOP PRAYING!

"I am the light of the world says the Lord, whoever trusts in me will have eternal life..." im done...im out God BLess! Radiate your cheerfulness starting today w/a simple smile! Ü