Do you still read Bible stories for your kids? Are they still familiar with some of the important events and characters on the bible? Are they familiar with Samson and Delilah? How about the 10Plagues? When Moses crosses the sea dividing it into half?  How about the wisdom of Solomon as he chooses between two moms claiming for a baby? Jonas when he swallowed by a Whale? How about the story of Ruth? These are just few of the most notable stories from  the Bible. Instead of telling them those fairy tales at night, why not remind them about these stories so that they can share them to their kids in the near future too. Much better if you let your kids attend a regular bible studies. It’s better to expose them to such stories while their young and let them absorb it not just mentally but spiritually as well.

Do you have lots of frustrations in life? These frustrations will just serve as a burden  and most likely, you’re going to keep that forever so as early as possible learn how to conquer them. Listed below are effective ways on how to overcome or conquer frustrations.

• Decide that you honestly want emotional self-control.
• Practice Peaceful thinking. With practice, you will find it easier, more natural.
• Instead of letting frustrations irritate you, try to understand other people objectively, what makes them the way they are.
• Set apart a period of quietness daily.
• Each day, practice relaxing muscular tensions.
• Before going to bed, flush out of your mind the bad emotions.
• Look to God for help in substituting calmness for irritation.
• Do the best you can and leave the results to God. Then it will work out for the best.

This is my nephew, Francis (Kiko) and he just went to visit us yesterday with his mom. We just had a great bonding moment together. He saw my comics , some of my sketches and my Otaku magazines and asked me if i can teach him how to draw anime. I’m not that good when it comes to Japanese Anime but I’m not that bad either, and so i taught him the basics. Good thing i was able to keep some of my “How To Draw Manga” tutorial magazines and showed it to him. Wow, he was such a great artist. As far as I remember, when i was at his age, i only know how to draw those Stick figures but Kiko was able to draw a nice figure of a man. This kid is so talented so kudos for him! yay!

(Stated in my Facebook)

I have learn a very important lesson today! Never ever try to please other people. Pleasing other people is like a character that you have to portray for the rest of your life. You have to keep that standards in order to please them. You should be what you are and let everybody learn how to accept you in that way. It is hard to live in the world of lies. Pretending is such a hard thing to do because in the end, you will find everything confusing, not knowing that you are losing the real you and you will find it hard to go back. Let them see you at your worst so that they are aware who you are. Show them your strength and your weaknesses and never let them take advantage of you. Look for good and trustworthy friends who will accept you just the way you are!

Here is the continuation of my first entry about How to make Marriage Happier and More exciting. I just shared The role of the husband in Making a Happy Marriage in my previous entry, and now, let me share you what i have read about the role of the Wife and can a Wife do to make a stronger Marriage relationship.

1. Don’t make him the family “meany”. Don’t say to the children, “Just wait until your father gets home” or “I want to let you, but Daddy Says No”
2. Don’t tell him your problems until you’ve fed him.
3. If it’s real disaster, like taking the fender off the car, make dinner an especially good one.
4. Buy a new negligee and ear it.
5. Learn to translate your husband properly. “You Look okay” may mean “Darling, You’re looking wonderful tonight”
6. Remember the things you said and did to land him and try them again.
7. Don’t shush your husband if he sings at parties or acts the clown.
8. Don’t keep telling him he’s too old to do some hings that he wants to do.
9. Be home when he gets there.
10. Put on your cold cream in the daytime.
11. Pay cash for his parents. Do not buy him a gift and then charge it to him.
12. Don’t keep asking him “Do you Love Me?” and believe him when he says that he does
13. Don’t borrow his razor.
14. Don’t give him surprise parties.

There you go, i will share another related entry soon. This time, the role of both, Husband and wife in making their marriage strong and exciting.

Is it so sad to see that cases of divorced couple are continuously increasing year by year? Today, i will be sharing some useful tips to make your marriage Happier and more exciting. I got these information on a magazine which really took my interest. As a role of a husband, here’s what you can do.

1. Kiss the back of your wife’s neck once a day.
2. Bring her flowers while she can still smell them.
3. Don’t think you always have to keep chin up. Cry a little . She’ll love mothering you.
4. Even if you’ve been married a long time, compliment her cooking.
5. Ask your wife’s advise on business problems and sometimes take it.
6. Bring home photograph records of songs you both remember fondly.
7. Never say. ” I had that lunch today”
8. Light her cigarettes even if you have to walk across the room to do it.
9. Learn some new jokes for the sake of your wife, who has heard the old ones so often
10. Leave parties when she wants you to, within an hour or so.
11. Kiss her in public. She may look embarrassed and sound sore, but she’ll love it.
12. Never ask her, “what have you done all day, dear?”
13. Send presents to your wife for no reason at all.

I will share the opposite part of this list in my next entry

Many breakdowns in Mental health occur at or following times of crisis, some of which are : puberty, marriage, birth if off-springs, death or separation from loved one.  A moved from one city to another can be a crisis period too especially for older people. Retirement is another crisis period; one is cut off from everyday routines and familiar faces and is faced with a new way of life, which, if not planned for, can lead to a breakdown in mental health. It actually reminds me of one of Wish Ko Lang’s Episode (a public service program aired in GMA every Saturday noon). There was this mother who got mentally breakdown because of the poverty. She is a mother of two kids and the kids were taken to DSWD for intensive care while the mom is undergoing series of medication and therapy. Look out for this crisis periods. Prepare yourself for them emotionally knowing that all situations eventually change and generally improve. Turn a crisis into an advantage. Redirect your life, pick up the threads and enjoy a new set of friends, circumstances and environment. Meet a crisis head on, face up to it and conquer it with sheer courage and faith in  the right outcome.

I remember, it took Milzon awhile before he was able to speak clearly. But if you want your child learn how to speak clearly much quickly, here are some guides to help you out. Ignore it all first, but if it persist, take him to a speech therapist. Don’t Stop the child from talking. Encourage him to talk but do no force him. So not interrupt, correct or help him out by finishing his sentences for him. Do not tell him to start over again, to take it easy or take a deep breath. Do not draw attention to his stutter by dropping everything to listen to him. he could continue to stutter as a means of getting attention. On the other hand, do not turn away from him when he stutters. And treat the child as normal. There is so much involved in a child learning to produce a sentence. he has not had  the years of experience you have had in speaking!

Resentment of other people’s opinions and decisions is immature thinking. When you blow up because you disagree with a decision made by another and you criticize him for it, you are building up resentment to other person that will work against you. Resentment breeds resentment. Don’t personalized criticism. Don’t be so sensitive to the way others think and decide They feel their point of view is right and they wouldn’t have arrive at a decision at all. Give others your confidence particularly  if they are experts, and let them know that you value their opinions. Give them a chance to show their worth. Do not jump to conclusions before you have the facts. When you do not have them, make you you have them straight before you act on them. Call for the facts. Discuss them quietly. Take each man’s point of view and weigh it. Don’t complicate that which is clear. Don’t waste time and energy arguing over meaningless point.

Have you ever heard of the quote “No man is an Island?” Well, basically it means everyone needs someone. Everyone needs the support and confidence of someone. The salesman needs a buyer for his merchandise. If the salesman cannot gain the support of others for his goods , well definitely it is a failure for him as a salesman. So as the executives who depends on the support of his staff t get things done. Without their support, he fails as an executive. The politician requires the support of his constituents. Without their support he cannot be elected.