Sympathy Sentiments

Sure you ll going to be worried learning about this piece of news. It took a lot of courage in me to discuss a sickness that is so close to death. It would mean the end of everything.From the traveling that I enjoy the most. From breezing through the lights and sounds of Los Angeles, the eye-catching Hong Kong-based signature clothes, the scenery of New Zealand to the aroma of my home sweet home. It would mean the end of my sleepless nights of chatting, and writing testimonials in friendster and other forms of letters. It would mean the end of my favorite past time which is malling.It would mean the end of being with my family who cares and loves me so much and it would be the end of hanging-out with my friends. I can t stand these realities that would soon unfold my future. I m scared but I know I will survive.

It really is a fact that I upset a lot of people from the time I was born. Given that my name is SMILE, I should have brought smiles to people. Yet, I ve been so hard-headed, inconsiderate, unforgiving, and most of all selfish. I ve been so crazy, oftentimes, fickle-minded. I ve made decisions based from others perception not mine. I ve been involved with my first boyfriend ever during junior year in College whom I love dearly until this very day. Yet, we are bound to take different paths and choices to make our lives worth living. My only consolation? We remained the best of friends.

On one hand, I often wondered why of all people I was the chosen one. I m still young, active, and vibrant. But I guess there seems to have no choice but to accept my fate. Whatever reason it was, I don t know. Let me tell you all time and again, I m not complaining but yes, I am sad. Wish I could turn the situation into a lighter one but it would not be. I just pray that people will remember SMILE as a human being prone to all inconsistencies. Let my memories stay with you all .

ATE SMILE, wake up! shouted Joseph, my younger brother. Oh my goodness! It was just a bad dream! A dream that taught me not just lessons but revelations. All the while, I thought I m dying with cancer but it was my SOUL and HEART that s dying. What an eye-opener! Better wipe your tears away now my friends for SMILE is still around. But, I do hope this time a BETTER one.

About the Author

MS.MERYL SMILE C. MATIENZO, is a B.S PSYCHOLOGY graduate from Letran-Calamba. She was the Vice-President of the Letran Supreme Student Council(2001-2002). She’s a Senior Staff writer of the Knight Publication for three years and was a Dean’s Lister during her College years. The author also was also nominated in the 2002 Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines. She now works as a Researcher.

When I was 21 years old, a gentleman asked me what I thought the
value of an hour was. I honestly did not know how to answer the
question. He went on to teach me one of the most valuable
lessons I have ever learned.

He suggested that the value of an hour was priceless. This
confused me some, so this is what he said to me.

“If you invest one hour each day in understanding yourself and
your environment better, you will accumulate nine 40-hour weeks
over the course of a year!”

Yikes!

As you can imagine I was blown away when he put it to me that
way.

Nine 40- hour weeks? This seemed impossible until I did the
math.

365 days, times one hour each is…yup, nine 40-hour weeks!

He went on to ask me how good I could get at something if I did
it all day, every day for just over 2 months. Well, you already
know the answer to that.

I thought I could be awesome!

He went on to tell me that over the course of just five years, I
would have invested the equivalent of 1,825 hours of focus on
whatever I desired to accomplish my life.

Imagine for a minute, how good you can become at anything that
you did one hour a day for the next year.

How fit could you get? How much more in love would you get and
give? How much more money could you earn?

Let me suggest that one hour is a small price to pay in
comparison to the payoff.

Just one hour a day may be the razor’s edge you need to really
get the results you want in your life.

For me, the decision was easy. I have been studying human
potential and the mind for over 20 years. Each time I think I’m
getting a good handle on it, I am gently reminded of how much
there is to observe ands learn.

Is getting what you want worth an hour a day? I certainly hope
so.

I still manage to set aside my hour to read motivational stories
or listen to inspirational people. They are the fuel for my mind
and it keeps me learning and yearning for more.

Please adopt an hour a day for yourself!

Pick one area of your life that you want to improve and commit
the next 90 days to that one thing.

I assure you that the results you achieve will be well worth the
decision!

And remember…you can’t take out of life more than you put in.

About the Author

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