Friday, December 10, 2004
Everything HAPPENS for a REASON

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Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that theywere meant to be there...to serve some sort of purpose, teach you alesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be but when you lock eyes with them,you know that every moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seemhorrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that withoutovercoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential,strength, will power or heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by meansof good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatnessand sheer stupidity all occurs to test the limits of your soul.

Without these small tests, life would be like a smoothy paved, straight, flatroad to nowhere. Safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet affect your life. The successes and downfalls thatyou experience can create who you are, and the bad experiences can belearned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart,forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and theimportance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to.

If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you,but because they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes tolittle things.

Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from iteverything that you possibly can, for you may never be able toexperience it again. Talk to people you have never talked to before,and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set yoursights high. Hold your head up because you have every right to.

Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, forif you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you. Createyour own life and then go out and live it.

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MY SILENT REVERIES
writing is my passion. i created silent reveries years ago to vent out things i could not tell the world. it was my private, modern tech approach to scribbling my thoughts and emotions in a journal. in here, i can feely be who i am. i could cry my woes, i can love freely, i can grieve over a broken heart, i can celebrate the joys in my heart, i can rejoice with my accomplishments, i can tell stories of remarkable friendships and unforgettable connections i made with extraordinary people SECRETLY AND SILENTLY without worrying people might judge me. i hid under the name PINAY FREESTYLE.

but eventually, some people gained access to my secret place. so i opened my doors to them in the purpose that i could inspire them: to be better versions of themselves and to share themselves to the world. slowly, i embraced my readers as a part of my life. i welcomed the strange idea that my untold life stories and unconcealed revelations could be of help to others, to love and accept themselves as they are. and i, i came out from the animosity. i eventually became just the regular LEN - the nickname my family & friends call me.

i developed stories of love, of letting go, of falling in love all over again. i made great friendships. but if there's one thing i was particularly proud of, it was my undenying love for the LORD. i wrote and made soul searching, heart wrenching entries i entitled, "SPIRITUAL REVERIES" which you will find many here. it was my productive way to heal myself from twinge and while i am at it, i could also mend others spirits along the way and bring them back up to par with their faith and relationships with God. it has not stop there. it's still a constant journey.

and so, for as long as i can, i vowed to tell my memorable reflections,i have unmasked the hidden me. and the seeking and searching of life's meaning and purpose is not over. LIFE is a long road of discovering. and i still yet to discover many wonders of this world and satisfy my unending curiosity. but be warned. you can either love me or hate me. but i don't care. this is me: sripped and bare as i can be.

so i invite you into my chaotic unperfect world. join me in my whirlwind new travels of diving into the unknowns. let me share my life with you all over again. come in, as i tell you my SILENT REVERIES.

love,
len


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"I want to have a personal light, the glow of oneself that comes from sheer willpower, the light of someone who has made important sacrifices in the name of things I think are important."

---Paulo Coelho's "Eleven Minutes"

my name is len. people always tend to judge me without discovering who i really am. i might look intimidating, a typical shop girl, and i act like a crazy party girl on the weekend. but i actually have brains. and i own an even bigger heart. the truth is, beyond the louis vuitton bags, beyond the lavish parties, the excessive passion to travel and the desire to get to know the world, if you got to know the REAL ME, i am really just a simple girl. my only desire is to be loved for who i am.

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