a personal blog of a Cebuana immigrant in Germany
Girl said she wanted to collect a book. And like my mother before me, as long as its not drugs, liquor or smoking then I give my support. One book at a time. There are 22 books in this series so I want to make sure she finishes it before she gets the next book….
I am trying to instill the habit of making balanced decisions with the kids. I mean, I dont tell them to go make a pee or shit. They are doing it on their own. Thank goodness. 🤣 In the same way, I dont want to tell them all the time to go read a book…
“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself… You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow…” Kahlil Gibran A schoolmate…
Man is made or unmade by himself, in the armory of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself; he also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace. By the right choice and true application of thought, man ascends to the Divine Perfection;by…