Don’t forget to show her how much you love her.
I took this photo of you and mommy when you were just 1 month and 1 day old. I remember how that sleeping position was the only way we could keep you from crying that night.
Archive for May, 2007
She’s crazy about you
Posted in Family, Little pleasures on May 31, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Remember the three I’s
Posted in Industry, Integrity, Intelligence, Values on May 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The three I’s are integrity, industry, and intelligence. These are actually the values of the Ayala family, but it immediately resonated within me the moment I read it. I’ve been trying to live my life by them. I can’t say that I’m perfect with it, but I try. Here are the meanings of the three [...]
Control
Posted in Character, Coping, Life on May 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The following is a paraphrase from Fernando Savater’s book titled “Amador“
“While we don’t always have control over the things that come our way, we always have full control over how we react to each of them.”
I’ve held on to that saying since I read the book back in college and I try to live my [...]
Revision
Posted in Coping, Life on May 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some quotes from wordsmith.wordpress.com
Revision actually means “seeing again.” When we revise, we reconsider our perspective or argument, organizational structure, evidence, counter argument, and particularly our audience. Revision leads to rewriting and more rewriting. Michael Lee had it right when he said, “The first draft reveals the art, revision reveals the artist.”
“Half my [...]
Life is full of challenges. Get over it.
Posted in Coping, Life on May 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Life will always present you with challenges no matter where you are and no matter what age you are in. Don’t let that bring you down, though. It’s actually a good thing. Think about how boring it would be if there were no challenges. We’d all probably just be sitting on the ground staring into [...]
Character and quality of work
Posted in Character, Work on May 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A significant portion of your character is determined by the quality of your work (I’m referring to the kind of work that you do, not the company or place where you work). I know that probably sounds backwards: we’re more used to thinking that our character determines the quality of our work. But keep in [...]
Relationships and independence
Posted in Relationships on May 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things to keep in mind about romantic relationships is that you can only be ready for it once you know that you can still live a good life without it. Think about this son, if you live your life feeling empty and incomplete, there is a chance that you will expect all [...]
You can’t know everything
Posted in Knowledge, Relationships on May 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Knowing everything about the world we live in is not possible. I know I said previously that you should strive to learn new things everyday and I still stand by that. I just want you to understand that there are limits to what we can know. It may seem confusing to you at first. The [...]
Learn new things everyday
Posted in Knowledge on May 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The world is an endless source of new discoveries, son. No matter how much you learn, there will always be more things that you don’t know about. Enjoy this aspect of reality. It’s one of the things that keep life interesting, and I suspect it’s one of the reasons why we are here in this [...]
Don’t rely on one relationship
Posted in Happiness, Relationships on May 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Son, don’t pin all of your hopes on a single relationship. I know I said previously that true happiness can be found in relationships, but don’t expect that all the happiness in your life can be supplied by a single relationship. It’s not fair to the individual (or individuals) with whom you share that relationship [...]
