One love..

One love...

One love For His pride..
One love for the time we cried..
One love, got to stay alive... I will survive...

One love for the people's peace..
One love for the heart that sings...
One love, for I do believe...
One love is all we need...

I refuse to give up, I refuse to give in..
You are my everything..
I don't want to give up, I don't want to give in..
You are my everything...

It doesn't matter what got away..
All mystic fumble...
I thought my heart would never break.. 

Such a big mistake!!

I refuse to give up, I refuse to give in..
You are my everything..
I don't want to give up, I don't want to give in..
You are my everything...

One love for I do believe...
One love is all we need!!

This is Serenity!!!

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To love You..

To love You...
It's the only thing left..
It's the only form of worship I can muster...
It's the only medicine for my pain...

Father...
To love you is life for me...

It's been tough!!
I have felt unloved so many times..
But in the end I could not stop loving You...

Because loving You heals me.
Loving You heals my spirit.
Loving You pacifies my soul.
Loving You nourishes my body.
Loving You is the only thing that keeps me alive.

Every time I want to die, I remember that You love me..
And that I love You back.
So, loving You is the only thing that is left for me.. Of me..

Pure, love...
Imperfect, love...
Struggling, love...
Confused, love ...
Above all... Love!! 

I love You. I will always love You.
Because loving You is my very heartbeat..

This is Serenity!!

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His Words...

In His service...

Through His words...
I think a lot...
I think hard...
I try to rack my brains... To figure out this life...
"No answer!!" is always the answer..

I guess its because I tried to figure out this life using the the wrong stencil.
I tried to figure out something I could not understand.. Something I did not create. I am only a part of this world. It has its Maker. He understands it better than I do.

So I have decided to stop. I have decided to let it loose for a while.
Just let go and let the Master handle it. After all, He has the master plan. All He needs is just my obedience. 

Plus, its not a mystery because His will is spelt in His Words. Not all at once but bit by bit.

So, in His service, I will study His Word. Bit by bit until His entire will is defined for me... Which is never ending because the more I serve Him the more work He gives me... 

Which is fine because the more I serve Him the more I feel fulfilled.

So, let me look to the Word... All in His service. 

It all starts in His Word..

This is Serenity...

Love in bits and pieces....

***disclaimer: I edited the lyrics because it resonated so deeply on my life....***

And all I remember is his back...
Walking towards the airport leaving us all in his past...
I traveled 1500 miles to see him...
Begged him to want me, but he didn't want to...

But piece by piece You collected me
Up from the ground where he abandoned me..
And piece by piece you filled the holes that he burned in me for six years on...
You never walk away..
You never ask for money...
You take care of me...
You love me..
Piece by piece You restored my faith that a man can be kind and a Father could stay....

And all of his words fall flat...
I made something of myself and now he wanna come back...
But his love, it isn't free.. It has to be earned....
Back then I didn't have anything he needed so I was worthless...

But piece by piece You collected me
Up from the ground where he abandoned me..
And piece by piece you filled the holes that he burned in me for six years on...
You never walk away..
You never ask for money...
You take care of me...
Because You love me..
Piece by piece you restored my faith that a man can be kind and a Father could stay....

Piece by piece...

Well, piece by piece You fall far from the rest...
You will never leave me like he left me...
I will never have to wonder my worth because unlike him You're gonna put me first...
You'll never walk away...
You'll never break my heart...
You'll take care of things...
You'll love me...
Piece by piece You restored my faith that a man can be kind and a Father should be great...

Piece by piece...

this is Serenity!!

Freedom

Born to be free...

* Climb mountains, not for the world to see, but to see the world *

When you are free from your fears,
Free from worry,

It's like standing at the edge of a cliff, and below is a clear pool so blue and pristine.
You want to jump off the cliff into the pool and there is nothing stoping you.

You are thrilled.
You know there is nothing holding you back.
You stretch your hands outwards like an eagle spreading her wings..
And you take the leap of faith.

You know that at the bottom of the cliff is acomplishment.
You know that you will not get hurt.
You are sure that no matter what, you will get out unscathed but totally renewed..

You feel the wind, your eyes are closed..
Then you focus your sight and align your body..
And finally you pierce the water and break through beneath the surface..
The water is cool but it feels invigorating
The adrenaline powers your entire body and you swim through the water like a dolphin.

Then you rise to the surface and swim to the edge..
You look back and feel the entire experience all again.
And you smile.. You have done it and it feels good to accomplish a mission.

And now you cannot help but store that feeling deep in your soul..
Because one day you will need to remember this moment and face the challenges ahead.

As you power through life,
Adrenaline and faith propelling you..
That is when you realise that you have experienced the most elemental form of freedom.

Free from fear.
Free from guilt.
Free from negativity.
Free as God intended it to be..

This is Serenity...

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Butterfly thoughts...

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Every butterfly starts off as a worm..
Every peacock starts off as a yolk..
The difference between the start and the end is the transformation that takes place.

Wormy thoughts...

The Bible teaches that we should be "transformed by our thinking".

Naturally, unless trained to move towards the positive, our minds will tend to gravitate towards the negative.
This is especially so because life ever has its boxing gloves on - there is never a day without a challenge no matter how positive we are about it.
What determines the end result is how we handle the challenges that come our way. 

It was never meant to be easy...
That is why we are encouraged to train our minds, so to speak. 

Unless we decide to dwell on positive thoughts, life can beat us down even in our achievem

ents. Discontentment will follow us everywhere we go no matter how high we rise.

Butterfly mentality...
Instead of living with a "barely-get-by" mentality, always fill your head with positive thoughts.
When you are tempted to feel like a worm, always remember that..

You are blessed
You are talented
You are valuable
You are confident
You have been hand-picked by the Creator of the universe.

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※ Reprograming of the mind..
This is not just a way to overcome one challenge.
When you think positively, you are reprogramming your mind - opening doors you never thought existed.

When you gain confidence on yourself, you get the confidence to turn things around...

Like...
※ walking out of a bad situation.
※ Saying no when you know you are being exploited.
※ Chasing a business deal that seems out of your league.
※ Approach a very respected person and ask for advice without feeling like a failure..
The list is endless..

As long as you are stuck in the "worm" mentality, your mind will only think on how to get by...not how to get there.

A worm is stuck on the ground.. It can only see as far as it is..the ground. Some cannot even see...so they just get by., so to speak.
A butterfly is in the air and will get to see something that is far from it, spread its wings and get there.

**Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through immense darkness and emerge immensely beautiful**

 

That is what transformation does for us.. You see something that seemed so far off, but you are not scared to reach for it. You believe thay you have it in you to fly there and get there.

This does not happen overnight, its a day-to-day process. And it all starts in the mind.

You may find yourself asking about a particular subject...say about getting someone to finance a project..and the person tells you how you can expand your business without even borrowing!!
Had you not had the courage and confidence to speak up, you would never have landed on that secret.

*Confidence is never about being better than everyone else... Its the secret knowledge that you have the capacity to outdo yourself.*

Confidence can help you think farther than you can see.

They say you always get what you look for...so when you set your mind on a certain goal you will find ways of getting there.
But as long as you believe you can never achieve it, you will not have even a single clue come your way.

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Start each day knowing that...
You are blessed
You are talented
You are valuable
You are confident
You have been hand-picked by the Creator of the universe.

Then go through the day believing that.
Five months down the line, you will be amazed by the result of such a simple exercise.
One year down the line you will be on the lips of all and sundry, and everyone will look to you for inspiration.

It all starts today...

Transform your mind. 

 This is Serenity...

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When You Believe....

When you believe...

♥♥♥It is one thing to ask in faith; and another to receive in faith...

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I remember the first time I was entrusted with the family car; I was beside myself in joy and excitement!! I always wanted this day to dawn!! I had gone for my driving classes, got my licence.. now I had the chance to drive the pick-up truck without a "chaperone"!! 

Problem was, I had no clue if I could survive the trip without a fender-bender!!

I had asked for the chance.. and now I had the key in my hand. The only way to know if I would survive my crazy town was to get in the car and drive to town..

※※Which brings me to my point...

I will use myself as an example (as usual!!!)

Often times, I have asked God for a couple of stuff in faith. I totally believed in the One I was confiding in, His ability to grace me but I had one problem...
I would sit and anxiously wait for my answers.. as if to see if my "request" got through. 

Right now, I wonder what it is that made me so..

※ I was not sure that I actually deserved what I asked for..
※ I undermined my own needs and so I imagined that God also saw them as petty...
※ I wasn't sure I was asking for the right thing or was I being vain...??

... I still prayed for them and surprise surprise!! My prayers were answered!!
Not once, not twice... all my prayers were answered by what I asked for or something even better!!!

**Life is a journey and in this trip, I keep on stumbling into little unseen truths about myself. **

I just realized that while I asked, I never stretched my hands to receive; as if it's a shameful thing to receive.

But then, my relationship with myself was also complicated. I was a paradox.. I believed in myself but then again, I wasn't so sure...

It wasn't until I had faith in myself that I started seeing gifts for what they were; gifts!!
Not crutches!!
Not little reminders of what I lacked; simply something extra to make life more blissful!!
I had to open up and accept what I had received of late wasn't out of pity or charity but out of love..
and then it dawned on me that I needed to apply the same with God.

I would ask for healing but feel so ashamed that I was ill in the first place...
I asked for peace but was too ashamed that I had got myself in that "predicament" that consumed my peace...
So, how could I receive when my hands were balled into fists of agony??!!

♥ I had to let the hate go.. and love myself and allow it to flow....♥

It is one thing to ask, and another to receive...

You cannot receive when your hands are full or hidden. But then, you cannot wish away the fulfilled promise in front of your eyes..

The peek-a-boo game has had to end!!
I have decided that I will not anxiously hide my face then pop in to see if I have been blessed... I had the faith to ask.. I better have the faith to receive!!!

※Faith without action is dead..※

As long as I have asked, I will make my next step in accordance with my plans, for He has gone ahead of me and straightened my path.

I have no business remaining in the same spot out of fear... I better keep my end of the deal and REMAIN faithful, and keep on moving..

God is good enough to answer our prayers.. He was good enough to sit and listen in the first place!!

♥ Courage is the fear that has said its prayers- Anon  ♥

This is Serenity!!

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IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE; YOU ARE IMPORTANT

Sometimes we choose wrong when trying to choose right...

The ironical mirror...

So, I have noticed that many people 'worship' entrepreneurs. But then, there are innovators, the managers, the general employees ... but people relish the entrepreneur!!

It is believed that many business owners are entrepreneurs. We see entrepreneurs as the people behind the money... We love entrepreneurs because they are the super men in the economy!! They make all the money, the rest work for them ... thats it, or is it?

The reality is...
that, we need entrepreneurs amongst us.

In political economics , entrepreneurship is the process of identifying and starting a new business venture, sourcing and organizing the required resources, while taking both the risks and rewards associated with the venture (wikipedia) (think Sir Richard Branson)

Innovators, are the brain boxes that come up with solutions that change man kind for a very long time (think Steve Jobs)

An innovator in a general sense, is a person or an organization who is one of the first to introduce into reality something better than before. That opens up a new area for others and achieves an innovation . (wikipedia)

Then there is management, where we all want to start, then be innovators, then ... ENTREPRENEURS!!! We forget that we all have different capabilities and capacities.

Many entrepreneurs I meet have absolutely no capacity to make the money last a week!! Thus, they need 'working class' consultants and managers to help them achieve long term goals.

Many innovators i know are lazy, or awkward or misfits, and will NEED someone to believe in them (or a good business plan for financing) before their innovations take life!!!

Many managers I know are too busy being managers, they forget that these "lower beings" are the engine of the organization, and if they all left, there would be no business to manage!!

And finally, the workers or "lower beings" surviving .. are the engines of the business. We need someone to create contact with the customer, someone to ensure the merchandise is available and in good shape, someone to keep our customers safe and secure, someone to deal with the paper work, someone to fix the computers and printers ... the list is endless!!

Until the day we see the true meaning of the positions God has put us in, we will never appreciate (and we all know, ungrateful hearts are the ones mark timing year in, year out). I am happy and grateful for where I am today. I made mistakes in the past that had taken me a few steps back, but I am here, now. Moving forward, the past offers lessons, nothing more. The future holds opportunities. But the present, is where IT ALL STARTS!!!

Don't feel bad you don't have the perks of the MD, maybe one day you will be MD, but all that depends on how you handle your job TODAY!! The MD also worked their way there, they didn't wake up at age 40 and discovered .."WOW!! AM MD!!)

Live life, be happy and most of all, be grateful for where you are today!!

This is Serenity!!
Life is always beautiful...

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* Power of Purpose
* Gratitude
* Love and faith
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