Smiles & Glances

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

Tue, 01 May 2012 01:07:12 -0400

“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.” It might seem like a new age saying, but it isn’t. It came from Marcus Aurelius, he was a Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD.

Please consider this idea for a few moments, who you are is how you present yourself to the world. It is not defined through work, hobbies, interest, activities, sexual orientation, or political party. We are our beliefs. Our beliefs govern the way we identify our self to the world, they affect the way we treat the known and unknown.

The universe is change, that’s what’s beautiful about life. When our minds are young we believe there is this finish line, a plateau that’s waiting for us, and we’re climbing it and when we get to the top all growth and change would stop. Typically those who struggle at finding who they are or what they want create the belief that they need someplace or something new to find it. New isn’t necessary once you accept the possibility that your beliefs could be wrong and you are open to change. It takes people to find out who you are, and who we are is a reflection of the people we want to be around.

“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everybody I’ve ever known.” -Invisible Monsters

Never forget, surrounded by people we’re all contributors of the universe and what we do echoes in eternity. Gladiator, bitches.

My word is my bond.

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:52:32 -0400

My father use to tell me, “As men all you have is your word.” Then he would go on to punish me caught in a lie, and then go on to say, “I hate liars and thieves, I never steal” (all in Tagalog) Recently I’ve been feeling blessed to have those values, and to find out why he valued it beyond being “just good person” He grew up in a village in the Philippines, where men were defined through their ability to keep their word. Promises were good enough, everyone knew the drunks, thieves, and liars. He valued a mans word, I value a mans word. I’m glad to finally know why I put up with peoples criticism of me being too trusting.

“If you really give people the benefit of the doubt, see their best intentions, they’re gonna want to live up to it.” -Our Idiot Brother

That’s what makes me an optimistic, I’ve witness people live up to it far more times than I’ve been disappointed. just now-a-days people allow one bad experience change how they treat the rest of the world… and that ain’t right.

The cost of knowing who true friend is can never be too much.

Thanks Pops for teaching me good judgement, that’s all a father can ever really hope to teach a son.

P.S. This isn’t to say that we should all be as naive as Paul Rudd’s character, use good judgement folks. =P

Memories that I thought were forgotten. One year my mom made me...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:43:20 -0500

Memories that I thought were forgotten. One year my mom made me and my dad write down our New Year’s resolution and seal it in an envelope, afterwards we prayed and asked God for strength. The following New Years Eve we shared the ones we accomplished, and the ones we didn’t we’d reflect on its relevance and if it needed to go again. If it did, we now had each other to keep accountable. I learned the value of sincerity and the unimagined significance of my infancy, childhood, and adolescence. RIP mama. The older I get the more I realize how brilliant you are.

"There is no point to lessons that don’t bring with them pain. People can’t gain anything..."

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:01:10 -0400

“There is no point to lessons that don’t bring with them pain. People can’t gain anything without sacrificing something, after all. But once you’ve successfully endured that pain, you gain a heart that is stout enough not to be overcome by anything. Yeah, a heart made fullmetal.”

If you don’t love you, who will?

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:33:19 -0400

If you don’t love you, who will?

I was asked if it was mandatory for all children to sell chiclets in Mexico. -I’m not mexican

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:57:07 -0400

I was asked if it was mandatory for all children to sell chiclets in Mexico. -I’m not mexican

Hot.

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:06:14 -0400

Hot.

"One day this shit’ll kill me but I guess that it’s OK I’ve lost all faith in a..."

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:59:08 -0400

“One day this shit’ll kill me but I guess that it’s OK
I’ve lost all faith in a world so full of hate
and I don’t fucking love music I just use it to escape”

- Eyedea

"It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever..."

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:22:51 -0400

“It’s never too late to be whoever you want to be.
There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want.
You can change or stay the same.
There are no rules to this thing.
We can make the best or the worst of it.
I hope you make the best of it.
I hope you see things that startle you.
I hope you feel things you never felt before.
I hope you meet people with a different point of view.
I hope you live a life you’re proud of.
If you find that you’re not,
I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”

- Benjamin Button

"People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true..."

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 01:49:54 -0400

“People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion and elimination of ignorance, selfishness and greed.”

- The 14th Dalai Lama’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1989

“All our young lives we search for someone to love. Someone who...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:46:53 -0400

“All our young lives we search for someone to love. Someone who makes us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance to a song of heartbreak and hope… all the while wondering if somewhere, somehow, there’s someone perfect… who might be searching for us.” -The Wonder Years

"The Aging Paradox. It’s such a strange paradox. I mean, while, technically, I’m closer..."

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:48:29 -0400

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The Aging Paradox.

It’s such a strange paradox. I mean, while, technically, I’m closer to the end of my life than I’ve ever been, I actually feel more than ever that I have all the time in the world. When I was younger, there was a desperation, a desire for certainty, like there was an end to the path, and I had to get there.

I know what you mean, because I can remember thinking, “Oh, someday, like in my mid-thirties maybe, everything’s going to just somehow gel and settle, just end.” It was like there was this plateau, and it was waiting for me, and I was climbing up it, and when I got to the top, all growth and change would stop. Even exhilaration. But that hasn’t happened like that, thank goodness. I think that what we don’t take into account when we’re young is our endless curiosity. That’s what’s so great about being human.

”

- Waking Life, English professor Lisa Moore and author Carole Dawson

Beautiful & inspiring. 50 people, one question.

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:16:28 -0400

Beautiful & inspiring. 50 people, one question.

Taken with instagram

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:20:03 -0400

Taken with instagram

There’s work to be done, you must grind to shine Every...

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:36:59 -0400

There’s work to be done, you must grind to shine
Every second is a blessing, yes it is precious
Suggest you get off instant message

La Di Da Da Da, La Di Da Da Da, Over <3

"Good friends are really hard to find. They got to be there for you even when you’re wrong, But..."

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:49:11 -0400

“Good friends are really hard to find. They got to be there for you even when you’re wrong, But at the same time, they can’t just tell you want you want to hear. They’ve also got to be willing to tell you what you need to hear. That’s the real reason true love is so hard to find. Because the basis of love is friendship, and friendship is really, really rare.”

- Happy Endings “Bo Fights”

Getting "pappperrrr!"

Thu, 19 May 2011 16:17:15 -0400

Me: Oh snap?! So you're getting your paper, papers today! Hahahahaha
Her: I'm not illegal foo!!!
Me+Her: Hahahahahaha

Push

Wed, 04 May 2011 16:48:50 -0400

“They take pictures of mountain climbers at the top of the mountain. They’re smiling. Ecstatic. Triumphant. They don’t take pictures along the way. Cause who wants to remember the rest of it? We push ourselves because we have to. Not because we like it. The relentless climb. The pain and anguish of taking it to the next level. Nobody takes pictures of that. Nobody wants to remember. We just want to remember the view from the top. The breathtaking moment at the edge of the world. That’s what keeps us climbing. And it’s worth the pain. That’s the crazy part. It’s worth anything.”

I’m down with the black girls of every single culture...

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:59:51 -0400

I’m down with the black girls of every single culture
Filipino, Armenian girls on my sofa
Yeah I like the white girls, sometimes we get together
Need a thick chick though, so it’s black and yellow, black and yellow
Love is a trip, but fuckin’ is a sport
Are their Asian girls here? Minority Report
Put your team on the map, Blake Griffin on the court

WHY. DOES. THIS. WORK? Source

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:45:10 -0400

WHY. DOES. THIS. WORK?

Source