Captured Glimpses of Our Beautiful World

"Never read books you aren't sure about . . .  even supposing that these bad books are very well written  from a literary point of view.  Let me ask you this:  Would you drink something you knew was poisoned  just because it was offered to you in a golden cup?  ~ St. John Bosco   “Pray as though everything depended on God.  Work as though everything depended on you.”  ~ St. Augustine “Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry”  ~ St. Pio of Pietrelcino “For me prayer is a surge of the heart,  it is a simple look towards Heaven,  it is a cry of recognition and of love,  embracing both trial and joy.”  ~ St. Therese of Lisieux "Spread love everywhere you go:  first of all in your own house.  Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor...  Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.  Be the li...

Welcome to the Peaceful Town of Carmen ... where streets are clean and lined with trees  ... where pebbled-beach shores are trash-free   . ... where few ancestral homes still stand ... where mountain springs are refreshingly cold and flows abundantly ... where the Child Jesus and the  angels invite you to take the stairway to Heaven ... where saints seem to silently guide you as you walk towards Him Come, visit Carmen now... ... and may Peace be with you always~~~ The town is an hour and a half bus ride from  Cebu City which will just cost you P 30, and another 30-peso habal-habal ride from the town proper to the monastery.  The Eco-Farm is just a walking distance from the monastery.

One lazy afternoon... got lost and decided to stop at some unknown place...  Deserted places may seem scary for some...  but it is amazing how serene a place could be without people...  we really should learn how to live with nature...  and not ruin its tranquility... Look at the sky... We are not alone...  It always makes me wonder  how many other people in the world  are also looking at the moon at the same time that I do... after all,  we are all under this one big sky... ~

Easy! # 1:    Meet up with your friends! # 2:   Hear mass and reflect on God's words... # 3:   If you feel down, just look at the sky... the clouds would remind you that life is a constant change... # 4:    Drive down to the countryside... # 5:    Or just walk aimlessly and appreciate the beauty that surrounds you! # 6:   Take time to stop and smell the flowers... # 7:    Don't let distance and time differences separate you from friends and family.  Reach out to them in any way you can! # 8:    Discover nature as its color changes with the times of the day... # 9:    Visit some landmarks! # 10:    Learn its history # 11:    Take pictures with it # 12:    Take more pictures of it until night time or until no one's left but you ^_^) it surely adds more thrill at the end of your day  Before you...