A Beautiful Day

I woke up early today, excited over all the things
I get to do before the day ends...

My job is to choose what
kind of day I am going to have.

Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or ...
I can be thankful that the grass
is getting watered for free.

Today I can grumble about my health or...
I can rejoice that I am alive.


Today I can mourn my lack of friends or...
I can excitedly embark upon a
quest to discover new relationships.

Today I can whine because I have to go to work or...
I can shout for joy
because I have a job to do.

Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework or...
I can feel honored because life has provided
shelter for my mind, body and soul.

Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped ...
And here I am, the sculptor
who gets to do the shaping.

Today I am going to have a BEAUTIFUL DAY...
Because I am blessed with
so many gifts in my life.

~ Author Unknown ~

The Story of the Pencil

 

By Paulo Coelho (Translated by James Mulholland)

The little boy was watching his grandfather writing a letter. At a certain moment he asked: “Are you writing a story that happened to us? And is it by any chance a story about me?”

The grandfather stopped writing, smiled and said to his grandson: “I’m writing about you, that’s true. But the pencil I am using is more important than the words I am writing. I hope you are like it when you grow up.”

The boy looked at the pencil with curiosity, but did not see anything special about it. “But it’s just like all the other pencils I have ever seen in my life!”

“It all depends on how you look at things. There are five qualities in it that if you can manage to keep in yourself will make you a person always at peace with the world.

The first quality: you can do great things but you must never forget that there is a hand that guides our steps. This hand we call God, and He must always guide it according to His will.

The second quality: from time to time I need to stop what I am writing and use a sharpener. This makes the pencil suffer a little, but in the end it becomes sharper. So, learn how to bear some pains, because they will make you a better person.

The third quality: the pencil always lets you use an eraser to rub out what was wrong. Understand that correcting something that we have done is not necessarily bad, but rather something important to keep us on the path of justice.

The fourth quality: what really matters in the pencil is not the wood or its outer shape but rather the lead that is inside it. So, always take care of what happens inside you.

Lastly, the pencil’s fifth quality: it always leaves a mark. In the same way, know that everything you do in life will leave traces, and try to be aware of each and every action.”

Professional Background

ProActive Center for Prime Options

Professional and Management Consultancy group.

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Enchantment...

The Search for Filipino Physicians of Distinction

Dr. Jose Rizal Memorial Awards 2011

20^th DR. JOSE P. RIZAL MEMORIAL AWARDS

The Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial Awards is given to outstanding Filipino physicians whose lives and works reflect the ideals of Rizal in their profession and practice, in their love for fellowmen, the country and God.

Initiated by the Southern Tagalog Association of Medical Practitioners (STAMP), the award hopes to inspire physicians and non-physicians to perpetuate the memory and legacy of Rizal. A toast to men and women whose selfless service that goes beyond the call of duty is a way of life: for the love of human life.

The award began in 1987, when a group of the PMA component presidents from the Southern Tagalog Region conceived of giving an award to an outstanding Filipino physician of the year. The STAMP regional council, headed by Dr. Galicano G. Espiritu (Cavite), and its project director, Dr. Aquilino Cariño II (Laguna), decided to give   the first ever award. Later, to make the award national in scope, STAMP sought the support of the Philippine Medical Association and United Laboratories, Inc.

The 5 Awards categories are in the fields of:

Outstanding Clinical Practice

Community Leadership

Government Service

Academe

Research

Five outstanding physicians will take their rightful places to join the prestigious roster of honorees in the 20th DR. JOSE P. RIZAL MEMORIAL AWARDS during the ceremonies to be held on May 20, 2011 at the Grand Regal Hotel in Davao City.