tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90705277224383406592024-03-04T21:56:45.111-08:00There's a Dove Taking Snapshots of My Universe... Moving along while staying connected with my first blog, MUSIC AND MUSINGS. Join me and together we'll explore more!socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-27730138516653365922019-06-27T08:12:00.001-07:002019-06-27T08:15:36.906-07:00<img src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/d1088346-6fac-406b-9a14-f5a735b9367d" /><img src="blob:https://www.blogger.com/f0860012-46f9-473f-8de0-7bc55b26dc3f" />socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-38886019723243720672019-03-19T20:25:00.002-07:002019-07-12T01:37:11.593-07:00Saint For the Day<div style="text-align: center;">
Feast Day of St. Joseph</div>
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Pray to St. Joseph. He does wonders!<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/yvid_KnFq7s">https://youtu.be/yvid_KnFq7s</a>.</div>
socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-45309912343302049512018-11-13T19:24:00.000-08:002019-07-10T12:24:11.049-07:00The Sports FanaticI don’t know who’s gonna win this year’s NBA Championship but I know who can beat the defending champions, Golden State Warriors. It’s only the Golden State Warriors who can beat themselves and no one else, except, perhaps, LeBron James, whichever team he's with. Wherever inner turmoil, rage, anger prevails, the team who’s got it loses. Nothing beats anyone or anything than a big false ego.<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/0bR1NND_odo">https://youtu.be/0bR1NND_odo</a>socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-59723386524214338112018-06-25T11:56:00.001-07:002018-06-25T11:56:23.085-07:00Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets Full Game Highlights / Game 5 /...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SZteCWJi-PE" width="480"></iframe>socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-75016068507063993382018-06-18T16:19:00.001-07:002018-06-18T17:21:53.706-07:004th Power raise the roof with Jessie J hit | Auditions Week 1 | The X Fa...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H7YRRaOgpUk" width="480"></iframe><br />
Damn!socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-48937886579727451692018-01-22T01:49:00.000-08:002018-04-22T23:53:20.359-07:00Quote of the Day"Though we travel the world over<br />
To find the beautiful<br />
We must carry it with us<br />
Or we find it not."<br />
- <i>Ralph Emerson Waldo</i>socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-9724084503638024452017-09-16T23:44:00.000-07:002018-04-22T23:51:12.458-07:00Prayer of the Day<div class="_1dwg _1w_m" style="font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -0.11999999731779099px; padding: 12px 12px 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
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I saw this prayer on Facebook and, somehow, it resonated with me - I liked it... I really liked it. Here it is -<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you, Lord, for everything you've done for me. Forgive me of all of my sins. Heal me from the hurt of my past. I love You and need You. Cover me with Your precious and holy blood, my family, my friends, my life projects. Give me Your dream, Lord. Bless and protect everyone that seek You, need You and believe in You.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Give me your dream, Lord....Give me your dream - </i>BEAUTIFUL!</span></div>
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socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-6250047666075699162017-09-15T14:22:00.004-07:002018-04-22T23:54:56.963-07:00This is Funny!<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Dept of Jewish/Buddhist humor:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Jewish Buddhism:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">Be here now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Be someplace else later.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Is that so complicated?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">Drink tea and nourish life;</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">with the first sip, joy;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">with the second sip, satisfaction;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">with the third sip, peace;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">with the fourth, a Danish.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">Wherever you go, there you are.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Your luggage is another story.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">Accept misfortune as a blessing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Do not wish for perfect health or a life<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">without problems.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">What would you talk about?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">The journey of a thousand miles begins with</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">a single Oy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">There is no escaping karma.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">you never called,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">you never wrote,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">And whose fault was that?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">Zen is not easy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">It takes effort to attain nothingness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">And then what do you have?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Bupkis.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">The Tao does not speak</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">The Tao does not blame.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">The Tao does not take sides.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">The Tao has no expectations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">The Tao demands nothing of others<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">The Tao is not Jewish.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">Breathe in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Breathe out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Breathe in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Breathe out<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Forget this and attaining Enlightenment will<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">be the least of your problems.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">Let your mind be as a floating cloud.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Let your stillness be as a wooded glen<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">And sit up straight.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">You'll never meet the Buddha with such<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">rounded shoulders.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Each flower blossoms ten thousand times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">You might want to see a specialist<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">Be aware of your body.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Be aware of your perceptions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Keep in mind that not every physical<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">sensation is a<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">symptom of a terminal illness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande"; font-size: large;">The Torah says,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">Love your neighbor as yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">The Buddha says,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #29303d; font-family: "lucida grande";"><span style="font-size: large;">There is no self.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-72534732307463408392017-08-24T12:26:00.001-07:002018-04-23T00:06:48.744-07:00Coincidence... Again?!I saw this <a href="http://www.tm.org/bredesen-announcement">TM Breaking News, Bredesen Announcement</a>, on my email and forwarded it to my brothers, as some of us in the family do TM. I had barely left the page when my phone rang and it was my brother, Mike, on the other line.<br />
He says, " I'm at Barnes and Noble's."<br />
And I said, "Ya?"<br />
"I'm holding the book!"<br />
"What book?"<br />
"'The End of Alzheimer's' by Bredesen."<br />
A book?! I thought I was just reading a news article.<br />
"Buy the book!" Of course, timing couldn't be more perfect! How serendipitous!<br />
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How do you explain that, <a href="http://socorrodecastro.blogspot.com/2009/09/went-to-gym-for-yoga-class-supposedly.html">Coincidence</a> - <i>NOPE! </i>It's more than that, it's beyond that...<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Love</span> </i></span><span style="color: red; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">it!</span>socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-70586784947656154622017-08-02T15:22:00.000-07:002018-04-22T23:48:35.441-07:00This is Funny!We, insomniacs, usually find ourselves tossing and turning in bed to get some sleep at night.<br />
This morning, I found myself tossing and turning trying to <i>GET UP!</i><br />
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I just got up now... at 3 in the afternoon! Now is that funny... or is that strange?!<br />
<i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i> <i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i> <i><span style="color: red;">Hmm...</span></i>socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-46703706723816494042017-07-08T16:49:00.001-07:002017-07-10T14:26:11.563-07:00Verse of the Day<h1 class="passage-display" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">
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socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-68913131588919414612017-05-29T23:54:00.004-07:002018-04-23T00:17:22.809-07:00God Works in Mysterious Ways... Sometimes, in seemingly unmysterious, most mundane setup.<br />
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I've been taking antibiotics since last week for some infection. Then yesterday, I called Walgreens for more questions. In the course of our conversation, the pharmacist recommended probiotics. So I bought some yogurt, had some, but then later, I started to worry about the sugar in it, being pre- diabetic. Should I take the yogurt? What about the sugar content? I was terribly concerned. I prayed and prayed... and <i>prayed</i> for answers.<br />
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Today, I was tuned in to Dr. Oz show on TV while going in and out of the living room as I was preparing to go out. Just when I went back to the room to turn the tv off, guess what Dr. Oz' topic was - <i><span style="font-size: large;">YOGURT!</span></i><br />
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He had a guest who was an expert on yogurt and they said to always check the sugar content on the package before buying - It should not be more than 18g. Dr. Oz was holding a set of small containers of yogurt like the ones I bought last night. And what did he say, "Throw these away."<br />
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My jaw dropped! It was unbelievable that their topic was on yogurt, to begin with, but when he said those words, it was like him talking to me directly. I sat down for the rest of the program - Flabbergasted!<br />
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God talked to me through Dr. Oz... Dr. Oz answered my questions... God answered my prayer.<br />
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<i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">How great is that!</span></i></div>
socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-75365115399150804832017-04-14T23:27:00.002-07:002017-09-16T14:13:24.323-07:00Word of the DayHAPPY<br />
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Lately, I've been seeing this word, HAPPY, everywhere - on billboards, TV, Facebook, blogs, etc. Funny because I've been thinking what music I will do next for my gig with MANNY MOKA's BAND in July or so, and my song, "Be Happy Be" has been coming to mind at the same time the word keeps appearing from everywhere. Which came first, the signs or the thought about my song - <a href="http://socorrodecastro.blogspot.com/2009/09/went-to-gym-for-yoga-class-supposedly.html">Coincidental, serendipitous?</a> Doesn't matter, I like it. I'm loving it.<br />
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So "Be Happy Be", it is!😀socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-43661880249371638992017-04-05T18:19:00.001-07:002017-05-03T18:52:50.950-07:00Snack Time<br />
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Junk food - Pepsi and potato chips?! Yup, unhealthy, right? Especially for me, basically, a vegetarian. I eat fish and fowl outside the house but at home, we're vegetarians.</div>
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But today, somehow, my body wanted chips and soda. I saw this Spicy Sriracha potato chips at a health food store and, I thought, "This will go well with soda."<br />
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Plain and simple, I followed the urge - I bought them!<br />
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... and I loved it! It was great. It was fun.<br />
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Sometimes you just have to break the rules and not feel guilty about it. If you're happy, that's what it's all about. As long as you're not hurting yourself or others, enjoy it. Moderation is the key.You're not gonna get fat with a few junk food! If you're eating <i>"Unhealthy" </i>once in a while and enjoying, that's healthier than if you're eating <i>"Healthy" </i>only<i> </i>to impress.<br />
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<i>The secret to life - Be happy!</i>socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-8568124241788144982016-12-09T23:47:00.000-08:002017-06-08T16:52:48.759-07:00Inspiring... and Inspired!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black; text-align: left;">I got discount tickets for tonight's </span><a href="https://sfjazz.org/events/2016-17/1210/robert-glasper-experiment" style="text-align: left;">ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT</a><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"> at SF Jazz Center as a BERKLEE alumna, specifically as a member of the SF BERKLEE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, Robert Glasper being Berklee alumnus himself, crossover star pianist between acoustic jazz, hip hop, contemporary R&B.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> <br />The concert started with a footage on the big screen about Bruce Lee talking about Karate. That while, he says, it's easy to do his act just to show off his skills, </span><i>"it's really all about expressing yourself." </i><br />
<i>"... Honestly! Not lying, but being honest with yourself,"</i> he says.<br />
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<br />And while the video slowly fades, Robert Glasper also slowly comes to the stage with his band, first, the drummer setting up the tempo, as the rest start walking towards their instruments. And the band plays mightily! Funk, jazz, R&B! Two songs in a row, then he introduces his band members - <i>Awesome!</i><br />
<br />Then he pops out his first question, "What's jazz?"<br />He specifically talked about jazz tonight, being a Berklee night at SF Jazz Center. And like Bruce Lee, he says, "It's about expressing yourself."<br />Being honest, not lying, not showing off, but just expressing yourself.<br />He says there are 2 words that made him break the rules, make changes, be fearless in music - <span style="color: red; font-size: small;">FUCK IT!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span> I've never been so inspired! I tend to limit myself, hold back my music sometimes for whatever reason - insecurities, inadequacies, etc.. As we all know, we're always our worst critics.<br />
<br />After watching him, I realized why he named his band Robert Glasper Experiment. It's an experiment of all kinds of music! And jazz, specifically, being so creative, is really about expressing yourself, in whatever form, free form, no form, whatever, as long as it sounds good... OR, even awful!<br />
<br />As he kept repeating his mantra for the night, <span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><i style="color: red;">"Fuck it... Express yourself!"</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><i style="color: red;"><br /></i></span></span> <span style="color: black;"><i style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">... So fuck it! I'm gonna express myself!! </span></b></i></span><br />
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socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-17564383098969285932016-06-04T23:32:00.000-07:002017-07-11T14:35:47.387-07:00Muhammed Ali (1942-2016)The fondest memory I have of <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/03/us/muhammad-ali/">Muhammed Ali</a> was the <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/look-back-boxings-ali-frazier-thrilla-in-manila/">"Thrilla in Manila"</a>fight in the 70s. Everything else pales before and after. Ali's pictures were all over the newspapers and I particularly saw one where he was standing on a weighing scale and his penis was showing underneath his shorts. I was initially shocked. But looking alongside the other photos, there was nothing extraordinary about it. It was the most natural thing like all the rest, very matter-of-factly, no malice - I liked that!<br />
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On the day of the big fight, my brother, Jesse, went to work at about 4 in the morning and finished everything he could before 9 so he could see the fight <i><span style="font-size: small;">live!</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i>It was really a "Thrilla"!! Needless to say, Muhammed Ali won. Of course, as he always self-proclaimed, "I am the greatest!!!"<br />
In the beginning, I thought he was all ego until I realized, it was all about self-confidence. Beyond self-confidence - It's <i>knowing</i> <i>yourself</i>.<br />
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And who can forget his most famous quote, <i style="text-align: center;">"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." </i><span style="text-align: center;">- Love it!</span><br />
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Today, just now, it was announced all over the news, Muhammed Ali, the greatest American boxer, passed away.<br />
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Muhammed Ali is simply beyond words for me. I'll let the news talk -<br />
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<i>Rest in peace, Muhammed Ali. Your memory lives on...</i>socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-19374941320679771972016-05-15T13:10:00.001-07:002017-04-13T18:10:55.414-07:00Quiet Time<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hP1LLH65wbs" width="480"></iframe><br />
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This is<i> Live</i> webinar right now. First time for me. After that, it must be just audio, I don't know. But I'm loving it... Anything about TM excites me, uplifts me, fulfills me, and I always wanna share with you all. Very interesting!<br />
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<i><span style="color: red;">Enjoy! </span></i>socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-35744477958654351792016-05-07T16:27:00.002-07:002017-06-18T21:38:13.709-07:00HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WONDERFUL MOTHER OF ALL, MY MOM!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">My Mom came from a little town of Placer, Masbate. And one of my most unforgettable anecdotes about her is when she was about 11. She was playing at her front yard when she heard a voice, “Esperanza, Esperanza… Poise.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">She looked around and saw a bird on a tree… and it was the bird talking!! And this time, she saw the bird literally saying, ”Esperanza, Esperanza… Poise.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">She didn’t know what “Poise” meant, so she ran home to look for the meaning of the word - <i class="">Poise</i> (noun) - Calm confidence in a person’s way of behaving; a dignified, self-confident manner or bearing; composure; self-possession </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: xx-small;">My mother took high school in 3 three years at that time when there was no such thing as “Accelerated”! She graduated class valedictorian. She went on to study medicine in UST and became the first lady physician of Masbate. Later, she moved to Manila, after marrying a lawyer, Pacifico P. de Castro, she met in Manila when she was in College, and had 5 children, with me, the youngest and the only girl. My mom went to UP and earned her certificate in Public Health, and soon after worked as Municipal Health Officer of Mandaluyong, of which she founded the MANDALUYONG MEDICAL SOCIETY, which has become an integral part of PHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. She moved on to become Provincial Health Officer of Pasig, and finally, City Health Officer of Quezon City. She was also one of the founders of FAMILY PLANNING OF THE PHILIPPINES. And who would expect that one day, her husband, my dad, would become one of the Justices of the Supreme Court!</span></div>
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socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-27847354808375627532015-12-07T10:51:00.002-08:002017-07-11T14:13:25.376-07:00Less is MoreLately, I've been drawn to quotes, thoughts for the day, and the like. I hear them, see them everywhere on the web, TV, billboards, etc., sometimes just a word or two, a phrase, a line, simple but profound, short but clear - <i>Succinct. </i>Even at Sunday mass last week, (which I haven't been attending for quite a while), the General Intercession or Prayer for the Faithful was the shortest I've ever heard. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Where the lector would generally pray:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Lector:</span><i> For Pope Francis that he........... <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(whatever the intention is)</span>, let us pray to the Lord.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">All:</span><i> </i></span><i>Lord, hear our prayer. </i><br />
Lector continues on with each petition,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> <i>(describing each intention)</i></span>, and everyone answers similar response.<br />
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This one was simply:<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Lector:</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span>For Pope Francis, let us pray to the Lord.</i></span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">All:</span> </span><i>Lord, hear our prayer. </i><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Lector:</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span>For President Obama and all world leaders, let us pray to the Lord.</i></span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">All: </span><i>Lord, hear our prayer.</i><br />
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Again, short and clear. To the point.<i> </i>Sometimes, less is more.<i> </i>It's what's been beckoning me nowadays.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">First</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, the word, <i>Impossible. </i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 16px;">I remember when that word meant just that - Impossible! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 16px;">In all contexts of the word. And life was frustrating, disappointing, discouraging and on and on.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Now words are redefined. The </span><span style="line-height: 16px;">paradigm shift on<i> 'Impossible' </i>now<i> </i>is I'M POSSIBLE - <i>Unbelievable!</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 16px;">And now, the word, <i>Incurable.</i> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I remember when that word meant just that - No cure, hopeless, a death sentence, and on and on. It affected everyone diagnosed with such diseases as heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's, and more. It broke relationships, tore families apart, destroyed lives. It was devastating.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Now the new perspective on</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> <i>'Incurable</i>' is CURABLE FROM WITHIN<i>.</i></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Now there's hope. Bigger hope. Brighter future. We can see light at the end of the tunnel, and it's getting </span></span></span></span>closer, bigger<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">, brighter! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Yes, we may not see cures from all diseases in this lifetime, because we are talking cure from<i> </i>the <i>Outside</i>, where <i>matter</i>,<i> </i>our bodies, is a physical substance, somethinng that occupies space and time, and where Western medicine takes over with </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">research studies, breakthroughs, clinical trials and more. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "\22 times\22 " , "\22 times new roman\22 " , serif;">Needless to say, it shall take time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">B</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">ut cure </span></span>from the <i>Inside</i>, from inside out, </span>from inside each one of us,<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 16px;"> where <i>Spirit </i></span>lives, yes<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 16px;">, we can see cures in this lifetime,</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and it can happen in an instant, like right here, </span><span style="font-family: "\22 times\22 " , "\22 times new roman\22 " , serif;">right now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "\22 times\22 " , "\22 times new roman\22 " , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "\22 times\22 " , "\22 times new roman\22 " , serif;">How?! To our limited human minds, it's difficult to grasp. But to God's mind, the answer was and has always been there and will always be there. It is here and now, <i>this</i></span><span style="font-family: "\22 times\22 " , "\22 times new roman\22 " , serif;"> very moment. Once we tap into</span><span style="font-family: "\22 \\22 times\\22 \22 " , "\22 \\22 times new roman\\22 \22 " , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "\22 times\22 " , "\22 times new roman\22 " , serif;">God's mind, into God's consciousness, the cure is there.</span><i style="font-family: '"times"', '"times new roman"', serif;"> </i><span style="font-family: "\22 times\22 " , "\22 times new roman\22 " , serif;">It's marvelous!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "\22 times\22 " , "\22 times new roman\22 " , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "\22 times\22 " , "\22 times new roman\22 " , serif;"><i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">IT IS... MARVELOUS!!</span></i></span></div>
socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-84698675423760149642015-11-29T15:27:00.005-08:002017-06-08T17:19:23.952-07:00"Quote for the Day"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 3px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 3px;"><span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #2f2f2f;"><i>"To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did."</i></span></span></span><br />
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<i style="color: #2f2f2f; font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Need I say more?</span></span></i>socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-46426925915809906842015-11-01T11:30:00.003-08:002017-06-14T18:12:49.298-07:00"Quote for the Day"<i>"We can live life as if nothing is a miracle, or we can live life as if everything is a miracle." </i>-<br />
<a href="http://www.biography.com/people/albert-einstein-9285408">Albert Einstein</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Coming from Einstein?! Thought he was too intellectual for stuff like that. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Wow, as high as his intelligence was his spirituality as deep! And in between was his practical mind, his common sense, <i>(Check out some of his <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/9810.Albert_Einstein">quotes</a>)</i>, and his <a href="http://www.space.com/17661-theory-general-relativity.html">Theory of Relativity</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">of course</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. Since everything is relative, do I put that "in between"? No, that's all-encompassing </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">and beyond... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Albert Einstein changed the whole world's thinking on space and time. He changed science. He changed everything. A</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> scientist, a genius, one of the most brilliant minds, one of the greatest human beings who ever lived!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-style: italic;">MARVELOUS!</span>socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-28963934852037293682015-10-31T22:48:00.000-07:002017-06-05T09:12:33.488-07:00Fortune Cookie for the Day<i>"What you're looking for is what is looking."</i> - St. Francis of Assisi<br />
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It's like the quote, <i>"What you seek is seeking you." </i>- Rumi</div>
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<i><br /></i>It's an old fortune cookie I never opened, or plainly forgot to open from several years ago, I'm embarrassed to say when. I was looking for an article about TIME in an old tote bag I got from a Science Conference I attended that year, (alright, it was 2011!)<i> </i>and what did I see inside the bag, an old fortune cookie,<i> </i>which, luckily, was wrapped in cellophane! It still looked good, but, of course, I threw it, but kept the fortune.</div>
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And as Nature is the best organizer, re-discovering the fortune cookie came at a perfect time, being at the right place at the right time. Right when I'm searching for answers about TIME and TIMING, and actually getting the answers now, and beginning to understand more!</div>
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I saw a recent <a href="http://youtu.be/1V0kSiH7PYo">interview</a> about <a href="http://www.leasalonga.com/">Lea Salonga</a>. Remembering when Cameron McIntosh, creator of the musical, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGmqX8EAvrw&index=1&list=PLmiTbrWhM0nk_muK_L5KyOdFoAIm8sHHo">Miss Saigon</a>, was looking for someone for the lead role of <i>Kim</i>, he and his crew searched all over the world to look for that particular actress/singer in her teens. And who did they find - Lea Salonga! She wowed them with her audition. She was fantastic. And as <a -="" 17="" a="" about="" and="" as="" audition.="" crew="" did="" fantastic="" find="" for="" he="" her="" him="" his="" href="http://lifehacker.com/luck-is-what-happens-when-preparation-meets-opportunit-821189862" lea="" lead="" nbsp="" role="" salonga="" she="" teenager="" the="" then.="" was="" who="" with="" wowed="">luck</a> isn't just all about talent and skills but preparedness when the opportunity comes, she was ready. She got the part, and <i>She</i>. <i>Was</i>. <i>Perfect!</i></div>
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About 30 years later, a new Broadway musical, <i><a href="http://allegiancemusical.com/">ALLEGIANCE</a>,</i> was searching for an Asian in her 30s/40s for the lead role. And who could be more perfect - Lea Salonga, <i>again!</i> Yes, she has matured, still as great as ever, taking care of herself, and opportunity knocked, <i>again</i>, and she was ready. She didn't just get the part. It's as if the musical was made specifically for her, <i>again</i>, her role especially reserved for her 30 years later, and yet ALLEGIANCE is new, and <i>She. Is. </i><i>Perfect!</i></div>
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Time. What is time? I've just asked you this, <a href="http://socorrodecastro3.blogspot.com/2015/10/what-is-time.html">remember?</a> Time has so many definitions, in so many contexts, in so many levels. However, in relation to the fortune cookie that I <i>finally</i> opened today, and quite accidentally, (Is there such a thing as <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hot-thought/201002/does-everything-happen-reason-0">accidentally?</a>), "When it's your time, it's your time!"<br />
It doesn't mean we just sit there and do nothing. Nope! We do what we can to fulfill our dreams, achieve our goals, anything we want in life. However, we can pray for all our life, but when it's not time, it's not time. On the other hand, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Yup, we don't even have to pray. Or let me modify that -</span></span><br />
<i style="font-family: times, 'times new roman', serif;">Pray, like everything depended on God. Act, like everything depended on you.</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">We do our best, our very best, in every endeavor, in everything we do, anything we want to do! What we look for, what we seek, has always been there, looking straight and clear back at each and every one of us. It's as easy for God to grant us what we wish for right here and now. Like, RIGHT </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18px;">HERE </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">AND RIGHT </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18px;">NOW</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">!! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18px;">The problem is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18px;">it's us who don't always look straight and clear into what we want. That's why we end up with what we need. That's not bad. It's what we need for the moment, at the moment, in the moment... until we're ready. And when the opportunity comes <i>"unexpected in common hours,", </i>that is when our dreams come true, "beyond our wildest imagination"!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 18px;"><i>Such is Fortune, huh!</i></span></div>
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socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-58106734238256481212015-10-29T12:58:00.001-07:002019-07-17T16:48:35.070-07:00TIME... What is TIME?<i>"Time flies when you're having fun."</i><br />
<i><br /></i> We all know that. However, these past few days, specifically, these past 3 days, time seems to have stood still. Everything around me seems to have stopped. <i>AND... </i>I'm having fun! I'm enjoying every bit of it! With all so many things I have to do these days, I've never been busier doing music, at the same time, finishing up this year's competency test at work, and on and on and on, and time seemingly running out, there's not enough time, <i>YET...</i> time seems to go<i style="color: red;"> </i><span style="color: black;">in </span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>... SLOW... MOTION</i></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">... </span></i><br />
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It's what I want, it's what I need. Right now. And I'm getting it, and enjoying it - <i>WOW!</i> I seem to get things done, and at a good pace at that! On top of that, <i><a href="http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b2.html">Daylight Saving Time</a></i> is coming up - an added time, an extra hour! - <i>I ain't complaining!</i><br />
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Here are some interesting topics I saw on the web:<br />
<a href="http://www.wired.com/2010/02/what-is-time/">What is Time?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-time-an-illusion/">Is Time an Illusion?</a><br />
<a href="http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-09/book-excerpt-there-no-such-thing-time">There is No such Thing as Time</a><br />
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<i><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">What are your thoughts on TIME?</span></i>socorro de castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583205818636464326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070527722438340659.post-87353492753050460322015-10-07T23:20:00.002-07:002019-06-24T23:32:27.096-07:00Feast of Our Lady of the RosaryToday is the <a href="http://olrl.org/">Feastday of Our Lady of the Rosary</a>. I have a very close connection with her, more so than ever before. It started when my niece and her husband went to Fatima last year in October, month of the <a href="http://infallible-catholic.blogspot.com/2013/02/devotion-to-blessed-virgin-mary-and.html">Holy Rosary</a>, as a matter of fact. Here's an excerpt from my <a href="http://www.socorrodecastro3.blogspot.com/2014/12/hello-again.html">story</a> -<br />
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<i>"... But there was something that would occur constantly, a religious experience, a connection with the Blessed Virgin Mary. I've always had a close connection with the Virgin Mary, in this life and past, past lives. But these past few months, as I said, I was incommunicado. But as much as I ignored her, I couldn't totally do so. She was always there.</i><br />
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<i>When my niece, Lourdes, and her husband, Brian, were at <a href="http://www.marypages.com/fatimaEng1.htm">Fatima, Portugal</a>, in October, month of the Holy Rosary, couldn't be more special and timely, she text me right there to tell me she prayed for my particular intentions, for all of us, friends and families, all loved ones. Since then, whenever I prayed to Mary, somehow, I would hear her say, </i>"I know about that."<br />
<i>She knew. And when I'd pray for my family, especially for my mother, and everyone I could think of, again she'd say, </i>"I know about that," <i>as if everyone, everything that Loudette and Brian prayed for in their visit to Fatima, she knew already. They didn't have to go to Fatima to pray for us. The Blessed Virgin hears our prayers wherever we are, but that trip of theirs made it so very special for us all. Like she knew us all personally, and she knew our wants and needs before we could even utter them.</i><br />
<i>And through it all, one word, one word, she would repeatedly tell me in a whisper, </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Miraculous."</span><br />
<i>Then she adds another word to it - a secret, a mighty secret!</i><br />
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<i>It's been like that since..."</i><br />
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<i><br /></i>How could I be so blessed??<br />
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Our Lady, this whole month I resolve to pray the rosary every night in your honor, to thank you for all the miracles you've done to me, for me, my family, all my loved ones, friends, even enemies, whoever they are. How did I ever deserve you and your love?! I'm humbled. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.<br />
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<i><b>Hail Mary, full of grace</b></i></div>
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<i><b>The Lord is with thee</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Blessed art thou among women</b></i></div>
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<i><b>And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Holy Mary, Mother of God</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Pray for us, sinners</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Now and at the hour of our death. Amen.</b></i></div>
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