Everything Happens for a Reason

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there… to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower or heart.

Everything Happens for a Reason

Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck.

Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity….. all occurs to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere, safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet affect your life. The successes and downfalls that you experience can create who you are, and the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.

If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to.

If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally, not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little things.

Make every day count.

Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again.

Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen.

Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights high.

Hold your head up because you have every right to.

Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don’t believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you.

Create your own life and then go out , live it and let your self shine.

Lost Friendship

My heart got a bad bruised recently, because I lost  two years of friendship which I have loved so dearly. I'm still confused and hurt for what had happened. I have lost friends before, because of distance, communication, misunderstanding, envy etc. But this one hurt me much more, maybe because of the reason why the friendship got broken.BETRAYAL. Betrayal of trust. I trusted them so much, respected them as a big sister. Loved them like a family. Often time I think about them, for what  can I do to make them happy. Thinking what might they like as pasalubong whenever I travel.  Gave them my loyalty because I thought they were real to me.But I was dead wrong. All were just a show, a trap to lure me in and leave me for dead.This thought gave me goosebumps and never fails to make me cry. I was hurt.

They were  my role models. A strong women who made it on their own. A survivor of many obstacle so they said. They made me believe that a woman can survive alone in this world. I wanted to be like them....before. Now, I changed my mind. I rather be a cry baby than to be a pretentious person.I'd rather be a follower, than to be a person who created malicious intention for the downfall of others.I'd rather be weak sometimes, than to betray a friend. I rather be simple that to be ambitious with a heart full of greed and envy. Its too late when I finally learned who and what they are. The damaged has been done.

But I know that I will be okay, it still hurt but soon the wound will heal. With God on my side, I know I will be alright. I haven't done anything to hurt them as far as I can remember. I never betray them. What I had shown them was my true self, no pretension. Maybe for a while, they made me feel worthless but NO MORE!. I believe that each and everyone of us is priceless not worthless. That everything happens for a reason. God doesn't give you the people you want , he gives you the people you need. To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you the person your were meant to be.--Leah

Bad girls secret

Steal a page from the BAD GIRLS ‘ book.


Nothing bad about being a good girl,

but sometimes bad girls have it better.

Learn why BAD GIRLS break the rules

that good girls make

& unleash the little devil in you!

BAD GIRL'S SECRET NO. 1


“Good girls get peace & quiet.

Bad girls get what they want.”


When pushy group mates boss her around,

a domineering boyfriend asks her to kowtow to his whims,

or a cranky salesperson brushes off a plea for help,

the goodgirl will meekly acquiesce to keep the peace.

Her paramount concern is amity, harmony

& everyone else’s happiness- even if in the process,

she sacrifices her own.


BAD GIRL'S push hard, & don’t take no for an answer.

They refuse to be pushovers & insist on what they want because

they know they deserve it. They don’t settle & they don’t compromise

only when they’ll get something out of settling,too.

They don’t get a reprieve—they get their way!


TRY: Helping yourself before helping others.

Your needs shouldn’t be ignored all the time.

BAD GIRL'S SECRET NO. 2


“ Good girls get their just desserts.

Bad girls hit the jackpot.”


Confronted with life-altering choices about which college to go to

or which career path to follow,

Good girls do what’s expected of them.

Growing up in a family of doctors or lawyers,

a good girl will not dare fall far from the tree,

neither will she choose a brilliant terror professor over

a nice one who guarantees her straight As.


BADGIRL'S throw caution to the wind & take risk.

They do what they want to do regardless of the outcome’s certainly.

They act freely, take on challenges, & are willing to fail.

They open themselves up to limitless possibilities that can actually

make a seemingly disastrous move the most fortulous

mistake of their lives.


TRY: taking up a new interest (never mind if its not you)

& see where it takes you.

BAD GIRLS SECRET NO.3


“Good girls fly low under the radar.

Bad girls steal the spotlight!”


The Good girl’s middle name is Modest (sensible & safe)

Especially when she’s donning clothes for a gimmick or the beach,

socializing at a party or sharing opinions with new friends,

Good girls choose to be nondescript on anyone.


BAD GIRLS know how to make their mark

& refuse to blend in with the crowd.

They don’t shrink into timidity because they know

they have so much to offer.

They are confident that whatever controversial or flamboyant,

Bad girls put their best foot forward & make an impact!


TRY: walking into a room or a party & owning it, just once!

 

BAD GIRL'S SECRET NO. 4

“Good girls have the last laugh.

Bad girl’s laugh the hardest”

You’ll never see a Good girl do something outrageous,

stupid, idiotic, or potentially embarrassing.

She will decline a dare as soon as its plainly obvious

that she’ll end up making a complete bonehead of herself.

Good girls spend sleepless nights learning not to make any social faux  pas.

Bad girls are not inhibited by what people will say or think.

A bad girl is self- deprecating & knows not to take herself too seriously.

She is not beyond doing stupid stupid things

because she has a good time while she’s at it.

& when she the laughter dies down,

at least she knows firsthand why not to do it again.

TRY: Hamming it up for the camera or belting it out at a videoke,

& see how liberating it feels.

BAD GIRLS SECRET NO.5

“Good Girls go to heaven.

Bad girls have been to hell & back”

a Good girl’s life is perfect, or close to it.

She walks the straight & narrow road

& never strays from the path of virtue.

She is sheltered from difficulty & adversity

& is given the best life possible by equally good parents.

BAD GIRL'S have seen the flipside.

They’ve been exposed to the gritty & the ugly

& in the process, they get tough.

BAD GIRLS are rarely conned

& are cautios about trusting people other then themselves.

They are used to obstacles & grow to become independent.

They know how to protect themselves from getting hurt

& if they fail, they know how to suck it up.

TRY: confronting your fear head on.

What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger. 

BAD GIRLS SECRET NO. 6


“Good girls get mad. Bad girls get even!”

Familiar with that soap heroine who, after being slapped around,

beaten to a pulp, and losing a clump of Hair,

quietly sulked &cried at a corner? That’s a good girl.

A good girl will not stoop to the level of her antagonist,

&lives by the credo “if you get slapped on one cheek, you give the other.”

She believes that what goes around will come around,

even if she sits idly by & does nothing about it.

She might even make excuses for her enemy if she’s that nice!

She will lick her wounds on her own,

hoping &praying for a solutions to her problems.


A BAD GIRL believes that action is the best reaction.

She knows that karma needs a little help.

She’s not averse to giving her tormentor a taste of her own medicine 

because she knows nobody has the right to bully or hurt anyone.

She is proactive & leaves little to fate.

She will call that antagonist on her misdeeds

& will not take it sitting down,

she won’t hesitate to give her enemy a bath of wine

after the latter drenches her with water,

mess with the bad girl,& she fights back.


TRY: speaking up when the mean girls cuts in front of you.

You’re not stooping to her level. -You’re doing what’s right!


by mimi lopez SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE

  I'm bad! hahaha!

Have a fabulous day!

loving me

• Love your self before you love others...yes this is true. How can you love others when your yourself doesn't even like you. I used to be like that. I often felt a spang of jealousy towards skinny bitch out there. I felt like i was not pretty enough, smart enough and kind enough. Everything was not enough! Therefore i ended up alone, scared and with a very low self steem.
• I used to have a lot of friends. I mean, there is nothing wrong with having a lot of friends as long as you know your boundries. Me, at that time, i have no boundries:( I gave my all specially to my best friend. I allowed her to live with me for free, be with her when her boyfriend dumb her and helping her find her new boyfriend.. and i ended up alone, betrayed and hurt by her. I love her with all my heart, and I thought that maybe, i was not worthy enough of her love.

so, how did I stand up from all of this????

• I begin to love my self! Just like what my cousin said, "so what can I do if she's prettier than me? I just have to accept that fact and move on, becoz if I get insecure, I'll become unhappy." Woah! Those words woke me up! So what if i dont have a body of a goddess? This doesn't mean that I cannot dress well! I can dress whatever I want and to hell with what other people might say! so what if im not skinny enough! This doesn't mean i'll just hide my face under the table. I'll flaunt it becoz i can do make-up and be fat and fabulous! so what if other people think i was not pretty enough? I rather be ordinary looking but smart than be pretty 'dumb' right?
• Regarding with my "ex-bestfriend, i let her go...and then I found out that she was one of the people who is full of insecurty and envousness! I mean, if i remember it right, she often gets angry when other people say good things about me!She doesn't encourage me if I wanted to do something but instead, she tried to discourage me! I don't need a friend like that! I don't need a lot of friend! I just need one true friend who will accept me for what I am:)

One thing I learned from this is to value your self worth. Accept and love what you are and you will definitely feel great and confident. Improve what you can improve and accept what you cannot. You can have friends but know your boundries and learn to choose. Most of all, love and appreciate your family, becoz if all else fails, and everybody let you down, your family will always be there for you:)