Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never actually shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting, or laugh with you when you make a fool out of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather, they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy, or competition, but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song, or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid, it’s like being young again. Colors seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where, before, it was infrequent, or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day always helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind, or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soulmate who will remain loyal until the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life. 

          

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TOUCHING SAD STORY

TOUCHING SAD STORY

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eyes.
When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open.
He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. 
The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.
The bo

y saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died.
The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband.
When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words.

What do you think were the four words?

The husband just said "I Love You Darling"

MORAL LESSON:
The husband's totally unexpected reaction is proactive behavior.
The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life.
There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he have taken time to keep the bottle away, this will not have happened. No point in attaching blame.
She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

NOTE:
Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or who to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know.
We miss out some warmth in human relationship in giving each other support. After all, shouldn't forgiving someone we love be the easiest thing in the world to do?
Treasure what you have. Don't multiply pain, anguish and suffering by holding on to forgiveness.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world.

LETS PRAY:
Oooh Lord, Take off all the envies, jealousness, unwillingness to
forgive, selfishness, and fears. May the grace of Christ our Saviour and the Fathers bundless Love with the Holy Spirits favour rest upon us from above.Thus we may abide in union with each other and the Lord and possess in sweet communion, Joys which earth cannot afford. We pray and believe in the Mighty Name of Jesus.

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Every colour we are

Every colour we are...

Falling in love is definitely one of the best experiences in life, although it can also be very painful, or in some cases, even traumatic. But it definitely is one of the most beautiful experiences ever, and it makes you feel things that you probably never imagined you were capable of feeling…

Now, a lot of people tend to go into details, when differentiating between the “different kinds of love” or the differences between “liking and loving someone”…which is understandable, but what they don’t understand sometimes is that while they are so busy analysing and labelling what they feel, or think they feel, they forget to focus on the feeling itself, and enjoy the moment. 

My sister mentioned a quote, cannot find it now, but it went something like this: “you probably fall a little in love with every person you meet”.

And I agree with that…No matter where we are in life, we will meet some people, who we will come to love. Maybe as a friend, more than a friend, as family, as a lover, as someone who is interesting and fun, or someone we know we can never have…

And because of the choices we make in life, or the reality we live in, we are not able to live out every wish we have. We may love some people, but never really be with them the way we wish to… We may love and end up in a reality which is better than everything we ever dreamed of.

But every time we love, it’s like giving away a bit of yourself, of your own free will, and not always hoping or expecting the love to be returned. Sometimes, when I just love someone for who they are, I have this feeling of contentment, because even if they don’t know, I’m just happy loving them in my own way…

And society sets so many boundaries when it comes to love: You can only love one person at a time, otherwise you’re a slut (just giving an example). What the hell are they talking about??? We meet so many people every day, so why is it forbidden to fall a little in love with some, a lot with some, or just completely fall in love with that one special person when you do find him or her??? Who are you to tell me what my heart can feel or not at any given time?

I guess what I am trying to say is that it is ok to love more than one person at any given time, because most of the time, it holds true that you don’t really love two people with the same intensity. Some you will love a lot, some little, and some not at all… Someone will be your soul mate, others will just be interesting people whose paths cross with yours, for a little while, or a longer time… It’s amazing how many different ways there can be of loving someone, and just how much our hearts can feel…

And it’s sad when we are restricted by any number of factors, to love others. 

So, if you’re reading this, I want to tell you something which I hope might be of some help to you at some point in your life: When it comes to love, don’t over think things, listen to your heart… Try your best to not feel guilty about loving someone or something, because it is one of the purest emotions you can experience, and share with others… 

Love with all your heart…

I know it’s difficult in a lot of moments, because of whatever restrictions, but for the most part, I hope you are all lucky enough to feel your own emotions without having to hide, deny or repress them… 

Who cares if you love a living person, a fictional character, a celebrity, your best friend, someone of the same gender, someone you thought you hated… If you love them, then you just do…

Embrace it, and see where it takes you… Although it can be very destructive, when you pay attention to your feelings, it can be a very interesting and worthwhile experience…

And, don’t have any regrets when you look back on your life… Every thing happens for a reason, and so does love…

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Wanna Talk About A Real Conspiracy?

Wanna Talk About A Real Conspiracy?

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When was the last time you stopped stressing, sat down, and truly enjoyed a sunset ?

When was the last time you stopped running, just to feel the soft wind on your skin ?

When was the last time you stopped arguing and just sat outside, only to feel the sun kiss your face ?

When was the last time you stopped calculating and went out to breathe the scent of nature ?

When was the last time, instead of planning where to spend, you actually spent...quality time with your loved ones ?

Do tell me...when was the last time you felt alive ??

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Hello ATS Friends,

Isn’t that the biggest conspiracy of all times ??

How easily we forget that time flies by very, very fast.

Many of us do find that it even flies faster than ever before. It doesn’t. But we have traded what we feel is important for values that eat us alive. And so we run. While we become active members of our society, we tend to forget that our human nature is much more than that. We thrive for success and excellence. We do our best to make a superior living. We study hard, we work hard, we marry, we raise kids, we run here, we run there, we are ecstatic that we are doing so well...

Then, one day, we wake up, look into the mirror and wonder where all these white hair came from !! What happened?? How did it go so fast ??

You see, out of billions of people that have lived over a period of hundreds of thousands of years, we get lucky if we get to be eighty one day... That, my friends, is a wink of an eye...

Oh, we give ourselves good excuses to follow the established pattern... heck, everybody follows the stream and there is just no other choice. We become short of breath as we age but we keep running.

Don’t get me wrong. It is normal to study, normal to work, normal to plan. It is a joy to marry, to raise a family, to do the best we can, with what we have.

But NOT at the cost of everything else.

Our purpose here, in Life, is to live. To feel Life. To appreciate it. To be grateful for it. To realize that we have been given the greatest gift of all...which is Life.

Our human nature is to live and to love. We were BORN for that. But we forget...

So we start overdoing everything. We overwork, we overeat, we overtake many goals...we’re dead tired but hey...that’s life. No it isn’t.

Life is a Masterpiece ! The Greatest Creation of All ! An Amazing Fest ! Just try to remember...

Sometimes, we think we hate Life. But it isn’t Life we hate, when you really stop thinking about it. It’s the way we live that we hate. How we made choices that have led us to believe that Life is a waste. How we have put values on proprietorship of things instead of values on the beauty of Life itself. How we have learned to not enjoy it anymore, simply because we haven’t stopped here and there for a while and just see, hear, listen, feel to what Life has given us...for free...

So simple and yet so complicated. This truly is the biggest conspiracy of our generations. Society trains you otherwise. The media programs you otherwise. We are trained to acquire. This lipstick will turn you into a goddess. This car will turn you into a playboy. This house will turn you into somebody. Well...you already are somebody !!

To be has never been the equal synonym of to have.

And You Are.

It is said that God has created us to his image. The best image of God is out there. In the clouds, performing everchanging art. In the forests where life abounds. In the rivers and lakes where serenity speaks. In the wind that caresses your skin. In the sun that kisses you with warmth.

It’s all there. For us to remember...

So today...for a change...just try to remember...

It is your human heritage.

Cost nothing and is worth more than anything anyone else will ever sell you.

Just try... 

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Point that Matters

There comes a point where you miss someone so much that you can hear their voice echo in your head. And you can hear the names that they used to call you, the words they used to tell you. You memorized their laugh, their smile, & their silly ways. You can also feel their arms around you & you don’t want to let go even though you know it’s just an illusion. Every time your phone rings, you smile because it’s them that’s calling. Every time you hear their name, your heart beats 100 times faster and sometimes, you can’t even breathe. You knew that looking back on the tears would make you laugh, but you never knew that looking back on the laughs would also make you cry. All you want is to go back in time. Not to the time that you first met, to the time that you were known as nothing, but strangers. But no matter what, you’re in denial. You hide your feeling so no one would know. You put on a fake smile and don’t let a single tear break through. You’re so used to hiding your feelings that you don’t even realize the pain you’re causing for yourself. Your thoughts becomes invisible. It’s still there, but no ones knows. Like a love letter you didn’t slow. And you’re hurting no one but yourself.

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How To Cure A Broken Heart Fast

Break-ups are not fun. No one said they would be easy, and you believed that. But you never realized just how hard they can be sometimes, until the cruellest of it all happens to you. Here are a few suggestions to keep your head held high and maybe put a bounce to your step:

1 – Set Everything Straight
Give all of your ex’s belongings back to him, so that there is no reason to contact him.

2 – Know Your Weakness
When is it that you want to contact him and why? Write these reasons down and be conscious of them.

3 – Distract Yourself
When one of your weaknesses faces you, make a list of things you can do instead of contacting your ex (being with a friend, walking the dog, taking a shower, etc.).

4 – Remember Why You’re Doing This
Write down and remember your biggest reasons for not contacting your ex. Use post-it notes and stick them on every communication device you own.

5 – No Stalking
Stay away from any of his social media pages. Delete them, if you must.

6 – Location, Location
Remember the places the two of you went to all of the time and don’t visit
them as much.

7 – Keep Your Distance From Your Phone
Keep it away from you to reduce temptation, give it to someone else when you’re most vulnerable (i.e. drinking).

8 – Take Time For Yourself
To get your mind off of him, do anything that makes you happy.

9 – Look At The Bright Side
If one looks hard enough, they will discover that there’s a bright side to every situation.Think of it this way: you’re single! You can take this time to reflect on yourself. Why waste it thinking about him?

10 – Understanding
Know why you are upset. Perhaps understanding your reasons will give you more perspective on the situation.

11 – No Finger-Pointing
It doesn’t matter whose fault it was, what matters is how you will take care of yourself now.

12 – Understand Why Hearts Break
There’s a deep exchange of trust, of love, and of energy, and an equal exchange of these creates a stable relationship. An unbalanced relationship (where such feelings only come from one person) causes insecurity. Perhaps one of you two had to shift attention to another priority in life. You won’t get the same love that you’re giving, and it’s hurting. Now you need to take focus of other aspects of your life such as your dreams for the future, friends, family.

13 – It’s Not the Same
What you once felt isn’t the same. Perhaps you aren’t sure. Express yourself through poetry, painting, singing, dancing, or whatever.

14 – Move Along
When you feel that you’re ready, move on in life so that you can meet someone new.

15 – Remember to Smile
Gather your friends and have a laugh, blow the dust off of your favourite comedy. Laughter is the best medicine.

16 – Give Yourself Time
Rome was not built-in a day, so don’t be frustrated if you still feel bad after months or years. Everyone heals at their own pace.

17 – Get Rid of the Memories
Replace the pictures of your ex around your house with pictures of yourself. No, it’s not foolish. Your focus should be on yourself, not on him. Forget about him. He can take care of himself.

18 – Be Honest With Yourself
Because lying to yourself isn’t helping, don’t make you your own worst enemy.

19 – Read a Book
You might not read, but a book steals you away from reality better than a movie or television show. If you read it before bed, it’ll be the last thing you think about before sleeping.

20 – Get Out There
Talk to your friends, it will help a great deal. Also, when you feel ready, start dating people again.

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shooting star

Here’s to the people who try their hardest to be good enough for everyone. Who spend hours reading random love quotes to find the right one. Who wait online for that one certain person to sign in just to say hello. Who listen to the same song dozens of times because the lyrics mean a lot. Who deserve so much more than they get & are willing to fight for it & whose wish upon a shooting star was wasted on someone that will never care.

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Attitude Is Everything.

Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, I would be twins!” He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, “I don’t get it! You can’t be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?” Jerry replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today.

You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.’ I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.” “Yeah, right, it’s not that easy,” I protested. “Yes it is,” Jerry said. “Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It’s your choice how you live life.” I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.

I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, “If I were any better, I’d be twins. Wanna see my scars?” I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. “The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door,” Jerry replied. “Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live. “Weren’t you scared? Did you lose consciousness?” I asked. Jerry continued, “The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, ‘He’s a dead man. ” I knew I needed to take action.” “The Nurse asked if I was allergic to anything. ‘Yes,’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply… I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Bullets!’ Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.” Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

By Francie Baltazar-Schwartz

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Once you have loved, you will always love.

There was once this guy who is very much in love with his girl. This
romantic guy folded 1,000 pieces of paper cranes as a gift to his
girl.

Although, at that time he was just a small fry in his company, his
future didn’t seem too bright, they were very happy together. Until
one day, his girl told him she was going to Paris and will never come
back. She also told him that she cannot visualize any future for the
both of them, so they went their own ways there and then…

Heartbroken, the guy agreed. But when he regained his confidence, he
worked hard day and night, slogging his body and mind just to make
something out of himself.

Finally with all the hard work and the help of friends, this guy had
set up his own company …

You never fail until you stop trying. One rainy day, while this guy
was driving, he saw an elderly couple sharing an umbrella in the rain
walking to some destination. Even with the umbrella, they were still
drenched. It didn’t take him long to realize they were his girl’s
parents.

With a heart in getting back at them, he drove slowly beside the
couple, wanting them to spot him in his luxury sedan. He wanted them
to know that he wasn’t the same any more; he had his own company, car,
condo, etc. He made it! What he saw next confused him, the couple was
walking towards a cemetery, and so he got out of his car and
followed…and he saw his girl, a photograph of her smiling sweetly as
ever at him from her tombstone and he saw his paper cranes right
beside her…

Her parents saw him. He asked them why this had happened. They
explained, she did not leave for France at all. She was ill with
cancer. She had believed that he will make it someday, but she did not
want to be his obstacle… therefore she had chosen to leave him.
Just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to,
doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have. She had wanted
her parents to put his paper cranes beside her, because, if the day
comes when fate brings him to her again…he can take some of those
back with him…

Once you have loved, you will always love. For what’s in your mind may
escape but what’s in your heart will remain forever.

The guy just wept…The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting
right beside her knowing you can’t have her, see her or be with her
ever again.hope you understand.

Find time to realize that there is one person who means so much to
you, for you might wake up one morning losing that person who you
thought meant nothing to you.

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