Near to death Experience with Sharks
Long time no see! Readers, I am finally back to share some stories with you all, but this time I am gonna write my dads near to death encounter with sharks. Hope you enjoy and continue reading this. I'll go straight to the point and let's focus in the main topic.
**The True To Life Story Goes like this**
**Shark attack**: Attack of a person by a shark. Not all shark attacks are feeding events. Sharks sometimes grab people by mistake. Other times an attack may protect a shark's space, much as a dog barks at and bites intruders.
Source https://www.medicinenet.com/shark_attack/definition.htm#:~:text=Shark%20attack%3A%20Attack%20of%20a,barks%20at%20and%20bites%20intruders.&text=Sharks%20most%20often%20attack%20lone%20individuals.
When he was around 19 years old, my dad lives in a coastal area, and fishing is what they do for a living. Everyday, he was always fished at dawn in the deepest part of the ocean all alone.
To make it short, my dad woke up early in the morning to do his daily routine. When he was in the shore already, he was bothered with the deafening silence that gave him a hunch that something will bad happen, it sounds odd but that's how it goes. The sea was so calm but he feels that there is something underneath the water. 1 hour later, he was so happy because he caught a lot of fish, but suddenly a solid object was banging her boat below, he started to feel uneasy and got panic. He was praying to God hoping that he will be save from that nightmare. He shouted for help, and calm himself. The shark kept on hitting his boat and even surrounded him as if it were threatening to attack him. He stayed at the shore for almost 3 hours but no one had seen him yet, he almost cry and loses his hope that he will die there.
After a long time of waiting, a boat was passing by for about 30 meters away from him, she quickly took the chance to shout for help with all his might. Luckily, the stranger saw him but when he saw the shark that surrounds my dad, he got scared and paddle away. When I hear my dad's story I felt pity for him because he needs to experience that kind of horrifying encounter. To continue, he was losing any hope, he was afraid to make a sudden move because he knows that any vibration from the water would get the sharks attention. God was the only one He could ask for help, and finally after an hour a palm boat has arrived to rescue him, he was so confused who told the rescuers about his situation. Instead, of thinking that matter, he immediately jump to another boat and just praise God for the miracle and he almost hug the fishermen who rescued him. He asked, who told them about his tragic condition back there, and all they say was, a fisherman saw him surrounded by shark and he hurriedly ask for their help to rescue my dad. My dad thought that the man who run away was the one who approach the rescuers, even though he didn't know the name of the man who save him, he still never forget the heroic act of that good fisherman.
I was indeed amazed and sad at the same time hearing my dad's terrifying experience from the ocean, and if I we're in his shoes, I might lose my mind and got panic or maybe eaten by the shark, geeezz just by imagining it I got goosebumps.
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Good afternoon, read.cash magnificent authors, for how many days, I am finally back, I'll write an article later about my reasons of absences. Just keep in touch. ❤️ Graceey is back
Let's talk about assets
Every single being has it's own strengths and weaknesses. Each of us was given a sort of talents and skills that we should nurture and unleash. Blessed are those people who possess multiple talents which they can share and use to gain popularity or can be use as there source of income. At this moment It's my pleasure to share the things that I'm good at.
The following are the talents that God has given to me;
**SINGING**
Not to brag, but I am good at singing, but not that expert. I was one of the worship leaders in our church and when I was in high school I was once a contestant in any singing contest as well. Furthermore, I was invited thrice to sing in a wedding, but both them we're my relatives. I preferred OPM songs, Reggae music, and R&B (Rhythm and blues). My favorite singers we're Mariah Carrey and Celine Dion while my favorite Christian bands we're Jesus Culture, Planetshakers, Christafari, Elevation worship, and Hillsongs.
**DANCING**
I am also a member of a dance group during my high school years. Our group/club usually performs when there is a program in our school or even inter school dancing contests. Dancing is my passion and I love my journey back then when I was still a member on that amazing dance crew. My co-dancers we're all friendly and very open from each other, and we all love to cooperate and collaborate in order for us to come up a wonderful performance. I miss my them so much, but we still get in touch from each other through group chats.
**MEMORIZATION**
Since I was a kid I am fond in memorizing. I love reading poems and stories and I actually share it to my classmates with all the knowledge I've read from those books I read. In elementary our teacher likes to give us an oral performance which is to memorize a certain poem and in just one to two hours I memorize the whole lines real quick. Believe me or not I was given an award of best in memorizing. Even the multiplication table I just finish memorizing it in just one night when I was in grade 5. My teacher was amaze by my ability so he gave me a medal and a treat during the recognition day.
**SPORTS (SWIMMING)**
My dad told me that I should be good at swimming because he was once a gold medalist in their school during his youth for being so great in terms of swimming so followed his foot steps hoping that I could be like him someday but I didn't join any sports that time because I was too focus on my studies, I tried it once but I can't manage my time to balance both sports and academic so I chose what's best for me.
**COOKING**
I am the "cook/chef of the house", my parents we're so lazy when it comes to cooking so I initiated to learn by my own on how to cook instead. Watching cooking shows is my habit, and I really learned a lot from it. When I grew older cooking became my passion and I do love to cook my own signature dish and put some twist on it.
That would be all, I am not here to brag all of those things that I am good at. This is just a matter of sharing. **How about you? What are your best assets?**
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My GrandFather Killed an Aswang
Have you ever wondered how does an ASWANG look like? You'll better read this and I'll describe how does it really look like. This article was dedicated to my deceased grandfather and his name was "Roberto". Honestly, I was bit hesitant to write this as a content of my article but I guess this is worth sharing. My mother told me about this creepy stuff and I was so extremely surprise of my grandfather's bravery, knowing that he slaughtered a mythical/demonic creature which is very common in the Philippines. Primarily, before I start to narrate the said story I will just give a sort of information about this horrifying entity **(ASWANG) exclusively for those who are not familiar with it.**
*Aswang is an umbrella term for various shape-shifting evil creatures in Filipino folklore, such as vampires, ghouls, witches, viscera suckers, and were beasts. The Aswang is the subject of a wide variety of myths, stories, arts, and films, as it is well known throughout the Philippines.*
Source:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswang
Slaughtering An Aswang (Shared by my mom)
Long long ago, Roberto (grandpa) and Carmina (Grandma) together with their two children we're busy preparing for their eldest son's (My Uncle Rodel) birthday which will be celebrated the day after. They live in a dense area in the middle of the forest next to the river and had few neighbors, and their house before was made of bamboo way back then. Carmina currently was **pregnant** with her third baby (My Aunt Rina), and Esther (My Mom) is there to assist and help her with the household chores. One night while doing the dishes, Esther **heard a very silent tickling sound** on the left side of the window,she just ignore it but it somehow made him scared. In the second time she heard again that unusual and creepy sound but this time she bravely to went to the window to look and check and she was shocked because she saw a **black dog staring at her with red glaring eyes s**he immediately close the window, and told her parents on what she heard and saw at the kitchen's window. Her mom was certain that it was an "**ASWANG**", and her dad confirmed it too. Luckily nothing happened with Esther.
On the other day, they began celebrating Rodel's birthday and they we're enjoying it the whole day. The Celebration was finally done and both Esther and Rodel we're washing the dishes at the river around 6 pm in the evening and there dad was running an errands to give some foods to their neighbors, and yes **their pregnant mom was left alone in the house.** While doing the dishes, Esther saw the dog he saw the other night and she began to tremble because she remembered what her parents told her. Rodel notice that her sister was trembling with fear so he quickly snap her in the face and ask what was wrong. Esther told his brother that he saw the **black huge dog** he saw the other night and it was running towards their house. They quickly run to their house as fast as they could and good timing they saw their dad walking home too, so Rodel told their father about what Esther said and the three of them was running faster to get home.
At last, they went home covered in sweat and both of them felt relieved when they saw Carmina was safe and nothing happened to her. Carmina was shocked by their frustrated faces and ask them what was wrong. Roberto couldn't help but hug his wife while saying "Thanked God Nothing Happened to you". Esther and Rodel was still scared on what might happen to them and they ask their mom to sleep with them to keep an eye to her and to check for her safety. Roberto was still not at ease and he ***burned an unused tire/wheel*** around their house because they believe that the **aswang** can't bear to sniff on its smell. He also put a **thorny branches every edge of the house** because the aswang's are afraid of thorns. It was passed midnight when Carmina felt a sudden pain in her belly and Rodel rush to tell his father that their mom was about to **give birth**. Roberto hurriedly approach the **KOMADRONA (Midwife)** whom was their closest neighbor too. The Midwife finally came to their house and it said that there are **more than one aswang** was observing nearby them, and that made them even more frightened. Roberto was preparing his sharp weapons and put a bunch of garlic in his pocket as well as salt. He roams around the house to secure his family's safety and suddenly, a huge black pig approaches right after him with red glaring eyes and he didn't even thought to run from it instead he use his **ITAK** (A Large Knife) as a weapon to an attacking black pig and fortunately, Roberto succeed to slash the pig and made it deeply wounded. The Wounded Pig run in the darker side of the forest and Roberto saw it changing into a human-like form even though it was so dark he was still able to check it's state and thats the time he saw the ***real form of an aswang, it is a male one, it has a hairy body with large fangs, long tongue, round and huge red eyes,and it's hair was too long and messy aside from that its face was filled with KULUBOT (WRINKLED FACE)***. The Aswang was slowly dying and the other aswang we're shape-shifted into a dog and a huge bird and run away. Roberto came back to the house and told his experiences while battling in the dark with the aswang. Carmina was at rage and the three of them was crying because they thought that Roberto was in danger.
After the said incident, they heard a news that their neighbor named Tonying was found dead last night with a slash in his body. Roberto was deeply shocked from it knowing that the aswang who tried to hurt his family was one of their neighbors and he was sure that Tonying was that huge black pig he slayed that night because his name was already famous in their sitio and many had witness that he usually left their house in the middle of the night.
MY MOTHER (ESTHER) TOLD ME ABOUT THIS AND I ASK HER HELP TOO WHILE WRITING THIS. I DON'T FORCE YOU TO BELIEVE ON EVERYTHING I'VE SAID. BUT THIS WAS A TRUE TO LIFE STORY OF MY BRAVE GRANDPA AND I AM SO PROUD OF HIM. THANKS FOR READING GUYS I HOPE IT SOMEHOW FILL YOUR CURIOSITY OF HOW DOES AN ASWANG LOOK LIKE.
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Distractions Vs Me
Hello fam! My day was kinda tough and tiring but I was able to finish all my duties here, (4th day of my Little Brother's death) if your curious check and click this link below.
https://read.cash/@TheProductOfGrace/our-little-angel-passed-away-last-friday-28aaccfb
Since, everything was all set, I am going to make use of my leisure time and spend an hour in writing and reading in this platform.
Just a while ago, I read a latest prompt that was making a trend in read.cash, so I check several articles with regards to that and it triggers my interests to submit an entry and participate as well.
**Lets goooo**, (what a boring intro😅 anyways don't mind it)
If you wish to join the said prompt just follow the instructions given below, now here are the simple steps:
Write anything about distraction https://read.cash/@JonicaBradley/writing-prompt-17-distraction-24935260
Write **100% original** content
Join and submit to the community **PromptlyJonica**
Tag @JonicaBradley
Have fun
DISTRACTIONS;
**MY LITTLE BROTHER**
I have a little brother named Niknik, he was so naughty and an attention seeker that is why I pointed out him first in the list 😅. Sad to say, he just left the world last friday September 10, 2021. Niknik loves to disturb me whenever he saw me busy in doing my school works, because he honestly confronted me and somehow told me that he didn't like my facial expression when I am deeply focus while reading and answering my assignments, that is why he make a lot of ways to distract and piss me off just to gain attention from me, and he added that he don't want to play with our other siblings because he find them boring and irritating and the fact is, I am the only one he loves to play with, good thing I am not a short-tempered person haha(We we're bestfriends). I miss him so badly, rest in peace buddy.😌
**ROOSTERS/CHICKENS**
The ultimate background music😂 of all time, I guess I am not the only one who became the victim of this bothersome animal who always loves to make a sound whenever someone is making a vlog or recording any kind of videos. For me, this animal gave me a headache whenever I am filming any video presentations to be submitted through online. I usually got a lot of takes due to its disturbing voice and I don't have any choice left but to make such timing and just adjust myself towards that thoughtless animal.
**VEHICLES**
Passing vehicles, excessive speed, accidents/car crashes and loud sirens bothers me whenever I'm watching a movie,or at church,and in school. We live nearby the highway so we don't have any choice but to get used to it.
**GECKO (Tuko)**
Geckos are the gabbiest, and some produce “a variety of chirps, clicks, and squeaks, some inaudible to humans. These species attracts my professor and classmates attention during my virtual class and do you know what? I observe that the gecko live in our house was like making its own right timing when I was about to on my mic and there it goes, the sounds it produces are more louder than mine, and at the end my teacher and classmates made of fun of me. Tskk 😑 papansin talaga eh! https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/gekkonidae
***Those are some common distractions that ruins my daily living (just joking)😅. Thanks for reading ❤️. Bye bye👋***
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Our Little Angel Passed Away Last Friday
**09/10/21 1:00 P.M, Friday**
The above mentioned date and time was the exact moment wherein my baby brother took his last breath. I will no longer tell you the reason why because it would take an hour to explain it. Just to give you a hint he died due to leukemia.
A Mourning Sunday to each and everyone, I'm sorry for not being active for these past three days. As you can see from the title itself you'll already know whats the reason behind my inactivity.
To be honest I'm so down right now, my heart kept on weeping like it slowly tearing me apart, and the endurable pain gradually loses my interest to do anything. I hope you understand that I can't write this article properly and nicely, if you notice some errors just ignore it for a moment, however I just want to dump all the agony and sorrow that I've felt for what happened.
(*I can't post a pic of him right now because it will only make me cry harder, hope you'll understand.*)
In this afternoon, I just want to write a letter for my little besty who became my stress-reliever and playmate, HOOO! I can do this, I am literally crying right now.
Dear Little Bro,
Niknik? How was your stay in heaven? Did Jesus held and hug you when you arrive there? Can you please tell Him about me, our siblings, mama and dada too? You know what, Ate misses you so bad, your cuddles and sweet voice when you call me "Ate", your soft ears which I always pinch whenever I caught you being naughty, your cute and adorable face while saying "*Ate, please buy me dashmik (Dutchmill*)", you are my cutest defender, when kuya Bry and Ate Lyn teases me and you used to beat them with your tiny stick and last but not the least you are my personal nurse, whenever I am sick you never leave by my side, and ask me all the time if I'm Okay because you badly want me to get better as soon as possible so that we could play together.
You'll gonna miss your birthday this coming october honey, and you we're too excited back then because you wanted to have an Iron Man themed birthday Party and you know what I was about to buy you an Iron Man costume but unfortunately you left early as we've expected. Baby, you broke my heart 💔, but Ate was still so proud of you because you are as strong as Iron Man, you fought a great battle, you still wear your usual smile even though your hurting inside. I still remember your promise to us that when you grow up you want to be a policeman because you are a die hard fan of CARDO DALISAY and you want to have a wife as beautiful as ALYANA, I find it cute and amusing little bro haha but I guess that dream will never come true.
Thank you baby, we are beyond blessed to have you as our baby brother, you are a heaven sent indeed. Our forever Angel, you can rest now, and your desire to see Jesus face to face will finally come true. Ate will no longer your playmate and Jesus will play that part on my behalf, fly high my beloved brother, I'll promise that Ate will take care of mama and dada. Even if you're already gone you will always be in our heart and mind. We will try our very best to be happy for your sake because we are sure that Jesus will take good care of you. I love you so much❤️
Yours Truly,
Ate your forever Besty
Losing someone you dearly love is the worst and painful moment of all time. Me and my family didn't expect this to happen because my baby brother was still young and he didn't even reach the half of human's life cycle and I guess there is a deep reason why God took him to us as early as possible. Please pray for our family that God may give us comfort, strength and joy to move forward despite of our lost.
Thanks for reading that would be all.
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I wish I had her Life
Heyyaa! Its me again Graceey thank you @Bloghound for calling me in that nickname I find it cute and from now on I want everybody to call me that way too. Lately, I felt a sudden pain in my back after I woke up from my afternoon nap, this might be the effect of endless morning household chores. The disadvantage of being the eldest.
Tonight, I am going to share what I have thought recently. I was scrolling down on my facebook's news feed, and I saw some social media personalities doing some house tour as a content for their vlogs watching those videos awakens my desire to experience what does luxury means, and a sudden idea just popped out into my head and I hear myself saying,
**"I wish I had their Lives"**
Those terms seem to imply envy, but believe me I have a lot of reasons more than that. People who are fortunate to live in a huge fancy house filled with hightech electronic appliances and gadgets, elegant furnitures, a kitchen with lots of food (a bunch of groceries occupying the spaces of the fridge and refrigerator), toilets with a shiny cubicle, shower, bathtubs or even a jacuzzi, designer clothes shoes and bags, luxurious cars, comfy and bouncy beds and sofa, and many more. Let's all admit it majority of us dreamt to live that kind of life too , that is why we put so much effort in making money.
If you are going to ask my life status, I belong to an average family who eats three meals per day, we do have enough ordinary clothes to wear, limited shoes and accessories, fewer appliances and gadgets, one storey wooden house with two bedrooms, one simple kitchen with limited food stocks, a small narrow living room, and an almost see through-like toilet haha (the holes are everywhere).
Nevertheless, we human beings have the freedom to dream high, I discovered that those people (Not all) who are labeled as rich individuals are experiencing such hardships and lots of effort before they obtain such possessions. Some of them used to look back on their past self right after they reach the top, they remain humble and down to earth. They help those poor people who are in need, because they've been there to.
With all honesty, I honor those kind of people because they really deserve it for the reason that God blessed their lives based on their heart's motives. Furthermore, I realized that if your desires will affect your well-being in the near future expect that God will not permit that, because He already knew what would happen at the end if you achieved that dream of yours. So if you are wondering why God still haven't granted all your prayers, there might be a valid reason for that. Try to look at yourself and have a deep evaluation, and with that you can find those answers to your questions.
To conclude, we might have different life status let us be mindful that those earthly things we have are no worth in the sight of God, and we cannot bring it along with us when we die. Invest more in heavenly treasures because it is eternal and that serves as our ticket to heaven.
Remind it to yourself everyday and don't compare your life to anybody, because nothing in this world can truly satisfy us. We may have a lot of money, expensive items, huge houses, branded apparels, etc but if you have no God in your lives you will be considered the poorest being among all people in this whole wide world.
***Proverbs 23:5 says,***
***“Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.”***
BE RICH IN GOOD DEEDS AND FAITH.
Thanks for dropping by, God bless you and your family.
GODSPEED!
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The Essentiality of Letting Someone Go
**Why we need to let go and move on?**
This question is very common and even if we state and hear this again and again we never learn our lesson. We always do the same thing and that is quiet irritating.
**Is there something/someone that we are holding but wasn't meant for us**?
Like you are the only one fighting the entire battle yet the other one is just doing nothing, tired to put an effort, and worst waiting for you let them go. This is the sound of painful reality that everyone should uphold. No matter if it’s the end of a wonderful relationship, a beautiful friendship or a fulfilling job, it’s never easy to accept that it’s gone for good.
Seriously, when we began to love someone deeply, I tell you this ***its hard to let go and move on if that person is the one you wanted to be with for the rest of your life.*** You've almost reached the highest point of desperation hoping that everything will be just fine and expecting that your love from each other will bring back to life.
You dont deserve that! Make a full stop!!
We are not created and born to be beggars of love and attention. It's easy to say those words but it will always be difficult to put all of it into action. I've experienced it a lot of times yet I am tired of living that kind of life. Let me tell you this, don't you ever lower your standard and dignity just for a mere human who gave you nothing but pain and suffering. In fact we are a child of God and we should live and embrace that Identity.
Braise yourself and wake up! Never ever hold on to someone who doesnt even care and love you anymore, remember this, God eliminates people from your lives because He knows what is the best for you, He let you experience those kind of pain for you to become stronger and wiser. So set aside everything and focus on God alone because our life is not a **trial and error** that you can renew and rewind those moments that have gone passed. Whether we like it or not, change is inevitable. Have faith in Him and set your eyes only to the purpose of the Lord. You may felt that you are not worthy to be loved by someone, but remind yourself that God is telling you,
**That you are beautiful,**
**That you are worth it,**
**That you are blessed,**
**That you are forgiven,**
**That you are restored,**
It only means that God loves you so much that He sacrifice His one and only Son to give you an everlasting life. His ultimate and overflowing love is definitely enough already to satisfy us and no human being can surpass that kind of Love, so be patient, dont lose your worth, dont fall into desperation and self pity. People come and go, but God never leaves us and never failed to listen and watch over us throughout the days of our lives.
*“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?”*
-**Mary Manin Morrissey**
LETTING GO MEANS FREEDOM
**I am reminding you that,**
Don't settle for less because you deserve the best.
Thank you so much for reading.
GODSPEED!
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Self-Reflective Random Questions
Oh hello there fellow read.cash awesome writers, my apology for being inactive for three consecutive days because I was in the midst of struggling due to low intermittence. Before I start I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to @Jinifer for suggesting me to submit my articles in some virtual communities here in read.cash to meet other users too, that's a great help sis.
This 4th article of mine was inspired by @renren16 article where you can freely express your own opinions to some interesting random questions.
Here's the link of her article entitled;
https://read.cash/@renren16/so-many-questions-to-answer-but-i-chose-it-randomly-5853e055
If you have an ample time you can check on her write ups.
To begin with, I chose 7 question randomly in this site -https://www.brightful.me/blog/random-questions-to-ask-start-a-conversation/
**If you had three wishes, What would you wish for?**
-That's easy! First, ***Achieve my dream profession which is to be a Science Teacher.*** Second***, Having a huge and fancy house for our family,*** the third one was not considered to be called as a "wish" yet it is a prayer of mine and that is ***"To inherit God's Kingdom together with my loved ones."***
**What's the funniest movie you've ever seen?**
-Hmm, I guess that would be "**Johnny English**" starring Rowan Atkinson. I consider it as the funniest movie I've ever watched so far because there are no boring scenes. Even if I watch this movie again and again the laughter it brings to me still exactly the same. I highly recommend this awesome movie, better to watch this during your leisure time, trust me its all worth it, all your stress will flown away.
**Do you save or spend?**
Practically, saving is my best asset because I believe that If you are financially responsible you will never go wrong when it comes to spending your money. I prioritize those things that we needed to buy over our wants. However, we must be the one to control and manage our finances rather than being manipulated by money itself.
**What is in your fridge right now?**
Well, we have apples, pineapples, assorted vegetables, one whole dressed chicken, processed foods, canned goods, snacks, and two one liter softdrinks. Those goods are bought by my mom yesterday because she went to the nearest supermarket to buy some groceries for our daily consumptions.
**What would you do with 10 million dollars?**
If I we're to be given that huge amount of money, the first thing I do is,
**to give the 10% of it in the church as my tithes and offering.**
**Offer another 10 percent of it to expand our church building**.
**Buy some relief goods and give it to those who are in need.**
**Second, another 10% for the charities. (Elderly, orphanage,etc)**
**Buy house and lot for my family.**
**Make a small business.**
**Support my sibling's studies.**
**Deposit the remaining balance in the bank.**
**How would you want to be remembered?**
Some people are remembered because of their achievements and honorable deeds and sacrifice but for me I'd rather not to be given tribute in that way, for the reason that I want everyone to remember me as a selfless human being and a good role model Christian who shares the gospel and the one who possess Christ-like character and good values not just in thoughts, words, but in deed too. From that, I could guarantee that my God will pay more attention on those actions rather than what I achieved and obtained in this world.
**If you had the world's attention for 30 seconds, What would you say?**
"*We only live once, offer and dedicate all your lives to our Almighty Father and repent all your sins before its too late."*
Thank you so much for reading this, you may find this article of mine unsatisfactorily but all of these responses comes from my heart.
Still seeking for improvement, and I am open for more suggestions from you guys.
I pray that all of you will have a great and productive day everyone.
GODSPEED!
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Stress Management
A pleasant and cold evening to each and everyone this is my third day at read.cash and still doing fine. This blog talks about how I manage or handle my stress and I have proven it's effectivity.
To be concrete, I'll five stress relieving tips for you to apply it at home.
First in the list;
**TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND SHOUT**
It is a very common but a perfect way to somehow ease our distressing mood. All you need to do is to take a deep breath, inhale and exhale repeatedly until you will feel the light and calming feeling throughout your whole body and don't forget to shout at the end to release those bad energy within. Take note do it in your own room to isolate yourself and make sure that your area has no distractions.
**LISTEN TO YOUR FAVORITE SONGS (CHRISTIAN SONGS)**
This is one of my fastest way to calm myself and get rid of those negative thoughts that keeps me on worrying a lot of stuff. Place the earphones on both of your ears and try to internalize the lyrics and its melody to have a better feeling. When I did this I usually find my self sleeping right after listening to a couple of songs already, and I know some of you applied this trick too.
**TRAVELLING**
Seeking new adventures, travelling to wondrous tourists spots and being captivated by the beauty of nature was a great way to restrain from stress and problems. We need to leave all our anxieties and depressing dilemmas at home during the trip, because in that way we could guarantee peace of mind and satisfaction.
**BOND WITH YOUR LOVED ONES**
Don't ever carry all your burdens alone. You need a hug and kisses from your loved ones. You need to express and display openness to your family so that they could accompany you from your ups and downs. You are blessed if your family comprehends to your situation no matter what it is, it might be failures, mistakes, or even difficult problems. As a matter of fact we need someone to lean on that will help us get through our rants in life, in that way we could have a stress free mind.
**PRAY AND MEDITATE THE WORD OF GOD**
Never ever missed this very essential matter. Praying is a way of having a heart to heart talk with God, some of your problems may not be considerable and a little bit controversial you need to submit it to the Lord first, and the fact is we may have a lot of friends to talk with but not all of them can understand your situations and circumstances so it is better to surrender it and kneel down before the Lord because He is the only can end all your frustrations and sufferings. Furthermore, reading and meditating the word of God, embracing His promises and obeying His commandments could be a great help to escape all your worries and fears. Lastly, Our God is not a deaf God He is always on our side there is nothing we could hide from Him because in the first place He is the owner of our lives He knows every single part of our whole being and most importantly, HE IS OUR LOVING AND GRACIOUS FATHER, who is fair and close to those who are broken-hearted and tired. Just give it a try and you will see what I am talking about.
**Concluding thoughts;**
Only the Love of God can satisfy us, He is always accurate and knows what we exactly need. He is fully aware of all our anxieties and burdens. All He wanted us to do is to depend and trust Him during these trying times. Last but not the least don't hesitate to surrender all your confusions, doubts, factors that causes you stress, and heavy feelings to God so that He will saved and lift us up to reach the peek of freedom and victorious living.
Thank you and God bless us all
GODSPEED!!
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Why do we need to forgive?
Hey people! I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all who gave me a warm and entrancing welcome which was a great way for me to start my read.cash adventure, and optimistically I want to meet new virtual friends through this blogging site.
My title was quiet familiar and common but I just want to freely express my perceptions about the word "FORGIVENESS" and the importance of that term to Christianity too.
**FORGIVE AND FORGET**
Easy to say, but extremely difficult to do. We can release forgiveness but forgetting is a different story. When I was a 10 years old, a traumatic experience changed my life, at a young age I was a victim already of **sexual harrassment** and was being molested by my father's younger brother, yes you heard it right my uncle did that horrible thing to me. In my life, I've never thought that I will be victimized by such an inhumane act and worst, that person was a relative of mine. My heart was filled with bitterness and hatred, and because of that I apparently hold a grudge against him. My mom and dad was so pissed off and disappointed. My dad lose her cool and hit his own brother, I didn't want to witness them fighting hard like that but the damage has been done, there is no way to escape it.
5 years later, we we're no longer live nearby to them. My whole family decided to start a new life in Davao City months after the incident. I appreciate them so much because they need to do it for my own sake so that, those terrible event will be forgotten. You see, it took me years to let go of the past but thanks be to God my heart has now gained so much unexplainable freedom and satisfaction. Now, when I reminisce those bad memories I have no longer feel any disturbing feelings like hatred, frustrations, fear, etc. Instead all I've felt was joy, forgiveness, and gratitude and I will give all the glory and sincere thanksgiving to my Almighty God for that victorious breakthrough. Since then, I realize that I will not let that happen to my younger siblings because I was afraid that they might not be able to cope with the fear of being sexually abused. I am so blessed because my father and his brother are now in good terms, and I am exceedingly grateful with that already because my uncle learned from his mistakes and the most surprising thing was he was a Pastor who teaches and shares the gospel to his brethren, making his life as a living testimony and acknowledging that he is a sinner that was saved and loved by God.
I fully discovered that forgiveness is all we need to do in order for us to move forward, because for some reasons hatred and bitterness are the ultimate barriers or the heavy luggages that relentlessly slows us down.
To end this article,
People may do bad things to you, hurt your feelings, and judge you, ***we need to forgive***
even if those individuals don't feel sorry at all, again ***we need to forgive.***
Forgiving someone is somehow the hardest thing to do like they crushed and broke us into pieces but sad to say a simple sorry cannot turn us into whole again, but remember Jesus taught us the essence of forgiveness even in our greatest enemy. Some of us tend to ask forgiveness to the Lord but our heart is filled with doubts to forgive sincerely and wholeheartedly to those people who hurt us, and that was quiet unfair right? Now this I'll say to you before you ask for forgiveness to God, rest assured that you forgive also those people who brought you nothing but pain, and as a matter of fact if we forgive them, our father in heaven will surely forgive us too.
***FORGIVE SO THAT YOU CAN BE FORGIVEN***
Ephesians 4:31-32
**31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.**
Kindly disregard those distracting grammars I'm still seeking for improvement, and please if you have any suggestions, let me know and leave a comment, it will be much appreciated.
Thanks for reading and good evening!❤️
GODSPEED!!
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I'm the Product of His Grace
Kuddos to read.cash virtual citizens! This is my first ever article written in this site. Honestly, I'm a little bit hesitant of this blogging platform but I still want to give it a try because last week I was seemingly convince by a facebook user who post about read.cash he mentioned there that you can earn dollars just by writing atleast 600 words per day, well I'm not into writing actually, I don't even care about my grammars lmao. Before I decided to make my own article I spend 2 hours reading some written works of other authors here and to get some ideas of course.
The title was my nickname, for some reasons I want to proclaim that, I am a product of His (Jesus) Grace. I am a sinner and I highly admit that, but I was forgiven and was given another chance to live a different life unlike to my past self. Now my life was meaningful and full of tangible and intangible blessings. I became more closer and closer to Him every single day. His love was my ultimate motivation to survive in this cruel world.
**A little glimpse of my personal life**
I am 20 years of age, a Davaoeña and a born again Christian. I am the eldest among 4 siblings. My mom was a hardworking housewife while my dad was a multicab driver. We we're not blessed to have a luxurious life but I am still grateful for the things that God have given me. My family was my treasure and my everything too that is why I want to do anything just to make them happy and proud. I am also a scholar and currently a 3rd year college student.
**My Past Life**
In the past, my life was a total mess I'm too full of myself, I don't need anybody's help or advice in everything I do. The only one that I could trust was myself, meeting new friends is not in my vocabulary or shall we say I am an introvert being. Engaging to a relationship was a pain in the ass and causes me head ache that is why I was known as NBSB No Boyfriend Since Birth, yet I had only one crush and his name was Derrick he was cute and an exact opposite of me, he is very talkative and acts funny, but that was before when I was 18 years old, better to forget that anyway.
**My Life without Jesus**
I was a wretch, my life doesn't change according to my plans. I fall into depression because of bearing the pressure of being the eldest daughter who haven't any experience in working. My parent's advice triggers my ego. One day when I was passing by a stranger approach me and preach about the goodness of God, at first I feel irritated because I am not into it, but I was amazed by his perseverance even though I constantly ignore him. I know that I was rude on that moment but with the grace of God because of that situation I accepted my Lord Jesus Christ as my personal saviour. I was crying the whole night because I was too blind and unaware that God was waiting for me to listen and submit to Him. From that moment on I decided to accept the invitation of that girl who shared the word of God to me. Thanked God my life became more colorful and full of surprises since then.
I guess thats it, everything happens for a reason and I don't have any regrets following Christ. God bless us all I pray that your life will be full of abundance and blessings.
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