When You Feel Far From God

‎"And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
-Jesus- (Matthew 28:20)

Sometimes, we don't know how to pray or how to get out of some heavy burdens that life caused us. I feel that so many times, countless. This verse is a short, meaningful and powerful to memorize. When you doubt God's goodness in your life or even His presence, remember this verse!

God remains the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He never move away from you, we move away and even sometimes pushed Him away from our lives. But, guess what? He remains the same. You can't pushed God away. He doesn't think like us, doesn't feel like us. He is not limited by time, place and circumstances.

He is Omnipresence (present everywhere), Omnipotence (unlimited power), Omniscience (the capacity to know everything).

With that being said, my prayers for all of you today, whether you believe in God or not, Christian or not, is that you will be able to face today and tomorrow. You are not, and will never be alone in this life. You dont have to be alone!

There are things that we can't explain, some calls is destiny, fate, or miracles. There are moments that we could not take it back due to our limitation as a human. But, there are things that still remains a mystery, simply because we could not see the future and whats in there for us. But, anything that you decide and do today will impact the result of that future. Chose wisely, no need to be in a rush, and pray or should I say..just talk to God in your own bedroom. Just you and Him. Instead of paying a shrink, its easier and no fee to talk with God LOL! Do you know that people see shrink not because they wanted to hear what they say to fix them, but they just wanted someone who listen? :)

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." (Isaiah 41:10)

10 tips to avoid stress before vacation

Hello readers, I am so excited today because tomorrow, my husband and I will be leaving on a jet plane to paradise on earth. I am talking about Maui, Hawaii. I refer to any beautiful places as "PARADISE." We have been to Hawaii a lot of times but mostly for work. So, this time we will go there to celebrate our 5 years anniversary. Gotta love marriage life ;)

Excitement, yes! Also, I have noticed that vacation sometimes can bring the not so fun side. It is the fact that we wanted it to be the perfect getaway that we sometimes over think it. We are worry about finding the right time to ask our boss for days off. We started checking our bank account to see how much money we can spend and how to save. We also wanted to wear the right outfits, prepare for a hot body (especially when you are going to some summer/beach vacation).

So, these are some tips that I would like to share with you all. These are some steps that helps me to avoid stress before the great adventure begin.

1. PLAN A MONTH EARLIER.

OK, some of you might like it to be a surprise getaway. But, I find it helpful to plan 3 to 4 weeks earlier. That way we can breathe easily to plan about days off, taking care of our financial, plan activities and prepare our hot body to be bikini ready lol.

2. WRITE DOWN THE LIST.

A. When and where to go. (Date, destination and place to stay)

B. What to do/ plan the activities that will be fun for everyone.

C. Budget. Also find out about discounts and great deals that the hotel, car rent, etc, offered. You will be surprised of how much money you could have saved because you asked if they have special promo/discount.

D. What to wear. Have a vision of what would be your "theme" based on where you are going, the season and the activities. If you have trouble about finding a good deal or outfits, then google it. Sometimes flipping some fashion magazines also helps me find ideas of what to wear or how to make it work.

E. What to bring. That way, you could starting buy one by one of all the stuff you will be needed for the big day. Also, you have some time to look at your drawer and closet to see what you don't need to buy because you still have them somewhere in the house LOL.

3. IF YOU WANT TO LOOK GOOD THEN START DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

This is why point # 1 is a good thing, we have time to prepare. If you want to have a beach body or simply just wanna be healthy on the vacation and look good, then do something to reach your goal. Start planning your workout and nutrition. Stick with it! If there is one or two days that you missed the workout, don't get stressed out. Do it the next day! Just make sure you make time to workout 3 to 4 days/week. Do some easy run and some weight lifting to show off those sexy muscles.

4. START TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS.

Finish those deadlines at work, don't miss a day of working. If you are a student, start working on those homework. Two days before you are due to leave, make sure you finished everything that needed to be done. From cleaning the house and make sure someone will take care of the pet (if you have one), to finish the deadline at work or school. Don't forget to pay the bills that needed to be paid (automatic payment/online is a great faster way) so when you are home from vacation, you still have an electricity and no extra late-fee for a late payment on the mortgage or apartment LOL.

5. DON'T LET ANYONE TAKE YOUR HAPPINESS AWAY.

I don't know about you, but sometimes when we are about to have something exciting, a bad news or things happened. It could really destroy your plan and even wears you down. Well don't be! Stay away from people who will not support your decision to have a vacation that you deserve. Don't let anyone take your happiness away. We all deserves a vacation in this stressful life, especially if you are a hardworking person.

6. START PACKING 3 TO 5 DAYS BEFORE THE FLIGHT.

I love to pack early! I find it less stressful and plus I don't have to be in a hurry and I know what I need and don't need. I also will not forget things that needed to come with me on the trip. My husband is different than me. He always pack the last minute and that works for him, but way too stressful for me to just watch him packing. Make sure to wrap things that spills in a Ziploc's bag. Wrap your shoes/flip flop in a plastic bag so it wont make your dress dirty. Separate things that you will carry with you and things that will go in the baggage. Don't bring things that you will not need or that you know you don't love. Bring things that you love only, that way you will use them.

Also, a week before the vacation, check out the weather just so you know what to wear and expect. If anything needed to be change, like an activity due to a changing weather, then you have an extra plans ;)

7. CHARGE YOUR CAMERA, VIDEO CAMERA, LAPTOP, AND PHONE

The night before the flight, charge your phone, camera/video camera, laptop, etc. Then do not forget to put the chargers with you. Fill up the gas to your car so the next day you won't worry about gas.

8. PUT THE LUGGAGE ON THE FRONT DOOR.

A night before the flight, have the flight itinerary printed out already (print out the reservations will be helpful and save time as well). Bring some cash to make some transaction easier. Make sure you have your passport if you are going out of the country. Double check your wallet for ID, cash, etc. Put things that you will be needed in your carry on, like phone, iPod, snacks, extra tshirt and remember the TSA rules of what you can and cannot bring on the flight.

Lay the outfits that you will wear the night before. Wear something easy and comfortable, also easier for the security check point. Wear a flip flop or an easy shoes to take on and off LOL.

Call your neighbor or family member to let them know where you are going and to give them a contact number, just in case an emergency happened. If you are comfortable to share this kind of information. Sometimes, it is nice to just go on a "secret" vacation :)

P.S. If you have a baby/children, then you have to get things ready earlier. Click/check out this website for some tips of traveling with babies/kids.

9. DO AN EASY WORKOUT BEFORE THE TRIP AND EAT GOOD.

Enjoy your night before the flight. Set your alarm clock and set the snooze. Have a smiley face when you sleep knowing that you have accomplished things that needed to be done. You are at this point suppose to be looking forward to your vacation and don't need to worry about work, or did I do this questions ;)

10. LOCK THE DOOR, ENJOY YOUR VACATION.

When you get things done earlier, there is a huge relief. No last minute worry, shopping or stressing out over something that you don't have to, had you do it earlier. You don't forget things and no need to buy it because you leave them at home. You are mentally and physically ready. Vacation is a must in a year for everyone. Work, save and enjoy the fruit of your hard work. Vacation doesn't need to be fancy and expensive. A local trip is fun as well. Bring the right people to the right place.

Now get out of the house, check your security alarm, double check around the house if anything needed to be turned on/off, lock the door. Go to the airport earlier is saving so much time, no need to drive like a maniac, beat the long line at the security check point and get your dream seat on the plane.

ENJOY LIFE!

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......A-L-O-H-A.....xoxo, Lindsay

No Strings Attached

According to Urban Dictionary, No Strings Attached (NSA)means: Doing something for someone without asking for anything in return. There is another source that pretty much explains it as well. This one is from Wiktionary and it says, Characterized by an absence of conditions or obligations or unconditional. It sounds like a great, ideal way of being a hero and being a Good Samaritan.

But I am not going to write about a Good Samaritan. This time, I want to talk about "No Strings Attached" from a "love" relationship's angle. From this website it says NSA is Where two people decide to engage in a sexual relationship that has no ties or expectation with regards to finances, exclusivity or romance. Literally, there are no strings binding the two together.

Many people these days, especially young people, think that this is a cool relationship. First of all, it doesn't have to involve commitment and then there is a catch, you can pretty much do anything any lover does without the C (commitment) word. Its a win win situation, right?. Especially for those who are not ready to be involve in a committed relationship, fear about it or had a bad experience of it. Whatever your reason or excuses, people have their own opinion about it and so am I ;)

I, for one, is against this. I mean, if you don't want to be involved in a relationship then at least avoid the sex part. Think about it! Whose advantage is it to have access to your body (and maybe soul), without any commitment to their actions?. If you are pregnant, I am not into it. If you get any sexual disease ..oopps!! If you fall in love, don't be, because I am not into it.

Sex is not just a word to pleasure your body. God intended sex to be between a husband and a wife. A man and a woman in a committed relationship, to honor and to love each other. Why does God want it to be that way? Because there is a deep, intimate pleasure in sex. It is not just reaching for your body, it is also touching your deepest soul. There is no greater wound that a heart broken caused by LOVE. It is a powerful word, a deep sense of touching and feeling. It is not just for fun, even though fun is a part of love itself.

You might say that the reason/excuse that you do not want to be in a serious relationship or commitment is because you don't think you love the man/woman. You just want the sex part without the drama that comes with it. Even when the two, or more, of you agreed to live this lifestyle, you should think about the value of your future, your body and your life.

After the sex, is it enough? No, you craved for more. You want more sex, you want more attention, you want more in life. It is just a human in us who always demands more, never satisfied. That is why God wants you to have sex with one person that you love and love you back in a commitment. Why? because God wired our bodies to crave for more sex and be satisfied with it in every level. From physical to emotional to orgasm LOL. God understands that and He intended for you to enjoy sex with pleasure, not being taken advantage of some selfish man/woman, not being a slave of your own addiction or others and not being dumb to think that it is OK to do it because it is what everyone else is doing.

Just because others think it is cool or OK, it doesn't have to change who you are as a person and have to agree with it. Have an integrity within yourself. I, for one, would not like for anyone to just want my body to pleased him and do not want to deal with the aftermath that comes within it. I also don't want to do that to other person. If I want a friendship with a man, then I go for a friendship, not the sex without any (personal) attachment. Sex IS personal and you already are ATTACHED when you have sex with other person. How many babies has died because you do not want the attachment in your relationship? How many hearts had been broken because of this kind of relationship? How many future has to take a different path because of it? etc.

You might feel in control when you have a say in a relationship, but are you really in charge of your life? or is it just a way to make you feel like you "gain" power over a man when you say "Hey NSA, OK?!" and you think you are powerful? I mean come on! If I am a dude then who doesn't want a woman who would like to have sex for free, no drama, no obligation, no responsibilities afterward..no matter what happened? Well..hello world?! LOL

I might be conservative in an old fashion way. But, I do value sex and especially love in a lot of ways. If someone don't wanna be your lover but want your body for sex, then I don't think they deserve the best of you. When you have sex, you give your best to that person. Unless you don't think yourself deserves a great price, then go ahead wasting your value to people who doesn't even think you are valuable enough that they are willing to respect you. If they chose to do the NSA, it simply mean they could do that to anyone at the same time they are doing it with you. No Strings Attached, right? you are free to do it with whoever and so am I.

If a person cannot or will not love you the way you should be loved, then they simply don't deserve your best!

I am not trying to be holy or good girl or whatever you implied through this blog..lol..I am just sharing my opinion. I just want you all to look at your life in a different way. In a way that God wants you to respect yourself. If you can't love yourself, you can't expect others to do the same to you. Even if you are doing it for fun or because you value commitment or love and don't feel to share it unless with the right person. Then, why waste your time, body and energy with the one that you don't see your future with them in it?. Be friend, and ditch the sex part. Sex is temporary, an overnight sensation, but you can't take it back. Whats done is done. No matter how good the sex gets, it wont beat the sensation of doing it with the one you love.

Well, there is a beauty of being in love and share it with one person for the rest of your life. It is not old fashion and no we don't miss anything by not doing the NSA part. It is just not for me, it might be for you, but consider these questions. What do you want in life? How much you value yourself by doing it? Do you see a future in that kind of relationship? What if you fall in love? What are your fears? Why are you doing that? just ask those questions and whatever your answers might be, there your life might lay in the future.

Make a wise decision before its too late or you get too comfortable and confused with what life suppose to be for you. There are many ways to enjoy sex than to waste it with a wrong person, who doesn't deserve you. There is nothing wrong to think "old fashion" in a modern world. At the end, you are the one who has to live your life and live with the consequences that comes based on what you were and are doing in it.

You want to give the best for your future wife and husband, not what's left. If you are not a virgin anymore, you don't have to keep doing it just because you are not a virgin anymore. There is a forgiveness and grace through repentance. Sex might be one of the hardest addiction, but you can control yourself when you set your goal to a better you. If you are too scare to be in a commitment, then like I said, ditched the sex and just be friend. If you are a free spirited person, who does whatever you want in life, that is your choice and I am not trying to change who you are. Just consider it an opinion from a blogger ;)

xoxo,

Lindsay

The "What If" Factor

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I am sure that we all have our moment when we feel like we could have done something different in life. May it be a career choice, spouse, diet plan, etc. We also have one of those moments when we doubt our decision. Sometimes we even get mad at ourself for letting us down.

I was talking with one of my relative and she was still drowned in sadness because her husband died years ago. She could not or should I say, would not, move on with her life. It is OK to mourn and cry when someone died. It is OK to start slowly with the moving on process, but it has to be done. Moving on has nothing to do with forgetting the person.

Moving on means you have to live your life and let that dead person, that we love, rest in peace. Those who died has finished their duty in life, not the living though. We are still living our life, so please don't die with them while you are alive. We need to let go of some things in our life that needed to go.

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There is also a dangerous factor of don't want to move on with life or don't wanna let things go the way they should. Holding onto something like this is unhealthy. It ruins your life and others who actually cares and loves you. Do you have any idea how many hearts has been broken just because you are too busy caring for the dead and forget the living?. Your husband might be dead, but your children are alive. Your wife might divorced you, but your children depends on you. Your boss might fired you, but you don't have to be a jerk to everyone around you.

INHALE LOVE, EXHALE HAPPINESS

INHALE HATE, EXHALE BITTERNESS

I am not just talking about death. I am talking about broken heart because someone break up with you. I talked to my friend who seriously wounded because of her boyfriend. She thought they should be together forever and he did not think that is a good idea for them. Fast forward, years later a.k.a now, she still think that her life would be much better had she married him. I mean..COME ON!

When are you going to wake up and starting to realize that certain thing happened for a reason? In her case, BETTER reason. The end of something bad, might be the beginning of a new season of greatness in life. If we are willing to let go and move on with our lives.

I have been there and done that and wear the t-shirt!

I am not trying to be mean. I just want people to realize how much potential life has to offer them, had they willing to think positive. Even when bad and sad things happened to us, we have to survive the life. If we want to change the way we live then we must move on.

The sad part of don't want to let go and keep thinking the "What If" factor in our heads, is losing. We lost opportunity to love a new person or be loved by them. We lost relationship. We lost chances. We lost a lot of times that should be filled with happiness, instead of depression and pills to make you sleep.

Stop thinking about "What if I married him, life would be better" or "What if she is still alive, I might not be like this" or "What if I did not break up with him, I might have 5 kids by now" and so on. Appreciate what you have now and NOT what you could have had, IF __ (fill the blank)

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The "What If" is a pity cry because you are too afraid to move on with your life. It is a fantasy that will never happen. So, unless you are willing to shake it off your head and think straight ahead, you will live the same miserable life forever. Let's be honest, nobody wanted to live with regrets of the "What If" that suppose to be that way. The what if in your head eliminate opportunities in life, break your life and others around you.

If it is not meant to be, then it is not meant to be. Don't push your life to turn around and stay in the past. Push forward, no matter how hard things might get during the process, keep pressing forward. You do not want to live in that "What If" prison of mind. What's not meant to be, must not meant to be. Don't try to take control over something that is already over.

Accept the fact that many times, life doesn't turn out the way we wanted to be. There are things that we can still do something to change it, but there are things that needed to be done. Do not try to win something that is already been defeated. Do not try to change something that cannot be changed. Some things are the way they suppose to be because that is the path that God prepare for your future. But, if you don't trust Him and take things into your own hands then be careful, because things might get messy and you will never find the right way unless you chose a different path in life.

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What if can either makes you more creative in life or hold those creativity from you. Be free and enjoy life. Your future is not over yet because someone died. Your life should not end because someone break up with you. Your family don't have to suffer just because you can't control your emotion, etc.

People who could not letting go tends to rejected happiness because they thought they could not be happier unless things go BACK the way it should be. They think life as a tragedy and they are the reason people say, "Misery loves company."

You do not wanna be the misery followers or friends. Life is too precious to waste it.

Enjoy life!

Let Go and let GOD! 

xoxo

Lindsay

Since You've Been Gone

October 21st 1991

That was the first time in my life that I have to experienced losing someone close to me. It was the day my grandpa, Johhny Henry, died. I was 10 years old and I was very close to him. I spent most of my after school days visiting him and accompanied him. He died in a hospital bed and I was there. I was watching every single pain he had until he closed his eyes. Then, he was gone, forever.

Johnny Henry Pussung

It was a very tough time for me. 10 years earlier, I lost my grandma to heart attack. But, I was only 1 years old at that time. This time was different, because I was 10 years old and I was very close to him. I was close to both of my grandfathers. Johnny Henry is my grandpa from my dad's side. I forever love him and miss him.

June 14th 2001

That was 10 years ago today. It was the day I lost my other grandpa that I love dearly, Robert Messach. He was one of my hero in life. He taught me so much about integrity, honesty, compassion and he had such a big heart. He is loved and respected by many. It was such a hard day because I spent my whole life with him. I also took care of him until the day he died. I still remember that day very clear in my head. I was leaving to visit my uncle and he was on his bed and smiling at me. He said, "Hey, can you buy me some Silver Queen's Chocolate?" and that was the last words he said to me before I left.


I was in one of the mall in Jakarta, Indonesia, when I received a phone call from my mom. She said that grandpa fell on the bathroom's floor and he is in coma. I remember taking the bus back to my uncle's house. It was the longest, most painful day of my life. I kept thinking of everything he has done for my family. His voice asking me to bring him his chocolate was inside my head, over and over again. It was too soon and too sudden for me. 

WHY, GOD?!

I arrived at my uncle Roy's house and then they took me to Bintaro International Hospital. Grandpa was laying there, in coma. I heard all the machine that support his life beeping and beeping. I looked at him and he look so peaceful. I cried and there were silent. I did not know what to do, but prayed. My grandpa was the strongest man alive. He was in the ARMY, he was active in Karate. He was an athlete and a coach. He was an inspiration to many people. He was the political advisor to many great leaders in Indonesia. He was a hard working, honest and brilliant man. On that hospital bed, he was just an old man in coma. Helpless!

Robert Messach Kermite

He died and that was the hardest day of my life. But, at the same time I had peace in my heart. He died after he received Jesus Christ to be his Lord and Savior. That is more than any money could buy. 

He was created for God's own pleasure and he died in God's glory.

I asked God to let my grandpa live until at least 70 years old and He answered that. I asked God to allow my grandpa to be saved, and He answered that. My grandpa fell from stairs and he could not walk. He was in and out the hospital because of hepatitis and other complication in his body. But he was a fighter. He lived linger than what the doctors predicted. Then one day, he said he wanted to be baptized and so he did that. He also wanted to go to one of a church's service in Jakarta, Indonesia. In that service, they asked if anyone would want some healing prayer to come up front. So, my grandpa decided to go with his cane. He got up there, and he walked. Yes people, miracle happened. God is forever faithful and I am forever grateful to have my grandfathers in my life. They are my heroes and I will always love them, forever.

Gone but nor forgotten. Died but not in vain. Forever loved and missed! I love you grandpa J.H.P and I love you too, grandpa R.M.K

Until we meet again, in heaven!

xoxo,

Your favorite grand daughter

:)

♥ ♥ ♥

5 years of being a wife!

So, today is our 5th Anniversary and am so happy to be married to my husband. These are some pictures on our 1st to 5th Anniversary. We met in Chicago, married in San Diego and now we are living in San Francisco, CA.

JUNE 8TH 2006

JUNE 8th 2007

JUNE 8TH 2008

JUNE 8TH 2009

JUNE 8TH 2010

WE WENT TO INDONESIA. SPECIFICALLY, WE WENT TO BALI, MANADO, BITUNG, LEMBEH THEN JAKARTA, BANDUNG AND LEMBANG. NICE VACATION :)

JUNE 8 TH 2011

I LOVE THIS CARD. WAY TOO FUNNY!

SURPRISED ME WITH THIS IN MY BACKPACK THIS MORNING

AND THESE STUFF WERE HIDDEN ALL OVER THE HOUSE ;)

I WILL WRITE MORE TOMORROW. I WILL ALSO POST MORE PICTURES OF US. WE ARE GOING TO SPEND OUR ROMANTIC GETAWAY SOMEWHERE TROPICAL. I WILL LET Y'ALL KNOW WHEN THE DAY IS HERE. PRETTY SOON!

..FOREVER IS NOT JUST A WORD, ITS OUR LOVE. THIS LOVE IS AN ENDLESS JOURNEY AND IT IS THE LONGEST ONE IN OUR LIFE..

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A heart shape Veggie Chips of mine ;)

I love this Veggie Chips from Trader Joe's and this is the picture I got from this website.

So, June 8th will be my 5 years anniversary. Look what I found in the bag of chip, a heart shape chip. Awwhh..so cute, isn't it? This is the picture of my perfect heart shape's chip. Thank you Trader Joe's. This made my day brighter :)

Sometimes, God has a weird sense of humor. Even in little things like this chip, I found a humor on it. I mean, come on, from thousands of chips that they sell in the world. I am the lucky one who got a PERFECT heart shape chip. Pretty cool huh?!

How is your Sunday, readers? I hope y'all have a perfect lovely day. Just like my heart shape chip ;)

LIFE IS A FUN RIDE, ENJOY IT ALONG THE WAY! LITTLE SURPRISES MIGHT MAKE YOU SEE LIFE DIFFERENTLY!



XOXO

Hot Button

YIKES!

Hot Button is something that elicits a strong emotional response or reaction. It is could also means a controversial subject or issue that is likely to arouse strong emotions.

Hot Button's issues could rise between one person to another. We are all human and we have different upbringing, background and values in life. Somehow, sometime, in our process to become who we are today. There are things that we have seen, experienced, learned, passed and moved on. But, there are things that are still lingering on our mind and heart that we still could not get it over with (or moved on). Its either something that we think we are right, wrong, could fix it, or still not decided what to do about it. It is also something that has an emotional connection to it, that makes us really sensitive about that issue. Some has one hot button and others has more than one. Which one are you?

Someone say that Life Is A Choice and I totally agree with this statement. Because I think that nobody deserve to live a life they wished to live, but the one who is living his or her own life. In life, we also have to interact with other people because we are a social creature. We will always need someone else to complete our survival on this earth. Even if you are the world's number 1 loner, you still need others to live. But, sometimes the closest people are those who always and often push the hot button in us.

Even though, we have been warning those people to stop talking about it or just simply shut up, they kept saying it. Over and over again, when they have a chance to open their mouth. I don't know why certain people thinks they have every right to say how to live other people's life. I also don't mean this as something bad. Sometimes, it is good to remind others to live their life for their own good. There is a different between helping them to be better and making them feeling bad about their lives. There is a different between an advice and an order. There is a different between sharing your feeling with them and pushing your own agenda attacking their feelings.

Sometimes just because you are a friend, neighbor or a family member, it doesn't give you any right to keep pushing the same button over and over again. Especially,when the person you are trying to "grill" warned you about it. When someone say, "I get it" or "Stop saying that" or simply just leave the room with an angry face on it. Then, you should get the point that they don't like to talk about that issue. I am not talking about teenager's going through that phase of their teenage life. I am talking about adults who thinks they have every right to dictate other adult how to live their life when it has been decided. When that other person you are trying to "grilled" already made up their mind about that issue, then STOP "suggesting" or saying it over and over again, like we are dumb. We get your point, but too bad, we decided to go our way. After all, this is my life!

How to deal with people who keep pushing your hot buttons?

Here are my advice :

1. Avoid them

2. Let them know how you feel about the issue, in a polite manner. If they still trying to make their agenda become yours, then do number 1.

3. Think about their advice, if you think you are not ready or theirs is not going to work for your life. Then, do it your own way. Have confidence in yourself!

4. Knowing that this is YOUR life and therefor other people must respect your decision. Again, if their advice is for your own good, then think about it.

We all need other people to survive in this world. But, if those people brings nothing but bad energy to your life, then find another friends. If that is a family member, then call or visit them on holidays only LOL.

I hope that those who are reading this posting understand that we were once in both side. We were on the side who pushed the hot button, we were also on the other side as the one who were being pushed. We all know what and how it feels like to be on both sides. Sometimes, just because you are older or related to someone, it doesn't give you FULL ACCESS to dictate their lives. People made their own choice and decision for their lives, respect that.

Sometimes silence is golden, you know. Keep asking the same question in a very disturbing, pushing and hurtful statement, is an insanity to expect a result you would want to see. If you think by keep pushing it, the other person will change their mind. Think again! You might just bought your own ticket to be an outsider in their lives.

Respect other people, even if it is your own child. Giving your advice is good, but that is it. No more pushing hot buttons. Which part of this is a sensitive issue for me?, that you don't understand? LOL!

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Have a great weekend readers. I know I will ;)

XOXO,

Lindsay

10 Little Things To Enjoy Life

I have been reading about people saying a hundred little things to enjoy life. Hundreds are not too "little" anymore, right?! Is it just me who thinks that anyone can have their own version of little things that we can do to enjoy life?. Everyone could and should have it. Tonight, I am going to share mine.

First of all, by little, I meant simple and enjoyable. But sometimes we forgot them as an enjoyable moment.

Here we go, 10 Little Things To Enjoy Life by ME!

1. Clean up your house. Cleaning can be a pain for some people, but I find it as an amazing therapy to reduce stress. Nothing beats a clean house with beautiful flowers on the vase, colorful art and the smell of a clean, fresh air. New decorations idea would be fun as well.

2. Read one book that you have been wanting to peek for months but too afraid to buy it, or simply don't have time to do it. Some of you might not find reading as "interesting", but I encourage you to do it. Just one book that caught your attention and read it!

3. Cook your favorite food. Trying new recipe could be fun as well. But, sometimes if you want to enjoy it, something that you love and knows very well, would be more enjoyable to do. Not to mention less time and less stress ;)

4. Take a walk around your neighborhood. You will be surprise of how a small little plant, the smell of wet grass or the color of one's house would make your day better.

5. Watch the sunset or sunrise if you are a morning person. It would be awesome if you live near the water, better view. There is a great healing in this activity.

6. Go see a movie, by yourself. No companion, just you and your choice of a movie (and snack). Having a house for yourself with your favorite guilty pleasure TV show would be awesome too.

7. Call an old friend that you haven't talk in ages.

8. Buy a new frame and hang some new pictures or paintings on the wall.

9. Drive around with no destination. Just drive with your favorite music in the car. Enjoy the moment and the miles you have passed.

10. Plan a vacation. People say that planning is stressful, but I find it entertaining and gives me something to look forward in the future. I am a beach gal, so I would looking forward for somewhere warmer, sunny, beach, good food and massage!

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Thats it guys and gals! Hope you can enjoy little things in life that makes you happy.

Say, what are your version of "Little Things To Enjoy Life?" ;)

xoxo,

Lindsay