Quotes from Single Woman

The Single Woman by Mandy Hale is primarily about letting go and moving on from failed relationship and knowing one’s self worth with God given gifts. The book is very inspiring and promotes positivity despite odd in life.  We love.  We have loved. We loss the love and we were hurt.  We cried. We suffered pain but from all of these are still experiences that we have to be thankful for because it means blessings for something better are coming.  My top 10 favorite lines from the book are:

1. “Love is not finding a “better half” but an “equal match”.  Love is letting go when you want to hold on.  Love will never require you to sacrifice your dreams or your dignity. 

Love isn’t uncertainty.  It isn’t a “maybe” thing.  It isn’t a question. Its always an answer.”

2.   “When things end with no warning and leave you feeling as though your world has been flipped upside down, something greater is at work. The exit of that person, thing or dream was a boarding pass to somewhere new, somewhere better, somewhere you need to be that you weren’t going to reach without losing some baggage.  Realized that if a door closed, its because what was behind it wasn’t meant for you.”

3. “Seasons come, seasons go, seasons change, but the lessons remain.  You cant force a season to last if its time has passed.  Happiness is loving every season for different reasons.  Embrace the season you’re in, and when its time to let go, embrace your chance to begin again.”

4. “You cant truly heal from a loss until you allow yourself to really feel the loss.”

5. “Whatever you’re facing in your life - -a test, a heartbreak, a detour, a letdown, a doctor’s appointment, a delayed dream --- when the rains of fear come, let your windshield wipers of faith answer.  Stand strong, knowing that your destination is still there,  It hasn’t changed, and it can never be erased by a few drops of rain.”

6. “Life wasn’t meant to have an eraser.  Much like enthusiastic kids, were meant to finger-paint boldly on the canvas of life with no thought of how perfect the finished product might be.  Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly but merely to be lived-boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, and magically lived.”

7. “Sometimes it takes a wrong turn to get you to the right place.”

8. “Don’t run from what was.  Embrace it.  Allow it to wash over you, cleansing you for the past and carrying you into the future.  We are not meant to go through life as blank canvasses.  Things, people, and events leave their mark on you, and you leave your mark on them, resulting in the beautiful masterpiece of a well-lived life.”

9. “As messy battle-scared, and imperfect as your journey may be, it is uniquely yours, and that makes it beautiful.”

10.                    In heartbreak lies opportunity.  Lessons learned from one broken heart have the power to heal thousands more.”

References:

    1.      The Single Woman by Mandy Hale c. 2013

    2.    http:// www.thesinglewoman. net

Philippine Laws on Women and Children

Today, women are not only called “queen of home” but also a leader, entrepreneurs and professionals, an empowered women of today!  We already have the voice, the participation and representation in the society.  Considering the value of women in our family and in our society, specific laws were enacted for the protection and promotion of the welfare of women and their children.  Some of the important legislations in the country today are as follows:

1.           The 1987 Philippine Constitution

a.   Article II

SECTION 14. The State recognizes the role of women in nation-building, and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men.

b.   Article VI

SECTION 5 (2).  The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the party list. For three consecutive terms after the ratification of this Constitution, one-half of the seats allocated to party-list representatives shall be filled, as provided by law, by selection or election from the labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, women, youth, and such other sectors as may be provided by law, except the religious sector.

c.    Article XIII

 SECTION 11. The State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services available to all the people at affordable cost. There shall be priority for the needs of the underprivileged sick, elderly, disabled, women, and children. The State shall endeavor to provide free medical care to paupers.

d.   Article XIII

SECTION 14. The State shall protect working women by providing safe and healthful working conditions, taking into account their maternal functions, and such facilities and opportunities that will enhance their welfare and enable them to realize their full potential in the service of the nation.

e.    Article XV

Section 3(2)

“The State shall defend:

(1) xxxxxxx;

(2) The right of children to assistance, including proper care and nutrition, and special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation and other conditions prejudicial to their development;

xxxx

2.           Republic Act 6725 

April 27, 1989

“An Act Strengthening the Prohibition on Discrimination Against Women with Respect to Terms and Conditions of Employment, Amending for the Purpose Article One Hundred Thirty-Five of the Labor Code, As Amended”

3.           Republic Act 6972 

November 23, 1990

“An Act Establishing a Day Care Center in Every Barangay Instituting Therein a Total Development and Protection of Children Program, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes”

4.           Republic Act 7192 

December 11, 1991

“An Act Promoting the Integration of Women as Full and Equal Partners of Men in Development and Nation Building and for Other Purposes”

5.           Republic Act 7322 

March 30, 1992

“An Act Increasing Maternity Benefits in Favor of Women Workers in the Private Sector, Amending for the Purpose Section 14-A of Republic Act No. 1161, as Amended and for Other Purposes”

6.           Republic Act 7600 

June 17, 1992

“An Act Requiring All Government and Private Health Institutions with Obstetrical Services to Adopt Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Practices and for Other Purposes”

7.           Republic Act 7610

June 17, 1992

“An Act Providing for Stronger Deterrence and Special Protection Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination, and For Other Purposes”

8.           Republic Act 7688 

March 3, 1994

“An Act Giving Representation to Women in Social Security Commission Amending for the Purpose Section 3(A) of Republic Act 1161, as Amended”

9.           Republic Act 7877

February 8, 1995

“An Act Declaring Sexual harassment Unlawful in the Employment, Education or Training Environment, and for Other Purposes”

(Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995)

10.       Republic Act 7822 

February 20, 1995

“An Act Providing Assistance to Women Engaging in Micro and Cottage Business Enterprises, and for Other Purposes

11.       Republic Act 8353 

September 30, 1997

“An Act Expanding the Definition of the Crime of Rape, Reclassifying the Same as a Crime Against Persons, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, and for Other Purposes”

12.       Republic Act 8369 

October 28, 1997

“An Act Establishing Family Courts, granting Them Exclusive Original Jurisdiction Over Child and Family Cases, Amending Batas Pambansa No. 192, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes”

13.       Republic Act No. 8505            

February 13, 1998

“An Act Providing Assistance and Protection for Rape Victims, Establishing for the Purpose A Rape Crisis Center in Every Province and City, Authorizing the Appropriation of funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes”

14.       Republic Act 8972

“An Act Providing for Benefits and Privileges To Solo Parents and their Children, Appropriating Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes”

15.       Republic Act 9208

May 26, 2003

“An Act to Institute Policies to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons Especially Women and Children, Establishing the Necessary Institutional Mechanisms for the Protection and Support of Trafficked Persons, Providing Penalties for its Violations and For Other”

"Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003"

16.       Republic Act 9262 

March 8, 2004

“An Act Defining Violence Against Women and Their Children, Providing Protective Measures for Victims, Prescribing Penalties Therefor and for Other Purposes”

17.     Republic Act 9710

July 28, 2008

"The Magna Carta of Women"

We celebrate women empowerment not only this month but every day! #womensmonthPh #womenempowerment #Filipinasempowerment

Reference: http://www. nscb.gov.ph

My Favorite Quotes in Eat, Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

If there is a throwback post, this would be my entry circa November 2010 in my Facebook Notes. For a certain time and condition, we pursued or pursuing for our own happiness, peace, hope and love. Sometimes things do not fall into our favor but what is important, we tried something to make it work. 

[Eat Pray Love is a story of career-oriented woman who has been married for years but at certain point in her life felt that certain emptiness and discovered that she is being unhappy with her married life.  She filed a divorce and engaged on a rebound relationship which did not work out.  The next years of her life were spent travelling the world to find her peace and happiness.

She travelled in Italy, eating and enjoying life ("Eat") for four months. She went to India for her spiritual development (“Pray”) and spent the last quarter of the year in Bali, Indonesia looking for ("Love")].

1.    “God is an experience of supreme LOVE.”

2.     “Your treasure – your perfection – is within you already. But to claim it, you must leave the busy commotion of the mind and abandon the desires of the ego and enter into the silence of the HEART.”

3.    “You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the MIND. That’s the only thing you should be trying to control.”

4.    “Learning how to discipline your speech is a way of preventing your energies from spilling out of you through the rupture of your mouth, exhausting you and filling the world with words, words, words instead of serenity, peace and bliss.”

5.    "Do not look at the world through your head; look at it through your heart."

6.    “People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. “

7.    “Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. “

8.    “….it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.” 

9.    “Smile not only with your lips but also with your Liver.”

10. “For everything happened, there is always reason for reason we dont know yet but soon it will be revealed.”

Single or in a relationship today, it is still indeed a HAPPY HEARTS DAY!

Ten Things to Get Through About Anything by Douglas Pagels

                                 

         

1.                      Stay Positive. (Hopeful people are happier people.)

2.                     Choose wisely. (Good choices will come back to bless you.)

3.                 Remember what matters. (The present moment.  The good people in it.  Hope and dreams and feelings.)

4.                      Don’t stress out over things you cant control.  (Just don’t)

5.                      Count every blessing. (Even the little ones add up to a lot.)

6.                      Be good to your body.  ( It’s the only one you get.)

7.                 Listen to the wishes of your heart  (It always seems to know what’s true, what’s right, what to do, and where to go with your life.)

8.                      Understand how special you are!

9.                      Realize how strong you can be.

10.           And know that YES, you’re going to make it through, no matter what.

Maybe you wont be dancing in the streets or jumping on the bed….but you are going to get through the day, the night, and each and every moment that lies ahead. (I promise.)

Good Vibes 2015!

Quotes from Pope Francis, Philippines 2015

During his 4-day visit in the country, Pope Francis (Lolo Kiko) left us with messages of God’s love, faith, hope, and compassion:

1.    "God is a God of surprise because He loved us first."

2.    "We can love Him but we must let ourselves be loved by Him. Real love is being open to the love that comes to you. The love that surprises us."

3.    "Rest is so necessary for the health of our minds and bodies, and often so difficult to achieve due to the many demands placed on us. But rest is also essential for our spiritual health, so that we can hear God's voice and understand what he asks of us.”

4. "Only by becoming poor ourselves, by stripping away our complacency, will we be able to identify with the least of our brothers and sisters."

5.   "It’s a compassion that makes us put our hands in our pockets and give something to the poor. But if Christ had had that kind of compassion he would have greeted a couple of people, given them something, and walked on. But it was only when he was able to cry that he understood something of our lives."

6.    "Certain realities of life we only see through eyes cleansed by our tears.”

7.    "In the family we learn how to love, to forgive, to be generous and open, not closed and selfish. We learn to move beyond our own needs, to encounter others and share our lives with them."

8.    "When you lose this capacity to dream you lose the capacity to love, the capacity to love is lost."

9.    “Women have much to tell us in today's society. Sometimes we are too 'machistas' and we don't allow enough space to women. But women can see things from a different angle to us, with a different eye.”

10.  "You may be poor yourselves in material ways, but you have an abundance of gifts to offer when you offer Christ and the community of his Church. Do not hide your faith, do not hide Jesus, but carry him into the world and offer the witness of your family life!"