the awesome little things

I love my work. I love my life. I do. But every once in a while I'd get cramped up with routines and deadlines. And it's a constant struggle not to get defeated, instead to rise above it and shine. My fight to survive led me to my colorful romance with pens, notebooks, stickers, washy tapes, post its, construction papers, beads, crayons, pencils  and more pens :) They just make me so happy. Recently, going through another bout of crampiness [cramp+grumpiness] I wanted to explore other stuffs. Something creative, something that can perk up the other side of my brain. I turned to writing for some solace but the blank screen keeps staring back at me with the cursor impatiently waiting for the keys to move, ready to scream me off if only he could talk. I gave up and looked up to heaven again to plead what He has to say.

I'll skip the part on how it all started but just very recently I got interested in looking at photographs. Particularly those that awaken a certain spark of gratitude and inspiration in me. And I'm even more interested to learn how to tell a story through what I see. This new found interest fills my veins with enthusiasm and my head with endless ideas. I am excited once again to wake up and open my eyes, to pause and savor, to take slow steps and enjoy the sights. It has added a new flavor to my prayer life. Everywhere I turn, all I see is beauty. And it brings me back to the Source of everything who can delight my soul even with the minutest thing. It's like being blessed once again with a pair of new eyes to see and appreciate the little details. I hope one day, I can be able to show you the best way possible what I see and how it has blessed me. The sharing part is what excites me more. Let me just have time to learn a few skills before I can let you all in on it :) In as much as I was blessed by how a life is lived, I pray in my own little way I can also spread some inspiration to thank God who made all these things possible. Who am I that you should love me? But I cannot argue. I am loved. And  every second is an opportunity to love God in return. Simply by celebrating the awesome little things. 

my firsts :)