Define a crucial change or a turning point.
I've had it.
Alone, empty and asking, "Are you unforgiving?" A dilemma.
Something was saying inside, "Get your life back.
" There were many choices, one was a bitter pill to swallow.
And swallow I didn't.
Before this, I was a man of ambition and pride.
People came to me because I was somebody.
But maybe it is true that life is like a spinning wheel that depends upon a pendulum.
When the battery drains, the pendulum stops and so does the wheel.
My wheel didn't stop - of course - but it paused for a while at the bottom.
I realized there wasn't a problem at all, and that the thing that I thought was a problem was the feeling of being brought down or humbled.
I was in the most humiliating situation that I hated to go out of the four corners of my room, content of talking and conversing to myself.
When tears dried down, when I went back to reality, it was then that I thought I was prepared for another round with life.
But it didn't bring me to that situation by just a short span of time.
It took so long - so long enough that the battle was between me and myself.
I stared blankly at the people I loved who were starting to hate me because I was so far, far away.
I remember the words of a child, "Papa, stand up and I'll guide you through the stairs.
" Was Peter present in her? She didn't even know that my legs were numb, that my backbone had long been broken.
She was unaware that for the rest of her life she wouldn't see me standing, she wouldn't see me walking.
That, for a father, is an unacceptable fact.
But the innocent face, so young and fragile, whose future depended on me, woke me up.
A spiritual healing occurred in me.
Standing up to your situation, facing the world erect, is not just letting your legs support you.
Standing and walking mean shouting with joy that you are healed inside - by a God who is forgiving and loving and merciful.
That is the most acceptable fact.
For a similar true-to-life situation, I recommend these steps: 1.
Before anything else, ask for spiritual healing.
You are given the time to pray and meditate, make use of this opportunity to ask God for guidance.
Feel the presence of God.
It's all right to blame God.
He understands.
He knows you.
2.
Learn to be humble.
Accept your situation.
3.
Don't rush, take time.
4.
Read the bible, and other inspirational books, like "The Purpose Driven Life".
5.
Start to record or write your experiences, make a journal, diary, blog, talk or listen to inspirational and religious people, and others who've had the same experience.
6.
It's all right to talk to yourself.
7.
Remember you have a responsibility to yourself, to your family, to the world, and above all, to God.
An inspiration quote from the Bible: "Blessed are those who trust in the Lord...
They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the head or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green, and they go right on producing delicious fruit.
" (Jeremiah 17:7-8, quoted in Warren 15) The Bible answers many of life's questions.
The contents are very inspirational.
I learned to read it, although before I simply ignored this Book.
Rick Warren's very inspirational "The Purpose Driven Life" is another must read for people looking for answers.
As time goes by, you'll feel that your situation is a blessing in disguise.
"Many things are wrought by prayer, than this world dreamed of," said the late Cardinal Sin, former Archbishop of Manila, in reference to a Shakespearean passage, "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy" (Hamlet 1.
5, p.
31).
Spiritual people always say that we experience miracles everyday, every moment, although we are sometimes unaware.
I experienced my miracle slowly.
I asked all the whys.
He answered me inside by filling me with joy and inspiration, the most important thing we all need.
Sometimes when doubt reappears, tears would just stream down my cheeks, I don't know why.
So what I do, I look up the sky and whisper, "Thank you, thank you, Lord.
" Works Cited Warren, Rick.
The Purpose-Driven Life.
Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila: OMF Literature Inc.
, 2002.
Shakespeare, William.
Hamlet.
2 May 2008.
I've had it.
Alone, empty and asking, "Are you unforgiving?" A dilemma.
Something was saying inside, "Get your life back.
" There were many choices, one was a bitter pill to swallow.
And swallow I didn't.
Before this, I was a man of ambition and pride.
People came to me because I was somebody.
But maybe it is true that life is like a spinning wheel that depends upon a pendulum.
When the battery drains, the pendulum stops and so does the wheel.
My wheel didn't stop - of course - but it paused for a while at the bottom.
I realized there wasn't a problem at all, and that the thing that I thought was a problem was the feeling of being brought down or humbled.
I was in the most humiliating situation that I hated to go out of the four corners of my room, content of talking and conversing to myself.
When tears dried down, when I went back to reality, it was then that I thought I was prepared for another round with life.
But it didn't bring me to that situation by just a short span of time.
It took so long - so long enough that the battle was between me and myself.
I stared blankly at the people I loved who were starting to hate me because I was so far, far away.
I remember the words of a child, "Papa, stand up and I'll guide you through the stairs.
" Was Peter present in her? She didn't even know that my legs were numb, that my backbone had long been broken.
She was unaware that for the rest of her life she wouldn't see me standing, she wouldn't see me walking.
That, for a father, is an unacceptable fact.
But the innocent face, so young and fragile, whose future depended on me, woke me up.
A spiritual healing occurred in me.
Standing up to your situation, facing the world erect, is not just letting your legs support you.
Standing and walking mean shouting with joy that you are healed inside - by a God who is forgiving and loving and merciful.
That is the most acceptable fact.
For a similar true-to-life situation, I recommend these steps: 1.
Before anything else, ask for spiritual healing.
You are given the time to pray and meditate, make use of this opportunity to ask God for guidance.
Feel the presence of God.
It's all right to blame God.
He understands.
He knows you.
2.
Learn to be humble.
Accept your situation.
3.
Don't rush, take time.
4.
Read the bible, and other inspirational books, like "The Purpose Driven Life".
5.
Start to record or write your experiences, make a journal, diary, blog, talk or listen to inspirational and religious people, and others who've had the same experience.
6.
It's all right to talk to yourself.
7.
Remember you have a responsibility to yourself, to your family, to the world, and above all, to God.
An inspiration quote from the Bible: "Blessed are those who trust in the Lord...
They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the head or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green, and they go right on producing delicious fruit.
" (Jeremiah 17:7-8, quoted in Warren 15) The Bible answers many of life's questions.
The contents are very inspirational.
I learned to read it, although before I simply ignored this Book.
Rick Warren's very inspirational "The Purpose Driven Life" is another must read for people looking for answers.
As time goes by, you'll feel that your situation is a blessing in disguise.
"Many things are wrought by prayer, than this world dreamed of," said the late Cardinal Sin, former Archbishop of Manila, in reference to a Shakespearean passage, "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy" (Hamlet 1.
5, p.
31).
Spiritual people always say that we experience miracles everyday, every moment, although we are sometimes unaware.
I experienced my miracle slowly.
I asked all the whys.
He answered me inside by filling me with joy and inspiration, the most important thing we all need.
Sometimes when doubt reappears, tears would just stream down my cheeks, I don't know why.
So what I do, I look up the sky and whisper, "Thank you, thank you, Lord.
" Works Cited Warren, Rick.
The Purpose-Driven Life.
Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila: OMF Literature Inc.
, 2002.
Shakespeare, William.
Hamlet.
2 May 2008.
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