tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46182876381336729872024-03-05T13:54:57.374-08:00Taste SpoonSavoring life to the fullest...coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-41120762698645673802012-10-18T02:58:00.001-07:002012-10-18T03:38:59.276-07:00iVerse<p><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px 48px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="child_universe" border="0" alt="child_universe" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AyAj8PxRDLs/UH_SxihaJWI/AAAAAAAARDg/iaTfEQVWusg/child_universe%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="166" height="174">Each of us has his own universe. Your universe is your world created by you. Meaning, you’re the director, you’re the creator, you’re the boss of your experience. </p> <p>So however you experience today about anything and everyone around you, you brought them into creation. It’s you who decide the shape and the ambiance of your universe, no one else… It’s your iVerse… Choose your world…</p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-39286724143723852352012-01-28T22:43:00.001-08:002012-01-28T22:43:41.095-08:00Convive<p>“If you're going to live by the river, make friends with the crocodile” <br>~Indian Proverb</p> <p><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="“If you're going to live by the river, make friends with the crocodile”" border="0" alt="Taste Spoon" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPk4t67aM3Xw57is77YntcB-pnlyPR72VOiorscpofNrfRjUwTwhJGQum-APB12Yu2yhFziy0Gnc75ioi9XOb-b101TKylsfypMQ8K9YUL7lfCVhw7-uhBYDat1F8TlHSivS1Kiena6r0/?imgmax=800" width="404" height="310"></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-52692764606904580462012-01-01T12:47:00.001-08:002012-01-01T12:48:45.457-08:00Promise<p><a href="http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1410378/john-b-bejo/a-promise-is-like-a-bottle-of-milk-when-it-is-fresh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="a-bottle-of-milk-967890411" alt="a-bottle-of-milk-967890411" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-DKAoJ_47PFE/TwDGXT9RfQI/AAAAAAAAOvQ/To5QY3BjXAg/a-bottle-of-milk-967890411%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="109" height="169"></a>“<font size="6">A</font> promise is like a bottle of milk. When it is fresh, it is short lived; when it is processed, it will stay for sometime, but all the same, they have expirations. Believe in a promise, but never hope...” </p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-66017695486558204602011-10-09T07:46:00.001-07:002011-10-09T07:46:01.092-07:00Loud and Dirty<img style="display: inline; float: right" align="right" src="http://www.thegoldbrick.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/rancid.thumbnail.jpg" width="95" height="96"> <p><font size="3"><br>‘Avoid people with loud and dirty mouths; <br>they can kill the spirits…’</font> ~ Florito.b</p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-89355279496658764392011-09-19T13:14:00.001-07:002011-09-19T13:14:52.145-07:00Another Day<p><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="Where-Do-You-Put-Your-Hope" alt="Where-Do-You-Put-Your-Hope" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwHND9BDjwAC5TesgakZ4DxMkUZPm45VFAfk_HmajFLpDKiz0nq0t7fqul3ybpuctdCTQQM6Wh9wsg0QnnqsRJh_HGFqndITD5npikhMux1bjb6-Z7ev_TJ-WASE1v3bc19EGdICs7KrVP/?imgmax=800" width="118" height="123"></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3">Every morning is another day, a new hope, another chance.</font></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-58285479627797325342011-09-13T22:00:00.001-07:002011-09-13T22:00:33.375-07:00Smile-First Policy:<ol><img style="display: inline; float: right" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEH4XuqIc_VBUqlCUlHCih-0LlUiYObXHcSmSyaT6qxcnfliC6jS9vsjNWpIukM4UONgZJHvGKEt5AUPdBriMSd56y_bzzWbXu_r062qDxIoKBXwpMLLJDJzBSFKqcrNlF4ZeXNVIzqVz9/s1600/smile3.jpg" width="119" height="125"><br> <li> <div align="left"><font size="3">Smile. The first thing you should do when you wake.<br></font></div></li> <li> <div align="left"><font size="3">Smile should be the first greetings with every one in the house.<br></font></div></li> <li> <div align="left"><font size="3">Smile at your co-workers. Smile at the sky. Smile at the world. The universe is a big magnanimous mirror. It smiles back at you when you do :)</font></div></li></ol> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-17412266331037571092011-09-10T21:12:00.001-07:002011-09-10T21:40:20.326-07:00Magnanimous<p><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="healthy-heart" alt="healthy-heart" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sXbUIGuP_O4/Tmw1Pv_xZbI/AAAAAAAAOSc/g4SHsRSHpn8/healthy-heart%25255B5%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="163" height="157"></p> <p><font size="3">When your muscles ache, it means they're expanding, they're getting stronger. The same way happens when your heart aches. Your world expands, you're getting stronger and your burden gets lighter.</font></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-624376970914851112011-09-02T16:50:00.001-07:002011-09-02T16:50:45.746-07:00Weekend<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ptDVMXO0E5o/TmFrz5iZa9I/AAAAAAAAORQ/w6nsxzxTD7w/s1600-h/family%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="Weekend is pointless unless you spend it with your loved ones..." alt="Weekend by john b. bejo" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUCuG6PzpNa1_5UK6bZDKFIEg8zJQuC9dx7hliXtd8yzunq_fRdvobUNwitPOfeV0G12xF1PHri9k8TF8c8qI0Dh0SI7ap0lsHIuV25K8O1RdssKU9WjtHo16SfU5ra1z4-27S7rZ3nrX/?imgmax=800" width="128" height="105"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3">Weekend is pointless unless you spend it with your loved ones...</font></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-61247048203675520082011-09-01T03:28:00.001-07:002012-10-18T03:42:11.450-07:00Waiting<p><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" title=" devianart ~ jjap" alt="waiting by john b. bejo" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ny7bHnESl8U/Tl9ePf2a2zI/AAAAAAAAOQ0/I0dPx7oPTag/Waiting_For_You_by_jjap%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="88"></p> <p><font size="4">Waiting is a concrete expression of love...</font></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-21320761443612927632011-08-30T02:42:00.001-07:002011-08-30T02:42:04.831-07:00Disillusionment<p><font size="3"><img style="display: inline; float: right" align="right" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XAb_pCLkixhsUj6PJ_ANpD3S13RphLms-cMnDPoAJqn6PBz-83VRQzoSLwjTIZ2DuS6mIcBQr6Ry6uiJ0fc0pTui7vDRjAZMfoscJe6g2CRkIkgJfVo2DyObE854cB0DNTtjyiAFFYE/s1600/illusion.jpg" width="127" height="155">Are you disillusioned with the person you love? That's good. It means that you’re becoming TRULY in love with that person. Love: it's when you DECIDE to love the person with his/her imperfections.</font></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-12498226826239977682011-08-20T00:57:00.001-07:002011-08-20T00:59:13.352-07:00Sailing<p><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="Life of more like sailing than driving" alt="Sailing by john b. bejo" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0CddiC_0j8s/Tk9o0mssp8I/AAAAAAAAOLc/2U9TMfHwi8o/bw%252520ship%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="130" height="151"></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3">Life is more like sailing than driving: <br>in driving, you remain where you stop; <br>in sailing, once you stop, you'll end up somewhere</font>.</p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-73011065653703022022011-08-09T16:21:00.001-07:002011-08-09T16:21:04.746-07:00Mistakes<p> </p> <p><img style="margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3uWb2zwJH6FCyUvgtk56O9seR0VdJ4wqQAfQHAWJCmQxNB4rClgPd_3XvEBmn3Nhi-T7xG3X2NxTX0_rK5bA35_6SNKbHrM4NLh0N2vHrecmpowqGMddxYNFijiBjg7oGjngk5KFm-87q/s1600/eraser.jpg" width="132" height="117"><font size="3">Only the dead stops committing mistakes.</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-81473386400991960152011-08-07T22:15:00.001-07:002011-08-07T22:15:08.185-07:00Most Important<p> </p> <p><img style="display: inline; float: left" title="key" alt="key" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwnUXcrhUXdcPOkOeRsnG0Um5cbz1J9iEIuVP_WHUW-yKNH9davLiPXNlAHivV_0d2S4Z4ENPis8l-A38MFqR4o-0k9NYnE0jLIP59FdHvWIIRvvYMoFV_TwB0Rk7SXeTWLbqne4cLavO/?imgmax=800" width="114" height="128"></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">The most important question in the world:</font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5">“Are you happy?”</font></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-33775537041983838772011-08-06T16:26:00.001-07:002011-08-06T16:26:39.508-07:00Envy<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-emWc77Q_WHo/Tj3NqXwH79I/AAAAAAAAN9U/MynBJbg_a0w/s1600-h/amphisbaena%252520sm%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><strong><img style="margin: 0px 13px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="amphisbaena sm" alt="amphisbaena sm" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dOINZ4IobDA/Tj3NruZhGsI/AAAAAAAAN9Y/AOukeJZ6X6M/amphisbaena%252520sm_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="131" height="152"></strong></a><br><font size="3">Envy is like a two-headed serpent: <br>it kills the enemy of its master, and its master<strong>.</strong></font></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-59674654829427697942011-08-04T18:41:00.001-07:002011-08-04T18:42:32.526-07:00Plus not Minus<p><font size="2"></font> </p> <p><font size="3"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-49_cdDGRELQ/TjtKUVVQu-I/AAAAAAAAN9A/LT2nsC-wp9I/s1600-h/blackandwhitedovewitholivebranch%25255B4%25255D.png"><img style="margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left" title="blackandwhitedovewitholivebranch" alt="blackandwhitedovewitholivebranch" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uccEU-MP9Z8/TjtKVlDkj0I/AAAAAAAAN9E/PEKuuPNtq4w/blackandwhitedovewitholivebranch_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="132" height="117"></a>As Christians <br>we should not support <br>or 'like' hate pages.<br> We hate sins, but love the sinners. <br>Promote love, be an inspiration be a plus rather than a minus.</font></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-1659830737160908162011-07-31T16:50:00.001-07:002011-08-01T18:11:59.052-07:00Greed<p><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="Hei Ming's "Iron Rice Bowl" " alt="Greed ~ by john b. bejo" align="right" src="http://www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2010/iron%20rice%20bowl.jpg" width="171" height="116"></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3">I have bowls of rice<br>Enough for the many<br>But never enough for the greedy...</font> </p> <p>( This is an old Igorot saying I heard from a priest, which I translated into English )</p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-2341424247537602562011-07-31T05:52:00.001-07:002011-07-31T05:52:36.287-07:00Opportunity<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-r7d391JUoTY/TjVQCraAsfI/AAAAAAAANyA/w1vJ5wdMg4o/s1600-h/Pointing_Finger%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="Pointing_Finger" alt="Pointing_Finger" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fQmAYKlkxhc/TjVQEUm602I/AAAAAAAANyE/DYtoPSb2emk/Pointing_Finger_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="96" height="98"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>When we blame others for our misery, we miss a precious opportunity to grow...</p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-76839810214891224952011-07-22T16:48:00.001-07:002011-07-22T16:50:53.135-07:00Gratefulness<p><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="Healing power of gratefulness" alt="Gratefullness ~ john b. bejo" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yxvNU0HE1GI/TioMZfcQ3hI/AAAAAAAAM5g/HCLF-E9x7PI/boy%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="92" height="141"> <p>Dondon, a child eye cancer patient, was interviewed:<br><br><u>Reporter:</u> What is your illness?<br><u>Don:</u> In the eye.<br><u>Reporter:</u> Ah, so you have cancer in the eye. Are you sad?<br><u>Don:</u> No, sir.<br><u>Reporter:</u> Aren't you sad? Are you happy?<br><u>Don:</u> Yes, sir.<br><u>Reporter:</u> Why are you HAPPY?<br><u>Don:</u> <b>Because</b>... <b>I am alive</b>...<br><br>Don is only 3 years old.. coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-56746413702630402922011-07-14T15:15:00.001-07:002011-07-14T15:15:09.854-07:00Cards<p><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="photo credit: supercoloring.com" alt="Cards ~ by john b. bejo" align="right" src="http://stochastix.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/cards.jpg" width="161" height="129"></p> <p> </p> <p>Life is not having the best of cards, but playing well whatever cards you have in your hands...</p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-71309531490049997822011-07-11T20:29:00.001-07:002011-07-12T15:21:48.917-07:00Alive<p><img style="display: inline; float: right" title=" Marc Tauss/Getty Images" alt="Alive ~ by john b. bejo" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ur3bLu36YnA/Thu_ruvyGHI/AAAAAAAAMwc/cHUsld5CLzc/Man-with-Flowers-in-Cemet-007%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="193" height="121"></p> <p>Let's demonstrate our love <br>in action <br>while they are still alive, <br>not through flowers <br>and loud lamentation <br>after they're gone.</p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-35629515019926535952011-07-10T04:32:00.001-07:002011-07-10T04:32:13.393-07:00Equation<p><font size="3"><img style="display: inline" title="girl-in-sun" alt="girl-in-sun" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--v0mu92ZtDY/ThmNuiQ7zjI/AAAAAAAAMwY/SuU9fQ-fbpY/girl-in-sun%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="196" height="134"></font></p> <p><font size="3">“Life is a simple equation<br>We become what we see or speak or touch. <br>Seek forgiveness, and forgiveness will heal you. <br>Seek love, and the world will embrace you…”</font></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-22993898986985980362011-07-07T18:47:00.001-07:002011-07-07T18:47:21.620-07:00Everyone Is<p> </p> <p><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="photo via blog.keenhire.com" alt="written by john b. bejo" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-l2eDTzx5OkA/ThZhp4ScEgI/AAAAAAAAMwM/zB9swvoUUlQ/hired%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="143" height="125">Nobody has the monopoly of the Kingdom of God.<br>Everyone is a client.<br>Everyone is an agent.<br>Everyone is a manager, a supervisor and an investor in the Kingdom of God.</p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-30526239448611018752011-07-03T16:09:00.001-07:002011-07-03T16:10:54.410-07:00Values<p><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="by_harmony06" alt="written by john b. bejo" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q_G9UBEgGQA/ThD2l2oWgSI/AAAAAAAAMts/x6zlqVlCU_s/by_harmony06%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="138" height="134"></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3">The way we judge life depends on how and what we value most. Where your eyes are, there your heart is.</font></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-11295346448059376252011-07-03T02:46:00.001-07:002011-07-03T02:46:37.009-07:00Reassuring Noise<p><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="Reassuring Noise" alt="Reassuring Noise ~ john b. bejo" align="right" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EXYEZz5hNmk/ThA6XjhPzBI/AAAAAAAAMtg/1ZFkv2TEhrY/laught%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="169" height="111"></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3"><a href="http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1405482/john-b-bejo/its-funny-to-think-that-some-noise-is-positive-and" rel="license" target="_blank">It's funny to think that some noise is positive and often reassuring especially when it comes from our children...</a></font></p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4618287638133672987.post-73724169877207946372011-06-29T17:11:00.001-07:002011-06-29T17:11:22.327-07:00Wonder Morning<p><img style="display: inline; float: right" title="Wonder Morning written by john b. bejo" alt="wonder morning written by john b. bejo" align="right" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aImDh9FGqVc/Tgu_KUNeDWI/AAAAAAAAMtQ/8FV4AHdevFM/sunshine%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="126" height="120">Oh, our sweet, Jesus,<br>We offer you this day our intentions, <br>our fears and concerns, <br>our worries and tears,<br>our smiles and laughers,<br>our hands and the works of our hands.</p> <p>Saturate our thoughts with honest determination,<br>In tune our voices with the melody of your compassion...</p> <p>May our actions reflect your Words,<br>Our faces with your loving understanding...</p> <p>Amen</p> coachjohn20http://www.blogger.com/profile/15144301796178004479noreply@blogger.com0