Have you ever witnessed something so traumatizing that even years after, you still remember it as if it was yesterday?

Yes! I remember one. A few years back, I witnessed a bad road accident. A lady was crossing the road when this big SUV came rushing towards here trying to beat the red light and guess what? The lady flew far as if she was an stick thrown away by a javelin thrower.

I just pray everytime I remember that. Whether or not you need God, please always pray for everyone! It will make you feel good.

Upon reading this entry, can you do me a small favor and pause for awhile? Have you thanked God for everything that he has done despite of all the disasters and misfortunes some people receive?

You hear people say, “stop and smell the flowers, appreciate the sunset and thank God for the blessings.” But, do you really do that? Because some of us doesn’t. Take this time to do that.

That is a field of tulips in Amsterdam Netherlands. See God’s beauty through it!

It’s not everyone that can see such sceneries, even just in photos.

He has great power that he can make a once successful city, into a ghost town.

By appreciating these blessings, God knows you are thanking him.

Have you ever heard the name Ophelia? No offense but I don’t find that appealing to my ears. Everyone has a name. It is a certain label one gives to either humans, animals, things and places to be able to distinguish one from the other, although sometimes there are people who have pretty much the same names.

Each person has the freedom to give any name they wants. Just like any parent naming their new born baby. And because of this freedom, it is hard to avoid those who would give names that are really unique, hence, weird. But everybody should keep in mind that the tag name ‘weird’ is only an opinion, and not a fact. The list below shows some of the weird names one could name their child, or their pets, or anything for that matter.

1.    Quadrilateral/Equilateral/Parallelogram/Trapezoid (Polygons)
Ever imagined this? Your kid don’t even have to write his name on the quiz paper. Just draw shapes and voila! There goes his name. To tell you the truth, there are some people who could name their children after the different polygons. I wonder what Pythagoras sons name was.

2.    Precious
Reminds me Lord of the Rings. This name isn’t really a unique name. But it is in this list because there are some people who name their child Precious, which is a name normally given to pets, specifically dogs!

3.    Sapphire/Opal/Diamond/Turquoise (stones)

Yes, we all know that your child is valuable to you. So precious, that you would name them after stones? Please  don’t. They might confuse it with their real birth stones. But nowadays, there are already quite a few people who were named after the different precious stones such as Pearl and Crystal. But to name someone or something after the other strones such as the ones named above would be weird, and hard to give a nickname to!

4.    Mercury/ Mars/Pluto (planets)

Although everybody would probably know Disney’s popular dog named just like the 9th and smallest planet, Pluto, it would be very weird to give this name to a person. Naming a person after the planets we have would definitely be weird! By the way, Pluto is not considered a planet already.

5.    Tangerine/Strawberry/Orange/Banana/Melon (fruits)
There are some fruits given to people as names that aren’t weird. An example of this would be the name Cherry or Apple. But this does not mean that naming humans after fruits wouldn’t be so weird, such as the ones above.

If you name your kid from one of the choices above, you can be pretty sure it will be 90% unique. Unique is not always best but with a little creativity, you might set a new trend in baby naming for the future.

I was surfing around and saw this image…

The circle there shows that star wars character, R2D2 is also in the movie, Indiana Jones. I am not sure though if the stick person in front of him is supposed to be C3PO.

This is what’s wrong sometimes with us. We criticize and scrutinize everything in a movie and at the end of it, you are failed your own objective and that is to enjoy. You watch movie to enjoy and not to be a movie critic (unless that is your real job). So next time you will watch a movie, just enjoy and stop feeling like you are one of those American Idol judges!

We know that goal setting is important. Without this, you are a blind duck flying to the wrong pole while everyone else is flying to the right pole. We’ve heard different tips about this a thousand times on what you should do so your goals will be met. Alignment is one of the key and by this; you should align everything to your goal.

Can you imagine a company with employees that have different goals? Every one of them will be heading into a different direction. No goal will be ever met if that will be the case. Aside from alignment, you need motivation to empower and encourage your alignment strategy. Here are some steps to enhance your goal setting strategies:

1.    Post a picture of what you want

It also can be a photo of what you want to buy when you reach your success point. It may be the most expensive thing in the world or just something that you wanted to have a long time ago. That will be the one to encourage you and pump you to your limits so you can reach your goal using your adrenaline.

2.    Make a deadline for everything

This really works. Believe me. I am no management guru like Dr. John Maxwell but this has done wonders in what I do. Of course, making a deadline is nothing. Following the deadline is everything.

3.    Seek help

Sometimes, we think that we are all-knowing and we don’t need help. No. Once you stop learning, you stop growing. It is better to ask then to be laughed at. The time you think you know everything? That is the time you will fail and grow old. God should be the first one you would ask help from. Again, you better believe me on this.

Miracles really do happen. Just have faith and walk the right path. Goal setting is just a part of reaching your goal. God is the one who pushes you to the right goal.