My
past weekend was filled with another breezy beautiful days. I went to Michigan for a praise and worship event with CFM as ASM. ASM just had their new president elected, and
we’re celebrating the event. The trip was fun, I was driving, and the people
with me were so fun to be with. The days were beautiful, a little cloudy, some
light rain here and there, but beautiful nonetheless. Once again, I was given
beautiful days for traveling. 
I met
several new people over in Michigan, along with the ones that I have
already known before. They’re all really nice people, and I feel certain
closeness to most of them which I can’t describe well enough, except to say that
these are few among lots of very important people in my
life. 
There
was some sharing of thoughts of God’s blessings that night. During the event, I
can’t help thinking about the things that I’ve felt. I had forgotten for a very
long time on how to say thank you to God. I had long forgotten a lot of the
gifts that I have received in my life, until a few months
ago.
A few
months ago, I was being reintroduced to my faith, something that I have left to
being staled for a very long time. I had my first conversation with God since
more than 5 years ago. 
Things have been getting better and better ever since. A
few weeks after that, I decided to pursue on deciding for an issue that I have
been avoiding for a long time. As soon as I did that, I felt as if a huge burden
has been lifted off my shoulder, I felt as if I have nothing more to loose, and
I think I began to change. Everything was so much beautiful, everything was so
much better, and everything was so much smoother. There were much less
hesitation, there were much less concerns, and life was just getting better and
better. For the first time in my life, I listened to the insects at night, gazed
at the skies, and I can honestly say how beautiful all that was. Now I feel that
the best gift that God has given me is this moment right now, the air I breathe,
the land I stand on, the sky that shelters me, and this life in me. Every second
of my life is truly a gift. 
Since
then, I meet so many very nice people, I am able to appreciate every second that
I have, I am able to talk to God anytime I want, I keep no worries, and my feet
keep on walking forward. My motto has always been “The best thing in life is its
endless possibilities”, but I don’t think I ever really meant it more than it’s
just something to beat my senses out to keep on moving forward. I have been
wearing the Lance Armstrong band, just because it said “LIVESTRONG”, but then
again, it’s the same as my motto, it’s just a reminder to never giving up. 
Now,
my motto is still the same, but now, I really believe that everything has a
purpose, and everything still has endless possibilities, and God will always
direct me to the right one for as long as I keep on searching. It may not be the
one I want, but it will be the best for me. All of my failures in the past now
started to make sense, and I am starting to see how I have grown up out of those
so called “failures”. 
Now
my LIVESTRONG band becomes my pact between me, myself and God, that whatever happens, there will
always be a way, another possibility, as long as I keep on moving forward, with
this gift of life that has been given to me, that I will use to the fullest. It
will still be my reminder to keep living strong, but no longer as a burden, but
as my way of life. It’s a choice that I have accepted; it’s the life that I will
be living, and it is something that makes me happy. 
The
thought kept lingering over my head throughout the entire sharing session, and I
felt so blessed that all of this time I have not been allowed to take the wrong
turn. I felt that I have always been directed in making the right decision all
the time, even though I didn’t realize it at the time I made the decision, and
for that I am grateful to God.
After
the event, I helped my friends cleaned up the place, then went and spent a night
in Glenny’s place. A few more friends stayed in the same place, and we had a
blast. We talked until morning, and it was very heart warming to be able to talk
to friends like that. It certainly is a great night. 
Sometimes I wished that
these people live next door, so I don’t have to travel that far away just to
meet them, but I guess that’s what makes them so precious, as all of my other
friends in different places. 
The
next day we went to a friend’s child’s birthday party. She was so cute; it was
her 1st birthday, imagine that. The food was great, the people were
great, it was full of laughter and conversation. Then I had to leave early cause
another friend is having her confirmation sacrament in Columbus, so I had to hurry
up to catch that. Luckily we were able to arrive early and did not miss a thing.
Ah, she looked so happy during the ceremony; good for her. A lot of other
friends were there as well to celebrate this event, very very nice indeed
…. 
Then
we went and had dinner together, once again we had lots of conversation, lots of
laugh. Once it’s over, I drove my friend back home, then I drove back home and
reached home a little after 1 ½ hours of driving, just before midnight. I had a
long and nice conversation with my friend along the way, and she pretty much
accompany me in conversation along my drive back home. I was really tired and
went to bed soon after.
Ah,
what a weekend. It was very tiring, but it was very fun as well. I would do it
again in a heart beat ……. 
