Chatter

I'm in a place which name was derived from a sky element and nature
A place where people eat, drink and chat 
The atmosphere filled with endless noise from the people and the radio 

In front of me is a group of women
celebrating a new addition to their group 
and the week that has passed 

In my left are men 
Their thoughts spoken as if its their sword 
and their words uttered like their sparring with one another 

From another area comes laughter 
Most of them boisterous 
while some are slightly reserved

Lingering
I began to see how these chatter connect, convey and celebrate 
How in one sound they understand each other 
they feel one another  
they make sense 
they alter 

But there's also another noise that I forgot to mention 
the one that came from a lil Acer 
its keyboard clicking 
Clicking and clicking 
someone was trying to connect 
and talk 
not with someone 
but with a place where 
her thoughts are poured 
and shared 
from her mind 
to yours 

REN (08.19.21)

BitterSweet

It’s 1:26 am. For some weird reason, I am always awakened during the 3^rd watch of the night just to be reminded to write this, or at least, type this! *gyah! Finally, on my 3^rd week of ignoring the tug, I am now writing it down. 

I am sure that as you read the title you are hoping that this post will be about chocolates or food, but its not! As a human, I am sure at some point you were able to experience difficult situations and off course difficult people. Dealing with them can sometimes be easy but most of the time it’s hard or should I say, challenging especially when it comes to a point that this people are hurting you already. Well, I may not have all the solutions to all your problems but may I recommend something that helped me cope up with it – Pray to God about them!

Yes! Pray about it! Not pray for it… pray about it! Tell on them to God. Learn to tell God what they’ve done to you, what happened and how pissed you are about it. I’m sure that most of us would rant about it first in Twitter or FB, second to our close friend, and third to our friends. Maybe you’re like “Me? Pray to God about it? Hirap na nga ako magdasal tas irereklamo ko pa kay God!” It may feel awkward at first but hey! HE CARES! Psalm 62:8 encourages us “Trust in Him at all times; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us”. If what we feel at the moment or what we felt was nice and sweet, the Psalmist would not have told us to pour out. There are some things in our heart that we need to let go– hurt, anger, doubt, bitterness, unforgiveness, and confusion. The goal is to pour out (let go) of the bitter waters that may want to linger in our hearts so that the sweet waters of God (i.e. peace, joy, kindness) can go back in and stay.

It may seem weird at first, but I am sure that as you try it and practice it, it will help you step back, process the situation and see if its really worth that wrinkle in your forehead.