TWENTY THREE

 Don’t ever forget that you can:

- start something at 23

- fail at it a year later 

- feel lost at 28

- start something again at 30

- feel you’re on top of the world

- lose everything the next day

- choose the wrong path 

- feel you’re different from others 

- start again at 35 or at 40 or maybe 50

And still succeed.

Because your path is made different. 

It’s not for you to compare. 

Walk on your own path. 

Fall. 

Rise. 

You’re not late, for as long as you keep trying. 

That’s how you can become successful.

YULO

 LALA ENRIQUEZ: Although our circumstances are not exactly the same, I understand what he is going through 💔I have never shared it on social media but my siblings and I were abused as children. We were forced to witness and experience things a child should never have. I only had full understanding of all the things we’ve been through at age 25 and I’m still processing it even now. 

Despite asking for help years and years ago, all that I’ve heard from others are what people are saying here in the comments section, even using the bible (and religion) to protect the abuser (honor thy parents etc..). 

Carlos’ point is not the amount of money that was lost, but the broken trust. It is the principle he is fighting for. In the first place, it was his mom who went on an interview to air out their family issues. 

It is not in our place to talk about this but MANY Filipinos can relate because too often, children are used as an investment and abused emotionally (and financially). 

If you love and respect your child (and treat them as an individual), they will go to the ends of the Earth to do everything they can to make you happy. 

The cycle of abuse ends with our generation...

CARLOS YULO: Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo posted a video on Tiktok regarding issues about his mother, Angelica Poquiz Yulo.

"Ang message ko po sa inyo Ma, na mag-heal kayo, mag-move on, napatawad ko na kayo a long time ago," Yulo said in the video.

"Itigil na po natin 'to at i-celebrate na lang po natin ang mga ginawang paghihirap, pagsasakripisyo ng bawat atletang Pilipino dito sa Olympics," he added.

🎥: Carlos Yulo / Tiktok

MENTAL HEALTH

in family, we need to have a break sometimes, but though we live far away from them, we have to genuinely pray for them and to be genuinely wants the very best for them. -maxene magalona

THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

 Let There Be Light

The word “light” appears hundreds of times in the Bible. It first appears just three verses into the first book, Genesis, during the creation story:

“And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.”

Genesis 1:3-4 NIV

 

Later, when the prophet Isaiah foretold Jesus’ coming, he framed the Messiah as a “great light” that would dawn on those who were “walking in darkness” (Isaiah 9:2). Jesus fulfilled the prophecy in John 8:12 when He declared, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Darkness cannot exist where there is light. Genesis 1 says that God separated the light from the darkness that covered a formless, empty earth—because the two things cannot coexist. And the same is true of sin and perfection. The world fell into darkness when sin entered it. 

But the world wasn’t completely consumed by darkness—we were only separated from God. That’s why He sent Jesus, the Great Light, to guide us back to Him.

Just as a flame burns brightly, its fire also spreads. When He returned to Heaven, Jesus gave us His Spirit, so that we might also be light to others! The Apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 5:8, “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.” 

As a child of light, you can be a light in our dark world by the way you live, speak, and act. Ask yourself: How will I continue to walk in step with Jesus as my guiding light? What will I do to be a light in my world? Who will I share His light with today?

JESUS STANDING NEXT TO YOU

Imagine JESUS sitting right next to you, saying this to you:

“I never send you in a situation alone. I go before you. I stand beside you. I walk behind you. 

No matter what you’re facing in life, don’t let go of my hand.”

The bible says in Matthew 6:34, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of it’s own.”

So stop worrying, GOD’s got you, okay?!

-Mommy Erika-

MARCELITO POMOY

 There are moments when all you have left is prayer.

At eight years old, Marcelito Pomoy was alone, hungry, and searching for his father.

One night, he entered a church and knelt before God. He had no money, no home, and nowhere to sleep.

Later, a stranger approached him and asked, “Kumain ka na ba?”

The man gave him food and helped him find work.

Looking back, Marcelito could only say, “Tingnan mo, may Panginoon talaga.”

God did not remove all his struggles at once. But along the way, He kept sending people who helped him take the next step.

Sometimes, God’s answer comes through a stranger, an open door, or someone who reminds you not to give up.

“The Lord is near to all who call on Him.” -Psalm 145:18

You may feel alone today, but God has not forgotten you.

Keep praying. Help may already be on its way.

BEYOND THE FAME! Behind the viral performances, Marcelito Pomoy’s journey has been a TOTAL ANNIHILATION of extreme poverty and personal betrayals. Many don't realize that before his global breakthrough, he faced a SHOCKINGLY BRUTAL struggle as a street vendor and laborer just to survive. Even after winning Pilipinas Got Talent, he had to navigate a SHOCKINGLY SCANDALOUS legal landscape regarding talent contracts that nearly derailed his international career. His resilience is so SHOCKINGLY POWERFUL that it remains a beacon of hope for every struggling artist in the Philippines.

INA

 "mahirap maging ina, mag-alaga ng anak at magpalaki ng bata. grabe yung sakripisyo physically & emotionally. pero gumagaan at napakadali ng lahat kapag may responsable kang asawa na handa kang tulungan sa lahat at maging sandalan."