Your mantra for the week: “When I set my mind to it, all goals are attainable.”
I have often declared in IAMISM that if you can’t image it, you can’t have it. That is the importance of what we call Imagination.
Many use the words “dream,” “goal,” “purpose,” “aim,” but what all these terms have in common is an image. It is the video or visual version of your thoughts and feelings, expressed in the way you use the words “I AM” in its three persons, as in “I am,” “you are,” “he/she/it is.”
Try saying “I am a winner,” and then compare it with “I am a sinner,” and you’ll discover the contrasting images they create.
In an average of 16 waking hours—assuming that you’re asleep for eight hours—there’s a continuous flow of images. When one focuses on a particular image with continuity, this will manifest in one’s life.
This is the essence and the goal of the mantra—which directs your thoughts and feelings toward your desires, which, of course, has an image. I’m grateful to readers who have sent testimonials on how effective this mantra method is.
The reason that people do not bring forth their pursuits is because they easily forget them. They aim for one thing intensely one moment, and then move on to another goal so quickly, thus, not giving the coveted image a chance to reveal itself on the physical.
In a camera, you focus only for a few moments to get a good picture, while the subconscious mind necessitates a dwelling upon a cherished good for its manifestation.
Imaging power
Dear reader, start using your imaging power effectively. You’re already using it unwittingly, but not in the direction that will bring your heart’s desires. Your daily images are a mixture of the negative and the positive, and it is unfortunate that the majority fill their minds with negative images like their fears, worries, complaints, finger-pointing and their judgments. These have to be reversed and you can do it because you are the king in the kingdom of your mind.
Boy’s abundance
Boy Abunda’s book, “It’s Like This,” contains 137 “abundable thoughts.” I have chosen nine of these reflections that make it clear to me why the media personality has become successful.
“I started my first seven years on earth in a remote barrio of a remote town of a remote province. It was in this remoteness that I built my dreams of greatness.
“In the seminary we were taught to practice all of the virtues—integrity, honesty, humility, courage, love. Not all of us were present when these virtues were taught.
“Tatay was born out of wedlock, and I knew he was angry. This anger drove him to love his mother so dearly. Living in poverty caused his heart attack at 47.
“With Nanay’s love, everything became possible.
“It took a long time to convince me that playing basketball does not make anyone macho.
“In love, I suffered much pain too early. For a long time, I became numb, but then I found love in a dance studio. After 30 years, we still dance like we did on the first day we met.
“Too much pain can blind the heart. Cry until you cannot cry anymore—then the recovery starts.
“It’s hard to be in a relationship where you are defined by each other’s expectations. Allowing each other to be completely free is also very hard. Pray and Play.
“Talk is my arena. Silence is my sanctuary.”
The whole gamut of his 137 heartfelt celebrations can inspire anyone to continue dreaming for greatness, no matter how remote they may seem. Oh, boy, the bottom line is, get a copy of the book!
16 years and counting
Last Sunday, Nov. 19, Philippine Tatler celebrated its 16th anniversary at Shangri-La at the Fort. The beneficiary is again the Child Protection Network (CPN), which has served 68,694 cases and has 84 child protection centers in 48 provinces.
Cocktails started promptly at 6:30 p.m. at the foyer. It was packed to the gills—the elegant ladies sashaying to and fro, some with trains with lengths that could compete with the MRT, to show off their couture gowns and their sparklers, whose value could match a king’s ransom.
We were then led to the grand ballroom through a tunnel of fabulous flowers that matched some of the gowns that evening.
The program proper started shortly after Irene Martel-Francisco and Anton San Diego warmly welcomed the guests.
During dinner, Regine Velasquez-Alcasid began serenading the guests. Halfway through her performance, she walked down the stage and asked those who wanted to dance to join her. It started the ball really rolling— the dancing went on even after Regine’s upbeat song.
The auction followed suit, with works by visual artists Mia Herbosa and Betsy Westendorp and a one-week stay in the Bradley home in Provence, France, bid out.
Philippine Tatler’s awardees for 2017 were Tootsy Angara for the Most Stylish; Sen. Loren Legarda, Patroness of the Arts; and Zenaida Tantoco for her Lifetime Achievement.
Truly, the evening was successful because it raised more than P8 million for CPN which was beyond the goal. Hats off to Philippine Tatler for making a difference in the lives of many children who have been physically and emotionally abused or bullied.
Best-dressed women
Our best-dressed women of the evening were Tina Jacinto in her Renee Salud “penetration gown”; Frannie Jacinto and Mia Borromeo, both in Ito Curata; Yoli Ayson in Patricia Santos; Zelda Kienle in Jun Escario; Stephanie Gonzalez in Rajo Laurel; and Kathy Huang in a tuxedo by Ascot Chang— what a stunning idea for an evening at a “train station.”
The ‘Carendrie’ concept
In a so-called social wedding held in a new hotel at The Fort, known for its high-end prices with its usual A-list guests, some were surprised that the waiters, who were bringing out the plates after dinner, were emptying them right beside the tables on standing service trays which can be described as in a very Carendrie way, the English slang for carinderia.
Well, many of the guests were mostly very rich social-lights, a few socialites and, judging from the accessories they carried, were soc(ial)-zeros, too.
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