WHEN I started this blog, about three years ago, it used to carry the tagline: The Quest for Happiness. I realized later that happiness is not something we chase. It is something we come home to. So I changed my tagline to: The Greatest Journeys in Life are those that Lead You Home and writing for this blog has helped me make little strides back to where happiness is — home.

Paolo Coelho’s The Alchemist also has the same theme. Spanish shepherd Santiago went as far as Egypt to find the treasure he dreamed about, only to find it in the very same place he comes from.

EVERYBODY NEEDS inspiration.

That’s the fist line of the song that keeps ringing in my head right now. That first line alone hits me. I badly need inspiration. Can you imagine how boring life can be without it? Even Thomas Alva Edison agrees that even a genius will not be complete without 1% inspiration.

Inspiration is what drives you to do what you want to do. You might have the energy to work but without inspiration, you would less likely be successful because you are not highly motivated to do what you ought to do.

YES, I met an accident yesterday. No, calling it first accident, certainly doesn’t mean there’s going to be a second one.

Let me share what lessons I have learned from what happened.

Never go too fast. Timing is crucial.

I was on my way out of the school campus when it happened. I was going to the Division Office to deliver the invitations. (Yeah, the invitations were late because some bigwigs don’t have timetables. They’re always giving us tasks with very short notice.)

WHILE ON our way home, my co-teacher and childhood friend, Sir Rolando, and I talked about some things we wanted to have back in grade school. He said he wanted a raincoat. Childhood memories then flooded my head.

So, I looked for the picture of the thing I wanted to have.  I am sure you have seen one before. I liked it because of its many features. It comes with a combination of the following: a sharpener, magnifying lens, thermometer, compass, mini calculator, and it also has plenty of compartments for other things you want to keep like NBA cards and stickers or cards showing your favorite animé characters.

YES I am and, I bet, so are you. In fact, everyone is.

I know you are going to deny it and you are going to say you are emotionally mature, but I believe that each one of us has, at one point in our lives, tried to catch someone or some people’s attention.

In my case, I do it all the time. I couldn’t just teach without getting my student’s attention. There is a circulating text joke about teachers being persons who could go on talking even if nobody listens. I can’t do that. Why would I waste my energy by doing that?

I USED to know her as the Queen of Mean. But after meeting her Tuesday night, I have affirmed that she really isn’t mean. In fact, she is among the nicest girls to spend an evening with.

I have known Cors online, about three years ago. She once commented on a blog post in my old blog. She used to blog, too. Exchange of comments ensued and we’ve become friends in different social networks.

ARE YOU overly dramatic? Do you believe that your relationship with someone you love is more intimate that it really is? That could be a mental health disorder!

I found this information from The Composed Gentleman’s blog. Such a disorder is called Histrionic Personality Disorder. It is characterized by the following symptoms:

• Acting or looking overly seductive – Not guilty. Whatever I do, I could never be seductive. Haha.
• Being easily influenced by other people – Not guilty. I’m hardheaded and I usually take the path less taken.