Take your treasures dreams out of that crowded old closet, dust them off with loving care, and give each not a long, hard look. Forget that they're too far out. Forget that they're hopeless or too unthinkable. Forget that someone will think you've lost it. Forget that you might be called selfish. Forget those things! Wanting is not only your right, it is an absolue prerequisite for a happy life. (An excerpt from my cuurent read Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting by Lynn Grabhorn)

I recalled attempting the #100happydays challenge but it seems I've failed to keep track of the days. ☹ Instead! I've thought of a real   good topic for today's post. ( I think?  ☺) One of my aunts was reading a self-help book and she was coming up with 30 things she liked about herself. During which, she asked me if I could think of any adjectives starting with the letter B. And I gave her brilliant . With that in mind, I decided to come up with some 30 things I like about myself. ☺ I find that I'm always so hard on myself. When I fail to meet expectations, when I'm pressured to do consistently well in school, when life challenges me; I blame myself for all my shortcomings. I guess all I want to tell myself is you've done well . Through the years of endless struggles and difficulties, I've come this far in life. ☺ I stand strong and firm and I'm proud of myself for being me. And to every one else as well: You've done well. I know we all ...

My current read does well with a bag of chips and some soft music, though the latter is more essential really. ☺ (Mitch Albom's The First Phone Call From Heaven ) I walked into Popular Bookstore this afternoon to pick up new highlighters and the first thing I always see when I enter the store are books. Luckily today, I took some time out to explore the section and see what were the latest books this season. By fate, I chanced about Mitch Albom's newest novel, The First  Phone Call From Heaven . It was absolutely necessary for me to own one of the copies and so I conveniently put one in head before heading to the stationery section. Mitch Albom is one of my favorite authors. In fact, he's probably my favorite author. I still remember the first time I read one of his books, Tuesdays with Morrie , I was 12. It was a book I borrowed from a classmate then and I secretly read it from under the desk because I was simply hooked . Tuesdays with Morrie  is a classic and...