PETE Speaks

PETE Speaks PETE SPEAKS is a journal of my daily activity with a bit of Christian notes..

11/17/2021

Passages in the Bible deal with God's concern about lying as found in Proverbs 12:22 — “The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy” — and in Proverbs 25:1: “Telling lies about others is as harmful as hitting them with an ax, wounding them with a sword, or shooting them with a sharp arrow ...

11/13/2021

A VIEW FROM A WRITER RE WORLD ISSUES:
With that in mind, here are five global issues we think should be prioritized in the year ahead.

1. ENSURING EQUITY AND INCLUSIVITY AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO.

2. ACCELERATING PROGRESS ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

3. MAKING PEACE WITH OUR PLANET

4. CONFRONTING A LOOMING HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE.

5. REIMAGINING MULTILATERALISM

These are what one writer thinks should be done.

11/12/2021

November 12, 2021
(This is an edited repost)

I remember a song popularized by a singer, titled "Ala-ala", translated literally as "Memories".

Most "Tanders", a millennial Filipino term for old folks or seniors, do this - recalling old memories.

We count our days as time goes by. I remember when I was in my younger days I kept my diary writing my daily activities. Each evening before bed I would scribble my notes and I fancied in doing it. I vividly remember that I only wrote the things that were “good”, i.e., those that I enjoyed, transient things and did not put down anything unpleasant. Come to think of it, they were more about fancied imaginations, maybe frustrations or unrealized wants. Haven’t we all undergone such experiences? Days were when we had to be dressed up but we would only soil ourselves out in the dust wearing shorts, long pants, trousers, overalls, coveralls or sailor suits. And in whatever wear we had on, imagined ourselves some super-hero.

I wrote about them in my diary, and my memory was self-limited to the things I enjoyed more. Television was black and white, and so I tried to see things in black and white. But, of course, my eyes told me what was red, orange, blue green or a rainbow. Fuschia was not even a color to me then, and neither was magenta.

Childhood days were actually colorful. I never wanted to miss out on anything, had fun being in the middle of everything. There was no concern if someone else stole the show so long as I had a part. Attention, or none of it, did not bother at all and growing up was just like any other kid. Although attention deficiency syndrome (ADS) was identified before (1900s), it was not known during our time.

A bit of history info - ADHD was first mentioned in 1902. British pediatrician Sir George Still described “an abnormal defect of moral control in children He found that some affected children could not control their behavior the way a typical child would, but they were still intelligent.

We all grew up and whatever we went through all those years were part of what we call today as growing pains. There were meaningless gaps in growth because there was only enough time for each activity, so we think. But we are our own witnesses for the progression of our time. We see our nights and days passing by. Recall of our childhood days, into adolescence and into our current ages make us understand how we developed. Physically, mentally, spiritually and how we got involved in inter-personal situations, personality development from what we were to what we are now – all these form part of our growth.

We can write about these or recall for as long as our memory remains vivid and time will tell us when to stop. We have tablets in our hearts and most of them are written there. More explicitly, we have our brains which store data allowing us to remember memorable events in our lifetime. There is a dreaded moment in time when we will no longer be able to retrieve information through our memory.

Writing them down makes it easier for us to exercise our memory capabilities. Written notes are good reads. Someday a memory decline will come and we know this will reduce the quality of life. I would say then– to make hay while the sun shines. Days will not always be sunny so that while we have the time, let’s gather up treasures that will last beyond our earthly time, spending time wisely, writing them down in the diaries of our hearts.

This takes me to the word of the day – Proverbs 7 -My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. 2 Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. 3 Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

Yes, write them down folks, and keep your diaries close by.

Ala-ala, ng tayo'y mag-sweetheart pa: namamasyal pa sa Luneta..

Be blessed everyone. Continue to observe safety protocol and have a good day all.

11/09/2021

November 9, 2021 post
(Previously posted; updated)

Tech Savvy

Wow! It-nician.

Our younger generation of technocrats come up with terms to "aptly" describe automation, machinery, mechanics, robotics, telecoms, artificial intelligence (AI) and related. topics and sysems.

Fact is - Techno advances determine the shape of life, life styles, human relationships, standards and societal trends.

Specifically, such advances are shaping our life issues in all levels, work stations, home inter-action, community relations and inter-relations, and friendships.

Each group intersects with digital technology, world conflicts, border problems, health issues, race issues, rising sea levels, global warming, immigration - "all" facets of life.

Not only are we probing beyond earth's boundaries and earth's deepest part but even the core of the minutest particle – the nano.

It brings to the core of how man tries to understand the beginnings of life.
It is called Nanotechnology—the control of matter at the level of atoms and molecules.

I quote:
Nanoscience and nanotechnology are the study and application of extremely small things and can be used across all the other science fields, such as chemistry, biology, physics, materials science, and engineering.

The ideas and concepts behind nanoscience and nanotechnology started with a talk entitled “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom” by physicist Richard Feynman at an American Physical Society meeting at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) on December 29, 1959, long before the term nanotechnology was used. In his talk, Feynman described a process in which scientists would be able to manipulate and control individual atoms and molecules. Over a decade later, in his explorations of ultraprecision machining, Professor Norio Taniguchi coined the term nanotechnology. It wasn't until 1981, with the development of the scanning tunneling microscope that could "see" individual atoms, that modern nanotechnology began.

All these “human” technological advances and probes belong to a small portion of what we know.

Now, imagine the complexity of the human body systems - how God's infinite wisdom put us together.

We are God's intelligent design. Tech savvy? All that is sourced thru Him, allowing mankind to explore and discover for himself what already has been. To the point that man has abused and misused the given capacity to twist, mold, and re-shape the existing.

But we all recognize, at least the believer in Christ, that the source is God. Christ in whom are hid all treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2,3).

He is tech savvy.

Have a good day everyone. Continue to exercise safety protocol.

11/08/2021

November 8, 2021

PASAKIT / HARDSHIPS

The whole world is suffering now because of C19. 5.05 million recorded cases to date, and growing.

This magnitude may now compare with biblical plagues, the bubonic plague and other plagues which decimated communities off this earth.

C19 continues to reek havoc and death with no cure in sight as scientists and laboratories struggle to find a cure. Only preventive measures are implemented to re-start society and economies.

It all seems to have been started from a Chinese community Wuhan which has been referred to by some as the virus center of China.

Biological weapons have been used before.

The use of biological agents is not a new concept, and history is filled with examples of their use.

Attempts to use biological warfare agents date back to antiquity. Scythian archers infected their arrows by dipping them in decomposing bodies or blood mixed with manure as far back as 400 BC. Persian, Greek, and Roman literature from 300 BC quote examples of dead animals used to contaminate wells and other sources of water. In the Battle of Eurymedon in 190 BC, Hannibal won a naval victory over King Eumenes II of Pergamon by firing earthen vessels full of venomous snakes into the enemy ships.

Will there be no end to this? Is it normal that powerful countries continue to have that attitude of conquest?

How much more hardships can we endure. It?

Endless questions; I. summarize it as a result of human depravity, of acquiring more to the extent of covetousness.

Will there be no contentment?

When is enough really enough? Should we want more than necessary?

Philippians 4:12, NIV: "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want."

This materialistic attitude is all, destroying every fabric of normalcy.

Yet it is our choice, well-deliberated, maybe.

Can't we just trust God? He knows what we truly need.

I would. Won't you?

Have a good and blessed day everyone. Please continue to observe safety protocol as we are still in this crisis.

11/05/2021

November 5, 2021 post

STUMBLING

AY!!! Nadapa ako. Kaya ko ito. (OH, I stumbled. I can do this and stand up). Can we, really?!
We stumble a lot. Physically, yes. We fall on the ground, we do a MISS-step and fall, we step on a pebble, we slip on wet ground, on spilt milk or water on the floor; even when avoiding something. Yes, in many ways we stumble. We can even say things at the wrong time, to people we dearly love and care, and to strangers.

I quote a writer:

I love what God promises in Psalm 37:23-24! God knows–and orders the steps of His children. He’s planned them from the very beginning. And He truly enjoys being involved in the details of our lives. Nothing is too small or too large for Him!

God knows about them all: the good, bad, and the ugly. He sees every temptation and every victory. David, the Psalmist, learned that often as he dealt with danger, near-death, temptation, and rejection.

And this promise not only acknowledges God’s care of us. Another translation says, “He takes pleasure in his way” (HCSB).

What God promises does not depend on anything we’ve done or not done,
We only need to trust Him, receive His gift, and be draped in Jesus’s righteousness.

Our acceptance of Jesus’s forgiveness, through His death and resurrection as the covering and payment for our own “ungodliness,” qualifies us for this promise: when we stumble (and we will), we will not be completely overwhelmed by the trials, temptations, or distractions our enemy designs to make us fall. They don’t have to defeat us, because He is holding our hand tightly. (This promise is not referring to a temporary fall into sin; but God has other promises that apply to that, like 1 John 1:9).

We may stumble, but if we fall, it will only be into God’s hands. End of quote. ctto.

Should we then even stumble? Each step helps determine the next, for an original intent.

It is, therefore, important to be deliberate and circumspect when we walk.
So also even as we are still in this C19 crisis.

Have a blessed day, everyone.

11/03/2021

November 4, 2021 post
(previously posted)

PASKO NA?!!!
(It's the Christmas holiday season)

About a week before Christmas day, people begin to troop to bus stations, the piers, or airports to the far-flung provinces. This is in preparation for the longest holidays in most Christian countries. But even non-Christian countries have come to observe these holidays as part of a long tradition.

In snow-covered cold countries, that ubiquitous plastic Santa stands out in front yards welcoming carolers, visitors, friends and relatives to partake of food treats, that roast beef, fried chicken, and all sorts of food and goodies.

Back in Manila and the rural areas, the same festive mood is felt. Those in the province' prepare the fatted pig, turkey, chicken, goat and lamb. These have been fed to reach butcher time ready for the season. Chocolates, queso de bola, ham, lechon (roasted whole pig) sweets, candies, gifts fill the Christmas tree. Christmas lights out front homes in fancy design. Special places in city parks get filled with huge Christmas trees, lanterns of all shapes, and buntings

Such is the Christmas holidays.

Time to see people troop to bus stations for that much-awaited trip back to family in the provinces. The holiday season is taken seriously.

Many countries begin their Yuletide season at different dates. So, what does yuletide really mean, and where did this come from? A little research - The word Yuletide comes from late Middle English and its first recorded use was in the 15th century, around 1475. It originates from the word 'yule' meaning 'the Christmas season' and 'tid' or 'tide' meaning 'a point or period of time'. Yule or Yuletide is a festival historically observed by the Germanic peoples. Scholars have connected the original celebrations of Yule to the Wild Hunt, the god Odin, and the pagan Anglo-Saxon Mōdraniht. (from Wikipedia).

From my readings, I found that more recently, this was a period of celebration, a pre-Christian festival associated with the (northern) winter solstice, later absorbed into the festival of Christmas; Christmas season, the period around Christmas, Christmastime. Many historians see this period differently. But for Christendom, it is more popularly celebrated as the period around which the birth of the Saviour Jesus happened. Although the date of his birth is not specifically stated in the bible and without confirmed historical reference, Christian theologians stand firm in agreement that it was about between 6 BC and 1 BC. This period was agreed as an estimated time based on biblical events using the New Testament Gospels of Luke and Mathew and the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. In the late 330s AD, Pope Julius 1 declared: “December 25th, Christ born in Bethlehem, Judea. The first recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on December 25th was in 336, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine (he was the first Christian Roman Emperor).

Christmas is celebrated to remember the birth of Jesus Christ who Christians believe is the Son of God. For the Roman Catholic world, the name 'Christmas' comes from the Mass of Christ (or Jesus). A Mass service (which is sometimes called Communion or Eucharist) is where Christians remember that Jesus died for us and then came back to life. The 'Christ-Mass' service was the only one that was allowed to take place after sunset (and before sunrise the next day), so people had it at Midnight! So we get the name Christ-Mass, shortened to Christmas. Evangelical churches celebrate it almost similarly.

Both, in the newer generations, have lost much of the meaning and significance, unless they listen to what is said about during the Sermon time which is, unfortunately and usually, the most “boring” time during a service or mass. Some people even take advantage of it to get that short nap, sometimes their heads droop down and quickly snap up like they were listening, with some raising their heads a bit and doing an “agreeing” nod of the head, as if they understood what was being said. Then they fall back to sleep. If they snore, usually the wife elbows him, so that he pretends to be listening again. Have you seen these scenarios? Ha, ha…yes..ha, ha..because they can be distracting – unless you came in there just to observe people. I must admit on some occasions I was just as guilty as others.

There are many different traditions and theories as to why Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. A very early Christian tradition said that the day when Mary was told that she would have a very special baby, Jesus (called the Annunciation) was on March 25th - and it's still celebrated today on the 25th March. Nine months after the 25th March is the 25th December! March 25th was also the day some early Christians thought the world had been made, and also the day that Jesus died on when he was an adult. The date of March 25th was chosen because people had calculated that was the day on which Jesus died as an adult (the 14th of Nisan in the Jewish calendar) and they thought that Jesus was born and had died on the same day of the year.

Some people also think that December 25th might have also been chosen because the Winter Solstice and the ancient pagan Roman midwinter festivals called 'Saturnalia' and 'Dies Natalis Solis Invicti' took place in December around this date - so it was a time when people already celebrated things.

Today Christmas is now celebrated all over the world, Christians or pagans. It is more for family and friends to come together and remember the good things they have. IT IS GIFT-GIVING TIME, and bonding time. That is all what it means for many, but for Christians there is a more serious reason – remembering the coming of the Lord in human form, a saviour, a sacrifice in place of sinful mankind. Many do not know that this was the main reason why He came.

In the Philippines, the Christmas season kicks off on September 1st or the start of the so-called ‘BER months’ – more than three months before the actual Christmas day. Christmas songs start playing on the radio and in the malls, holiday promos from airlines pop up, invitations from friends and family to get together and eat out start coming in, and Christmas trees, balls, and lights now occupy every department store’s racks – literally overnight.

For every Filipino, Noche Buena is considered as the most-awaited feast because families get together and dine around midnight, being the time that we understand to be when Jesus Christ was born. Then during Christmas day, we visit friends and relatives, or we host them if they visit us.

September 16 is 100 days to Christmas and starts the day Filipinos celebrate the season. We celebrate Christmas the longest, as we look forward to family gatherings and reunions.

Make Christmas time more meaningful, folks.

Happy holiday season, everyone.

MANO PO NINONG.

Be blessed all and have a good day.

10/31/2021

October 31, 2021 post
(originally posted June 30 2020; revised)

NAMAN, NAMAN. HAY NAKU!!
(Translated literally: Also, also. Oh my mother)

The idiosyncrasy of language.

How people express themselves when surprised vary, depending on the circumstances.

Oh! OMG. Aww, eww, Ahh. Uhhh, yahoo, huh, strong brief and deep throated sound, groan, a moan, a guttural sound, a loud voice, or a soft sigh.

People usually give out these strange sounds which express dismay, sadness, frustration, disappointment, joy, gladness or some other feeling. These are the things we "normally" hear these days because of covid..

They could mean some emotion without any more meaningful sentences added to them and expressed spontaneously.

Wikipedia has a definition for it-
expression that occurs as an utterance on its own and expresses a spontaneous feeling or reaction. It is a diverse category, encompassing a number of different parts of speech, such as exclamations, curses, greetings, response particles, hesitation markers and other words. More like an emotion in an abrupt and exclamatory way.

When somebody behaves in this manner it is a way of expressing an emotion or feeling. It is amazing how these can stand on their own conveying a strong message.

Is it normal? We usually get into surprising situations which may be mind-boggling, unexpected or unbelievable and would unsettle us, react negatively, positively or even freeze. We might even have some sort of unexplained disorder but our thinking processes would respond to what it thinks might be happening. Maybe the brain process itself is relating to a previous experience.

So we do react and a first sign of it is a sound (oh!), a groan or a moan, a jerk, a slight movement, or something so twisted it could be too confusing.

In the very few moments we are able to deal with it as we respond. Life is full of surprises. Our natural and survival instincts help us while our first interjectory expressions are initial.

This brings to mind how the Lord surprised His disciples and the crowds. He made provisions. He just suddenly appeared before them, like walking thru a wall. They saw and spoke with Him alive after He was crucified, and many more.

We can think of many reasons why He oerfirmed miracles. But what strikes more pronounced is that He wanted his audience, including us now in this present age, to turn our eyes on Him, the author and finisher of our faith. It is His way of calling our attention to what He is as He showed His love for his audience and us. He warned them and us to be aware, alert and forewarned. Days are coming when the evil one will try to shake our faith. So,

1 John 3:13 “Do not be surprised, brethren, if the world hates you.”

The present covid situation adds strain to an already messed up world. But we have to prevail and endure. The strength in us proceeds from the Lord.

Have a good and blessed day everyone.

10/28/2021

October 27, 2021 post ((Revised repost)

ANG UTAK (The Brain)

Ah, he's got no brain at all; nitwit, an idiot, a fool, a half-wit. Walang sinabi.

Our brain is a very complex part of our body. Not even geniuses or brain experts have fully determined its capacity which exceeds far beyond the most advanced computer or artificial intelligence, both of which are ONLY man's concepts.

The AI (artificial intelligence) and supercomputers may speed up the processing, calculation, analytical aspects and business productivity and surpass humans and accuracy in certain specialized fields but will not be able to surpass human intelligence completely in all aspects of life.

So, what is the Memory Capacity of a Human Brain?

My little reading tells me that the human brain’s memory capacity in the average adult can store trillions of bytes of information. In a Stanford Study, it was reported that the cerebral cortex alone has 125 trillion synapses. In another study, it was reported that 1 synapse can store 4.7 bits of information. Neurons are the cells which processes and transmits messages within the brain, and synapses are the bridges between neurons which carry the transmitted messages. Running the numbers – 125 trillion synapses – 4.7 bits/synapse, and about 1 trillion bytes equaling 1 TB (Terabyte). This storage capacity is an amount over 74 Terabytes (just in the cerebral cortex alone).

If you have a fairly new computer, tablet, or smartphone, you understand the phrase “megabytes” and “gigabytes”, this knowledge might help put your brain’s immense information storage capacity into perspective.

Early-generation personal computers had – at best – a few megabytes of hard-drive information storage capability. That’s a few million pieces of digital memory – seemingly a lot at the time, but small by today’s standards.
For instance, it is not uncommon for today’s smart phones to have “gigabytes” (16GB, 64GB, 128GB) of memory capacity or more.

To put this in perspective, the computer onboard the first Apollo spacecraft that landed on the moon had an operating system with just 64 kilobytes (64 KB) of memory storage capability.

The computer in that example could handle just over 64 thousand bytes, which is just over 64 thousand characters of information. Today, most digital toasters have more computing power than Apollo 11 had, and your average smartphone is literally light-years ahead the computer that guided and controlled that spaceship.

Bringing this back to the human brain, according to a 2010 article in Scientifuc American the memory capacity of the human brain was reported to have the equivalent of 2.5 petabytes of memory capacity. As a number, a “petabyte” means 1024 terabytes or a million gigabytes, so the average adult human brain has the ability to store the equivalent of 2.5 million gigabytes digital memory.

To put that in perspective, according to Computer World, Yahoo – the Internet giant – has created a specially-built 2.0 petabyte “data warehouse”. Yahoo uses the immense information storage capacity of this data warehouse to analyze the behavior of its half-a-billion monthly visitors. “It is not only the world’s single-largest database, but also the busiest”, the magazine reported.
By comparison, the IRS’s own massive data warehouse, which keeps track of 300-plus million Americans and many more million businesses, has the capacity of 150 terabytes of memory. Yet Yahoo’s 2.0 petabyte computational center, which can process 24 billion “events” a day, is a full 20 percent smaller than the capacity of a single human brain.

The human brain is indeed a marvel, with more capabilities than most of us can imagine. As more studies are coming out – it is only a matter of time until we truly find out how much the human brain can store. The human brain and nervous system is prone to the same kinds of problems as any other part of our bodies, and we at CNS are here to help people manage – or return – their brain and nervous system to peak operational ability.

End of quote.

So, that little research above is only a portion of what our brain is all about. Our brain processor can process every bit of information passed on, by what we see or hear, to our brain instantly and already made its summation to also instantly respond in a twinkle of our eyes, split of a second.

Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you. (Psalm 32:9).

The horse and mule described in Psalm 32:9 are controlled by bit and bridle. The bit and bridle create pressure on the horse’s or mule’s head that makes it difficult—and painful—for the animal to go anywhere except where the rider wants to go.

In other words, we can't be robots. We have been endowed with a mind attuned to God. Our role is to use it wisely.

Sentido comun. Use it wisely.

We are still in this C19 crisis. Please continue to observe safety protocol.

Be blessed and have a good day everyone.

10/26/2021

OCTOBER 26, 2021 POST (REVISED)

BONUS TIME/DOUBLE PAY?

IT IS ALMOST THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN COMPANIES BRACE FOR EXTRA EXPENSE. CHRISTMAS BONUS.

I USED TO WORK FOR A WELL ESTABLISHED BANK. IT HAD FIXED CONDITIONS, TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT, LEVELS OF QUALIFICATIONS, LEVELS OF EXPECTATIONS, PAY HIKES, PERKS AND MANY OTHERS.

AT END OF EACH QUARTER, SIX MONTHS OR YEAR THE COMPANY I WORKED FOR GAVE OUT INCENTIVES BASED ON PERFORMANCE.

PERFORMANCE MEANT MEETING DEADLINES, INCREASING COMPANY MARKETABILITY, HIERARCHICAL AND OFFICE ENVIRONMENT BEHAVIOR, AND MANY OTHERS. AND, MAYBE, DOING MORE THAN NECESSARY.

IT IS NOT ALWAYS A PERFECT SITUATION BECAUSE WE HAD DIFFERENT. MANAGERS; DIFFERENT WAYS OF DETERMINING HOW MUCH INCENTIVE WAS TO BE OFFERED. MANAGERS ARE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE - HUMANS. THEY ARE POSITIONED BECAUSE COMPANIES FIND THEM FITTING TO FULFILL SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS. SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE DETERMINING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF FUNCTIONS, AND SOMETIMES BEYOND WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM.

AT TERM PERFORMANCE REVIEW, USUALLLY QUARTERLY, SIX MONTHS OR ANNUALLY, PERKS, SALARY ADJUSTNENTS OR BONUSES ARE DETERMINED.

TYPICALLY A 3 PERCENT RATE ADJUSTMENT IS GIVEN, UP TO 5 PERCENT OF BASE PAY, OR A LEVEL OR TWO UPGRADES ANNUALLY; FROM WHICH A BONUS IS BASED ON. NOR ALWAYS.

A BONUS IS AN ADDITIONAL PAY BEYOND THE SALARY OR RATE OF PAY AND IT IS A COMPANY’S OPTION TO GIVE IT OR NOT. IT IS NOT REQUIRED BY LAW (I THINK, OR I MAY BE WRONG).

THE RECIPIENT SOMETIMES MAY BE APPREHENSIVE, OR EXCITED. SOME ONE ELSE MAY FEEL ANXIETY, WORRY OR FEEL LIKE HAVE SOME SWIMMING AND FLUTTERING SENSATIONS WE CALL BUTTERFLIES IN THE STOMACH. I HAVE HAD THOSE FEELINGS IN THE PAST JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. BUT GETTING A BONUS NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL IS STILL A BONUS.

INCENTIVES ENCOURAGE A LOT AND CAN COME IN MANY FORMS. HOW IT IS RECEIVED IS ANOTHER THING. THE NORMAL AND TYPICAL REACTION IS EITHER A FIGHT OR A FLIGHT. ONE MAY EITHER SEEK OR DEMAND (?) FOR MORE BECAUSE ONE FEELS DESERVING; AND FORGET THAT IT IS JUST A PERK, A BONUS, SO TO SPEAK, AN EXTRA.

OTHERS ARE SATISFIED WITH THE BONUS NO MATTER THE AMOUNT. NOW, DON’T ASK HOW MUCH I GOT FROM THE BANK BECAUSE I ALWAYS GOT THE BEST. AND WHAT IS THE BEST FOR ME MAY NOT BE THE BEST FOR SOMEONE ELSE. BUT WHAT IS THE BEST FOR ME IS THE BEST FOR ME. I TAKE IT A BLESSING AND IT DOES MAKE ME HAPPY.

WHEN WE DO THINGS, WHATEVER THE TASK IS, WE DO IT OUR BEST (BESTEST, A WORD I JUST MADE UP, HAH!). THE BESTEST, RIGHT? WE PERFORM.

UNLESS IT IS DONE HALF-HEARTEDLY, OR NO HEART AT ALL. AND WHEN WE RECEIVE SOMETHING, IT MUST BE FOR A REASON. BOTH HAVE WHAT WE CALL THE CAUSE AND EFFECT THING.

WE ARE BLESSED MORE WHEN WE RECEIVE SOMETHING WITH GRATITUDE. IT MAKES US ALL HAPPY.

SO - DO YOUR BESTEST (HE HE).

CONTINUE OBSERVING SAFETY PROTOCOL, AS WE GO THRU THIS C19 CRISIS. DO YOUR "BESTEST".

BONUS TIME!!!

GOOD DAY, AND BE BLESSED EVERYONE.

10/25/2021

OCTOBER 25, 2021 POST (A REPOST)

MAKAHIYA/MIMOSA PUDICA

AY. NAHIHIYA AKO EH! DYAHI.

I am sure most of us know the plant MAKAHIYA, known as Mimosa Pudica.If you touch this plant it closes.

I wrote something in the past bout sensitive people. I found this nice write-up about highly sensitive people, and the workings of our brain/ I wish to share it with you. I quote (ctto):
“The Highly Sensitive Person - Understanding the innate character trait of high sensitivity and how to live in a fallen and over-stimulating world. What is High Sensitivity? High Sensitivity is an innate temperament trait found in the same numbers of both men and women. 15 -20% of the population is born (inherited) with a highly sensitive nervous system that causes them to be more open to intuitive feelings and to picking up light, sound, and other subtleties in their environment.
An acronym D.O.E.S.
D - Depth of Processing
O - Overstimulation
E - Emotionally Responsive/Empathy
S - Sensitive to Subtle

“D” - Depth of Processing - At the foundation of the trait of high sensitivity is the tendency to process information more deeply.
“O” - Overstimulation - If you notice everything, you are naturally going to be overstimulated when things are too intense, complex, chaotic, or novel for a long time. Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a disease involving inflammation of small blood vessels. It most commonly occurs in children. The inflammation causes blood vessels in the skin, intestines, kidneys, and joints to start leaking.

“E” - Emotional Reactivity/Empathy- HSPs ( react more to both positive and negative experiences. Studies found that areas of the brain involved with awareness and emotion, particularly those areas connected with empathetic feelings, in the highly sensitive people showed substantially greater blood flow to relevant brain areas than was seen in individuals with low sensitivity.

“S”- Sensing the Subtle HSPs have a strong tendency to be aware of nuances in meaning and notice (sense) the little things that non-HSPs miss.

The Nervous System - The nervous system is the control center for your body. It interprets the things your body senses, and it sends information to the muscles and glands, telling them what to do. It also runs the systems you don’t have to think about, like the digestive and cardiovascular systems. The nervous system is also responsible for your moods and your thoughts.

The Nervous System basically helps us sense and feel. (cold/hot, load noises etc). It also causes us to think about what we are sensing and feel the ups and downs in our emotions.”
End of quote.

It is through the nervous system that we communicate with the outside world and, at the same time, many mechanisms inside our body are controlled. The nervous system takes in information through our senses, processes the information and triggers reactions, such as making your muscles move or causing you to feel pain.
All the above tells us, in brief, about our nervous system. He, he, naging ekspert pa ako sa sistemang nerbyos. O, huwag nerbyosin, hah? (Now I get to be an expert on the workings of the nervous system. Don’t be nervous).

For us, today, how should we view our brain, synonymous to mind?

How does the Christian view the brain or the mind? Lets see what an expert says - Roger Sperry, one of the foremost exponents of split-brain studies, advocates a "unifying view of mind and brain”. According brain". He said that the mind is an emergent property of brain activity. Once the mind has emerged, it assumes the dominant role of driving the brain. Neurobiologists have said that the brain enhances our understanding of the human mind, identifies the brain as "the organ of the mind." It is the central organ of the body. From the collective activity of all the brain regions emerges the most fascinating neurological phenomenon of all: the mind. "The brain is the central organ that directs the intricate functions that make possible memory, vision, learning, thought, consciousness and other properties of the mind. . . In fact, during fetal development, the foundations of the mind are laid.

The brain is viewed as more than an anatomical organ. God made it for man, created by God (Genesis 1). It is a complex organ that directs and interprets our sensations, thinking, reactions, evaluations, and helps us to discriminate right from wrong, good from bad.

Our reasoning powers are given for use, and God desires them to be exercised. "Come now, and let us reason together" (Isa. 1:8). In reliance upon Him we have wisdom to "refuse the evil, and choose the good" (Isa. 7:15). There will be a follow-up on this, folks.

For now – let’s reason together, be mindful of the self and others.

WALANG HIYA? - MAKAHIYA.
MAHIYAIN?

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