How to Tame a Free Spirit

We have gathered some strange butterfly facts to share with you. Amaze your friends! Enjoy!

1. Butterflies range in size from a tiny 1/8 inch to a huge almost 12 inches.
2. Butterflies can see red, green, and yellow.
3. Some people say that when the black bands on the Woolybear caterpillar are wide, a cold winter is coming.
4. The top butterfly flight speed is 12 miles per hour. Some moths can fly 25 miles per hour!
5. Monarch butterflies journey from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of about 2,000 miles, and return to the north again in the spring.
6. Butterflies cannot fly if their body temperature is less than 86 degrees.
7. Representations of butterflies are seen in Egyptian frescoes at Thebes, which are 3,500 years old.
8. Antarctica is the only continent on which no Lepidoptera have been found.
9. There are about 24,000 species of butterflies. The moths are even more numerous: about 140,000 species of them were counted all over the world.
10. The Brimstone butterfly (Gonepterix rhamni) has the longest lifetime of the adult butterflies: 9-10 months.
11. Some Case Moth caterpillars (Psychidae) build a case around themselves that they always carry with them. It is made of silk and pieces of plants or soil.
12. The caterpillars of some Snout Moths (Pyralididae) live in or on water-plants.
13. The females of some moth species lack wings, all they can do to move is crawl.
14. The Morgan's Sphinx Moth from Madagascar has a proboscis (tube mouth) that is 12 to 14 inches long to get the nectar from the bottom of a 12 inch deep orchid discovered by Charles Darwin.
15. Some moths never eat anything as adults because they don't have mouths. They must live on the energy they stored as caterpillars.
16. Many butterflies can taste with their feet to find out whether the leaf they sit on is good to lay eggs on to be their caterpillars' food or not.
17. There are more types of insects in one tropical rain forest tree than there are in the entire state of Vermont.
18. In 1958 Entomologist W.G. Bruce published a list of Arthropod references in the Bible. The most frequently named bugs from the Bible are: Locust: 24, Moth: 11, Grasshopper: 10, Scorpion: 10, Caterpillar: 9, and Bee: 4.
19. People eat insects – called "Entomophagy"(people eating bugs) – it has been practiced for centuries throughout Africa, Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and North, Central and South America. Why? Because many bugs are both protein-rich and good sources of vitamins, minerals and fats.
20. YOU can eat bugs! Try the "Eat-A-Bug Cookbook" by David George Gordon , 10 Speed Press. Don’t want to cook them yourself? Go to HotLix for all sorts of insect goodies! My favorites are "Cricket-lickit’s" – a flavored sucker with a real edible cricket inside.
21. Many insects can carry 50 times their own body weight. This would be like an adult person lifting two heavy cars full of people.
22. There are over a million described species of insects. Some people estimate there are actually between 15 and 30 million species.
23. Most insects are beneficial to people because they eat other insects, pollinate crops, are food for other animals, make products we use (like honey and silk) or have medical uses.
24. Butterflies and insects have their skeletons on the outside of their bodies, called the exoskeleton. This protects the insect and keeps water inside their bodies so they don’t dry out.

http://www.thebutterflysite.com/facts.shtml

Magkano ang Halaga ng Pangarap mo?

Narinig mo na ba to:

“Libre lang ang mangarap.”

Pag mukhang walang direksyon ang buhay mo, sasabihin nila, “wala ka man lang kaambi-ambisyon!”

Pag andami-dami mong guston gawin, sasabihin naman nila, “ambisyoso ka!”

Ayos ba?

May mga nagtatagumpay sa buhay, may sumisikat at nalalaos, may gumaganda ang buhay pansamantala ngunit pagkatapos ay bumabalik sa dati at kung minsan ay mas masahol pa.

Tignan mo yung kapitbahay mong nag Saudi o kaya’y pumunta sa Dubai at Italy o kaya si ate sa Hongkong. Wag na tayo lumayo…. Musta kaya ang buhay sa call center sa bandang Libis o Ortigas? O yung teller ng banko sa Makati. Ano ba ang kasalukuyang sinasalamin ng buhay nila. Kaginhawaan? Kasaganahan? O kahirapan pa din.

Marahil marami ang nangarap sa buhay. Kahit siguro yung kaibigan mong ewan, marahil ay may pangarap din ngunit libre nga ba ito? At kung libre, bakit madami pa din ang di nakakaabot sa kanilang mga pangarap. Kasya ba ang take home pay mo? Musta ang credit card mo? Max up na yung pangatlo!?

Palagay ko hindi libre ang mangarap. Tulad na lang ng kalayaan, subukan mong isalin sa ingles ang salitang ito – freedom. Libre nga ba ito? Kung libre ito, bakit may Ninoy, bakit may Evilio Javier, at madami pang nagbubuwis ng buhay… tsk.tsk.. nakakatuwa ang paggamit ng ating mga salita.

May kakilala ako nag Saudi. Nakapag pundar ng bahay, umabot sa mahigit isang milyon ang nahawakang pera. Tuloy tuloy na sana pero nalulong sa droga… nawala lahat ang kabuhayan. Nangarap ba siya? Marahil… pero somewhere along the way, nawala ang focus niya.

Tapos si Manong Ed, istokwa, bata pa tumira na sa palengke. Sabi sa kanila, “black sheep” ng pamilya. Di na inintindi ng magulang. Ang batang palaboy-laboy sa palengke ng Surigao, kamuntik naging sundalo, ka muntik din nakatapos ng engineering at nag-mekaniko. Nasaan na siya ngayon? Nag-abroad na, tangay ang limang kaibigan at kapamilya. Saan kaya niya hinugot ang kanyang lakas upang makaalis sa palengkeng naging kanlungan niya habang siya ay nag-iisa?

Listen, yung nanay ng friend ko at age 44, nag-nursing. San na siya ngayon? Nag to-tour na. She has all the money to do just that. Ano! matanda ka na? Eto isa pa. Yung lola ng friend ko, nag retire at age 65. Bumalik sa skul, kumuha ng Law. Sabi ng mga apo at anak, “Matanda na kayo. Pahinga na lang kayo sa bahay.” Sagot niya, “Ubingak pay! (bata pa ako).” Nakinig ba siya? Hindi! Ayun pumasa sa bar, lawyer na ang lola! Whew!

Ano, hihirit ka pa?

Minsan sa isang seminar, lumapit sa akin ang isang clerk, may konting luha at lungkot sa kanyang mga mata. Sabi niya, “Labing pitong taon na akong clerk, wala pang nangyari sa buhay ko!” Ako ay namangha at nabagabag. Anlalim noon a! I got scared. Sabi ko, “Anong ginawa mo? Madami namang seminar na puedeng puntahan, libro na puedeng basahin o kaya panibagong skills na puedeng pag-aralan.” Ang kanyang tugon ay nakakalungkot. Sabi niya, “Busy ako sa work e!” She was practically imprisoned sa lamesa niya for 17 years! Kaya ang mas malalim na tanong, “Are we busy with the right things? Does it make us grow? Does it make us a better person? May mas magandang pupuntahan ba ang ginagawa natin sa susunod na mga taon?”

Ang karayom, pag tinusok sa yo ay masakit. Mararamdaman mo ito. Kaya ang karayom itinali ko sa isang steel rod at itinusok sa dibdib niya, at sinabing, “Tignan mo yang isang officemate mo.. Dati clerk din siya, ngayon Systems Administrator na. Pareho kayo ng simula diba?”

The desire to dream starts from the heart, it is a daily decision to be where you want to be. It is owning it. ‘Tol, wag ka umasa sa mana mo o kaya sa gobyerno o sa Boss mo. At the end of the day, commodity ka lang. Ang buhay kasi is buy and sell kaya dapat alamin mo ang tunay mong halaga baka na syo-shortchange ka! Bilhin ka ng boss mo sa halagang 10,000p tapos ibebenta ka sa halagang 100,000p. Yan ang harap harapang prostitusyon!

Ask yourself. Masaya ka ba where you are? Ok ka na ba diyan? kumusta lineage ng pamilya mo? Is that what you want to see in your generation? Sabi ng isang guard sa akin noon. Junie, security guard na lolo ko. Security guard din tatay ko, kaya security guard na din ako…. Sabi ko, “Ayaw mong maging chief of police?”…. But really, kung yung nagdaang henerasyon sa pamilya mo e puno ng kakulangan, would you even dream and act to change it? O you resign to it and say, “eto ang kapalaran ko.”

Simulan mo. Minsan masarap maging discontent. Wag mong isiping bata ka pa o matanda ka na o may kakulangan ka. Ala akong pinag-aralan e. mahirap lang kami. Wala kaming pera. O nagpapadala ka sa mga taong nagsasabing, “Sama-sama na lang tayo dito!” This one really scares me! o nagsasabing, “ambisyoso ka!” ‘Tol, at the end of the day, di naman sila ang magpapakain ng pamilya mo e. Try mong utangan sila. It’ not about lacking in resources, it is about resourcefulness.

I started losing friends when I realize may mga taong excess baggage sa buhay natin. Minsan may nakilala ako, sobrang nega. Sala sa init sala sa lamig. Laging may problemang dala. Minsan kasama ko sabi niya, “Bat di mo ako kinakausap?” Sagot ko naman, “There is nothing good to say!” Lagi akong nagtatanong, “Is this person going to make a good influence sa buhay ko?” Syempre, yan din ang lagi kong tanong sa sarili ko.

Choose your friends. An eagle can not fly if he is dressed like a turkey…. and you can’t go to the same school as the duck’s school.

Tignan mo if they have grown in the past few years kasi may tinatawag na Law of Association. Are they excited about life or they see it as drudgery? Are you in survival mode or is your life accelerating? Pareho ba max up credit card niyo? Do you hear more complaints than movements? Ang bakasyon ba mas pinagpla-planuhan kaysa sa buhay? Is happy hour better than growing together? There must be what they call the next level kasi ang buhay hindi dress rehearsal. Kaya if you see yourself in the bar every weekend with your friends, you better run away from them!

Start within you. Change the way you see things. Look at your life as a new canvass. Choose the colors! Wag mo nang balikan yung nakaraan. Di mo na mababago yun. Yung ngayon at bukas, may magagawa ka pa. Dapat may internal change muna. You have to start with your character. Be a better person everyday. Lahat ng gagawin mo should have an impact hindi lang sa buhay mo kundi sa mga taong nasa paligid mo. Everyday decision yan.

Pag align na yung character mo, pag tama yang puso mo, everything will come into focus. Mas magaan ang buhay mo. Then yung sinasabi nilang, the whole universe will collide to give you what you deserve will definitely happen. Remember, the universe respond to deserved, not need, not want.

Finally, stretch yourself and your life like a rubber band. You will never know what your potentials are until you stretch yourself hard enough it’s gonna break you. Don’t let anyone live your life and drive you where they please. Like a boss with a stick and a carrot dangling at the other end. The only person who can tell you na hanggang diyan ka lang is yourself so the competition is not between you and the other person. It’s the devil inside you that doesn’t want you to grow.

Make a decision to change wherever you are. Don’t wait for someday. Someday, someday, someday… remove that from your vocabulary and say NOW IS THE TIME TO CHANGE!

Sama sama tayong mangarap. Mahal ang mangarap pero halika, I’ll walk with you. Ano, kelan tayo magsisimula?

How to find out if you are in love.

1. Remember that the reward for patience is happiness.
2. Realize that things can be handled well at all times; it's just a matter of what kind of attitude you put into it.Take deep breaths.
3. Get away from situations where your anger might get the better of you, such as when someone is teasing you. Ignore the other person and walk away. If you must, do this a few times until the person gets the hint that you will not tolerate it. It's okay to use your words or body language to tell somebody you will not tolerate how they are treating you, as long as you respond to them in a calm and matter of fact manner, without being overtly hurtful or trying to embarrass them as they have you. It's never okay to hit somebody for making fun.
4. Realize that no one likes to be around people who get angry easily, and act abusive. The only way you can change the situation is by starting with yourself.
5. Be considerate of others, and ultimately, yourself. The way you react will ultimately affect your surroundings. If you have to rebuke someone for doing something wrong, you can always do it calmly, in a private place. This method is always better for everyone in the long run.
6. If you are angry and you are standing, sit down, if you are sitting then lie down.
7. Remember, 5 seconds stand between you and logic, count to 5, and remember that logic always beats anger.

• When you feel like you are about to blow up, count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and then decide how you will act. This doctor-recommended method has definitely helped, I can vouch for that.
• When you are angry then your heart beats faster, you feel uneasy and you want to express it somehow. Stay calm and take deep breaths, close your eyes for a while and you will find that the situation is under your control and slowly you will master your anger.

Warnings

• Although it may seem hard in the beginning, you will get it as long as you put yourself into it. No one wakes up one day as a changed person, and you can't learn a new skill in one day...
• ... and yes, learning to control your temper is definitely a skill because not everyone can do it, and it's a great thing to master, good for you and for others.

There is always a grieving period when you have lost a spouse or someone you thought was a "soul mate". The loss may be as a result of death, divorce or a break up. So how do you survive after the grieving?

Warnings

• You can learn new things from anyone you could possibly meet, but be careful; choose people who teach you in a positive way rather than a negative one. Some lessons are better learned through observation, rather than experience. You are vulnerable but not stupid. Be wary of persons who need to borrow your money.
• Consult a therapist or your doctor if you are depressed. You can also build yourself up by pushing yourself - take classes at the community college that target your learning needs of self in some way (psychology, art, self-defense, women's studies, for ex.) That way if you aren't comfortable seeing a therapist yet, you can effectively learn about yourself without isolating yourself at the same time. This can also be done by attending religious services that you can trust. Self help books, (Dr. Phil has a way of writing his books so that they can seem one-on-one with you), reading the Bible, or the topics on Wiki How-To on personal growth can truly help you if you take the advice. This time of being single is also an excellent opportunity to reach out & become more family oriented. After all, this may be a time you need them most! Family isn't defined as, or limited to, only those to whom you are blood-related.