Missing Sunshine

It's been raining hard all day and night long.

Apart from the weather today, I've been missing sunshine. It's been two weeks since I witnessed a beautiful and warm day. Manila is in turmoil as a lot of areas have been flooded. In times like these, PRAYER is our strongest hope. God please graciously help our fellowmen. God, please help us.

I am staying at home with my family as work and school has been suspended. I got the whole day to rest and browse through blogs. In the middle of this chaos, I found one enlightening blog post from this website.

Don't wait. Early in my career, I went to numerous meetings where I was the only woman present. i would want to contribute to the conversation but would think, if I say that, everybody will think it's really stupid. And then an man would say exactly what I hadin mind and the other participants would find it brilliant. I learned that you shouldn't wait to speak. I started listening actively, knowing that I was going to comment on something and having it in my mind that I would interrupt at teh right moment. - Madeleine Albright

There's some truth abouth the statement: It's not what you say but how you say it. 

Take a deep breath and walk into the room with confidence, knwing that you've earned the right to be there. Speak with great intention even though you know that not eveybody is going to like what you say. And that's okay. Instead of getting defensive when someone yell at you, let him or her present his/her side of the situation. There's a real power in being the calmest voice - Kimberly Davis