A Compassionate Mother

 

 

“There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. ” –Robert Frost

“There’s something in the moment when you can make them laugh or cry and show and incredibly compassionate side of life. I find that a really exemplary way to live.” –Gedde Watanabe

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Every day we meet different faces. People cross paths for a reason, but only a few of them would matter to you. Hearing these people’s stories would leave footprints in our minds, even in our hearts. And I think somebody did, a great mom that one could ever have. 

Being a working mom would always be hard for a woman raising her only child. Time is always a mother’s concern. Devoting time for work and for her kid didn’t hinder her to help other people as well. She was able to help other people in so many ways. She’s not only helping these people financially, but also spiritually. It never crossed her mind what would she get in return by helping other people. She always give a helping hand.

She will always be special to everyone. And time will come, she will have something good in return for all her good deeds and wills. It’s hard to find a kind of mom like her. Just like what I’m also telling to my mom.

And since this mother will have another great year to celebrate on the 6th of March, let me be the first one to greet you, “Happy 51st Birthday!” I wish you all the happiness that you want to have. And I know you will have that.

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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Well done is better than well said.”

–Benjamin Franklin

Life is too short to waste your time for some unworthy stuff.  It’s even useless that you keep on talking without doing anything. Expressing yourself through your words aren’t enough to show that you’re doing the right thing. You need to make your own move. You need to act because some words are better left unspoken.

Sometimes your words could connote a different meaning. But when you express these words through actions, they would convey what you really mean. Consequently, you don’t have to say a thousand words, you just have to do something that would interpret your message.

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Nevertheless, words are still important. Without these words, we can’t communicate to each other.  We use different languages for communication. That’s why we have linguistics which deals with the scientific study of natural language. Linguistics encompasses the study of language structure (grammar) and the study of meaning (semantics and pragmatics).

In the Philippines, there are several languages used by Filipinos. To know more about the Philippine linguistics, visit the Philippine Journal of Linguistics at http://ejournals.ph/index.php/PJL/index.

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A Year-ender Message

    

Add color to your life on this coming year

   

Before the year ends, let me thank those people who have been a big help for everyone of us.   

 
Firstly, let me thank those people who are persistently supporting our project blog for the Philippine E-Journals. I salute you, guys!
 
Secondly, let me also thank those people who have given their warmest and untiring support for this year’s calamity victims.
 
And lastly, I also have some people in my life to thank with–my family and friends.
 
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To my mom and dad: Thanks for all the support!
 
To my siblings: Thanks for all the coziest moments!
 
To my closest friends: Marga, Kathy, Shine, Sonny, Mel, and Jom: Thanks for all the coziest, cuddliest, and craziest bonding moments of all times!
 
To Kathy’s nanay and tatay and kuya Anton: Thanks for all the types of meal that you have offered–breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even snacks.
 
To Shine’s mom: Thanks for all the types of meal, too, that you have offered–breakfast, lunch, and dinner–during our sleepovers at your house.
 
To a certain mom: Thanks for the wonderful dinner and all the advices you have given over that dinner. Thanks also for the support, as always.
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Always support the Philippine E-Journals!
 
Have a cozy, prosperous, and enticing new year to everyone!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  

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The Last Time You Will Look Back

The last time you will look at the sunset . . .

Since we’re celebrating the birth of Christ and another year will come, it’s time for us to leave some stuff behind.

Why don’t you contemplate on this prayer? It will help you get through everything.

I let and let God be in charge of my life and all that concerns me.

I let go anxious striving.

I let go doubts and discouragement.

I let go any suggestion that it is up to me alone to figure out every answer to life’s questions.

I let go of any thought or feeling that separates me from God’s ever-present love and care.

I let go mistakes of the past, fears for the future.

I place everything in the loving care of God.

I let God be in charge.

God is my help in every need and I recognize the almightiness of my Divine Helper.

I let God’s strength be my strength.

I let God think through my mind, speak through my voice, act through my hands and feet.

I lock to God for guidance and direction, knowing that His answers are the highest and best possible.

I rest in the assurance that God is the Power and the Authority in my life.

Amen.

Leaving the things, situations, memories, habits, people, and even ourselves behind could be one of the hardest lessons in our life. Forming an attachment to all these stuff is such an easy thing to do. But when things, situations, or people have changed to an extent, it’s time to leave them behind to fulfill your life.

Here are some inspirational quotes that will help you leave those stuff behind.

  • As I started to picture the trees in the storm, the answer began to dawn on me. The trees in the storm don’t try to stand up straight and tall and erect. They allow themselves to bend and be blown with the wind. They understand the power of letting go. Those trees and those branches that try too hard to stand up strong and straight are the ones that break. Now is not the time for you to be strong, Julia, or you, too, will break.
    – Julia Butterfly Hill
  • Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
    – Oprah Winfrey
  • Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head.
    – Ann Landers
  • Let go. Why do you cling to pain? There is nothing you can do about the wrongs of yesterday. It is not yours to judge. Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love?
    – Leo Buscaglia
  • Letting go doesn’t mean giving up, but rather accepting that there are things that cannot be.
    – Anon
  • Loving someone is setting them free, letting them go.
    – Kate Winslet
  • People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
    – Thich Nhat Hanh
  • Some think it’s holding on that makes one strong; sometimes it’s letting go.
    – Sylvia Robinson
  • Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over.
    – Gloria Naylor
  • The harder you fight to hold on to specific assumptions, the more likely there’s gold in letting go of them.
    – John Seely Brown
  • Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go.
    – Oprah Winfrey
  • There are things that we never want to let go of, people we never want to leave behind. But keep in mind that letting go isn’t the end of the world, it’s the beginning of a new life.
    – Author Unknown
  • We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us.
    – Joseph Campbell
  • When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
    – Lao Tzu
  • You have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by. Yes, but some of them are golden only because we let them slip by.
    – James Matthew Barrie
  • You never leave someone behind, you take a part of them with you and leave a part of yourself behind.
    – Author Unknown

Have a joyous Christmas and a cozy new year to all!

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The Way You Were, The Way You Are Now, and The Way You Will Be

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The things that happened in your past may or may not be happening in your present and may or may not also happen in your future, although they say that history repeats itself.

Here’s a nice quote from Mary Manin Morrissey.

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Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes.

In order to be free, we must learn how to let go.

Release the hurt.

Release the fear.

Refuse to entertain your old pain.

The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life.
 

What is it you would let go of today?

–Mary Manin Morrissey

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Timeless . . . Effortless . . . Useless . . .

 

Drinking a cup of coffee while you were thinking

When was the last time you said thank you? And when was the last time you appreciated an effort from someone? Or perhaps, when was the last time you spent time with someone?

Who is this SOMEONE?

This SOMEONE could be a member of your family, a relative, a friend, a wife, a hubby, an acquaintance, a workmate, a beggar, or even a stranger.

Every day, we meet different faces. We mingle with these people, and we tend to build a certain relationship with them.

But how do you strengthen these relationships with different kinds of people?

People say that in every little things that we do, it leaves a mark on someone’s life. But what if it’s the opposite around. You don’t being appreciated on the little things that you’ve done, much more on the biggest things you did. We’ll let’s put it this way, just remember what Thomas Alva Edison said: “I have not failed. I have found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” It’s as simple as that. We can’t please everybody. People have different perspective on gratitude and appreciation. People tend to be more of being self-centered when it comes to his or her levels of priority.

Take this as an example.

“If you have no one to talk to or turn to in times of your problems or trials, or even boredom, you would go to another person that you think could help you. This person could actually listen to all your problems, and even fix your problems. But when the time comes that you have found another person that would do the same for you and the previous person that had helped you before causes you a little trouble, you now despise the previous person. You feel no remorse for the previous person despite all the things he or she had done for you because you don’t need this person anymore. You got all what you wanted.”

This is where gratitude and appreciation, which are human values, being taken for granted or infringed. Human values are usually set aside from our priorities in life. It’s hard to find someone that you could actually see the value and importance of gratitude in his or her life. Not even one in a million. It’s a timeless search but an effortless one because you don’t have to search, you just have to know the person better. However, it’s useless knowing the person in two or three consecutive years, you have to know the person endlessly.

Now, think a hundred times while taking a break or sipping a cup of coffee. And ask this to yourself: “Is it worthy to help others despite the fact that gratitude and appreciation are always left behind? It’s up to your own senses. Think about it.

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The Philippine E-Journals is also hosting journals on values education. Kindly pay a visit at this site: http://ejournals.ph/index.php/RJCAS.

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Fight TB for Free

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Fight TB for Free

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If one of your members in the family is at risk of tuberculosis, how can you help fight the disease?

Tuberculosis, better known as TB, is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In the Philippibes, 75 Filipinos die of TB every day. TB is a contagious disease caused by a slow-growing bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Although the bacteria can attack other parts of the body, such as the brain, kidneys, bones, and spine, these bacteria usually attack the lungs.

Tuberculosis has two types—TB infection and active TB. A person with TB infection isn’t able to spread the disease despite the bacteria are present. The bacteria don’t make the person sick. And the disease isn’t contagious. On the other hand, a person with active TB may be able to spread the disease. The bacteria present on the person’s body cause the symptoms.

Globally, there is a high incidence of tuberculosis. One-third of the world’s population has tuberculosis. A person with active TB, if left untreated, can infect 10−15 people on the average every year. Moreover, those individuals infected with TB bacilli wouldn’t inevitably get sick because the immune system could aid fight the disease. But if the individual’s immune system becomes weak, there is a greater risk of having the disease.

Did you know that every second someone is newly infected with TB?

 

Know the Symptoms of Tuberculosis

The symptoms of tuberculosis depend on where the bacteria in the body are growing. These are the common symptoms of tuberculosis in the lungs.

  • Bad cough for three weeks or more
  • Cough with blood (hemoptysis) or sputum
  • Chest pain
  • Weight loss
  • Appetite loss
  • Fatigue or weakness
  • Fever and chills
  • Sweating at night

 

How TB Can Be Passed

Tuberculosis is like a common cold. It can be passed from one person to another. It spreads through the air. If a person infected with TB talks, coughs, sneezes, or spits, they spread the bacteria into the air.

Did you know that you only need to inhale a small number of these bacteria to get infected with TB? People who have TB in their lungs are infectious.

 

When Should You Get Tested for TB

There are reasons why you should get tested for tuberculosis:

  • if you spent time with a person with TB or suspected for TB;
  • if you are infected with HIV or have other conditions which can be a risk for developing TB;
  • if you experience the symptoms of TB;
  • if you live in a place where TB is very common; or
  • if you inject illegal drugs.

If you think you may have been through these situations, it’s better to consult your doctor at once.

 

How to Treat a Family Member with TB

Is tuberculosis curable?

Yes, indeed! Tuberculosis is curable. It can be treated by having proper medications, adequate nutrition and rest, and clean environment.

How can you help a family member with TB?

According to a pulmonary doctor, support and commitment are the keystones to treat tuberculosis in one’s family.

Everyone in the family should show his or her support to a family member with TB. Each family member should supervise or encourage the patient to eat proper diet and take his or her medications every day for six months. Supervising or encouraging the patient to take his or her medications properly is a modified DOTS (directly observed treatment short-course).

 

What DOTS Is

Directly observed treatment short-course, also known as DOTS, is the most successful and cost-   effective treatment strategy for TB. DOTS has the following objectives:

  • To decrease the risk of infection
  • To reduce morbidity
  • To decrease the transmission of infection
  • To prevent death

In DOTS, the medication intake of patients with TB is directly observed for six to eight months to ensure that the medication is taken in the proper dosage and right combination to prevent the development of multidrug resistant TB.

The strategy of DOTS is focused on the following: to detect approximately 70% of new smear-positive TB cases and to cure approximately 85% of these cases. Through DOTS, approximately 80% TB-related deaths would be prevented. The DOTS program complies with the World Health Organization standards.

DOTS has five components:

  • Political or management commitment
  • TB diagnosis through sputum microscopy; X-ray is only a secondary diagnostic tool
  • Availability of complete and quality anti-TB medications
  • Supervised treatment (if the patient takes the anti-TB medications every day)
  • Recording and reporting of cases and outcomes

How a patient with TB can avail DOTS?

In the country, DOTS is available in the rural and city health units, city health centers, and government hospitals. There are also private facilities that offer DOTS to their patients. Aside from social and medical welfare services that DOTS offer, it also offers free TB medication.

In the country also, DOTS has been partnered with the following institutions:

  • Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP)
  • Philippine Tuberculosis Initiatives for the Private Sector
  • Philippine Department of Health and the municipal and rural health units
  • Kasilak Foundation
  • Mahintana Foundation, Inc.

 

What other things should each family member do for the patient?

A family member with TB shouldn’t be ostracized. He or she should be given equal treatment. Don’t make him or her feel that he or she is being deprived of attention and care, just because the disease is contagious.

Could the other family members share eating utensils with the patient?

It’s a big NO that you share eating utensils with the patient. The patient has to have a personal set of eating utensils—through out the course of treatment—to avoid spread of the disease.

 

How to Evaluate a Person If He or She Has TB

The tests for TB include the following:

  • Physical examination – This provides helpful information about the overall condition of the patient.
  • Mantoux tuberculin skin test or the special TB blood test – This is used to test a patient for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.  
  • Chest X-ray – This is used to detect chest abnormalities. These chest abnormalities may suggest the presence of TB, but this cannot be used to diagnose TB perfectly. This test, however, can help rule out the possibility of having a pulmonary TB.
  • AFB (acid-fast-bacilli) smears and cultures – This test is used to know the presence of TB if acid-fast-bacilli are present on a sputum smear.

You can seek advice from physicians or medical experts for other TB tests.

 

The Facts and Myths about TB

Let’s debunk the classic myths about TB.

Is TB hereditary?

Well, it’s not. TB is not hereditary. As mentioned previously, it’s a disease transmitted from one person to another through the air while the person with TB coughs, talks, sneezes, or spits.

Can I get infected with TB immediately if someone with TB coughs?

Is TB infection the same as TB disease?

TB infection is different from TB disease. As mentioned earlier, there are two types of tuberculosis, namely, TB infection and TB disease or active TB. Go back to the first part of this article to see their differences.

Does TB infection always develop into active TB?

NO. Those people who have weak immune systems, such as the very young ones and the very old ones, and people with HIV infection and cancer are prone to develop active TB once they get infected.

  

Long-term Goal to Treat TB

Proper patient education on the disease is very important in the treatment of TB. This includes educating the patient on proper nutrition and medication. Moreover, family support and commitment are exceptionally important in helping a family member with TB.

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Our Battle against Diabetes

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Our Battle against Diabetes

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Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness and amputation, especially in the elderly. This disease requires an adequate treatment and prevention to avoid complications, which may even lead to death.

Diabetes mellitus (DM), better known as diabetes, is a syndrome that deals with disorder of metabolism which is often caused by hereditary and environmental factors, resulting in hyperglycemia (high blood sugar level).  

Insulin, which is produced by the beta cells of the pancreas, controls the blood glucose levels. There are two types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes, also known as the Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, is caused by diminished production of insulin. Type 2 diabetes, also known as the Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, is caused by diminished response of the body to insulin. These two types of diabetes both lead to hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia causes the acute signs and symptoms of diabetes. The symptoms of diabetes may occur rapidly within weeks or months in type 1 diabetes. While the symptoms of type 2 diabetes may occur more slowly or completely absent.   

  

The Triad of Diabetes Mellitus: Its Acute Signs and Symptoms

  • Polyuria (frequency in urination)
  • Polyphagia (increased food intake)
  • Polydypsia (increased in fluid intake)

The following are the other signs and symptoms of diabetes:

  • Blurred vision     
  • Weight loss
  • Lethargy
  • Changes in energy metabolism

The Complications of Diabetes

Did you know that diabetes can cause many complications? Diabetes has acute and chronic complications. These complications may occur if the disease is not properly treated or controlled.

These are the acute complications of diabetes:

  • Hypoglycemia
  • Ketoacidosis

These are the chronic complications of diabetes:

  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Chronic renal failure
  • Retinal damage (leading to blindness)
  • Neuropathy
  • Microvascular damage (leading to impotence and poor wound healing)
  • Foot ulceration (leading to gangrene and amputation)

Symptoms of Hypoglycemia

Due to Excessive Secretion of Epinephrine

Due to Central Nervous System Dysfunction

  • Sweating 
  • Tremor 
  • Tachycardia 
  • Anxiety
  • Hunger
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Clouding of vision
  • Blunted mental acuity
  • Loss of fine motor skill
  • Confusion
  • Abnormal behavior
  • Convulsions
  • Loss of consciousness

 

Risk Factors for Foot Ulceration

  • Abnormal protective sensation
  • Dry, cracked skin
  • Vascular disease
  • Abnormal gait
  • Poor vision or blindness
  • Poor education
  • Previous ulcers and amputation
  • Poor hygiene
  • Inappropriate footwear
  • Elevated activity profile
  • Foot deformities (claw toes, hammer toes, hallux valgus)

How to Care for Diabetic Patients

Since insulin became medically available, all types of diabetes have been treatable. But there is no widely available cure for any types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is treated through insulin injection and diet and lifestyle control. On the other hand, type 2 diabetes can be treated by both diet and tablets and insulin supplementation.

Among the complications of diabetes, foot ulceration should be frequently monitored to avoid amputation. Here are some tips that a diabetic patient should consider in taking care of his or her feet.

Foot Care Instructions

  • Wash your feet daily and dry them thoroughly.
  • Inspect your feet daily.
  • Do not use sharp objects in cleaning the dirt from your toenails.
  • Cut your nails straight across.
  • Always wear socks.
  • Apply lotion to your feet daily.
  • Never walk barefoot.
  • Protect your feet with warm cotton during cold weather.
  • Rest and elevate your feet. Change shoes every 5 hours.
  • Do not wear elastic socks or garters.
  • Visit your physician to examine your feet.  

Proper treatment of diabetes such as monitoring the glucose level, controlling the blood pressure, and having a healthy lifestyle—having a proper diet and exercise, maintaining an ideal body weight, and avoiding smoking—can prevent the complications of diabetes. Moreover, patient education about the disease and family support are exceptionally important to prevent diabetes.

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Sip from One’s Cup of Wisdom

  • “THERE’S ALWAYS A TIME AND CHANCE FOR SOMEONE TO CHANGE, FOR THAT SOMEONE TO BE BETTER PERSON. THE ONLY THING WE CAN GIVE TO HELP IS TO GIVE THAT SOMEONE THE TIME AND THE CHANCE.” EMBROY
  • “WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG, IT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO DECIDE WHO’S GOING TO FIX IT THAN WHO’S GOING TO BLAME.” ANONYMOUS
  • “THE GREATEST ABILITY IS DEPENDABILITY.” BOB JONES
  • “IN ADULTS, DEPENDABILITY IS THE FRUIT OF MATURITY; IN A CHILD, IT IS THE SEED.” LINDA AND RICHARD EYRE
  • “TRULY GREAT FRIENDS ARE HARD TO FIND, DIFFICULT TO LEAVE, IMPOSSIBLE TO FORGET.” G. RANDOLF
  • “IF YOU GIVE WHAT YOU DO NOT NEED, IT ISN’T GIVING.” MOTHER TERESA
  • “FAILURE IS ONLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN AGAIN MORE INTELLIGENTLY.” HENRY FORD
  • “EVERY MAN SHOULD KEEP A FAIR-SIZED CEMETERY IN WHICH TO BURY THE FAULTS OF HIS FRIENDS.” HENRY WARD BEECHER
  • “THEY MAY FORGET WHAT YOU SAID, BUT THEY WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.” CARL W. BUECHNER
  • “THERE ARE TIMES WHEN FORGETTING CAN BE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS REMEMBERING–AND EVEN MORE DIFFICULT.” HARRY AND JOAN MIER
  • “FRIENDSHIP IS THE HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD TO EXPLAIN. IT’S NOT SOMETHING YOU LEARN IN SCHOOL. BUT IF YOU HAVEN’T LEARNED THE MEANING OF FRIENDSHIP, YOU REALLY HAVEN’T LEARNED ANYTHING.” MUHAMMAD ALI
  • “YOUR FUTURE HAPPINESS DEPENDS ON THE CHOICES YOU MAKE.” STEVE ARRINGTON
  • “GIVING OF YOURSELF, LEARING TO BE TOLERANT, GIVING RECOGNITION AND APPROVAL TO OTHERS, REMAINING FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO MATURE AND LEARN–YIELDS HAPPINESS, HARMONY, CONTENTMENT, AND PRODUCTIVITY. THESE ARE THE QUALITIES OF A RICH LIFE, THE BOUNTEOUS HARVEST OF GETTING ALONG WITH PEOPLE.” JACK C. YEWELL
  • “THE ONLY MAN WHO NEVER MAKES A MISTAKE IS THE MAN WHO NEVER DOES ANYTHING.” THEODORE ROOSEVELT
  • “TO GROW OLD IS TO PASS FROM PASSION TO COMPASSION.” ALBERT CAMUS
  • “PATIENCE WITH OTHERS IS LOVE.” ADEL BESTAVROS
  • “YOU’RE NEVER A LOSER UNTIL YOU QUIT TRYING.” MIKE DITKA
  • “I HAVE NOT FAILED. I HAVE FOUND 10,000 WAYS THAT WON’T WORK.” THOMAS ALVA EDISON
  • “IF YOU ARE PATIENT IN ONE MOMENT OF ANGER, YOU WILL AVOID ONE HUNDRED DAYS OF SORROW.” CHINESE PROVERB
  • “BUILD A LASTING MEMORY TODAY. SOMEDAY, IT MAY BE ALL THAT YOU WILL HAVE LEFT.” ANITA S. MEILY
  • “KIND WORDS CAN BE SHORT AND EASY TO SPEAK, BUT THEIR ECHOES ARE TRULY ENDLESS.” MOTHER TERESA
  • “HAPPINESS, AT ITS BEST, IS BASED UPON RELATIONSHIPS AND NOT UPON POSSESSIONS.” HAROLD C. BONELL
  • “TRUE FRIENDS STAB YOU IN THE FRONT.” OSCARR WILDE
  • “TWO PERSONS CANNOT LONG BE FRIENDS IF THEY CANNOT FORGIVE EACH OTHER’S LITTLE FAILINGS.” JEANDE LA BRUYERE
  • “IT IS BETTER TO BE HATED FOR WHAT YOU ARE THAN LOVED FOR WHAT YOU ARE NOT.” ANDRE GIDE
  • “FORGIVENESS IS SURRENDERING MY RIGHT TO HURT YOU FOR HURTING ME.” ARCHIBALD HART
  • “‘STAY’ IS A CHARMING WORD IN A FRIEND’S VOCABULARY.” AMOS BRONSON ALCOTT
  • “DON’T FIND A FAULT, FIND A REMEDY.” HENRY FORD
  • “IF YOU SEEK FRIENDS WHO CAN BE TRUSTED, GO TO THE CEMETERY.” RUSSIAN PROVERB
  • “IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING THAN TO GET THERE QUICKLY.” MABEL NEWCOMBER

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  • “IT TAKES A YEAR TO MAKE A FRIEND, BUT YOU CAN LOSE ONE IN AN HOUR.” CHINESE PROVERB
  • “DESTINY IS NOT A MATTER OF CHANCE, IT IS A MATTER OF CHOICE; IT IS NOT A THING TO BE WAITED FOR, IT IS A THING TO BE ACHIEVED.” WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
  • “THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE IMPOSSIBLE AND THE POSSIBLE LIES IN A PERSON’S DETERMINATION.” TOMMY LASORDA
  • “OFTEN THE SAME THING THAT MAKES ONE PERSON BITTER MAKES ANOTHER BETTER.” ANONYMOUS
  • “THERE MAY BE A WRONG WAY TO DO THE RIGHT THING, BUT NEVER A RIGHT WAY TO DO THE WRONG THING.” SELECTED
  • “DIFFICULTIES STRENGTHEN THE MIND, AS LABOR DOES THE BODY.” SENECA
  • “ACTION MAY NOT ALWAYS BRING HAPINESS, BUT THERE IS NO HAPPINESS WITHOUT ACTION.” BENJAMIN DISRAELI
  • “YOU CAN DISCOVER MORE ABOUT A PERSON IN AN HOUR OF PLAY THAN IN A YEAR OF CONVERSATION.” PLATO
  • “NEVER DO A WRONG THING TO MAKE A FRIEND OR TO KEEP ONE.” ROBERT E. LEE
  • “THE BEST WAY TO KEEP GOOD ACTS IN MEMORY IS TO REFRESH THEM WITH NEW ONES.” GRIT
  • “TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW YOU WILL BE MORE DISAPPOINTED BY THE THINGS THAT YOU DIDN’T DO THAN BY THE ONES YOU DID DO.” MARK TWAIN
  • “COUNT YOUR AGE WITH FRIENDS BUT NOT WITH YEARS.” ANONYMOUS
  • “WHATEVER IS BEGUN IN ANGER ENDS IN SHAME.” BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
  • “THE DEEPEST PRINCIPLE IN HUMAN NATURE IS THE CRAVING TO BE APPRECIATED.” WILLIAM JAMES
  • “IT TAKES PEOPLE SOME TIME TO APPRECIATE THAT THEIR GREATER RESOURCES ARE OFTEN THE PEOPLE THEY KNOW.” LAURIE BETH JONES

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  • “KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO TRY TO BELITTLE YOUR AMBITIONS. SMALL PEOPLE ALWAYS DO THAT, BUT REAL GREAT PEOPLE MAKE YOU FEEL THAT YOU, TOO, CAN BECOME GREAT.” MARK TWAIN
  • “IT AMAZES ME TO FIND AN INTELLIGENT PERSON WHO FIGHTS AGAINST SOMETHING (IDEA OF GOD) WHICH HE DOES NOT AT ALL BELIEVE EXISTS.” MAHATMA GANDHI
  • “THE BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN THE WORLD CANNOT BE SEEN OR EVEN TOUCHED, BUT JUST FELT IN THE HEART.” HELEN KELLER
  • “MOST PEOPLE HAVE A DESIRE TO LOOK AT THE EXCEPTION INSTEAD OF THE DESIRE TO BECOME EXCEPTIONAL.” JOHN MAXWELL
  • “IT IS ONLY WITH THE HEART THAT ONCE CAN SEE RIGHTLY; WHAT IS ESSENTIAL IS INVISIBLE TO THE EYE.” ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY
  • “IN ANY PROJECT, THE IMPORTANT FACTOR IS YOUR BELIEF. WITHOUT BELIEF THERE CAN BE NO SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME.” WILLIAM JAMES
  • “TO BELIEVE MEANS TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE MUST WAIT UNTIL THE VEIL SHALL BE REMOVED. UNBELIEF PREMATURELY UNVEILS ITSELF.” ROSENSTOCK-HUSSEY
  • “THINGS TURN OUT BEST FOR PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE BEST OF THE WAY THINGS TURN OUT.” TY BOYD
  • “GOOD BREEDING CONSISTS IN CONCEALING HOW MUCH WE THINK OF OURSELVES AND HOW LITTLE WE THINK OF OTHER PERSONS.” MARK TWAIN
  • “EVEN IF YOU CAN’T PREVENT ANOTHER’S SORROW, CARING WILL LESSEN IT.” FRANK A. CLARK
  • “YOU DON’T HAVE TO ACT AS IF YOU CARE; YOU JUST HAVE TO CARE ENOUGH TO ACT.” RICHARD DREYFUSS
  • “TOO OFTEN WE UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A TOUCH, A SMILE, A LISTENING EAR, AN HONEST COMPLIMENT, OR THE SMALLEST ACT OF CARING, ALL OF WHICH HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO TURN A LIFE AROUND.” LEO BUSCAGLIA
  • “TRUTH NEVER DAMAGES A CAUSE THAT IS JUST.” MOHANDAS K. GANDHI
  • “WHAT WE TEND TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MOST IN OTHER PEOPLE ARE THOSE THINGS WE DON’T LIKE ABOUT OURSELVES.” WILLIAM WHARTON
  • “DEATH IS NOT THE GREATEST LOSS IN LIFE. THE GREATEST LOSS IS WHAT DIES INSIDE US WHILE WE LIVE.” NORMAN COUSINS
  • “NEXT TO ACQUIRING GOOD FRIENDS, THE BEST ACQUISITION IS THAT OF GOOD BOOKS.” COLTON

Also, next to acquiring good books, the best acquisition is that of good journals in the Philippine E-Journals platform.

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The RH Factor

The RH factor

A lot of issues have been raised about the RH (reproductive health) factor. Until now, some of these issues weren’t resolved yet. People have different views on the RH factor. Reproductive health talks about having a responsible, satisfying, and safer coitus life. Practically, people have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when, and how often to physically and rhythmically unite the masculine and feminine genitalia.

The human factor greatly affects the RH factor. This human factor deals with the physical, mental, and social attributes of men and women. Men and women have the right to have an access to safe, effective, and affordable methods of fertility regulation of their choice. In this case, gender equity relates to family planning. However, there have been debates as to whom family planning is greatly attributed–men or women. Some studies focuses on the role of women in family planning, while other studies concentrates on the role of men.

A fact on conception says that it is advised to wait until 18 years old in having a child due to maternal and child health reasons. If the couple wants to have another child, it is better to wait at least 2 years, but not more than 5 years, after the previous birth. Then if a miscarriage occurs, it is better to wait at least 6 months before having another conception. 

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One of the journal articles of DLSU’s Asia-Pacific Social Science Review tackles about the role of men in family planning. Get to know more about this journal article. Visit the Web at http://ejournals.ph/index.php/dlsu-apssr/article/view/14/8 or http://ejournals.ph/index.php/dlsu-apssr.

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