Lead a happy life.

“Next time around, we gonna laugh more,
we gonna love more. We’ll see the world.”
                     – Georgia Byrd (played by Queen Latifa)
                     in the movie, The Holidays.

I do not know if I could still utter this line if I only have one week to live. Unless I it’s only that two-day work suspension, there’ll never be next time, it’s up, I would think.

But there’s been a lot of self-reassessments lately–quite timely. Though, I believe I’ve been doing this many, many times this year. And somehow, I got to manage to extract timely bits of information on my LIFE’S STATUS. I faltered, felt dismayed, and self-planted my face on the ground. And overall, the year 2009 was an adventure.

It boils down to a single realization: It seems that loving and laughing IS like bread and butter. Laugh is good when it’s spread through the heart.

Winning is the result. We have the passion, the dedication, and the love for our craft when we did the Musical competition last May. Not only did it result in winning the trophy, but also in gaining new friends and realizing more God-given talents. That’s a winning streak, so to speak.

More love and blessings flow. There were many days that I was so lucky. And a happy heart seems to perceived everything a blessing. Hardly did I find myself this year in the edge of money lack, for example. My pockets were all that ready to sweetly ooze some doughs for my needs. Everything was abundantly enough.

Laughing can be silent. And it’s the heart that’s shouting for joy in that instance. I am so blessed that Jen had re-opened my faith when she invited me to attend The Feast Manila. Actively participating still, it has helped me rekindled my relationship with God who is the only source of this truly blessed year.

Georgia Byrd was so blessed she had her “next time”. 2010 is ours. Or it just could be.

So laugh more. Love more. See the world.

A HAPPY AND BLESSED NEW YEAR!