Independence Day

Independence day brings to us memories of how we had achieve our freedom. This year is a challenging one due to the economic uncertainty. However, we should recognize this time to remember the people that had been helping to fight for our freedom and liberty.

So as we celebrate the fireworks display tonight, let us remember the blessings that we receive each day for independence.

Happy 4th of July.

The hard facts of the financial crisis for disabled people

Living with a chronic illness and being disabled in times like today are not fun. Each day the stress pounds on how one would be surviving considering that the money coming in is not even enough.

What's worse is that some benefits from agencies are literally withheld or denied because of the lack of the money. Of course, there would be excuses about administrative requirements but the bottom line is that the poor, ill and needy are the ones who are experiencing the repercussions of the system.

The main goal must be to check and balance in government and agencies. There should be agencies that can really understand the real problems of the needy as to the vast administrative requirements of the law. This is the biggest thing that the needy people can rely on as after all as hope seems to be gloomy sometimes.

Is there such a thing as destiny and belief

Both words seem to have a very much expanding menaing. However, growing up simplr has a basic relevance to this words. It really depends on how we are brought up, to what beliefs and what cultures we were shown.

In certain cases like myself, religion played an important part of life. It was very synonomous that when times get tough and there are no more perceived ways to counter a problem or situation, prayers and belief in God plays an important part in the ordeal or process.

Growing up with ties to science and technology also seemed a little confusing at first. There were times I have to think if there was a logical meaning to the belief in terms of science. There were times that I have asked that is the belief not just a primitive way of supertitious beliefs? But then as time went by I discovered no, faith does work and it is indeed integral to one's destiny.

Maybe, there can be a lot of discussion points about this subject. However, as the purpose of blogging is mere personal expression, I want to share that personally faith, belief, and religion does work with my personal fate and destiny. This is the essence of the meaning of why personally I believe that there is such a thing as destiny and belief.

Dream the Impossible As It Will Be Possible

As a child in the 70's, I used to hear the song, "Impossible Dream" and love to watch "Mission Impossible".

Years and decades from now hopefully if this blog is archived and preserved, it will show how people like us of giving importance on the youth while undergoing the challenges that went on with it truly endures.

The realities of stories about lives is always focused on the present. So regardless if someone has really done a tremendous job and example for society what they are before finally getting that credit most of the time writes their own history. So when this project was started together about memoirs of past, present and future endeavors of my beliefs for the youth, this was the insurance of what memorable memoirs should be about.

Of course there would be a lot of stories from many sources good or bad about one's past lives and achievements but having more verifiable data sources will more validate such stories. The main point is that in all generational divides, it can be stated that giving the youth the right direction, preparation, recognition and importance always shapes what the future will bring towards success.

And who knows, just maybe as in democratic politics, the youth will be well represented in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of governments for years and decades to come. Even cabinets and houses in governments will permanently appoint a specific youth representative.

Then a new era in democratic ideals and change will indeed be achievable in rich and poor nations.

Realities of small businesss owners and self employed individuals

Emails climbing to thousands, phone calls and messages non-ending, chores getting longer, finances to account needing more attention, clamoring cash flow sources for paying bills, etc.., These are just some of the enormous routine work schedule that a solo self-employed individual or entrepreneur goes through upon a sudden illness, emergency need, or after days or weeks of not being able to work.

As the old saying states, this would not have been an issue if there was a delegation of task, other people in the team and or an action plan in case. Yet inspite of the realities and educational aspects sometimes humans under estminate true situational factors. A lot of times, the over lying circusmtance is always equalled to a certain generalized solution. Often times, the gaps between a start-up, just opened up, or purely run solely due to cost cutting measures are not always pyschologically considered in the equation.

Take for example the current global economic recession which has literally imperilled a lot of the entrepreneur's survival resources. The chain and effect syndromes that underline and intertwine with the actual business challenges and problems are another.

Yes, it is agreeable to be guilty of not being able to accomplished the much needed goals and chores. However, responsibility is another thing. Nobody would risk a business or income opportunity. In order not to anyhow a person's health and well being comes first and foremost. Without the person's ability to protect it's own self and it's immediate circle, work will never be possible at all. Hence, it the reason why humans can always start anew regardless of any circumstances.

How Do You Make The Difference through Believing

Just like when I took this journey of years of being in low profile and suddenly come out to support change was what this is about. Taking such a journey is not always easy as there are a lot of people that makes politics as a business.

But through mere faith, hope, love of community and society will one's determination for passion to create the change should not stop anyone who wants to take the same journey.

The point of all of this somewhere back in time as I have personally experience, is the passion to lead, inspire and show people that it is indeed possible.

From a a mere change of cash from selling an old car and starting in a garage. The main difference was that my family, my community and most of all my government believed of this very ideals back then. In spite of the culture among young people of not having enough experience and coming from a middle class family, it was a mere process of replication, sustainability and inspiration from the very grassroots level of society.

I have always believe that putting the community and society over and above your own amibitions leads to greatness. In that creates the spark of motivation from nothing towards growth and opportunity. I had to create a speaking voice for world leaders if so needed as regardless of race, belief and age everyone has the right towards free trade and opportunity.

When you take such a journey it is very hard as it compromises a lot even one's future, safety and opportunities. But then the hard part of faith activism is that the feeling of achievement is very outpouring. Through that outpour creates more motivation from someone with that fire in their belly to create a more better impact for the greater good of society.

Nowhere in my life from that garage that I saw myself one day speaking in behalf of the greatest innovative technology young entrepreneurs in the asia-pacific region. I also did not even see myself being part of writing economic programs and even meeting world leaders. So what the greatest lesson of this online journal is a testimony that compassionate dedication towards humanity is possible.

My goal today is help spread this testimony and hopefully the next generation of young leaders. Together we march to greatness because going back to the one's civil liberties is the only way that will create the healing of an economic recovery.

When are you going to acknowledge the need when one is gone as in the past.

When people die so does their ideals and their passions. Then we have this memorial services talking about the pasts and or whatever contributions a dead person may have at some point done or accomplish.

Through the years of giving the best legacies of my closest relatives always memorable, no matter how grandeur or small I have tried, people seem to wonder why I still wept? This was because being close to these very people who have influence my life so greatly I knew they have their own way of ADD. It's hard to being some kind of historian and keeper of family secrets as you also know what the frustrations were about.

Just like the closest women in my life came the three important things for them such as Faith, Love and Family. Then came the common denominators of community, society and entrepreneurship. I was always wondering why they made genealogy and the church as part of everyday or usual converations. But on the other side of the circle, they knew what people were talking about. Some people talk about thriftiness, strictness, discipline, and or being them being too shrewed to get rich.

So as a child, it makes you really wonder what's the real truth and the quest to find the answers. Then slowly I understood how it all connects so that in the end the spirit of giving back can be returned. The one great thing I have learned in my own quest is that one should be able to really express the true goals so that later on people will have some kind of historical reference to refer to back in time.

This is the spirit behind why I was so deeply fascinated in writing an e-book through "Memories of an APEC Youth Representative". So that together with this and other facts of evidence, people can some day refer to and what, who, and how was the real other side of me and the women behind the circle. I was the only one who can be the communicator of the histories that they wanted to express.

Because the expressions were so private that more than ever people did not really get the real message. Thank God I was the creative one, imaginative, and able to write in some way as otherwise these expressions will just stay beneath me like what had stayed beneath them.

I guess the only setback I have personally is that of all the adversities I have endured with these intentions I hope I can simply enjoy the fruits while am still here. As when I'm gone it will not make sense because there is nobody like me to past it on to. Yes, the chain breaks here because the real inner stories of the once mighthy religious De Leon family ends with me.