I did not know if I would blog again. Rethinking my priorities in life after my breakup, I chose to focus on work. But it ate me up, and inspiration suddenly disappeared.

This is what I love to do. This is the outlet that has given me inspiration. For all the advice that I have given in life, sadly I didn’t follow this heart of mine. Work is great, but to put yourself out there, and to inspire even one more soul is truly the gift and the happiness that I feel. I’ll have to thank Lyn, my dearest friend for lifting me up and inspiring me to move forward with this great blog.

And by the way everyone, here’s a great song, that I hope you love as much as I do… Heart of Mine by Peter Salett from the Movie Keeping The Faith. And yes, I believe it will turn into Gold…

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I don’t know about you, but with breakups come some good ‘ol fashion song listening. And I have often found, one such song to always depend on. Sad enough to keep you in the mood, hopeful enough to let you know about the good times. My breakup song? It’s Aubrey by Bread, one of my favorite songs of all time, and it always seems so appropriate for myself.

Listen and I hope you hear the beauty in the lyrics as well as the melody itself… Breakups are supposed to be sad, and music is as an appropriate medium to bear this emotion of sadness, because it is our soul too that needs healing.

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On my recent breakup, being only human, I had moments of saying to myself, “never again”. Had I been setting myself up to be afraid to fall in love? I don’t think so, but for others, this is a reality. That they cannot fall in love, because they are afraid.

As with all things that are good, beautiful, and great, sometimes we just need to let go of our fears. The gift of love, the gift of being in a relationship with someone you care about, and hopefully someone you fall in love with, is enough for me to hope, and hold on to that hope until that day comes, when I find the right person for me.

Don’t be afraid to fall or be in love. Take it from me, after a brief, yet heartbreaking split from my girlfriend, I have come to realize all the good moments, the blessings, the undeniable love that we had for each other. To have had just one day in that kind of relationship, I think, is more than enough to take that risk, and experience this heartache.

Love, be in love, and accept love. This is the inspiration I know that has come from my past relationships. In the end, we have but one life, and if this is all we have, then experience everything, the good, the bad, and the sometimes inspirational and wonderful thing we call LOVE.

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I haven’t been blogging as of late, life does become a bit busy nowadays. I’m an engineer, but other than that, I’m also a son, an uncle, a nephew, and a boyfriend. But that last description, as of two weeks ago, is over. I can no longer describe myself as a boyfriend, because two weeks ago my girlfriend and I went our separate ways.

These days, I didn’t expect much from the relationship, but I had hoped that maybe, it could have lead to something more. But, these are the life experiences that we go through. Being still young, I’m not too heart broken, I guess a little bit more sad. Thus, with my sadness, I wasn’t too sure, my writing would reflect an inspiration tone.

But breaking up in itself, can be inspirational, because it may mark the end of something, but then again, it’s a start of something else too. I’m excited to be a bachelor once again, but not ready to get my feet wet with dating still yet. I treasured my time with my girlfriend, and in the end, I’m happy that we will still remain friends.

Breaking up, at that specific moment, was definitely a hard thing to do. It did break my heart, but two weeks to think and ponder on the gift I was given, I’m glad for the relationship, and I wouldn’t have changed it, not one bit.

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Paul Potts, the new winner of Britain’s Got Talent. This singing phenomena made my week last week, and I an certainly glad that he won. A true talent, inspirational, and so very humble. His humbleness, that is what makes Paul Potts even so much better. I get goosebumps every time I listen to his singing. I’ll be the first one to buy his album… Again, congratulations to Paul Potts, it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

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This is the most beautiful video I have been privileged to watch in quite some time. This is Paul Potts singing Opera on Britain’s got Talent 1st audition Show. “Nessun Dorma” from the Torandot opera.

I could not stop crying, the beauty of his voice, the angelic music, and a feeling of just wanting to tell him, “you have a gift from God, you were meant to do this.” Truly inspiring. After the video, it was as if I watched an entire movie. It had it all, our unassuming hero, a triumphant moment, and an almost climactic and inspirational ending.

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Being a Chemical Engineer, other than writing, I have a passion for the sciences. And being so in love with life, I cannot help but connect the two, Science and Life, because they truly are connected.

I’d like to talk about relationships today, that of a husband and a wife.. The love between the two echoes into the lifetime of generations to come. When we talk about our great grandfathers, and our great grandmothers, the patriarchs and the matriarchs of our family tree. We look to them at their astonishing accomplishment, because from their union, came the lives of so many individuals including that your own.

And that is why, I often say, that in a family, the most important relationship there is, is that between the husband and the wife. Because from that relationship, their children will have the template for what a loving relationship is. The ultimate gift that you can often give to your children, is not of money, but the knowledge of love and how to love.

And now to the title of this post, the boiling point. This is the point, I would wish for all marriages to reach, and to maintain.

For in many relationships, we often observe, that a heated and passionate love affair before marriage, suddenly cools down, and remains cold for the rest of their marriage, if indeed that marriage can move on…

But what if, you can start out cool, and work your way up to boil, reach that boiling point, and keep your marriage passionate and filled with love.

Isn’t this the marriage that we would all want for ourselves?

It’s possible, and it takes work, but you need to turn on the fire. That fire of course comes from an understanding of how to love. The knowledge that love consists of compassion, understanding, respect, affection, empathy, and of course, spending time together.

In many things we do in life, it is not so much as how you start, but rather, it is how you finish. Keep the fire burning, and your boiling point will be reached and maintained.

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I have shared to you some of my love letters in the past few months, so I thought you may like the following letter to my father. This is this year’s letter to my father, I wrote it within 5 minutes. It’s amazing at how the words flow, when you write from the heart. I hope you enjoy, just an early present for Father’s Day

My Dearest Papa,

It’s but once a year that they have a day for you, and yet, it’s hardly enough for what you do and what you have done for me and your family. You have taught me, personally, so much. My gratitude and love for you is immeasurable.

You taught me to work hard and enjoy family. You taught me the price of honesty and that it cannot be negotiated. You taught me about life through your own experiences… I am grateful

When I was young, we would have milk together, in the mornings, while you read the paper. I would share my thoughts and the dream I just had, and the most lovely memory I have had was that you always listened. You asked me about my favorite cartoons and enjoyed my stories of wonderful fantasy… I am grateful

When I grew up, you were stern when you needed to be, but mostly loving because you knew that would be the most important way to get through to me. Never once did I not feel your love, even when you were angry. For this, I am grateful

And now, that I have grown, I remember the mornings we have had together and the many more mornings we will share. Although, the milk has been replaced with coffee, the most important thing has not, and that our relationship, our communication, and our talks, these remain the same…

I love you my dearest Papa, exactly like I told you when I was young… “I love you like the sun, big shiny and warm”

With Sunshine Love,
Nicholas

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I’ve come to the realization that we all have a conglomerate of personalities that make up the whole of us. Say for example, you like tennis, you wouldn’t say that you’re a tennis player, but maybe you could say that you play tennis. There’s a part of us that is a tennis player inside.

And yet, when I’m with family, I suddenly find myself acting a bit childish. Whenever I’m at the table at a family get-together, it’s like being in high school all over again. That’s like the child in me.

And what about when I’m at work, very serious, focused, and very fast paced. That’s the work me.

And when I’m writing, in tuned with my creative self, tapping into the writer inside of me. That too is a part of me.

But in the end, it doesn’t define me, it is the sum of all these parts that define me. It is my love of family and the relationships that I have, it is the writer, the tennis player, the reader, and the engineer, the love of mathematics and science, and the uncle, the boyfriend, and a son… It’s all me, all of it. Read the rest of this entry »

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With the break I’ve had, I realize that it’s sometimes necessary for us to get away for a while, reassess our goals, and regain our strength. Burn out is a terrible inhibitor for a creative mind, and it’s sometimes an inhibitor to having a successful life as well. I’m equally reminded, as I am a Christian, that our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, and indeed, we should also take care of the physical health as much as we should also take care of our spiritual and mental health.

Take a little break is what my mother usually says. I tend to be a hard worker, easily caught up in what I am doing, and tend to work straight for hours on end. If I didn’t have my girlfriend calling me once in a while, I could probably work for 16 hours at a time.

Now, it’s not good for our body, and we should also realize, that on the long term, this isn’t good for our mind as well.

We need to go on a vacation to recharge ourselves, our body will thank us for it, but we will also come to the realization that our mind will thank you for it as well.

As a final thought, we can always extend vacation to also mean taking time to rest during our every day tasks as well. Eat breakfast, savor your lunch, and enjoy the company of friends and family. A good day is always one that involves nurturing our relationships as well.

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It’s a beautiful morning indeed, I’m finally back, for those who were wondering where I’ve been, I’ve been blogging on politics and social concerns on my other equally important blog that I have. But, let me greet this beautiful morning, with a lovely video complete with beautiful scenery. When I saw it, I knew it would be perfect for my friends here at Six Degrees of Separation. Have a beautiful morning guys and gals, and Ihope you also have a wonderful weekend!

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There are moments in life and even our every day, that unbeknown to us, droplets of wisdom fall upon us. I’m keenly aware, as a person in my mid-twenties, there are so many more life-lessons to be learned, and I am equally aware to open my eyes and keep my focus, because in our day to day experiences, sometimes, simple words of wisdom escape us. Like wisdom from heaven, these are precious lessons of life that make up our entire reservoir of wisdom.

I’ve been talking to Liz for around an hour, with her wit, and down-to-earth talk, I could feel the droplets of wisdom coming from her. And just when I thought I had the world figured out, there is humility in knowing, that life is indeed a journey, and we can never have too much to learn. But in learning, we need not only receive it through academe, but maybe, more importantly, from those who have experienced a little bit more of a lifetime than ourselves…

Call it wisdom of our age, but no matter what it is, we will do well for ourselves to catch every droplet that falls our way.

And so, a simple thank you, to a woman that has been an inspiration to me. A blogger that is true to herself, a blogger that is a believer, and now, I believe too — That indeed we can change the world.

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I’m not sure if the poem Desiderata qualifies as being retro, but I guess most poems are of this nature since many are such timeless classics. Most of my friends can actually recite this poem verbatim, I exclude myself in this assertion.

Desiderata, is from Latin for “desired things” and the poem is inspirational in nature, and tells reminds us about happiness… You will do yourself well to keep this poem nearby, and familiarize yourself with it, because in its beautiful prose, their is wisdom that is so enlightening..

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
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Jello, now here’s one food that is as modern as any dessert yet conjures up a little bit of that nostalgia whenever I eat it. There’s always room for Jello!

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When we look back on the days of our youth, what will we see? Will we see the lessons learned in our school subjects, or will we see the many relationships formed that made for wonderful memories. I think our relationships are the things we remember the most. The friends that we made, and the experiences together.

Whenever I get a chance to watch the old television show, The Wonder Years, it alway takes me back to those days. The wonder years of my youth, my friends, and those experiences. What do you remember about those wonder years?

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