Excuses

"I'm sorry for being incorrigible; please forgive me. I will never run out of excuses for loving you." -- Joel Duque

Beauty

"Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. To me, you are beautiful and that is all that really matters." -- Joel Duque

Choice

"Choice has always been a sacred struggle between consciousness and desensitization." -- Joel Duque

Sexual alchemy

There seems to be no significant difference between single-blessedness and homosexuality. Their development are limited with the non-union to the opposite sex.

Sinapupunan

Oo, tama ka...Tumataba ako...Sa totoo lang, buntis nga ako...Dinadala ko sa aking sinapupunan ang ating anak...Itago natin siya sa pangalang cultivation energy...Located on my solar plexus...It's radiating from within...To the far reaches of the visible and unseen edges of the universe...I am so happy for being given the opportunity to take care of this energy...I know that this will guide me to victory, whatever the conditions may be!

Junior intern

I will be a junior intern this coming April 1, 2010. I am both grateful and excited for having been given this opportunity to be involved in the care of patients in the hospital. This is certainly love and I love it.

Conscious choice

"I have consciously chosen to believe in love for I am love; thus, I believe in myself." -- Joel Duque

After Eden

http://www.arnold-arre.com/aftereden/

Yesterday, I started reading After Eden, a graphic novel by Arnold Arre. It is mainly a love story about two people, living different kinds of lives who turned out to be childhood friends. They really love each other and don't care if other people see their affection for one another. I don't know if it is natural that people around them get jealous of this, even their friends. I guess that public display of affection is both a sharp and soft reminder to all of us of how existence was once was when we we're all intimately connected with the Source. A man completes a man in the same way that a woman completes a man. It is for this reason that human life is able to emanate from such union. Love is painful and is very much demanding. But I do get it now. If you are indeed in love, then one would not think twice in giving one's own life force in the hope of creation and productivity. It is from person's who practice cultivation which promise the most potential in terms of quality of delivery of the various goods and services which society deems important. I really wonder why the title of the work is After Eden. If Eden is the paradise, then is there something else beyond that? All I can imagine is the existence of another plane where an enlightened being will most likely be tested again with another set of criteria towards the path of perfection. Like a line in a graphing paper, what I imagine is this: All imperfection is imaginary; the world is perfect as it already is. All we have to do is enjoy and dance to the sound of the music. Let's all have a good time and care enough to make sure that others enjoy too in this journey which we call life.

Higher-self speaking...

If I run away from you, it does not mean that I do not like you. I like you; I like you so much that I turned my back on you. There are things in my life which I have to face first. After all, the planet is spherical; we will eventually meet each other someday. If it is written in the stars that we share a common future, then let it be.

Sexuality

"Heterosexuals and homosexuals are confused alike with respect to their real identities." -- Joel Duque

I am

"Knowing that I don't know is not enough. Knowing that I know is not enough. I can is not enough. So what is enough? I am." -- Joel Duque

Child-rearing

"Children are not failures but paths to perfection. In every single way, it is a shared burden. Have you done your part?" -- Joel Duque

Forgive

"Love is forgiving another person even if that person hasn't even asked for forgiveness." -- Joel Duque

Laws

"Laws are the greatest threat to civil liberties." -- Joel Duque

Truths

"There are simple truths and greater truths. Where you place your heart, there lies your innermost desires, those which you consider important. Are you not conscious of this?" -- Joel Duque

Not a feeling

"When I understood that love is not a feeling, it was then I realized that I love you." -- Joel Duque

Happiness

"Happiness is the true carrying capacity of all biological systems, including humans." -- Joel Duque

Sugal ng pag-ibig

Ang sarap magsugal...Kailan kaya tayo magsasabay...Kailan kaya tayo sabay na magsusugal ang ating damdamin...Gusto kong masaktan...Gusto ko talagang saktan mo ako...Para akong bata...Natututo ako habang kinakastigo...Kastiguhin mo ako ng iyong mga halik...Ipadama mo sa akin ang init ng iyong pag-ibig...Lahat-lahat handa kong ibigay sapagkat tinuruan mo akong magmahal...

Love and poker

"The game of love is like poker. I cannot and refuse to wait for my starting cards to get better; you may no longer be sitting in the same table when they do. I have to pay the raises pre-flop in order to see you longer and improve my chances. Timing is important; I should decide when to engage you and make my moves. And when all else fails, I go all-in; maybe it is enough to show that I am willing to lose all of myself. You can call me because you may sense that I was just bluffing. But one things for sure, my love for you is not a bluff. It is nice to win; nonetheless, I definitely had fun playing with you." -- Joel Duque

Gambling

"You are like gambling to me. I do not care whether I win or not. I give you my full attention simply because I enjoy being in the moment with you. You are my addiction." -- Joel Duque

Lies

"If the truth hurts, then try living a life of lies." -- Joel Duque

I like

"I like...You might think it's you but it's not you; it's me!" -- Joel Duque

Pagmamahal

"Susunod, pag nagmahal ako, magmamahal ako kahit na hindi ko naiintindihan. Tiyak naman akong hindi ko ito pagsisisihan." -- Joel Duque

Change

"Change comes with vulnerabilty; change at your own risk." -- Joel Duque

Exclusive high school

Coming from an exclusive high school, I think I get it now...They try to wash their hands by giving a junior and senior prom...

Deserving

Sometimes, I just feel that I do not deserve any of the things that happened in my life...Like having a great family.

But it's good to know that this is indeed far from the truth. We deserve everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen to us. This is a law of the universe, and is proven by the apparent passing of time!

Under attack

Hi blog, well you will have to be my friend...I have always told you things which are deep and truthful. My Facebook account is under attack from people who would want me to spill the beans or tell them who my crush is...I promise to stop posting anything there with respect to her. I wait, wait, and wait for the right time, okay? =p

Healthful food to taste

"Healthful food to eat --> Healthful food to taste --> Healthy taste buds --> Control of binge-eating --> Healthy body + mind + soul --> A step towards the path of consciousness" -- Joel Duque

Waiting

"You are Love. I'll be waiting for you to realize that we are but One. Until that time, all I can do is wait. I'll wait for you even if it takes forever." -- Joel Duque

Simply be

"Simply being is different from being lost in the moment. I enjoy and cherish this life so much so that I choose to live each moment consciously." -- Joel Duque

Medisina

"Para akong medisina, matututunan mo rin akong mahalin. Araw-arawin ba naman kita!" -- Joel Duque