MOVING ON

Beyond the Finish Line - NYTimes.com : Some questions here that I have before you go about thinking if this posting will be worth your time and get distracted again from whatever it is you're doing before this.  How would you like to feel really good now?  How do you want to deal with life changes?  Do you want to have more ideas about moving on that you can use in designing steps in handling some concerns you have in specific areas of your life?  How would you like to be able to take charge of your life now?  Do you want to be infected with courage from someone who has actually shown the value in most respects of his life?  Or do you just want to know more about pursuing a meaningful, purposeful life amidst all the challenges and difficulties you're facing now?  This is, as what can be expected, very long but worth spending your precious time on it. Even bit by bit each day, go and read this article from the New York Times. 'via Blog this'

It occurred to me that I have celebrated New Year's eve these past two years with too much differences that a gawking eagle can spot easily, and that for those interested on these events highlight the fun and value of taking time to celebrate these holidays on an annual basis. Indulge me again as I relate my experiences. During 2007 new year's eve, I was with another friend, a woman, who brought me to a church somewhere in Far Rockaway , in the borders of New York city. We met up someplace as she picked me up at the end of the "F" line in Queens, and proceeded to the church. But it took us a while to finally find the place, but the excitement didn't stop there. I soon found myself, being the sole Asian-looking person inside the church mainly attended by blacks. My friend, herself, is Cuban-Italian, and she became one of 4 Caucasian looking persons inside that evening. She was personally invited by the wife of the pastor with whom she would be seated with on s