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Small things or moments in our lives are often unnoticed or not appreciated. They are undervalued because we are deeply focused on the major or significant happenings in our life. But this holiday season, for a change, why don’t we try to celebrate the small feats that happened to us. We are always dreaming or waiting for the big things to arrive for us to be contented, but the truth is, it is the small things that matter most. Now Christmas is approaching, and everyone is busy buying gifts and preparing for the celebration. We buy presents for our friends and families expecting it to be appreciated but ironically, we ourselves are unappreciative in what we receive, and expecting something else better. We are trying to look for something expensive or something worthy of recognition because of our thinking that gifts should be high priced for others to appreciate. I don’t disapprove anyone for this action or beliefs because many of us would think that the value of that special p...

Let’s take a minute and ask ourselves, “Do we build walls or do we build bridges?” Let’s be honest and admit that most of the times we build more walls than bridges. We believe that when we are hurt, it is best to build walls or to isolate ourselves with others. We make the walls so high that people around us can’t enter our lives. Let’s take a more positive approach and build bridges to connect with other people. Granted that there is a risk, but let’s give a chance for people who deserve it. There was a time in my life that I had to put walls to most of the people in my life. I got hurt and the first thing that I wanted to do was to isolate myself from others. I felt safe but alone. Then a friend advised me that I have to give it another try. She told me that I will never find happiness if I don’t risk it. So I tried to remove the walls I put up and repair the bridges I destroyed. To my astonishment, the results were positive. I found happiness, unconditional love and peace of mi...