Mystery River

Mystery River
Originally uploaded by anselmo B. malugao

From an idea, I proceeded to shape something into a painting, but it just didn't work - so I just let my intuition drive my hand instead that formed random shapes that eventually yielded to the painting above. Beautiful! Isn't it? - a surreal painting. Had I succeeded with my imagined form, my painting could never be imbued with a mysterious effect as it is now. Now, this has resemblance with my life; since before, I tried to steer it the way I wanted it to be. Unfortunately, the tremendous effort I put into it just didn't work. Out of desperation, I gave up my ambition -- and all my dreams. And from then on, I let my life to be entirely driven with the circumstances - without aim. Unbelievably, the result was astonishing - because I had found instead what I am looking for to make my life happy, which is the key to success. This is my little secret. I truly trust that "This is it."

I am 42 years old now, but never before have I felt the vigor and enthusiasm in my life. And never before have I pursued my plans with unrelenting determination towards its accomplishment. Normally, it shouldn't be like this; for, in my age it would be unlikely to feel these positive treats I am experiencing now. Though in the contrary, instead of doubts, which would likely take root, I am spirited instead beyond my wildest dream for achievements. Right within me, I feel a surge of courage that dominates my being that stopping is impossible - I have to go on. This is what I feel.

And you know what! Life can be a wonderful experience for you by simply going with the flow of events wholeheartedly; for, it offers you a smooth path to thread on. This is it, mainly, because there's Peace Within You. I am also incorporating the same method into my life. As always, I am dedicating myself to the acquiring of knowledge in various ways; but there's just one single trick I found that triggers all the positive aspects of behavior to surface - and this is amazing. This I want to prove. And because I have just set myself high goals to work on - my success will only prove that my little secret has worked.

Je ne sais quoi

Je ne sais quoi
Originally uploaded by anselmo B. malugao

It was only six years ago when I discovered that I could paint something interesting. This I believed was triggered with that extreme peace of mind I am experiencing that subsequently led to all the projects I am now promoting. Without my trust that I am into something very important, I could never have taken an incredible effort to create this site.

Since at the onset of my painting craze, I had already this idea to do a series of paintings, which I will call "Je ne sais quoi." In an English dictionary it is defined as "a good quality that is difficult to describe." The term is actually a French word borrowed by English speakers. In my own understanding, for I have a little knowledge of French language, the literal translation is "I don't know what " - please correct me if I'm wrong. The painting above is the first entry for my Je ne sais quoi series.

Unlike abstract painting, the painting above shows a scene that could be interpreted as existing in the real world, though not in its entirety. I love to paint in this way; perhaps, they are the expression of my soul. The process is quite simple - all I have to do is to follow my own sense of esthetic and mystery. When I see that these qualities are already present in my work, then, I have to declare it finished.

The most exciting way of painting

Peace Around the World
Originally uploaded by anselmo B. malugao

By chance, while flipping a book once, I encountered the famous speech of Marthin Luther King, Jr., entitled, "I have a dream." It was my first time to read it; though I knew already the title being mentioned in several books.

Few minutes after I arrived home, I took my old laptop computer to paint something using an obsolete version of Microsoft Paint. And because I found out that there's so much thrill having to create an image after some vague impressions I saw on the canvas, so I would usually apply some random strokes of brush or whaever tools that I happened to choose here and there on the canvas following my intuition until a form will appear that would serve as my model to follow.

Like for example the painting on the left; at first, this was just a meaningless jumble of lines and shapes. In this point, it means I still have no idea, even a bit, on the possible outcome of my work. Then, it just happened, few minutes later I accidentally drew a flying creature, in white color, which I can recognize as a bird. Right then, I got an inspiration: Universally, a white bird symbolises peace; and if I have to draw a map-like background then I can mean the world. So I ended up calling my painting "Peace Around the World."

There might be something about this method of painting; so far, I have not done a single painting wherein I can't arrive a meaningful and an identifiable image rather than an abstract.

Profound Peace of Mind -- I experienced it today

Today is Oct. 02, 2009. Around 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, Philippine time, I am siting on a chair with  my eyes closed. It's already my habit, whenever I have the time, to just listen to what's going on in my mind. Without willing it to happen, in just a matter of few minutes, I am again riding on this wonderful sensation of extreme peace of mind and relaxation. The sensation doesn't surprise me, since this happened to me many times before. This time it last longer than it used to be, perhaps, 10 to 15 minutes. While I am in this condition, at my back, people in the junk shop (we are only separated by an iron fence) are noisily striking a metal scrap. The sharp sound reverberates on the walls of houses, branches of trees, and into my ears; but it has no effect on the inner condition of my mind.

My recent experience with the brain's ability to be in a state of total calmness has fueled my desire even more to go and tell my story to the world, like what those people who have experience this phenomenon had done.

Stressless life = Happiness + Success

We can't live life with zero stress, there should always be a certain amount or level of stress necessary for the body to function properly. Stress is a kind of emotion informing us that a part or parts of our body is /are overworked. And this, should lead us to be attentive to its cause, so we can act and do something about it.

A lot of things caused us to feel stressed. Some of these stress causing stuff have to do with our desires, ambitions, etc. They give us frustrations since they are elusive sometimes. Basically, we can counteract this by living life with fewer and humbler set of goals, it can offer less stress than those highly motivated people burdened with lofty endeavors.


HOW TO LIVE A STRESSLESS LIFE

We can minimize stress by adopting a certain method of relaxation to usher in calmness in our being. By the time it is already fully incorporated in our lives, we can just glide smoothly even in the most torturous of circumstances.

WHEN THE MIND IS RELAXED – THE WHOLE BODY DOES THE SAME

The first time I experienced the astonishing effects Relaxation has on the body – I just almost couldn't believe what was happening. That was the time when my job requires me to lift very heavy objects that would normally send me dead-tired, exhausted, and pain-stricken with muscle pain that I couldn't almost move any part of my body without feeling that excruciating pain days afterward. However, when I was already into relaxation techniques, I felt fine and almost without muscle pain. There was only that pulsating electricity-like sensation running through my veins. One word can best describe my experience – unbelievable. There's no mistake, at that time, again I stumbled into something new and strange. This is so, since when the mind is relaxed – the whole body does the same.

INVITATION TO RESEARCHERS

                        (Experiment on muscle relaxation)

It's about 3 years since my 1st experience with muscle pain and relaxation. At the moment, I have a pretty exciting idea – I want to demonstrate this fantastic capability of the body to sooth muscle tensions through relaxation in the presence of researchers and investigators of this field. I believed that if my body had responded positively to relaxation, as I was working, I am convinced too that I can also do it in a pre-arranged environment under observation.

Soon, I will be sending proposal around the globe. I will take the challenge to demonstrate, for this is a very important study: Relaxation is the key to happiness, abundance, and a longer life.

CLICK HERE to learn about my projects like Art exhibit, Lectures, Radio program, etc.

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"Peace of Mind"
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Poem

THE MOTION OF THOUGHTS
(poem composed by Anselmo Malugao)


Things invisible inhabited the land here
and the land over there, and in everywhere
whoever never never care, if they are here or they are there
they never will know, when they are here and they are there.

Streams of wavy things penetrates everything
flowing like wind, here there and in everywhere
intangible, but perceived by the mind
they roam around, seldom care where they are.

Asking so many questions along the way
what is this, what is that
could it be this, and could it be that.

Oh! Sometimes, I want them to stop
lest they would uncover the rotten track.

My Paintings

Truly, it is a surprise for me to find myself engage in painting. In my art exhibit at home, I had this message posted :

 “Ever since childhood, I am always been fascinated with various things like space exploration, electronics, and other fields of science. These subjects never fail to ignite my imagination of the wonders of the universe.  But it didn’t occur to me that I would be overwhelmed with emotion with just a simple act of paintig from inspiration. This is my first time to paint on my own, and it shocked me to see my brush creates something interesting that, afterwards, I couldn’t help but stare at them with awe and appreciation.”

I feel having more freedom painting using a brush than using my old and simple computer graphics software such as Microsoft Paint.

My paintings done in colored pencils are more detailed than those created in Microsoft Paint. I am just waiting to have a digital camera so I can upload them. I have tried painting using flat Latex paints, the one used to paint houses, and they looked fine too.

My next project is to paint using oil pastels and acrylic paints on quality materials such as a good canvas, etc.

My other projects aside from my art exhibit at home are: Radio program, in the AM band; Motivational lectures; (click here to see the details of my projects); and, of course, Blogs and Website.

I had suffered lots of failures in my life, because of it I was lost and lived life with no direction at all. Now that I found that elusive peace of mind, it gave me direction -- a second chance to plan anew and savor life once again - and, it’s great!

By the way, I called most of my paintings “Translating Vague Images,” since they are not pre-conceived ideas - I worked on them as I saw them appeared on the surface.

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Related topics: My projects
                              Art exhibit
                              The book
                               Invitation to researchers (experiment on muscle...)

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My experimental website

 My experimental website, AHE -- Amazing Human Energy, is not yet fully functioning; you can either use it or not at all depending on the browser you are using. I will be working on its improvement, whenever I have the means. For the moment this is just the best I could do. I stopped working on this website for almost a year already; I am very glad the host site has not cut it off yet. Click here to view my experimental website.

The time I studied website programming by myself, I had really no clear idea what I would do with it. The fact that I had no computer could have deterred me, though, it was not the case. My interest in web programming doesn't make sense at that time, for I am just an unskilled laborer. Well, it turned out, I was pursuing what was in my head -- propelled by intuition and desire. Months later, I found myself in a new endeavor, because in those days, I was mainly obsessed with the study of the French language.

The topics of my website are mostly serious and dealt with my personal experiences.To make people laugh, I also inserted a section for jokes. However, even if you don't like and don't agree with what I am saying, but I am sure you will be interested to know what a business tycoon had said about the secret of his success, which I got, not through an interview of course, but by just strolling around. Click here to see the page.


ATTENTION! Soon, I will share with you a short story I wrote for a television program, hoping that my book will get attention, but failed to impressed them. It's originally written in Pilipino. I entitled it "Mumunting himala sa San Diego Drive. An English translation of it will also be published here.

As I promised you can now view  the story entitled "Mumunting Himala sa San Diego Drive."

The reason why I am sharing this work, is that, any hard-earned work either failure or success has its own place of recognition. In this point of my life, I am faced with choices of whether I would embrace the lessons life has offered to me and succeed, or not and deteriorate.

My decision is to learn what life has imparted to me. To know what these lessons-- everyday I have to set aside moments of stillness to open my mind with new insights and to gain better view of my life.

I know I am still at the entrance, and because of it, I am quite delighted that I have still many things to learn and discover along the way, which I could pass on to others.

The book

I am truly very happy that I wrote a book -- though I was tortured, bodily and mentally with hunger during the making. Now, I can shout hurrah! Because the work has been done already.

By writing the book, I began to see what I called "small miracles" in my life. It even paved the way for other projects that I never realized I would undertake; opening up new horizon for self-discovery and opportunities. Even though the book is still awaiting publication, but I considered it as an accomplishment already -- and, a great one. Personally, I don't have the means to write and finish it; now that the book has finally come into existence, I won't boast that its actually my sole knowledge, ingenuity, and stamina that made it happen. I believed there is something behind this -- a call.

 The book contains my personal account leading to my rare journey to self-discovery: My experience of extreme peace of mind -- a condition I couldn't find any place I would go; possible through the use of a very simple method which I called "TMSHE," Therapeutic Mind Stimulation of the Human Energy. Included, of course, is the detailed explaination of the method itself. Helpful topics are included too to insure success.

I had been trying several titles for the book until, finally, I came up with "from Darkness to the Light," which I finally settled with, for it discribed perfectly my life. My book can be summarized like this: goal nearly achieved -- a series of almost unending failures -- lost of hope -- research and self-experiment -- discovery -- new hope and happiness -- success. No need to say, the book is valuable to everybody. And I am calling publishers out there to please have a look  into my work.

One demonstration that I worked very, very hard to let others know about my book is the creation of my first parked website, even if I don't have Internet connection. The website is done from scratch (not using templates) aided with a free HTML editor. The pages looked fine in my old computer's browser; though, when viewed using newer versions of Internet Explorer, the texts are scattered and look ugly. Worst, in Mozilla Firefox, the pages are rendered almost unusable. Even if this is the case, this experimental website is already a monument to my desire to reach the public and gather funds.

To do something needs the know-how, and I am willing to undergo the process of acquiring the skill needed if given the chance. Click here to view my site.

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Related topics: My projects
                        Art exhibit
                        My Paintings
                        Invitation to researchers (experiment on muscle...)

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My Projects

1. Art exhibit:

At first, the title of my Art Exhibit is "Facing my Nightmare." The reason, is that , once in my life, I was so scared to face and even remember my failures. However, now that I have a better way to achieve peace of mind, once in a while, I have now better control of my emotions, giving me endurance, patience, vigor, determination and protection from the distructive effects of embarrassing situations.

What I have told you is not a mere theory -- I have tested it myself already when I was in precarious circumstances. In my effort to promote my projects, I have gone to many offices already, and sometimes I didn't find my situation easy at all. There were times that I blushed but, just a little, that I can easily recover my composure in a few seconds.

I know my life well. And I admit, I had a problem with my behavior before -- because, I could get easily upset when things go awry, which only ruined my plans, but I just didn't care. This kind of behavior is not easy to handle with, hence, I was exhausted.

Thanks to the heavens that I now know the difference between a troubled mind and a peaceful one, and their emmediate effects. I think I am now developing a positive behavior called, "Self-confidence." Appearing in front of an audience is not easy to many. But, astonishingly, I am now determined to dare plunged myself into it, and see what's the result, but I know of course that I am capable of doing this, because I have very important messageto tell.

2. Lectures:

I am now accepting invitation as a motivational speaker for a donation. Anybody who is interested with my service can email me.

Also, presently, I am also looking for sponsors on my planned Radio Program. I need at least five sponsors so it won't cost a lot. The said program will be initially aired once a week. Donations must not be less than 350 pesos a week to finance other expenses. I will advertize the sponsor's business twice, at the start of the program and just before it ends. Interested party can reach me through my email. If possible, I want to meet my sponsors in person.

3.Radio Program:

My radio program (AM band) will discuss on

a) human behavior, especially in times of crisis, and how to cope with them.

b) Motivational Techniques, taken from selected biographical stories.

c) the study of human bodily functions that affects our behavior.

d) different ways to relaxation.

4. Publication of my Book:

5. Invitation to researchers (Experiment on muscle relaxation):

6. Blogs and Website:
           My blogs are not yet fully organized but I am, little-by-little, continually working on that.
           About my website, presently, I have a parked website which I made a long time ago, the problem, it's not working well; anyway, you can try it. A new one will be constructed soon.

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Related topics:  Art exhibit
                        My Paintings
                        The book
                        Invitation to researchers (experiment on muscle...)

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How I got started blogging

I am encouraged to start blogging when I heard a DJ told the story, taken from the enternet, of an Anthropologist (if I'm not mistaken) who turned himself into a hermit, living in a cave, and in a come-what-may existence. The DJs themselves were wondering how it could be possible for him to have free access on the enternet without money. Their guess was that, it might be through public libraries. Then it dawn on me, if it's possible in other countries, it might be possible here in the Philippines too. So, the next day I was already on the search. 

Art Exhibit

Mostly, the materials that housed the exhibit were not bought, but utilized discarded materials. Even the paints I used to add beauty to the place where left-over paints, they cost nothing. So I see to it that before you enter the inner chamber you are welcomed by a message pasted on a raised small wooden board. It reads like this,

"The room you are facing is made out of discarded materials. It is difficult to imagine that I was able to assemble them without so much hassle, since each of them seemed to fit harmoniously with each other. If woods could talk, perhaps they would say "We are here to build a place for you." Oh, thanks to the heavens that they won't talk that way, for if they do, I could have thrown them away."

Eyes that see through the Darkness
Originally uploaded by anselmo B. malugao

The painting on the left is my first computer painting entitled "Eyes that see through the Darkness." This is one of my series of paintings I called "Miracle Happens Everyday." In my Art Exhibit at home, I have this caption just below the painting:

"One night, I was standing beside a cemented wall. There was silence all around, and the night was lit by the passing moon above a starry, darkened skies that cast eerie shadows on all sides. By instinct, I turned to see what's on the wall beside me, as if a mural painting on a wall -- there was the distinct dark figure of my cat, calmly sitting amidst the darkness."


I have already designed a simple flier for the Art Exhibit that I will soon distribute to the public. It contains plain text and a sketch of its location. The message goes like this:

"CELESTIAL CONSCIOUSNESS -- tapping hidden resources through Spontaneous Art"

Art can raise the consciousness. Raised consciousness opens up hidden talents and peace of mind towards success and abundance.

Celestial Consciousness Art Exhibit is presented in multilingual format: English, Pilipino, Cebuano, French, and Japanese. This event is open for donation to raise funds. Viewing time is from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon, Monday to Friday.

Come and See this rare event to experience the thrill of journeying into one’s failure-laden life towards self-discovery. Hence, this event is educational and inspiring, for it depicts one's unquenchable thirst for knowledge in the midst of turmoil. Without doubt, you can learn a lesson from this Exhibit.

Place of Exhibit: #3 San Diego Drive Bahay Toro, Q.C.

Time: 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 NOON, Monday to Friday.

 See you there!

Mr. Anselmo Malugao

For scheduled viewing, call Mr. Anselmo Malugao on this number 0912-711-5120 (Sorry, this # is temporarily not in use). Also, you can visit my website at http://celestialconsciousness.blogspot.com.

LOCATION OF MY ART EXHIBIT

exhibitsketch
Originally uploaded by anselmo B. malugao

My painting on the left shows the location of my Art Exhibit.
The address is #3 San Diego Drive Bahay Toro, Quezon city Metro Manila. However, as what I heard, San Diego Drive is not listed in the official map of  Quezon city. This is so, since the developer of the place has forgotten to submit the name to the municipality.

The location of the art exhibit is also where my home is.  You can also view the map for wider perspective.

Note: The art exhibit is along Congressional Ave., near the intersection of Mindanao Ave. and Congressional Ave.
At the moment, I can't utilize fully the map's features to show directions -- but, I am learning. And hopefully, one day I can make it easier for you to understand.

VERY IMPORTANT: 
                  For the reason that I am about to move from this place, the Art Exhibit is temporarily viewable through appointment. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Related topics: My projects
                        My Paintings
                        The book
                        Invitation to researchers (experiment on muscle...)
                        Celestial Consciousness - tapping hidden resources through Spontaneous Art

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Book writing: triumph despite the odds

When I decided to finish my book I had to give up my job as an unskilled laborer, which involved lifting very heavy objects. I knew my endurance would be put to the test; though, I had no idea how hard it would turn out to be. Just imagine how someone could persever writing a book without an income nor financial support. But, strangely, I am glad that I did. I finished the book after more than 2 years of constant toil.

I could vividly recall waking up at night feeling very hungry that I had to go out and ask food to stuff my hungry stomach.

Now, I am in a process of recovery but, still, I am on shaky grounds. Though, what matters most, is that, nowadays, I almost don't feel its effect; I owe this to the method I discovered that gives me Peace of Mind.
For this, I am very thankful; since, it is easier to plan and make things happen when your are at peace with yourself. In this state and with guidance from above, nothing is impossible.You can feel the smoothness of the road you are presently taking, regardless of the circumstances you happen to be in.

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Related Topics:  Tranquility -- my first encounter
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                           Daring thoughts streams in
                          

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Daring Thoughts Streams in

I never thought before that Peace of Mind is the only tool needed to access other positive qualities and to be aware of talents that we don't even know we possessed.

In my experience, aside from happiness, motivation and other good qualities that go along with it,I had this urge from nowhere to make a daring move to write a book, in times when it was impossible for me to write one. The details of this is included in my book.

At the moment, I am waiting for an opportunity for its publication. I keep informing people about this book whenever I can. Fortunately, my projects (for I have several projects at this time), have opened up communication with my friends that had been cut off, which I did intentionally for I really have nothing worth telling them anyway. Now, I have things to tell them already, so I sent them emails like the one below, which is a response actually, telling about my activities:

" Kuya Pascal, I have not recieved any Email from Eric yet but, anyway, I am already happy that he, at least, knows what I am doing now.

My book is partly biographical. In the first part, I talked about my childhood days, my subsequent travels for my college education, my failures, my life as a tramp on the streets of Manila, Verlanie Foundation, people I met that had great impact in my life, my climb to the summit of Mt. Banahaw (Eric knows about this one, this is a very interesting story, at least for me) and my discovery of a technique that changed my behavior entirely.

The second part details the technique I am personally using to bring myself in wonderful state of pure peace of mind.

This is really a book on how to be successful. The first few titles that I came up with carry terms like success, riches, abundance, etc. But then, I discarded them, because of my present status -- how can I talk on those subjects and let people believe me when, in fact, at the moment I am still struggling financially. This is also the very reason why I am pushing myself to be known to the public and have my own name.

Nevertheless, I seemed to settle on the title "from Darkness to the Light," which I think is an appropriate description of my life.

My work is a 300 plus pages book. I have already done the designing of the cover and page layout, which was of course daunting at first.

Equally exciting is the story behind the writing of the book, which I could only term [describe] as a miracle. I really believe that my work is bound to succeed based on signs I saw during its making.

I am thinking of publishing a blog. If it's already worth browsing, I will in form you.

As I am rereading this email that I am writing to you I came to like the message it contents [contained], so I am thinking of putting a portion of this email to my blog soon. Thanks for reading. ANSELMO"

In my present financial condition, it is quite astonishing that I feel enthusiastic to push through my projects when, in fact, I have virtually nothing to support them.

Hoping to solve this, I went to private and government offices to solicit support. Even if I don't get positive response at the moment, it is already a good training ground for self expression. And I am so determined that my voice will be heard in the near future. Below is a letter I sent to televesion stations inviting them to my place hoping for a possible coverage of my Art Exhibit.

" I am 42 years old. Presently, I have an Art Exhibit at home, which is housed in a museum-like environment. I have paintings; rare objects; old books; plant arrangement, a Japanese inspired creation; poems, my own compositions; and, etc.

What is surprising with this work is the fact that I am not an Artist. I have not painted a thing before through inspiration. I came up with the idea of painting because of the book I wrote. I was hoping then, for I am extremely poor, that I could earn money and also make my book project known to others by setting up an Art Exhibit -- hoping that I would meet someone who is willing to help me publish my work.

Unintentionally, the results of my painting left me dumbfounded -- each painting I came up with were stunningly awesome to my eyes. The paintings seemed to be telling me something -- very meaningful. I called my paintings "Translating Vague Images," because, mostly, I don't have to think what I have to paint -- I just have to wait for an image to appear voluntarily on the canvas and that's where I get my inspiration. If I were born an Artist, perhaps I wouldn't feel the degree of enthusiasm to let others see what I had done, like what I am experiencing now with my paintings. And, because I am not an Artist, perhaps there is really something about these paintings that need to be appreciated.

Majority of my paintings were done on crude materials like wooden board (salvaged from the trash), folder, and carton. Also, I make use of some left-over of latex paints that I fished out from the garbage dump. Other paintings were done in colored pencils, drawn on either carton or folder. And, lastly, I have computer paintings created using Microsoft Paint software, of which I attached the caption "Miracle Happens Everyday."

I surrounded my environment with plants and greenery, which add pleasing atmosphere and mystery to the place. I used various languages for my exhibit: English, French, Japanese, Pilipino, and Cebuano.

I called my Art Exhibit "Facing my NIghtmare, the Exhibit," with the theme: "From Nothing to Something." I really believe that this Art Exhibit will interest a lot of people if given a good exposure to the public. Especially that once, I studied in the universities through a scholarship program, believing I would be in the brighter side of life. No wonder, when I found myself hurled to live on the streets of Manila for quite a long time, I wanted to die. Next, to DSWD (RAC, "Reception And Action Center"), then, to an Orphanage, until I discovered something that changes my view, of myself and the world, and my reaction to negative environmental stimulus. My life's story has been woven in my Art, and, will not only entertain, but offers inspiration to all, for it depicts my unquenchable thirst for knowledge.

Furthermore, given financial support, I am sure I can do better than what I had just accomplished. Because of dire circumstances at the moment, I need help to make my work known to the public.

Aside from this Art Exhibit, I am already working on the feasibility of a Radio Program and Motivational Lectures.

Please, don't have in mind that my work is just a plain rubbish. Please...have someone visit and see my work before deciding to reject my endeavor as a piece of nonsense. Sincerely yours, Mr. Anselmo Malugao"

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Related Topics:  Tranquility -- my first encounter
                            Stressless life = Happiness + Success
                            Peace of mind? I just stumble on it
                            Book writing: triumph despite the odds
                           
                          

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Tranquility-- My First Encounter

Not for long, I have the sensation that my head is going to break any moment, but I persist. And just as I thought that I can't hold on any longer, the pain stopped -- all at once; so drastic that I am pretty scared. When I gain my composure, how surprised I am to be looking at things down below. Then, I know, I am floating, hovering weightlessly -- as light as a feather -- unshackled by the forces of Nature. Then I come to be aware of this sharpness, calmness, and broadness in my way of thinking unknown to me before; it's like my brain is working outside the confines of my head. For the first time in my life, I know what "Peace of Mind" is all about.

I had experienced the above condition inside the attic of a waiting shade where I took shelter during my, more or less, five-year stay on the streets of Manila, the capital city of the The Philippines. 

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Related Topics: Peace of mind? I just stumble on it
                         Stressless life = Happiness + Success
                         Book writing: triumph despite the odds
                         Daring thoughts streams in

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A quick look into my past

There was really nothing very strange in my youth days. In fact, I only noticed that my life is different when I found out, after many years, that almost every endeavor I put my hands on will turn to dust -- I don't have control on the major events of my life, and it is so frustrating. Other people will say "I would like to become a doctor," and they achieved it, but me, it's not like that.

Because I couldn't get what I wanted I was downhearted, and time came that I never knew what to do with my life anymore.

Though not on my own volition at first, I was hurled to live on the streets of Manila, philippines as a tramp and scavenger --foraging garbage cans and dump sites for food. It was not an easy life; it was a dangerous adventure. My initial reaction was "I wanted to die." Then many years had gone by, I was able to enroll in a university while I was living on the streets. Though, I never knew that it would be a tough life that I had to endure, because I developed a hatred with people who have money and I have nothing. And, moreover, I felt I was in the wrong place. Then, I could have finished my studies if I had not done the worsest thing to do in life just because of not passing an acceleration examination.

I stopped my studies and got help from a government institution, DSWD (Departmetn of Social Welfare and Developement) before I was finally transferred to an orphanage, Virlanie Foundation Inc. Under the roof of the orphanage, there was food and shelter. In this new environment there seemed to be light overhead lighting the way-- I saw opportunities around me to move on. But, strangely, it didn't make me happy. Clearly, I was still clinging on my broken past.

Had I not discovered the method I am using today, I could never have broken free from the chains of the past. It took me very long time to experience freedom from my sad experiences of constant failures. With this kind of freedom, now I see and feel things in a wonderful way; and in a way, I have not experienced before. No need to say, positive behavior really matters. And, knowing where to find it -- is a must.

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Related Topic: My short bio

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Peace of mind? I just stumble on it.

Since childhood, I always hear people speak about peace of mind. I always thought that I understand what those words meant, of which the speaker himself might not even know what he is talking about.

It took me many years of constant hardships, a life of which I don't have control of, to uncover and feel the sensation of having acquired total peace of mind. What I am experiencing is not impossible, for I read stories about it, though it might be that it rarely happened to a person who has not given all his time for its acquisition.

Like in my case, I was only drawn to seeking what my mind could possibly do to me because I was always suffering secretly, which was brought by my chaotic way of thinking due to dire circumstances.

I am only fortunate that I stumble on something that turned out to be the way to perfecting my own method of getting to that secret haven of Extreme Tranquility within the mind.

In my experiences, having the ability to acquire "peace of mind" is the fundamental tool in obtaining the rest of the positive characters that we are aspiring for. And this, of course, would lead to happiness and abundance in life.

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Related Topics: Tranquility -- my first encounter
                         Stressless life = Happiness + Success
                         Book writing: triumph despite the odds
                         Daring thoughts streams in

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