February 2014 - Featured Quote to Live By

"Carry your courage in an easily accessible place, the way you do your cellphone or your wallet  Courage is the ultimate career move."

-Anna Quindlen, Bestselling author and Journalist

January 2014 - Featured Quote to Live By

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.  The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

-Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa, Activist

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Felis Anu Nuebu (Chamorro)

Feliz Ano Nuevo (Spanish)

Parakapw Mwahu (Pohnpei)

Ungil Becheserrak (Palau)

Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu (Japanese)

Hau'oli Makahiki Hou (Hawaiian)

Sut dal kum mum (Korean)

Gung Hay Fat Choy (Chinese)

Chúc Mung Nam Moi (Vietnamese)

May the year 2014 bring you abundant blessings filled with much love, joy, peace, and happiness!

Felis Pasgua!

Merry Christmas from around the Pacific!

~Felis Pasgua (Chamorro)
~Maligayan Pasko (Tagalog)
~Peren en Krismas (Pohnpeian)
~Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin (Marshallese)
~Falang e Baynag (Yapese)
~Tok Tapeng (Kosraean)
~Ungil Kurismas (Palauan)
~Pwapwan Kirisimas (Chuukese)
~Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian)
~Ameseighil ubwutiiwel Layi Luugh me raagh fee (Carolinian)

PAIN

P  raying this pain will go away
A  lways helps no matter the sharp sting
I  n one moment I can feel my heart ache a bit
N  ext thing I know it doubles in pain!

P  lease take me away from this agony
A  nd bring me to peace
I  n a place called harmony
N  ow and always, please!
(c)Rivera, M.N.

SEPTEMBER

S oaring high

E nduring all odds

P laces you with amazing rewards

T hat can't be matched

E very step of the way.

M eet your goals

B e all that you can be

E ven when the odds are against you --

R each high!

(c) mnrivera

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day, and God Bless all fathers who make a difference in the lives of their children.

The following is a poem I wrote in dedication to my father.

My Tata

Tata

Tata*…
I love you more than words can say
For all that you are
And all that you do
To provide for us all.
And your stern, yet caring ways
Instill us with a stamina to succeed
To reach beyond the limits
And keep going for victory!
So Tata,
Just know that I care too…
I love you!
© mnrivera