Sunday, June 28, 2009

Cogito Ergo Sum


Cogito ergo sum.. I think, therefore I exist -- is one of the philosophical statements I studied in college that induced thinking of human's existence. Originated from Rene Descartes, simple meaning is that if someone is wondering whether or not he exists, that is in and of itself proof that he does exist... ...

A lot of my lifetime is spent hoarding knowledge about new things like earthworms (?!), understanding how things go about --lifecyle of butterflies (?!), how things affect each other, the ecosystem. Every new learning goes to my hard database, i call MY LIFE NOTES.

My day to day experiences with people and other living beings-- from the trivial things: how watching a bug put a smile on my face OR what the clouds formed in the sky, to the more serioues: what transpired during the day and my reflections on them. All these i put in MY PERSONAL JOURNAL.

You see for me it's necessary to take time to pause, quiet down, enjoy the beauty of nature and be present with my god. I would write about how god speaks to me daily and review them later, kind of how people in a relationship do, read love letters over and over and over...

animal behavior,
human psychology,
personal discovery...
I pound my brain with these information until there is no more space in my brain to store data... ...

For me, understanding the minds (mine and otherwise) enhances one's self awareness, empower my life and the lives of people i interact with.

...this sum up to the philosophical statement that i lived with most of my lifetime, as Socrates said, THE UNREFLECTED LIFE IS not worth living --now think about that!

Why We Do What We Do?

Tony Robbins answers this at TedTalks, a small non-profit devoted to ideas worth spreading.
Tony on the otherhand is a life coach and founder of an organization that feeds 2 million people inspired by a life experience shared at (either watch the video or read the transcript)
http://www.ted.com/talks/tony_robbins_asks_why_we_do_what_we_do.html

Are You Fully Alive?

Excerpt from an email sent by Bo Sanchez: "My 4-yr old Francis is a good singer. Yesterday, my 4-yr old son asked me, Daddy, why can I sing? I was about to open a biology book to explain vocal cords which are the 2 mucous membranes horizontal the larynx, and the science of audiophonics, when he answered his own question: Is it because Im a human being? Such wisdom. Like my boy, I love being a human being. Question: Friend are you fully alive? Be all that you can be. Rise up! How? I think the only way to do that is to align yourself to god's purpose for you. " You can read more of this in the free ebook, How to Know if Your Dreams are God's Dream, which can be downloaded from http://www.bosanchez.ph/

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Welcome to activeculture club!

We are ACTIVE CULTURE CLUB, a group of people who are passionate about nourishing:


our MINDS with the wonders of the world
our BODIES with sports, exercise, eco-adventure, proper nutrition
our SPIRIT with meditation, social responsibility.

We believe that these are the very components that make people 'successful' in life. (READ: success is defined and measured by you!)

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Carpe diem!