Author: Lyra Reyes

  A couple of months ago I signed up for a 14-day writing initiative. It started last January 3 and ended January 16.   It was a challenge, alright. I wasn't able to write one post a day as I planned to but I am happy  that I finished it.   So, what did I … Continue reading #MyPath Challenge: Accomplished

"To do is to be." - Socrates I am a brave soul who chooses to be happy and live a life with no regrets.         End of challenge

"Today is the only time we can possibly live." - Dale Carnegie At my age, it's difficult thinking about my last day. There's just so many things that I'd like to do and one day would not be enough for me to do everything I want. But supposing that I only have 24 hours left on … Continue reading #MyPath Challenge Day 13

"If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass, you live more richly those moments." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh I have always believed that everything has a right time and place. I have always believed that everything that happens in my life happens because of two reasons: the first reason is that it was brought … Continue reading #MyPath Challenge Day 12

"I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of people to elevate their lives by a conscious endeavor." - Henry David Thoreau     For the last few months of 2011, I had been excited for 2012. I had been in a kind of limbo for quite some time - I had plans … Continue reading #MyPath Challenge Day 11

"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live." - Goethe   I am impulsive. I am a bit (okay, a lot) stubborn. I take risks. I sometimes make decisions in a snap. I listen to my heart and my gut more than my head.   I am usually loud when with friends. … Continue reading #MyPath Challenge Day 10

"Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face." ( to a five-year-old blind child) - Helen Keller I have always considered that it is a never-ending challenge to live a beautiful life. A beautiful life is a life filled -with people, experiences, and emotions - good or bad - … Continue reading #MyPath Challenge day 9

"It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded." - Anne Marrow Lindbergh I have to admit, I am no stranger to failures. I think I've had as many failures as successes, maybe even more. I mean, how could I not? I am impulsive, I am stubborn, … Continue reading #MyPath Challenge Day 8

"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine." - Ralph Waldo Emerson I have been raised to believe that everything that happens in my life is, in one way or another, of my own doing. My successes, my failures, my triumphs, my mistakes, my happiness, my heartbreaks - all … Continue reading #MyPath Challenge Day 7

“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” - Buddha Finding and living one's purpose is a never-ending process. I believe that I have a different purpose for every stage in my life, each of them leading to what I want to achieve: a life that is … Continue reading #MyPath Challenge Day 6