”The habit of saying thank you is the mark of an educated man or woman. Walk with gratitude in your hearts, my dear friends. Be thankful for the wonderful blessings which are yours.” - Gordon B. Hinckley

“Thank you” are just two words. But these two words are powerful enough to change you, your emotion as well as other people’s perspective in life. Why do we need to say thank you? Or why do we asked to be thanked for? Basically, we say thank you for the gifts, favors, and assistance we received and we would love to hear people thanking us for the things we do for them. A sincere thank you can lift our mood and see the goodness in other people. It can motivate us to do well and make us feel appreciated and recognized.


Thank all the people who’ve been part of your life. Say thank you to all sorts of people. Show your gratitude from the security guards who greets you every time and make sure that you’re safe while you’re inside their premises, all the janitors/janitress or the utility workers who made sure that you’ll have a clean workplace, the fastfood service crew who welcomes you with a smile, to your officemates and boss who trusted you with workloads.

Saying thank you is truly magical. It shows your gratitude, appreciation and respect. It means you don’t take things, simple as it can be, for granted. After all, saying thank you is free.

That’s why I’m saying thank you for taking time reading this.

Source:
http://iopasolutions.com/why-great-leaders-say-thank-you/
http://www.planwallpaper.com/thank-you
http://www.lebanonboro4thofjulyparade.com/thank-you-individuals-and-businesses/
http://gordonhinckley.com/biography

SPO2 Mariano Lubo is the first police retiree to donate supplies to his fellow police officers at the Makati Central Police Station.

Posted in the Facebook account of Makati PCR are the photos of the donation ceremony. On his retirement day, instead of waiting for the awards to be bestowed upon the retirees, SPO1 Lubo, donated one laptop unit and 100 police caps to his fellow police personnel. He even arranged some food which he shared with all other police officers at the Makati Central Police Station. Present to receive the donation is the Makati Chief of Police PSSupt. Ernesto T. Barlam.




Now that’s something worth replicating!
To SPO2 Lubo, a snappy salute to you Sir and thank for your gifts and most of all, for your service in keeping Makati safe!



Source: Facebook Account of PSupt. Jaime Santos, Pcr Makati

Ever imagine charging your mobile phones or laptops without using power cables or lighting up your homes without plugging it into power sockets? How about recharging your car wirelessly? Thinking it’s impossible?


Well, the answer is no. This idea has been thought about 100 years ago by Nikola Tesla – an inventor, engineer, a physicist and major contributor to the development of Alternating-Current electrical system. And now, a team of MIT scientists is now saying that wired power transmission will soon be a thing of the past and that “WiTricity” will be the next big thing.

The idea of “WiTricity” or wireless electricity technology began one night when MIT Professor Marin Soljačić was awoken by a low battery notification from his cellphone. An inkling thought of finding a way to transfer power from the existing wired infrastructure to the phone—without wires came to his mind. Electricity and magnetism is the bases of this new technology and that the “coupled resonators” phenomenon was used to make the wireless power transfer possible.

The experimental design of WiTricity used copper coils with each resonant system and a power AC supply. One of the coil will be connected to the AC power supply which will be the resonant source while the other coil will be the resonant capture device. The resonant capture device is connected to a light bulb.

“The power source and capture device were suspended in mid-air with nylon thread, at distances that ranged from a few centimeters to over 2.5 meters (8.2 ft). Not only was the light bulb illuminated, but the theoretical predictions of high efficiency over distance were proven experimentally. By placing various objects between the source and capture device, the team demonstrated how the magnetic near field can transfer power through certain materials and around metallic obstacles.”

This was the foundation of Prof. Soljačić’s vision, transferring electric energy or power over distance without wires which is being realized through WiTricity Corporation. A corporation which was launched in 2007 for the commercial production of this technology.


Source: http://witricity.com/technology/the-witricity-story/

Feeling stressed a little more than you can take? Whether in your workplace, school or home? Here’s a few simple tricks to stop that sudden outburst. 


In this modern way of life, full of hassles, demands, frustrations and deadlines, many people feel stressed and eventually feel that sudden outburst of feelings. 


As PsychologyToday defines it, stress is simply a reaction to a stimulus that disturbs our physical or mental equilibrium. A little bit of stress, known as “acute stress,” can be exciting—it keeps us active and alert. But long-term, or “chronic stress,” can have detrimental effects on health. You may not be able to control the stressors in your world, but you can alter your reaction to them.


So how can we handle stress and cool off in just a few minutes?  

Here are some few tricks for that:

1) Close your eyes for a few seconds. Tell yourself repeatedly “Take it easy. It’s going to be ok”. 

2) Delay your reaction by doing some inhaling/exhaling exercise or by breathing in/breathe out. This will put some clarity to your mind. You will feel like your system just restarted by doing this for a few seconds.

3) Count. Before saying anything, just count from 1 to 10. This will separate your emotion from your action.

4) Take a leave. Get out of the office, go to the pantry, or just go away. This will help you settle down in just a few minutes. A different environment will eventually change your emotion, your mood. 

5) Splash some water on your face or better, drink some water. This will lower up the tension building in your system.

6) Listen to music. This will divert your attention for a while.
 






Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/stress

It’s the holiday season once again and Christmas Carols can be heard everywhere. But do you know that one of the most famous Christmas Song has a secret hidden behind its joyful melody and bizarre lyrics? Everyone’s accustomed with the song “Twelve Days of Christmas”. We can all sing its famous lines “On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…”, “and a partridge in a pear tree” in different notes and tunes. But do you really know the real meaning of it?


The “Twelve Days of Christmas” is a song is with hidden references to the basic teachings of Christian faith. It was written in England to help the Catholics practice their faith since it was considered to be a crime in the middle of 1500’s to the 1800’s. Punishment for those who will be caught practicing their faith openly include not only imprisonment, but also death in forms one cannot imagine.

And now, for the song’s real meaning:

On the first day of Christmas my “TRUE LOVE” sent to “ME” a “PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE” – true love means “God” and me is for all those “people who have been christened”, while the partridge in a pear tree mentioned is “Jesus Christ”.

On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me “Two Turtle Doves” – which refers to the Bible’s “Old and New Testaments”.

On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me “Three French Hens” – for the three Theological Virtues - Faith, Hope and Charity.

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me “Four Calling Birds” – or the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists in the Holy Bible (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me “Five Golden Rings” – which means the first Five Books of the Old Testament or the"Pentateuch" (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy).

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me “Six Geese A-laying” – refers to God’s six days of creation.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me “Seven Swans A-swimming” – these are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit(wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord) and the seven sacraments(Baptism, Confirmation (Chrismation), Eucharist, Penance (Confession, Reconciliation), Matrimony, Holy Orders, Extreme Unction (Anointing of the Sick)).

On the eight day of Christmas my true love sent to me “Eight Maids A-milking” – for the eight beatitudes of Jesus (1) Blessed are the poor in spirit, 2) those who mourn, 3) the meek, 4) those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, 5) the merciful, 6) the pure in heart, 7) the peacemakers, 8) those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake.)

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me “Nine Ladies Dancing”- which are the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit (Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering (patience), Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control).

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me “Ten Lords A-leaping” – or the Ten Commandments.

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me “Eleven Pipers Piping” – which refers to the eleven faithful apostles of Christ(Simon Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James bar Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, Judas bar James).

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me “Twelve Drummers Drumming” – for the twelve articles of the Apostle's Creed.



There it is. The true meaning of the “Twelve Days of Christmas”! Happy singing! Happy Counting!

Source:
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resources/advent/customs-and-traditions/the-history-of-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/
http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/library_article/352/key_to_the_twelve_days_of_christmas.html

Photos:
https://creativemarket.com/mbalkon/15316-12-Days-of-Christmas-Words
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamhartung/2014/12/24/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-for-investors/