Letting Go Versus Setting Free

1. LETTING GO when you realize that love didn’t exist after all
SETTING FREE when you love him and for special reasons, you sacrifice
2. LETTING GO when you are tired of his crazy ideas and his personality
SETTING FREE when he is tired of you
3. LETTING GO for unclear reasons, invalid ones and the unknown
SETTING FREE for valid unselfish reasons
4. LETTING GO when he goes just because you said so
SETTING FREE when he uses his freedom to choose where to stay- where he thinks he’s free
5. LETTING GO when he’s gone forever
SETTING FREE when you’ll wait for him
6. LETTING GO for someone you thought you love
SETTING FREE for someone you love and will always love for the rest of your life
7. LETTING GO asks, “Will this make me feel better?”
SETTING FREE asks, “Will this make her feel better?”
8. LETTING GO is taking adjustment into consideration
SETTING FREE is taking recovery into consideration
9. LETTING GO is the beginning of a new life
SETTING FREE is the beginning of a new life in a new world
10. LETTING GO is asking yourself, “How will I get used to this?”
SETTING FREE is asking yourself, “How will I ever get through this?”
11. LETTING GO is foregoing someone who has been a part of your life
SETTING FREE is foregoing someone who has been your life
12. LETTING GO is letting someone walk out or your life with arms wide open
SETTING FREE is letting someone walk out of your life with eyes wide shut

Source: Ladee Rainmaker

Break Time

I’ve been trying to fall asleep on my chair using my pillow to block out the light just so I could stop thinking until I got tired trying. I stand up and went out yet it was too hot outside watching the speeding cars on the street. I wonder why there’s no traffic at this time of the day.

There! The questions are there again, like popcorns that keep popping.  I don’t even have time to answer the first one before the next train of thought comes.  Maybe, our minds are like that of children, a factory of questions. Only, we try to ignore some because we are too busy with our everyday life. If I write down some of the questions, I might have answers in some future time so here are some of them. Maybe, you could help me out.

I miss you.

Do you say you miss a person because you love that person? Or is it the physical intimacy that you’ve previously shared that you miss? If there was no physical intimacy, would you miss her/him?

Please don’t go away.

Is going away one way of saying goodbye? What are we afraid of? Are we afraid that once they’re gone, they might forget us? Or are we afraid of our own self, forgetting what we felt for them and not keeping our promise of staying in love even if we’re far apart.

Meeting.

Why do we want to see each other always? Is it because we love that person and really want to be with them? Or are we afraid that if we don’t meet often, they might find someone else to fall in love with? Or are we afraid of our own self that we might fall out of love and find someone else to fall in love, thus, breaking our promises?

I love you.

Why do we keep reminding the persons we love that we love them and that we miss them? Is it because we are afraid they might forget that we do love them and might find other persons to love more than they loved us? Or are we just reminding ourselves that these are the persons we love and that we must not forget that we love them.

Happiness.

How do we measure happiness? Is it by counting the material things we possess, the number of friends we have, the places we’ve traveled, the positions we have?  Can we really measure happiness? When can we say we are truly happy with our own lives?

Writing down some thoughts is kind of liberating sometimes and I have not done that much writing on this blog and the other blogs for sometime. I need to find more inspiration from both the outside and the virtual world.

Twitter Secrets

Before I started writing this blog, I was reading Twitter Secrets by Joel Comm so I visited Twitter after 3 months of not making an entry. I thought of checking some of the information presented in the ebook like designing the page in such a way that your business can be presented easily without making multiple posts promoting links.

I have found several Twitter pages that may have read the same e-book and decided to apply them but the design I like most is that of chrisgarret. It is personalized design presented simply yet very captivating.

Then, a question comes to mind.

Would you rather want your followers to read your twits and be updated? Or, get them immediately captivated with the Twitter page background that they also immediately browse away from Twitter and visit the links presented in your design without even reading a single Twit?

Short, informative twits with a great Twitter page design. Combine the two and you’ll surely get results whatever goal you may have.

Although the ebook is only 32-pages long, it has taken me about 4 hours to finish reading it. In between was writing this post, following some Twitters and checking the details presented.

Update:

I got two message offering or giving me free e-books and some of those that I had followed have done the same. Isn’t that nice?

Which One to Write

Have you experienced writing from an idea then while writing, another topic comes up and you want to also write about that? Then, another idea keeps on drumming up on your head that before you realize it, you already have too much topic to write on and that you’ve created too many drafts. Yet, finishing them all is not possible because you don’t know where to begin and how to end. Or, it could be that there are many beginnings but the body seems to start another topic.

So, which one would you finish first? The original idea you wanted to write about or the thoughts that came out from that original idea? Which one would you publish first?

Newbie’s Guide on How to Start Blogging for Money

I received an email yesterday from Jen asking ‘can you tell me how u r doing ur blogging business?’ Maybe, I mentioned before that I previously write blogs and earn money and she remembered it. Since I was only waiting for my FTP upload to finish, I tried to write a compressed guide on how to start blogging that can eventually lead to earning money.

Same question have been asked before so to make my life easier, I am posting here a short “Newbies Guide on How to Start Blogging for Money”

1. Create two (2) separate emails with different passwords. One email will be used for programs you will be joining in. The other email will be used for online payment processors. This is highly recommended but not required.
2. Sign-up for online payment processors including
   • Paypal
   • AlertPay
   • E-gold
   • Moneybookers
   • Ikobo

   Paypal, AlertPay and Moneybookers require account verification. If you are hesitant on using your credit card, apply for a debit card preferably Visa. Moneybookers require phone and address verification so be sure that you entered details correctly.

   While waiting for payment processors to be verified, you can start your blog. Or you can start your blog and apply later for payment processors.

3. List down your interests and decide the topic for your blog. The blog can be of general topic or specific.
4. Assuming zero budget on your part, create a free blogger account at Blogger or WordPress.
5. Create your blog and start posting regularly. If you have several interests and you have enough time to write about your interests, then, you can start several blogs.
6. After about 10 quality blog posts, you can apply for a Google AdSense account. You only need one Google AdSense account for several sites or blogs.
7. Increase website traffic. Find other bloggers from forums and directories who might be interested in your topic and who might be interested to partner and exchange links with you. There are other ways to increase traffic but it is another topic.
8. Aside from Google AdSense, there are other revenue-generating income through ads including BidVertiser
9. When you have accumulated about 20 to 30 blog posts and your blog is about 2 months old, you can now apply at get-paid-to-blog sites like PayPerPost, Blogvertise, and PayU2Blog. These programs require a review of site, post the review and get paid when review is approved.
10. Your blog can also be used to promote products and/or services. Find programs or products that will pay you a percentage of every sale. This is called affiliate marketing.
11. Aside from writing paid blog reviews, affiliate marketing and  AdSense  ads,  displaying paid private ads or banners is another way of monetizing a blog.

There are other programs that you may encounter and explore as you continue blogging. Evaluate and find reviews first to be sure that you will get paid for your efforts.

Blogging for money is just like any job or business. It requires hardwork, time, patience, passion and dedication. Some people think blogging for money is easy and expect fast return. They become bored when money does not come pouring in.  Eventually, they abandon their blogs and the blog dies.

Do not just blog for money. Blog about the things you are interested in and enjoy blogging so that when money comes in trickle, you still  look forward  to blog  because you  know, you are happy and enjoy  doing it.