Elevators and decapitation

I know this is kind of morbid but I always think of decapitation by elevator whenever I would ride the elevator. Must be influenced by some Hollywood horror flick.

Is that so sad or just disturbing?

Near death experience

I had a near-death experience this morning. Had I gone out of the car sooner, I wouldnt be able to write this. Good thing I only sustained minor cuts and bruises and a muscle pain at the side of my back. Thank God also that my cousin's wife and her sister did not incur any major damages, just dizziness, head ache and a sprain in the wrist.

Thank God for another gift of life!

As I look back at what happened this morning, I realize that there is one thing that I would probably regret not doing. That is to try again to talk to The One and tell him "tangina ka sa lahat ng taong maiiisip ko nang malapit na akong mamatay e ikaw pa!" But seriously, this goes to show that after all those years of denial (kalahating dekada) and struggles to keep the feelings way deep inside I still do love him.

Pero gagawin ko ba?

I suddenly have an itch....I want to be impulsive about it but my logic tells me otherwise...happy na siya e manggugulo pa ba ako?

Surprisingly!

I did not even think of my parents or my brothers and friends...loved ones that will be left behind (except for The One). I always felt I am ready to die anytime and that everything will be alright. Probably malakas ang loob ko kasi may insurance naman akong maiiwan sa kanila.

I did not even think of my goals, my future dreams, things I would like to do or places to go. I did not even regret not having a family at this period of my life - which as everyone knows is a major issue of my life.

I am baffled with my realizations. What does this mean?

Funny!

I received a text message this morning from a stranger:

I love mornings...
They make me think of the value of life.
They ask me to live not from yesterday's sorrows nor tomorrow's dreams, but today's blessings!

And truly, am still blessed.

Albert Ellis

During one of my meetings with friends, a friend asked the group "If you are to spend one whole year with only one person, who would it be?"

I answered Albert Ellis, of course, because I'd like to pick on his mind and talk cognitive-behavioral therapy stuff. My philosophy of counseling (and of life) is founded on his theories - the Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT). I consider myself as a cognitive-behavioral counselor.

The first time I encountered his REBT theory in 3rd-4th year college, I fell in love with it and used it in my daily musings and interaction with life. It has helped me overcome difficult and painful experiences and I attribute to it the perspectives I have for life and for people. I am more interested and hooked with his theory than the sexually-natured theory of Freud. Even in my post-graduate study, I am still a loyal advocate of his theory.

Albert Ellis died on July 24, 2007 at the age of 93. His contributions to the field of psychology will forever be cherished and never be forgotten. It is a shame that I was only able to encounter him on books and journals. We have lost one of the most influential psychologists of all time.