Punzi's Corner Blog: Inspiring

Saturday, July 07, 2007
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Inspiring

Here's a nice story on how Marion Bartoli beat No. 1 seed Justine Henin-Hardenne to earn a spot in the finals at Wimbledon:

Bartoli, the underdog so beloved of the British, did not want for inspiration last night. A set down inside 22 minutes, her eye wandered over the grandstands and picked out Pierce Brosnan, one of her favourite actors. Strange, what a friendly face can do. One moment she was set to be consigned as a statistical footnote in record time; the next she was engineering an escape of which James Bond would have been proud.

Aptly, The World Is Not Enough is the Brosnan work that appeals to her most. Betraying a girly side that was entirely absent on court, she reflected: "I was focusing on Pierce Brosnan because he is so beautiful. I was just watching him. He was the only one - I said to myself, it's not possible I play so badly in front of him."

Some people in the same situation actually become too star-struck and just fold. For her, Pierce Brosnan became her inspiration to achieve what she has never done before. Way to go!

I hope Brosnan will be there in the finals cheering for her since she's up against powerhouse Venus Williams (who I think can possible complete successfully in the men's division).

Now if only you can kindly put me in the presence of ...... (wait a minute! I'm thinking....) that would surely inspire me to do better.

Well, I can dream, can I?

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Side Prayers

PRAYER FOR GENEROSITY
Lord Jesus,
Teach me to be generous,
Teach me to serve You as You deserve
To give and not to count the cost,
To fight and not to heed the wounds,
To toil and not to seek for rest,
To labor and not to ask for reward,
except that of knowing
That I do Your Holy Will. Amen

THE LAWYER'S PRAYER
May every word I speak be from Your Truth...
I ask come from Your Wisdom...
May every case I handle receive Your Guidance...
May every heart, every life I touch, feel Your Love.

THE JABEZ PRAYER
And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying,
"Oh, that You would bless me indeed,
and enlarge my territory,
that Your Hand be with me,
that You would keep me from evil,
that I may not cause pain."

So God granted him what he requested.

Side Oath

The Lawyer's Oath
I do solemnly swear that
I will maintain allegiance to
the Republic of the Philippines,
I will support its Constitution
and obey the laws as well as
the legal orders of the
duly constituted authorities therein;
I will do no falsehood,
nor consent to the doing of any in court;
I will not wittingly or willingly
promote or sue any groundless,
false or unlawful suit,
nor give aid nor consent to the same;
I will delay no man for money or malice,
and will conduct myself as a lawyer
according to the best of my knowledge
and discretion with all good fidelity
as well to the courts as to my clients;
and I impose upon myself this voluntary obligation
without any mental reservation
or purpose of evasion.
So help me God.

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