Gradually becoming aware of your mistakes and shortcomings is painful and difficult enough. But when they are being rubbed to your face, "Teka lang! Dahan-dahan naman! Ang sakit ha!" đ¤Łđ¤Łđ¤ŁPero sige lang. Siguro, kailangan yung ganito para mas matuto, para mas maging malakas. Pero Lord, I need Your grace to go through this process without…
How will I make my birthday memorable and meaningful? I asked myself when my 30th birthday was just around the corner. I thought of making plans on visiting places I wanted to see, foods I wanted to taste, and activities I wanted to try. Many ideas are available. But I found it necessary to answer…
I may have already written in the past that I have been discerning about my vocation, praying for, and discovering what God has been calling me to do and how He wants me to spend my life and everything He has given. It has been written and said that our vocation is love: to love…
Growing old is not always synonymous to growing up. I admit, hindi kasing bilis ng pagtanda ko ang pagmamature ko. Kaya naman pakiramdam ko, I have a lot of catching up to do. But when I am finally starting to notice my progress, I am also having a higher tendency to become self-righteous. And the…
Karaniwan na yung pagrereflect, pagbabalik-tanaw, at pananalanging puno ng pag-asa kapag nagsasara ang current year at papabukas ang panibagong taon. Pero kahit na parang ang common na o ang corny na nga kung iisipin minsan, doing these practices can still be somehow helpful for me to properly process things inside my head which is essential…
5 years na pala. ⤠This made me look back to December 14, 2015. First day of work. Napakabigat ng loob ko. Napakaraming bagong information na kailangang matutunan in a very short span of time. That week, I wasn't sure if I can do this. But I thought, "If I cannot do this, then what…
The first part of Katy Perry's song, "Roar" described so accurately how I used to be before it dawned on me that I've had enough. And I've got no one else to blame but myself. (If the following content will somehow resonate with you, I hope you will learn something here) I have just been…
In my job as a Receptionist for a non-profit transportation agency in Los Angeles, I normally encounter customers (mostly by phone and sometimes, in person) who have issues with our service. Although it is not my job to resolve their issues, my responsibility is to direct them to the appropriate department or person who could…
I think, most of us could think of our own âWhat-doesnât-kill-you-makes-you-strongerâ experience. While this may not always be true, when we think of it, we can recall a moment in our life when the very thing that hurts us was also the same thing that triggered us or prompted us to wake up and become…
Growing in Love 