Monthly Archives: September 2013
Proactivity and Prayer
One of the valuable lessons I have learned from Stephen Covey is the practice of proactivity – the ability to put a space between the stimulus and the actions I take. The best way to exercise proactivity, I have learned, … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Presence, Spirituality
Tagged Choice, Discipline, Prayer
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Life Is About Choices
Most of my life, I had dreams of doing great things, doing my share in changing the world, turning around organizations and institutions, inspiring individuals to becomes better. I realize now how pretentious and prideful those dreams are. The world … Continue reading
My Life As A Stalagmite
Stalagmites are formed by the constant dripping of countless water droplets rich in minerals from the ceilings to the floors in caverns. They are formed in the silence and the darkness, deep in the bowels of the earth. Droppings, darkness, … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Life, Mystery, Nature, Photography
Tagged Beauty, Change, Discipline, Miracles
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God is in His Heavens
Yesterday was a God-is-in-His-heaven-and-all’s-right-with-the-world kind of day. It indeed reminded me of Pippa’s song by Robert Browning: THE year’s at the spring, And day’s at the morn; Morning’s at seven; The hill-side’s dew-pearl’d; The lark’s … Continue reading
Perfect Combinations
There are certain things in life that do not just go together, like oil and water never mix. But there are also certain things that, as we struggle through life, seem to go naturally together, like blood sweat and tears. … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Marriage, Mystery
Tagged Discipline, Doing good
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Putting Out Into the Deep
The happiest and most fulfilling times in my life have been those times when I had put out into the deep and dared. My disappointments and regrets have been those times when I did not dare, kept very close to … Continue reading
My Morning Prayer
At daybreak, as another new day dawns Gratefully greeting the morning with my yawns I gather my thoughts and lift up my soul For in my sleep I was again made whole I thank the Lord for a restful sleep … Continue reading
Demons and Angels
Demons and angels are often thought of as myths and old stories in today’s advanced and highly technological world. But are they? Or are they for real? A despotic leader uses chemical weapons on his own people and in the … Continue reading
Proclaim the Lord’s Favor
In Syria, children are dying. People are leaving their homes for safer havens. Young men are being conscripted for the ongoing war and strife. People would love to hear messages of peace and put a stop to their sufferings and … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Evil, Faith, Philippines/Filipino, The USA
Tagged Blessings
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Breaking Bread and Making My Humanity Whole
Yesterday, we had a family picnic. And this was the sight that we saw before us as we ended a happy and wonderful day. Even as the day was drawing to a close, God’s graces were still streaking across the … Continue reading