Category Archives: Life
Fullness of Life Comes From an Emptying of Self
I have often wished I were a wealthy man. Then I could be generous and do all the great things I dream of. I have been blessed with sufficiency of material possessions To live a comfortable and relatively easy life. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginnings, Change, Doing good, Poetry
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Who Would Have Thought?
Man is a rational animal, philosophers tell us. Yet, try as he does to always live by this truth, man often comes the edges and limits of his existence where reason does not make sense and rational logic is replaced … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Blessings, Gratitude, Serendipity
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A World Without Children Is a Sad World.
I came across this news item recently (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/14/cost-of-raising-a-child-usda_n_3757365.html), which placed the cost of raising a child today till the age of 18 at a quarter of a million dollars. In the Philippines, some of those who championed the RH bill … Continue reading
The Feast of the Assumption
Today is the feast of the Assumption. There are times I have difficulties believing in the Assumption of Mary into heaven. Did she die and then rose and was taken up to heaven? I can imagine the human spirit, free … Continue reading
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Coming Home To Be a Child Again
“Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” This is the constant refrain in my life today. “To be a child is to have no past And to live in eternity’s sunrise.” … Continue reading
Spiritual Exercises
I have had hypertension for many years now. I have managed to keep it under control through exercise, diet and medications. My medicines correct whatever imbalance in my organ systems and body processes that causes my blood pressure to spike. … Continue reading
Blessed with Faith Forever (BFF)
Another day has dawned Another beautiful morn I stretch my arms in thanksgiving What a great gift to be living I often wonder why My life in the here and now I did not ask to be But I am … Continue reading
Transfiguring My Life
Faces often convey more meaning and speak louder that the words we say. A smile on my face usually elicits a resonating smile from another person. A face burdened by pain or problems often breaks my heart and urges me … Continue reading
Faith, Love and Hope
Man is unique in all of creation because of his capacity to reason. Man has done marvelous deeds because of this capability. Because of this, man has swung between the temptation of believing he is the center of all creation … Continue reading
A Life Well Lived
Life is a wondrous gift. I was not asked beforehand if I wanted to be born. Now that I am here, I am grateful for this tremendous gift. It is amazing how before I was not and now I am … Continue reading