Tag Archives: Discipline
Travel Light
Travel light. It is a lesson I took time in learning. I used to lug heavy suitcases in my early travels. Packing things I might need just in case. Often to find out I don’t need them at all, Or … Continue reading
Agere Contra
I often notice that the things I hate and find offensive in other people are the very same things I hate most in myself. Sometimes, I am not even aware that the things I would correct in others are the … Continue reading
Being Ready
If the Lord were to come to me today, would I be ready? This question has usually been taken to describe the moment of my death. When death finally comes, and I know neither the day nor the hour, would … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Encounter
Tagged Blessings, Choice, Contribution, Discipline, Doing good
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Not Taking Things For Granted
Because I keep on receiving the same awesome blessings everyday, there is a tendency in me to take these things for granted. The sun rises every morning, always beautiful, fresh and full of promises. Most days I welcome it with … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Presence, Relationships
Tagged Blessings, Discipline, Grace, Gratitude, joy, Prayer
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Fullness and Perfection
I have always desired and worked for perfection in my life – in the things that I do, in the things that I have and in myself and in the people around me. I have always hungered for life and … Continue reading
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Tagged Change, Discipline, Grace
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An Alternative Life Choice
The life of Sister Mary Cordis, aka Margarita, as a contemplative nun is a witnessing to the possibility of alternative lifestyles other than the all too obvious choices presented as desirable by the world. Her choice of a life of … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Faith, Love
Tagged Choice, Discipline, joy
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Being, Having, Doing
It was our date night yesterday and we watched the movie “Lucy”. The storyline is built around the fact that we use only about 10% of our brain’s capacity. What would happen if we were able to increase that to … Continue reading
Creators, Not Consumers
A preacher goes out to preach and a teacher goes out to teach. A sower goes out to sow and a farmer goes out to plow. We are often defined by what we do and accomplish, by what we make … Continue reading
Struggles and Life
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” Everyone longs for rest from labor and toil. This is specially true for peasants working the soil. But even those who in everyday life … Continue reading
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Tagged Discipline, Doing good, Poetry, Suffering
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Beyond the Rituals of Religion
All too often and for many people, the practice of religion easily degenerates into empty rituals of prayers, fasting and sacrificial offerings. And worse, religion deteriorates into prejudices and exclusions, then into hatred and violence. These practices of religion are … Continue reading
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Tagged Discipline, Doing good, Gratitude, Prayer
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