Have you ever wanted something so bad that you’d do everything to achieve it? You would have worked hard, sacrifice tons, and give your whole heart just to achieve it. There are moments, however, when despite the preparations, goals still…
I thought life would be the same in college like what I experienced in high school. I thought it would be easy. Confident in my belief that I could overcome challenges easily, I never expected to feel stress and pressure…
I once scanned a book and read these lines that struck me: Deep within every human heart lies a hunger for significance. We want our lives to count, to make a difference, to be worth something. We carry within ourselves…
Looking back, I have always admired people who are happy about what they are doing and are doing the things that they really love and enjoy. Before I left college, I already had my life planned. I thought I knew…
Have you ever felt that things are not going the way you wanted it to be? Have you ever been lost in a road you thought was the right one? As a young student, I was a consistent achiever. It…
Given a chance, would you like to be a second choice? Many of us want to be the first choice in everything. If you are in a competition, you want to be the champion. If you are in school, who…
Having lived in a different country for the past 10 years, it has surely become my home. The cleanliness, the hot and chilly weather, my family, my youth group- it became my comfort zone. I didn’t want to be anywhere…
I experienced my first heartbreak when I was fifteen. It came not from a boy but from the friendship I’ve built for over three years. I never thought I would be the person to be hurt by some of the…
I am a shrinking violet. I grew up introverted. I was a victim of bullying. I was the favorite subject of bullies to have mock. Even in my own family, I never felt secured. I felt abandoned and unloved. …
God is doing something beautiful in my life. He’s doing a completely beautiful work in me. I struggled with self-love for years. I wasn’t able to see and welcome love from people around me. I wasn’t even able to…
As a medical student, I can’t help but be fascinated by the wonders of the human body. And I believe that nothing compares to the popularity of the heart. We’ve all heard it before: the heart is the symbol…
A petite Filipino female in her early 20’s enters a Japanese restaurant. She has wavy, shoulder-length, black hair, tan skin, and oriental eyes. The hostess greets her and sets her at a table for two by the window. The Filipino…