The call to lead
We have been called to lead others at one point of our lives. Whether it is in a group activity at school, or a position to be filled in a community or an organization. My journey with leadership was not…
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Love still waits at twenty-something
When I was in kindergarten, I wanted so bad to become a doctor. It was because I loved what seemed to me as a magical stethoscope. When I was in grade school, I wanted to become a detective agent. Then…
When our tables turned
She scribbled something on a piece of paper. I know it is my taxi’s plate number. I’m going to miss her. My mother and my father were my favorite couple in the world. But since they separated ways,…
Stop, look and listen
We are called to love. At all times, we are challenged to love every person that we meet. When my God called me to be part of a Catholic lay community, He allowed me to be a channel of His love.…
Finding joy in waiting
When everyone seems eager to get things done in the shortest time possible, waiting can be extremely difficult. Think about it. How many times have you had to endure heavy traffic or long lines at the bus station just…
Defined, defied and deserved
One can never define love objectively, for love is empirical. The only way that we can understand love is through observing, feeling, and experiencing it. Love cannot be based on theory and logic alone. It’s more than that. …
Virgin (again) and proud
Real love waits – this is one of the advocacies of my youth org. I too am a personal advocate for this. Being the bookworm that I am, I came across Saving my First Kiss (by Lisa Velthouse) and…
“Please” – A letter to my younger self
If I could travel time and space and meet my younger self, I would find the secretly rebellious yet naïve girl in all her glory. We all have something we wish we could tell to the people we used to…
Real love can wait
“I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs— how he can please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world— how he can please…
Choreography of love
Have you ever tried living under the shadow of people? Were you always working real hard, with all creativity and effort possible, just to receive acknowledgement and attention? I did. As a mediocre kid born with musical prodigies…
That broken pavement
In our lives, it is natural for us to feel the need to heal or fix ourselves whenever we are hurt. It doesn’t matter how we got hurt – may it be physically or emotionally. But what actually matters is how…
What have I gotten myself into?
“What have I gotten myself into?” I often hear this question when people, or their lives, are in a mess. But as for me, this question does not pose any negativity. At an early age, I had such…