Hebrew chapter 12 verses 3-17 tells us that God uses our pains to discipline us, sanctify us, and give us wisdom. But why our pains? Have you ever asked yourself that? Pains, based on my own experience, have a way of changing us or molding us. I do have my shares of pains, most of…
Category: memoir
My Dearest Dy,
I started writing this a year after you had left us. But never got around to finishing it. I miss you dearly. I am writing this to celebrate the great and wonderful man, husband, father, and grandfather that you are. You have lived a great life. You may not know it, believe it, or want…
What’s In A Day?
Can you believe there’s only eighteen days left until the New Year? Every night, my daughter and I spend a few minutes talking in bed before I go to sleep. Sometimes it’s just about how our days went, what her plans are for the weekend, or what to cook for the next week. There are…
Revered Words
Just like any typical Filipino family, we are not keen on expressing our love and appreciation for our parents, siblings, or any immediate family members. It’s like there is an unspoken rule. On my last conversation with my father, I opted to say encouraging words for him to stay strong and to get better so…
Invisible Presence
There are times when the words just flow freely. And it’s at these times where I think I write my most memorable pieces. There’s no trying too hard, no pretense, and no desire to come up with something magical or mind blowing. I’d like to think of myself as a writer. That’s what positive thinkers…
Regrets, What’s Yours?
Do you know what is the number one thing people have at the end of their lives? Regrets…. There’s always that feeling of, “if I could,” or “I wish I’ve said this or done that..” What if we could rewind our life and go back to a time when you wanted to do better or…
Whose Story?
I don’t think I can call it busyness. Sure I have a whole lot of things to do. There’s work five days a week and appointments in between, then there’s chores when I get home and more chores and errands to do on the weekends. Things that the whole population does everyday of the week….
Loss for Words
Writing to me is my therapy. This is where I get to released my feelings and emotions; a way for me to express my thoughts. “I don’t care if you don’t want to tell me things. But I do care that what we do tell each other is the truth.” Stephanie Butland Many times, these…
One Time, One Meeting
Ichi-go Ichi-e I have a very strong fascination with Japanese phrases with deeper meaning. Somehow they have a word or a phrase for everything and I love it. In this age and time, it seems to get harder and harder to be in the present, in the now. There is always something else that we…
{Be}ing An Introvert in an Extroverted World
“Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands.” Brene Brown Yesterday afternoon, my family and I went to an invite only grand opening of a newly built Heart and Vascular Center in our area. My…
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