Originally posted in 2timothy.com. by Christine Ferrera I grew up without really understanding the significance of our celebration of the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor). Sure, I knew about the facts and characters of this day from grade school and high school. I was a History quiz bee contender then so I had to … Continue reading Bataan Death March: Lest We Forget
The Best Thing That Can Happen to Us Is a Loss
by Eric Santillan The best thing that can happen to us is a loss. I write this without knowing what will happen to Manny Pacquiao after that devastating knockdown from Juan Manuel Marquez. But I write this knowing that the best years of Michael Jordan's career came after he unretired himself. I write this knowing … Continue reading The Best Thing That Can Happen to Us Is a Loss
The Practice of Work Mind & Vacation Mind, Simultaneously
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net. by Leo Baubata Imagine being on vacation: you can laze around, sipping on margaritas, not worrying about what you have to do today, not worrying about the time, just being without all the anxiety. Now imagine being busy at work: you are doing one task while worrying about others, worrying that … Continue reading The Practice of Work Mind & Vacation Mind, Simultaneously
We Lost The Raffle of the Gods and Dominated The Earth
by Eric Santillan If an alien visited the earth many thousands of years ago, and saw the animals in the plains of Africa--the sabre-tooth tiger with its speed and power, the mammoth with its protective hide, the buffalo, the antelope, and the human--and the alien was asked to bet on who would survive and lord … Continue reading We Lost The Raffle of the Gods and Dominated The Earth
Angst No More
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I’ve lost my angst. And I don’t know where I put it. Or maybe, I’ve stopped caring. I realized this when my friends and I started a book club (the operative word is started), and read one young adult book. It was supposedly … Continue reading Angst No More
Freed
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com. by Bobby Quitain “…And someone came and told them, ‘The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.’…” (Acts 5:25) When God miraculously freed the apostles from prison, the apostles had two options: they could have gone home to live ordinary lives, or they … Continue reading Freed
The Real Generation of Wimps
by Eric Santillan The generation who are in grade school and high school now have been called many names. But the name that has stuck is the Generation of Wimps. That is because this generation is more pampered and spoiled than the previous ones. Because of the media and research about the importance of high … Continue reading The Real Generation of Wimps
Endurance Sports and the Greatest Endurance Athlete
Today, we welcome a new writer for angperegrino. We worked together in the past for a sister company, and she leads us for regular running (although it's really more like jogging for me) every week at a neighborhood track oval. Read more about her in the About the Author box below. Welcome to angperegrino Tin! … Continue reading Endurance Sports and the Greatest Endurance Athlete
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