Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo When I was in college, I joined a committee that once gave me the task of making guest speakers' introductions. I would be handed someone's resume and from there, I had to glean enough information that would be read by the emcee. This … Continue reading Titles
Your Value is Your Best Defense
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com by Bobby Quitain If you sell a nice piece of jewelry without first knowing its value, you will most likely sell it cheap. And that would be a tragedy! It is not much different when it comes to the Christian life. Unless you know your real value as a child of … Continue reading Your Value is Your Best Defense
The Habit of Starting
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net by Leo Baubata The biggest reason people fail at creating and sticking to new habits is that they don’t keep doing it. That seems obvious: if you don’t keep doing a habit, it won’t really become a habit. So what’s the solution to this obvious problem? Find a way to keep … Continue reading The Habit of Starting
Grateful
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I have very vivid memories of staying in the basement of our old apartment. I would stand in front of a white board and gaze out into a row of empty chairs and pretend to be a teacher. I wrote on the board … Continue reading Grateful
Regrets vs. Hope
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com by Bobby Quitain There are two kinds of people whose outlook in life are located at opposite poles — those who live in regrets and those who live in hope. Regret quells the spirit while hope inspires it. Regret lives in the past while hope lives in the future. Regret is … Continue reading Regrets vs. Hope
Happiness is Uncovering What You Already Have
Originally posted in ZenHabits.Net by Leo Baubata When I set out to convert my unhappiness with my life into happiness, about 7 years ago, I had some ideas about how to do it. I was going to get out of debt and lose weight and get a better job and declutter my house and get … Continue reading Happiness is Uncovering What You Already Have
Jesse
From a homily given during the wake mass of Secretary Jesse Robredo last 24 August 2012 in Malacanang Palace by Fr. Jet Villarin, SJ For more about Sec Jesse Robredo, read this article on Wikipedia. I come here to grieve with you, to grieve the passing of a simple man and true leader. Almost three … Continue reading Jesse
Movers and Shakers
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo As a teacher, I welcome differences of opinion and questions from my students especially in the classroom. It is, after all, a sign that they are thinking. With my students, the questions and dissenting opinions have always come very respectfully. On the rare … Continue reading Movers and Shakers
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