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
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
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
The Happiest Place on Earth
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I got a chance to visit Disney World with my sisters, brothers-in-law, nephew and nieces a few months ago and I had a blast. The last time I had visited had been more than ten years earlier and I was still a teenager. … Continue reading The Happiest Place on Earth
How Spiritual Nourishment Can Improve Health in 7 Ways
by Krisca Te For some of us, spiritual nourishment means adhering to religious practices and their tenets. For others, it’s a feeling of a larger meaning, a sense of the sublime, a higher state of human consciousness. In a surveys among physicians, more than half of them (56%) believed that spiritual nourishment, of any kind, … Continue reading How Spiritual Nourishment Can Improve Health in 7 Ways
Perspective
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo Not a day goes by that I don't use my computer. Yet, even then, I don't really notice how dirty the screen gets until it is almost unbearable. That's when I take out my trusty little cloth, which according to the manufacturer is … Continue reading Perspective
Gone Fishing
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I went fishing last week. Fortunately, I was with a great group of friends and so I had fun. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch anything. That part, was not fun. In the movies and in books, fishing is usually a scene that goes by … Continue reading Gone Fishing
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