I was in a journal writing/ dream interpretation course with some young friends when I met her...
I couldn't remember what I shared in there but she stirred a memory in each one of us in her experience...
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July 16, 1990, 4: 26 pm
I was with my friend Hazel in the library and just as we were descending the stairs, earthquake shook our country that day.
Hazel was able to get down to the groundfloor while I retreated back to the library where we were gathered by our librarian in prayer.
It took several minutes and when everything quieted down, we all went down together.
I went home where my family awaited me.
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She was attending a conference in one of Baguio's finest hotels...
It toppled down and left her under the debris...
July 16, 1990, 4: 26 pm
I was with my friend Hazel in the library and just as we were descending the stairs, earthquake shook our country that day.
Hazel was able to get down to the groundfloor while I retreated back to the library where we were gathered by our librarian in prayer.
It took several minutes and when everything quieted down, we all went down together.
I went home where my family awaited me.
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She was attending a conference in one of Baguio's finest hotels...
It toppled down and left her under the debris...
...where she stayed for three days...
She was among those who survived...
her other colleagues perished in that incident...
...and the eternal question, "Why me?"
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She dreamt of dolphins...
'To see a dolphin in your dream symbolizes spiritual guidance, intellect, mental attributes and emotional trust. The dream is usually an inspirational one, encouraging you to utilize your mind to its capacity and move upward in life {Resurrection} . Alternatively, it suggests that a line of communication has been established between the conscious and subconscious aspects of yourself.'
~ Dream Moods ~
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We saw each other again after several years...
and went together in the Italian language class for four months...
It was such a blessing!
She continued her story...
After the earthquake,
she felt that God was calling her for a higher cause...
she resigned from her work as an accountant and began her journey as a religious...
I saw how happy she was being one.
... she faced her fears...
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16 July 2012, Monday
I recall the earthquakes I had survived in my life and the angels who have extricated me from the rubbles...
...the dolphins that revived my dreams...
...God who pulled me back to my feet to start a new journey...
I pray for the souls of those who have died...
...we light a candle of hope for those who remain buried...
...and I will always remember YOU dear friend...
I have seen you in my dreams...
praying for me...
...I am facing my fears...
We find by losing. We hold fast by letting go.
We become something new by ceasing to be something old.
This seems to be close to the heart of that mystery.
I know no more now than I ever did about the far side
of death as the last letting-go of all, but now I know
that I do not need to know, and that I do not need
to be afraid of not knowing. God knows.
That is all that matters.
We become something new by ceasing to be something old.
This seems to be close to the heart of that mystery.
I know no more now than I ever did about the far side
of death as the last letting-go of all, but now I know
that I do not need to know, and that I do not need
to be afraid of not knowing. God knows.
That is all that matters.