Vocation: First part
I felt alive with the gush of spring that continuously flows within me! One of myinspirations wrote something on my timeline ... and I left it suspended the entire week. The truth is, she has been...
View ArticleA.S.K. and the Law of Attraction: Deepening Vocation 2nd part
"You can't be ambiguous. You will confuse the universe...," a dear friend laughingly told me three days ago.I have shared with my him my 'call' and he asked me what have I been doing to achieve...
View ArticleNoli Foras Ire: Journey Inwards
...I opened up a box I have kept hidden for years…"You were within me, but I was outside..."Late Have I loved You (St. Augustine's prayer)~ Gungor's http://youtu.be/vxaCs3vRpG0via...
View ArticleEpiphany in Three Parts
"Human beings have an innate restlessness for God, but this restlessness is a participation in God's own restlessness for us." ~ Pope Benedict, Homily for Epiphany 2013 The Creation of Adam by...
View ArticleEpiphany: On Life and Nature
What is my purpose? As I sat and reread this draft the nth time ~ I wished a simple Thanksgiving would suffice. My 'peculiar' silence over the last months have again triggered some friends to write me,...
View ArticleEpiphany Part 3: On Love [Story of the Bride, the Bridegroom and the...
*Note: Quotes in pink ink from Leslie LudyWhen the Lord closed the door to the life I’ve come to know for ten years as a religious… I had mixed emotions over what was ahead of me…...
View ArticleThe Bride, The Bridegroom and the Bridegroom's Friend
HE encouragingly looked at me as I took a deep breath."I am ready … Ahuv sheli {my Beloved}," and I took His hand ...He reached out for the pen and wrote a beautiful love story ... The gift...
View ArticleAt the Foot of the Cross
'There' He led me to ponder on His GREAT LOVE...Everything I am before Him was laid bare... I couldn't look at Him for a long time for I knew in my heart how much I have done Him wrong...and yet He...
View ArticlePilgrimage of Love
Most of us have special devotions. Some friends offer novena prayers to their favorite saints. I took on the devotion to our Blessed Mother by praying the rosary. My family do the seven churches...
View ArticleLove is
“Everyone loves a great lovestory and a happy ending.”~ book description, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Happily Ever Afterphoto credit: May Christine Tandoc; twitted by melissaHow do love stories even...
View ArticleSelf-Mastery Mystery [part 1: AI NO UTA]
Light’s out... power lines were cut. There wasn't a single soul in the street... the wind howled like a hungry child in need of its mother...and there, without the daily hustle and bustle of life, the...
View ArticleStep 2. Fall in Love ~ Formation of the Heart
Part 2a. Is it possible to love God and a human partner at the same time? photo (used with permission) courtesy of Raising Ecstasy "...I meant that question for you." Point blank ~ shot straight to...
View ArticleSelf-Mastery Mystery [part 2: Rekindled Love]
Precious...Rose Colors and MeaningsI have not fallen in love quite like this before...I vowed never... but...It was a gradual transformation from fear of 'relating' to authentic 'loving.'He took me out...
View ArticleSelf-Mastery:100 Voices for Suicide Prevention
10th of September 2014, as I lied on the operating table, my mom’s voice echoed on my mind before the anesthesia took effect, “You have been through your worst.” I knew she was referring to the...
View ArticleSelf-Mastery: Humility
My niece just recently celebrated her sixth birthday…I remember coming home on the very same year she was born…All these years 'outside the walls' ...Ah, life!~fraught with challenges one after...
View ArticleSelf-Mastery: Thoughts on Forever part 1
Is forever only a question of the heart?I have always related it to a promise… or to a love relationship… but then I guess, I have to dig deeper into that…"Sorting through memories means holding...
View ArticleSelf-Mastery: Thoughts on Forever part 2
My twin heart wrote me a message after reading the first part. And so, yes this time, I am reflecting more profoundly on 'forever.'We often 'buy' its meaning from advertisements ~ ultimately to stay...
View ArticleU-turn and Crossroads part 1
I was brought to the crossroads of my life at the beginning of the year and along with them were dreams, visits and challenges..."When the heart is able to ask itself and weep, then we can understand...
View ArticleU-turns and Crossroads part 2: Dreams
Ninety days was gradually reduced to seventy-five ... to sixty ... thirty and now I have less than a few hours to face my fears..."Bless the Lord, O my soul!" May my life be a song of praise...~ Psalm...
View ArticleRe-building bridges...breaking down walls
"If we want to live a life of love of God, we must not fail in our love towards our neighbor." ~St. Therese of Lisieux~ For quite sometime, I've grown comfortable leaving a few notes to friends and...
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