Jul 22

Today, the positive energy in the universe worked for me.  Look at my stories below: 6:30am.  I was rushing to report to work.  I was late in leaving home as compared to my usual time.  Before I left home, I called up Dina, my friend and principal in one of the Catholic schools in Manila, because she did not reply to my text message last night.  Her phone kept ringing , and she was not picking it up.  Gosh! I was getting late.  Yet, I proceeded with my plans of meeting her along the way because I had something to give her.  Well, it’s not actually for her but for our common friend, Anne.  Luck of all lucks!  I saw Dina from afar; I knew it was her though it was only her back.  She was in the jeepney that was about to leave.  To make sure, I found my way to check whether or not it was her.  Yes! I was right. It was Dina.  I immediately handed her the docs with brief words that it was for Anne.  Whew!  9:30am.  My thought was on the graphic artist who would give training in pagemaker and adobe in-design to the editor-in-chief of our newsletter.  A few moments after, I saw him coming to my office!  Watta! I don’t know how it worked, but I believed that the universe conspired with my plans and thoughts when these incidents took place.  You may call it luck, coincidence, serendipity, perchance, whatever… but these made my day today :-)

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FEU-EAC Associates during the eco-tour. San Mateo, Rizal. March 2006.

Jul 4

My birthday flowers.

Today is my birthday.  I was born on the 4th of July two scores and two years ago. 

Today is my day of thanksgiving for the many blessings I have received:

  • my loved ones and friends
  • my precious job & co-workers
  • my beautiful faculty members
  • my good health
  • my studies which I’m getting for free
  • all the material things I am enjoying now

Today I’ll be celebrating my birthday differently after 25 years.  I’ll be flying to Iloilo tonight for my brother’s wedding tomorrow which only means to say that I’ll be celebrating tonight with my family members - my mother, my 3 brothers and their wives, and my nephews and nieces.

Today I am more grateful than ever.  And I would like to share with you my favorite prayer by St. Ignatius of Loyola:

Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous.

Teach me to serve You as deserve

To give and not to count the cost;

To fight and not to heed the wounds;

To toil and no to seek reward,

Save that of knowing that I do Your will, O God.

Amen.