This is a fresh story from my drum instructor and I would like to share it with you. There was a 98-year-old man suffering from shortness of breath and when he went to the hospital, they told him that he would need a ventilator for which he has to pay $5000 every day. The old man cried and when the nurse asked if it’s about the payment, he said he has the money but what’s…
We had a great need last week but God provided it through our friends. We have a big change coming up and even though we thought we have planned it really well, it didn’t so we had to adjust. I won’t go into the specifics, but, we needed to move a big amount of money and due to lockdowns everywhere, getting this done was an arduous task to accomplish or so we thought. We started…
If you have been following my daily posts, you’ll get to know that I used to think that rest is for the weak. Although that has changed, I’m wrestled with a new challenge for quite a while, I tend to rest too much! The challenge actually is not resting itself but being at peace that it’s ok to rest for a long time. You now what made feel ok resting? Telling myself that I deserve…
Today, all of Sunlife employees were encouraged to not work and take the extra-long weekend (Monday being a holiday here in Canada) because they want us to rest. What a perfect way to end the week. I usually jump from one company to another when I was younger but when I was the Philippines, I stayed the longest in Sunlife, and 1.5 years ago, I started working for Sunlife here in Canada. I am blessed…
I’m a workaholic, I have to confess but I have become better at managing this over the years. Last Tuesday and Wednesday, I have worked for around 18 hours because I got carried away working on the new tool we are doing a proof of concept. It’s one of those days where I just feel like working and not do anything else. I love my work really and it has become my passion over the…
Remember a verse in the bible wherein it says, “Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward”? Today’s post is about false humility. For me, false humility is almost the equal weight of bragging. When someone praises you, and you don’t know what to say, just say, thank you rather than, making up excuses for how you were able to accomplish something such as luck and destiny. I used to do this a…
One thing I learned about mindful meditation is that it’s ok to be distracted. If you have done mindful meditation (usually the one that uses breath as an anchor), you’ll know that it’s so hard to not think about the future and the past. What I have done and what I have to do, in short, it’s hard not to be distracted. But over and over again, as I continue my practice, it became apparent…
I have been meditating for over a year now every day, until last Friday, I totally forgot to do it… There go my 400+ days of continuous meditation. I felt sad and disappointed but I realized, there’s really nothing I can do about it and when I ponder about it a little bit longer, the question that surfaced was; what’s with the number and what will you use it for? It seems I am tracking…
Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms. The world is a better place to live in because of your love and care. God bless all of you. Be happy.