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Reflecting on how humans define worth versus how God defines it in the Bible Worth is a concept that I’ve struggled with for a long time because it is so tempting to measure our worth based on visible numbers. Age, height, weight, zip code, job grade, tax bracket, net worth, and the pieces of medals…
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I’m writing this here at the airport, after having said goodbye to my fiancé who is about to board his flight back home. He spent Christmas with me and my family here in Manila, which to me, is a great gift. On the way here, I’ve been half-praying (and half-worrying) about the year ahead. For…
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The upcoming World Youth Day this July is focused on Mary during the Visitation. Admittedly in the past I have only ever focused on the Annunciation. I glaze over the next mystery, not understanding what it meant. Now when I approach the scene of the Visitation with eyes searching for meaning, I realize why this…
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Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. – Psalm 37:4 We don’t know how to be happy. This is a painful truth. Just in the past twenty years alone, it is undeniable how much significant progress has been made in business, technology, and communication. We live in…
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We are expecting to have another lockdown in Manila this September, so it is perfectly valid and reasonable to feel lost, confused, weary, and caged. It often seems like the effort to stay at home and stay away from loved ones is all in vain. People are still getting sick. New cases pile up everyday.…
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Trust issues come from our need for safety. People say that no one gets through this life unscarred. We tend to work for our own self-interest, which often conflicts with the needs of our partners, families, and friends. We feel the need to develop a thicker skin in order to accomplish our goals and get…
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Indecisiveness is one of my major character flaws. I know this because of the many times that I have had difficulty on making even the smallest decisions like where to eat, which movie to watch, or which book to read. I make a choice, and then five seconds into it, I change my mind. Don’t…
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At the tail end of 2019, I got myself a planner and started writing my goals for the year ahead. While doing it, I felt really hopeful and happy but it also kind of made me feel anxious. I was imagining a better world and a more confident self. I wanted to be in a…
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All too often in life we become distracted by the immediate, tangible tasks of everyday. We speed through our moments such that we can’t even tell what day it is. We live for the weekend and yet it passes us by in an instant. And then we dread waking up to another Monday morning just…
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Anxiety is my emotional default mode. I try to plot out uncertain futures with a handful of learning experiences and a few theories under my belt to predict how my choices will lead to certain outcomes. Fear, on the other hand, is the more insidious default brain setting. In hindsight, I can’t count how many…
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