WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD Minsan lang ako kiligin, maiyak, at mabigyan ng review ang isang Filipino movie. “Hello, Love, Goodbye,” is definitely a movie to remember. The last time na sobrang napangiti ako sa kilig ng isang Filipino movie ay, “My Ex and Whys.” Tinapatan at siguro natalo ng “Hello, Love, Goodbye,” ito. First, the subplot, … Continue reading Hello, Love, Goodbye [Movie Review]
Marami ako pagsisi. Sa totoo lang, nang malaman kong may cancer ko, nag-iba ang aking pananaw. Syempre, kailangan ko magpalakas, at makinig sa mga payo ng mga doktor. Pero, nasaktan ako ng nalaman ko may sakit ako, at baka di na rin ako magtagal, dahil naalaala ko ang mga dating importanteng tao sa buhay ko. … Continue reading Kung alam ko lang
Depressed? Stress? Anxious? Or even to the point of suicidal? Hey, life is real. I am not judging because I’ve been there, and I’ve learned ways to cope. The future of healing is possible. However, it is an adventure, and it is up to you if you want to take it. This is my Ten … Continue reading My Ten Ways to Heal a Broken Heart, Mind, and Soul
A good friend once said to me, “I can love you and still let you go. ” So, ________, I love you, and I let you go. And I miss you. And I hope that wherever you go next, you feel peace, you feel safe in a way that you never did. Wherever you go … Continue reading I can love you and still let you go
One of the youth from my church asked me, “Why are you still not married? I think you’ll be a great husband and a good dad.” I can tell so many reasons, but I know those are more like excuses so I candidly replied, “I want all my money to myself.” Then the youth added, … Continue reading Right Time
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – Winnie the Pooh As the years go by, I am learning to say goodbye. I am blessed that I had an outstanding therapist that provided great assistance on how to cope well with goodbyes. Recently, I went through another month long … Continue reading Meet me
For my final project, my professor asked us to pick an organization and make it our own ministry. I picked SPEAK YOUR SILENCE. Why? “The stitch saved my life.” This is the mock-up story (short version): 39,000,000: The estimated number of Americans who were sexually abused as kids. It’s a mainstream tragedy and is at the … Continue reading Speak Your Silence
Hiding is over. I took a hiatus. A break. A three-year break. I did it because I needed to heal my heart, my mind, my soul, and my spirit. The spirit of depression took over my life. It was the darkest, scariest, and saddest moment of my life. I felt alone, abandoned, neglected, and unloved. … Continue reading The Forest, the Fear, the Future
Crush is a funny word. Its literal meaning is “romantic attraction that is somewhere short of love” – something short-lived and superficial. But buried in the word’s etymology is somewhat contradictory sense of intensity, of something pressing or grinding (and even a sense of violence if you consider the word’s original meaning, which included a … Continue reading Sayonara & Hello
“Many people go through their entire life never speaking words to another human being that come out of what is deepest within them, and most people never hear words that reach all the way into that deep place we call the soul” (13). Larry Crabb wants readers, leaders, and the church to embrace a … Continue reading Soul Talk: What is Your Deepest Pain?
Provider's Hands, Heart, and Mind 