Loving My Yoga Mat!
I admit, I had been a lazy head these past months! Its been a while since I practiced my hatha yoga or even my morning walks! Just last night though, I rediscovered the benefit of yoga and once again,...
View ArticleEndless fear for Election 2010
Like any unprepared company for a major breakthrough--my country is now battling to keep its chaotically and violence-filled election on schedule following a glitch in electronic balloting machines...
View ArticleA Rare Workshop for Bicolano Psychosocial Helping Professionals
Calling All Bicolano Psychosocial Helping Professionals! The Children and Youth Wellness Technical and Advocacy Center (CYWTAC), Inc organized a one day “Seminar-Workshop on Handling Difficult Clients...
View ArticleThe Art of Smiling
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,a listening ear, and honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”– Leo...
View ArticleDivine Check-up for Everyone!
I got this email from Cookie ( a long time friend from Chevron) nd I want to share this to all of you. Truly inspiring. beautiful and a call for life!
View ArticleLife's Little Lessons for 2010!
Gentle reminders for 2010!Health: 1. Drink plenty of water. 2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. 3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food...
View ArticleDying Alone
I know death is one reality we can readily admit to. One thing I learned from life is that we start dying the day we were born. From the time I was born, I saw the different faces of death--I lost...
View ArticleLetters to God
I recently watched a movie--it was so moving and touching that i came home emotionally drained but spiritually nourished. truly, it moved my heart to the deepest extremes!our lives are truly shaped by...
View ArticleMoving Forward..though in pain!
I guess everyone in the world knew about the breathtaking situation in my country last Aug. 23, 2010. Captain Rolando Mendoza, a highly decorated former Senior Police Officer who was relieved from his...
View ArticleAfraid to Love?!!!!?!!!
One of my closest friend asked me if I am still afraid to love after going through such a traumatic relationship few years ago--honestly, it caught me off guard--but it made me reflect though. Am I...
View ArticleNurturing Integrity (excerpts from my soon to be released book: UNLEASHING...
Every day, we are confronted with little tests of integrity—both subtle and obvious. I remember being placed in a very critical situation a year ago. It was an incident that truly placed my integrity...
View ArticleA New Year Reflection
I love New Year Celebrations! That is one life celebrations I look forward every year.The mood is always festive, happy and with intense "celebratory" feeling. One thing I'd like to do during new year...
View ArticleMen are from Pluto and Women are from Saturn (dah!)
After working with couples for the past 6 years (providing marital counseling and trial separation counseling), one realization I got from my practice is: ONE REASON THAT MAKE COUPLES UNHAPPY IS THE...
View ArticleReflections on Relationships
For the past months, I have been quietly carving my life lessons in my heart..waiting for the right time to finally be able to write my thoughts and reflections. Today, I would like to focus more on...
View ArticleFriendship 101
A blog follower of mine asked me to write about friendship...specifically on the qualities of a true and genuine friendship.It took me 2 long and enduring weeks to gather my thoughts and let my left...
View ArticleLiving Life Fully Even in Turbulent Times
Is it possible to live life fully even in times of difficulty? a question that rocks the human spirit! Almost everyone is carrying some amount of distress (in varying degrees)--be it in our...
View ArticleAttitude is Everything
Attitude is EverythingBy Francie Baltazar-SchwartzJerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he...
View ArticleLunch With God
There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer, and he started his journey. When...
View ArticleThe Family that eat together, stays together!
I belong to a big family. That I cannot deny! But don't get me wrong please--I am happy and proud that my parents did not practise birth control! As I was growing up, my parents made sure to always...
View ArticleCounting my FRIENDSHIPS!
I've been reflecting on the basics of friendship. I am lucky to have so many good friends-- and as i recollect how I met them and how they became a huge part of my life--this made me truly accept the...
View ArticleUnderstanding Carl Jung's Archetype of Shadowing
Last week, our class discussion revolved around Carl Jung's Archetype particularly on one of my personal favorites: Shadow. The archetype is probably Jung's most difficult concept. Archetypes for Jung...
View ArticleGOD's BOXES
I have in my hands two boxes, Which God gave me to hold. He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box, And all your joys in the gold." I heeded His words, and in the two boxes, Both my joys and...
View ArticleAnother Year..Another Chance to Life
Recording my personal stories and life-lessons and those of my life companions (clients) and loved ones is a highly rewarding and most of the time, life-altering experience for me. I am due to...
View ArticleSa Puso ng Japan (In the Heart of Japan)-Part I
It’s been 2 days since we left Japan (with the Student Ambassadors and Supervisors from the Philippines) and I can brutally and melancholically admit that we sincerely miss Japan: it's people and its...
View ArticleSa Puso ng Japan (Part II)
I grew up in a very exclusive family (exclusive in this article is operationally defined as: closely connecting to only few familiar people)..Supposedly, I should have grown up shy and withdrawn, but...
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