Wounded Healers

All healers are wounded.  This is one reflection in the recent training cum workshop on mental health and psychosocial support that we’ve organized/attended.  Therefore, it is important that we, as service providers, keep a deep sense of self-awareness and control as we face life’s adversities before we’re able to relieve the sufferings of others.  Like a rope that’s [...]

Swimming

The new job is real work, with lots of things to do, too many ideas to fill up one’s mind.  It’s tiring and mind-boggling at the same time.  The 8 hours in a day isn’t enough to fit in all necessary tasks and plans in mind.  From the time one takes the commute to office [...]

Prophesy

To fill in my Sunday morning blues, I got to watch the Nostradamus: 2012 torrent that I downloaded last night.  I never expected the docu to be very realistic and true to what have happened and what still are happening now in the world.  From the disasters, economic crisis, wars and conflicts, poverty, hunger and [...]

Long Live Democracy!

When Cory died early Saturday morning when most of us are still deep in sleep, a true icon of democracy was taken away from us.  We said there can never be another Ninoy when he was gunned down, he who sacrificed a lot for us Pinoys by protesting vehemently against the dictatorial regime of Marcos, [...]