Los Angeles, California — There are trips you take that are laden with adventure, and then there are the quiet trips where the adventures take place in your soul. I’ve been writing my eyes out these last couple of days, immersed in expressive writing classes as part of an Expressive Arts summit that I’m attending … Continue reading Lessons From a 54th Spring
Breakfast in Bed by Mary Cassatt, oil. 1894 Lately I have found that integrating expressive arts (writing, poetry, music, art, movement) into the therapeutic process of healing has been most effective in creating aha moments, or moments of breakthrough. Today, I share with you this thought provoking piece on goodbyes by the Jesuit Fr. James … Continue reading Saying Goodbye
On the flight home from Davao we had a medical emergency that required the plane to return to Davao. We had already been in the air for 20 minutes. When situations such as these arise, you are given a glimpse of humanity at its finest. A passenger in premium economy gave up his seat right … Continue reading The Heart of the Filipino
Dumaguete — The holidays can be the best of times, but it can be the worst of times as well. The holiday season is synonymous with family, revelry, reunions and fun. And it can be fun for the most part. A time when you reunite and reconnect with loved ones and friends whom you hardly … Continue reading Waiting for Christmas in Wuthering Heights
It was a cool evening and like the past two evenings, I was again looking forward to hearing what God had to say to me at mass. It had been a happy day which began with a Miss Universe win. I sat quietly, reading the missalette while waiting for the mass to begin. The words … Continue reading Immanuel, God is with Me
