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I first discovered Maya Angelou 10 years ago during a particularly challenging time in my life.
Scottsdale, Arizona—God’s timing is impeccable. He also has a great sense of humor.
WALKING home”—every evening, as he took the route down from the hill, through the steps leading to the Dela Costa housing, Emmanuel Jose “Em-J” Pavia would send this SMS to his mother, Marge, to say he was on his way home.
“A loved one wishes to inherit nice things from you. Not all things from you.”—Margaretta Magnusson, “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning”
“Kilala mo ba si Grace, ’yung anak ni FPJ?” It was a question often asked of me by my mom’s...
I’ve spent the past week on the foothills of the Colorado Rockies trying to learn new skills in the area of bereavement care. It’s been great to be mentored by one of North America’s leading lights in grief counseling, Dr. Alan Wolfelt. His ministry and passion for caring and helping those who have experienced losses or undergoing life transitions is most admirable.
A few weeks ago, I had been feeling unusually tired. It was a week where there was simply too much negativity on social media.
Last night felt surreal. Like a scene straight out of a Hollywood movie, a fabulous hotel room in a vibrant Asian city, looking out at fantastic view through floor-to-ceiling windows. It wasn’t quite a blanket of stars above me, but there I was, tucked under the covers, mesmerized by Singapore’s bright lights glimmering in the dark, lulling me to sleep. I never felt more loved and grateful in that moment.
Dr. Tony Fernando is the kind of friend or doctor you want to have in your corner on a blue day.
Amazing grace. Poe-etic justice. These words have hogged the headlines the past week to describe the awesome victory that was given to now Senator-elect Grace Poe.
