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I always tell my friends that I am fortunate and thankful to have found Marina. The blessing that she is to my life becomes part of the conversation whenever I meet up with these friends.
Soulove is the feeling of oneness, wholeness, completeness and communion with all, and still having the individuality that makes you who you uniquely are. It is about knowing your soul’s identity, purpose and mission.
If there’s one thing that former actress and yoga teacher Maxene Magalona has become during the onslaught of the novel coronavirus, she is now prayerful.
Can you find the happy in the crappy? Life has taught me that yes I can for as long as I draw from the three G’s—God’s grace, gratitude and giving. God’s grace, author Anne Lamott likes to say, meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us. Consistently, I must say, His grace never fails, no matter how often and for as long as it takes.
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4) Today is Gaudete Sunday, one of two Sundays in the liturgical year when the priest wears rose-colored vestments. (The other Sunday is the third Sunday of Lent.)
I write this because one of the most difficult things for me to do is not to worry about the future. I worry about the future constantly that I forget about the present.
Every year, at around this time, my word for the following year finds me. For 2010, it was grace, and true enough I found it in abundance that year—in the events that conspired to make things happen, in the people I met, in every little blessing that I was given. For 2011, the word given to me was surrender. All throughout that year, I found myself in situations that helped teach me the very difficult lesson of learning how to let go. Although there continue to be times when I continue to grapple with it, overall, at the close of 2011 there was no longer any fear—that I could let go of whatever it was and God would catch me, or provide for me, each and every time.
Last Monday, the Gospel reading was about the centurion (Luke 7:1-10) who interceded for his slave. It is interesting to note that this centurion was an outsider among the Jewish community. A perfect candidate to be hated, being the Roman conqueror and an officer at that. As the story unravels, though, he defies all expectations or stereotypes. He is the kindest person you could meet. He helps the Jewish community and goes out of his way to plead for the healing of his slave. Talking about genuine kindness and humility, this centurion is worth emulating.
The Christmas season is the most wonderful and my favorite time of the year. Family, friends and their loved ones gather and share love and laughter to celebrate their accomplishments.
After a tough year, Zsa Zsa Padilla gave her appreciation for love sent virtually, her network ABS-CBN, the team behind her vlog and partner Conrad Onglao.
