We are enrolled in a full- time informal school called “life.” Each day in this school, we will have the opportunities to learn lessons. Some lessons are easy and there are some which are difficult. On the other hand, some people like the lessons and absorb them. Some find them very interesting. There are those who refuse to learn thinking that the lessons are irrelevant and stupid. They just enjoy life.

August 29, 2009- a very memorable date for me. Ministry of Ushers, the ministry where I belong had a Recollection held at the Parish Formation Center, Our Lady of Light Parish. Prior to this, there were  lot of activities and tasks in my workplace and I told myself as much as possible I should always be in composure, control my stress and all negative vibrations that will come into play. Thank God! Although I did not accomplish them with flying colors still, I managed to bear the burden.Just read this…

Way back  three years ago, I was given an assignment from nowhere. I numbered them from 1 up to 15. Questions began from the easiest down to the most difficult. I tried to give the best answer for each number. Only two remaining questions have been left. I had already some tools and resources which will help me answer the remaining questions but I found it hard, racking my brains all days.

“Whatever happens,happens… “- this is my theme lay- out in my Multiply account. It jived with what happened in my life…

I always bring with me the two remaining questions. I always pray for these for my own reflection and enlightenment. A day came, something happened. Expect the unexpected. My initial reaction was-bitterness! I realized  the answers will be given to me in its right time, in its  right place. The only problem is still, the last decision lies inside of me- it’s my choice. It was a dilemma. It haunted and bothered me, and even put myself wide awake every night.

The Recollection enriched my knowledge on what should I do. The activities given by Fr. Blaise Ma. Garcia, our retreat master helped me in some ways to put the broken dreams into pieces, to gather my thoughts and feelings and making me ready in facing the adversary.If only I declared my sentiment and resentment to any of our confessors, Fr. Blaise or Fr. Vic Flores, our parochial vicar, maybe I stopped already searching, looking for the answers.( God, I’m very sorry!) I missed the chance and I should have done it. Now the answers are still hanging…

I’m very tough when it comes to handling problems but this one, I must admit- I cried incessantly. Self-pity, that’s what I felt.

Staying home for two days- the Recollection and the hanging answers kept on flashing through my mind. Both carried me to the next level and pushed my brains to find related resources- books, movies, magazines. I preferred books-two books which I forgot to read for almost a year- Purpose Driven Life and Notes on Life and Learning Lessons.

Now, I finally found the answers. Beautiful insights from the Recollection and from those two books really matched up and made a perfect combination. I was confident enough to say, “At last, I found clear, authentic answers. “With the inner peace, it brought me to a good night’s                             sleep.

Another NEW DAY, full of PROMISES, full of HOPE…

“We should look into our strengths and weaknesses. We should study our weaknesses and overcome them. We should evaluate our mistakes and find out where we did wrong and why. We should derive lessons to guide us as we continuously walk on the road of LIFE.”

-Danilo “Pi-wi” Aragon
“Notes on Life and Learning Lessons”

“LOVE means living the way GOD commanded us to live. As you have heard from the beginning, His command is this: Live a LIFE of LOVE.”

-2 John 1:6

DREAM A BETTER WAY OF DOING THINGS FOR ALL THOSE WHOM YOU LOVE TO MAKE LIFE MEANINGFUL AND BEAUTIFUL!

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