Empty

     This is a funny picture of an experience i recently had. I was faced with my dumb expectations and worthless sighing over something i thought i liked but i never really wanted nor needed in my life. Haha. Good thing GOD opened my eyes to the truth that is silly me. And i am very thankful that HE doesn’t give me my every wish.

Hey, the lights are all pretty.

Where's the Baby?

            Funny. The star of the show is missing. Baka late lang. I wondered “Where’s Jesus?”

            Where is Jesus?

            Do you know? ‘coz i do. After i asked that question i found Him walking with me to the jeepney stop, riding with me to the station, and just enjoying the cool breeze of one starlit night. With my every breath i felt Him say that He loves me. And i whispered “I love you too.”

            I felt sorry for the Mary, Joseph, sheep and shepherds in the nativity scene. Jesus was with me.

            Eh ikaw? Where’s Jesus in your life? Still in the manger? Sayang. Gusto pa naman din Niya na samahan ka.

Difference: a CHN experience

  We started our community duty at 6AM and ended at 6PM. It was a fairly long day. We had our data collation for school health nursing (7-11AM), our implementation phase for community organizing (1-3PM) and to top it all off, we were assigned to do the general cleaning for the staff house (4-6PM).

    But what i found, which amazed me, was that at the end of the day i didn’t feel tired. It was so weird.  We were all over the place getting things ready for the CO program, working our ass off cleaning the staff house (which btw had a micro ecosystem in one of its corners due to the presence of wet wood and stuff. Eew), but i didn’t feel as exhausted as i thought i’d be.

   And i was thinking about this as i got off the illegallyloaded van (na FX) which we loaded with 15 people (that would be me & my group mates) plus 7 other passengers and the driver [23 in total]. I realized that being with my friends during the last 12 hours made a difference in the way i walked through my day. Throughout those numerous tasks, i was not alone. I was with wonderful people who carried the burden with me. People who i can hug when i feel tired, people who can when i can’t, people who showed that they were strong and happy despite the stress. I guess they really made things lighter for me. They actually made my community experience pleasant and enjoyable (to the point that i don’t think i want to go back to hospital duty again). They are truly a blessing from GOD.

    Maybe seeing your friend look like a haggard, or hearing somebody crack a corny joke, or maybe just feeling the warmth of their friendship makes a real difference in the stress you perceive everyday. Actually, i think it made all the difference.