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7 Reasons Not to Mess with a Child

A Sunday school teacher: was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six year olds. After explaining the commandment to “honor” thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?” Without missing a beat one little boy: (the oldest of a family) …

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For my Father, on Father’s Day

(This is something I wrote back in 1998, for my father, on father’s day. It was somehow filed in one of the folders at the office and I found this while preparing the folders for warehousing. Ito’y para na rin sa lahat ng mga Tatay.)

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Fighting Work Burn-Out

I guess all of us experienced, at times, an emptiness which threatens to destroy our neat concept of ourselves and the world. This emptiness is not defined simply by the absence of purpose or the lack of interest in anything (or the apparent interest in everything), although this appears to be a manifestation of such …

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To My Child

Just for this morning, I am going to smile when I see your face and laugh when I feel like crying. Just for this morning, I will let you choose what you want to wear, and smile and say how perfect it is. Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, …

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The Explanation of Life

On the first day, God created the dog and said: “Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.” The dog said: “That’s a long time to be barking. How about only ten …

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Guilt Trip: spend time with loved ones

How often has it been said that you should spend time with, and treasure, the ones you love while you still have the chance. Still, while we nod our heads in agreement, we simply disregard it. It’s the same thing as praying to God in happy times, or, if you prefer something farther from heaven, …

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Office Politics: Surviving the Office Jungle

Office politics is a fact of institutional or corporate life. As long as organizations exist, office politics will always be there. On a neutral note, office politics is simply the relationship and interaction between and among co-workers (and, to a certain extent, with the bosses). The relationship should ideally be of mutual respect, and the …

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When the stars won’t shine anymore

When I first held my newborn son . . . this song kept on playing in my head. This is one of those times when I can truly say: “When the stars won’t shine anymore, I’ll be there”.

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Ginintuang Payo ng mga Magulang

Hinding-hindi ko makakalimutan ang mga mumunti ngunit Ginintuang butil ng payo na nakuha ko sa aking mga magulang: Si Inay, tinuruan niya ako HOW TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE — “Kung kayong dalawa ay magpapatayan, doon kayo sa labas! Mga leche kayo, kalilinis ko lang ng bahay.” Natuto ako ng RELIGION kay Itay — …

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Freewill vs. Destiny

You may have heard others say: “God has a plan for each of us”; “You must fulfill your destiny”; “He is destined to be great”; “I am willing to go through this, if this is God’s plan for me”; or “I need a sign that this is God’s plan for me”. In short, there seems …

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