Healing happens when the healer and the sick meet halfway Healing and care do not happen passively; they happen with deliberate attention of both the healer and the sick. It is easy to take for granted when our bodies seem to recover regardless if we pay attention or not. Therefore, to truly heal means to […]
The one after zero is the fruit of our labor When we see fruit growing from the tree, we experience the joy and miracle of seeing something seemingly out of nothing – the one after zero. When we do one more rep after our stamina has emptied, we experience the delight of breaking our supposed […]
(Re)start My wife is part of the team who handled this heartwarming McDo Christmas ad: For all the talk about restarting, we might be taking for granted that there is a generation that will only start to experience what the world was used to for the first time. We owe it to these young angels […]
Is this the beginning of the end? Christmas lights, Christmas carols. Smiles behind (no) masks. More face-to-face events in campus and in public areas. Car traffic beginning to approach carmaggedon levels again (sadly). More pollution and jam-packed spaces. Is this the beginning of the end of the pandemic? Sadly, my medical doctor friends have shared […]
Finding the rock on which to build our careers Millennials have been infamously branded as job hoppers. Supposedly, we cannot stay in an organization for long. But there is a reason why we are also called Gen “Why.” This is because we are the generation thrown in between transition eras. We got to see the […]
Fishers of men Influencers seem to be the best role aligned with being “fishers of men” – after all, influencers can reach many people and affect their beliefs. Influencers work hard to create content to catch attention just as fisherfolks create nets to catch fish. Content creation is a big responsibility; therefore, it should be […]
The responsibility of the one who gained insight is to share it Insight is such a transcendent and transformative experience. Thus, to complete an insight experience means to share a new perspective or understanding with others so that we may collectively work on making our organizations and society a better space. If the supposed insight […]
Our worthiness is always a work in progress The paradox is that those who feel they are worthy are unworthy; and those who feel unworthy are those who have higher chances of actually being worthy. Excellence ceases when a person thinks they are perfect. Some may think that if we can never be perfect, why […]
What does it mean to be prepared? The implication of preparation is that we have examined our weaknesses and areas for improvement within the context of external forces. If we are not capable of being humble or sober, we are also not capable of proper preparation. Preparation also requires both courage and faith. Without courage, […]
Safe spaces are brave spaces Today is the end of this year’s National Business and Management Conference, which also coincides with the tail-end of my students’ research defenses for the trimester. The invited speakers of the conference talked about bouncing beyond (not just bouncing back) through responsible, relevant, and practical research. A particular insight that […]