Prayer of Sir Francis Drake (The prayer that started it all for me) Disturb us, Lord, when We are too well pleased with ourselves, When our dreams have come true Because we have dreamed too little, When we arrived safely Because we sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord, when With the abundance of things we possess We have lost our thirst For the waters of life; Having fallen in love with life, We have ceased to dream of eternity And in our efforts to build a new earth, We have allowed our vision Of the new Heaven to dim. Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly, To venture on wider seas Where storms will show your mastery; Where losing sight of land, We shall find the stars. We ask You to push back The horizons of our hopes; And to push into the future In strength, courage, hope, and love. ====================================== Knowing Myself is Loving Myself I'm not perfect. I have my flaws and shortcomings. I am quite stubborn (translation: makulit)in almost anything. I just don't easily give up. I don't give up on friendships that easily, even on relationships. I've done so many foolish things in the past that I would unlikely do. All to satisfy my curiosity. I've been a fool in love! I've been hurt several times but I still continue to believe in love...then I'd be hurt again. I've been rejected by so-called friends twice in my life (both instances were unexpected, and both times I cried so hard). Even before EDSA 2 happened I've been "ousted" as class president in gradeschool (all because I could not discipline the class). I'm up to please everybody. I want everyone to accept me. I have a way of getting along with difficult people. Twice I have proven that I can work well with "difficult bosses." I think I am good at it. That's why some say I must be a "masochist" (that willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences). I have my share of insecurities. I have difficulty in letting go, maybe that's the reason I try to befriend/reconnect with my exes. I'm not good in handling conflicts. I try to avoid it as much as possible. I don't like arguments. I don't easily get angry but when I do, it takes a while for me to forget the wrong and forgive the person who caused it. Again, I admit, I am not perfect. I have shortcomings, I have flaws. And yet I AM LOVED. In spite of all these, I am spoiled by God. I am not worthy, so it seems but God thinks otherwise. His words echo in my head and in my heart: "I love you for who you are." 
Life is not fair but God is good!I just came back from a retreat given to high school scholars of PJPS (Philippine Jesuit Prison Society). A retreat I agreed to participate in without thinking, meaning, when Jackie asked me if I can come to help guide some kids, I just said, "... more
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