Strength and Courage

(During the two years that we cared for our daughter until after she passed away, we heard of friends who tell us how strong we were. Of course we were encouraged by this compliment and it kept us going. But many times I thought about what “strength” really meant. An unknown author compared “strength” witth [...]

Honoring A Father

While thanking my friends through an email, I remembered one of my friends’ Dad. I read his Dad’s name printed at the top row, fourth column on a large brass plate at the Philippine National Red Cross building in Port Area. Those in the list were there because they donated at least 50 bags of [...]

Molder of Dreams

(I heard this recited by USA Teacher of the Year awardee Guy Doud. For a teacher in the Philippines where the teacher has “ang gaan-gaan ng sweldo at ang bigat-bigat ng trabaho”, the reward rests in lives changed for the better) by Clark Mollenhoff of the Des Moines Register You are the molders of their [...]

Intangible wealth of nations

By Artemio V. Panganiban Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 03:54:00 12/23/2007 MANILA, Philippines — A distant cousin of mine, “Kadyo” (nickname for Arcadio), was a taxi driver in Metro Manila. He zigzagged in and out of lanes, passed red lights, choked already clogged intersections ignoring the crossing vehicles, and drove in the opposite lane blocking [...]

Friendship and SEM

August 7th, 2007 by jbayogan Thirty-two years ago this month, eight teenagers founded a fraternity. A frat in a female-dominated school at a time when fraternities were frowned upon and banned in all campuses. After all, it was still martial law. As classes started in June, two of the founders agreed to convince others to [...]

18 Rules For Life

1. Pursue Achievable Goals2. Keep A Genuine Smile3. Share with Others4. Help Thy Neighbors5. Maintain a Youthful Spirit6. Get Along with the Rich, the Poor, the Beautiful, & the Ugly7. Keep Cool Under Pressure8. Lighten the Atmosphere with Humor9. Forgive the Annoyance of Others10. Have a Few Pals11. Cooperate and Reap Greater Rewards12. Treasure Every [...]

CAREER OR FAMILY?

Shared by Joe Gatuslao EVERY moment in life, we are faced with a choice. Which should command our preference — the demands of our job or the duties to our family? IF there is a board meeting today at the same hours that our son graduates from school, where should we go — to the [...]

Forgive and you shall be healed

By Tyrone M. Reyes, M.D. The Philippine STAR 04/06/2006 Life regularly presents us with situations that hurt or anger us – from physical assault and emotional betrayal to everyday clashes between our wishes and those of the people around us. Sooner or later, depending on the extent of the injury and help we receive, we [...]

Success at Work Can Be A Failure

by Dr. Tony Alessandra HOW can you try so hard to succeed and yet fail? What happens when you run a machine too hard and too long? It burns out. The same thing happens to a human machine–a person. When people strive too hard and too long to reach a goal, they burn out. Burnout [...]

10 Principles of Servant-Leadership

After carefully considering Greenleaf’s original writings, Larry Spears, CEO of the Greenleaf Center has identified a set of 10 characteristics that he views as being critical to the development of servant-leaders. These 10 are by no means exhaustive. However, they serve to communicate the power and promise that this concept offers: 1. Listening Traditionally, leaders [...]