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Welcome to the Art of Sharing A blogfest of "Nostalgic Moments" from 7 September to 24 September 2011 Nostalgic Moments Blogfest Invitation of Sneha Kedar It was one of the best romantic films of the 90s... and it always brings me back to that time when I started life outside college... No more.... classroom walls...  Clinical Instructors to guide us... lunch outs...  staying up late for Case Reports... Life has always been home...school...hospital duties...church... I was thrilled of the life ahead of me... my nurse lamp Then one fine day,  He  came to me and asked me if I wanted an adventure... Jack : "Come on, just give me your hand." Rose : "You're crazy." I just graduated... Jack : "Whew! I'm Jack Dawson." He completely swept me off my feet... God,  I was so in love ... and for ten years, we held on to each other...   through thick and thin... He took me everywhere....

Yesterday was mine...  Today is yours...            Thanks  to our genius  Josh   at  Its Tiger Time for our You Tube Tuesdays!  ------------------ I was looking at my tapestry today... a year has passed since I last wrote and plotted on it.  It was in 2006 that I started its use under the guidance of a Claretian missionary.  One of the features I added was lovelife... As I went through my thirty-five years of existence here on earth, I cannot help but be grateful  for all the things that happened in my life... and for all the people who wove their own stories and added colors to my tapestry... ------------------- I remember how I started building my dreams... on sand... ... missions... youth formation... a loving husband... twins... a haven for children... nursing home... a team of caregivers... home abroad... ...

I raced to my seat early Wednesday morning last week.  As I silently opened my netbook, my nurse colleague  took one look at me and began grazing my back... I wasn't sure what it was she smoothed but what began as a sob almost immediately turned into a yowl...  I knew something inside must be hurting deeply... a slight touch becomes a prick... and easily reduces me into tears... me in the swing What sensitized my nerves to react this  way the whole September? Was it the famous question of 'efficiency' at work? ... a promise I've been waiting for a long time that was broken? (Epiphany: Sam's promise that he'll visit me in my country September 2011) ... attention I sought and didn't get? ... an unanswered prayer? I looked into life with so many rules that stifled my growth... A growing list of screw tapes and disturbing 'have tos' and 'must dos' knocked me down...   I grew wea...

*Disclaimer: All images lifted from Google. No copyright infringement intended.  I don't know who you are... or if we have even met? I just know that you are here... I could feel you ... closer to me more than I could ever imagine...  ---------------------- Sulekha Rawat's Collage of Soul Mate articles invite... http://sulekkha.blogspot.com/2011/09/lets-make-collage-of-articles.html While it holds true that we usually equate our "soul mates" to its romantic angle, it's also good to look at its other dimensions... I believe that we all have... Twin flames... born of the same desires and passions...   St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross Twin souls... even at the beginning of time...   St. Scholastica and St. Benedict ...mystical...   St. Francis de Sales and St. Frances de Chantal ...spiritual... St. Clare and St. Francis of Assisi "It is lovely to be able to love on earth as one...

It's time for ... a day set aside for sharing our favorite video.            Thanks  to our genius  Josh   at  Its Tiger Time                         "I'd like to teach the world to sing...                a song of peace that echoes on  and  never goes                                     away..." If you participate, remember to leave your YouTube Tuesday link at Its Tiger Time as well as all the blogs you visit.. It gave me an idea on what I'd teach the kids this Saturday :)

"O God, You are my God ---    for You I long! For You my body yearns; for You my soul thirsts, Like a land parched, lifeless, and without water..."  -Psalm 63,1-2 I usually take my retreats in Tagaytay or Batangas... ...places which offer silence... solitude... Casita Ysabel found in Anilao, Batangas photo taken on May 2011 ... and prayer...   Calaruega photo taken May 2011 When I hear God calls...I know it's time... However, it's not always the case. There are moments when I am required to work in the office or in the field or be in a meeting... But, the desire is fully there... existent... even exigent... It continually beckons me... making me aware of my needs... I pine for something... Someone... to satiate my thirst... So I found my way through the streets where I took retreat in the hearts of the people I met. For three full days, I met Jesus in the elevator... in ...