SLOW THINKING, JANUARY 1-31, 2026
"Our relationship with our families, within our households, and with our next-door neighbors, are a louder preaching of the faith we profess, and of the kind of person that we are. They are better markers to our quality and credibility than our degrees and qualifications; and a better measure of our social and community standing more than our backers and connections."
"When we feel alone and abandoned, it's us forgetting
that there is always Someone rooting for us, believing in us, and supporting us
all the way. We need only to open our eyes and hearts, and call upon that love
that always sustains and guides. Like a free-solo climber whose brain was wired
to not feel fear in extremely dangerous situations, may we rewire our thinking
to always hold on in hope, to stay calm amidst tragedies and calamities, and be
confident that whatever we are going through, our Heavenly Father, and the
people He sends our way, are always there, inspiring, encouraging, pushing us
forward and up."
"Nobody is self-made. We are what we are, we became the
persons that we are because of the Creator and Heavenly Father's mercy and
grace, and because of the support of the people He sends our way. May we always
be thankful and humble, grateful for the blessing, and always giving our best
to make life and this world better for others too."
"Congratulations to life's survivors, small and great.
May we all acknowledge the hand of our God in giving us hope, and in molding us
to be the kind of people we need to be, in every situation, in every
season."
"Our legacy of faith is not to proclaim that we are in
the right, that everybody should believe what we believe in, and that they
should follow the lifestyle that we preach. It is to have the mind of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who loved the poor and downtrodden and condemned the severe
financial and physical extraction of them by so-called religious leaders, who
preached about paying our taxes and obeying the earthly authorities even as we
live as citizens of His kingdom, who preached love and acceptance even as He
preached living above the norms and cultures and expectations of this world,
who preached contentment and trust in the Heavenly Father's provisions and
grace even as we face its challenges and difficulties, who humbled Himself to
the point of the cross because of preaching a different mindset and kingdom
than the earthly political and economic ones we know, and who promised wisdom
to the simple, encouraged perseverance to the patient, and assured an eternal
inheritance to the meek and the faithful."
"Through all of life's trials and hardships, ups and
downs, we keep holding on to God--for strength and wisdom, for clarity and
humility, for patience and perseverance. Until the tides turn, and we get the
just rewards we deserve."
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT (January 08, 2026):
"I'll say again what I've said a thousand times before.
Our high school teacher said that in high school, our characters are shaped. In
college, we are disciplined for work and life. Because yes, in college, we do
not only come to school to learn, because in this day and age, we can learn
anywhere and in whatever means. But when one decides to pursue a tertiary
degree, it means we are willing to be trained and disciplined on the careers
that we intend to take, and the attitude and ethics necessary for a holistic
and functional work, and good and responsible living. If we think we know a lot
and have no need for people to discipline us to a mold that suits our chosen
path, it is better not to go to college at all and just go to find a job
immediately after high school. But if in humility, we decide that we still need
the skills and the connections our teachers can introduce us to, then we should
prove we can get a degree in good faith, in fairness and honesty, in utmost
respect and responsibility."
"It's cliche, tiresome because it's honest and true: we
deserve the kind of leaders we get, we deserve the kind of life we give--in
both plenty and hardship. May we choose wisely, remain humble and grounded,
circumspect, discerning and wise."
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