Perceptions About What Love Is

Love is a mystifying perceptivity. It covers most aspects of life. It is a totality of the result of being concerned by the acquired longing for affection, yearning and fondness. It`s the inclination to nature`s call to acquire and provide a sense of peace and serenity through the social`s tendency to long for bond, attachment, affiliation, connection and relationship. The word love is not powerful at all, but the sentiments that come along with the emotions of the elation of love. It`s one of the most wonderful phenomenon that ever existed. It`s a sensation one inevitably aspire for. The true nature of it flows like the brilliancy of the streams of the pure and clear water. It glistens with transparency of beauty. It is like the sounds of chirping birds, or the blowing winds. It`s as peaceful as how a tree breezes. It is welcoming to the ear and pleasant to the eyes. It`s not lust nor self-satisfaction. It is about providing and giving with the purest intentions and care. It is also freedom. Love is not constricted and tight for one has the capabilities to cope and understand. Genuine love is never impatient but specifically steadfast. It`s not forced and pushed because it comes and feels by instances. It`s faithful, true, tolerant and omnipotent. It conquers everything.

Help For Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Victims

The super typhoon Haiyan also known as Yolanda in the Philippines brought terrible destruction to many provinces and cities in the Philippines. The number of unattached, misplaced, and injured is said to be in millions. The confirmed deaths has also been reported to be about 4,000. In times like this, every small care to the people who have been affected negatively is very much appreciated. 

Many local and foreign governments, companies, institutions, and organizations have pledged their donations. Even though, many of them needs the help of the volunteers for the repacking and management of relief goods.

The other day (November 18, 2013), volunteers worked to help repack and arrange the relief goods for the victims of the super typhoon Haiyan at Ateneo De Manila University`s covered courts. The volunteers waited for their turns to help and work in the process of regulating the goods. Even though most of the volunteers waited hours for their turn to help, a lot of them seemed happy to wait, cooperate and work together with other volunteers. The management of repacking and arranging the goods was systematized and orderly. This is the reason why many volunteers even waited for their turns to work. There, they aimed for finishing 80,000 repacked relief goods. At the time, the finished goods were already at around 60,000. A lot of them worked all night until noon yesterday.

Moreover, there was also a "Bayanihan Express Repacking Center" at Camp Aguinaldo joined by elementary, high school and college students, instructors, military authorities and others. The process wasn`t as formal as the works at Ateneo De Manila University but the works for repacking the goods finished in the afternoon without the volunteers having to sacrifice a part of their time doing almost nothing. 

(Photos were taken at Camp Aguinaldo: These photos were taken when the repacking of goods were almost done.)

At Bayanihan Express Repacking Center

At Bayanihan Express Repacking Center.

At Bayanihan Express Repacking Center.

At Bayanihan Express Repacking Center.

At Bayanihan Express Repacking Center.

Volunteers and others cleaning up the place.

At Camp Aguinaldo.

At Camp Aguinaldo.

Some of the finished repacked goods were placed inside the sacks shown in this picture.

Volunteers repacked goods once again as they opened new sacks of raw rice.

The volunteers started to gather in one area to repack the goods once more.

At Camp Aguinaldo.

It was indeed gratifying to be able to help in small ways. Knowing that I contributed even a very small part in the whole process of helping, it was a delighting experience. I don`t assume that even one second of my time repacking and working was a waste. 

If you aspire to help, you can do so by donating. There are several credible public and private institutions, companies and organizations that accepts donations to be given to those who have been affected by the typhoon in several areas in the Philippines. Thank you to all the countries, organizations, and people who participated and cooperated in donating and helping for the victims of this disastrous tragedy.

- Kathryn

Letting Go Of Memories

There are some good or bad memories that seem unforgettable. Good memories usually make me smile while bad memories make me unhappy. A natural response. What I find hard dealing with my memories is the necessity to cut out unnecessary thoughts that come along with past events that seemed unforgettable. Usually these memories are those that were created during heavy emotional stirs. These memories seemed embarked in my mind and heart.

Dealing with unwanted memories is hard. Letting go is my key. Letting memories fade away themselves as the emotions flow with them. Freeing them with constricting emotions. By doing this, I am letting myself heal from the wounds I acquired in the past. This will also allow me to take more steps in life as unwanted thoughts drift away. This will surely take time but what does not? With stillness and faith, it will work accordingly.

Letting go of  undesirable memories does not mean I am completely forgetting them. Letting them go just means that they`re still in my head but just like other past events, they should stay as what they should be. The past. Memories. They should not negatively affect the present anymore. They`re simply thoughts.

Patience, faith, love, optimism, perseverance, and willingness will greatly help in the process of freeing constricted memories. By this, I am also helping myself to create better and happier thoughts.

“Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life.” – Proverbs 4:23 (CEV)

(This was originally posted a few months ago.)

- Kathryn

A Slaving Day

Webcam Photos of Kathryn ( Date: November 06, 2013 )

Yesterday, November 05, 2013, was an occupied day for me to run errands. It was exhausting and slaving. I became a slave craving for more time. Squeezing errands in the timetable is not a favorable plan.

Yesterday, I was close to running out of time. Responsively, the compressed outline for my plans contributed to the betterment of my situation. On the other hand, cramming for important duties is never a good practice. In fact, cramming itself is not admirable. It causes more chaos than there should ever be. 

A few hours ago, I became consciously awake with the body aches I was having. The consequences of being disorderly is taking its revenge on me. I couldn`t quite decide which method I`ll use for relieving the pains I was having. I was skeptical in drinking a medicine for my aching head. As of now, I`m pleased that I waited before I made a choice whether to drink a medicine or not because I don`t feel a headache anymore. This past few months or years, I have been quite conscious about the chemicals attributed to the products I ought to take. This might be one of the reasons why I`m doubtful in taking a medicine that isn`t prescribed personally by a doctor.

As of today, I have many errands to attend to. Positively, I`m hoping that all things will get sorted out.

Last day was a loaded day packed with hopefulness and optimism that everything will be tolerable even though I was almost close to having full of worries. Blessedly, I have remaining vibes of positivism in me.

- Kathryn