nine

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless in facing them.

Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain but for the heart to conquer it.

Let me not look for allies in life's battlefield but to my own strength.

Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved but hope for the patience
to win my freedom.

Grant me that I may not be a coward, feeling your mercy in my success
alone; but let me find the grasp of your hand in my failure.

Rabindranath Tagore

fastly

things are moving faster and faster.
is it things...or me?
so many people to connect with.
so much to learn.
so much to see.
so much to experience.
so much to taste.

i've been to this place before, where i feel like my schedule is running me.
i don't want to do it like this anymore.

i've been in the states for the past 5 weeks.
and i've been going, going.

i return to the Philippines tomorrow.
and i'm feeling so relieved.
though, i'll be attending the Kapwa conference right after i land again.

Muki, time to do it differently.
after this conference, and visiting Negros, rest.
rest.
write.
do nothing.
eat raw food.

will spend first part of july finding my own space.
pampanga.
laguna.
mindanao.
baguio.
sagada.

who knows where i will end up?
i don't.
just a small corner where i can find solitude.
and rest.