http://www.tarits.com A transformed mind, a passionate heart. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:41:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ... not what is easy. This May 2010, I believe that we Filipinos can make the right decision. The Sanctity of the Ballot First, I am basing my choice on the principle of the sanctity of the ballot. Sanctity implies holiness, sacredness, worth. Elections are possible because people have fought and died for ... http://www.tarits.com/2010/03/18/choose-what-is-right/ I encountered this song (At the Beginning) twice: on a post Christmas wedding and sang on an impromptu videoke session with college friends last week. First in the context of a husband and wife relationship (awww) and next in the context of friendship (ang mga biglaang lakad, natutuloy). This song ... http://www.tarits.com/2010/02/23/on-the-road-and-loving-it/ question: since it's the love month, what gestures/actions ng isang loved one (significant other, parent, sibling, friend, churchmate, officemate, etc..) ang magpaparealize sa inyo na, "oo nga, mahal ako nito!"? when our bs leader suddenly knocked on my door at 3 pm bearing medicine and food when i was home alone, ... http://www.tarits.com/2010/02/15/oo-nga-mahal-ako-nito/ On this Valentine's day, I borrow the words of a fellow esbi from the land down under. Thanks Lovelle, for putting my thoughts so beautifully into words. Dear YOU, I’m not going to ask you where you are now. I’m not going to be impatient. This season, I will inhabit one day at ... http://www.tarits.com/2010/02/11/borrowed-words-on-valentines-day/ This picture was taken one January twilight near Oble, as I did my weekly walk (penance) around the campus. My favorite time of the day is sunset. I love the way the dying sun seems to turns everything gold in its wake. So I was sufficiently distracted by the sights ... http://www.tarits.com/2010/02/05/i-walk-on/ Something has changed within me Something is not the same I'm through with playing by the rules Of someone else's game Too late for second-guessing Too late to go back to sleep It's time to trust my instincts Close my eyes: and leap! It's time to try Defying gravity I think I'll try Defying gravity And you can't pull me down! I'm through ... http://www.tarits.com/2010/01/30/defying-gravity/ I am in a nostalgic mood this week. Partly because of a series of retreats where I finally had time to really think and pray. Partly because of the multitudes of blog posts that look back at the year that was. Mostly because of the decisions, opportunities and realities that ... http://www.tarits.com/2010/01/05/odd-and-even/ 1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before? Plenty! Spelunking in Callao Cave, jump into a river fully clothed, be in the middle of the Rice Terraces and inside a cloud, time travel, ride a calesa, be at the boundary of Ifugao and Isabela, travel 600 kms via ... http://www.tarits.com/2010/01/05/looking-back-at-2009/ (updated January 5, 2010) Joy, bliss, delight, happiness, glee... *cartwheel* Trying on synonyms for a very recent answered prayer. The memory of last weekend's hopping and shopping spree is a very nice post Christmas gift indeed. Thus, I am inspired to create a wish list for 2010: 1. Finish all my MA academic ... http://www.tarits.com/2009/12/31/wishlist-for-2010/ "I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess. (Martin Luther) Ten Highlights for 2009 1. AJ (baby niece) moments 2. November 20, 2009: second life 3. July 20-21, 2009 4. Miraculous unos 5. Kairos training and Common Ground ... http://www.tarits.com/2009/12/21/measuring-2009/