IT’S THE SMALL THINGS And just like that, it is the first day of the second half of the year on Monday. Before we know it, Christmas bells will be ringing and carols will be playing on the radio. Suffice to say, the first half just passed us by. Given the crazy start of the year I had, and...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Last week, I wrote about the start of an era simply because we are so used to celebrating the end, we often overlook that every ending has a beginning. In the same manner, we must not forget the fact that for a period of time to be memorable, we must live it – to the...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Yesterday, Sept. 8 was the birthday of Mary, the mother of Christ. Although I have always prayed the “Hail Mary” and in many ways, prayed to our blessed Virgin, it was not until I moved to Mexico two years ago that my affinity with Her, I have felt, has deepened. Multiple...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS *“He makes all things* *beautiful in His time.”* That’s a church hymn I learned during my years at the Assumption, and which I have never forgotten. It’s one I sing to myself from time to time, and hum at random. So much so that I never really realized how meaningful...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS According to the Britannica, “happiness, in psychology, [is] a state of emotional well-being that a person experiences either in a narrow sense, when good things happen in a specific moment, or more broadly, as a positive evaluation of one’s life and accomplishments...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I was recently asked by a friend of mine during a random conversation – if there are two traits or attributes in a person that you seek when either hiring an employee, or finding someone to work with, what would they be? Although, of course, there are so many more, the first...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Although I always make it a point to listen to homilies, sermons and the preaching of revered individuals, it is very seldom that one resonates so deeply with me. I do not know if it was the timing — the words I needed to hear on that day — or the delivery, but the homily...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Four days ago, here in Mexico City, I took a visiting friend to La Villa de Guadalupe. We heard mass at the basilica, paid our respects to Our Lady of Guadalupe, gathered some religious articles to give away and share with friends, had ourselves (and our gifts) blessed and...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I never knew – especially at the height of 2020 – that the day would come where I would actually seek monotonous and steady moments. Never did I think these kinds of moments would actually bring me comfort and peace. I guess it took my stress levels to reach its peak for...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS This coming Tuesday is Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, we celebrate Feb. 14th – or as hallmark and Hollywood culture supposedly dictate – with a significant other. This is perhaps why Valentine’s Day has also given rise to the notion of Single Awareness Day when...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS As far back as I can recall, while others are busy starting their new year with new year’s resolutions, I like to end the first month of my new year thinking about mine. I like to ease into the tone of things after the holidays, and really think about what growth and...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Christmas is the season of giving, and to be quite honest, I have always found joy in gifting others. There is an unparalleled and indescribable joy in knowing that you have made someone smile. Most of the time, it does not take a lot. Complimenting someone truthfully, for...
