Your/my passion can make this world a better place to live in

'Quamplurimi et quam aptissimi" (As many as possible of the very best)

Rizal Philippines
December 6, 2015

Heal the World Lyrics

This article is a continuation on the reflection regarding the generous donation made by husband wife Mark Zuckerberg of $45 billion to help make this world a better place to live in.  All ready, Leader Izumi Yamashita has pledged as she becomes more successful as a investment banker to establish a foundation to help in improving education.  In Clark, we have Dr Munoz, who said she practices Servant Leadership, to have a foundation to help the less fortunate She offered to assist anyone whom we know who are in need.   Leader Cath Villanueva has a passion to help abandoned pets.  This becomes clearer as we see more papers on Passion (that are not self directed but in the service of others) and FIP that are more formatted as personal strategic plan (hopefully SJ wishes us to be to be for love and heroism

Our passion should be the intersection of where are skills and resources are greatest, and needs of the world are greatest.  May be like the Good to Great 3 circles (for the hedgehog concept)

Circle 1 at the top -  What is your passion, what is your advocacy?  Do have intense desire to change something in this world, do you want to lead others to a new paradigm that will make this world better?   What the deepest need of this sorry world?

Circle 2 at the left -  What are your competencies and capacity?  Where can you be the best at? Where are you good at?  God gave you gifts to be made visible to others to help them.

Circle 3 at the right -  What drives your resource engine?   Do you have self sustaining business model to continue helping others?  Do you have business whose core serves others as low cost health care?  Do you have fortune large enough like Mark Z who will give everything to make the world better for his child Max?

Or are you like the woman who gave her last money to help others.  She gave everything.  This reminds us of the movie "In Pursuit of Happyness", Will Smith, lent the only $5 dollars he has in his wallet to his boss who has no change to pay for his taxi.

MM Leadership Call To Arms Speech by MM Leader Cat Villanueva

One More Chance for Forever Happiness

"You had me at my best. Pero binalewala mo ang lahat... and you chose to break my heart."  This is what Popoy said to Basha on the movie "One More Chance." A heartbreaking line, and this is what an abandoned dog would tell to his owner the moment he was taken out of his home. A story of every abandoned, given up and stray dog that has once had a family.

As a volunteer of Help MAS (Mandaluyong Animal Shelter) and Philippine Animal Rescue Team, I have heard hundreds of tale of rescued dogs that may be different or similar to each other. But there's always a common denominator to all of them, they have been denied of love from humans who they have trusted, loved and put their loyalty to since they have existed in the world, because they were considered as JUST DOGS!  

These four-legged creatures have been let go by their owners, letting them roam in the streets as strays, and have lived their lives to survive from hunger, thirst, forces of nature, and worst from the danger of being hurt or killed in the hands of humans who have looked to them as dangerous and dirty creatures.  Some may have given up to the pounds, where they will exist on a daily survival of hunger and being afraid of being next to be put to sleep.   It may have been lucky for some to be rescued and brought to an animal shelter where they can be rehabilitated in the mercy of volunteers and donors to sustain their basic needs while they wait for their second chance of a forever home.

I may not share the same advocacy with everyone, nor ask to adopt a shelter dog or take in a stray and give him a home.  I am calling everyone to be compassionate to animals -- to dogs and cats.  We share them the same life that God has given to us. They breathe, they can be hungry and thirsty, they can get sick, they feel, they can be afraid, they can be hurt and be broken.  But among these, these four-legged, furry and innocent creatures can LOVE, and can love unconditionally that you can ever imagine. 

Rescued pets are creatures that perfectly know the true meaning of UTANG NA LOOB and LOYALTY.  And they would be grateful for SECOND CHANCES.  It would never hurt to feed a stray dog, or it would only cost a cup of your favorite latte for 1 bag of treats to an animal shelter, but ADOPTING a shelter pet or RESCUING a stray dog or cat, will give you a forever happiness. 

Every rescued pet's dream is that one day they could say what Basha had said, "Kapag ang mahal natin ay iniwan tayo wag ka malungkot, dahil siguradong may darating na bagong taong hindi man maibibigay ang hinahanap natin matatanggap naman tayo at mamahalin."

Reflection Paper 1: Defining Moments by Catherine Villanueva

A Call for Independence and Responsibility

My story may have been heard from one of Charo Santos' Maalala Mo Kaya episodes.  Maybe a cliché story of a teenage girl who fell in love, lost everything she had in her 19 years of life, but have gained more in the process.  Let me take this opportunity to share my story, a chapter in my life that has been my foreground on whoever what I am today and whatever I have achieved so far.  And yes, this may be the hardest time in my life but this had defined me in all aspects.