Regis Cebu Leadership Reflection Paper 3, My Passion by Leader Gem Reuyan

Dear Prof. Jorge,

Please see my Reflection Paper No. 3 below.

Regards,

G Reuyan

 

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My Passion

 To give voice to woman and children who are

victims of domestic abuse

 "The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away." Pablo Picasso

There are certain things in life that we feel strongly about...things that tug at the strings of our hearts and touch the deepest recesses of our souls…things that haunt us at night and will keep us awake until and unless we do something about it. Some of these things erode human dignity and somehow unravel the bonds that tie humanity together. There could be a lot of these things in reality. But violence done against women and children is one that really impels me to action, to put up a fight, and at the same time to be a healer of the wounds and deep scars sustained by the afflicted in the midst and in the wake of these maelstroms.

 How did I know that this is my passion?

Violence against women and children is a nightmare I am most aware of and a nightmare I fervently aspire to stop from taking place in the lives of others, especially women and children who easily fall prey to the abuses perpetuated unfortunately by other human beings. My entanglement with this advocacy to stop the violence came to me in an indirect and vicarious way. I am happy I'm not and never was a victim of violence. But the pain and agony as well as the dismal reality of violence was brought home to me when I started law school and when as a lawyer women came to me bringing with them their appalling stories and an ardent plea for help.

Regis Cebu Leadership – Leader Ivy Eleanor Ko - Reflection Paper #3 – My Passion

Regis Cebu Leadership – Leader Ivy Eleanor Ko - Reflection Paper #3 – My Passion

According to the Urban Dictionary, Passion is when you put more energy into something than is required to do it. It is more than just enthusiasm or excitement, passion is ambition that is materialized into action to put as much heart, mind, body and soul into something as is possible.

In the past reflection papers I have mentioned that work and my corporate life was a passion because I enjoyed it so much I didn't mind the back breaking workload that required my mind, body, and soul. I love the excitement and the challenge, I love the solving issues and creating value in the organization, I love to travel, explore new places, create new experiences and continuous learning. All these I get to enjoy at work. However, that passion for my career changed when I started a new family. 

 "Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it" – Steve Jobs. 

Ateneo Leadership Reflection Paper # 3 My Passion by Leader Kerk Gubantes MD

Dear Prof. Jorge,

Good evening and Happy New Year!
I am sending you my Reflection paper 3 for your perusal.

Thank you for all the learnings. Appreciate it.

Cheers!

Kerk MD.





Cebu REGIS LEADERSHIP - Reflection paper # 3 My Passion
Leader Kerwin Mark L. Gubantes, MD.

Passion is a heavyweight of a word to be able to fulfil and I am not quite sure if I could live up to it. But as they say, there is no harm in trying. Maybe the closest thing that I could think of is probably my consistent desire to help others in need. I remember as a young kid, my friends are mostly from the poor neighbourhood and it gives me a sense of joy to be able to share what I have with them. Being able to share what you have with others and make a difference in their lives is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful things we could do in our lifetime. Sharing a toy when you were young with your playmates makes us happy. Helping a friend fix his broken bike makes our day worthwhile. I remember during a mountaineering expedition during my senior year in college in the challenging terrains of Mount Halcon in Mindoro, something really bad happened. A fellow lady mountaineer was carried downstream in the river crossing by a strong current, two of us without hesitation, dive into the raging river and luckily were successful in bringing her back ashore to safety although with a significant injury to her leg. That experience, albeit fleeting and dangerous would have a huge impact in my life looking retrospectively. Saving someone else's life in anyway could have a profound effect on anybody. Certainly it did positively for me and even up to this day , the experience is still very vivid in my memory. As a Head and Neck Surgeon for the past 12 years now, helping others is very much part of my daily life. My expertise in the field of Otolaryngology
- Head and Neck Surgery has given me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of a great number of patients.

Regis Cebu Leadership - Leader Maricel Ngo -Reflection Paper 3 - Passion

Regis Cebu Leadership - Leader Maricel Ngo -Reflection Paper 3 - Passion

1) It is my passion to help people improve their lives by using my skills and talents to benefit those around them. As a result, they will duplicate what I do and pass it on to others then there is a multiplier effect. It is like paying it forward. Then, the kindness and generosity I shared wholeheartedly will live long after me.

I am moved by the commercial of Proctor and gamble years ago,

" Ikaw ako, sila, lahat tayo, bahagi ng buhay ng isat isa, ang anak ko ang mga anak mo, magkakabit ang bukas, magtatagpo ng landas, maaring ngayon, maaring balang araw. Kaya ang batang tinulungan mo ngayon maaring makatulong sa anak mo balang araw. Dahil sila sila rin magkakasama sa iisang bukas na hinahaharap. Ngayon, sama sama tayo tutulong. Ang tulong mo ngayon sa Kapwa, sa anak mo ring magbubunga."

2) I have a passion for learning. I am like a sponge absorbing all wisdom from my mentors, new acquaintances, professors, business and church leaders.

As school administrator

Part of self-awareness journey is to look for my core gift. I am aware that I can help others by capitalizing on my strength. It is always my joy to teach, deliver speeches and connect to others. It is fulfilling to see that people listen when I talk. When I talk, I talk from the heart with a lot of conviction. What I considered one of my major accomplishments is the tie-up I sealed with TERADYNE, LEXMARK and KYOCERA, top IT companies in CEBU. Now, the students benefit from the partnership through relevant on-the-job training and possible employment after graduation.

As an entrepreneur

My work experience in STI as manager, my MBA program among others enable me become a better entrepreneur. My passion for learning opened my eyes to the limitless potential of entrepreneurship. It also helps me professionalize our businesses and make them grow thus providing more employment to the community.

Life journey

My passion for learning paves the way for building my network with people and other businesses through active involvement in the community like socio-civic organizations, people organizations, local government and faith community. It is a challenge to wear so many hats but one hat that I can't take off is the hat of being a teacher.

In everything I do, my being an "educator" is always demonstrated in the way I exercise my duty. As a mother, I should start with my children. I should help them improve their lives and reach their full potential. Together with my husband, we commit to provide them all the experience and life long learning they need to make them not only life ready but a responsible member of the society who have the heart to help the community.

As an entrepreneur, I encourage our employees to have the passion for learning. We ask them to be multi-skilled worker. Like in our printing business, we do rotation of work from tshirt printing, off-set machine operator, signage, layout artist. It is our happiness to see our people become entrepreneur themselves because of the training they had in our business.

Reflection

1)    What is the new learning?

My passion to help others improve their lives and reach their full potential is the actualization of the 3^rd pillar of success based on Heroic Leadership book of Chris Lowney which is LOVE.

Passion for learning and then sharing it to others so they can apply it to heroic act like serving the community is exemplifying HEROISM which is the 4^th pillar of success.

Lesson from Robert Kioyasaki related to passion for learning and entrepreneurship "Work to learn. Don't work for money. Look for jobs that can help you develop the skills of managing cash flow, systems and people rather than just pay you well. A great piece of advice is to get a job where you can learn the skills that you need to succeed as an entrepreneur " 

If Robert Kioyasaki is more on technical aspect, Ronald A. Heifetz identifies one more aspect in leading and that is adaptive change. The technical is defined as those that can be solved by the knowledge of experts, whereas adaptive requires new learning. When the problem definition, solution, and implementation is clear, Heifetz calls this technical change. For the adaptive, change must come from the collective intelligence of the employees at all levels. So, together they learn their way toward solutions.

2)    What is the relation to what I all ready know?

Leading a school with its vision of providing quality and relevant education to the students and producing globally competent graduates who are responsible members of the society requires commitment from all shareholders to make this vision realized.

Students have to engage with student-driven activities that geared toward higher level of patriotism and love of his hometown. If the school is successful inculcating into the minds of their students such traits and live up to the school's vision,  then the school can produce graduates who are no ordinary employees of a company but a think tank of a corporation, have entrepreneurial mindset that help the company's operations viable and have the passion to serve the community. One or two or even more graduates will go home and serve his/her hometown and contribute to the local economy through job creation, practice of their profession and even being a public servant. It shows heroism.

3)   What have I done, am doing, will be doing for this topic?

As school administrator, I believe I have done what I ought to do to our students and employees. In the case of our faculty, I encouraged a lot already to pursue their masters not only because it is required by CHED but more importantly, as a teacher they should have the passion for learning to make them more effective. As teachers, they have the power and authority, more that they can influence students positively in pursuit of their dreams.  Then the result is exponential. I will continue to influence more educators to value continuous learning. What I will be doing as an educator is to recruit and influence people I know who have a gift in teaching.

As an entrepreneur, I have a longer perspective in as far as my vision is concerned. As what Robert Kioyosaki said, look for jobs that can help you develop the skills of managing cash flow, systems and people rather than just pay you well. It took me awhile before I decide to work full-time in running our business and on the side, doing consultancy work in running schools. My experiences I gained from my job equipped me to become a better entrepreneur. What I will be doing as entrepreneur? I must lead my organization that is adaptable to change. While technical is also important, my organization should also be ready to face the changing business environment. A collaboration among employees and management can help us be more adaptive to change as each one of us has this sense of ownership for whatever solutions, plans or systems the company have to implement. Then I will instill in them passion for learning. It delights me to see our employees become entrepreneur themselves someday.

In community development, the same approach applies. I will continue to share the best practices and my new learning to the socio-civic organizations that I am a member of.  Academe, business sectors and LGU may have common goals and interest and so pooling our resources and expertise may lead our city to greater heights.

Maricel Reyes-Ngo,MCS
Mobile No.: 0928-5549795

Ateneo Cebu Leadership -Reflection Paper No. 3 by Leader Genevieve R. Ramos

Submitting my RP3 prof,

Cebu Regis Leadership Reflection Paper No. 3 – Passion by Leader Genevieve R. Ramos

Reflection Paper No. 3 - Passion

As we become curators of our own contentment on the Simple Abundance path... we learn to savor the small with a grateful heart.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

Once their was, this little girl who make little things into something people often get amazed at the exquisite intricacy of her little works in the field of fashion and beauty. One day, she wonders what if she can make up and accessorized all old dolls elegantly and magically, would it make a difference on how kids play? She often found herself having fun playing and teaching kids she meets in places she can be, so she paused and thought, what if there is a place where kids at her age can access the little things she does, will this gives them fun, imaginative and be creative? 

   

Growing up year for this little girl has been very artistic, because of her passion in doing all kind of little things she can amazingly make these into something that exudes excellence. Even how little things they are, she believes that it has its own worth and value.

As she approached life she continues to look for the path that God has set for her. 

She believes that when small things are done with great love, one will not make a mistake in pursuing happiness and significance.  Be it fate, hard work or a combination, if one wishes for it, it will happen.

Until one day, her passion meets the purpose. 

Regis Cebu Leadership Leader Izumi G. Yamashita, My Passion

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From: Izumi Yamashita 

Regis Cebu Leadership

Leader Izumi G. Yamashita

Reflection Paper #3: My Passion

What is your passion? What is it that you love doing?

What is my passion? What is passion in the first place?

Passion: noun | a very strong feeling about something; an intense emotion, a compelling enthusiasm or desire for something

Passion may be a friendly or eager interest in or admiration for a proposal, cause, discovery, or activity, or love – to a feeling of unusual excitement, enthusiasm, or compelling emotion, a positive affinity or love, towards a subject.

Source: Wikipedia

Following this line of definition in relation to leadership, the question now is, what activity, cause, or purpose do I feel strongly about or passionately desire? What is it that I love doing?

To begin with, I love people. I take interest in knowing their stories, in knowing who they are, and figuring out why they are the way they are. I love learning about their own personal experiences, and I love sharing with them my own. Basically, I love learning about people and ultimately influencing them.

I believe I have been blessed with the gift of being naturally sociable and I have to thank my genes for that. My mom is a natural to when it comes to dealing with people, and so is my dad (or so I heard). This explains why even at such a young age, even without everything I've come across in life, I am comfortable when it comes to exposure to people.

Of course I also have my life experiences which allowed me to hone this skill. As narrated in my previous papers, given my relationship with my grandmother, our house was the last place I would want to be in. We've always been on each other's throats thus prompting me to prefer being in the streets in the company of strangers and friends than with her at home. Having said this, I all the more developed my interpersonal/social skills and such other values with compassion being the most important one.

Regis Cebu Leadership | Leader Melissa Abarrientos | Reflection paper 3

Dear prof.,

It took me great time to be able to put my passion into words.

Regis Cebu Leadership 

Leader Melissa Abarrientos

Reflection Paper 3 

Discovering My Passion

What is my passion? – I remember this question way back after I graduated high school. I was so overwhelmed choosing what course to take for my college degree. Then I thought of taking up Accountancy like my mother. Most of my classmates followed their parent's footprint so I wanted to follow my mother's. When I told her of my decision, she immediately objected and told me to take a course I am good at. She knew I do not love math or anything with numbers. She cited a litany of my attitude, strengths and weaknesses that will precede my success in the course. She knew what and which things will bore me out my enthusiasm; and she concluded that conversation with "take a course that you  will love to practice and will perfectly suit your personality and interest so you won't feel like going to school was a task".  She was right. I took up a course that I interested me all throughout and I learned my lessons by heart. My mother was the first to open my awareness about myself and introduced me my first passion: Communicating with people. By studying Psychology my "Inter and intra personal relationships were better. 

This passion was further enhanced and intensified when I joined the art group. This time, communication was a bit more challenging. In verbal communication, it's easier to communicate and articulate to people what you want to express and say compared to visual presentation and communicate what you want to express and say hoping people will understand what you want to convey to the society. A picture paints a thousand words. (Below was a picture of my artwork way back 11 years ago.)

Cebu Leadership Reflection Paper 3 - My Passion by Leader Andre Ladan

Prof submitted is my reflection paper 3

Regis Leadership Cebu

Leader Andre Ladan

Reflection Paper 3 - My Passion
Post date 1/9,/2016

       Many would think that serving in the military is as bland as a nine to five job where similar events happen repetitively over time. Yet for the past sixteen years serving as an officer, I have experienced so many things and have seen so much more than the average person. I have traveled the world, tasted different cultures and time zones, experienced the heat of the desert sun and the wind chill of winter in the span of a week. I have met and befriended different people with different colors and religion, I have seen peculiar culture even among Filipinos. I have climbed mountains, dived and sailed the seas and has visited almost all the provinces in the Philippines. I have led men, women, some younger at times much older than I was.

       With such a trove of experience it has been difficult to pinpoint a specific passion for I have learned to cherish each experience and wisdom I've gained over the years. When I started leading people there came a time when certain issues and concerns cannot be readily answered by what I've learned in the classroom. A lot of times, learning from ones mistakes makes a profound change to the way leaders lead men. When I started to exercise more compassion and sincerity to what I do I discovered an unintended but inseparable off-shoot, helping people. It became an inevitable by-product of my brand of leadership that I could not just ignore. As I continue to immerse myself in knowing the character of my men to help myself lead them, I began to see the both the good and the bad, their struggles and weaknesses, and where their hearts are. They began to trust me more and I've earned not only their respect but their loyalty as well. Yet with their submission I have to do more and exert a better effort as their leader.

Regis Cebu Leadership Leader Dovie Sainz Reflection Paper 3 - My Passion

Regis Cebu Leadership

Leader Dovie M. Sainz

Reflection Paper 3 – My Passion

What is your passion (What is it that you love doing)?

In my Call To Arms speech, I mentioned that my passion is teaching people to raise children of character. When parents teach their children proper values and inculcate in their minds a sense of responsibility towards the world we live in, these children can grow up to be mature and compassionate human beings. This is the most important responsibility of parents. However, the greatest impediment to this responsibility is the cycle of poverty.

The fact is that many parents are leaving their children with their grandparents or guardians to seek employment overseas. Families are torn apart because of mothers and fathers who work abroad to provide the basic needs of their children.

The most basic of these needs is food to feed their families. Many people who live below the poverty line struggle daily to provide safe and nutritious food for themselves and their families.  People who are constantly hungry become weak or are prone to illness.  They become less productive.  They find it difficult to work everyday. Their income becomes very limited which means that they will not be able to send their children to school.

Some parents let their older children skip school to look after their younger siblings while they look for food. Even if these children can go to class, they will not have enough nourishment to be able to learn to their fullest.  Lack of education prevents these children from getting good jobs in the future. Without good jobs, the next generation is trapped into a life of poverty. Thus the cycle of poverty and hunger begins again.

MM Leadership Reflection Paper 3 by Erika Manrique

Reflection Paper #3: YOUR PASSION

There is something about water, and nature in general, that calms me down and inspires me. Aside from its beauty, it's the fear and respect for things that we cannot control and predict, hence my love affair with Surfing. Before I started surfing, I would say I was a sheltered and jaded person. A good friend of mine introduced me to the sport after I asked her why her skin was so tan. She did not know how to swim but she was brave enough to be surfing for a year. At first, it was just my curiosity and natural tendency to try something new that intrigues me. After my first surfing lesson, I quickly found myself going with her and our friends to different places to surf almost every weekend. Soon, I was taking my brothers and also influenced them into taking up the sport. I was hooked to the "stoke" of being able to ride a wave after an agonizing hour of trying to get to the lineup and paddling for waves. No amount of cramps or lactic acid build up in my muscles could get in the way of getting at least one wave.

Surfing has taught me the value of preparation and hard work. People who are new to it would say that it is all about balance, but that is so far from the truth. For me, it is 70% paddling, 10% timing, 15% ocean / wave reading, and 5% balance. Surfing rewards you when you work hard for every wave, and put in "water-time" to build muscle memory and to improve your wave reading skills. In some spots, you have to paddle for 30minutes or more (depending on your fitness & surfing level) before you get to the line-up (this is the point in the ocean where the waves have not yet broken and where most of the surfers would wait for each set to come). If you are not mentally and physically prepared to paddle that long and fight through the breaking waves, you will not get there. Getting to the line-up is just the first part, working for a wave is another thing. You need to be able to read the wave if it will be able to carry you, and feel when you need to stand up. This is where timing comes in. Paddle too late or stand up too soon, you will miss the wave.

Aside from the possibility of drowning, you can get injured by your board, other surfers' boards, or the rocks and reefs at the beach. Knowing where and when to go out is also another thing. You need to be able to read the ocean, where the currents are, and to be observant of the other surfer's actions in the water. You need to learn the characteristics of the ocean or the spot where you are playing. Where the reef is, where the rocks are hidden, to which directions the currents will take you and where these currents are, among other things. If you do not learn this properly, you will end up wasting a lot of energy trying to get to the lineup when you should have been paddling somewhere else (where the current is, so it will carry you out to the sea), or worse, get carried off by the current and not be able to get back to the shore or hit a reef because you didn't know it was there.

It is this important factor that has brought me closer to people. I've always thought of myself as a person who cannot do team sports because I am too critical of myself and of others. I thought surfing was an "individual" sport but this is not the case. Surfing has taught me that it is important to talk to people and to rely on them, because it is impossible for you to know or learn everything on your own. If you do not talk to the locals or other surfers, you will not learn where the other surf spots are, you will not learn how the waves move in that spot or the characteristics of the beach. Talking with other surfers and the locals gives you invaluable information that will not only help you enjoy your time in that spot, but might also save your life.

There have been two times when I thought I was going to die while I was surfing. The most recent one was the second time I surfed in a spot in Anawangin (Zambales). The surf was very strong that day but I went ahead and thought to myself that I should at least try it. I had hesitated while I was paddling to get a wave so I wiped out and the waves kept pushing me down and I could not get back to the surface. I knew that I was already at the shallow reef part of the beach so my movement under the surf was limited because I could hit my head on rocks or coral. I have never felt so helpless in my life, but I had managed to fight it and to clear my head and focus on how I could get out of the situation. I realized at that moment that I was stronger than I thought I was, but at the same time, I also thought why I had not asked for help from other people. Had I made one wrong move, I would have been pushed further into the shallow reef, and I would have had peeled off a lot of flesh and skin, or worse, I could have drowned. I realized that I should have asked for help, and that I should not be ashamed to do so. Accepting that sometimes you cannot handle things on your own is something I also needed to learn.

MM Leadership - Reflection Paper 3 My Passion by Leader Maye Gutierrez

                                   REFLECTION PAPER # 3 OF MM LEADER MAYE A. GUTIERREZ (2nd submission)

I was 12 years old when I took my first airplane ride bound from Manila to San Francisco, California.  What was funny was that I was more excited to see an airplane than to see America. I remember my mom had suits especially tailored for us so we could look photogenic in our airplane photos.

I must admit, I didn't enjoy my first airplane ride.  I felt claustrophobic.  Take –offs and landings made me clench my fist and call on all of the Saints I know.  Turbulence made me nauseous and the barf bag became my new found friend.  I was terrified to look out the window thinking that if I move a bit, the airplane would tilt sideways.  I found inflight meals disgusting and I chose to go hungry than force myself to partake of it. To make the long story short, I managed to cross the Pacific with a dehydrated body, an empty stomach and a full bladder.

I remember there were 3 occasions that made me smile on that trip. First was when the charming flight attendant said hello to me as I boarded the airplane. Second was when she called me by my first name as she offered my kiddie meal and orange juice.  Third was when she bid me goodbye as I disembarked from the plane in my already stinky, wrinkled suit.  

It was my Tito Danny, who I was sitting next to on that flight, who said, "When you grow up, be a flight attendant and see the world for free." And that started it all…..

My first trip didn't become my last.  Many years passed and I was already that flight stewardess who brought smiles to giddy faces.  I was the one who, in spite of your acrophobia, tried to make your flight pleasantly memorable.  I helped you arrive in better shape….

                     What is my passion and how did I know that it was my passion?

Flying has been my passion and I'm lucky that I didn't have to struggle so much to identify it.

My FIRST SIGN that traveling is my passion:  When I was young, just by the mere thought of being able to wear a flight attendant's uniform made the energy frequencies in my body move violently.

I had a stewardess friend who introduced me to the lifestyle of a crew.  In fact, I always borrowed her photo albums just to see where flying has brought her.  I witnessed how her social training course transformed her from being a shy girl to a polished lady.   I joined the flying team primarily because I wanted my parents to see America again without having to pay exorbitant airfares.

The SECOND SIGN that traveling is my passion:  I gave my best efforts to get hired in the airline business.  I wanted it desperately.

While waiting for the recruitment dates for flight attendants, I took that opportunity to prepare myself for the job.  I finished College and earned my diploma to give me unbeatable edge over other applicants. I enrolled at the John Robert Powers personality course to polish my looks and my social graces.  I went to the gym for a strange reason-- I wanted my body be stretched to its limits so I won't fall short of the height requirement. When the call for hiring was announced, I was confident and all prepped. That winning smile plastered on my face for many hours became my initial passport to see the world.

My THIRD SIGN that traveling is my passion:  I could have shifted to do ground duties but I decided to stay on and on….  In fact, I didn't realize that my stay was enough too long until I was already receiving loyalty service awards.  As the saying goes, "Time flies so fast, when you are having fun."

To be honest, my flying life wasn't all smooth.  There were international time zones to cross which took a toll on my eye bags and varicose veins. I had difficult passengers to deal with who tested my grace under pressure.  I had episodes of homesickness most especially during the cold winter nights.  But looking back, I consider living in and out of a suitcase euphoric.  The airplane became my second home and my suitcase became my reliable companion….

FOURTH SIGN: I was good with my work.  I received complimentary letters left and right.  I got perfect attendance awards and service excellence awards.   And this was all because I did what I loved best.

My career in travel proved that I had been living a life of passion all along. I mingled with the Heads of States, with Hollywood celebrities, and with the rich and famous.  Over all, it was a charmed life. I had breakfast in Paris, lunch in Shanghai and dinner in New York.  I shopped till I dropped. 

FIFTH SIGN:   I was given the unique opportunity to help lots of  people. I served a noble purpose.

From my earnings, I was able to send scholars to school. (PCCCI, Unicef, Xavier ERDA)  I became more generous to charities and disaster stricken communities. I got to spoil my parents and my siblings with their needs. I shared my knowledge of my training to other aspiring flight crew. I joined outreach programs. I paid it forward….

 FIFTH SIGN that flying is my passion:  If I were to live my single life all over again, I would still choose to be a flight attendant. Period.

Many more new, exciting destinations opened up but as the saying goes, some good things must end to give way for better things to come.  And after many years of take-offs and landings, I finally decided it was time to say goodbye to the job that made me what I am today.  And when my last operating flight touched down in Hongkong, I cried…and I cried…and I cried.

It's been two and a half years since I "parked my wings" and adventure still continues.  In fact, family trips are more frequent now because I am not restricted to tight rosters anymore. My husband and I get to be blissful honeymooners again. My children's horizons continue expanding as they marvel at what the universe can offer. (By the way, let it be known that when I retired from flying, the perks of discounted air tickets came with it…...HOORAY!!!…) 

                                                                  What is my new learning?

Passion, like true love, can happen more than once in our lifetime. We just have to continue searching for whatever it is that can make us happy.  As for me? I am now living a life of newly discovered passions —---as a student and a homemaker. Now, I give my full time to taking care of God's greatest gifts to me—my parents, siblings, my husband and my children and to all those near and far.  My passion is now living a life of Proverbs 32 which is that of a noble wife. The Bible describes her as "She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: Many women do noble things but you surpass them all."

And as I continue to discover what else is in store for me, I shall forever look back and remain grateful for a life well-traveled.

Dear Prof. Saguinsin,

Greetings! I submitted this reflection paper 3 a few weeks back (right after we went for teambuilding) but it was not reflected in your blog posts.  I am submitting this for the second time for your reference. 

Thank you,

Leader Maye Gutierrez MBA MM