I grow
from falling,
from failing,
from struggling,
from learning the hard way.
I know that it will
make me stronger,
make me appreciate life more, make me see beauty more, make me love more.
I’m glad to be pushing myself to have more experiences that may be more difficult for me, such as my time in the Philippines.
But what keeps me going is my faith in God, my family, my friends, and the people whom I journey with. It’s important to have a support system and to know that you are never alone in whatever you do.
Remembering what Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. (Former Superior General of the Society of Jesus) once said,
“Nothing is more practical
than finding God,
that is, falling in love
in a quite absolute and finite way.
What you are in love with,
what seizes your imagination,
it will affect everything.
It will decide what will
get you out of bed in the morning,
what you will do with your evenings,
how you will spend your weekends,
what you will read,
who you know,
what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in love. Stay in love.
And it will decide everything.”
Life is about finding your truest, most genuine, most sincere, most honest, most caring, most loving self. I definitely have ways to go before achieving that best self, but I hope to be on that path.