Category: Stories
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What if the disruptions in your life were not problems to be solved but a deeper inner calling of your Self? In this interview with Jungian depth psychologist, Rose Yenko, I ask about the role of calls and the milestones we all take in life’s journey but ended up getting understanding and wisdom on the…
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Rapa was my boss in a small accelerator company where I did finance and planning work. Rapa can be seen in halls of government, corporate board rooms, and on the ground with NGOs.
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August 2, 2015 At 21 years old I lived for a week in a remote town in Bukidnon with a fellow Jesuit novice and five 7 year old boys. The Jesuit missionary in charge of the place, left us alone to go down to Cagayan de Oro for work. My partner, Louie, and I were…
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TriUnited 3, October 26, 2014 About 4 hours and 10 minutes into the race, I was 10k to the finish of the 90k bike leg and I started to think about quitting. This was a no-expectation race for me and I was just happy to be a triathlete again doing a long workout in a…
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September 7 was the Unilab Active Health Duathlon (6k run, 60k bike in SCTEX, 4k+ run to the finish). I signed up to ride on SCTEX and scope the bike course for the long distance TriUnited 3. The idea was to take it easy and treat it as a training day. Cut to… Two hours &…
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Race day gives you what it gives you. And at a certain point, getting to the finish line is like opening Santa’s Christmas gift — Was I good enough leading up to this day? Will I be pleasantly surprised with what I get? Will I get what I silently wished for? Or, after those months…
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I needed to go out and run this morning and I needed to do it slowly and carefully given my recovering injured left achilles (it flared up again after 4 days of being ok na). For the entire run I was always paying attention to how the ankle and foot felt. I found myself feeling…
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Some conversations I’ve been having and things I’ve been writing have that word come out now and then. “In our company, we must be able to fall back on friendship (not authority). I’ve got your back and you’ve got mine. Always.” “They really don’t get it at first. You’re ‘family’ now. I’ve got your back.…
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Something about that Eric Clapton’s “Change the World” always spoke to me. The song reminds me of that movie and that idea of doing something larger than yourself with the little time that you have. And whenever I hear that part of that song (just that part that goes “If I could change the world”)…
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This continues my TriUnited 1 2024 Story. My transition time from stepping unto the beach to hopping (literally) on the bike was 2 minutes. I got on the bike and just went. I”m not a strong biker (and every year I say it’s something I have to work on) but I went with whatever I…
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