Blog Posts on rumination

First day by Going against the current on Apr 11, 2012I woke up this morning seeing a squirrel from my window; the sight of it was dazzling. It was drizzling slightly. The sky overcast. Sleep the other night was shallow and sporadic. The alarm clock near my head sounded off at 3 in the morning; my room&...

Pagtitiis [Making Do], Contentment & Change by P[e]NORAMA: Gallery of Scribbles on Jan 27, 2012. We Filipinos tend to ‘make tiis’ of bad situations. There is not enough food on the table? Magtiis. The bed is hard? Magtiis. The job is low paying? Magtiis.  The rented room is too small and doesn’t have a comfort room? Magtiis. Better that...

Thoughts that Torment by P[e]NORAMA: Gallery of Scribbles on Sep 27, 2011. In caring for pets, I have allowed a new kind of fear into my system: “What happens when it’s time for the kittens to go? Can I take the pain? Can I even make the decision to euthanize them when the time comes?” These are the same...

Silence of the Fiend by P[e]NORAMA: Gallery of Scribbles on Aug 13, 2011. She shrieks at me again This silence with a hoarse voice. I close my ears to her ramblings But she pries open my soul Her tongue sharp She cuts me to pieces Wounding me like she has wounded me Many times before.   I try to kill her — my tormento...

Potential and Opportunity by P[e]NORAMA: Gallery of Scribbles on Jul 23, 2011. Potential and opportunity are two of my favorite power words. They both lead to coming into being, to advancement and improvement. But here’s the catch. They both require action. To be truly meaningful, opportunity must be seized; and potential,...

Of Beginnings and Endings by P[e]NORAMA: Gallery of Scribbles on Jan 23, 2011  . We know things end in order for some other things to begin.   Perhaps things end because some things realize their significance only at their conclusion. Or because there are things whose beauty we can appreciate only when we have viewed them...

Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee by P[e]NORAMA: Gallery of Scribbles on Jul 23, 2010. Hi friends. For the second time, please allow me to post in this site a piece that was not written by me. It’s inspiring, and I thought you’d love to read it. It’s from Spiritual Short Stories. . Here we go.   Carrots, Eggs,...

Me on Face Book by P[e]NORAMA: Gallery of Scribbles on Jan 3, 2010I sulked. I raved. I dated. I laughed. I cried. I traveled. I played hard. I worked harder. Ah, what a year 2009 had been.   Despite the challenges that came our way as a nation, the past year had been rife with lessons, opportunities, and blessings...

Moments in Our Lives: Getting Back Up by P[e]NORAMA: Gallery of Scribbles on Jun 25, 2009. There are moments in our lives when it seems so much easier to just give up than continue with our struggles; when we feel so tired we think there’s no way we could still go on. There are times when we fall so hard, we don’t think we could ever...

Moments in Our Life: Getting Back Up by P[e]NORAMA: Gallery of Scribbles on Jun 25, 2009. There are moments in our lives when it seems so much easier to just give up than continue with our struggles; when we feel so tired we think there’s no way we could still go on. There are times when we fall so hard, we don’t think we could ever...