Where I've been

Well, hello Blogger! :)

Haven’t blogged in a looong while. While I’ve got tons to write about, doing a quick post on where I’ve been the past seven days. Seven days to miss time with my family, friends, daily work grind, and personal projects (wala pang boyfriend niyan, susko, paano na lang ‘pag meron na diba?).

I’ve been to Siargao for the seventh run of one of our programs at work, the Leadership Journey. It’s a leadership development program for healthcare professionals. Yes, a leadership development program. On an island. For one week. Sounds pretty wicked, right? 

Anyway, seven days have past and I’ve got several things in mind as we wait for our flight to Cebu. Several things to be grateful for, to be exact.

Thankful for the time to commune with nature, which I would gladly do over and over again. Thankful that when God made the world, He spent a little more time on the Philippines.

Thankful for local leaders who still know the meaning of service to the people.

Thankful for Filipinos, who in the farthest islands of the country, with the barest necessities, know how to value the simplest things in life and live contently and productively.

Thankful for a chance to work with the awesomest, craziest team of global experts on leadership development, soul readers, program managers, facilitators, outdoor specialists, visual storytellers. People who know how to work (extra) hard, laugh harder, and eat plentiest. Hehe.

Most of all, thankful for the opportunity to meet doctors of different backgrounds. Medical directors, clinicians, doctor to the barrios, public health workers, international org consultants. All have different stories and causes, but with one thing in common - all chose to stay in the Philippines. To fulfill the oath they’ve sworn to, and serve in the country they call their own.

Amazing how, at the end of the day, we are all just human beings making sense of our lives - to make the most out of the every talent, skill, network, and opportunity given to us to make this world a better place.

This is our seventh run, and I’ve been to each (including the test run – next year baka pwede na’ko bumoto dito sa Siargao haha), but each run is always different. This run, instead of heading the documentation for the program, I was given the chance to facilitate a team of doctors, yeay (which is partly why I got all these renewed insights/emo moments haha). Regardless of the role, if it in whatever way, helps doctors find their purpose, clarify their vision and know the legacy they want to leave behind, then I'm good. 

Each run is a new experience and a fresh reminder that this country hasn’t gone to the dogs.

Where have I been the past seven days? I’ve been doing my own part - my teeny, weeny part – in making a better, healthier Philippines a reality.

Sufba Lagoon in Del Carmen, Siargao. Just of our classrooms in this journey.