“THE BEAUTY OF
WELLNESS
IN MIND, BODY & ENVIRONMENT
IS THAT…
IT PREPARES US ON HOW TO ADAPT
TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF
CLIMATE CHANGE”

FYI: "The Philippines as an archipelago is considered a climate hotspot & is ranked 4th in Global Climate Risk Index, with 20 out of 80 provinces vulnerable to one meter rise in sea level. These provinces are in regions - Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Zamboanga Peninsula, Eastern Visayas and the Bicol Region - with the highest poverty incidence and greatest food insecurity in the Philippines. (“International Alert Report "A Climate of Conflict" 2007).

Climate Change is here with the presence of more extreme weather, more rains, more floods, etc. resulting to shorter growing seasons which will later on produce food insecurity that will eventually cause peace disturbance and violence.

We cannot combat nature; we just need to learn how to adapt to the changes in nature. Our Body and our Mind must be equipped with Balanced Nutrition & Positive Thinking not only to prevent sickness but more so to make it clearer for us to know how to work and adapt with nature's changes. And of course, respect to nature's right to live and co-exist with human is a must for survival. We must refrain from doing harm to nature, love it, and continuously inform ourselves to better understand the consequences of nature's changing climate. Blaming anyone for the recent tragedy in Metro Manila and nearby provinces caused by extreme weather manifested in the typhoon and floods will do nothing at all. Harm is done, life and properties are lost.

What we URGENTLY need in this Changing Climate is to start with our self and be BOLD enough to inspire OTHER people to:

"Be Aware,
Be Healthy &
Be Ready to Survive!"

.....Learn Flood Drill aside from Fire Drill, Stop Using Plastics in all its forms, Revive Tree Planting but this time Plant Mangrove Trees to Prevent Flood, Segregate Waste Every Minute of the Day, Minimize Buying Unnecessary Things as this will contribute to more trash later on, Plant your own Organic Vegetable Garden, Monitor your Carbon Footprint, Don’t Patronize Mountain Subdivisions as Mountains are catch basins of rain - meant as Home for Trees & Bees, Support Development of Rural Areas, Learn How to Appreciate Living a Basic Life.... etc., etc. etc.

Expect More Surprises... and Worst to Come.... But still don’t forget that Life is Good all the time....especially when Living Life Responsibly at the Moment... Just enjoy it....and Work on.... Continue Achieving your Dreams in this Lifetime....Don’t loose Faith, Hope and Love..........‘coz at the end of one long stressful weekday, one may still ponder, aren't we lucky we’re still alive?!

"DRY MY TEARS"

"Dry my Tears"

(II Act Stage Play)

by

Zara Jane Juan

The story evolves to a young student nun, Sr. Trina who was required by her university study to undergo an “immersion” in a depressed area near the shore. Being a new nun with still yet limited emotional development, she got involve in the psychological dynamics as well as physical needs of the poor for them to survive. The innocent prayer and a simple act of faith of a teenager Yvonne serves as pressure for this young nun to uplift the spirituality and faith of the poor but while doing so, she herself got entangled in the conflict of her approach to the mission of the congregation where she belongs, which, naturally causes disharmony in her relationship to her superiors. Adding to the perk of the story are some of the realities of a convent life with trimmings on the happiness and repulsions encountered by other nuns on outreach activities.

What you are about to see ladies and gentlemen are the common realities of life happening inside the box of a formation house and usual life of people outside. The stories are compilation of outputs by the work shoppers consisting solely of Sacred Heart Reparatrix nuns, postulants and aspirants. For three months, the participants learn from their Director and Superiors how to discipline themselves by being the flexible artists as effective medium of a stage play while maintaining the required character of a religious person inside the box of the congregation. The whole Creative Process from workshop to stage play presentation serves as a way for the participants to settle unfinished emotional hang-ups and being free to be true to one’s emotional state. Without missing prayer schedule, the whole exercise immerses the intellectual, spiritual and emotional state of the participants and taught them how to manage old and new emotional viruses heads on without being emotionally paralyze. They learn how to work on clarity, truthfulness and sincerity to a given task no matter how hard it is physically and intellectually.

This is a breakthrough approach, for it gave a formula that artistic freedom and conservatism in maintaining existing order can be given their space to meet and work for the common good. It is also good to share for the Catholic Religious Community and common people outside the community, that the so-called “Now” Modern Living is Liberated and Free but what Gives the Direction to Achieve Perfection and Holiness is for an Individual to Continuously Work on Being Consistent to the Order and Guidelines of Man’s Civilization owed to the Catholic Discipline of Conservatism.

Climate is Changing… Call for time…Relax…. Be Ready… Sit back and Enjoy the Show

25 RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME

1. I love to always work for peace in everything I do coz it also teaches me how to curve my temper;

2. I look very sociable, but actually, I am very much contemplative;

3. I empathize people, e.g. I have tendencies to live with their life which sometimes leads me to forget myself;

4. My pets are my adorable companion;

5. My secret diet which is no longer a secret as I am sharing it, is to take one pineapple, two big tomatoes, two bananas everyday as part of my meal which is mostly salad & fish;

6. I seldom eat rice, I replace it with oatmeal;

7. I was a vegetarian for two straight years & I love it but my erratic production schedule then didn't cope up with the discipline, so I stop;

8. Coffee perks me throughout the day & hot chocolate soothes me at nighttime;

9. I don't like going to beauty parlors because I feel my mind is being polluted by the culture of it that's why I have long hair which I manage myself;

10. It’s ironic that I joined beauty contests because I don't really have the feel of it. I did it because of my love to my boyfriend then... Oh!

11. I don't even thought of teaching personality development as one of my career.... but it sure bring me to other circles, which I like;

12. One of my nightmares, is to always being asked for a date by people whose attitude I don't like;

13. I like people not because of their life status or looks but because of the purity of their thoughts;

14. I believe that we don't need to achieve a higher life status, because i see everyone the same, no one is higher or lower;

15. My measurement of success is learning how to communicate harmoniously with other people in other circles so we can connect together; it's not going up or down but connecting one circle to the other circle; 16. I have a very strong faith;

17. I believe that what we need is being given day by day, one step at a time;

18. I love life and will pursue causes that protects life;

19. I go back to nature to refresh myself;

20. I love the children's innocence in every one of us;

21. My family is everywhere, that's why I love hugging people now....

22. I have been through a lot of experiences in life.... which always challenges my values... i am very grateful that i was able to defend my virtues most of the time;

23. But for those times, i failed, i pray that i will be forgiven by those people i hurt due to insensitivity then....

24. I was born in the Cancer sign but most of its traits are'nt like me..

25. Maybe because i was born earlier than scheduled.... I was supposed to be born July which makes me a Leo.... groowwwwwl..........