How my Wife Changed her Mindset about Financial Abundance

My wife was very excited to talk about what she learned from the successful Think Rich Quick 2.0 Seminar by my real estate mentor Trace Trajano last October 23-24 at AIM in Makati City, Philippines. My wife really had a great time learning and meeting new friends in the seminar. Imagine, we talked from 10pm up to 2am. That was 4 hours, non-stop chatting thru Skype.

Few days before the seminar, she had hesitations to go because she has no idea about real estate. She told me that she will not appreciate the concepts because it might be too complicated for her. Basically, I know that she does not want to go out of her comfort zone. To persuade her to go, we invited her friend Hazel to come with her so that she will have someone to talk to during the seminar.

A Tribute to Kuya Jun

Who is Kuya Jun? Why is he so special to us?

I first met Kuya Jun when we bumped along the hallway of our flat in what I call Apartment 45, my place of residence in Abu Dhabi. He was just living right next to our room. He has a smiling face. He is approachable and always ready to spare his time for a chat. I normally see him at the lobby of the building looking to the people passing by while smoking.


One time while washing the dishes in the kitchen, we talked about his life while in the Philippines few years ago. I learned that he was an altar server during his childhood until his college days. He even went to the seminary but got out to pursue Mechanical Engineer which served as a medium for him to go abroad. He is a fervent church goer every Friday; he is willing to give you a lift before and after the mass. He was even present on the weeklong healing series of Fr. Arlo in the Misyong Pilipino at St. Joseph Church here in Abu Dhabi, which he routinely do every year.

Misyong Pilipino Healing Series Day 6: Love of God

For the past 5 days, we experienced different kinds of healing in many aspects of our life.  We were enlightened and changed our personal lives and life as a community.  We started to become whole, because by becoming whole we will become holy. 

And this last day of the Misyong Pilipino in Abu Dhabi for 2010 completes what we have gone through all the nights that we were together.

Role of Mama Mary.  Being Christians, we cannot separate Mama Mary to us. We cannot just set her aside. We are celebrating the Feast of the Holy Rosary this October. During the Day 4 of the Healing Series, Fr. Arlo discussed about the original design of man is holy and blameless. And the ones who have the privilege to get it were Adam and Eve. And 2nd original design was Mama Mary who is the Immaculate Conception. This was claimed by Mama Mary during her apparition to Bernadette in Lourdes, France. She maintained to be holy and blameless because of her obedience to the Lord as opposed to Eve.

Different Names of Mama Mary. But why does Mama Mary has many names? Why is she called Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Our lady of Guadalupe or Our Lady of Fatima? The niece of Fr. Arlo asked these questions. He replied, “How do you call your Mama?” And she said, I call her Mama. The series of conversation went on, How do I call your Mama? You call her Ate Lei. She is the only sister and the most favorite sister of Fr. Arlo. =) How do people call your Mama at the office? They call her Leah. How would her boss call her at the office? He calls her Mrs. Zeta. Imagine one person but different names; this is just the same with Mama Mary. Names of Mama Mary may depend on her role like for example Perpetual Help and Immaculate Conception. They may depend also to the place of apparition like Our lady of Fatima, Portugal where Mama Mary appeared to Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. Lastly they may depend on the characteristics of Mama Mary like Mary, Virgins of Virgins or Mary, Queen of the Apostles. The litany pertaining to Mama Mary shows her characteristics and the way we understand Mama Mary to our lives.

Misyong Pilipino Healing Series Day 5: Benediction

What is Benediction? Benediction means blessing or miracle. During the 5th Day of Misyong Pilipino with Fr. Arlo, the St. Joseph grounds were prepared for the great blessing and healing that we will have. The pathways going to the altar were covered with white linen cloth. The altar was full of lighted candles where the Blessed Sacrament is located. The place served as a venue where we can receive healing, forgiveness and give thanks to the Lord.

Three images were depicted during the night of Benediction. These are the image of healing, image of thanksgiving and the image of forgiveness and cleansing.

Misyong Pilipino Healing Series Day 4: Spiritual Healing

We thought God is awesome and all-powerful, but why do we suffer? We thought God is loving, but why He allow us to suffer?
 
If we have these sufferings and offer these sufferings to somebody else they become sacrifices. If we do these sacrifices in the name of love, they become blessings.

If we have these sufferings and always complain about they become miseries. If these miseries are done in the name of self pity, they become curses. You will notice that all people who complain have a miserable life. Look within your family, examine your siblings; those who always complain are the ones miserable.

Misyong Pilipino Healing Series Day 3: Forgive and Forget

“Forgive and Forget”. Why these two words should be always together? Is forgiving enough for you to move on? Tonight’s lecture was about relationship healing and discussed about how to get over with problems relating to relationship with the people around us.

According to the book of Sirach Chapter 3 which is entitled The Duties of Children to their Parents, Anyone who respects his father he atones for his sins. Anyone who respects his mother, one day his children will make him happy. Anyone who respects his father, his prayers are always heard.

Misyong Pilipino Healing Series Day 2: Live a Happy Old Age (Part 2)

On the first part of this Live a Happy Old Age article, we have discussed how to take good care of our health and our family. We have talked about how to treat our children in a Christian way. As promised, this is the 2nd part of the article. =)

d. Bring our children closer to God. It is said that fear to God shows self discipline. If we make it to a point to allocate time for our family to go to church every week or once in a year retreat like the Misyong Pilipino, you will see the changes in your family. Fr. Arlo shared a story of a 4 year old child who grew up in the teachings of the church. The love for God manifested when the child was playing with his friend inside the church, when an accident happened and his friend got a wound on the knee. What the child did was prayed over the wound and asked God to heal it. His friend, thinking that the wound was healed responded that God really cured his wound. Imagine that tiny 4 year old child has a faith as big as a mountain. Bring our family closer to God.

Misyong Pilipino Healing Series Day 2: Live a Happy Old Age (Part 1)

"Live a Happy Old Age". 
One sentence that depicts the healing lecture tonight. 

Imagine yourself with your husband or wife standing on a beach waiting for the sunset and holding each other's hand in your 80s? I repeat in your 80s... (just like the photo on the left)  Picture yourself seeing your children helping and raising each other up to achieve their dreams in life.  Imagine what it would be like if you see yourself enjoying the fruits of your labour?  Buying whatever you like under the sun.  Travel to places you have not gone when you were still working.  Taking your grandchildren out for a bite without thinking about how much money you have in your wallet.

What I Have Experienced in Misyong Pilipino Day 1: It's All in the Mind

"It's all in the mind." This was the quote that stick to my consciousness as I write this blog tonight.  This was repeatedly said by Fr. Arlo and the community during the 1st day of the Misyong Pilipino Healing Series at St. Joseph Church, Abu Dhabi. 

Together with incessant laughs as the priest described in detail what the conceptual healing really is, we realized that the way we think will be the the way we feel and the the way we will become.  Sometimes we are overwhelmed by problems and rigors of life.  In order to achieve this healing, we need to feed our mind with positive thoughts and look for opportunity in the problems instead of stressing ourselves of these burdens.  If we do the latter, we only making our lives harder.  In effect, negative thoughts cloud our mind.  The healing process is basically the nourishment of our mindset with positive thoughts in spite of the sufferings we are facing. What we think is what we become, it's the Law of Attraction.  If we think negative thoughts, that thoughts will materialize.  We are sending the negative frequency to the universe and that also we will receive.  On the other hand, if we thinks positive thoughts we will experience positive things in return.  And if we are grateful for the positive things we are receiving, the more blessings we will receive. 

Are You Wounded Within and Needs Healing?

Let me share you a story from the Bible.  There was a woman who suffered terribly from severe bleeding for twelve years, even though she had been treated by many doctors.  She had spent all her money, but instead of getting better she got worse all the time.  She had heard about Jesus so she came in the crowd behind him, saying to herself "If I just touch his clothes, I will get well."