Blog by Jedde

Many of us have mixed feelings about the lockdown situation. Some may feel hopeful and managing well in their homes while others may feel confused, anxious, and in dire need to survive. I know how that feels. I'm somewhere in between. While it is true that we are experiencing a huge range of emotions at present, there's one common thing we are all facing that's quite tricky to cope with: uncertainty. What are some of the aspects in your life that you're uncertain about? Is it the future plans you made? Perhaps securing your job? Maybe even not knowing which career to choose since everything seems hazy now? How to sustain your livelihood so you can provide for your family? These are only a few examples of the things many people, including you and me, are going through. It's stressful isn't it? Not knowing?  That's why today, I will share with you three easy tips to get you back on track in life so you can cope with uncertainty more effectively and healthily. ...

Three days changed my life. It was during those three days at the Kool Adventure Camp that ignited my passion for facilitating. The year was 2011. I was a first-year University student then, filled with insecurities, doubts, and uncertainties. I never knew what was in store for me but the moment I experienced the program for myself, I began discovering that I had a magnificent amount of courage tucked within the corners of my inner world, waiting to be unleashed. We climbed high-walls and shakey pamper poles, jumped at scary heights, and discovered ourselves, along with my colleagues from the Sangguniang Kabataan. In those challenging moments of conquering dragons, there was one aspect of the experience that inspired me so much so that I wanted to emulate them. That aspect, one of the most important elements of effecting this massive and beautiful change in me, is no other than the instructors and facilitators.  September 2011. We were interconnected. The middle person was blindfo...

There are those whose ferocity I admire. They speak their minds without hesitation. Engage in difficult conversations with ease. Talk with confidence about their causes. I've constantly wondered about the source of such fire within them - where it came from, how it grew.  Then, I look at myself - hesitant in admitting a vulnerable fact about my own beliefs. But now here I am making a choice. To open up. To show myself. To talk about it. For what purpose? Perhaps, relief. Perhaps, understanding. Perhaps, to set myself free from the pain of bearing an immense pressure coming from everywhere around me in all directions.  Am I the only one who feels this way? I admit that the admiration I have for the ferocious ones actually hides a creeping insecurity inside me, covered with a cloak of invisibility. It is present. But it's not visible. I deeply castigate myself as though I am a prisoner inside a dungeon filled with thick cobwebs and suffocating smoke.  Why couldn't I b...