--Seriousnessmore--: A Gifted Tuesday!

Allow me to cite this post to a famous adage of Paulo Coelho in his book The Alchemist: The Fable About Following Your Dream, "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

I supposed to catch some rest because I didn't have enough rest few days ago especially last night but my mind is loaded with so many words that basically of course I need to unload in order for me to have a good rest after. Do I make sense? Okay, here we go... Earlier today, we just had our "Giftedness Identification and Intervention Seminar Part II" at Rajah Park Hotel. It was successful in the sense that we were able to address the topic clearly to our audience and personally, I learned a lot. I was amazed by the speakers' talk. I was magnified and overwhelmed by the friends' support outside EC2. I was blessed by the participants presence, their ability in listening and their attention span. I was in tune by my colleagues working attitude to make the event a successful one.

The half tarp

The EC2 team

On the other hand, there were some part of the event that I thought to have an improvement. Personally, I need it. I realized, I lack marketing skills. I lack strategy. I even lack communication. I wasn't able to achieve my target participants though. I had trouble meeting deadlines and dealing with people's differences. But these realizations doesn't stop me of learning new things, of acquiring those skills I didn't have in coming days and of evaluating myself. I want some feedback. I would love suggestions. I'm excited to hear criticism - constructive. I look forward for the assessment by Teacher Ray and of my teammates. This is not just about the event, but this is about building my own self better.

Right now, if you will ask me how I feel? I am just GRATEFUL! I am HAPPY! I am BLESSED!

Grateful, happy and blessed because of the people around me. I can't help it but recognize them and their contributions of my present feeling especially in achieving the success of the above-mentioned event. My EC2 family, T. Ray, T. Mimi, T. Yami, T. Yanyan, T. Mod and Ivy, things aren't perfect. There's no such thing even. But even if we have individual differences, I still consider you guys as something I cannot take for granted. Each of your personalities give me the chance to grow and learn every time we sit down and talk about our lessons, our lives, EC2 stuffs, our personal and different encounters, our nonsense topics, our funny and laughing moments and our open forum. I may have some pessimistic opinions about you, to be honest but it doesn't mean I'm dealing with it most of the time. I preferably want to tag it "learning your attitude" every single encounter.

Moving on, my friends in Elim community such as Ate Karen Barte (our emcee) and Ate Faith who showed spiritual support and some of my friends in Elim way back in Danao, thank you guys for your prayers and intercession, I know by heart that you are praying for me and I cannot pay you for that. Patrick Bacalso for the design poster.

Dude, who helped and saved me in one of my pressured and "cramming mode". Those emailing moments late at night just to have my favors done were being treasured and again, I don't know how to pay you in return. Himoa lang ko og labandera for 1 day Dude, hehehe. You are a wonderful person not because you helped me but because behind your busy schedule is a deep personality whose heart is set to help others in any ways that you can.

Hmmm and lastly, I wish I can hug YOU physically Lord and tell YOU right to YOUR eyes "Thank You". I am happy! When things got in trouble (almost lang), I knew it, my conviction told me, that YOU will always give ways and means. *crying

To end this, I wish to have all of you being mentioned in this note collaborating again on something that I can't tell in the next chapter of my "Book Of Life" called "Organizing Events". ^^

Along with the lessons I acquired out of that experience was also the fact that it was my first big event being handled. It hyped me to the highest level.LOL