(01-25-10) Day 20: “Go, Glow, Grow”

Founded by Dr. Randy Dellosa, Life Change Recovery Center (LCRC) is a psychiatric facility and rehabilitation center for people suffering from schizophrenia, depression, addiction, and other unmanageable behaviors. It is located at #105 Scout Rallos Street, Brgy. Sacred Heart, Kamuning, Quezon City.

For further information about LCRC, you may contact 415-7964 or 415-6529. You may also visit www.randydellosa.com

I should say I’m very thankful for I gained a lot of insights and knowledge from our practicum supervisor as well as with my experiences within this day. Honestly, I was not used to be confronted and to hear comments or even constructive criticisms from anyone. It was really hard for me then to accept such. During my stay in LCRC, it was like I am getting used to it and even find myself wanting to hear feedbacks from other people especially with our supervisor. It was in this practicum that I have learned that these things were very much needed in order for us to grow and glow. Just like our supervisor said, we should be used to his brutally frank feedbacks with how we do our training and everything else. Now I could actually feel that I am mature and strong enough to face future responsibilities as I will soon step the work setting.

After our morning activities, our supervisor observed that most of the time we’re like preachers and preschool teachers trying to spoon-feed everything with the residents just like in the way we are processing activities. It is pretty hard to actually gather data from them. At first I could really feel that I am rejected and sometimes I thought of blaming myself for not being proper in the way I process thoughts/ insights. Thanks to our supervisor, he always makes us feel better in trying to help us on how we could be able to improve on the way we do it. He always says: It’s all in them. Don’t feel pity hence, try to understand. We are the ones need to adjust. I am actually one of the supporters of his theory about the infantile wish. He stated that when we were younger, we always get what we needed. Everything we need and want our easily given to us; that is why most residents were like this and that. It is because this infantile wish that they usually had is already gone. They actually kept clinging to this fact.

This week’s theme is Finding Meaning in Life. I always remembered the quote of the week: Anyone who has why can live with Anyhow. There is always a way as we strive to achieve our purpose. For everything happens for a reason. There are endless possibilities in life and the only way to achieve the meaning in our lives is through trying. I also felt grateful that the song I suggested was the theme song for the week. Its Gonna Make Sense is a meaningful song very much suited to the theme. The song was about understanding life’s happenings. We may feel sorrow and pain at first but in the end we will realize that these things have its own reasons. In the end, our Whys will be filled up with answers we longed to search for. That is the reason we are here in this earth, we came and will live for what we call “Our Purpose.”

From the afternoon’s activities, the one that marked the most is the activity about going beyond the borders, in other words, thinking out of the box. My mind boggled very much on how we could encourage some people to try going for the extra mile outside their comfort zones if they feel that the comfort zone that they already have is what they truly wanted to do. For me I would like to share this as my answer:

“To dream is the easiest thing in the world. There are no limitations in dreaming. But as we grow and experience pain, failure, criticism, and disappointment, we gradually limit our dreams. We seek to live in the comfort zone. No such thing exists. It is more difficult to live in that comfort zone than it is to follow our dreams, because the comfort zone is only an illusion but our dreams are real.”

Thanks to our supervisor for everything that he had shared this day especially the techniques, advice, suggestions. Let me be an apprentice to apply and share these thoughts with others, Master! (”,)

It’s truly true that learning is a continuous process because it always happens everyday. Thank God for this day! Thank God for making me realize that I should grow and try to exceed in my comfort zone! Smiles”,

(01-21-10) Day 19: “Cram II”

Founded by Dr. Randy Dellosa, Life Change Recovery Center (LCRC) is a psychiatric facility and rehabilitation center for people suffering from schizophrenia, depression, addiction, and other unmanageable behaviors. It is located at #105 Scout Rallos Street, Brgy. Sacred Heart, Kamuning, Quezon City.

For further information about LCRC, you may contact 415-7964 or 415-6529. You may also visit www.randydellosa.com

Our time of arrival has been one of the hot topics again. Not to brag, but I’m always on time since we were warned. As a practicum student, being on time is a MUST. How can we be disciplined in our future job if we can manage to be on time? That is why we are training because we want to learn and apply it in the near future. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend to the worship services of Pastor Paul due to a requirement needed to meet ASAP.

When I asked my co- practicumer about what was the gospel was about she said that it was about appreciating little things that bring happiness. We should not forget that even small things or ways make us smile or laugh. Nevertheless, big or small or whatever size it would be what matters most is that we gain happiness from it.

Cramming was also a main topic of this day. We were always reminded to accomplish things ahead of the time or deadlines. I understood it. Anyhow, who wants to be pressured and not able to accomplish requirements? Of course, no one wants that to happen with them. Save for today for tomorrow might not come. It is better to take all the worries for this day than to wait for tomorrow and let yourself worry later.

It’s truly true that learning is a continuous process because it always happens everyday. Thank God for this day! Thank God for making me realize that I should not be late and avoid cramming! Smiles”,

(01-20-10) Day 18: “Happy Shalalala!”

Founded by Dr. Randy Dellosa, Life Change Recovery Center (LCRC) is a psychiatric facility and rehabilitation center for people suffering from schizophrenia, depression, addiction, and other unmanageable behaviors. It is located at #105 Scout Rallos Street, Brgy. Sacred Heart, Kamuning, Quezon City.

For further information about LCRC, you may contact 415-7964 or 415-6529. You may also visit www.randydellosa.com

Again, be more mindful. It’s in my mind now, marked, embossed, instilled. I cried in my heart because it happened not just once but twice. It was hard to accept but I took it as my responsibility. I believe that if a certain situation happens again and again that means one thing: You refuse to learn what you should learn. But then, life still goes on. We should move on and do the best for it will always build expectations from others.

This day, I’m very happy to know that there will be a dance competition on Friday. I could see the residents’ enjoy their dance rehearsal as they move their bodies to the lively tunes of Happy and Shout for Joy. Shout for Joy means freely express yourselves the happiness within you as well as live it out loud and sing praises to Him for every blessing he has given which also bring happiness to us. Furthermore, it is really nice to be happy and everybody should be happy.

In the art activity, another happiness is shared; Ms. Faye, the art teacher said: Joy and happiness also comes from having peace of mind. Through thinking a lot of problems and being frustrated of their outcomes, we may forgot being happy. Remember, we can not feel comfortable and enjoy our life if we do not have peace of mind or if we have a lot of baggage in our mind and heart. We can not let these troubles overcome us. Make up your mind and clear out your worries. Decide…make a choice…be happy! Thank God for this day! Thank God for making me realize that I should be more mindful and always be happy! Smiles”,

(01-18-10) Day 17: “Happy”

Founded by Dr. Randy Dellosa, Life Change Recovery Center (LCRC) is a psychiatric facility and rehabilitation center for people suffering from schizophrenia, depression, addiction, and other unmanageable behaviors. It is located at #105 Scout Rallos Street, Brgy. Sacred Heart, Kamuning, Quezon City.

For further information about LCRC, you may contact 415-7964 or 415-6529. You may also visit www.randydellosa.com

This week’s theme was happiness and joy. I learned that it was really my choice to be happy. Maybe I haven’t really applied what I learned… or to correct myself, I did not learn because I felt I was not able to apply it that day. Just like the lecturette taught us, with what you have think will come out as your feelings and suddenly it will come out with your behavior. Like for example, I thought I am too weak therefore, I will always feel inferior. Hence, if I feel inferior, I will act as if I am lame and not confident of everything that I will do. Indeed, happiness is a matter of how you interpret it within you. Everybody has their different ways on how they can feel the real happiness; it can be when others make you laugh or smile or even when you feel grateful when you help others.

Furthermore, happiness comes from suitable goals by having suitable means to achieve them. We can only be happy if we try to aim for a S-M-A-R-T goal! SPECIFIC- MEASURABLE- ATTAINABLE REALISTIC- TIME-BOUND. Let your life conquer what the real happiness could be. Though we feel sometimes the world was not in our side, let us not forget to create the joy and happiness within our hearts. Nevertheless, happiness is not decreased by being shared. It is like is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. With this, let me pour you some of mine. I also believe that a day is considered wasted if we do not smile or laugh even just once. Thank God for this day! Thank God for making me realize that I should not worry a lot instead, be happy and be joyful! Smiles”,

(01-14-10) Day 16: “Do not worry about tomorrow.”

Founded by Dr. Randy Dellosa, Life Change Recovery Center (LCRC) is a psychiatric facility and rehabilitation center for people suffering from schizophrenia, depression, addiction, and other unmanageable behaviors. It is located at #105 Scout Rallos Street, Brgy. Sacred Heart, Kamuning, Quezon City.

For further information about LCRC, you may contact 415-7964 or 415-6529. You may also visit www.randydellosa.com

Though I felt that time is against me because I am in a hurry to accomplish a lot of requirements, I feel overwhelmed this day amidst my anxiety. First is with Pastor Paul’s worship services, I thank him for having been shared the words of God which has made me fully understand what the theme for the week is. As what he preached: Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Hence, I have to hold on with my faith in Him for He will provide all that I need. Furthermore, the troubles for this day are sufficient in its own. That is why at that moment I realized that I should not be anxious of what might happen tomorrow. Thus, I should leave my worries in Him and hold on with my faith that He will provide me the strength I need to face the troubles of tomorrow. I felt: Ahhh… that’s right! Now I know why I always feel uneasy and now I know what to do. I also could not forget what Pastor Paul shared that everything will perish but love is the only thing that will persist and will forever live.

Lastly, I felt relieved and great when our practicum supervisor evaluated each of us, the practicum students, as to how we were doing these past few days. He said unique qualities within us that he had discovered. I feel grateful with him because I really never heard that compliment from anyone before. I was actually surprised to know that for him I am a good leader. I thought that maybe he had seen something in me that I have not actually noticed that is in me. Until now I am like: Wow! I am a good leader! And whenever it comes to my mind sometimes, I could not help myself but really smile. I realized that maybe with this potential or skill, I should be improving it. Maybe, it could help me build what I should be known to as… in the future. As for the others, I also feel grateful for them because I really have seen their potentials like what our supervisor had seen with them. In my part, it was really unexpected that I really do not have this idea of me being a good leader. Thanks to him, I should be really proud of myself for now I have something new.

Aside from these revelations, I am trying my very best to improve my skills in public speaking because I really don’t feel confident with the fact of expressing my self in a crowd and to unknown people. I hope LCRC could serve as my training ground to be an effective speaker and to have that full of confidence someday. Thank God for this day! Thank God for making me realize that there is something in me that I really should be proud of. Smiles”,