"Am I overextending myself?" This question sometimes crosses my mind, especially when I feel overwhelmed of the tasks at hand and the to-do list. "Have I signed up to too many commitments?" In June 2014, after a year and a half being away from the Philippines, I found myself back in my country; however, I was not in the city where I used to live. I was in Manila. The first few days were kind of difficult for me. It was a new environment. I knew no one. I knew from the start that it would take a lot of adjustments before I could feel at home. Fortunately, by God's grace, I quickly found a good job. In my first month in the academy, I wrote a prayer: "Lord, use me so that I can contribute something good to the academy. I want to help the academy grow, and in doing so help more people find a job. If the academy grows, then obviously, it needs more teachers. If we hire more teachers, then more people can have jobs. Then more people can be helped out." God ...
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