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This is a world cafe talk with resource speakers representing single, married, and clerical / ordained life. This is my way of helping the participants discern which state of life they are called to be a more loving person.

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This is a photo of my recent meeting with the JGSOM Dean, where I pledge to do the more loving option of helping my fellow students with their concerns. Even if collaborating with the administration to resolve student problems takes a big chunk of my time and energy, I feel satisfied knowing I could help. Moving forward, I devote myself to continuing this act of service for a better student community experience.

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Currently, I do not have any career yet but I consider myself being a student in my program as my vocation since I get to help our partner communities in my classes (business research,  marketing, operations management, and NSTP) with my education and in my own ways. As of now, I desire to be able to figure how I can use my degree in Management Honors to create my own social enterprise in the future - hence, I will do my best to finish my studies while also being able to use my skills and knowledge to help our partners along the way. This is a photo of my group in 2nd year wherein we presented the results of our research study regarding our partner community and gave them recommendations on how they can improve their business.

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This is a photo of me and my orgmates where we worked on a project together, leading and spearheading the production session. Through my capabilities and passion as a student-leader, I do the things not only for my own experience but also for the growth of others, wanting to help them build on holistic experiences for them to flourish. Working and going through the journey with them hand-in-hand is my small, simple way to do the more loving option of serving others. -Kyla Ongcarranceja

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Habitat for Humanity - Blue Chapter (HFH BC)

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Habitat for Humanity - Blue Chapter (HFH BC)

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HFH BC is one of the student organizations I am apart of, where we advocate for every Filipino's right to decent housing. This is my way of using my resources (e.g. time, money, leadership) to help and empower our partner community to improve their quality of living. By doing so, I am also able to connect with other students as we attempt to do the more loving response through our projects and actions. – Jerika Uy

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one of the cats I owned and helped raise donations for his eye problems

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I dont know how much impact I have in this world, but I know that more animals need help in surviving. this is a cat from the streets that I now raise and pay for vet bills. I also try to donate to shelters and rescues to help give animals like these a loving home and life. I devote myself to do the more loving choice and help save helpless animals that need us now more than ever.- roan joy kan

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This is a photo of my family and I during our first road trip after the COVID-19 lockdown. We were not really close before but we learned more about each other and bonded more despite the pandemic. I want to continue cultivating my relationship with my family because I know that they will help me in choosing better and more loving options.

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In highschool, we had our immersion for our Christian Service Involvement Program subject wherein we stay with our assigned foster family for the weekend. This made me become more self-aware by being one with the Filipinos and also was an opportunity for me to learn more about the community and what it is like. Even though I was there for a short span of time, I can say that I learned a lot and I wouldn't mine going back there again to help them in whatever way I can even it may be the smallest of things. - Jacob De Guzman

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This photo was taken when I volunteered to help my high school's youth group with worship, even if I didn't think I was a particularly good singer. It was during this time that I came out of my comfort zone and chose the more loving option (volunteering and leading instead of sitting around and doing nothing at home) for a new experience, and ended up feeling very fulfilled by it. Beyond this, I want to be able to leave my comfort zone more often not just to help develop myself, but also to serve others in the ways that I can. - Natassja Lao

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This photo was taken when we held a Christmas celebration in a home for victims of drug abuse in the country. I firmly believe that as human beings, we all have a responsibility to take care of each other, and the very first thing that needs to be done to commit to this goal is to recognize the different contexts of people around us. As such, I believe that my journey in life is to always go out of my way to widen my knowledge on the experiences of people and to do my best to help them as much as my resources allow me.

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This is my new puppy Snoop. He helps me chose the more loving choice because everyday he helps me become more patient and loving towards him. the first few days were really rough since he would cry for hours through the night which disrupted my sleep, but I never resented him or regretted ever getting him. in the first place because of that. I understood that he was just a puppy and that I too was also like that when was a toddler. My parents must have also felt the same way. Throughout time Snoop has taught me to become more understanding and how important quality time is. He also cries when he feels lonely which is why I make sure to walk and play with him everyday. The same can somewhat be applied to the relationships we are all apart of today. We need to set time apart to talk to the important people in our lives like family and close friends or eventually our relationships with these people will diminish.

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To the right are my brothers. It's not everyday that I see or even talk to them, but they are always there for me. It is because of them that I learn to be more compassionate about things, especially my love for them. We may not always get along, but it is our bond as brothers, that pushes me to always do the more loving choice. Being patient with one another would be one concrete example of how strong our bond truly is and this is why I am sharing them as an example of how we must push to do the more loving choice.

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This photo was taken back in 2018 during the final day of my senior high school year's Tulong Dunong program. It's been years since this photo was taken but going through this recollection has re-unlocked this memorable experience of mine in which my kids and I shared smiles, laughter as we bonded over the course of the program's duration. Prior to them, everything I knew about what it meant to be magis and a person for others was merely from what was imparted to me in my previous classes but it was thanks to them that I really had a immersing experience as to what it means to really be for and with others. From them, I've learnt the importance of valuing time with our families, patience, and appreciating even the littlest of things. There is a lot of beauty around us, it's just up to us to take the time to notice them. While I was teaching them, they were teaching me what it meant to choose the more loving choice.

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This photo is of me with me with my parents. Even though they have been separated for most of my life, I definitely feel their presence and support. It is because of how they raised me together and individually that I have learned the values of patience, understanding, compassion, and everything in between. Despite our differences, the relationships I have built with both of them over the years has helped me make the more loving choice in and outside family matters. Because of them, I am the daughter and friend I need to be, and I know how to give to others, in the same way that they have consistently given me everything I need and more.

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This photo is from a recent event–AEAdvocacy, of our organization, the Ateneo Economics Association. It aims to engage students with non-government organizations with advocacies, such as education, social welfare, environment, etc. I joined this project as an organizer in hopes that I may participate in activities that I am passionate about and be proud of.

As I continue to discern my everyday vocation, I will always remind myself of this project–on how it made me–us, restless yet at the same time feel fulfilled and loving by being able to extend our gifts to others and raise awareness to different advocacies and social problems.

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This is a picture of me before joining Barefoot. Joining this organization would help me connect more with my compassionate side and i believe this is a great start with finding ways to be of service to marginalized communities as a as a college student. I hope to become more compassionate to people in need and become more attached to everyday realities that need to be addressed

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To fulfill my vocation to participate in God's call to goodness, I plan to use my profession as a business person to provide consumer needs, to carry out my societal responsibilities, and to help my firm's members flourish as individuals and professionals. This image is one of my family's business ventures, which I participate in and will undertake more managerial roles when I graduate college. With this, I plan to have a fruitful venture as a business person.

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This is a picture of me and my best friend before our high school graduation. He and I grew up together, and spent nearly all of our school days together. During the pandemic, he decided to move abroad to pursue his studies and chase his dreams. Having him as a constant allows me to consistently and constantly go back to my roots, and having conversations with him helps me recall a lot of my core "whys?" I choose to share this photo to show how good people can positively impact others to act in good ways as well.

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I remain unsure on where the path I walk today will lead me, but I believe that as long as I continue to choose to show up and face life, I will soon get to realize my gifts, my crosses, and my compassions. While I continue on my road of discerning my calling,  I resolve to do what I can by choosing to take care of myself and striving to always try, no matter how bleak the situation seems to be. There will be days when I question the worth of everything I have done and doubt my abilities to get anywhere, but as long as I allow myself the grace to try, I know that I'll be able to grow into the person that I ought to be.

Attached in this post is a photo of some flashcards I made for an upcoming quiz that I have been feeling anxious over - this is me choosing to step up to the challenge to try and push against my fear of the subject, one step at a time. - Diane Reyes, THEO 13-F4

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This is a photo of my niece and I. Ever since she was born, she's been a source of happiness for the entire family, myself included. No matter how stressed, sad, or angry I am at any given time, it all ends up disappearing when I spend some time with her. There are definitely times when she troubles us, but the good very much outweighs the bad. It isn't an exaggeration to say that she was one of the biggest reasons why I was able to tolerate the quarantine period. I chose this photo because it helps me realize that just being there for others is enough, like how my niece was for me. At times I feel like I don't really give much to my family, but my siblings and parents have also reassured me that just being safe and healthy is good enough for them. I have been saved several times because of this realization, and I hope to be a comforting presence for others as well.

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This is my dog Bowie. He reminds me of my dream to start an adoption center for stray dogs and cats. I believe being a man for others includes all of God's creation such as animals. I promised myself that I will help as many animals as I can with my own money and effort to return the love this dog has given me. I also believe being compassionate towards animals says a lot about a person.

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This is a rather informal photo with the core team of ateneo comelec which I am currently part of as a creative in the communication department. I through working with them I am able to some extent live out a more loving response to life by being able to serve the ateneo community and the values of a more inclusive way of governance. And I think I am to do this through the thing I love doing which is visual oriented work.

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The photo above shows my time during the Tulong Dunong program of Ateneo when I was still in high school. What I really loved about the program is that it taught me how to become a person for others, to dedicate much effort into putting someone else's needs before my own.

Tulong Dunong also showed me the beauty of volunteer work, seeing the smiles of the people involved in the program really gave me that sense of fulfillment, and it was good knowing that I was able to do the mre loving action towards others and to God.

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At this point in my life as a college student, part of my vocation is to give back and serve the scholars’ community iin Ateneo. This photo above shows my orgmates in Ateneo Gabay; we were in a planning session for an event. Oftentimes, I feel tired and tempted to take a break due to burnout from acads, but I always remind myself of the bigger purpose that I take part in in the organization and the community we serve.
- Lea Espiritu, E2