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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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(For privacy reasons, I blocked the faces of the freshmen in the pictures). 

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This is one of the projects in my org Ateneo Gabay, SSG, where I have been a facilitator for 2 years now. We basically guide freshmen Ateneans in their first year of college, helping them with concerns and also introducing them to the community. I think that this is (one of many) loving choices that I have chosen and will choose in the future because it allows me to connect to others, and help them adjust to college life smoothly.

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Yellow Green and Blue Geometric Modern Mental Health Workshop Webinar Keynote Presentation

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This photo was taken when I was still a student journalist in high school. And I think this encapsulates my plan to make a more loving choice because despite not being part of the school publication anymore, I could still help our new student journalists and continue upholding the truth. Even if it may take a lot of time and effort, training the next line of writers in my old school is such a meaningful task.

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A thank you project of The Kula Press in collaboration with Frontliners' Kitchen

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Freshly Brewed Coffee for 100 Front Liners

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Freshly Brewed Coffee for 100 Front Liners

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COVID-19 has not been easy, most especially on our medical front liners. So, to show our appreciation and remind them that they have our unwavering support, I decided to help the best way I knew how—through my online coffee business.

Last August 2020, we handed out 100 bottles to our healthcare heroes over at UERM Memorial Medical Center to keep them fueled up for the day as a thank you for their continued service & sacrifice. In the future, I plan on empowering more individuals in the service sector as a way of being called to do the more loving choice.

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This is a link of a post about grief that I shared with my friends through Messenger to inspire and comfort them to accept grief and know that it is a part of everyone. Grief also deals with losses that outside of the passing of someone important, and at the time I was feeling grief over my grades. With this, I hope to do the loving choice by inspiring and comforting my friends through sharing inspirational posts and talking about how they inspired me and how I hope it inspires them.

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My concrete plan to do the more loving choice is in the way I interact and communicate with others. As someone who has the tendency to shut down when I am upset and does not express my love easily, I am committing to be more open and love more expressively by simple expressions and gestures. I challenge myself to make it a daily habit to tell my loved ones I love them and to choose empathetic confrontations instead of cold silence in times of conflict.

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The times we live in today made me even more aware of the people around me and their struggles. My personal commitment to make the more loving response to God’s calling is to become more selfless not only with material things but also in prayer by taking the time to pray for those who need to be reminded that God is with them despite the challenges. I am blessed to become a blessing to others, and apart from praying, I want to help by contributing to the action response team of my local church to reach out to our fellow Filipinos in times of disaster.

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My concrete plan of action is to be someone who is willing to be there for others. To be a person for others means to be able to listen and understand people, and to not see them for their problems, but to see them for who they are. I want to be someone who is dependable, more outgoing, and more cheerful. I want to uplift people's spirits more, to be someone who can make people happy.

- Patrick Gabriel Tan

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My concreate plan for me personally is to become more silly while maintaining what I need to do. To be more honest, cheesy and loving to the ones I do love. I tell my family and close friends I love them and I express those through actions. This is one loving choice I will always do throughout my life.

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Since I am not working yet, there are many volunteer opportunities that I can pursue to contribute to society and serve others. I am gifted with the ability to spend time and energy in volunteering to help underserved communities who suffer because of oppression and inequality. Especially during times of calamity (e.g. Typhoon Paeng), I want to put in effort and dedicate myself to doing what I can for others to be lifted up out of their difficulties.

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Our current situation has enlightened me and made me more empathetic. My personal plan of action is to be a person for others by sharing what I can. This not just includes sharing material things, but also making time to reach out, have a conversation and give emotional support.

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My concrete plan is join more donation drives which aspire to collect funds in helping and funding the people who are in need. I can become a person for others through this as I can use my talents and skills in accounting such that I can ensure that the right amounts of money go to the right. Furthermore, when there are onsite activities, I can also help in carrying, transferring, and packaging the goods to be sent to families in need.

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In a world where there is many noise, it is important that we take things in stride by experiencing life as we go as to not fall into the tendency of overwhelming ourselves.
The loving choice I would like to make is to focus on my self-discovery, so I can be a better person for others. As I am aware that there are days when I feel unmotivated, I will remember how much my future self will thank me if I choose to act towards my goals. Ultimately, it is only through these consistent efforts that not only my goals are achieved, but that momentum is created.

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My concrete plan to do the more loving choice is by allowing myself to share whatever God given gift I have and inspire others to do the same. I've been a relatively shy person for a long time and really seeing others excel in what they do is something I wish to see which is why I want to be of service to them by sharing what I know and learning more about the things that I love so I can be of service. This is good in the long run because I believe in what my late lolo practiced which is to "always pay it forward" which I think the people I will interact with will do!

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Allotting time to bond with my family has been a challenge for me as I find myself focusing more on other things I give importance to such as academics, personal interests, and friends. I also have a habit of finishing what I am doing before doing something else, which stops me from spending time with my family and helping them out. Being more loving means making an effort to break this habit and sacrifice more of my time into bonding and helping my family.

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My concrete plan is be more open in trying out new things. I can achieve this by going out of my comfort zone and meeting new people with different backgrounds. With this, I can gain new connections and learn a new passion that I may have never considered before. Unlocking my potential will allow me to be a stronger and more knowledgable. Focusing on my potential will allow me to be a better person not just for myself, but for others as well.

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This photo was taken in 2019, when me and my brothers got to visit my dad in Singapore for the first time in around 12 years. Though my dad comes back to the Philippines during his off-days, it's still a different experience for us to visit him overseas. Spending time with family, especially with going on adventures and going to new places is something that I would love to keep. Yes, this could be done with friends, but with family, there's a more intimate connection and could create a healthy environment--not just for relieving stress from work or school, but also connects the family more than just blood.

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What I noticed during the recent times is how people are easily drained and overwhelmed with the situation around them, along with their personal struggles. My plan of action is to be a person that checks up on them, messaging them and asking how their day or week has been so far, because as people, sometimes we just want to talk it out with someone knowing that they are listening and empathizing with you. That feeling of reliance and lightheartedness with someone somehow adds to the peace of mind and heart to help you cope with the overwhelming things in life.

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My concrete plan of action is to be a person that helps others. I want to share what I have to the people who need it may it be emotionally or financially. To be empathetic to others and being there for them. In the future I want to become a lawyer to help those who are oppressed in society. To protect the marginalized in our society. I choose to be a person of God and I want to use his gifts to help other people.