Revisiting Who I Am
July was a lot. I think that is the easiest way I can begin this month because there were so many things that happened, so many people I met, so many spaces I entered again, and so many little realizations that I am still trying to understand. But if there is one thing I think July reminded me of, it is that sometimes God brings you back to a space you thought you already knew, only for you to realize that you are not the same person who left it. The first week of July, we hosted Philippine Living Heritage, with more than thirty participants in Sapnay. Kuya Earnest Hope and I were tasked to facilitate the space, and honestly, it felt like something I needed to relearn. It had already been more than a year since I last facilitated in that way. I had to revisit how I approached people, how I handled a group, how I developed a module, how I made myself comfortable in front of different personalities and energies. I have always been afraid around people, especially when there are so ...
