CE Retreat (Mark Adajar)

              I learned a lot in our retreat at the Capuchin Retreat Center. The surrounding is so quiet and peaceful. It will renew your peace of mind and you will enjoy the beauty of nature in this place. This is a perfect venue for a spiritual get away that helps people encounter their truest self and gain a fresh perspective of God`s presence and action in their life.

        In our retreat, there is that specific activity that really struck my feelings. We shared our problems with each other. All of us have their own problems. The only difference is hos big or small that problems are. We have different ways to cope with those problems. Based on my observation we have ways on how to hide our problems in a way that no one could ever imagine. That`s one of our defense mechanisms as human beings. We don`t want others to see us emotional because they will think that we are weak.

        For some of us, crying is showing of weakness. For me crying is the best way to represent that we've been strong for a long time. All the problems and sufferings in our life is hidden at he bottom of our heart. that`s what we want so that no one would see you as a weak person. we will just hide it all. when our heart can no longer handle all the pains in our life, crying is the best way that we can do. Crying is the best representation of what our mouth can't say and our hearts can't handle anymore.

"The loneliest people are the KINDEST. The saddest people smile the BRIGHTEST. The most damaged people are the WISEST. All because they do not wish to see anyone else suffer the way they do."

Sometimes the strongest among us are the one who smile through silent pain, cry behind closed doors, and fight battles that nobody knows about.

No matter how hard we're going through, no matter how much tears shed in our eyes, and no matter how broken our heart is we should never give up.Never let anything or anyone bring you down.