Starting Anew
“It is not only prayer that gives God glory but work. Smiting on an anvil, sawing a beam, whitewashing a wall, driving horses, sweeping, scouring, everything gives God some glory if being in his grace you
do it as your duty.“ -- Gerard Manley Hopkins
This Maundy Thursday is the celebration of washing the feet of the poor, I remember one time my father was telling us a story about his experience during one of the recollections he and my mother attended with their Couples in Christ community group the head priest of Tondo Church had washed their feet before the recollection ended. He was overwhelmed with the experience and the humility of the said priest inspired him.
“He did what Jesus did to his apostles, he washed my feet.” He said with excitement.
With his account of his own experience, I cannot stop on thinking of the choice I made today. I was really in trouble these past few days. If you read my about page you will know that I work as a Live-In Caregiver, a job which is concerned with household and taking care of other people needs. A job that you would not definitely grab if you think highly of yourself.
I grabbed it. I have no choice.
A girl who grew up with a nanny and had a nanny for her own kid too is actually doing all the work that she didn’t imagine she will do.
However, she is doing it. I am doing it. Good thanks my parent’s had taught me household chores, and I am grateful also I have all the courage to understand people’s behavior even most of the times they offended me.
Lately, I feel like giving up. It’s, either I will work for another employer, or I’ll stay, but I am thinking, that if I do the first I might just change the people I am working but with the same situation and worst of all I
lick="wsPlainClicked(id)" onmouseout="wsPlainMouseOut(id)" id="ws1390">will not find a very nice employer like what I have now. It is the kid I am having trouble, with so I must deal with her.
This evening, I resigned from the thought of getting a new job, I humbly accept the challenge I supposed, I did already more than a year ago before I arrived here in Canada. I want to start anew now and thi
s time I will not be feeling dire anymore. I promised myself that I will handle my situation positively. Now I’m in control.
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that’s good melai, sabi nga nila if you can’t beat them join them, hehe. kayang-kaya mo yan, sakyan mo na lang sya hehe.
have a blessed weekend ^_^
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I am a live-in caregiver in Canada and I love it. For the first time in my life, I can wake up with a smile on my face.
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ate liza, mahirap sakyan kaya akong patimbwagin tapos dadaganan nya lang ako pisak na ko e lol kalaki nung bata
Delia, thanks for dropping by and posting a comment, I am my way to that, maybe all I need is fighting spirit lol!
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Ang hirap ng ganyang situation, ate. I’ve been in the same situation a couple of times and I gave up. Yung pinaka-last boss ko ang problema ko. Kaya ayun, di bale na. Ayokong mamatay sa kunsumisyon ng dahil sa work hehehe
But of course, my situation is different than yours. Believe ako sayo kasi you chose to hang on and accept the challenge instead of giving up
Take care, te! God bless! Mwah!
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Teka pala… bakit Iwi Jacinto? Hehehe
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hehehe sigurado ka bang malaman kung ano ang behind the name Iwi Jacinto? lol!
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Hey, does that kid have a disability? Or is the family just rich?
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Michael,
she’s six and she needs company at home, her parents are into family business so they decided to hire a nanny for their 3 kids and that is me,,yipeee! lol!
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“Lately I feel like giving up. It’s either I will work for another employer or I’ll stay, but I thought that if I do the first I might just change the people I am working but with the same situation and worst of all I will not find a very nice employer like what I have now.”
IMO, you’ve made the right choice. Changing an employer will do you no good. Do that and you will end up changing employers like routinely changing diapers. Try to look within and see how you can change your attitude and perspectives instead of trying to change someone else.
Great blog here!
Cheers!
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