Inside Mae

We often live our lives facing a daunting architecture of "High Walls"—the towering expectations built by society, family, and most often, ourselves. These walls represent the pressure to be a constant source of strength for others. We look at these heights and feel that if we don't reach the top, we have failed. This pressure creates a persistent anxiety:  What if what I have to give is not enough? The most radical thing we can do in the face of these expectations is to admit a simple truth: We are limited.  We are not infinite wells; we are vessels with specific capacities. The Reality of the Vessel:  To acknowledge our limits isn't an admission of weakness; it is an act of honesty. Just as a lamp cannot shine without oil, we cannot provide for others if we have drained our own soul to the point of emptiness. "When you catch fire to keep others warm, eventually you are nothing but ash." If we lose our peace in the pursuit of meeting every expectation, we h...

The way we treat others is usually a reaction to their behavior to us. However, I read a reflection about, "treat people like Jesus died for them". That a person’s value is not earned or subjective, but rather "bought" at an infinite price. In a world obsessed with hierarchy, the CROSS is the ultimate equalizer. When we look at others through this lens, labels like "enemy," "outcast," or "stranger" begin to dissolve. ❤️‍🩹If Jesus deemed someone worthy of His sacrifice, we have no right to deem them unworthy of our kindness. 💖KILL our pride. We cannot look down on someone while acknowledging that we both required the same divine rescue. Jesus did not die for a perfected version of us; He died for people while they were still broke. Treating someone like Jesus died for them means offering grace when they fail. It means realizing that their current mistakes do not erase their eternal value.  So, behind the anger, the addiction, or the po...

  Most of us treat loneliness like an intruder. When the walls feel the silence too loud, our immediate instinct is to flee. This resistance, however, is what transforms simple "aloneness" into "suffering." There is a subtle but monumental shift that occurs when we stop resisting. In the heat of surrender, the "pain" of loneliness begins to melt into the "peace" of solitude. Loneliness implies that something is missing; solitude implies that you are complete as you are. "Then see how the miracle of surrender transmutes deep suffering into deep peace." This peace doesn't come because your external circumstances changed, but because your internal state is no longer at war with reality. You find that the "void" you were afraid of is actually a space of profound stillness. Dealing with loneliness is not about finding someone to fill the gap; it is about realizing there was never a gap to begin with—only a misunderstanding of t...

  Nilalamon na tayo ng makamundong bagay. Pero nasaan ang presensya ng Diyos sa gitna ng mga ito? Handa ba tayo sa pag bisita ng Panginoon sa atin?  Yes we need to make effort for living. But make sure that those efforts may not clout our recognition to the Lord when the time comes that He will arrive. Jesus is inviting us to walk with Him. When we walk with Him, everything will become better. When we love Him, our love for our family and friends become stronger.  If we are aware of the importance of the Lord in our life, everything we do will be done consciously and that His name is being magnified. 

Happiness is fleeting, a brief moment where we pause to appreciate life's beauty. It's not a permanent state, but rather a feeling that comes and goes. On the other hand, living is a constant, ongoing process. To find true fulfillment, we must embrace life's journey, with all its joys and challenges. Happiness is not all the time. It’s just a moment of appreciation. What is constant is living Sacrifice is inevitable if we want to achieve our goals. Giving up something we value now can lead to greater rewards in the future. But if we're unwilling to make sacrifices, our dreams may slip away, becoming the very thing we've lost. If you don’t want to sacrifice, what you want to achieve becomes a sacrifice. Our values define who we are, but they're meaningless if our actions don't align with them. When we act inconsistently with our beliefs, we risk losing our sense of self and integrity. Living authentically means staying true to our values, even when it'...