My Psyche Is Like a Frankincense…

It Is The Scent That Tells About Me

(A Character Sketch)

Born on March 26, I live in the here-and-now, immediately obeying my impulses. I am guided by the fire burning in me. I heed the warnings of reflection and reason, but more often I listen on my instincts. Since my instincts play much on me, restraint and moderation are no-no concepts on me. “Indulge”, as some would say. I am spontaneous and passionate like my favorite saints- Don Bosco and St. Therese of the Child Jesus from Liseux. I feel like I am continually being born, calling myself as “Springtime-Summer Time-Come-Alive”… and that’s the reason why I enjoy breaking ground, beginning and clearing. Speed, momentum and movement are vital to me. Delay is a torture to me.

I am a straightforward person. I say what I think and feel. However, I think, I am not really good in people management but I always respect anyone whom I come in contact with. I try to befriend and cheer up the people around me, playing sometimes the “clown” in me, too. When I commit myself to anything or with someone or even with my friends, I do it with mind, body and soul.

I am energetic and bubbly, again manifesting the “clown” in me. My SD (Spiritual Director) told me that I am the one who prefers- – – to be at the thick of things…where the action is, the icing on the cake, the jewel in the Nile, the sword in the stone, the ball in the court, the center of attention, the rose among the thorns and the life of the party.

I am not boasting but I can feel that I also possess the heroine’s courage and vitality. I am undaunted by life’s challenges and “dangers”. However, like an ordinary person, I did also and up to now experience failures, but I never despair. I may feel disheartened in a bad situation and since I am a cry baby, it will perhaps make me cry. Nevertheless, after crying I bounce back because I am resilient. I just figure that I missed one fleeting thing only; I missed just that time and next time will be a different attack to life. I have several “chips” in my life. I am not the type who easily folds up or drop out in a poker game of life.

In fact when I fail, I would muster up more strength and power for my next move. I would think cautiously and analytically. “Who moved my Cheese?”- could be a bold question to me. I am a creative strategist by nature. I am attracted to the glamour of the initial urge and enthusiasm, and I position myself not only on the onset of planning and thinking of a ruse but till I get the right strategem and its implementation. “Surprise me” is one of my teasing commandments. It’s important for me to tackle short-term task for I don’t want to exhaust myself. Otherwise, I’d be in a low bat mode. Hey, I love to sleep! My bed is my sanctuary. Sigh!, nevertheless I ask-  When can I have much time to slumber?… Without being conceited, I can accomplish wonderful things to everyone’s amazement after a good re-charge, a deep dream guided by Morpheus, or just a quick nap.

One of my favorite songs is “The Warrior Is A Child”. My vigor is sometimes only a façade. It is only an outer armor because I am vulnerable. I beg you, don’t hit my “Inner Sanctum”. Moreover, I should take time to be spiritually directed because I am always impassioned, and this has an important impact on my over-all well-being.

My curiosity brings me to an adventure. I enjoy meeting different kinds of people but I prefer the simple folks with pronounced sense of humour. I am in love with idyllic, quiet places like Puerto Galera, where I can smell fresh blossoms, climb up on the trees, and where I can walk on the meadows…I love grasses tickling my feet… birds serenading me with their tweets and chirps… and fireflies enjoying amazingly their lights in so many nights.  Oh, I love to see and smell smoke out of twigs and leaves covering me after raking them… and where I can enjoy the scenery with my childhood and teen-age friends, or I fall for a placid rest alone on the hilltop, dreaming the wildest dreams. The touch of the summer breeze on my golden-bronzed skin and the sun brushing a quick smack on my face and lips are a few of my favorite things.

I have a sense of humanitarian ideals which would include the sick, the hungry, the poor and the illiterate youth. The Mangyans of Puerto Galera, Or. Mindoro have a soft spot in my heart. I believe that the meek will inherit the Earth. Possessing this trait, I am resourceful. I would grab every resource: a treasure, my wardrobe, my shoes and bags, jewelries or even my poems and writings at my disposal just to help out the unfortunate ones. One thing is sure, I have this conviction that a simple, daily effort serving people suffices to express my philosophy and my character.

I am a sociable and adaptable woman and a mother of three (3) beautiful children. I need to keep moving in search of novelty, creativity, excitement and love for my family, relatives, friends and for small but terrible school. I enjoy communicating, emailing, Facebooking, texting and tele-conversing to bring people and ideas together; composing poems, jingles, songs…mixing them all with hues, forms, symbols and meanings of love; and most of all, I enjoy holding, hugging, caressing and kissing my “loves” in co-existence.

I’d like to be remembered as a unique individual, loved, healed, forgiven and blessed-  Ennegram Type # 3, the Ms. BB and MC14 of Batang Puerto and Samahan ng Makukulit na Bagets respectively.

Happy Easter to all!…May the redeeming love of God be praised now and forever!

I bid farewell to you for now.

Written by:

‘chie Enriquez

April 3, 2012

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* Composed specially for you, BP* and MIGHT be printed in PG Newsletter…chuckles!…wink!