Her hair of floating sky is shimmering, glimmering (On Julia Campbell)

i have been reading Julia Campbell’s blog lately, and looking at Flickr photos – and i found myself at times laughing, at times teary eyed, awed and amazed, happy, sad and deeply moved by her accounts of her life here in the Philippines for the past two years. Here is a beautiful, kind, passionate soul whose touched so many lives in ways not most of us Filipinos could do, especially to our own country and fellow citizens. She truly loved the Philippines, being here, serving – more than probably most of us ever can, and will.

It is really sad that we only got to know her when news of her diappearnce, and death filled the headlines. Hers is a life worth emulating, her love for what she does truly inspiring, and her patriotism, for a country she only has lived in for the past couple of years, should serve as a huge wakeup call for most of us who are just about to give up on this country.

You may read her blog here:

http://juliainthephilippines.blogspot.com/

and view the photos here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30079973@N00/

I’m just glad she left pieces of herself in cyberspace, that will serve as something for everyone to turn to, for inspiration, and maybe, even hope.

Fly and smile with the angels, Julia.

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