Maxene Magalona

"“I make mistakes but I am NOT a mistake. I completely understand that I am only human and that I will make mistakes one way or another in this lifetime. I just have to be patient with myself and rest in the knowing that I’m always trying and doing my best. That will always be enough to me because I know that I am enough.”"

"Forgive your parents. They were learning too."

"“I don’t force friendships or communication. If it’s not mutual, I’ll let it go. It’s that simple for me.”"

"“It’s painful and confusing to say the least but as the golden rule of surrender says, ‘It is what it is.""

"“To heal means to unlearn and remove all the layers of past conditioning, limiting beliefs and toxic behaviors that are no longer serving you. Everything that you learned and experienced as a child, especially the traumas and old beliefs that were unconsciously passed on to you, you will have to let all of that go as you evolve and mature. As you continue to do the inner work everyday to process your pain, heal your wounds and transform yourself, you will inevitably change your energy.""

"“Remember — time is an illusion. The number of years that you’ve known someone can never compare to the depth and strength of the connection that you share.”"

"“Sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful too.""

"“We learn and grow so much more through pain, as long as we allow ourselves to feel it. Feel everything and then let it all go. Move forward and keep going. I know this is easier said than done but please find it in your heart to try. Trust me when I say that you're not helping yourself nor anyone in this world by being miserable. We need you to shine and thrive. We want you to feel alive. But you can only do this if and when you choose to make peace with your pain.”"

"“All that negative energy inside of you is blocking the blessings that God has in store for you. If you allow yourself to face and feel your pain, it will only hurt for a while. Cry it all out. After that, you will feel lighter and stronger. Pain in the body is temporary. Wisdom in the soul is forever.”"

"When people get married, they do it by taking a risk. We don’t get married with a guarantee that the relationship will truly work. We just pray that it will."

"In my humble opinion, divorce helps protect the sanctity of marriage by allowing the toxic marriages to dissolve and keeping the sacred ones intact."

"I can’t believe we are the only nation in the entire world that forbids divorce. I sincerely pray for peace and progress for our nation. We deserve divorce."

"You gotta learn to delay your reaction when people are purposely trying to provoke you. You're not a puppet, your mood doesn't change based on how others want you to feel. You control you. You control if, when and how you wanna react."

"There's no ex I want back, no one from my past I want back and that includes friendships. Thanks for the lessons but I'm good now."

"“It sucks when this happens because failing makes me feel like I’m a failure. Which I am not.”"

"There is nothing you can’t achieve if you truly, absolutely and wholeheartedly believe in yourself. Believe in yourself even if no one else does."

"I shared my personal experiences with them and the practical things that I do to manage my own mental health, guided them through a short meditation and sang one of my Dad’s songs, 'Kaleidoscope World' to uplift their spirits."

"God turned my pain into peace.' Because it's true. God is my healer.""

"Yes, soldiers and firefighters are expected to be strong, capable and resilient all the time. But they are also allowed to be vulnerable and honor their true emotions."

"Let us be grateful for these real-life heroes who choose to get up every morning with the intention to serve. Because they give so much of themselves to our nation, we owe it to them to show our appreciation by cheering them on and thanking them for their heartfelt service. Let us also allow them to have moments of softness and vulnerability so that they don’t always have to feel so pressured to be strong all the time."

"If you are a soul-dier who is currently living a life of service and you are reading this—THANK YOU. We see you, we appreciate you and we honor you. God bless you."

"“Coming from the entertainment industry where we are expected to perform and look perfect all the time, finding a community of love and non-judgment made me feel safe and free. Here, I am allowed to just be my genuine self. No need to put on makeup or wear designer clothes to impress others. I can just be me.”"

"“Don’t get me wrong—I still love my job as an actor and will forever be grateful for all the opportunities and memories that the entertainment industry has gifted me. I just choose to be true to myself by honoring my needs and doing what feels right to me.”"

"If I want to heal, I have to take a healthy distance from the people that I am not okay with yet."

"She had all the best intentions but her approach, it was not what I needed in order for me to grow."

"She thought what she was doing was out of love. She would also tell me this that in her own healing journey, she realized na (that) in some ways, I have to let you go."

"“Peace is what I am advocating for.""

"“ONE DAY, I REALIZED THAT I’M NOT MYSELF ANYMORE”"

"Crying but still trying."

"Everyone is going through something and what we need to do is learn how to hold space for each other so that we can help each other heal."

"What people who do not have a mental health condition find hard to understand is that it is a constant battle to come face to face with your inner demons while having to deal with life's responsibilities."

"It is not easy to feel unsafe in your own body due to past traumas and have to be okay to be able to handle everyday tasks. This is why I had to find ways to be able to deal with my condition and its symptoms so that I can continue with my life."

"I don’t like negativity. I like happy thoughts. I like just looking at the bright side of things. I’m such a positive person."

"I like counting my blessings. I like seeing the signs. Yung (the) serendipity, I like serendipity… parang (like) if not for this, hindi mangyayari ito (it will not happen)."

"The best thing that I can do is just to be myself and that’s the best gift that I can give people."

"I’m very hardheaded when it comes to love and relationships. I wish I listened to my mom when she said to me before that there doesn’t need to be a rush when it comes to relationships. I should have listened to my mom when I was younger."

"Love yourself and take time to make yourself grow and become wiser. Because you can’t be in a relationship unless you are happy on your own."

"I’ve had my heart broken a lot of times, I don’t blame my past relationships because I also have my own faults. For me to be able to say this to other people and not be ashamed of it, I think that’s one of the reasons why God put me on this earth—para i-share ko yung lessons na yun (to share those lessons)."

"I don’t believe that getting tattoos makes you a bad person."

"La fille à Papa,' means daddy’s girl in French. I chose this language because one of my Dad’s nicknames was France and had it done by one of his first tattoo artists.I got this tattoo during a time in my life when I was extremely depressed and wanted to leave this world after Papa passed away."

"This is a sacred reminder that even if he is no longer with us on this earth physically, I know for sure that he is always with me in spirit. That was why I made sure to put the tattoo on my wrist so that I can be reminded that my Dad is always be with me no matter how sad I feel."

"What you allow is what will continue."

"I don’t want let pain stop me from living my life the way I want to."

"I encourage people to heal before they get married or before they have kids."

"Are you just bored? I highly recommend looking within yourself first, check to see if you’ve done enough inner work and healing for you to be able to have kids and get real with yourself about your intentions."

"If you want to have kids but refuse to heal your childhood wounds, believe me when I say that you will end up unconsciously passing these on to your children."

"Research on “conscious coupling” before you get into relationships and marriages and “conscious parenting” before having children to save yourselves from unnecessary heartaches.""

"When we begin to see the cracks and issues that arise in the relationship, we exhaust all efforts to try to make it work for the sake of the marriage."

"Marriage IS supposed to be a sacred union between two people."

"I sincerely pray for peace and progress for our nation. We deserve divorce."