Sor Isolina Ferré Aguayo (5 September 1914 – 3 August 2000) was a Puerto Rican Roman Catholic religious sister. Known as the "Mother Teresa of Puerto Rico", she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her humanitarian work.
Ferré Aguayo was born in Ponce to a wealthy family. She was one of six siblings, Jose, Carlos, Hernan, Rosario and Luis, Puerto Rico's former governor. When she was 21, Ferré traveled to the United States where she commenced her novitiate. After five years, she completed the solemn vows. As part of her religious work, Ferré traveled back and forth between Puerto Rico and the United States, serving as an abbess in Cabo Rojo and New York City.
During this time frame, she attended various universities in the United States, studying sociology and arts. After working as a member of New York City's Committee Against Poverty, to which she was appointed by Mayor John Lindsay, Ferré decided in 1969, to set her permanent residence in Ponce, specifically in the low-income sector of La Playa. There she founded a small hospital and a school/resource center named Centro de Orientación y Servicios de La Playa de Ponce. The school/resource center would later become Centros Sor Isolina Ferré and opened numerous outlets throughout Puerto Rico at large. Ferré Aguayo is a member of Mu Alpha Phi sorority.
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Some of their strengths
Isolina Ferre Aguayo has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Confident, Extroverted, Organized, Passionate, Curious, Creative, and Intuitive.
Smart and Sophisticated
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Isolina Ferre Aguayo is someone who is a smart, sophisticated, and organized person who displays kindness and grace in every day interactions, and who also has a passionate soul. A person who looks for jobs that tend to reflect their identity.
Strong and Resilient
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Isolina Ferre Aguayo well know them as someone who can be strong, expansive, and stable like a big tree.
Independent and Organized
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Isolina Ferre Aguayo as someone who is independent, organized, inventive, and generous.
A person who is curious and a loves learning, who seems to always know what to say, who has an optimism that can overcome any difficult situation, and who seems to be able to master almost any skill.
Realistic and Skillful
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Isolina Ferre Aguayo is someone who is able to separate emotions from reality, see the world in terms of right or wrong, and who is very good at getting things done.
They are also someone who is balanced, organized, and in-charge, and who loves traveling, working hard, and figuring out the patterns of things.
Altruistic and Purposeful
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Isolina Ferre Aguayo tends to be someone who has a desire to be of service to a higher calling and who is always trying to perfect things. Who can be practical and polished, reserved and methodical, and who tends to trust internal judgment before trusting anyone else at face value.
Some of Isolina Ferre Aguayo's challenges
While Isolina Ferre Aguayo has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Isolina Ferre Aguayo can be Arrogant, Domineering, Difficult, Perfectionist, Indecisive, Unrealistic, and Status-seeking.
Difficult and Perfectionist
One of Isolina Ferre Aguayo's key challenges is that they are someone who can be difficult and too much of a perfectionist.
Isolina Ferre Aguayo must also exercise caution as they can have a hard time reconciling wants and needs.
Domineering and Impatient
Isolina Ferre Aguayo is someone who can be demanding, egotistical, and controlling, can have a lack of judgment regarding personal finances, be argumentative and stubborn, and who can have a tendency to be withdrawn and spend time in self-imposed isolation.
Critical and Bossy
Finally, Isolina Ferre Aguayo also can be too focused on the small details of life, try to control whatever is happening, and be finicky and demanding.
