Beginning~

Beginning today,
I will no longer worry about yesterday.
It is in the past and the past will never change.
Only I can change by choosing to do so.

Beginning today,
I will no longer worry about tomorrow.
Tomorrow will always be there, waiting for me to make the most of it.
But I cannot make the most of tomorrow
without first making the most of today.

Beginning today,
I will look in the mirror and I will see a person worthy of my respect and admiration.
This capable person looking back at me is someone I enjoy spending time with and someone I would like to get to know better.

Beginning today,
I will cherish each moment of my life.
I value this gift bestowed upon me in this world and I will unselfishly share this gift with others.
I will use this gift to enhance the lives of others.

Beginning today,
I will take a moment to step off the beaten path and to revel in the mysteries I encounter.
I will face challenges with courage and determination.
I will overcome what barriers there may be which hinder my quest for growth and self-improvement.

Beginning today,
I will take life one day at a time, one step at a time.
Discouragement will not be allowed to taint my positive self-image, my desire to succeed or my capacity to love.

Beginning today,
I walk with renewed faith in human kindness.
Regardless of what has gone before, I believe there is hope for a brighter and better future.

Beginning today,
I will open my mind and my heart.
I will welcome new experiences.
I will meet new people.
I will not expect perfection from myself nor anyone else: perfection does not exist in an imperfect world.
But I will applaud the attempt to overcome human foibles.

Beginning today,
I am responsible for my own happiness and I will do things that make me happy... admire the beautiful wonders of nature, listen to my favorite music, pet a kitten or a puppy, soak in a bubble bath... pleasure can be found in the most simple of gestures.

Beginning today,
I will learn something new;
I will try something different;
I will savor all the various flavors life has to offer.
I will change what I can and the rest I will let go.
I will strive to become the best me I can possibly be.

Beginning today. And every day.

成功的起点 - 愿要大，志要坚；气要柔，心要细。

"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ordinary Miracle

天生我材必有用

Somewhere Over the Rainbow… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkcE6Vy-e6c

"You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.” ~ Paulo Coelho

My Way

What Would You Like To Be When You Grow Up, Little Boy/Girl?

万事孝为先，福禄尊为贵

I’d like to be a model boy/girl,
lithe and long and lean;
I’d like to be a TV star,
shining from the screen.
I’d like to be an actor/actress,
and strut upon the stage;
I’d like to be a poet,
printed on this page.
I’d like to be a busy nurse,
smoothing down the sheets;
I’d like to be an usher/usherette,
and show you to your seats.
I’d like to be a banker,
and make a lot of money;
I’d like to be a bee-keeper,
and bask on bread and honey.
I’d like to be a dancer,
and dance the disco beat;
I’d like to be a traffic warden,
storming down the street.
I’d like to be a barber/hairdresser,
with blower, brush and comb;
I’d like to be a Romano/Romany,
the whole wide world to roam.
I’d like to be an air host/hostess,
and soar across the seas;
I’d like to be a doctor,
and dose you when you sneeze.
I’d like to be in Parliament,
and speak a speech for you;
I’d like to be a High Court Judge,
and try a case or two.
I’d like to be a teacher,
and quell you with one look;
I’d like to be an artist,
and illustrate this book.
I’d like to be a gymnast,
and balance on a bar;
I’d like to be a grand chauffeur,
and drive a dashing car.
I’d like to be a skater,
racing round a rink;
I’d like to be just anything… I think! ~ Jenny Craig

千里寻悟，不是悟； 珍惜眼前，才是悟

"Hold every moment sacred... Give each
its true and due fulfillment." ~ Thomas Mann

Youth 年轻无极限

是非当教育；赞美作警惕；
嫌弃当反省；错误作经验；
任何批评都是宝贵的一课。

“Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.” ~ Albert Einstein

Medicine 苦口良药

当我们懂得珍惜 才是真正的拥有
当我们懂得知足 才不会有太多的失望
当我们懂得随缘 才能使生活过得更惬意

A good book is the best of friends,
the same today and forever. ~ Martin Tupper

Cold？天冷就回来

为自己找借口逃避的人，永远不会进步。

“To fall in love is easy, even to remain in it is not difficult; our human loneliness is cause enough. But it is a hard quest worth making to find a comrade through whose steady presence one becomes steadily the person one desires to be.” ~ Anna Louise Strong

Little Star 小星星

培养好自己的气质，不要争面子。
争来的是假的，养来的才是真的。

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit."
~ Napoleon Hill

Stubborn 任性

环境的脏乱并不可怕；最可怕的是任由心地屯积尘埃，而不知清除污垢，去除恶习。

“The values a man must cherish as his life-breath are, Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Love and Non violence.”
~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Yesterday Once More

“Reminiscences make one feel so deliciously aged and sad.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

One World One Dream

"When we resolve to receive only beautiful thoughts from everything with which we come in contact, the change for the better in life will be simply remarkable." ~ Christian D. Larson

Wings 挥着翅膀的女孩

"No matter who you are or what your age may be, if you want to achieve permanent, sustaining success, the motivation that will drive you toward that goal must come from within." ~ Paul J. Meyer

"Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself."
~ Robert Collier

Green Light 绿光

"If we begin with certainties, we shall end in doubts; but if we begin with doubts, and we are patient in them, we shall end in certainties."
~ Sir Francis Bacon

Company 陪你等天亮

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew."
~ Saint Francis de Sales

My Story Your Song

"Maybe if I share the path I walk, then a little more of your pain will vanish. I want you to heal, whoever you are. I don't care what pain you've brought the world, I just want yours to subside. No matter what, your path is yours. Don't follow misery or worry. Devote every moment of your life to improving your dreams. Love your world. Cherish the good you do. Let go of hatred. Dream of love.” ~ Unknown

Qigong?

冰冻三尺，非一日之寒；滴水穿石，非一日之功。
锲而舍之，朽木不折；锲而不舍，金石可镂。
绳锯木断，水滴石穿。 ~ 宋·罗大经《鹤林玉露》

"I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable."
~ Joseph Addison

Lessons...

I divide the world into learners and nonlearners. There are people who learn, who are open to what happens around them, who listen, who hear the lessons. When they do something stupid, they don’t do it again. And when they do something that works a little bit, they do it even better and harder the next time. The question to ask is not whether you are a success or a failure, but whether you’re a learner or a nonlearner.
~ Benjamin Barber

Happy Birthday, Goodheartz!!!

Corrinne May - The Birthday Song
Album: Safe in a Crazy World

Don't worry about that extra line
That's creeping up upon your face
It's just a part of nature's way
To say you've grown a little more
Trees have rings and thicker branches
Kids' shoes get a little tighter
Every year we're getting closer to who we're gonna be
It's time to celebrate the story of how you've come to be

Happy birthday, my friend
Here's to all the years we've shared together
All the fun we've had
You're such a blessing
Such a joy in my life
May the good Lord bless you
And may all your dreams come true

So light a candle on your cake
For every smile you've helped create
For every heart and every soul
You've known to grow a little more
A few more pounds, a little more grey
Don't count the years just count the way
It takes a little time to go from water into wine
Don't ever lose the wonder of the child within your eyes

Happy birthday, my friend
Here's to all the years we've shared together
All the fun we've had
It's such a blessing
Such a joy in my life
May the good Lord bless you
And may all your dreams come true

Nirvana

To laugh often and much
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty,
to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch
or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived.
That is to have succeeded.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

DESIDERATA

Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery but let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune but do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of a universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here, and whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you perceive God to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations.
In the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Be careful.
Strive to be happy.

Love 爱 因为在心中

I wish you Summer memories
To warm each Winter's day,
And all the hope and joy of Spring
When Winter slips away.
I wish you many blessings
Along the path you tread,
And all the love of all the years
To light the way ahead.

~ Iris Hesselden

Someone

"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations.
I may not reach them but I can look up and see their beauty,
believe in them, and try to follow them. "

~ Louisa May Alcott (1832 – 1888)

Sky 天边

“Faith is an oasis in the heart which can never be reached by the caravan of thinking.”

~ Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), artist, poet and writer

What is that?

"If we want to find happiness, let us stop thinking about gratitude or ingratitude and give for the inner joy of giving. Ingratitude is natural -- like weeds. Gratitude is like a rose. It has to be fed, watered, cultivated, loved and protected."

~ Dale Carnegie

I Dreamed a Dream

Life is beauty; appreciate it.
Life is a dream; realize it.
Life is a challenge; meet it.
Life is a duty; complete it.
Life is a game; play it.
Life is a sorrow; feel it.
Life is a song; sing it.
Life is a struggle; accept it.
Life is an adventure; risk it.
Life is luck; make it.
Life is a puzzle; solve it.
Life is opportunity; take it.
Life is a mission; fulfill it.
Life is life; live it!

~ Anonymous

Temple 寺庙

Don't try to go and find
Buddha from the spiritual hill,
the spiritual hill is inside our heart.
Everyone has a tower of spiritual hill,
so we can train and practice by ourselves.

佛在灵山莫远求，
灵山只在尔心头。
人人有个灵山塔，
好向灵山塔下修。

Source: Po Lin Monastery （宝莲禅寺）

Laugh =)

There's a holy laughter, and tears so pure,
there's an innocence that will always endure.
There's a dream and vision, an endless sea,
the tingling of life in a heart set free.
Nothing to prove, no possessions to hold
but a joy and peace more precious than gold.
It's a beautiful place, fiery and wild
when we return to the heart of the child.
~ Author Unknown

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Hairstyle...

世界微尘里，莫失赤之心

Only a life of goodness and honesty leaves us feeling spiritually healthy and human. ~ Harold Kushner

Paradise

For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin. Real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one. Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
~ John Phillip Souza (1854 – 1932), Composer

We Are The World

written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie (1985)

Happiness...

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." ~ Albert Schweitzer