正念

假如只是在短时间内想着一粒多汁的柠檬就能让你分泌唾液，那么当你成天想着
不好的事，身体会发生什么？
假如只是一句坏话、一个不好的念头就能让食物产生如此大的变化，那平常我们
所说、所想那么多不好的事，又会对我们产生多大的影响？
文字是纸上的语言，思想是无声的语言，语言则是有声的思想。这即是为什么我
一再强调大家要多说好话、要有好的念头。特别是念头要良善、要正面，因为，变好
变坏就在你的一念之间。
所以，你也要常发正念。

About willingness

Willingness - to see another possibility, to consider a new perspective, and to admit that we do not have all the answers – is the spiritual antidote that melts the hardened position of stubbornness. Are you willing?

~~ Debbie Ford

正念

把注意放在[想要的], 而不是[不要的]东西上.
把念头放在[渴望的], 而不是[恐惧的]事物上.
把眼光放在[成功的], 而不是[失败的]经验上.
把心思放在[快乐的], 而不是[痛苦的]回忆上.

要常去想的是, 你所希望的而非你所不想要的事.

In memory of Philip, a cycling mate

11.1.11

He passed away this morning due to liver cancer. The last time I saw him was at a lunch after our group's Desaru long ride on Vesak Day 2010.

The fatherly man reminded me about PERSEVERANCE. At an age of over 60, he could ride long distances, and insisted on completing every ride. There were at least 3 times that I remember I was cycling either in front or behind him, as we were the last ones in our group.

In a long ride where he lost one of his bottles and did not have enough water, we had a short stop for slight recovery. I remember he said this, that he had never given up in riding no matter how tough, and would not flag for a cab in the middle of his ride.

In the Desaru ride, I could even hear him trying to catch his breath under the extreme hot sun, and I kept asking him if he was all right.

But he continued on in all the rides, without giving up. I salute his mental strength, and I hope he now can rest in peace and without pain.

Take each day, one at a time

One day at a time - this is enough.

Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone.

Do not be troubled about future, for it has yet to come.

Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.

Live life to the fullest

Each day is precious and so full of wonderful possibilities. Do you waste your day by worrying about your problems. Leave all your worries behind. Instead, fill your life with peace and serenity. Enjoy the simple pleasures in this complex world. Happiness lies within you.

About risk

There was a question read:

There are 3 frogs on a leaf. If one of them decided to jump off the leaf into the water, how many frogs are there left on the leaf?

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Three. Because the frog only DECIDED to jump! It didn't!

Are you not unlike the frog, who decides to do this, decides to do that, but ended up not doing any? In life, we have to make many decisions. Some easy, some hard. Most mistakes are not made by wrong decisions. Most mistakes are made due to indecision. We have to live with the consequences of our decisions. And that is RISK.

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~~ RISK ~~
To laugh is to risk appearing a fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to another is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live. Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom.

Only a person who risks is free.
The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist expects it to change, and the realist adjusts the sails.

~~ William Arther Ward

About happiness

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

~Franklin Roosevelt

About commitment

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

~ Vincent T Lombardi

About spring cleaning

01.01.2011

Emotional spring cleaning through adequate routine house cleaning -- one of the therapeutic means to achieve emotional health and happiness.

It's something that I feel all the while without understanding, but today, I truly understand and experience the awareness.

About happiness

Happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.

~~ Dale Carnegie