GoodHeartz Rox

The greatest form of love is forgiveness

2011-12-05T13:26:00.001+08:00

It's forgiveness that makes us what we are. Without forgiveness, our species would've annihilated itself in endless retributions. Without forgiveness, there would be no history. Without that hope, there would be no art, for every work of art is in some way an act of forgiveness. Without that dream, there would be no love, for every act of love is in some way a promise to forgive. We live on because we can love, and we love because we can forgive.

How to climb mountains

2011-08-10T23:25:00.003+08:00

1. Choose the mountain you want to climb

Don't be influenced by what other people say: 'that one's prettier' or 'that one looks easier'. You are going to put a lot of energy and enthusiasm into achieving your objective, and you are the only person responsible for your choice, so be quite sure about what you are doing.

2. Find out how to reach the mountain

Often you can see the mountain in the distance - beautiful, interesting, full of challenges. However, when you try to reach it, what happens? It's surrounded by roads; forests lie between you and your objective; and what seems clear on the map is far more complicated in reality. So you must try all the paths and tracks until, one day, you find yourself before the peak you intend to climb.

3. Learn from someone who has been there before

However unique you may think you are, there is always someone who has had the same dream before, and who will have left signs behind that will make the climb less arduous: the best place to attach a rope, trodden paths, branches broken off to make it easier to pass. It is your climb and it is your responsibility too, but never forget that other people's experiences are always helpful.

4. Dangers, seen from close to, are controllable

When you start to climb the mountain of your dreams, pay attention to what is around you. There are, of course, precipices. There are almost imperceptible cracks. There are stones polished so smooth by rain that they have become as slippery as ice. But if you know where you are putting your foot, you will see any traps and be able to avoid them.

5. The landscape changes, so make the most of it

You must naturally, always keep in mind your objective - reaching the top. However, as you climb, the view changes, and there is nothing wrong with stopping now and then to enjoy the vista. With each metre you climb, you can see a little further, so take time to discover things you have never noticed before.

6. Respect your body

You will only manage to climb a mountain if you give your body the care it deserves. You have all the time that life gives you, so do not demand too much from your body. If you walk too quickly, you will grow tired and give up halfway. If you walk too slowly, night might fall and you will get lost. Enjoy the landscape, drink the cool spring water, eat the fruit that Nature so generously offers you, but keep walking.

7. Respect your soul

Don't keep repeating, 'I'm going to do it.' Your soul knows this already. What it needs to do is to use this long walk in order to grow, to reach out as far as the horizon, to touch the sky. Obsession will not help you in the search for your goal, and will end up spoiling the pleasure of the climb. On the other hand, don't keep repeating 'it's harder than I thought,' because that will sap your inner strength.

8. Be prepared to go the extra mile

The distance to the top of the mountain is always greater than you think. There is bound to come a moment when what seemed close is still very far away. But since you are prepared to go still further, this should not be a problem.

9. Be joyful when you reach the top

Cry, clap your hands, shout out loud that you made it; let the wind (because it's always windy up there) purify your mind, cool your hot, weary feet, open your eyes, blow the dust out of your heart. What was once only a dream, a distant vision, is now part of your life. You made it, and that is good.

10. Make a promise

Now that you have discovered a strength you did not even know you had, tell yourself that you will use it for the rest of your days; promise yourself, too, to discover another mountain and set off on a new adventure

11. Tell your story

Yes, tell your story. Be an example to others. Tell everyone that it's possible, and then others will find the courage to climb their own mountains.

Source: Like the flowing river p12-5 by Paulo Coelho

p/s: HAPPY BIRTHDAY GOODHEARTZ! YOU ARE 4! xD

Play-at-work

2011-02-13T09:40:00.001+08:00

The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labour and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knowswhich is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him, he's always doing both.

The Emperor and the Toadie

2010-12-15T11:46:00.000+08:00

12 Dec 2010 - Truly A GoodHeartz Day!

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Grandpa!

2010-12-11T01:44:00.002+08:00

A True GoodHeartz

2010-11-29T20:34:00.002+08:00

Adversity doesn't build character... it reveals it.

True GoodHeartz walk in when everyone else walks out.

Kudos to all who have sticked around! =D

Just for Laughs~

2010-11-23T16:37:00.002+08:00

1st joke :

Mother :　Boy, go down to the store and help me to buy a bottle of soy sauce. Remember to half the price of whatever the store owner offers!

Boy : Yes, Mother!

(At the store)

Boy :　I want a bottle of soy sauce. How much is it?

Owner :　＄４

Boy : *thinks for awhile* No, $2!

Owner :　Alright, $3 then.

Boy : *ponders again, and shakes his head* No no no, $1.50!

Owner : Last price, $2.

Boy : *... shakes his head* Cannot, $1!

Owner : *got angry* Why don't I give you 1 bottle for free? (F5)

Boy : *thought about it, and shakes his head*　No! You must give me 2 bottles free!

2nd joke :

Qn : A wolf brought 10 sheep onto the MRT train. After 5 stops, the wolf alighted.
How many sheep are there left?

Ans : 10, because no eating and drinking is allowed on the MRT train!

3rd joke :

Qn : You are participating in a race and after much effort, you finally overtook the 2nd runner.
Which position are you in now?

Ans : If your answer is the 1st position, you are wrong!
Since you overtook the 2nd runner, you took over his position at the 2nd position!

4th joke :

(Do not use too much time, be quick!)
Qn : You are still a race. You overtook the last person, which position are you in now?

Ans : If your answer is the 2nd last position, you are wrong again!
How can you overtake the last person? Since he's already the LAST person, how can you be behind him?　Hahahahaha~

Have a good laugh! XD
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WOW!

2010-11-22T00:41:00.004+08:00

8 Nov 2010

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"Sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a character, and you reap a destiny."
~ George Dana Boardman

6 Nov 2010

2010-11-06T18:21:00.002+08:00

"It requires less character to discover the faults of others, than to tolerate them."
~ J. Petit Senn

A Meaningful Life

2010-10-31T12:19:00.003+08:00

It is possible to have a great life when we live a meaningful life. And we can live a meaningful life only when we do meaningful work.

For no matter what we achieve, if we don't spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect, we cannot possibly have a great life. But if we spend the vast majority of our time with people we love and respect - people we really enjoy being on the bus with and who will never disappoint us - then we will almost certainly have a great life, no matter where the bus goes. The people we interviewed from the good-to-great companies clearly loved what they did, largely because they loved who they did it with.

~ Jim Collins

Evolution of GoodHeartz

2010-08-09T02:33:00.020+08:00

These GoodHeartz have withstood the test of time...
And made a positive difference to the Maple Cassopia World...
Spreading love and kindness... WHEE~ XD

Founders (Aug 2006):
starfaith/StarOnFaithz/All Starz & oxf777

Pioneers (Sept 2006 - May 2007):
keaijiajia/keaievan, k0kokrunch (oxf777's sister)

Lifetime members with us in spirit:
chobitz, reitz, Myez & mistine who designed the guild emblem

Gen-X (Jun 2007 to May 2008):
autumnxp/oXSnowieXo <-- sisters --> ixora03 , SacredGarnet/MomoLucy, JunHeart/xLOVEJOY/JessyJes~F5, MrMiNaNd0z

Lifetime members with us in spirit:
fentojunior, lemonkey/fr0styicy, crusdaerkils/delppy, xcallmeprox, xXiia0annx, PhantomsPain, JingzNLinx, SweatDay, Ravissance

Gen-Y (Jun 2008 to May 2009):
TJeanetteT, MOGUx3/xZITING, MOGAx3/ZHIWEN, OldenFeaR/DevilRikku, x1haha1x/xwIneSsx

Gen-Z (Jun 2009 to May 2010):
Chisumiie

Gen-? (Jun 2010):
xbabycaramel, JessMissy, DuckOnDrugs,Selvege, xDreamNight, L0rdHer0, NexusDragon, Hirotakazi, AranYs, amandaphing

A...Z

2010-07-04T14:45:00.000+08:00

Rise

2010-07-04T14:32:00.001+08:00

"Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity." ~ Kahlil Gibran

GPQ 26th Jun 2010

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For more photos, check out our Facebook page over here =D : http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=9733&id=126991217336200&ref=mf

Add more photos if you have more SS kk ^^

xoxo,

crabby

GPQ 19th Jun

2010-06-20T17:43:00.000+08:00

Can you spot the human? XD

Welcome to GoodHeartz penguin island! It's penguin study day!

T.T~~~~~~ Cher so fierce~~~~~~~~~~

MOGUx3 is the only normal person in there and she wonders....

While everyone is happily taking photo....

Our hero, starprayerz~ =D

And more photos to come....

Upcoming GPQ! ^^

2010-06-12T00:30:00.002+08:00

Well, GoodHeartz plans to have its GPQ once more, on one of these days:

18th June 2010, Friday

or

19th June, Saturday.

The timing should most probably be at night, maybe 10.30 pm? So tag on the cbox which date would be the best for you, and we'll pick the date which can accommodate most people, yes? :D

Thanks so much!

Happy Father's Day

2010-06-10T23:10:00.000+08:00

"To support mother and father, to cherish wife and child and
to have a simple livelihood; this is the good luck." ~ Buddha

树欲静而风不止，子欲养而亲不在

"I also believe that parents, if they love you, will hold you up safely, above their swirling waters, and sometimes that means you'll never know what they endured, and you may treat them unkindly, in a way you otherwise wouldn't."

Source: For One More Day by Mitch Albom

Dad's Love

2010-06-10T21:55:00.000+08:00

"Love like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with soaking joy. But sometimes, under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to its roots, keeping itself alive."

Source: The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

Dedicated to our GM, Orh-Tar

2010-05-31T23:34:00.000+08:00

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star~

Never say never...

2010-05-31T23:24:00.003+08:00

If you put your heart to it. You can do it. This guy plays 2 guitar at one go. Awesome!

Choices

2010-05-09T23:57:00.007+08:00

Whatever comes our way, whatever battles we have raging inside us, we always have a choice. My guild master and mistresses taught me that. They chose to be the best of themselves. It's the choices that make us who we are, and we can choose to do what's right.

- GoodHeartz

Happy Mother's Day

2010-05-08T17:32:00.004+08:00

《游子吟》

慈母手中线，游子身上衣。
临行密密缝，意恐迟迟归。
谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。

~ 孟郊（751-814），唐代诗人

Most of all the other beautiful things in life
come by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds.
Plenty of roses, stars, sunsets, rainbows,
brothers and sisters, aunts and cousins, comrades and friends -

but only one mother in the whole world.

~ Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856 - 1923), American educator

Mom's Love

2010-05-08T17:00:00.000+08:00

Be filial, because you will not have the chance forever. ~ Anonymous

Power

2010-04-30T00:20:00.010+08:00

*Take stretch breaks*~*See a comedy*~*Use affirmations*~*Organise your space*~*Share your feelings*~*Smell some flowers*~*Listen to your intuition*~*Help someone else*~*Rub your feet and hands*~*Visualise positive outcomes*~*Take care of your health*~*Don't judge; bless*~*Create a budget*~*Be still and meditate*~*Use time-saving technology*~*Set aside time for planning *~*Count your blessings*~*Simplify*~*Eliminate destructive self-talk*~*Schedule play time*~*Go with your natural rhythms*~*View problems as opportunities*~*Do your best and then stop*~*Trust Divine timing and order*~*Develop patience*~*Breathe deeply*~*Take a walk*~*Complete things*~*Take a nap*~*Sing a tune*~*Take a warm bath*~*Follow your passion*~*Tell a joke*~*Drink lots of good water*~*Divide up big projects*~*Seek advice*~*Be gentle to yourself*~*Get more restful sleep*~*Forgive and move on*~*Focus on the moment*~*Read a book*~*Laugh each day*~*Develop your self-esteem*~*Avoid excess*~*Relax your muscles*~*Nurture good friends*~*Be in nature*~*Listen to music*~*Limit caffeine and sugar intake*~*Be spontaneous*~*Maintain good posture*~*Respect your limits*~*Exercise routinely*~*Do yoga*~*Make time for hobbies*~*Don't procrastinate*~*Unplug your TV/phone*~*Relax your standards*~*Journal your thoughts*~*Take a vacation*~*Develop flexibility*~*Allow for imperfections*~*Nurture your faith*~*Smile often* =)

Come to Goodheartz

2010-04-30T00:17:00.003+08:00

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. Therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.” ~ Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman Emperor

Let me be

2010-04-25T10:59:00.006+08:00

Let me know when I make you proud.
And help me to have pride in my accomplishments.

Let me earn your trust. Then trust me.
I won't let you down.

Let me try my wings. If I fail, let me know it's okay.
And encourage me to try again.

Let me know you love me. With a hug. Or a pat on the back.
Or, when i need it,
With a firm but gentle 'no.'

Let me be. Let me change. Let me grow.

Let me tell you when I'm feeling bad. Or angry. Even at you.
And let me know that even on my worst days, you still like me.

Let me dream. Share my joy when my dreams come true.
Share my tears when they don't.

Let me feel secure in my home. Help me realize that love is always there;
that I can depend on you no matter what.

Let me run... let me laugh... let me play.

And most of all, let me be a child of GoodHeartz.

~ Anonymous

A True GoodHeartz

2010-03-30T22:12:00.007+08:00

A true Master is not the one with the most students,
but one who creates the most Masters.

A true leader is not the one with the most followers,
but the one who creates the most leaders.

A true king is not the one with the most subjects,
but one who leads the most to royalty.

A true teacher is not the one with the most knowledge,
but one who causes the most others to have knowledge.

A true GoodHeartz is not the one with the kindest heartz,
but one who causes the most others to have a good heartz.

Also, a true Goodheartz is not the one who is the most active online,
but one who has a good heartz wherever he/she may be, in whatever he/she may be doing. (Mr Mina, 2010)

Smilez~

2010-03-27T23:55:00.001+08:00

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
~ Leonardo da Vinci

知人者智，自知者明；
胜人者有力，自胜者强；
知足者富，强行者有志；
不失其所者久，死而不亡者寿。
~ 《老子道德经》第三十三章

"We don't need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it." ~ Donald Horban

Friends 朋友

2010-03-27T23:49:00.001+08:00

Kids

2010-03-27T23:33:00.002+08:00

I look in the mirror through the eyes of the child that was me. ~ Judy Collins

The child within each of us is fragile, but very much alive, and she interprets our experiences before we are even conscious of them. It is our child who may fear new places, unfamiliar people, strange situations. Our child needs nurturing, the kind she may not have received in the past. We can take her hand, coax her along, let her know she won't be abandoned. No new place, unfamiliar person, or strange situation need overwhelm her.

It's quite amazing the strength that comes to us when we nurture ourselves, when we acknowledge the scared child within and hold her, making her secure. We face nothing alone. Together, we can face anything.

I will take care of my child today and won't abandon her to face, alone, any of the experiences the day may bring.

Source: Each Day a New Beginning

Process

2010-02-27T12:05:00.001+08:00

“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.”
~ Carl Rogers (1902-1987)

Contentment 知足

2010-02-27T11:48:00.001+08:00

命中有时终须有，命中无时莫强求

"But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls." ~ Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931)

Recipe

2010-01-03T17:18:00.005+08:00

It's that time of year when we call to mind a dozen new months. Here's a good recipe for them:

Prepare one day at a time, and into each put 12 parts of faith, 11 of patience, 10 of courage, 9 of work/study, 8 of hope, 7 of fidelity, 6 of open-mindedness, 5 of kindness, 4 of rest, 3 of prayer, 2 of meditation, and 1 of well-selected resolution.

My cookery book tells me: add a teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play and a heaped cupful of good humour.

Next, pour love generously into the whole, cook thoroughly, garnish with a few smiles and a sprig of joy; then serve with quietness, unselfishness, and cheerfulness.

Now, isn't that a good recipe for a new year?

Source: The Friendship Book of Francis Gay

We See You Jean...xD

2009-12-26T10:30:00.001+08:00

Brand New Year, Brand New Skin, Brand New Beginning

2009-12-25T19:42:00.003+08:00

It's the end of the year again. What have you achieved in 2009? What have you completed in 2009? Soon, we'll be in 2010 and what will be your new year's resolution?

Hope you guys like the new skin, thought it's time to have a change of color scheme... Till then...

Love,
Crabby

Wishes from Jess

2009-12-25T17:42:00.000+08:00

xLOVEJOY's mega for us~ ^^ For all who weren't online =)

GoodHeartz Guild Mistress

2009-12-22T09:29:00.003+08:00

The symbol of power and authority is on her head... a true GooDHeartz ambassador. She has the power over nature, to summon rocks and fire, to lead GooDHeartz on a blazing trail... All hail Superjia, the girl head of GoodHeartz community! xD

Gift

2009-12-22T01:21:00.003+08:00

Over the winter glaciers
I see the summer glow,
And through the wild-piled snowdrift
The warm rosebuds below.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bet

2009-12-22T01:04:00.001+08:00

“Where there is FAITH, there is LOVE; Where there is LOVE; there is PEACE; Where there is PEACE; there is GOD; Where there is GOD; there is BLISS.”
~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Santarrr Claus Is Coming To Town...

2009-12-20T15:33:00.012+08:00

Oh! You better watch out,
You better not cry,
You better not pout,
I'm telling you why.
Santarrr Claus is coming to town!
He's making a list,
He's checking it twice,
He's gonna find out
who's naughty or nice.
Santarrr Claus
is coming to town!
He knows you
when you're sleeping,
He knows when you're awake.
He knows if you've been bad or good,
So be good for goodness sake!
You better watch out,
You better not cry
You better not pout,
I'm telling you why.
Santarrr Claus
is coming to town...

谢谢 Thank You

2009-12-15T13:11:00.000+08:00

衷心感谢世上所有的人，你们的存在让世界更美。。。
I feel thankful to everyone for making this world a wonderful place... =)

Thanks for Helping me to Grow

2009-12-14T21:11:00.001+08:00

Don't get angry when the time comes in your life to let someone or something go. Open your heart to that person, place, or thing, and say, 'Thanks for teaching me to love and helping me to grow." Then let go, without resentment in your heart.

The Rules of Good Luck

2009-12-03T09:08:00.004+08:00

1. Luck doesn't last long, because it does not depend on you. Good Luck is created by each of us: that's why it lasts forever.

2. Many are those who want Good Luck, but few are those willing to pursue it.

3. If you have no Good Luck now, it might because you're under the usual conditions. To have Good Luck, you must create new conditions.

4. Finding new conditions for Good Luck does not mean looking for our own benefit only. Creating conditions, helping others, makes Good Luck more likely to appear.

5. If you postpone the creation of new conditions, Good Luck never arrices. Creating new conditions is sometimes hard work, but... do it today!

6. Sometimes, even under the seemingly right conditions, Good Luck doesn't arrive. Look for the seemingly unnecessary but indispensable conditions in small details.

7. To those who only believe in chance, creating conditions seems absurd. Those who create the conditions are not worried about chance.

8. Nobody can sell Good Luck. Good Luck cannot be sold. Do not trust those who sell Good Luck.

9. After creating all the conditions, be patient, don't quit. For Good Luck to arrive, KEEP THE FAITHZ.

10. Creating Good Luck consists in preparing conditions for opportunity. But opportunity has nothing to do with luck or chance: it is always there.

Moral of the Story: Creating Good Luck consists only in... creating the conditions.

The New Origin of Good Luck: Since creating Good Luck involves creating conditions... Good Luck depends only on you. Starting tomorrow, you can also create Good Luck.

The Good Luck Story... never comes to you by chance.

*+*GoodHeartz*+*
Keep The Faithz! XD

人之初性本善性相近习相远

2009-12-02T11:33:00.004+08:00

People at birth are intrinsically good; similar in nature, through habits they diverge.

All people are born with a good and honest nature. In terms of this intrinsically good nature, everyone is roughly the same. But as we grow up, differences emerge due to our different living environments and the education that we receive. Some people are willing to study and accept good teachings and as a result they can maintain their good nature; other people don't want to study and are affected by bad influences, gradually become bad themselves.

Inside everyone of us are precious treasures -- truth, goodness and beauty. If we don't cherish and develop these good traits, we will lose them.

*+*GoodHeartz*+*
Keep The Faithz! XD

Watch Your Thoughts

2009-12-01T08:08:00.002+08:00

The thought manifests as the word;
The word manifests as the deed;
The deed develops into habit;
And habit hardens into character.
So watch the thought and its ways with care,
And let it spring from love
Born out of concern for all beings.
~ The Buddha

"Some time ago, i worked with a man who had convinced himself at a very early age that the world was all about power and control. He was very good at what he did, but it was all very coldly calculated. Watching him operate, I saw him becoming more and more a caricature of his own most cynical projections.

"I remember one Christmas when a number of people he worked with received selections of expensive wine from him. It was the kind of gesture that from anyone else would have been received with pleasure. Instead, the office joke for weeks revolved around what he wanted from us that would have necessitated such an extravagant present. Some people theorized that he was tryin gto purchase status as a decent human being. Others were certain that it was meant to put us off guard. I wanted to believe that perhaps it had been a genuine gesture of goodwill, but as much as I wanted to believe it, I still couldn't feel it was true.

"I saw him a few months ago, and all the old feelings resurfaced - the difficulty of working around him, the need to always be on guard. But this time it was overshadowed by a deep sadness over what his own convictions had done to him. He couldn't even give a gift from his heart (if indeed it was) without arousing suspicions!"

We must always be careful about our thoughts, because the things we think, our views and opinions about life, about other people, and about love, will seep into our own lives until we are living them. When we see the world as a mean and cruel place, for us it will become mean and cruel. When we think instead about the happiness and joy that surrounds us, we bring them forth like a gentle shower of fall leaves.

Today, pay attention to the messages you send yourself about the nature of the world. What can you observe about your attitudes?

*+*GoodHeartz*+*
Keep The Faithz! XD

Take The Chance

2009-12-01T07:51:00.004+08:00

What is the knocking? What is the knocking at the door in the night It is somebody who wants to do us harm. No, no. It is three strange angels. Admit them, admit then. ~Friedrich Holderlin

There were, amid all the arocities of the Holocaust, those who dared to go against the terrible tide and help one another. This is just one of those stories.

In Poland, three Jews were hiding in a hut in the woods. Suddenly there was a knocking at the door; fearing the Nazis, they were terrified to answer - they knew what the concentration camps held. But they also wondered if it were a fellow Jew needing help. So they decided to answer the door and discovered two injured Polish soldiers, their enemies, badly bleeding. Even though they had only a tiny bit of food, they shared what they had and nursed the soldiers back to health. When the soldiers were better, they used their knowledge and credentials to help their rescuers escape to safety.

We are constantly faced with choices in life. Most force us to choose between safety and risk. The risk in our lives is usually not as dramatic as it was for the people in this story. But it is risk nonetheless.

When we choose to open our hearts to another, we risk great pain and heartbreak. When we offer something of ourselves to another, we risk rejection. When we choose to stand up for what we believe in, we risk ridicule or persecution. Sometimes, particularly in the moment when we must choose, the fear is so strong that it seems that we should simply retreat, opting to be safe. Yet in the instant we choose to be safe, we have already done ourselves the greatest harm, for we have cut ourselves off from the potential of warmth and comfort from others.

We are brought into this world feeling helpless and alone. Our task is to consciously build the connections that will return us to the all-embracing heart of humanity. But we can find our way only if we are willing to take the chances we are offered.

*+*GoodHeartz*+*
Keep The Faithz! XD

What Kindness Creates

2009-11-29T08:12:00.002+08:00

Kindness in words create confidence; kindness in thinking create profoundness; kindness in feeling creates love. ~ Lao Tzu

Lao Tze's words remind us of the effects of kindness. When we speak kindly, we recall that this is who we truly are, a person of gentleness and warmth. In a world that is spinning so quickly, it is easy to lose track of the truth of our essence, to spin off into the distance until we no longer know who we are. Speaking words of kindness keeps us firmly in possession of our truth and gives us the confidence to go forward in the fullness of our authentic selves.

When we think kind thoughts, we open the channel that connects our minds to our hearts. Gifted with such a marvelous tool as our intellect, we can easily become seduced by our own cleverness and become cut off from the depths of our heart. Thinking kind thoughts brings us back to our heart, where our deepest and most profound treasures are kept.

When we feel kindness, it connects us to our love for others. Our very nature as separate individuals makes it easy to forget how deeply and intricately we are all connected. Then we begin to feel isolated, as though we are completely alone in a world full of strangers. When we feel kindness, we are immediately connected to our love for those around us, because kindness is the medium of that love. We are thus reminded that we are not alone, but rather, no matter our circumstances, are nestled in the bosom of a loving family.

Observe your kind words, thoughts, and feelings as you go about your day and notice what effect they have on you.

*+* GoodHeartz*+*
Keep The Faithz! XD

Refrain from Harmful Speech

2009-11-29T08:01:00.001+08:00

The Sufis advise us to speak only after our words have managed to pass through three gates. At the first gate, we ask ourselves, "Are these words true?" If so, we let them pass on; if not, back we go. At the second date, we ask "Are they necessary?" At the last gate, we ask, "Are they kind?" ~Eknath Easwaran

"I have a really bad habit - my mouth flies open before my mind gets engaged. I've always been like this; I guess i've always thought it as part of my charm - i can be a very entertaining conversationalist. But lately i've begun to notice that i have also left a lot of wounded people in my wake.

"i guess what finally woke me up was when my witty retort sent my younger brother running from the room in tears. He's fifteen years younger than me and has always looked up to me. In retrospect, I'm ashamed to admit that all this time i just accepted his adoration as my due and never even considered the responsibility i owed him. My 'clevel' comment devastated him and there is just no excuse for that. i apologized to him later that day, but i think now i need to go back and thank him, because his reaction finally convinced me that i need to close my mouth at least long enough for my mind to catch up."

Kindness is found not just in actions and in words, but also in inaction and silence. We may not often think about that because it's hard to notice. After all, if someone bites his tongue and doesnt make a cutting remark, we will never know we could have been hurt but were spared by his kindness. But the Sufi rule of speech is a good one - if we all ued kindness as a 'speech barrier', much less negativity would be verbalized.

Of course, because people are all wonderful imperfect beings, we will make mistakes and say things that we don't mean out of hurt and frustration. If we are the receiver of such misguided barbs, we don't have to react to them with equal venom. It is so much kinder if we simply choose to let them disappear without reaction.

*+* GoodHeartz*+*
Keep The Faithz! XD

Get Rid of Grudges

2009-11-29T07:54:00.003+08:00

The grudge you hold on to is like a hot coal that you intend to throw at somebody else, but you're the one who gets burned. ~ The Buddha

"My neighbour's husband left her twenty years ago, and she refuses to get over it. I can't tell you how many times I had to listen to her stories of what a complete jerk he was. The sad thing is that she is right; he was a jerk, and what he did and how he did it was mean, completely insensitive, and cruel. I know because he told me. He also told me that he tried to tell her the same thing many times, to acknowledge his wrongdoing and to seek her apology, but he finally gave up because she doesn't want to hear it. She think it's just him trying to be forgiven, and she isn't about to forgive him. The irony is that she thinkgs forgiveness will 'let him off the hook', but she's the one that's still hooked. He remarried andis very happy, and she has been alone and bitter for twenty years."

We often think of forgivenss as something we do for the other person, but forgiveness is really a kindness toward ourselves. A grudge is a contraction of the heart, a holding ourselves back from positive feelings. When we hold a grudge, it stands in the way of love and kindness flowing into and out of our lives.

Is there someone you need to forgive? It could be for a tiny misdeed or an immense hurt. Forgiveness is not something that can be forced - it must come from a true expansion of spirity. One way to begin is to say that you are open to the possibility of forgiving. After you sit with that for as many days or weeks as it takes, you can progress to being willing to forgive, and then to forgiveness itself.

In order to bring more love into our lives, we need to practice forgiveness; it's a way of clearing the weeds in front of our hearts so that they can open and love can flow.

*+* GoodHeartz*+*
Keep The Faithz! XD

Teacher

2009-11-21T11:10:00.002+08:00

Some people think that a teacher implants his own thoughts into his pupil's mind. Well, only bad teachers are like that. Good teachers aren't gardeners, they are midwives: they don't transplant their own thoughts, they help bring to birth the thoughts of their pupils have conceived. There are more ways of learning from a teacher than taking over his opinions - and one of those ways involves reflecting on his opinions and then rejecting them.

~Coffee with Aristotle

The Songs Along the Way

2009-11-17T21:39:00.001+08:00

Some people chase forever
The gold at rainbow's end.
Some never hear a bird sing
Nor the laughter of a friend.
Some search for fields of velvet;
Not watching where they pass.
Some never see a sunrise
Nor the daisies in the grass.
They're always looking elsewhere
For some better day
When it's always right beside them
In the songs along the way.

~Joan Stephen

The World We Make

2009-11-17T21:33:00.002+08:00

We make the world in which we live
By what we gather and what we give,
By our daily deeds and the things we say,
By what we keep or cast away.

We make our world by the beauty we see
In a skylark's song or a lilac tree,
In a butterfly's wing, in the pale moon's rise,
And the wonder that lingers in midnight skies.

We make our world by the life we lead,
By the friends we have, by the books we read,
By the pity we shot in the hour of care,
By the loads we lift and the love we share.

We make our world by the goals we pursue,
By the heights we seek and the higher view,
By hopes and dreams that reach the sun
And a will to fight till the heights are won.

What is the place in which we dwell,
A hut or a palace, a heaven or hell,
We gather and scatter, we take and we give,
We make our world - and there we live.

~Alfred Grant Walton (1887 - 1970)

KISS THE RAIN~

2009-11-02T20:38:00.003+08:00

YO! ChochO here to post something.
hehheh.

Go Outside and Play

2009-10-10T14:09:00.008+08:00

" Go outside and play!"
said God.
"I have given you Universes as fields to run free in!
And here - take this and wrap yourself in it -
It's called: LOVE
and It will always, always keep you warm.
And stars! The sun and the moon and the stars!
Look upon these often, for they will remind you of your own light!
And eyes... oh, gaze into the eyes of every Lover.
Gaze into the eyes of every other
for they have given you their universes
as fields to run free in.
There.
I have given you everything you need.
Now go, go, go outside
and
play!"
~ 2007 Em Claire

Who Am I

2009-10-10T13:58:00.002+08:00

Who am I, and who do I choose to be, in relationship to the starving children of the world? Who am I, and who do I choose to be, in relationship to the oppressed and the downtrodden? Who am I, and who do I choose to be, in relationship to the disaffected and the disadvantaged, the disavowed and the disconnected, the dispossessed and the disenfranchised? Who am I and who do I choose to be?

That is the question. That is what life gives me an opportunity to decide. And likewise, who am I and who do I choose to be in relationship to my own incredibly good fortune, the gifts I have been given, the talents I have been allowed to nurture, the kindness I have been granted, the opportunities I have been offered, the intelligence I have been permitted to possess, the success I have been able to experience?

What do I want to make of this life, and of my Sacred Self in relationship to it? That is the question. That is what life gives me an opportunity to decide. And my life lived is my decision and my answer.

You are faced with the same opportunity. And this much i know. The universe is conspiring in your favour. It is placing before you in every moment of all of the right and perfect people, circumstances, and situations with which to answer life's only question: Who am I.

Have you decided yet?

As I'm sure you know, there are two ways to decide anything. One way is to decide it, and the other way is to not decide it. Yet always remember: Not to decide is to decide.

The important thing is not to allow yourself to be defined by default. If you think you are making no decision by making no decision, you are making a mistake. If you are not careful, the biggest decision you will ever make could be the decision you never made.

So let's be clear: all of life is a deciding. You are deciding... with every truth you embrace, with every thought you birth, with every emotion you express, with every experience you produce... you are deciding Who You Are and Who You Choose to Be.

Every act is an act of self-definition.

Be Good, Have a Heart, Be a GoodHeartz <3

~ When everything changes, change everything by Neale Donald Walsch pp. 266-7.

Rise Together

2009-10-04T10:09:00.001+08:00

It's a beautiful time to be alive.

And the long walk home is peopled -

We, are everywhere.

Yet the struggle to surrender is where we walk alone.

So the next time you fall

look

to either side where you lie

and take the hand

of your dear Sister or Brother

whose own face is muddied.

We can rise together,

even if we fall alone -

for it's a beautiful time to be alive

even

on this long walk home.

~ Em Claire 2007

What Do You See?

2009-09-26T14:48:00.001+08:00

One star differs from another in glory, yet all shine; so one organization comprehends more of the Divine than another; yet all truths are of God. The agitation of thought develops mind. A rap on the head set Newton to thinking. So prone is the human mind to the narrowness of educational prejudices that it often requires severe raps to break the old shell of conservatism and let in the new light of progressive truths.

~ Marcia M. Bullard

[Short Story] White Rose

2009-09-26T14:42:00.001+08:00

Why do we say "No"? In order to say "Yes" to what really matters. ~ Miriam Adeney

Be happy

2009-09-26T14:37:00.001+08:00

We can have no relationship of depth or authenticity if we insist there is nothing wrong with us, or that it is always the other person’s fault… To refuse to take responsibility and admit our flaws makes the intimacy and love we seek in relationships an impossibility.

~ Hope Has Its Reasons by Rebecca Manley Pippert

A Blind Love

2009-09-26T14:31:00.001+08:00

Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. ~ Jacques Prévert

Relationships

2009-09-24T23:43:00.002+08:00

There is probably nothing that challenges us more than our relationships, since every aspect, every naunce of our life involves a relationship of some sort. Every waking and sleeping moment, we are engaged in a relationship with something or someone - with our spouse, boss, children, friends; with coworkers, store clerks, strangers; with our thoughts, dreams, body; and finally with ourselves, our higher self, and our God, whatever that means to you. So in many ways, this area of practice is the ultimate one, the final frontier, the one that we can acknowledge without a second thought is ever changing and never ending. We are never completely alone, for even when any given relationship is not active, there is still a connection with that person. And it is important to remember that our behaviour affects those we are in relationship with, and vice versa. Paradoxically, however, we are alone and solely responsible for our actions.

Here's how the practice of being challenged in relationship works.

- Whenever the behaviour of someone else bothers you, turn your focus around, observe your reaction to this person, and ask yoursel what it is about this that disturbs you so much, and why.

- Know that you cannot control anyone else - you can be a guide and a teacher and an example, but you can never determine how someone else will ultimately think or behave.

- Practice giving others the freedom to express and be themselves as they uniquely are, without expecting them to conform to your idea of who they are or who you'd like them to be.

- Communicate, communicate, communicate

- Listen, listen, listen.

- Let the most important human relationship you have to be the one with yourself; from there, you will be able to love others.

- Don't take anything too personally.

- Don't take anyone or anything for granted.

- Express yourself. And rather than pointing out to someone their behaviour is bad or wrong, let them know how their behaviour affects you. Keep it all on your side of the street.

- Be alert, aware, mindful, caring, generous, forgiving, loving, gracious, and kind to yourself and others, all the time, every moment.

And when there is trouble and discord in a relationship, you might take the following advice from St. Francis: '... grant that I may seek rather to comfort than be comforted - to understand than to be understood - to love, than to be loved.' It is by forgving that one is forgiven.

~ Find a Quiet Corner: Inner peace, Anytime Anywhere by Nancy O' Hara pp.128-130.

Detachment

2009-09-24T23:31:00.002+08:00

Perhaps the most difficult quiet-corner concept to grasp is that of detachment. Yet it is the key to freedom and peace. The most important question you can ask yourself each time you recognize an attachment to something is "How important is it?"

We all form attachments - to people, places, and things. Fear is most likely the underlying force here - fear of not having enough, fear of being alone, fear of failure, and so on. And our attachments, while we think they are normal and warranted, cause us a great deal of pain. We tend to think that we have control over them. Only when we lose them, or as we struggly to hold on to them, do we learn that we never had them in the first place.

Your quiet corner is the perfect place to sit with yourself and review your attachments, what they mean to you and what it would mean to lose them. It is here that you can learn how to detach yourself from people and things in your life, and to do it with love. And rather than taking you further from the ones you love and making you cold and distant (which is what I once thought detachment was all about), it will bring you closer to people and will teach you how to express love without asking for anything in return. Because you will no longer have an emotional investment in how other people behave, they will gain the freedom to express their love as they need to. And you will learn to love them as they are.

Detaching yourself from the things in your life does not mean doing without or discarding money and nice things. It simply means trying not to make the attainment of such things an end in itself and not allowing them to become all important and the focus of your life. Collect things around you if you must, but be ready to let go of them at any moment with no regrets. Detach from these things before you lose them, and having or not having them will be one and the same.

~Find a Quiet Corner: Inner peace, Anytime Anywhere by Nancy O' Hara pp 81-2

Remedy

2009-09-21T20:25:00.001+08:00

The best remedy to the eight worldly concerns is to reflect on impermanence: the changing nature of all things. The pleasant and unpleasant events and experiences of this life are not permanent -- they last only a short time and then disappear. So it is unwise to cling to what is pleasant, wishing it to last forever, or to be upset by what is unpleasant, since it will soon vanish. Furthermore, our very life is impermanent: we are going to die one day and when we do, everything in this life -- relationships, possessions, pleasant and unpleasant memories, reputation, and so on -- will fade and disappear like last night's dream.

~ Awakening a Kind Heart by Ven Sangye Khadro

Giver of Light

2009-09-18T22:24:00.006+08:00

To avoid taking a risk, is the biggest risk of all.

The way is not in the sky, the way is in the heart. For the traveler who knows his direction, there is always a favourable wind.

It is not what you learned, but what you do with it that will create your difference. You can fulfill your destiny by helping others.

A thousand candles can be lit from a single candle. Be a giver of light. Use your capacity to inspire and uplift others.

Happiness is not a destination. It is a process, a wondrous, winding journey.

Following the flow is a way of life that sustains us, guides us, and leads us to boundless joy and insight. Life, after all, is for us to live, fully, wonderfully. Go with the flow, because the flow knows where to go.

To change the future, one needs only to change the present, and that anyone's real future begins with a triumphant commitment to the present.

~ Ping a Frog in search of a New Pond by Stuart Avery Gold.

Relationships & Emotions

2009-09-15T07:13:00.004+08:00

Relationships of substance and depth are not formed quickly or easily. They require effort, patience, courage, love, and trust. They require self-exploration. They illuminate fear and reveal hidden, painful, and shameful parts of ourselves.

The more intense an emotion is, the more painful are the sensations in your body and the more compulsive are your thoughts.

~ The Heart of the Soul: Emotional Awareness by Gary Zukav & Linda Francis

Beginning~

2009-08-29T00:30:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-29T00:01:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-23T16:35:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-23T15:56:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-23T15:48:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-23T15:35:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-23T15:23:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-23T15:15:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-23T14:59:00.001+08:00

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

One World One Dream

2009-08-22T22:40:00.001+08:00

"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

2009-08-22T22:38:00.001+08:00

"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

2009-08-22T22:28:00.001+08:00

"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

2009-08-22T22:12:00.001+08:00

"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

2009-08-22T22:00:00.001+08:00

"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?

2009-08-22T21:45:00.001+08:00

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...

2009-08-22T21:04:00.001+08:00

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!!!

2009-08-09T00:13:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-08T23:47:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-08T23:46:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-08T23:42:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-08T23:40:00.001+08:00

"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

2009-08-08T23:37:00.001+08:00

“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?

2009-08-07T23:29:00.001+08:00

"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

2009-08-07T23:03:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-07T22:47:00.001+08:00

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 =)

2009-08-04T14:01:00.001+08:00

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...

2009-08-04T13:12:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-01T12:24:00.001+08:00

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

2009-08-01T11:41:00.001+08:00

written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie (1985)

Happiness...

2009-08-01T11:19:00.001+08:00

"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

A Soldier’s Story

2009-07-01T19:04:00.000+08:00

A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. “Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I’ve a favor to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me. “Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”

“There’s something you should know,” the son continued, “he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”

“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”

“Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”

At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide.

The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg.

Moral: The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don’t like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are. Thankfully, there’s someone who won’t treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we are.

Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little prayer that God will give you the strength you need to accept people as they are, and to help us all be more understanding of those who are different from us! There’s a miracle called Friendship That dwells in the heart You don’t know how it happens Or when it gets started But you know the special lift it always brings. And you realize that Friendship Is God’s most precious gift!

Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us. Show your friends how much you care.

From: http://www.moralstories.org/archives/188

Having a Best Friend

2009-07-01T19:03:00.000+08:00

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.

The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand “Today my best friend slapped me in the face”.

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone “Today my best friend saved my life”.

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?” The other friend replied “When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.”

Moral: Do not value the things you have in your life. But value who you have in your life.

From: http://www.moralstories.org/archives/193

The Wise Old Man

2009-07-01T18:57:00.004+08:00

Hey! I'm uber guilty about not posting for so long.. So I have three stories here. (Psst, actually it's cause I can't decide which is the best between the three. LOL!). I'll post it in three posts. xD

The Wise Old Man:

A wealthy man requested an old scholar to wean his son away from his bad habits. The scholar took the youth for a stroll through a garden. Stopping suddenly he asked the boy to pull out a tiny plant growing there.

The youth held the plant between his thumb and forefinger and pulled it out. The old man then asked him to pull out a slightly bigger plant. The youth pulled hard and the plant came out, roots and all. “Now pull out that one,” said the old man pointing to a bush. The boy had to use all his strength to pull it out.

“Now take this one out,” said the old man, indicating a guava tree. The youth grasped the trunk and tried to pull it out. But it would not budge. “It’s impossible,” said the boy, panting with the effort.

“So it is with bad habits,” said the sage. “When they are young it is easy to pull them out but when they take hold they cannot be uprooted.”

The session with the old man changed the boy’s life.

Moral: Don’t wait for Bad Habits to grow in you, drop them while you have control over it else they will get control you.

From: http://www.moralstories.org/archives/196

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