Reminder - a light unto the world.

"The God we discover in prayer should radiate out, through us, into the world, so that we become a source of illumination."

- Father Robert Barron

The law of Love...

is that you are Love, and that as you give Love to others you teach yourself what you are.

- other people do not have to change for us to experience peace of mind.

From the book.

Our first step in mind retraining is to establish peace of mind as our single goal. This means thinking of ourselves first in terms of self-fullness, not selfishness. The second step is forgiveness.

Many of us become frustrated when we make the mistake of trying to love others as the first step. In light of our past distorted falues and experiences, some people simply seem unlovable; because of our faulty perception of their behaviour, it is difficult to love them.

When we have peace of mind as a single goal, we can then take the second step, forgiveness, and choose to see others as extending Love, or being fearful and calling for help in the form of Love. With this new perception, it becomes easier to give both total Love and acceptance to the other person and therefore to experience inner peace at the same time.

Beginning to understand...

“Those who know, do not say; those who say, do not know.”

Fear...

You cannot fear something that you do not know. Nobody is afraid of the unknown. What you really fear is loss of the known. That's what you fear.

Renunciation...

When you fight something, you’re tied to it forever. As long as you’re fighting it, you are giving it power. You give it as much power as you are using to fight it.

領略...

Forget all your dreams... just be.
生命就像風箏般，飛得高，跌得快。
生命唯一的出路，就是面對。

Be. Do. Have.

Dalai Lama quote...

We have to think and see how we can fundamentally change our educational system so that we can train people to develop warm-heartedness early on in order to care a healthier society. I don't mean we need to change the whole system, just improve it. We need to encourage an understanding that inner peace comes from relying on human values like, love, compassion, tolerance, and honesty, and that peace in that world relies on individuals finding inner peace.
Fb 1/2/13

Get Rid of Anything that isn't Useful, Beautiful or Joyful~

There will always be a part of me that is dirty and sloppy, but I like that, just like all the other parts of myself. I can forgive. Can you say the same for yourself, fucker? Can you forgive? Are you capable of that?

bawled my eyes out.

Came across this a couple of months ago...

【家】不是講理的地方，是講愛的地方 愛一時容易，愛一生一世卻不容易

Meaningful email forward from Zoo back in 2009...

【家】不是講理的地方，是講愛的地方
愛一時容易，愛一生一世卻不容易

愛一個人……
要了解，亦要開解；
要道歉，亦要道謝；
要認錯，亦要改錯；
要體貼，亦要體諒；

是接受，而不是忍受；
是包容，而不是縱容；
是支持，而不是支配；
是慰問，而不是質問；

是傾訴，而不是控訴；
是難忘，而不是遺忘；
是彼此交流，而不是凡事交代；
是為對默默方祈求，
而不是向對方諸多要求；

可以浪漫，但不要浪費；
可以隨時牽手，但不要隨便分手；

以上都做到了，即使不再愛一個人，
也只有懷念，而不是懷恨。

德蘭修女智慧語錄

最美好的一天？　       今天
最簡單的事？　           犯錯
最大的阻礙？　           害怕
最嚴重的錯誤？　       自暴自棄
萬惡的根源？　           自私
最好的休閒生活？　   工作
最沈重的挫敗？　       灰心
最好的老師？　           兒童
最優先的需要？　       溝通
最令人快樂的事？　   幫助別人
人生最大的謎？　       死亡
人最大的缺點？　       壞脾氣
最低劣的感覺？　       怨恨
最貴的禮物？　           寬恕
最不可或缺的？　        家庭
最短的捷徑？　            直路
最使人愉悅的感覺？　內心的平安

最幸福的保單？　        微笑
最有效的解決之道？　樂觀
最大的滿足？　             完成該做的事情
全世界最強大的力量？  父母
世界上最美麗的？　      愛

最大的喜樂之一？擁有真正的朋友－－知道有人與你同在，即使他們不一定能幫你解決問題 。

To perpetually receive...

... perpetually give.

Another TUT.

You were built to believe, designed to receive, and born to go where no one ever has.
Dream. Dream really BIG now.

We call it a spiritual trifecta.

Many come close, yet few dare, so boldly, to live without judgment, to give without expecting, and to love for no reason.

吾道：一以貫之，忠恕而已矣

責己以忠
待人以恕

relationship

- there is no relationship if there is no trust and respect

"The Law of Relevance"

It goes like this, "No matter how scared, or tired, or ill you are; no matter how lost, or confused, or desperate you become; no matter how lonely, depressed, or cranky you feel... if you just do what you can, with what you have, from right where you are, IT WILL ALWAYS BE ENOUGH."

you will know...

- You will know when you need to know and not a moment earlier. That's how it works when the answer you're looking for depends on other events that must first settle, new players that need to be gathered, and serendipities that are still being calculated.

- Of course, you can't control other people. Not even a little; not a smidge. Every man and woman is their own sailing vessel powered by their own thoughts, emotions, and imagination. You can't improve their smile, nor even add to their woes, unless, at some level, they let you.
So, does that pretty much clear up the effect others can have on you?