Some days we feel like we are upside down and things are not going well. Being optimistic is a way of getting through that moment. We have our light to shine.
“I wish I could show you, when you are alone or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” -Haviz (Source: Let’s Be Positive Together)
A values-based life is one that has touchstones along the path. We know who we are and where we are headed even though the next step is unclear. Know my values.
This Jon Stewart quote reminded me of another by Chekhov:
“There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.”
– Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Source: themetapicture.com
This was an easy choice. Last summer, I took an ethics course. What made it different was the professor choice to focus on the good life and happiness. Very early in the readings, we were introduced to the science of happiness which confirms that the smile is a universal aspect of human beings. We all do it. Smile. It makes me human.
I learned something. A re-blog of a re-blog does not bring up the actual post. As well, I came to another wonderful blog to follow.
What a beautiful sentiment and picture. Nature is music and children hear it and sing along. Join in.
There are many small ways I can reach out and help people. Do I notice them? What holds me back?
A lot of people praying for miracle to be happened to them?
Have you ever think that you yourself also can bring miracle to other’s life?
The story go like…
An elderly man with broken clothes, carried a basket of unhealthy vegetables with dying leaves to approach a young man to buy…
Without any hesitation, the young man bought the vegetables from the elderly man.
His friend was so surprised & asked him: “ Why you bought the vegetables? You can’t cook it.. It’ s spoiled and the only way is to be compost.”
The young man answered:” You are right! If I am not buying from the elderly man, he can’t get any money to buy food. Let’s stretched our helping hand whenever we can…”
After listened to the young man explanation, His friends rushed to the elderly man and bought some vegetables.
How nice if we can offer…
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I am a little late with my re-blog today and I guess synchronicity played a role. I was frustrated earlier with computer glitches and some issues surrounding my dissertation topic. I went for a tea and on the way back I was nicely surprised by what I was looking for in my dissertation process; some clarity of purpose statement. Sometimes, if I just wait long enough what I want arrives. I read Meg Wheatley’s work extensively and had an opportunity to see some of the Dharma Comics work earlier this year on a trip to San Francisco. Enjoy.
Very little about the emerging nature of life supports who we have tried to be. Life invites us to play along, discovering as we go. Life wants to work with us in surprising ways. We could make our lives so much more interesting, and develop so many new capacities, if we sought to work with the unknowns of emergence, rather than try and plan surprise out of our lives.
What do we do with surprise? What do we do with a world which cannot be known until it is in the process of discovering itself? It requires constant awareness, being present, being vigilant for the newly visible. We need to notice things we weren’t looking for, things we didn’t know would be important, influence we hadn’t thought of, behaviors we couldn’t predict.
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If this don’t get your mojo going in the morning, nothing will. What an interesting and awakening image.
I am sort of back. I am still unraveling life in Spokane and organizing both my summer and fall classes. I wanted to ease my way back into the social media part of my life after a short sabbatical. Last year, I took an ethics class and it focused on happiness in life. Does leading a good life make us happy? It turns out it does according to research. Even if I do one of these things daily, I am happier. Take care.
Teacher as Transformer 