Happy December! My goal this month is to ‘relax’…(really?) I had a doctor visit and blood test, fortunately, nothing serious though my hormone is low. The potential cause may be stress, nutrition, and exercise. The few months have been very busy at work (long hours, lots of changes, and full of ‘(at)tension’) so what happened …
Category Archives: Beauty
Blessing
I walked to the park with mom in the early morning and saw a group of people dance (exercise) with the music. Later, I saw 4-5 mid-aged women walked, chatted, and laughed with each other while carrying fresh vegetables purchased near-by. Simple joy and blessing! What a great start of the day~
Standout
Mom read about Sunny Hills‘s pineapple cake and suggested us to try it out. It’s in an area of old brick buildings (home to culinary, art shops converted from old warehouse by the harbor). The staffs warmly greet us when we walk in and quickly bring a tray with a warm cup of tea and …
Dream
I took Uber to airport and chatted with the driver, a young African American lady. I learned that she is originally from Uganda. She works 2 jobs while studying criminal justice. When she said her dream is to be a ‘cop’…to be honest, I’m surprised…then I quickly realized the ‘bias’…by the news scrutiny, assumptions (e.g. …
Rush
At airport, I changed a few times of the lines to drop off bags, somehow, right after I changed, the line opened up and the person before me had something to delay the progress. I’d be much better off just stay at 1st line. I reminded myself the Chinese old proverb ‘ ‘ (rush result …
A Great Job!
At yoga practice, the instructor said today’s class would be continuous flow. We will decide when to go to child pose (whenever we need a rest). After an intense session, he complimented us and asked each of us to ‘congratulate’ ourselves for a great job done. He is right, we are usually generous to give …
Coincident or Connectivity?
It’s interesting how this week’s topics flow…We choose where we spend our ‘Energy’ and how we resolve, release ‘Tension’. Rather than avoiding or getting angry, ‘Face It’ is often the best solution while believing in people’s good intention. Tension, attention, intention: small difference in words and big difference in impacts, just like life, often what …
Creativity
What is creativity? I attended my Toastmaster club’s Halloween-themed meeting and people brought in candy, pastry, desserts, etc. They were all tasty; one particularly stand out. It’s pealed tangerine with a little piece of celery stick out in the middle. It’s like a mini pumpkin, so simple and original, plus a bonus as the healthiest …
Bright Side
A rainy day today, sharp contrast to a beautiful sunny day yesterday. Many people complained yet it depends on how you looked at it. Yesterday was a nice day for ‘people’, today is a good day for ‘trees’; actually water/ rain are important for all creatures and nature. Everything has 2 sides and we can …
Apple Picking
Sunny, warm, a gorgeous day to go Apple picking! I went to Bolton Spring Farm with a friend. In order to go into the orchard, we have to buy a bag…game on, apple hunting vs. apple watching. There are more than 10 kinds of apples in the orchard and several (names) I’ve never heard of. …