During these past years, I have realized that I have always been not the one that making a decision in life…. There is always something that guided me, inspired me, or even interrupted me to land me on this path of life. Started from being inspired or motivated by either well thoughtful plans or even

Remembering when I was younger, I used to remind myself and others that we came from nothing and we would go with nothing… So why being greedy… why trying to get more and more. I remember… even saying that myself. I had a bit of negative feeling toward the word “nothing”. It reminded me of

When will you realize that you have enough? Maybe, you have to go to the path of searching… searching for “things” that you think it will make you happy… Until you have tried them all and got all that you thought you need to make you happy… you may have realized that all those “things”

Knowing others is intelligence; Knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; Mastering yourself is true power If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. If you stay in the center and embrace death with your whole heart, you will endure forever. tao te ching – #33 translated by Stephen Mitchell

Sitting in silence… I contemplated on what I wanted, where I wanted to be, whom I wanted to be with, and how healthy I wanted to be… Then I realized… I was doing the same thing again. Projecting myself to look for being at peace in the future with a “what if” situation or circumstance

I have been all over places, gone through all the waves of up and down, high and low… However, since I have been more conscious and living more in presence… I always feel that I’m home… home with peace. Noticing all those changes around me in every day and every moment… thoughts, emotions, places, career,

Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return . Each separate being in the universe return to the common source. Returning to the source is serenity. If you don’t realize the source, you stumble in confusion and sorrow. When you realize where

Starting to work this morning, I noticed that normal urge and anxiety I usually have trying to get things done out of the batch… Noticing that urge of pressure and stress right away… Then I realized that I have always been this way… No matter what the tasks I have at hands… Then I realized

Sometimes we just have to realize that we might be a part of some that is really beautiful. Stop judging everything that we only can see with our own eyes… The guy with the bike didn’t know how he had made the photo to be so beautiful. Step back… And realize that from far away…

There is a time of being ahead, a time for being behind; a time for being in motion, a time for being at rest; a time for being vigorous, a time for being exhausted; a time for being safe, a time for being in danger. The Master sees things as they are, without trying to

I have been staying with Poppy and Kevin at their house in California for one month and 4 days. This is really not what we all had thought or planned. But we realized the opportunity of doing business together, then that is how things go right now. I’m not going to lie… I do miss

Nomad or No longer being mad life style, as someone has said it to me, is a good way to describe me at this part of my life. I have learned for the past 6 months that life is truly joyful when I set no expectations, no comparison, no competition, and no destination. Most of

The Master stay behind; that is why she is ahead. She detached from all things; that is why she is one with them. Because she has let go of herself, she is perfectly fulfilled. – Tao te ching #7 Translated by Stephen Mitchell After reading this passage, I reflect… What am I thankful for? To

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in action and in thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world. – Tao te

When my mind stopped judging or complaining, life became so peaceful… Many things in life become so meaningful… not in terms of meaning or concept, but more of the heartfelt feeling: the feeling of gratefulness and thankfulness. Tears came to my eyes only when watching the beauty in nature, and animals. It was the tears

After work today, I went for a little sightseeing and a hike at Joshua Tree National Park. During a hike at Barker Dam, I spotted a sign that reminded me some true facts with my own life. I have leaned that only when I have been put through some struggle. That struggle actually helped me