Choose to Be Happy 选择快乐

Happiness is

2011-08-24T13:18:00.004+08:00

Jessica's "Daily Affirmation"

2011-07-19T12:04:00.002+08:00

Perhaps we can learn from her? =)

Quotes on Optimism

2011-07-07T14:37:00.000+08:00

"An optimist sees the glass half full while a pessimist sees the glass as half empty.”
- Anonymous

"When you look at the possibilities instead of the problems, the future is filled with endless opportunities."
- Zig Ziglar

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Winston Churchill

"Real optimism is aware of problems but recognises the solutions, knows about difficulties but believes they can be overcome, sees the negatives but accentuates the positives, is exposed to the worst but expects the best, has reason to complain but chooses to smile."
- William Arthur Ward

"A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition."
- William Arthur Ward

"Few things in this world are more powerful than A Positive Push, A Smile, A Word of Optimism, and Hope."
- Rich DeVos

"Positivity is a choice. Is the glass half empty or half full? YOU get to make the call."
- Anonymous

用乐观赶走悲观，
用积极取代消极，
用自信化解自卑，
慢慢你就会建立正确的思想。
－林庆昭作品“没有掉下来，就不曾攀登过”

乐观的人，永远有路可走。
－何权峰作品“生命发牌机会出牌”

Quotes on Growth

2011-06-10T16:02:00.001+08:00

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"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves… Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
- Viktor Frankl

"Of all the things that can have an effect on your future, I believe personal growth is the greatest. We can talk about sales growth, profit growth, asset growth, but all of this probably will not happen without personal growth."
- Jim Rohn

“Goals are a means to an end, not the ultimate purpose of our lives. They are simply a tool to concentrate our focus and move us in a direction. The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause ourselves to expand and grow. Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in the long term; it's who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to achieve your goals, that can give you the deepest and most long-lasting sense of fulfillment.”
- Anthony Robbins

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety."
- Abraham Maslow

"Don't GO through life, GROW through life."
- Eric Butterworth

"If we are growing, we are always going to be out of our comfort zone."
- John C. Maxwell

"Without the rain, flowers don't grow. Without challenges, neither do you."
- John Di Lemme

How Do You Play Soccer If You Live On A Floating Village?

2011-04-12T10:49:00.018+08:00

This video again shows that Nothing is impossible. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve." - Napoleon Hill

Never Give up, Follow Your Passion!

2011-01-06T12:50:00.002+08:00

Courage is...

2010-11-11T14:07:00.001+08:00

Liu Wei, a pianist who plays with his toes

2010-10-14T13:11:00.002+08:00

The world is full of amazing people who choose not to let their circumstances defeat them. Liu Wei, 23, an armless Chinese pianist shocked the country on "China's Got Talent" playing the piano with his toes. He lost both of his arms when he was 10, after touching a high-voltage wire while playing hide-and-seek.

Wei, from Beijing, had always wanted to be a professional musician. His first piano teacher quit and said it was impossible for anyone to play the piano without fingers. At 18, he decided to teach himself.

He said, "For people like me, there were only two options. One was to abandon all dreams, which would lead to a quick, hopeless death; the other was to struggle without arms to live an outstanding life".

我的人生中只有两条路 - 要么赶紧死，要么精彩地活着。刘伟 [中国达人秀]

YOU CAN, WHEN YOU BELIEVE!

2010-10-14T12:30:00.003+08:00

A Small Country but A Big Dream

2010-08-18T11:51:00.011+08:00

The inaugural Youth Olympics Games is now held in Singapore! Being a Singaporean, I'm so proud of my country for hosting such a world-watching sports event. I was even more proud when I watched the spectacular performance at the opening ceremony last Saturday =)

Opening Ceremony of Singapore 2010 Youth Olympics:
YOG Opening Ceremony 1
YOG Opening Ceremony 2

Watch the games live and get an update on the results at YOG TV Live

Choose to Live Your Dreams - Tererai Trent

2010-07-01T15:00:00.005+08:00

As a young girl in rural Zimbabwe, Tererai Trent lived without running water and electricity and had no hope for her future. "I remember very well my father pointing to my brothers and the other boys in the village and saying: 'These are the breadwinners of tomorrow. We need to educate them. We need to send them to school. The girls will get married,'" she says. "And that was just a painful experience for me."

Desperate to learn, this little girl with big dreams secretly did her brother's homework. "I learned to read and write from my brother's books," she says. Soon, Tererai's secret was exposed, and the teacher begged her father to let her learn.

Tererai attended only two terms before she was forced to marry at age 11. By age 18, she was the mother of three. "When my husband realized that I wanted to have an education, he would beat me," she says. "I have nightmares of that time of my life."

In 1991, a visitor changed Tererai's life forever. Jo Luck, from Heifer International, asked every woman about her greatest dream—something many of them didn't know they were allowed to have. "I remember very clearly saying: 'My name is Tererai, and I want to go to America to have an education, and I want to have a BS degree. I want to have a master's, and I want to have a PhD," she says. "And she just looked at me [and said], 'If you desire those things, it is achievable.'"

Hoping her daughter could break the cycle of poverty, Tererai's mother encouraged her to write her dreams on a piece of paper. The 20-year-old placed them in a scrap of tin and buried them under a rock in the pasture where she used to herd cattle. "As a woman without an education, life will continue to be a burden," she wrote. "I truly believe in these dreams, and I hope one day to work for the causes of women and girls in poverty."

Tererai not only broke the cycle—she shattered it. In 1998, Tererai moved to Oklahoma with her husband and now five children. Just three years later, she earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural education. In 2003—the same year her husband was deported for abuse—Tererai obtained her master's degree.

After every achievement, Tererai returned home to Zimbabwe, unearthed her tin of dreams and checked off each goal she accomplished, one by one. In December 2009, the now happily remarried Tererai will realize her greatest dream of all—a doctoral degree.

Tererai is a symbol of hope in her village. On a trip home in 2009, Tererai and her mother encouraged a new generation of girls to dream, giving them pens, paper and tiny metal tins. "It makes me feel happy, but at the same time, it makes me feel empty that there are more women who could have the same opportunity but they are not getting it," she says. "My story is not about me, but it's about what can come out of my story."

How I See Myself...

2010-06-03T14:45:00.005+08:00

Clay Dyer - The Most Inspirational Fisherman Ever

2010-03-01T12:35:00.002+08:00

Four Things We Cannot Recover

2010-03-01T12:27:00.004+08:00

The stone.... after the throw!
The word..... after it's said!
The occasion.... after the loss!
The time..... after it's gone!

The Clutter is All in Your Mind

2010-01-21T12:08:00.001+08:00

The Lunar New Year is nearing so it's time for the annual spring cleaning. So what are things we really need, and what the things we can donate to the needy or should toss away?

Many of us love to shop and often we ended buying things we like/want but do not need. And day by day these things start to clutter our space, shelves, cupboards, storeroom, and our mind.

Giving away or donating things we hardly use or don't really need is the step necessary for us to welcome newer and better things in our life. And not forgetting, "The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you."

The Clutter is all in Your Mind

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Quotes on Simplicity

2010-01-15T08:38:00.000+08:00

Timeless Treasures

"Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."
- Lao Tzu

"Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life,
and the labors of life reduce themselves."
- Edwin Way Teale

"Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language,
and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying.
The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things,
and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things."
- Elise Boulding

Success is...

2009-09-23T11:21:00.001+08:00

Success

1. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

2. Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time and talent.

3. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

4. Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationship with people you love and respect.

5. Be forgiving of yourself and others.

6. Be generous.

7. Have a grateful heart.

8. Persistence, persistence, persistence.

9. Discipline yourself to save money on even the most modest salary.

10. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.

11. Commit yourself to constant improvement.

12. Commit yourself to quality.

13. Take good care of those you love.

14. Be loyal.

15. Be honest.

16. Be a self-starter.

17. Be decisive even it it means you'll sometimes be wrong.

18. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.

19. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.

Quotes on Family

2009-09-14T13:33:00.001+08:00

"In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony."
- Eva Burrows

"Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds.
Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and friends."
- Anonymous

"Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family."
- Virginia Satir

"The best way to make your spouse and children feel secure is not with big deposits in bank accounts, but with little deposits of thoughtfulness and affection in the "love account."
- Zig Ziglar

败犬女王－寻找幸福

2009-09-11T12:06:00.003+08:00

單無雙要出嫁了。。。阿母虽然很希望女儿可以嫁出去,却更希望女儿嫁的人是自己所爱的,并能得到最终的幸福。。。

"结婚证书它只是可以证明你有另外一伴,但是它不能保证你下半辈子会是快乐的"

"婚姻不是绑住幸福的工具。。。"

"结婚不是结局,反而是考验的开始"

Everyday is the Beginning of a New Chapter

2009-07-17T10:15:00.000+08:00

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Life is like a BOOK -
everyday is a new page;
Make your book a BESTSELLER with
adventures to tell,
lessons to learn and
tales of good deeds to remember.

Sharpen your axe

2009-07-14T09:05:00.000+08:00

John, a woodcutter, worked for a Company for five years but never got a raise. The Company hired Bill and within a year he got a promotion. This caused resentment in John and he went to his Boss to talk about it.

The Boss said, "You are still cutting the same number of trees you were cutting five years ago. We are a result-oriented company and would be happy to give you a raise if your productivity goes up."

John went back started hitting harder and putting in longer hours but he still wasn't able to cut more trees. He went back to his Boss and told him his dilemma.

The Boss asked John to go and talk to Bill. "Maybe there is something Bill knows that you and I don't."

John asked Bill how he managed to cut more trees. Bill answered, "After every tree I cut, I take a break for two minutes and sharpen my axe. When was the last time you sharpened your axe?"

This question hit like a bullet and John got his answer.

"When was the last time you sharpened your axe?"
If you want to progress in life, you cannot rest on your past achievements. You must continuously sharpen your axe of knowledge, skills and expertise in whatever field of activity you may be in!

Quotes on Work

2009-07-02T14:54:00.003+08:00

Give It All You've Got
"There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes."
- William J. Bennett

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle."
- Steve Jobs

"The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves."
- Brian Tracy

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men.
No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man."
- Elbert Hubbard

"People who never do any more than they get paid for,
never get paid for any more than they do."
- Elbert Hubbard

"You got to like your work.
You have got to like what you are doing,
you have got to be doing something worthwhile so you can like it..
because it is worthwhile, that it makes a difference, don't you see?"
- Colonel Sanders

"Will someone else's life be brighter tomorrow because of what you have done today?"
- William Arthur Ward

Quotes on The Future

2009-06-28T12:31:00.004+08:00

Sunbeams Radiating Through Clouds, Paro, Bhutan

"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
- Peter Drucker

"Put your future in good hands - your own."
- Anonymous

"I'm an optimist.
I've always believed the future is going to be better than the past.
And I also believe I have a role in that.
The great thing about human beings, myself in particular,
is that I can change. I can do better.
If you can get up every day, stay optimistic, and believe the future is better than the past, those few things get you through a lot of tough times."
- Jeffrey Immelt

"The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day."
- Gloria Steinem

"My will shall shape the future.
Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own.
I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze.
My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny."
- Elaine Maxwell

Two Days We Should Not Worry About

2009-06-26T10:11:00.003+08:00

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry,
two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.

One of these days is Yesterday
with all its mistakes and cares,
its faults and blunders,
its aches and pains.

Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control.
All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday.

We cannot undo a single act we performed;
we cannot erase a single word we said.
Yesterday is gone forever.

The other day we should not worry about is Tomorrow
with all its possible adversities, its burdens,
its large promise and its poor performance;
Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control.

Tomorrow's sun will rise,
either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise.
Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow,
for it is yet to be born.

This leaves only one day, Today.
Any person can fight the battle of just one day.
It is when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternities
Yesterday and Tomorrow that we break down.

It is not the experience of Today that drives a person mad,
it is the remorse or bitterness of something which happened Yesterday
and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring.

Let us, therefore,
Live but one day at a time.

Quotes on Worrying

2009-06-20T19:13:00.010+08:00

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"Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy."
- Leo Buscaglia

"It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there's nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control?
The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized."
- Wayne Dyer

"Clearly understand, there isn't any situation that isn't made worse by worry.
Worry never solves anything.
Worry never prevents anything.
Worry never heals anything.
Worry serves only one purpose... it makes matters worse."
- Bob Proctor

"The task of worrying is to come up with positive solutions for life's perils by anticipating dangers before they arise.
If we are preoccupied by worries, we have that must less attention to expend on figuring out the answers.
Our worries become self-fulfilling prophecies, propelling us toward the very disaster they predict."
- Daniel Goleman