愛、生活、人生系列

The Way Toward Health 健康之道   身體是心理的一面鏡子。改變信念，就能改善身體狀況 ！醫師常常問看診的病人：「你有沒有高血壓、糖尿病？」病人通常會回答：「我現在沒有高血壓、糖尿病，但是我的爸爸、媽媽有，我以後也會有。」可見，我們已經被催眠和暗示了。在「賽斯哲學思想」裡，不承認遺傳類疾病，特別是中、老年之後才顯現出來的，與生活、飲食有關的慢性病，尤其是高血壓和糖尿病。 我們常常被自我的慣性牽著走，...

個人的偏好Personal Preferences  每個人都有食、衣、住、行、育、樂等需求，但每個人的喜好都不同，自己喜歡的，都可稱為個人的偏好。在我們的日常生活中，我們經常在做自己喜歡的事，這就是個人的偏好。問題是，我們有沒有真正問過自己：「我最喜歡的是什麼呢？」因此，探索並了解自己的喜好，不僅是自我發現的旅程，更是自己生活品質的提升。我們的內在世界，可以比喻為一幅豐富多彩的畫布，每一筆、每一色，都代表著我們...

Beyond Imagination 超乎想像   Imagine a world where machines can think, learn and create beyond our level of intelligence. A world where our personal AI assistant understands our emotions, where self-driving cars navigate flawlessly through bustling city streets, and where AI-generated art and music captivate (著迷) our senses. Well, in the world of AI, it is, exactly, a realm where boundarie...

下雨天、慵懶天 上禮拜(6月2日到6月5日)，每天連續下雨，很不方便！出門的人們，不得已，要穿上雨衣，拿起雨傘。開車的人們，也因為車輛變多而煩躁。下雨的時候，路上溼答答的，走起路來，感覺很潮溼，地板也滑滑的，腳會很癢、不舒服。鞋子、襪子都黏黏的，不清爽！下雨天是發霉的天氣，人也要跟著長霉了，感覺心情沉沉的，提不起勁，賴床時間變長，容易心煩，情緒低落，一整天都灰濛濛，胡思亂想，總繞著下雨的麻煩，夾雜著無聊...

Companions同學、同伴與同好 我們稱呼同班上課的夥伴為同學；一起工作的夥伴為同事；有共同興趣的夥伴為同好；假期結夥出遊的朋友為同伴；常常混在一起吃喝玩樂的哥兒們為同黨；來自同一個國家的人叫做同胞；來自同一個家鄉的人叫做同鄉；理念一致的人叫做同志；在一起衝鋒陷陣的軍中弟兄叫做同袍；就算遊手好閒不務正業的夥伴，也可稱為同道。這些有共同點的朋友，我們相信能有更深的連結。換句話說，與有共同愛好的朋友們相處，...

Giving Thanks and Expressing Gratitude Each holiday season comes with high expectations for a cozy and festive time of year. However, for many, the Thanksgiving season might be tinged (著色) with sadness, anxiety, or depression. Research suggests that giving thanks and expressing our gratitude can actually lift the good and right spirits. The word gratitude is derived from the Latin word&nbsp...

Evaluations and Feedback For many, the evaluations encourage readers to continue practicing and learning because when people receive thoughtful evaluations, they feel heard and become motivated to improve.  Delivering an evaluation is an excellent way to practice and demonstrate our suggestions to readers. As good evaluators, we give helpful feedback to others. We take the time to work on top...

How to Be a Good English-writing Teacher    In our writing classrooms, we are writers, including teachers and students. In other words, in order to teach effective English writing, we must be effective English writers ourselves. We can try starting blogs or vlogs, writing articles, or developing short stories for English writing. We, then, practice and write out the paragraphs by ourselv...

Coffee Break咖啡休息時間 聽朋友說，在義大利喝咖啡，就像喝水一樣，早餐來一杯，中餐飯後一杯，晚餐吃飽，再來一杯。在米蘭的餐廳裡，就連吃中式、日式、韓式、泰式，甚至巴西烤肉等，各式異國料理，餐後，侍者都會很有禮貌地詢問，要不要來份甜點，或一杯咖啡？大部分的義大利人，真的三餐飯後，都會來一杯咖啡，他們不怕喝太多，或者喝太晚睡不著，他們在飯後喝咖啡，就像我們吃完飯配水果一樣。「咖啡休息時間 (coffee break)...

不要拿別人的過錯，來懲罰自己  在我的為人處事與生活中，我總是把每個人與每件事，都很認真地去處理與看待，唯恐怠慢了別人，或沒把事情做好。但，不是每個人都把我當一回事，或想努力去做事。於是，我常常會認知失調，自己難過與生氣···，也許我沒必要那麼serious吧！掌控情緒這件事，說來簡單，但是要做到卻很難，那是要經過很多歷練，才能改變觀念，繼而改變態度的。人為什麼會焦慮、有情緒呢？因為我們太重視別人與事情...

Doing Things without Pay What are the truly priceless aspects of life that money can’t buy? Obviously, money cannot buy knowledge, passion and friendships. These most valuable aspects of life, i.e., knowledge, passion and friendships, indeed, cannot be purchased. My writings and podcasts every week are cultivated through my life experiences and personal dedication. They are not paid by money. Yes....

Following My Own Pace After reading some articles, I am convinced that I don’t need to worry about how “fast” I am trying to go because life isn’t a race. Life is not a competition. And I don’t have to run faster than others. Regarding success, it seems that we have to achieve something within a certain timeline, such as going to university/college and finishing it at aged 22, getting married in o...

生活與生命的目的是進步 2025年4月3日星期四，我們全家北上去台北「中正紀念堂」遊覽，在蔣公銅像前拍照留念，又欣賞了閱兵交接典禮，實為壯觀。我在蔣公銅像旁邊，看了兩排字： 「生活的目的，在增進人類全體之生活；生命的意義，在創造宇宙繼起之生命。」 感觸良多。以前小時候，在教科書上，不斷背誦，朗朗上口。如今，已年過60，再細細品味，真是百感交集。短短30個字，道出了生活與生命的意義。 生活，不單只是一個人在生活著...

Feeling Safe or Trying the Potential Challenges Feeling safe is a fundamental human need, vital for both mental and physical health. Safety provides a sense of security and freedom from fear or anxiety, enabling individuals to thrive and function optimally. It influences how we navigate the world, form connections, and pursue our goals. The significance of feeling safe cannot be overstated. This e...

Hope Is the Most Daily Comfortable Deed Hope, for us, is crucial in times of uncertainty, and in dealing with adversity. However, hope is not optimism, which is a belief that everything will work out. Hope is much more active, a feeling and a mindset that we have to work at in order to achieve our goals despite difficult circumstances. I would like to say that in our mundane life, hope is the most...

To Act and Be a Hero A Psalm of Life Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! — For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem.   Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.   Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end...

Butterflies and Roses I Fluttered Brightly as a Butterfly Jenny Chu   I fluttered brightly as a butterfly That flies everywhere in the charming gardens, When all the time I saw A cluster of flamboyant roses; Besides the alleys, beneath the trees, Swaying and swinging in the breeze.   Continuous as the honeybees that roamed And wandered in the parks, They searched and hunted the everlasti...

Eating Is Gorgeous The pleasure of eating is not mere gourmet. If we know the people whose vegetables have grown beautifully and healthily, perhaps, we will have such a memory with the food, and enjoy the pleasures of eating. It means that the knowledge of the good healthy food relieves and comforts the eaters. The same goes for eating meat. The thought of the attractive pasture and the strong cal...

The Magic of Serendipity “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans,” John Lennon presciently (預知地) wrote in his song “Beautiful Boy” on his final album, and it is found to be quite accurate. Fortunately, the unexpected can also work out favorably, sometimes taking us in an entirely new and happier direction. Serendipity is defined to be the occurrence and devel...

Following Our Hearts, Not Our Words Follow means that something or someone else is going to lead us. So to follow our hearts is to listen to us right now. To follow our hearts sounds innocent, pure and good. That is, to follow our hearts suggests that we are going to let our feelings and emotions be our guides. There are two ways to see whether we are “following our hearts” or not. The first one i...

重講故事，讓自己開心      快樂不一定是一切都很美好了，而是，我們不再在意那一點點的不美好，而願意在懂得不美好中，找到美好。其實，我們就是讓自己開心就好！      當我們還是小孩子的時候，通常都是比較喜歡卡通動畫這類情節性較強的故事，相較之下，我們會去注意到發生了什麼故事，而不會去注意故事裡面人物的觀點。長大後，當我們再閲讀一些故事時，我們可能又有不同的...

The Best Editors to Change the Stories and Perspectives      When people hold tightly to their positions or beliefs, direct attempts at challenging them typically result in defensiveness and resistance. However, if we are “just telling a story,” there is nothing to defend against or resist. When we meet someone who has an entrenched (根深蒂固的) view or perspective of anot...

要有耐心       耐心或許不是每一個人天生都擁有的，不過，耐心是可以慢慢培養的。法國作家歐諾黑·巴爾扎克說：「人類所有的氣力，只是耐心加上時間的混合而已。所謂強者，既有毅力，又會等待時機。」耐心等待機會，我們就能在意想不到中，獲得成功。我們做任何事情，都要有耐心。耐心的解決問題，耐心地完成功課，及耐心的去了解、探索各種新事物。愛迪生曾耐心的花了整整十年，去研製蓄電池，期間...

尊重與服務      叔本華說：「我們要尊重每一個人，不論他是何等卑微、可笑」。尊重是一種美德，每個人都渴望得到別人的尊重，但也得尊重別人。因此，尊重十分重要。談尊重，首先，我們要學會尊重自己，因為尊重自己，是尊重別人的開端。例如一個人本來就有工作的能力，讓自己過得很好，卻因為挫折而氣餒，那就不尊重自己了。正所謂「人必自重，而後人重之」，假如我們認真地生活，尊重自己，也就是對他...

順其自然的美好Let All Things Happen Naturally      人生所有的事情，都來的很自然，人生百態，順其自然是最適當的心境。其實，萬事不必太在意，擁有時請珍惜，失去時不說遺憾，過多的在乎，會將人生的樂趣減半，看淡一切，也就增添生命的盎然。有緣無分、有分無緣，都是生命中不圓滿的缺憾，它不應成為我們人生的途中，走不出的困惑和茫然。有失敗，就會有成功，有完美，就會有遺憾，且讓一切順其自然...