*(edits made to post) Starting with myself, just as I am, here and now. Featuring article:Turn Your Thinking Upside Down

Pema Chödrön - Turn Your Thinking Upside Down

Starting with myself, just as I am, here and now.
From my personal experience reading this self-discovery blog, it has helped me to understand myself better, why I did certain things and how I can help myself overcome my tendencies.

edit*I'm still learning about people around me, I make mistakes. With each learning experience I get to understand myself and others better, and hopefully understanding the world better as well. =)

I would like to share this article for a start on how a person can start practicing his or her mind. There are many more articles across various disciplines from there to choose from.

edit*Please know that Integral Options blog doesn't contain or provide all the answers or instant solutions, but it can help provide a way or knowledge for those who are searching for some answers, or simply ways to live better.

Quoting the subheading:
"Integral Options Cafe offers a place to discuss all things related to a Buddhist, integral worldview. While theory is important (Buddhism, Ken Wilber, Spiral Dynamics, psychology, and Integral Theory), so is politics, art & poetry, human values, popular culture, and humor. I invite comments, different points of view, and anything that can add to a civil discussion of living in an integral world."

This blog has been helpful to me and it seems it will continue to be,
I hope you'd find it interesting too. =)

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Listen to a song: Here & There

Here & There 恰克与飞鸟[chage & aska] http://www.haoting.com/htmusic/138094ht.htm

Quotes on a Friday - Don't give up on your dreams!

Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you.
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When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
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It doesn't matter how many say it cannot be done or how many people have tried it before; it's important to realize that whatever you're doing, it's your first attempt at it.
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What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.
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When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow,
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
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If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.
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In the making

Making it easy to be myself.

树木结疤的地方，也是树干最坚强的地方。

德国人有一句谚语：“树木结疤的地方，也是树干最坚强的地方。”在大自然中，树木会受风吹雨打，树干、树枝会倾倒、折断，但同样有机会愈合，会有机会生长下去。而曾折断的地方，虽然会长得比其他的树难看，但这些部分亦同时会是这棵树最坚硬、最有力的地方，支撑着整棵树向高空发展继续成长。每个人都有他自己的、饱受风吹雨打的故事，在万物之灵主宰这地球前，大自然早就已经赋予我们一种生存的本领，而这种本领会帮助我们成长，就算在挫折之后同样可以迎风而立－－就好比谚语所说的老树干一样。

Taken from.

Germans have a saying "The toughest area on a tree is where the scars are." In nature, trees often bear the brunt of weather.
The trunks, the branches will fall and break, but at the same time it will have the opportunity to heal and grow.
The scars will be ugly, but they are the toughest spots,
supporting the development of the entire tree.
Everyone has a story; nature has given us a survival skill,
it will help us grow in the face of setbacks to get back on our feet--
like the old tree in the saying.

=X I need to work on my English.

The Lighthouse Keeper

THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER from THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER team on Vimeo.

Pi ta pa pi ta bipa ta ti ta pa pi

Does everyone have a nature phenomenon they like?