About 13 years ago, I left Toronto on a not so great note. It was the dead of winter when I wanted out of my partying life. I was feeling aimless, feeling hopeless and even asked my sister to help pay for a flight out because I was already broke. Although I can’t say that I ever took the steps to take my life but I will say that not wanting to be in this world were thoughts that took up a lot of real estate in my mind. It was probably the lowest I ever felt in my life.
Prior to that, I remember making a trip out to Malaysia and something felt right about this place. I ran away from my own demons to forge a new life for myself. I could finally escape my own reality and make something of myself.
I felt saved in many ways. Not all of us are lucky and sometimes the voices in our head will drown out the love everyone has for you despite how much you know how much they care— your pain still hurts more. We are all struggling in our own ways and the shame we carry keeps us stuck from taking the next step.
On #worldsuicidepreventionday I hope whoever is struggling will be able to speak to someone. I know it’s scary and it feels like the darkest of days, but I promise light will come and it will be worth living.
Today I honour dear Rita Pita. We always had the best times and even better times when we would go to the supermarket and then head back fo yours for more giggles. I wish there was more time in the world for you. I hope you’ve found your peace and you will live in all of our hearts forever. ❤️
同時也有63部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過8萬的網紅Jackz,也在其Youtube影片中提到,【當年今日】 這是最好的時代,也是最壞的時代。 有人說我們的社會撕裂,但我卻感受到香港人史無前例的團結。 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Some said social cleavages emerged in our c...
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【一切的失敗和不足,都是最美好的安排】
All Failures & Lacks Are The Best Things to Happen to Us
三個月前,收到來自台灣客人的這封電郵時,開心和心酸交織著在心裡。
開心,因為這是一年前通過Zoom視訊的客人。他居然在我們看八字的一週年,特地寫了封感謝函給我,真有心!
心酸,因為他寫在電郵裡的低落心情,我完完全全明白。
他的經歷,是我的曾經。我當初也是很難,很久才能走出來。
有一回,我為一位芳華正茂的女子批八字時,她很用心的寫下我說的話。
論寫筆記的完整,她是我客人當中的佼佼者。
寫到一半,我注意到她的右手開始微微顫抖。我以為是空調的風太大了,冷到她,便問她要不要披巾。
她說,是她的焦慮症發作。
「我沒在兇你,也沒對你嚴厲,你為何突然焦慮?」
「我.....打從今年疫情打亂了我的計畫,我就一直很焦慮。我覺得我很沒用,同學們都前進了,只有我現在什麼都不是,亂糟糟的。我就一直很緊張,萬一我一直都是這樣,怎麼辦?」
說著,她眼眶一紅,眼淚像斷了線的珍珠鏈似的灑下來。
我的媽呀!是我的樣子長得很催淚,還是我的聲音聽起來很虐心?怎麼客人,不分男女老少,東南西北,看到我好像都很容易哭?
我抓起一張紙巾遞給她。
「所以,我不是來了嗎?你來找我,就是要問個明路,而你很幸運那麼快就看到我啦!你看你的筆記寫得多工整,多齊全。我很多客人都不如你啊!我今天的工作,就是來給你答案的。我沒有把握,也不會接你這份差事。我接了,就代表還可以補救。你照著我的指示去做,一定柳暗花明又一村。」
又另一回,一位四十多歲的媽媽請我看兒子的八字。
我在批著八字時,這位媽媽點頭認同,然後就聲淚俱下。
我轉頭看著她沈默不語的先生。我說錯了什麼嗎?太太哭成淚人,你怎麼連紙巾也不拿給她啊?
「我是個沒有用的母親,很不稱職的母親。我沒有辦法教好孩子。我很愛他,可是很多時候我都不知道要怎麼做,我就會對他發脾氣,說狠話,過後我又後悔。我忍下來,可是後來還是會一樣!」
我沒打斷她,等她的哭聲逐漸小聲後,我柔柔的說:「我來啦!我坐在你前面了。你已經看到我,就是有辦法了。你知道你自己不行,會去找辦法,就代表你願意去學習做個好媽媽啊!」
我把紙巾遞給她,再說:「不要哭了,要不然,別人看了以為是我不要借你錢,才把你弄得那麼傷心。」
曾幾何時,我們都會以外在所擁有的,來定義自己的人生是否值得自己喜歡。
從原生家庭、樣貌、健康、身型、智力、天賦等,到後來的學歷、友情、事業、財富、婚姻、子女......
哪一樣沒有,而偏偏是我們最想要的,我們就會認定自己失敗的一塌糊塗。
我認為這就是普通教育最大的問題所在。父母老師都是這樣把我們「分門別類」的。值不值得父母疼愛或向親朋戚友炫耀,也離不開那幾點。
久而久之,我們也只會以「成功」來定義自己是否有價值,甚至來衡量自己是否有活下去的勇氣。
我比較喜歡佛法的定義。我們每個人都是一尊佛,六道眾生皆有佛性,只因一時的迷,因此墮落在苦輪不停的輪迴。
可正因為我們有佛性,我們都有無窮無盡的可能。每個人的內在有著很強大的力量,等著我們遇到明師後,去發掘、探索和了解。
而這天生俱來的力量,就是你改命立命的資本。
如果人生順風順水,我們永遠不會想要出離,誤把人間當極樂,所以一定要有苦,我們才會意識到,為什麼我們會在這鬼地方?要怎麼樣才可以離開這鬼地方去到極樂?
反過來,我們都應該感恩自己遇到的挫折,因為從這些苦中,我們才能生出智慧。
沒有一個八字是完美的。一切的失敗和不足,都是最美好的安排,如此你才會有出離心,返本歸源。
_______________________
3 months ago, when I received this email from my Taiwan client, there was this feeling of bittersweetness.
I was happy because this was the client I did a Zoom consultation last June. He sent me this email on the one-year anniversary date of our Zoom call, to express his gratitude. How sweet!
On the other hand, I could relate to the emotional turmoil he felt at that point in his life.
His experience was my past. It also took me a very long time to walk out from my gloominess.
Once, I analysed the Bazi of a very young lady. She was meticulously jotting down notes as I spoke.
Her detailed note-taking skills easily took the top place among my clients.
Halfway through, I noticed her right hand was trembling slightly. I thought it was due to the cold draft from the air conditioning, so I asked if she needed a shawl.
She replied that it was her anxiety disorder acting up.
“I was not fierce or strict with you. What caused your sudden anxiety?”
“I…ever since the pandemic disrupted my plans, I have been in this state of anxiety. I kept feeling useless. All my classmates are progressing expect me. I have nothing to show for and my life is in a mess. I am very anxious. What if I continue to be like this? What am I going to do?”
As she spoke, her eyes turned red and tears started rolling down like a broken strand of pearl necklace scattering onto the ground.
Oh dear! I am beginning to wonder if I have a tear-jerker face or a heart-tormenting voice. Why do my clients, regardless of gender and age, North South or East West, seem to cry easily when they see me?
I grabbed a piece of tissue and handed it to her.
“Ain’t I here already? You came to me for a roadmap and you are very lucky to see me so soon. Look at how precise and neat your notes are! Many of my clients aren’t even on par with you. My job today is to give you answers. If I didn’t have the confidence, I would not have taken up your request. Now that I did, that means there is still hope. If you follow my instructions, you will see things looking up very soon.”
On another occasion, a mother in her forties came to me for her son’s Bazi consultation.
As I was analysing, the mother nodded her head in agreement. The next thing I know, she started weeping loudly.
I turned to look at her husband, who had been silent all along. Did I say something wrong? And hello, your wife was crying. Why weren’t you gentleman enough to give her a tissue paper?
“I am a useless mother. I am incompetent. I do not know how to teach my son well. I love my son very much. But many times, I do not know what to do and thus I flare up at him and speak harshly. I always regret afterwards. I tried enduring but it still ends badly!”
I did not interrupt her and waited for her cries to soften, before speaking gently, “I’m here! I’m already sitting in front of you. You are looking at me now and that means help is here. You know that you are incompetent, so you went looking for solutions. That means you are willing to learn how to be a better mother!”
I handed a piece of tissue and said, “Don’t cry anymore, otherwise, other patrons will think that it’s because I refuse to lend you money.”
Since young, we have been using external possessions to define whether our lives are worth liking.
The family we are born into, our looks, health, body shape, intellect, talents, and then we move on to compare our academics, friendships, career, wealth, marriage and children.
If we are lacking in the area we covet most, we grade our lives as a failure.
I think this is the biggest problem in societal education. Our parents and teachers categorized us that way. Whether we as children are worthy of their love and bragging, depends on the few points above too.
Thus over time, we can only use the term “success” to determine whether we are of value, for some people, whether they should live on to take their next breath.
I very much prefer the definition in Buddhism. We are all Buddhas. Each and every sentient being in the six realms has a Buddha nature in them. But they got lost momentarily and fell into the endless wheel of reincarnation.
Yet, because of our Buddha nature, we have an unlimited source of potential. Every one of us has a very powerful strength inside us. It is just waiting for us to meet an accomplished teacher, so that we have the tools to explore and understand it:
And this strength that we are born with is the capital for us to transform and establish our own destiny.
If life is smooth-sailing, we would never want to leave and would mistake this mortal realm for Pureland. Thus, we all need sufferings, to realise that we should break out of this hell of a place. There has to be a better world somewhere. So how we get there?
We should, in fact, be grateful for all the setbacks and failures we have. Because it is from these sufferings, our wisdom arise:
No single Bazi is perfect. Every failure and lack we experience is the best arrangement for us, so that the heart of renunciation will arise in us and we will return to where we came from.
best place to live in the world 在 Milton Goh Blog and Sermon Notes Facebook 的最讚貼文
Does God Love You?
“He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.” (1 John 4:8-10 WEB)
There is only one reliable way to know that God loves you.
When you receive a pay raise at work, that is not the proof that He loves you.
If you come down with a flu, that is not proof that He does not love you or is angry with you.
All these different ‘happenings’ are not how we measure God’s love for us.
The apostle John wrote the correct answer clearly for our benefit: “In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.”
If you want to know that God loves you, just look at what He did for you at the cross.
God delivered up Jesus His only begotten Son, placed all your sins upon Him, and punished Him in your place.
God loves you so much that He does not want you to bear the punishment for sin. Jesus endured God’s wrath so that we who believe that Jesus is Lord are spared from punishment.
This truth will never change.
So on good days and bad days, you can lean on God’s love for you that never decreases.
God’s love is at the same level of intensity for all of us since the proof is the same. Jesus died for everyone’s sins.
Yes, everyone. Including the worst sinners that people deem unworthy of being saved.
This means that we don’t need to be jealous of one another. Comparison is toxic. God loves you just as much as He loves me. If you have faith in His word, you will experience the fulfillments of His promises.
“What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:31-32 WEB)
Just visualize what happened at the cross and you can say, “Yes, this is how I know that God is loving and gracious towards me—because He delivered up His precious Son for me.”
If God did not withhold His best from you, then He will not deprive you of any good thing. Just as you got saved through faith, also receive good things through faith. That is the way under the New Covenant of Grace!
Discover the power of having faith in Jesus Christ in my eBook “Messiah’s Miracles” which expounds on the 37 recorded miracles worked by Jesus in the four gospels. As you see God’s heart of grace and love in these miracles, your faith will be prepared to receive miracles in your own life: https://bit.ly/messiahs-miracles
best place to live in the world 在 Jackz Youtube 的最讚貼文
【當年今日】
這是最好的時代,也是最壞的時代。
有人說我們的社會撕裂,但我卻感受到香港人史無前例的團結。
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Some said social cleavages emerged in our city,
but what I witnessed was an unprecedented unity of HongKongers.
2019年6月16日,香港經歷有史以來最大規模的示威遊行活動。多達200萬人參與遊行,抗議政府修訂《逃犯條例》草案。除撤回修訂逃犯條例外,不少民眾要求行政長官林鄭月娥下台。身穿黑衣的示威人潮迫滿街頭,令港島一帶馬路宛如「黑海」。亦有不少人手持白花,紀念日前在太古廣場墜樓的「梁烈士」。示威者手持不同的標語表達訴求,當中包括「學生沒有暴動」、「釋放被捕人士」、「追究警暴」等等。當首批遊行人士抵達金鐘添馬公園終點的時候,仍有不少遊行人士在維多利亞公園等待出發。儘管香港在當年暑假發生了一連串的事件,特首林鄭月娥要到9月初才正式撤回備受爭議的《逃犯條例》修訂草案。
毋忘,勿諒。?
0:00 On 16 June 2019, Hong Kong experienced its largest protest in history.
0:05 As many as 2 million people demonstrated against the controversial extradition bill.
0:09 Many called for Chief Executive Carrie Lam to step down.
0:12 Protesters wearing black clothes filled streets and turned roads into a sea of black.
0:16 Many also mourned “martyr” Marco Leung, who fell to his death at Pacific Place the day before.
0:22 Demands reflected in placards included "Students are not rioters", "Release detained protesters" and "Investigate police brutality".
0:29 When the first group of marchers arrived at the march's endpoint, Tamar Park in Admiralty, there were still protesters waiting to leave Victoria Park in Causeway Bay.
0:35 Despite the infamous 721, 831 incidents throughout the summer, Carrie Lam did not declare full withdrawal of the controversial bill amendment until early September.
0:41 Never forget. Never forgive. ?
#兩年前 #二百萬零一人 #香港人加油
References:
【616遊行全紀錄】周一早晨示威者商議後轉往添馬公園集結,金鐘夏慤道重新開放
https://theinitium.com/article/20190616-hongkong-extradition-bill-protest-live/
Hong Kong Timeline 2019-2021: Anti-Extradition Protests & National Security Law
https://www.hrichina.org/en/hong-kong-timeline-2019-2021-anti-extradition-protests-national-security-law
Hong Kong protest: 'Nearly two million' join demonstration
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-48656471
best place to live in the world 在 Rika Adrina Youtube 的最讚貼文
where do i even begin... all my gratitude and love goes out to my friends that i lived with in the UK, i know things will never be the same for any of us anymore but we really did live through a dream despite what has happened. 2020 gave us all sorts of versions of heartbreak and loss, but i rather perceive this year as the time where we all found ourselves.
My heart and respect goes out to our frontliners all over the world for their dedication and strength in being the ultimate saviours of our generation. Our fight is still not over from this pandemic, so do remember to stay safe and show your gratitude to all your loved ones the best you can because we are all so temporary.
once again, thank u so much for being with me this entire year. I know my reach here is very minuscule, but the love and support y'all had poured onto my mini projects here are so wholesome, i'm just so very grateful so thank u so much
p/s - there are so many of my friends in uni whom you did not see in this video but regardless all of y'all are people i'll keep close to my heart for a very long time. love u guys very much
You can say hi to me here:
Twitter/Instagram - @rikaadrina
TikTok - notrikaplsdontlookforme
My biggest project this year, watch & listen to Better Half (a music video):
https://youtu.be/rd2PqnMIkxs
Watch my previous video, such a beautiful place, to be with friends - pembrokeshire vlog:
https://youtu.be/jZJ-zK28fXk
Song credits:
1. Communicator - Reed Mathis
2. Moonrise - Reed Mathis
3. Stinson - Reed Mathis
video concept inspired by the very talented miss ashley bestdressed, watch where I got my storytelling style from: https://youtu.be/GKRgMvfEmSE
best place to live in the world 在 SLSMusic Youtube 的最佳解答
✨ 300,000 Subscribers Special Video
✨ 30萬訂閱特別影片
✨ チャネル30万登録者記念
Hi, I'm SLS. Here's our 300k special video. I recorded this video for almost a whole afternoon. NG several times, and It's pretty hard for me playing on an unfamiliar piano, especially a heavy one like Steinway. I've tried my best. All the songs you heard in this video are the songs we've done before in this channel. (or in the future LOL) They're the memories for both you and me.
I wanna thank to Sigfrid Art Center for offering the place and the Steinway piano, and thank to my cinematographer Santon.W for helping me with everyone on video. Thanks to Tt and Emma for helping me that day. None of these happen without your help. hope you like this video.
Anyway, thank you all for making this happen. I'll work harder and try to make SLSMusic better and better, bring you more music contents in the future. As always, we'll upload video every Friday, and do live streaming on the weekends. Don't miss it!
嗨我是SLS,30萬影片來了。在這部影片中你所有聽到的30首樂曲都是在這個頻道上我們曾經演奏過的音樂,對我來說這部影片不只是個普通的串燒,也代表著過程與回憶。
這部影片錄了一整個下午,除了直接一口氣彈30首不能停腦袋要轉的過來有點難度以外,因為是不熟悉的(當天第一次碰)史坦威重琴,實在是讓我吃了些苦頭,這次也要特別感謝「齊格飛藝術中心」提供場地,及超強攝影師仙桶Santon.W讓我可以沒有後顧之憂的專心錄音,也要感謝桌球和Emma當天幫我處理很多事情,沒有你們的幫忙這部影片絕對出不來。
一路走到30萬也經歷了許多風風雨雨,想說的話都在影片後面了,這裡就不多說。對了,怕有些人還不知道,我們頻道開啟了會員系統,除了有每週樂譜、音檔、直播檔等福利,最近還新增了Discord會員限定聊天群組,如果想進一步支持SLSMusic的粉絲歡迎加入會員給與我們實質上的支持!感謝大家一路以來的支持,接下來我還是會更加努力去帶給大家新作品。每週都會發佈新影片、隔週會做線上音樂會直播,千萬別錯過。我是SLS,我們下週見!
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00:11 Hataraku Saibou / CheerS - ClariS / はたらく細胞
00:26 One Piece / One Day - Rootless
00:52 Fate/stay Night / Brave Shine - Aimer
01:13 Nier:Automata / Weight of the World
02:08 No Game No Life Zero / There is a Reason - 鈴木このみ
02:54 Tokyo Ghoul / Katharsis - TK from 凛として時雨
03:28 From the Abyss / Deep in Abyss 來自深淵
04:04 Naruto / Blue Bird - Ikimonogatari いきものがかり
04:25 Your Lie in April / Hikarunara 光るなら - Goose House
04:47 Naruto / Departure to the Frontline 出陣
05:32 Secret Base ~Kimi ga Kureta Mono~ 君がくれたもの
06:30 Mahou Tsukai No Yome 魔法使いの嫁 / Here - Junna
07:01 Violet Evergarden / Sincerely - TRUE
07:34 Kimetsu no Yaiba 鬼滅の刃 / Gurenge 紅蓮華- LiSA
08:09 No Game No Life / This Game - 鈴木このみ
08:45 Fullmetal Alchemist 鋼の錬金術師 / Again - Yui
09:09 Sword Art Online / Swordland
10:15 A Cruel Angel's Thesis 残酷な天使のテーゼ
10:33 My Hero Academia 僕のヒーローアカデミア 我的英雄學院
/ Peace Sign - Kenshi Yonezu 米津玄師
10:59 Karakuri Pierrot - 40mP
11:37 Fairy Tail / Main Theme
11:54 One Piece / Share The World - TVXQ 東方神起
12:16 Guilty Crown / My Dearest - supercell 罪惡皇冠
12:53 Laputa: Castle in the Sky - Joe Hisaishi 天空の城 / 久石讓
13:32 Digimon Adventure デジモン / Brave Heart
14:22 Gun Gale Online / Ryuusei - Eir Aoi 藍井エイル
14:36 Pokemon / XYZ - Matsumoto Rika 松本梨香
14:53 Domestic Girlfriend ドメスティックな彼女 / Kawaki wo Ameku カワキヲアメ
15:02 Detective Conan 名探偵コナン / 渡月橋 - Mai Kuraki 倉木麻衣
15:48 Senbonzakura 千本桜 - Kurousa-P 黒兎P
17:21 BONUS!!!
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