Bruno Mars - Today My Life Begins

Greyson Chance - Waiting Outside The Lines

Waiting Outside The Lines Greyson Chance

You’ll never enjoy your life,
living inside the box
You’re so afraid of taking chances,
how you gonna reach the top?
Rules and regulations,
force you to play it safe
Get rid of all the hesitation,
it’s time for you to seize the day
Instead of just sitting around
and looking down on tomorrow
You gotta let your feet off the ground,
the time is now
I’m waiting, waiting, just waiting,
I’m waiting, waiting outside the lines
Waiting outside the lines
Waiting outside the lines
Try to have no regrets
even if it’s just tonight
How you gonna walk ahead
if you keep living blind?
Stuck in my same position,
you deserve so much more
There’s a whole world around us,
just waiting to be explored
Instead of just sitting around
and looking down on tomorrow
You gotta let your feet off the ground,
the time is now, just let it go
The world will force you to smile
I’m here to help you notice the rainbow
Cause I know,
What’s in you is out there
I’m waiting, waiting, just waiting,
I’m waiting, waiting outside the lines
Waiting outside the lines
Waiting outside the lines
I’m trying to be patient (I’m trying to be patient)
the first step is the hardest (the hardest)
I know you can make it,
go ahead and take it
I’m Waiting, waiting, just waiting I’m waiting
I’m waiting, waiting, just waiting
I’m waiting, waiting outside the lines
Waiting outside the lines
Waiting outside the lines
You’ll never enjoy your life
Living inside the box
You’re so afraid of taking chances,
How you gonna reach the top?

Chance was born on August 16, 1997 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Chance began playing the piano at the age of 8 and has had three years of piano lessons; however, he had no formal vocal training.
Of his inspiration, Chance said, "I love artists who are able to communicate their emotions through music and sing from the heart. That’s what I’m hoping to do with my songs

BELLA GAIA - A Poetic Vision of Earth from Space

他用創意改變世界 ～ Bella Gaia

我在日本琵琶湖因為工作和林顯宗老師的因緣參與了全球琵琶湖水與和平座談會，目的是提升人們對水的意識和重要性，並協助創造世界和平。
江本勝水博士是當時的主辦單位邀請了他的好友共23位來自日本，俄羅斯，荷蘭，冰島，比利時，台灣等並結合心靈，科學和藝術以傳達水和世界和平，所以當中的演講者有科學家，音樂家，靈性大師，治療師，教授，聲音療師和作者。

我一向以來是視覺型的人，當時有一位藝術表演者，結合影音和舞蹈來傳達我們的家，Bella Gaia (美麗的地球)讓我印象非常深刻。

Kenji William提到Bella Gaia的緣起是他從一位在外太空住過一段時間的太空人告訴他，當他在外太空遙望著每一顆星球的時候，發現最美麗的星球原來是地球，因為有水。

Kenji以擅長小提琴演奏自己創作的音樂配合影音的呈現

透過螢幕上以電腦影像設計地球也從地球不同的角度，陸地，海洋，國家告訴我們地球那裡生病了。。

目前Kenji一直不停的到全世界去巡迴用他的創意為美麗地球做代言，用音樂和藝術去影響更多的人意識地球要帶給我們的訊息。
www.bellagaia.com

The Power of NOW ~ 當下的力量

在自我療癒的過程中，非常關鍵的是“當下力量”是其中一本書陪伴我走出人生其中一次低潮期，兩年前有開始看中文版，可是就是無法把整本書看完，其中原因我無法和翻譯的中文內容合為一體的明白它。
當我翻開已買了一年的英文版時，發現非常簡單明白作者Eckhart Tolle 所寫的內容, 同時也依照每一個步驟去練習，卻意外收穫讓我放下內心對於某個人事物的執著，更讚的是我感到無比的平靜和寧靜。我深深的感受幸福是因為我擁有平靜的心和當下時刻。
這本書也是Winfrey Oprah生命中最重要的10本書之一，如果基督教有聖經，這本書也是我的其中一本聖經。

以下是我從書中引摘一些讓我省思和轉換的內容。。。

You are not your MIND

The moment you observe it, feel its energy within you, and take your attention into it, the identification is broken. A higher dimension of consciousness has come in. I call is presence. You are now the witness or the watcher of the pain-body. This means that is cannot use you anymore by pretending to be you, and it can no longer replenish itself through you. You have found your own innermost strength. You have accessed the power of NOW.

“Everything is shown up by being exposed to the light, and whatever is exposed to the light itself becomes light.” Just as you cannot fight the darkness, you cannot fight the pain-body. Trying to do so would create inner conflict and thus further pain. Watching it is enough. Watching it implies accepting it as part of what is at the moment.

Stay present, stay conscious. Be the ever-alert guardian of your inner space. You need to be present enough to be able to watch the pain-body directly and feel its energy.

Focus attention on the feeling inside you. Do not think about it –do not let the feeling turn into thinking.

Observe the attachment to your pain. Be very alert. Observe the peculiar pleasure you derive from being unhappy. Observe the compulsion to talk or think about it. The resistance will cease if you make it conscious. You can than take your attention into the pain body, stay present as the witness, and so initiate its transmutation.

My mind cannot know you, only labels, judgments, facts, and opinions about you.

The moment you realize you are not present, you are present.

None other than the power of your presence, your consciousness liberated from thoughts forms.
So deal with the past on the level of the present. The more attention you give to the past, the more you energize it, and the more likely you are to make a “self”out of it. Do not misunderstand: Attention is essential, but not to the past as past. Give attention to the present;give attention to your behaviour, to your reactions, moods, thoughts, emotions, fears and desires as they occur in the present. There is the past in you. If you can be present enough to watch all those things, not critically and analytically but nonjudgmentally, then you are dealing the past and dissolving it through the power of your presence. You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present.

Whenever an answer, a solution, or a creative idea is needed, stop thinking for a moment by focusing attention on your inner energy field. Become aware of the stillness.

You recognize fully that you want to get out of it. You then narrow your attention down to the present moment without mentally labeling it in any way.

If you cannot except what is outside, than accept what is inside. If you cannot accept external condition,accept the internal condition.

Full attention is full acceptance, is surrender.

Presence removes time. Without time, no suffering, no negativity, can survive.

《灰姑娘》的故事

上課鈴響了，孩子們跑進教室，這節課老師要講的是《灰姑娘》的故事。老師先請一個孩子上臺給同學講一講這個故事。孩子很快講完了，
老師對他表示了感謝，然後開始向全班提問。

老師：你們喜歡故事裏面的哪一個？不喜歡哪一個？為什麼？

學生：喜歡辛黛瑞拉（灰姑娘），還有王子，不喜歡她的後媽和後媽帶來的姐姐。
　　　辛黛瑞拉善良、可愛、漂亮。後媽和姐姐對辛黛瑞拉不好。

老師：如果在午夜12點的時候，辛黛瑞拉沒有來得及跳上她的南瓜馬車，你們想一想，可能會出現什麼情況？

學生：辛黛瑞拉會變成原來髒髒的樣子，穿著破舊的衣服。哎呀，那就慘啦。

老師：所以，你們一定要做一個守時的人，不然就可能給自己帶來麻煩。
另外，你們看，你們每個人平時都打扮得漂漂亮亮的，千萬不要突然邋裏邋遢地出現在別人面前，不然你們的朋友要嚇著了。女孩子們，你們更要注意，將來你們長大和男孩子約會，要是你不注意，被你的男朋友看到你很難看的樣子，他們可能就嚇昏了（老師做昏倒狀，全班大笑）。

好，下一個問題：如果你是辛黛瑞拉的後媽，你會不會阻止辛黛瑞拉去參加王子的舞會？你們一定要誠實喲！

學生：（過了一會兒，有孩子舉手回答）是的，如果我 是辛黛瑞拉的後媽，我也會阻止她去參加王子的舞會。

老師：為什麼？

學生：因為，因為我愛自己的女兒，我希望自己的女兒成為王后?

老師：是的，所以，我們看到的後媽好像都是不好的人，她們只是對別人不夠好，可是她們對自己的孩子卻很好，你們明白了嗎？她們不是壞人，只是她們還不能夠像愛自己的孩子一樣去愛其他的孩子。

孩子們，下一個問題：辛黛瑞拉的後媽不讓她去參加王子的舞會，甚至把門鎖起來，她為什麼能夠去，而且成為舞會上最美麗的姑娘呢？

學生：因為有仙女幫助她，給她漂亮的衣服，還有把南瓜變成馬車，把狗和老鼠變成僕人。

老師：對，你們說得很好！想一想，如果辛黛瑞拉沒有得到仙女的幫助，她是不可能去參加舞會的，是不是？

學生：是的！

老師：如果狗、老鼠都不願意幫助她，她可能在最後的時刻成功地跑回家嗎？

學生：不會，那樣她就可以成功地嚇到王子了。（全班再次大笑）

老師：雖然辛黛瑞拉有仙女幫助她，但是，光有仙女的幫助還不夠。所以，孩子們，無論走到哪裏，我們都是需要朋友的。我們的朋友不一定是仙女，但是，我們需要他們，我也希望你們有很多很多的朋友。

下面，請你們想一想，如果辛黛瑞拉因為後媽不願意她參加舞會就放棄了機會，她可能成為王子的新娘嗎？

學生：不會！那樣的話，她就不會到舞會上，不會被王子遇到，認識和愛上她了。
老師：對極了！如果辛黛瑞拉不想參加舞會，就是她的後媽沒有阻止，甚至支持她去，也是沒有用的，是誰決定她要去參加王子的舞會？

學生：她自己。

老師：所以，孩子們，就是辛黛瑞拉沒有媽媽愛她，她的後媽不愛她，這也不能夠讓她不愛自己。就是因為她愛自己，她才可能去尋找自己希望得到的東西。如果你們當中有人覺得沒有人愛，或者像辛黛瑞拉一樣有一個不愛她的後媽，你們要怎麼樣？

學生：要愛自己！

老師：對，沒有一個人可以阻止你愛自己，如果你覺得別人不夠愛你，你要加倍地愛自己；如果別人沒有給你機會，你應該加倍地給自己機會；如果你們真的愛自己，就會為自己找到自己需要的東西，沒有人可以阻止辛黛瑞拉參加王子的舞會，沒有人可以阻止辛黛瑞拉當上王后，除了她自己。對不對？

學生：是的！！！

老師：最後一個問題，這個故事有什麼不合理的地方？

學生：（過了好一會）午夜12點以後所有的東西都要變回原樣，可是，辛黛瑞拉的水晶鞋沒有變回去。

老師：天哪，你們太棒了！你們看，就是偉大的作家也有出錯的時候，所以，出錯不是什麼可怕的事情。我擔保，如果你們當中誰將來要當作家，一定比這個作家更棒！你們相信嗎？

孩子們歡呼雀躍。

‘談’何容易

Once upon a time there was a painter who had just completed his course. He took 3 days and painted beautiful scenery. He wanted people's opinion about his caliber and painting skills.

He put his creation at a busy street-crossing. And just down below aboard which read -"I have painted this piece. Since I'm new to this profession I might have committed some mistakes in my strokes etc. Please put a cross wherever you see a mistake."

While he came back in the evening to collect his painting he was completely shattered to see that whole canvass was filled with Xs (crosses) and some people had even written their comments on the painting.

Disheartened and broken completely he ran to his master's place and burst into tears.
This young artist was breathing heavily and master heard him saying"I'm useless and if this is what I have learnt to paint I'm not worth becoming a painter. People have rejected me completely. I feel like dying"

Master smiled and suggested "My Son, I will prove that you are a great artist and have learnt flawless painting. Do as I say without questioning it. It WILL work."

Young artist reluctantly agreed and two days later early morning he presented a replica of his earlier painting to his master. Master took that gracefully and smiled.

"Come with me. " master said.

They reached the same street-square early morning and displayed the same painting exactly at the same place. Now master took out another board which read -"Gentlemen, I have painted this piece. Since I'm new to this profession I might have committed some mistakes in my strokes etc. I have put a box with colors and brushes just below. Please do a favor. If you see a mistake, kindly pick up the brush and correct it."

Master and disciple walked back home.

They both visited the place same evening. Young painter was surprised to see that actually there was not a single correction done so far. Next day again they visited and found painting remained untouched. They say the painting was kept there for a month for no correction came in!

Moral of the story:
It is easier to criticize, but DIFFICULT TO IMPROVE!

So don't get carried away or judge yourself by someone else’s criticism and feel depressed...

感謝CM和我分享這篇文章，提醒我們
1.會評估和建議的人是有他的自由這麽做的（自己何償也是會對别人這麽做）
2.聽的人要了解自已為何在意（從自己聽到的感受去考量到别人的感受）