I come across this website today, http://www.great-inspirational-quotes.com/letting-go.html . There are many interesting quotes and I love this poem of Letting Go that I would like to share.
Letting Go
Author Unknown
To let go doesn't mean to stop caring;
It means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off...
It's the realization that I can't control another...
To let go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try and change or blame another,
I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective,
It is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Cockington Green Gardens - Canberra
I just have a short trip to Canberra. My favourite place is Cockington Green Gardens, which is is 15km north of the city on Gold Creek Road, at Gold Creek Village, 10 minutes from Canberra city.
It has beautifully landscaped gardens with fantastic miniature buildings and scenes, which are exact replicas of real places at sizes ranging from 1/12th right down to 1/100th of the original size.
It has beautifully landscaped gardens with fantastic miniature buildings and scenes, which are exact replicas of real places at sizes ranging from 1/12th right down to 1/100th of the original size.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Bullied gay teen - please hang on
A very moving speech by a city councilman in Forth Worth, Texas, pleading gay teens not to commit suicide... and ....please live long enough to create beautiful memories of their own.
Online: Burns' video on YouTube: http://bit.ly/bRTyvH
It is a very touching speech and ............ YES, I cannot agree more that bullying at school must stop. It should be a place that children and teens feel safe to go everyday, learning and be loved.
It is painful for families who lose their love ones. I wonder how the bully can live their lives thinking the pain that they have caused.
We cannot deny the fact that some bullies are young, and they may not have thought the words they used, action that they took, can be so Cruel, Painful, Unbearable.... and in the end... cause someone to think that it is better to leave the world.
It is very sad that we need someone to lose their life and many enough, before we all realise that "No, it is not ok.".
For teens who happens to join the bully and read this post.
- No, you don't need to be one of them to be popular at school.
- No, you don't need to be one of them to feel strong and be liked.
- Yes, we may not agree or understand what we see, especially things that are different to values we were taught since young, but you have no rights to hurt anyone intentionally. We need to keep an open mind.
- No one in this world is exactly the same. Even if you find him/her, I bet there is something you don't like/agree.
We are different in every way and please open your mind and heart to accept the fact that We Are Different and It is OK.
Online: Burns' video on YouTube: http://bit.ly/bRTyvH
It is a very touching speech and ............ YES, I cannot agree more that bullying at school must stop. It should be a place that children and teens feel safe to go everyday, learning and be loved.
It is painful for families who lose their love ones. I wonder how the bully can live their lives thinking the pain that they have caused.
We cannot deny the fact that some bullies are young, and they may not have thought the words they used, action that they took, can be so Cruel, Painful, Unbearable.... and in the end... cause someone to think that it is better to leave the world.
It is very sad that we need someone to lose their life and many enough, before we all realise that "No, it is not ok.".
For teens who happens to join the bully and read this post.
- No, you don't need to be one of them to be popular at school.
- No, you don't need to be one of them to feel strong and be liked.
- Yes, we may not agree or understand what we see, especially things that are different to values we were taught since young, but you have no rights to hurt anyone intentionally. We need to keep an open mind.
- No one in this world is exactly the same. Even if you find him/her, I bet there is something you don't like/agree.
We are different in every way and please open your mind and heart to accept the fact that We Are Different and It is OK.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
When I loved myself enough
I have read an interesting book today, "When I loved myself enough" by Kim McMillen with Alison McMillen.
I have extracted some powerful words from the book and I hope to remind every reader of this post what it means when loving ourselves enough.........
"When I loved myself enough........
... I bought a feather bed."
... I came to see I am not special but I am unique."
... I came to know I am worthy of knowing God directly."
... I learned to meet my own needs and not call it selfish".
... my heart became so tender it could welcome joy and sorrow equally."
... I no longer needed things or people to make me feel safe."
... I quit wishing my life looked some other way and began to see that as it is, my life serves my evolution."
... I quit projecting my strengths and weakness on to others and kept them as my own."
... I began seeing the abuse in trying to force something or someone who isn't ready - including myself."
... I began leaving whatever isn't healthy... people, jobs... anything that keep me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving."
... I learned to say no when I want to and yes when I want to."
... I quit trying to be a saviour for others."
... I stop seeking experts and started living my life."
... I quit having to be right which makes being wrong meaningless."
... I forgave myself for all the times I thought I wasn't good enough."
Do you like what you see so far? There are more powerful and lovely statements in the book. I love reading the book. It reminds us to love ourselves... ENOUGH. Isn't there a good saying.... "You can't give what you don't have"
Start loving ourselves and start doing simple thing to love ourselves enough. Wondering where to start? How about making yourself a nice cup of coffee and watching your favourite DVD?
That is a start....
Join others who love the idea:
Facebook : http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/When-I-Loved-Myself-Enough-3/117071565001534
Jenni who shares her own list on Blog: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=9862737&blogId=471303864
I have extracted some powerful words from the book and I hope to remind every reader of this post what it means when loving ourselves enough.........
"When I loved myself enough........
... I bought a feather bed."
... I came to see I am not special but I am unique."
... I came to know I am worthy of knowing God directly."
... I learned to meet my own needs and not call it selfish".
... my heart became so tender it could welcome joy and sorrow equally."
... I no longer needed things or people to make me feel safe."
... I quit wishing my life looked some other way and began to see that as it is, my life serves my evolution."
... I quit projecting my strengths and weakness on to others and kept them as my own."
... I began seeing the abuse in trying to force something or someone who isn't ready - including myself."
... I began leaving whatever isn't healthy... people, jobs... anything that keep me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving."
... I learned to say no when I want to and yes when I want to."
... I quit trying to be a saviour for others."
... I stop seeking experts and started living my life."
... I quit having to be right which makes being wrong meaningless."
... I forgave myself for all the times I thought I wasn't good enough."
Do you like what you see so far? There are more powerful and lovely statements in the book. I love reading the book. It reminds us to love ourselves... ENOUGH. Isn't there a good saying.... "You can't give what you don't have"
Start loving ourselves and start doing simple thing to love ourselves enough. Wondering where to start? How about making yourself a nice cup of coffee and watching your favourite DVD?
That is a start....
Join others who love the idea:
Facebook : http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/When-I-Loved-Myself-Enough-3/117071565001534
Jenni who shares her own list on Blog: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=9862737&blogId=471303864
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