brainstorming

No matter how hard you try, you will never make everybody happy or like you.

What or how well or how much the facility that you have, if you don’t use the right way, you will never success.

I do not quite get this one.

Something like, you got to have the right direction to go for it otherwise you will make thing even harder.

Never give up easily, you may be only one step away from achievement.

You never know is someone who is really trying to help you or not.

Sometimes the hard way is the faster and right way to reach the fulfillment.

Cheer up even in the difficult time.

To be brave to try something new, success is waiting for you ahead.

2014 world cup 4

http://www.espnfc.com/video/latest-videos/600/video/1920188?&ex_cid=espnapi_affiliate_Google_World_Cup_Video

Team work is a crucial part of the sports.

Different angle to view the same action, it may looks like completely different. It looks like the ball does not score the goal at all, it does not looks very perfect goal, or it looks it is a flawless goal.

Same thing happen to our daily life. Sit back and relax. Enjoy what you have and do what you can to earn the extra bonus.

長春大學 3 - 2014 world cup

Not a fan vs. Nonbeliever.

I’m going to show a short clip of 2014 world cup. (It will be the clip from the final, if the sharing day passes the final date, July 13 2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed3RDtfAUqA

I am not good at any sports or a fan of any kind of them. I never thought that will be a fun thing to know anything about it. And it wastes time and is bored to watch the games.

But because of preparing the sharing information of 2014 Brazil world cup for the evergreen senior college (長春大學) , I spend some time to read and search all the basic information and reports about it. I even watch some games on TV.

It turns out that I learn a lot about this sport, it is quite interesting too. I have a lot more of topics to talk to friends, customers and my kids, the relationships with them getting closer and better. Again learning new stuffs are always benefits in certain ways.

Not just the games alone, the winning or losing that excite me. The past recorders, the facts about it, the team works, the players’ emotions and passion for it, the coaches’ teaching, the viewers who watch the live competitions, mid-game commercials, sport analysts experts’ analysis, they all caught my attentions. The sentiments when they either win or lose are so real. They cheers, dances and give thanks to the Lord and the fans, coaches when they win the game. They tears in front of the billions of viewers when they lose the match.

All those get my memories about before I become a Christian. Dear friends encourage and invite me to attend church services or events. I, always answer them, in a not very polite way, “I’m not interesting it or I’m too busy to go, please don’t bother me for that.” It is like saying, “I do not want to waste my time on that.”

Until one day I finally walk into church for I somehow thought it is good for my kids and soon touched by one of the hymns and become a Christian.

That is then I found out, going to church or become a Christian is not a nonsense or boring decision at all. All the touching prayers are so real, those hymns real move me, and pastors’ messages always teach and remind me on something that I never pay attention about. The passions between fellowships, we go outing together, the team works are amazing everybody take part of the work in every event, those yummy potlucks, we cry and laugh and pray and worship together, never need to face any troubles or holidays alone. I learn a lot of things from them, cooking, dancing, singing, teaching, leading, sharing, taking care of others, we grow in spiritual together, keep company and comfort each other. We all walk alongside with our Lord in any situations that we confront.

Deuteronomy 31:6 申命記 31:6

be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

你們當剛強壯膽，不要害怕，也不要畏懼他們，因為耶和華你的神和你同去，他必不撇下你，也不丟棄你。」

Psalm 28:7 詩篇 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

耶和華是我的力量，是我的盾牌，我心裡倚靠他，就得幫助。

所以我心中歡樂，我必用詩歌頌讚他。

Psalm 55:14 詩篇 55:14 

We who had sweet fellowship together, Walked in the house of God in the throng.

我們素常彼此談論，以為甘甜，我們與群眾在神的殿中同行。

Romans 12:10 羅馬書 12:10

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;

要以弟兄之情彼此相愛，以尊敬之心彼此謙讓

1 John 4:19 約翰一書 4:19 

19 We love because he first loved us. 我們愛，是因為他先愛了我們。

Today I want to ask you to join our team. Why? We have the best coach, our Lord. We have the best team members, our brothers and sisters. And He wants to bless you and your family forevermore.

Acts 2:38 使徒行傳 2:38

And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

彼得對他們說：「你們應當悔改，每個人都當奉耶穌基督的名受洗，使你們的罪得赦免，就會領受所賜的聖靈。

Ephesians 4:5以 弗 所 書 4:5

one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 一 主 ， 一 信 ， 一 洗 ，

Acts 22:16使徒行傳 22:16

And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.

現在你還等什麼呢？起來，當受洗！求告他的名，當洗去你的罪孽！

Galatians5:2-23加 拉 太 書5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

22 聖 靈 所 結 的 果 子 、 就 是 仁 愛 、 喜 樂 、 和 平 、 忍 耐 、 恩 慈 、 良 善 、 信 實 、23 溫柔，節制‧這樣的事，沒有律法禁止‧

Matthew 28:19 馬太福音 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and   of the Holy Spirit, 所以你們要去，使萬民成為我的門徒；奉父、子、聖靈的名給他們施洗；

thank you letter

A Thank you letter for you all, you guys are the best team that I can ever have.

Whether is the song, the message, the prayer, the exercise time that you share, they all touch, encourage and/or remind me on something important.

Everyone take time and energy to participate on the services. I learn a lot from you guys. And I really enjoy the time we are together with those senior friends.

This week, we all have a break from both services of pacific tower and live oak rehabilitation center. The coming Friday is 4^th July, America independence day, let us celebrating and enjoy this holiday.

Praise the Lord and may God bless us all on everyday life.

Japanese square watermelon

Yes! It has been successfully grown in Japanese and sale to other countries in a high price now.

The farmers grow the watermelon within a square box to force it grow into square shape.

Is that against the natural and is that worth to buy that? And yes! It is save the storage space. I just cannot agree with it completely.

from 99% to 100%

Have you ever notice that when you try to charge the battery, whether is for phone or laptop. The charging speed for the first 90% of it, seems very quick. After 90% of charging, the speed goes down dramatically. And especially for the last 1% of the charging, it takes forever.


The other day I was talking to a friend, her husband has a minor stroke lately and he is in the middle of recovery. For the first period, he recovery fast and then the recovery rate goes down, it is like no improve at all.


That when I gave her this example, and yes! It is the most difficult part, be patient and don’t ever give up. He will be there, it just need a lot more time and efforts. Most importantly, never stop praying, don’t be afraid to share with the people that you trust then encourage each other. Pray and pray.

thank God - we are all different

Everyone’s different in some way. Sometimes you cannot take it. But it is the way life is, you just can complain. You cannot change it, just do what you should do and leave the rest to the Lord.

In the contrary if everyone looks, acts or wears exactly the same. Then life will be like black and white, it will be bored and without any fun.

Most of the cases, to change others are almost like impossible. Adjust yourself. It will make your life easier and happy.

長春大學 2 - America Independence Day

July 4^th is America’s independence’s day. The Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain (now officially known as the United Kingdom).

I’m going to share something about it. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)

in God we trust
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_God_we_trust

In a remarkable coincidence, both John Adams (the second president of the United States ) and Thomas Jefferson(American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States (1801–1809). He was a spokesman for democracy, embraced the principles of republicanism and the rights of the individual with worldwide influence.), the only signers of the Declaration of Independence later to serve as Presidents of the United States, died on the same day: July 4, 1826 within five hours of each other., which was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration. Although not a signer of the Declaration of Independence, but another Founding Father who became a President, James Monroe, died on July 4, 1831, thus becoming the third President in a row who died on this memorable day. Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President, was born on July 4, 1872, and, so far, is the only President to have been born on Independence Day.

In 1791 the first recorded use of the name "Independence Day" occurred.

Independence Day fireworks are often accompanied by patriotic songs such as the national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner", "God Bless America", "America the Beautiful", "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "This Land Is Your Land", "Stars and Stripes Forever", and, regionally, "Yankee Doodle" in northeastern states and "Dixie" in southern states. Some of the lyrics recall images of the Revolutionary War or the War of 1812.

Here is a simple craft for it, Fireworks Ring Craft. http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/fireworks-ring-craft.html

American flag, consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union. Nicknames for the flag include the "Stars and Stripes", "Old Glory", and "The Star-Spangled Banner".

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States#First_fla

USA National Anthem
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4o2t1Y1fkW8

The following are the Lyrics for the national anthem.
Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light 
what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? 
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, 
o’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? 
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, 
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. 
O! Say does that Star - Spangled Banner yet wave 
o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? 

O! Thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
and this be our motto: 'In God is our trust.'
And the Star - Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave
o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

repair the house before it rains 未雨绸缪

There is a Chinese old saying, “未雨绸缪”, meaning, “Repair the house before it rains”.

I over heard a co-worker said, “ I bought a brand new, brand name handbag in a very good price, because that company is closing down.” “And the handbag is for my son’s future girl friend.”

car be washed

The kids washed my car yesterday. I was kind of forced them to do it. They washed it anyway. Still many thanks for them. I’ll say a clean car, a happy mom and a happy mom, happy kids.

surprised - 2014 Brazil world cup 2

I never interested in sports or good at it. But because I need to share this year’s Brazil world cup at the evergreen senior college, I do spend some time to search and study all the information about it. Not a fancy or complete report, I learn something about it and share with some other friends. Surprising knowing that a lot of my friends and customers are very into soccer too, with that draw me close to them and also have much more to talk because that.

U.S.A. is advanced to the round of 16.

my grandfather used to be a very good soccer player when he was young.

ear infection 3

Finally my ear infection is completely gone. It lasts for exactly 1 month, on and off.

My June sharing happen to be In the middle of sickness period. Thanks God at time period, it’s the off time, and the sharing went amazing well. During that time period, I don’t have any uncomfortable distraction at all.

Also every time I need to do the sharing in other services, the infection didn’t do any interference not in the least.

長春大學1 - graduation & 2014 world cup 1

The most topic now, graduation and world cup in Brazil.

畢業演講趣味橫生 Graduation speech

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V80-gPkpH6M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TV-tA8njqq8  (8 minutes of highlights.)

Jim Carrey gave the commencement address to Maharishi University of Management’s class of 2014. The University Board of Trustees also presented Mr. Carrey with the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts Honoris Causa, in recognition of his significant lifetime achievements as a world-renown comedian and actor, artist, author and philanthropist.

Why do you sit down for? I was going to melt that for a while.

It is a very encouraging, inspired and amusing speech.

Love or fear, is all your choice.

Faith, but not religious or hope can walk you through obstacles.

世界盃小組賽分析World Cup Analysis 2014

FIFA, Federation International de Football Association 國際足球聯盟32 teams out of over 200 teams can get in the world cup, From A to H group. 8 groups, 4 team in a group.

A group of death in a multi-stage tournament is a group which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament. Thus, in the group phase, one or more strong competitors in the "group of death" will necessarily be eliminated, who would otherwise have been expected to progress further in the tournament.

Group A: Brazil (3), Cameroon (56) 喀麥隆（西非）, Mexico (20), Croatia (18) 克羅埃西亞共和國

Group B: Spain(1), Chile(14), Australia(62), Netherlands荷蘭(15) ( GROUP OF DEATH )
Group C: Colombia(8), Ivory Coast(23), Japan(46), Greece(12)
Group D: Uruguay 烏拉圭(7), Italy(9), Costa Rica(28), England(10) ( GROUP OF DEADLY DEATH )
Group E: Switzerland(6), Ecuador(26)厄瓜多爾, Honduras(33)宏都拉斯（拉丁美洲）, France(17)
Group F: Argentina(5), Nigeria(44), Iran(43), Bosnia-Herzegovina(21)
Group G: Germany(2), Ghana(37)迦納（西非）, United States(13),

Portugal葡萄牙 (4) (GROUP OF DEADLIEST DEATHLY DEATH)
Group H: Belgium比利時 (11), Algeria (22) 阿爾及利亞, Korea Republic (57), Russia (19)

世界盃前趣味調查 World Cup Fun Facts

World Cup Analysis starts at 06/12/14 Thursday until July 13, 2014. It has more viewers than Olympics. Colombians are the most interesting in it. American doesn’t like it the most.

Brazil has won the World Cup a record of five times, the last of which came in 2002. Italy (4), Germany (3), Uruguay烏拉圭（南美洲） (2), Argentina (2), England (1), France (1), and Spain (1).

The official slogan of the 2014 FIFA World Cup is "Juntos num so ritmo," or "All in one rhythm." 

This year's FIFA World Cup mascot is Fuleco the Armadillo, as voted on by the Brazilian public.

Brazil is the only country being in every world cup.

transcript of full commencement address by jim carry

Official Commencement Address Graduating Class of 2014

from Maharishi University of Management, May 24th, 2014

by Jim Carrey

Thank you Bevan, thank you all!
I brought one of my paintings to show you today. Hope you guys are gonna be able see it okay. It’s not one of my bigger pieces. You might wanna move down front — to get a good look at it. (kidding)

Faculty, Parents, Friends, Dignitaries... Graduating Class of 2014, and all the dead baseball players coming out of the corn to be with us today. (laughter) After the harvest there’s no place to hide — the fields are empty — there is no cover there! (laughter)
I am here to plant a seed that will inspire you to move forward in life with enthusiastic hearts and a clear sense of wholeness. The question is, will that seed have a chance to take root, or will I be sued by Monsanto and forced to use their seed, which may not be totally “Ayurvedic.” (laughter)
Excuse me if I seem a little low energy tonight — today — whatever this is. I slept with my head to the North last night. (laughter) Oh man! Oh man! You know how that is, right kids? Woke up right in the middle of Pitta and couldn’t get back to sleep till Vata rolled around, but I didn’t freak out. I used that time to eat a large meal and connect with someone special on Tinder. (laughter)
Life doesn’t happen to you, it happens for you. How do I know this? I don’t, but I’m making sound, and that’s the important thing. That’s what I’m here to do. Sometimes, I think that’s one of the only things that are important. Just letting each other know we’re here, reminding each other that we are part of a larger self. I used to think Jim Carrey is all that I was...

Just a flickering light 

A dancing shadow 

The great nothing masquerading as something you can name

Dwelling in forts and castles made of witches – wishes! Sorry, a Freudian slip there

Seeking shelter in caves and foxholes, dug out hastily

An archer searching for his target in the mirror

Wounded only by my own arrows

Begging to be enslaved

Pleading for my chains

Blinded by longing and tripping over paradise – can I get an “Amen”?! (applause)

You didn’t think I could be serious did ya’? I don't think you understand who you're dealing with! I have no limits! I cannot be contained because I’m the container. You can’t contain the container, man! You can’t contain the container! (laughter)
I used to believe that who I was ended at the edge of my skin, that I had been given this little vehicle called a body from which to experience creation, and though I couldn’t have asked for a sportier model, (laughter) it was after all a loaner and would have to be returned. Then, I learned that everything outside the vehicle was a part of me, too, and now I drive a convertible. Top down wind in my hair! (laughter)
I am elated and truly, truly, truly excited to be present and fully connected to you at this important moment in your journey. I hope you’re ready to open the roof and take it all in?! (audience doesn’t react) Okay, four more years then! (laughter)
I want to thank the Trustees, Administrators and Faculty of MUM for creating an institution worthy of Maharishi’s ideals of education. A place that teaches the knowledge and experience necessary to be productive in life, as well as enabling the students, through Transcendental Meditation and ancient Vedic knowledge to slack off twice a day for an hour and a half!! (laughter) — don’t think you’re fooling me!!! — (applause) but, I guess it has some benefits. It does allow you to separate who you truly are and what’s real, from the stories that run through your head.
You have given them the ability to walk behind the mind’s elaborate set decoration, and to see that there is a huge difference between a dog that is going to eat you in your mind and an actual dog that’s going to eat you. (laughter) That may sound like no big deal, but many never learn that distinction and spend a great deal of their lives living in fight or flight response.
I’d like to acknowledge all you wonderful parents — way to go for the fantastic job you’ve done — for your tireless dedication, your love, your support, and most of all, for the attention you’ve paid to your children. I have a saying, “Beware the unloved,” because they will eventually hurt themselves... or me! (laughter)
But when I look at this group here today, I feel really safe! I do! I’m just going to say it — my room is not locked! My room is not locked! (laughter) No doubt some of you will turn out to be crooks! But white-collar stuff — Wall St. ya’ know, that type of thing — crimes committed by people with self-esteem! Stuff a parent can still be proud of in a weird way. (laughter)

And to the graduating class of 2017 — minus 3! You didn't let me finish! (laughter) — Congratulations! (applause) Yes, give yourselves a round of applause, please. You are the vanguard of knowledge and consciousness; a new wave in a vast ocean of possibilities. On the other side of that door, there is a world starving for new leadership, new ideas.
I’ve been out there for 30 years! She’s a wild cat! (laughter) Oh, she’ll rub up against your leg and purr until you pick her up and start pettin’ her, and out of nowhere she’ll swat you in the face. Sure it’s rough sometimes but that’s OK, ‘cause they’ve got soft serve ice cream with sprinkles! (laughter) I guess that’s what I’m really here to say; sometimes it’s okay to eat your feelings! (laughter)
Fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much. You can spend your whole life imagining ghosts, worrying about your pathway to the future, but all there will ever be is what’s happening here, and the decisions we make in this moment, which are based in either love or fear.
So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality. What we really want seems impossibly out of reach and ridiculous to expect, so we never dare to ask the universe for it. I’m saying, I’m the proof that you can ask the universe for it — please! (applause) And if it doesn't happen for you right away, it’s only because the universe is so busy fulfilling my order. It’s party size! (laughter)
My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn’t believe that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice. Instead, he got a safe job as an accountant, and when I was 12 years old, he was let go from that safe job and our family had to do whatever we could to survive.
I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which was that you can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love. (applause)
That’s not the only thing he taught me though: I watched the affect my father’s love and humor had on the world around me, and I thought, “That’s something to do, that’s something worth my time.”

It wasn’t long before I started acting up. People would come over to my house and they would be greeted by a 7 yr old throwing himself down a large flight of stairs. (laughter) They would say, “What happened?” And I would say, “I don't know — let’s check the replay.” And I would go back to the top of the stairs and come back down in slow motion. (Jim reenacts coming down the stairs in slow-mo) It was a very strange household. (laughter)
My father used to brag that I wasn’t a ham — I was the whole pig. And he treated my talent as if it was his second chance. When I was about 28, after a decade as a professional comedian, I realized one night in LA that the purpose of my life had always been to free people from concern, like my dad. When I realized this, I dubbed my new devotion, “The Church of Freedom From Concern” — “The Church of FFC”— and I dedicated myself to that ministry.
What’s yours? How will you serve the world? What do they need that your talent can provide? That’s all you have to figure out. As someone who has done what you are about to go do, I can tell you from experience, the effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is. (applause)
Everything you gain in life will rot and fall apart, and all that will be left of you is what was in your heart. My choosing to free people from concern got me to the top of a mountain. Look where I am — look what I get to do! Everywhere I go – and I’m going to get emotional because when I tap into this, it really is extraordinary to me — I did something that makes people present their best selves to me wherever I go. (applause) I am at the top of the mountain and the only one I hadn’t freed was myself and that’s when my search for identity deepened.
I wondered who I’d be without my fame. Who would I be if I said things that people didn’t want to hear, or if I defied their expectations of me? What if I showed up to the party without my Mardi Gras mask and I refused to flash my breasts for a handful of beads? (laughter) I’ll give you a moment to wipe that image out of your mind. (laughter)
But you guys are way ahead of the game. You already know who you are and that peace, that peace that we’re after, lies somewhere beyond personality, beyond the perception of others, beyond invention and disguise, even beyond effort itself. You can join the game, fight the wars, play with form all you want, but to find real peace, you have to let the armor fall. Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Don’t let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form. Risk being seen in all of your glory. (A sheet drops and reveals Jim’s painting. Applause.)
(Re: the painting) It’s not big enough! (kidding) This painting is big for a reason. This painting is called “High Visibility.” (laughter) It’s about picking up the light and daring to be seen. Here’s the tricky part. Everyone is attracted to the light. The party host up in the corner (refers to painting) who thinks unconsciousness is bliss and is always offering a drink from the bottles that empty you; Misery, below her, who despises the light — can’t stand when you’re doing well — and wishes you nothing but the worst; The Queen of Diamonds who needs a King to build her house of cards; And the Hollow One, who clings to your leg and begs, “Please don’t leave me behind for I have abandoned myself.”
Even those who are closest to you and most in love with you; the people you love most in the world can find clarity confronting at times. This painting took me thousands of hours to complete and — (applause) thank you — yes, thousands of hours that I’ll never get back, I’ll never get them back (kidding) — I worked on this for so long, for weeks and weeks, like a mad man alone on a scaffolding — and when I was finished one of my friends said, “This would be a cool black light painting.” (laughter)
So I started over. (All the lights go off in the Dome and the painting is showered with black light.) Whooooo! Welcome to Burning Man! (applause) Some pretty crazy characters right? Better up there than in here. (points to head) Painting is one of the ways I free myself from concern, a way to stop the world through total mental, spiritual and physical involvement.
But even with that, comes a feeling of divine dissatisfaction. Because ultimately, we’re not the avatars we create. We’re not the pictures on the film stock. We are the light that shines through it. All else is just smoke and mirrors. Distracting, but not truly compelling.
I’ve often said that I wished people could realize all their dreams of wealth and fame so they could see that it’s not where you’ll find your sense of completion. Like many of you, I was concerned about going out in the world and doing something bigger than myself, until someone smarter than myself made me realize that there is nothing bigger than myself! (laughter)
My soul is not contained within the limits of my body. My body is contained within the limitlessness of my soul — one unified field of nothing dancing for no particular reason, except maybe to comfort and entertain itself. (applause) As that shift happens in you, you won’t be feeling the world you’ll be felt by it — you will be embraced by it. Now, I’m always at the beginning. I have a reset button called presence and I ride that button constantly.
Once that button is functional in your life, there’s no story the mind could create that will be as compelling. The imagination is always manufacturing scenarios — both good and bad — and the ego tries to keep you trapped in the multiplex of the mind. Our eyes are not only viewers, but also projectors that are running a second story over the picture we see in front of us all the time. Fear is writing that script and the working title is, ‘I’ll never be enough.’
You look at a person like me and say, (kidding) “How could we ever hope to reach those kinds of heights, Jim? How can I make a painting that's too big for any reasonable home? How do you fly so high without a special breathing apparatus?” (laughter)
This is the voice of your ego. If you listen to it, there will always be someone who seems to be doing better than you. No matter what you gain, ego will not let you rest. It will tell you that you cannot stop until you’ve left an indelible mark on the earth, until you’ve achieved immortality. How tricky is the ego that it would tempt us with the promise of something we already possess.
So I just want you to relax—that’s my job—relax and dream up a good life! (applause) I had a substitute teacher from Ireland in the second grade that told my class during Morning Prayer that when she wants something, anything at all, she prays for it, and promises something in return and she always gets it. I’m sitting at the back of the classroom, thinking that my family can’t afford a bike, so I went home and I prayed for one, and promised I would recite the rosary every night in exchange. Broke it—broke that promise. (laughter)
Two weeks later, I got home from school to find a brand new mustang bike with a banana seat and easy rider handlebars — from fool to cool! My family informed me that I had won the bike in a raffle that a friend of mine had entered my name in, without my knowledge. That type of thing has been happening ever since, and as far as I can tell, it’s just about letting the universe know what you want and working toward it while letting go of how it might come to pass. (applause)
Your job is not to figure out how it’s going to happen for you, but to open the door in your head and when the doors open in real life, just walk through it. Don’t worry if you miss your cue. There will always be another door opening. They keep opening.
And when I say, “life doesn’t happen to you, it happens for you.” I really don’t know if that’s true. I’m just making a conscious choice to perceive challenges as something beneficial so that I can deal with them in the most productive way. You’ll come up with your own style, that’s part of the fun!
Oh, and why not take a chance on faith as well? Take a chance on faith — not religion, but faith. Not hope, but faith. I don’t believe in hope. Hope is a beggar. Hope walks through the fire. Faith leaps over it.
You are ready and able to do beautiful things in this world and after you walk through those doors today, you will only ever have two choices: love or fear. Choose love, and don’t ever let fear turn you against your playful heart.
Thank you. Jai Guru Dev. I’m so honored. Thank you.

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Evergreen senior college, is a school for seniors, you'll never graduate from it. We should never stop learning new things as long as we live.

Lately I start to lead the exercise for them. Also do some life story sharing. I cannot help to lead the concluding with my faith. Faith is very important to me; I cannot wait to let others receive it. The only concern is I don't want to scare the nonbeliever(s) away.

I should find something new for we can do together in the class.

Exercise and then sharing alone is kind of bored sometimes.

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Bible verses

Bible reference on the bottom of an In-N-Out drink cup

Bible reference on wrapper of an In-N-Out Double-Double

In-N-Out prints discreet references to Bible verses on their paper containers. These consist of the book, chapter, and number of the verse, not the text of the passage, in small print on an inconspicuous area of the item. The practice began in the 1980s during Rich Snyder's presidency, a reflection of the Christian beliefs held by the Snyder family:

• Burger and cheeseburger wrappers

  Revelation 3:20—"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."

• Beverage cups and replicas

  John 3:16—"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

• Milkshake cups

  Proverbs 3:5—"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."

• Double-Double wrapper

  Nahum 1:7—"The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him."

• Paper water cups (no longer in use for customers, they are now used by employees only)

  John 14:6—"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me."

• License plate keychain

  1 Corinthians 13:13—"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

• Fry Boat

  Proverbs 24:16—"For though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity."

  
  

  
  

  Those are what I found from Wikipedia, after a pastor sharing about it. But I never pay attention about those printing on them. Next time I’ll check it out.