Day 122

Churlish every single moment.

Eat, drink, and enjoy each other’s company.

Say bye bye 2025 and hello 2026.

Day 121

Here and there, this and that.

A lot of driving and good food.

Restaurants are packed with people during weekdays; unbelievable.

Neuroplasticity

Day 120

Regular schedule today.

Eat out again and dessert after without me paying.

Connection club & karaoke.

Dinner

Satisfied 

Day 119

AYCE Korean BBQ is no longer a great idea for me. I am getting old and my teeth are getting worse. 

But getting together with kids is always fun no matter what how when where what.

Just seize the moment and never forget.

Dream 3

Such a sweet dream. 

Sweet family gathering wonderful neighborhood.

Day 118

The time flies incredibly faster than ever.

Saturday again, no kidding.

Day 117

Using too much iPad since I lost my job.

Even my right arm is giving me the warning.

I have to reduce the use of time and try to use my non-dominant arm as much as possible.

Rain is essential but not too much in a short period of time.

Also thought about if only we could have this much precipitation last December. Will the “January 2025 Southern California wildfires” be cost less harm?

Counting blessings.

Dream 2

Try to remember the dream that I had and write it down as much as possible.

The dream is that I take the kids to our local library in the evening, and it’s really crowded.

On the way walk in the library, my kid randomly lent a helping hand to a big family, and they insisted on giving him some cash as a thank you afterward.

Ha, funny. Money!

Day 116

Waiting and counting and cheering.

Another wet and windy day.

Read in and read out.

The Art of Communication

The Art of Communication 

https://harsh0620.github.io/PaperWrapper/Pdfs/selfdev/thich-nhat-hanh.pdf

A wonderful guide to communicating with others. In most cases.

But, me, the other way around, I would rather cut them off completely, then do those useful mantras to those who are not worthy of it. Too bad and too waste, sorry!

Be mindful the whole time as possible.

Positive thinking, speaking, and action.

Day 115

It is going to be a wt Christmas & New Year.

The rain started late in the morning yesterday.

Journaling plus self-talk and reading.

Dream

Though it’s only a dream. It feels so real, especially when it’s a miserable one.

It was no big deal that I had only been misunderstood and mistreated by some Christian organizations.

But this particular organization and the main people who are in charge of the event actually exist.

Some kind of free food distribution like food pantry. I am one of them trying to get the supplies. Somehow I decided to volunteer helping all others to get their stuff before I can get my own. But at the end of the line, the lady who’s in charge of it thought that I already got mine. And scolded me and refused to give my share.

I was desperate and cried and explained to her. Unfortunately, she won’t believe me. I cried so hard and I felt down and hurt yet I refused anyone there to help me up. Though the fellows there are trying to give me a hand.

And then I woke up. Don’t know why some terrible dreams come to me. So negative. Maybe it tries to remind me to be positive instead. Truly, in the real world, there is no such thing as fair all the time, or I should say most of the time. Again, try to have more positive thoughts as possible even in a negative environment. Have confidence that things will eventually turn around.

Have a peaceful mind, that is.

Day 114

Watched the movie, “Home Alone”.

The Creative Cure

https://www.jacobnordby.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Creative-Cure-Personal-Assessment-1.pdf

A self-evaluation, self-awareness, and self-regulation guide.

Day 113

Connection club

Karaoke & Dance 

This is the first time I've had a high number of people chatting with me since I lost my job.

Sometimes I wish that I were a chatterbox.

No more awkward moments.

Day 112

Fill up the application.

Medical

CalFresh 

Metro Life

Gym

Open house

Day 111

11111=won-won-won-won-won

Another free cup of hot chocolate and awesome performances.

Day 110

Party time

Can’t believe it happened again. For the random drawing, the numbers before and after won the prize.

Salsa Dance Aerobics 

Career-3

Vulnerteering

HOW TO FIND JOY EVERY DAY

http://www.amandagore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Find-Joy-Everyday-Amanda-Gore.pdf

“Unforgiveness is like drinking poison yourself – and waiting for the other person to die!”

Joy is an Inside Job

Day 109

Another busy Thursday.

How is the negative loss of the job transforming into positive thinking, and how things happen every single moment is beyond my imagination. Amazing Grace, that is.

“instead of doomscrolling, try joy writing. Trade the endless scroll for words that actually matters.”

“The best medicine for a heartbreak lover is to find a new love“. No kidding, or I should say turn around. How about equipping yourself, learning from the adversity and others instead.

The crisis is the turning point; that is so true.

“Unforgiveness is like drinking poison yourself – and waiting for the other person to die!”

Day 108

Senior Connections, today’s the bimonthly birthday celebration. We all have a good time. Enjoy a bunch of homemade food, especially the birthday cake.

Library

Charging

Jane Austen Night. And I am one of the random drawing winners.

Career-2

Journaling Therapy

https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/1520/file-13214809-pdf/docs/whoareyou-journalebook.pdf

Day 107

Take an easy day.

Watched two movies, “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” and “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F”.

Coffee & Conversation Club

Mental Health Wellness Workshop.

Decided not to go at the last minute.

Day 106

The coffee & cookie event was missing, disappointed.

Busy day, three different cities, three different events. Good for the mind/body. The more the merrier.

Connection group, mental health workshop and karaoke.

Second $20 gift card, lucky me.

Day 105

Another foggy day.

Karaoke canceled without notice ahead.

Had a good talk with a nice couple; they usually come to the karaoke. Keep on talking, I mean communicating/connecting.

Day 104

Two LA County Parks events

The mall

Matcha vs Mocha, silly me.

Reading is power

Career-1

Interpreter 

Translator 

Life coaching 

Sales

English teaching 

So and so.

365 WAYS TO BE YOUR OWN LIFE COACH

https://www.psicopolis.com/skills/365wayscoacoach.pdf

Day 103

Medical 

Tutor Orientation

The World of Juicing & Salads Demo

Healt hy Cooking Class Demo

Salsa Dance Aerobics

Tree lighting Celebration 

Trilingual-1

Recall back to years ago I got the certificate of teaching young kids English. And then I got a job offer at a trilingual kindergarten. Somehow, I decided not to take that offer. Now I thought if I did take that job then I probably would be trilingual.

Funny thing is I still remember why at the last minute I made the choice not to take that job. Simply because the day of the interview was rainy. After the interview I walked out of the school and forgot my umbrella there. And I thought that was not a good sign, so I gave that offer up. Silly me or not!

Day 102

Finished reading, “365 WAYS TO BE YOUR OWN LIFE COACH”.

https://www.psicopolis.com/skills/365wayscoacoach.pdf

Storytelling & Tea. Meet more positive people.

English with Andy

Watched movie, “Die Hard”.

Day 101

Senior Connections, it was ok.

Meet more friendly people.

Day One Hundred

Watched movie, “Big Momma's House”.

Stocking making.

Day Ninty Nine

Senior Connections 

Keep talking with people who have a positive attitude. Away from toxic people.

Karaoke & Dance

Get connected with an old friend. Should’ve done this a long time ago. Well, it’s never too late as long as you start to.

Day Ninty Eight

Karaoke 

A lot more conversation with others than usual. Making progress! 

The couple that I met definitely has a very good memory and communicates with others.

Feeling really warm and special when talking with them.

Day Ninty Seven

Out early the whole day, went to multiple places, came home late, and fell asleep earlier than usual.

Library, IKEA, book stores, tree lighting, free pump air for my car.

Day Ninty Six

Zumba

The World of Juicing & Salads Demo

Healt hy Cooking Class Demo

Ornaments Painting

Went to three different cities for the tree lighting celebration.

Day Ninty Five

Call the librarian.

English with Andy

Watched movie, “A Christmas Story“.

Borrow book

Christmas tree lighting celebration in three nearby cities on the same day.

A simple sincere greeting from a total stranger means a whole lot to me. Thanks guys!

Day Ninty Four

Wonderful dream with a warm friend and their family in the holiday season.

Charging 

Oldies but Goodies 

Medical 

Salsa Dance Aerobics/DMH: Stress Management

Somehow decided not to go. Feeling down, blue or who knows what?

If you can walk then you can dance. How familiar and encouraging the saying is. Once a pastor who also teaching the choir said “if you can talk then you can sing”.

Day Ninty Three

Cover page

Charging became my routine.

PACE Open House. Maybe I should ask them about the job opening this time. Or maybe not.

Another breakdown with the EDD  phone call.

Tree lighting in two cities in one day.

Volunteering in the library!? To do or to do that is the question.

Day Ninty Two

Charging

Line Dance

Karaoke & Dance.

Shop for milk.

Tree lighting, free tamale & Champurrado, very generous!