"From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. "

- Luke 12:48b (NIV)

Say Yes.

"Say No to the good things.

So, you can say Yes to the best. "

- Sermon, Tenth Avenue Church. Feb 14. 2010.

Why am I so busy?

Do we ever ask ourselves this question?
I came across some great quotes today, and it literally brought me to tears.
Hopefully, by sharing these quotes, it will bring a peace of mind to others.

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"If you are busy, very busy, ask yourself, 'Why am I so busy?' Perhaps you want to prove something. "

"Over the years, I have come to realize that the greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity, or power, but self-rejection. Sucess, popularity, and power can, indeed present a great temptation, but their seductive quality often comes from the way they are part of athe much larger temptation to self-rejection. When we have come to believe in the voices that call us worthless and unlavable, then sucess, popularity, and power are easily perceived as attractive solutions. The real trap, however, is self-rejection."

Actually, "There is absolutely no reason for most people to be as busy as they are."

- Henri Nouwen in Life of the Beloved.

Who do you want to be?

"All I can do is be me, whoever that is"

-Bob Dylan

*inspired by a blog post of a recently discovered dream-to-be lifestyle.
I hope it inspires you as much as it does for me.

Close to you.

[圖] 長者原 photographed by Claire Lee

In the light of your love,
You embrace me.
The warmth of your love,
could have not been more real than now.

The nature draws me close to you.

人啊，

只要跨過一道難關，
下一個難題
就沒什麼大不的了。

因為，
人生不是一條直線，
而是波浪型的曲線。

- Claire

喘口氣

Photo by Claire Lee

「休息，是為了走更長遠的路」，我是這麼跟自己說的。

等待開學的日子儘管悠閒，還是很充實。每天從一睜開眼睛看著大海，沐浴在陽光裡，到在山上晀望別府市的夜景入眠 。

這裡的單純，似乎很適合我。

只怕等我回到大都市，會開始不習慣連喘一口氣的時間都嫌浪費的步調。如果真的是這樣，那我要好好把握未來這十個月在陽光裡的日子。

[圖]: 在福岡機場認識的台灣學妹

Oh Life!

在人生的道路上，迷惘總是有的 。但或許就是要經過這樣的迷惘，我們才會找到真正適合自己的答案。

"Faithfulness today with whatever you currently have to work with is the path God calls you to take. How you do with a little responsibility will affect how much more responsibility you'll get. That goes for the job you're in right now, as well as for any internship, mission trip, volunteer work or freelance assignment you might take on. If you'll handle each responsibility by faithfully meeting needs and doing your work as unto God, He will faithfully guide you to the next step along the way to realizing the dream He placed in you."

- Candice Watters
from " Dream Big (But Be Faithful in Little)"

既使傷痕累累，也要像不曾受傷過一般大步的向前走，因為在這條路上你並不孤單。