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Happy Baking
As a new baker, I’m learning to make sourdough from scratch. When working on the dough, kneading is a process of building and testing into one step, the more it’s kneaded, the better texture the bread will come out. Same to ourselves, the more we are kneaded, the more resilient we can bounce back, the…
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Time & Clock
I was cleaning the wall clock, while dusting the second hand, it almost stopped due to its delicacy. For a moment, I thought I stopped the time! Then realized it’s a measurement created by humans, divides our existence into fragments, we can stay whole if we want to.
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There’s Time for It All
“There’s time for it all. There’s time for being exhausted, and there’s time for being vigorous.”- Lao Zi There’s time for longing for the sunset, there’s time for being enchanted by the afterglow. Beauty in life lies in every bit of it.
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Life is for Sowing
“Life is for sowing, the harvest is not here. ” Vincent Van Gogh We are all planters, in the garden of life. Once you know it’s not your job to harvest, you can concentrate on planting. Pure joy!
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That which God said to the rose
” That which God said to the rose and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful.”- Rumi Wow! Rumi has his way to deliver his heart, across hundreds of years, like the rose, still fresh.
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Pinnacles at Dusk
Walking into the mountains at dusk. That moment, when soft light glows on half of the cliff, trees are dancing with the breeze, standing like a bonsai on the contour of rocks. Different birds starting their serenade for the nightfall. That moment is almost sacred, makes you feel like stepping into a different realm, where…
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Life is a bowl of soup
On my morning jog, saw this setting in the neighborhood, so touched by someone that has such a heart-warming gesture, especially that little bouquet vase, really warmed my heart. Someone has a passion to life, knows how to enjoy life. Then I saw a Realtor sign, house for sale. How smart! We should love our…
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Embrace the Void
“A house is useful not because of its walls, but because of the space they enclose.” – Lao zi I always find abandoned houses fascinating, maybe it’s the essence that finally emanates when only a skeleton is left. The essence of the house stays the longest, like the soul of a house, like fine wine,…
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Ancient Wind
There’s something about standing here at the entryway of the Whitney Portal. Just be still and listen. The mountain doesn’t need to announce its existence, just being there is overwhelmingly enough. Water just sings its way down to the valley. And that wind! That ancient wind that blows from the high Sierras to the mighty…
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Sam’s House & Wild Horses
I did a post about Eastern Sierra Hwy 395 from my recent trip, including the landmark Sam’s Cabin on 395 under the glow of sunset. Yesterday I suddenly got a DM from a lady asking me if she could share my picture with the Sam House? It’s her grandparents house. I was surprised a bit,…