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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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Perspective matters
Got a little upset, carrying my lunch to the yard. A bird just flew to our apple tree, perched on the branch, between the lush leaves, peeking at me. “Are you upset too? ” I whisper to the bird. He kept watching me. A breeze coming, wind chimes singing out loud like music, the bird…
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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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Life is a Vacation
Packing is the prelude of vacation, you choose different outfits, picture yourself in it, your mood in it, wrapped in it. You are already there! While looking at my selected outfits: why do I only wear them on a short vacation? Life itself is a vacation.
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Fermentation
I’m a new baker and what I learned is: If the dough is well fermented, when you press on the dough, it will bounce back, otherwise it will not. I think the same applies to us, when we are prepared, even when things go wrong, we’ll bounce back, we won’t stay down forever. Life experiences…
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Life is Linear
Once I realize life is linear, the same road feels different. Pressing my feet down solid, I want to be sure footed, since I can only have this step once.