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Take it slow.

Posted on April 16, 2020November 20, 2021 by chefswifediary

Traffic, congestion. Time, limited. Pace, accelerated. Feel, frustration. . Overnight, transformation. Time, ampled. Pace, slowered. Feel, relaxation. . Take it slow, life is a journey. Experience it in depth while you can.  Photo by John Forson 

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Scent of Magnolias.

Posted on April 15, 2020November 20, 2021 by chefswifediary

It was just three weeks ago I could recall. Trees stood naked by condensated windows. Buds were not existence weeks before. Only brown ranches covered in moss. . . Same spot I passed in this very morning. For a minute seems I was in a new setting. Ranches rose with Magnolias to very sun. Scents…

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The book that hooks.

Posted on April 14, 2020 by chefswifediary

At 24, by chance I joined a local national entrepreneurship competition aired on television. There was neither encouragement nor supporters. People I knew thought I was going to make a fool of myself. I went to the bookstore, bought myself this book, and read it over the week just before the competition. Indeed, Jack Welch…

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Learning the hard way.

Posted on April 14, 2020November 18, 2021 by chefswifediary

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche. Attributed to the German philosopher, this quote is probably one of the most effective motivational quotes of all time. Not everyone is born with a golden spoon. Perhaps it’s best not to measure life with who and who are born with a golden spoon. Materials…

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The world we are living in.

Posted on April 13, 2020November 18, 2021 by chefswifediary

Do you know that the chinese characters 先生, Mister came from 先 as in ‘First‘ and 生 as in ‘Born‘: First Born? Whereas 夫人, Madam came from 夫 as in ‘Husband‘ and 人 ‘People‘ (Ben Whately). In other words, ‘people owned by the husband.’ For generations in Chinese culture, male is always the first, being…

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Unspoken words.

Posted on April 10, 2020November 18, 2021 by chefswifediary

Pastel cotton candy, scattered beneath our blue roof. Bright light pierced through, with rays mistook for thunder. . . Gloomy, sunny, they both enjoy some honey. En passant, we shine at our best color with no boundary. Compose ourselves with the rest of livings, do you agree stunners like us who’ve championed the beauty?  Photo…

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Lake Capture

Posted on April 9, 2020July 10, 2024 by chefswifediary

“If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways.” ― Michel de Montaigne. Photo by chefswifediary

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We all started from somewhere.

Posted on April 9, 2020November 18, 2021 by chefswifediary

Not everyone is born a genius. Everyone has got to start from somewhere. Although there are many writers who became successful at young age, there are also some who didn’t get famous until they’re in their mid-30s or more. J.K. Rowling is one of them (Famous Writers) “The only genius that’s worth anything is the…

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The writer who got famous.

Posted on April 9, 2020November 18, 2021 by chefswifediary

Not everyone is born a genius. Everyone has got to start from somewhere. Although there are many writers who became successful at young age, there are also some who didn’t get famous until they’re in their mid-30s or more. J.K. Rowling is one of them (Famous Writers) “The only genius that’s worth anything is the…

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A letter from Red Leaf.

Posted on April 8, 2020November 18, 2021 by chefswifediary

Dear Sunshine,   Despite powerful, you’re calm. You’re an equal provider, for all the livings. Because of you, I’m here. Because of you, people see us. Because of you, the sky boasts beautiful colors. Because of you, we shine back at our very best. Because of you, nature is appreciated. Therefore, we thank you for…

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