More pictures.....

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Nice words from Cheryl Richardson's "Uncertainty....Finding Peace Within a Storm"

I wish that all who are going through uncertainty (just like me at this moment) to be reminded of the following words that I extracted from a newsletter Cheryl Richardson (life coach) (newsletter@cherylrichardson.com).
 
 
"............I don't know about you, but it's challenging for me to be patient, to live with uncertainty, or to sit still in a storm. I'm restless, impatient, and far more interested in getting answers than being with questions.  But, therein lies the beauty of transition and change.  It forces us to grow, to strengthen our spiritual maturity, and to fall out of the comfortably numb rut that eventually leads to regret and unbearable pain. 
 
Our conversation reminded me of the well-known passage from Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke. 
 
If you're experiencing a difficult time, do yourself a favor and use this quote to help stabilize the rough waters of your busy mind.  Take your time and read it with your heart, not your head.  It's a message that gently reminds us that life is about staying with and living the journey, not waiting to arrive at a destination.
 
Have patience with everything
unresolved in your heart and try to
love the questions themselves, as if they
were locked rooms, or books
written in a very foreign language.
Don't search for the answers,
which could not be given to you
now, because you would not be
able to live them. And the point
is to live everything. Live the
questions now. Perhaps then, someday
far in the future, you will gradually,
without even noticing it, live
your way into the answer.
 
~Rainer Maria Rilke"

Thursday, January 21, 2010

A quote from Motivational Quotes

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting
otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.

- Theodore Rubin

Sent by Motivational and Inspirational Quotes
http://www.noocon.com/quote-motiv.php


Magdalene

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Recent trip down to my FAV place....

Made a trip down BKK again in Dec - this time down to Kanchanaburi (about 2 hrs from central BKK). Had some pretty interesting experiences during this trip so here goes....

Went down to Bridge Over River Kwai - walked along the rail & tried to imagine how things could have been done during WWII. Amazing humbling experience.


Experienced staying along the river banks at this quaint (aka quiet) Thai style resort called "Ban Mai Chaiklung Resort". Kids had a wonderful time just lazing around, taking a dip in the "working" river.




Here's a clip of an unexpected dip in by my boy.....



















At night, we visited this lovely floating market called "Amphawa" where we had our fill of seafood & shopping (for me, the stalls had more authenticity to it as you don't actually see many tourists & of course, lovely Thai handiwork)...

Made a trip down to the market on the railway tracks in Samut Songkram province, commonly known as “Mae Klong”. View the clip to see what's the big deal with this market....


This happens EVERY SINGLE DAY & tourists come by just to see this unusual spectacle. For the local folks, it's BAU (Business as Usual). BTW the pic on the left is how the market looks like before the train passes through....wonder how the stallholders know when the train's coming exactly every single time??

Also managed to take a trip down Erawan National Park with (as usual) breath-taking waterfalls....the waterfalls are lovely & (as usual) kids couldn't resist taking the usual dip into the extremely inviting water :)


All in all another lovely vacation to my fav haunt for many many years to come!