Do Less

Do less thinking,

and pay more attention to your heart.
Do less acquiring,

and pay more attention to what you already have.
Do less complaining,

and pay more attention to giving.
Do less controlling,

and pay more attention to letting go.
Do less criticizing,

and pay more attention to complimenting.
Do less arguing,

and pay more attention to forgiveness.
Do less running around,

and pay more attention to stillness.

Do less talking,

and pay more attention to silence.

~Author Unknown~

Life Is for Living

Life is a gift we're given each and every day.

Dream about tomorrow, but live for today.

To live a little, you've got to love a whole lot.

Love turns the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Life's a journey always worth taking.

Take time to smell the roses... and tulips...

and daffodils... and lilacs... and sunflowers...

Count blessings like children count stars.

The secret of a happy life isn't buried in a

treasure chest... it lies within your heart.

It's the little moments that make life big.

Don't wait. Make memories today.

Celebrate your life!

~Author Unknown~

My dear students(IX)

搭乘高鐵北上時，驚覺這季桐花已開滿山，路旁飄落的花瓣，引我想像著四月雪的美景，冬過了，春來了，而島嶼南方日漸回升的溫度似乎暗示著我們，夏天也不遠了！
這是個時間流逝地相當快的ㄧ年，不知不覺地，第一次基測倒數的日曆已來到30，一個月，好個關鍵數字，不太能明確瞭解你們每人心中此刻的想法，但回想當年自己面對大考的情形，想快點解脫卻又怕準備不足的心情，應該與你們某些人是一樣的吧！
看著你們在此關鍵時刻搖擺不定的樣子，想起自己面對選擇的心情，過了這麼多年，做過很多次人生的選擇，我其實是無法想像若當年不花那麼多心思在課業上，現在的我會有什麼樣的改變，也無法知道選擇父母心中的理想志願而放棄自己的願望，生活會有多大的不同，也許人生就是這麼難以預測，所以，才更需要把握每一次機會，好好面對每一次的選擇，盡力而為吧！
此刻，總覺得該好好對你們說些什麼，但卻不知從何說起，更不想顯現出是在強逼你們，我想，最簡單且最直接地，希望你們好好把握這一個人生的機會，勇敢接受挑戰，即使這是個殘忍的戰場，但勝負未揭曉前，人人都是有希望成為贏家的，相信自己的能力，繼續努力提昇自己的實力，別輕易言敗！祝福大家都能如願考上心目中理想的學校！ 04/23/2009

By Changing Your Thinking

By Changing Your Thinking,

You change your beliefs;
When you change your beliefs,

You change your expectations;
When you change your expectations,

You change your attitude;
When you change your attitude,

You change your behavior;
When you change your behavior,

You change your performance;
When you change your performance;

You Change Your Life!

~Author Unknown~

八里左岸天氣晴

豔陽高掛 涼風掩面 我在八里度過悠閒的周末時光
關於八里的記憶好像一直停留在搭了渡船過河的小村落
相對河另依邊的淡水 八里當時沒有吸引我太多的駐足停留
多年後再度造訪 正如人事已非 小村落景色也已大幅改變
觀光氛圍濃厚 彷彿想複製另一個淡水般的河岸景觀
只有入夜後 木造人行道上 遠離熱鬧八里街 才有不同的特色
看著昏暗夜色中 情侶依偎的畫面 彷彿回到島嶼南方
西子灣旁 蘿蔔坑中 屬於年輕歲月的青澀情事

偶然碰上的好天氣 我在八里左岸 重塑另ㄧ段河岸記憶

桐花開

有些逃離的感覺 搭上高鐵離開還堆積著一堆工作的城市
沒特別的旅遊計畫 更沒特定的旅遊目標
但一路上 窗外不斷變換的景色 仍讓繃緊的心情輕鬆不少
而 終於和這一季的桐花相遇的剎那 是雀躍歡喜的
趕上了 在這忙的差點情緒崩潰的一年 終於能偷個空
欣賞著滿山桐花 在飄落的四月雪中 寫下這一季的旅行記事

If You Think You are Beaten

If you think you are beaten, you are.

If you think you dare not, you don't.

If you'd like to win but think you can't,

It's almost certain you won't.

Life's battles don't always go

To the stronger or faster man,

But sooner or later, the man who wins

Is the man who thinks he can.

~Walter D. Wintle~