The girl in the picture has failed a physical exam which is the prerequisite to her dream job. With her family against her, she is ready to quit and give up. With a friend’s help and training she is encouraged and determined to succeed. I don’t have odds against me like her but I admit I can be pretty lazy, undetermined and can have very low confidence just like her. This is a great constant reminder to keep making effort. Even the worst can become the best with persistent effort. 🙂
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“Remember, effort can become ability”
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The past is just a story we tell ourselves.
~ Inspiration from
Title: Her
Genre: Movie
What do you mean it’s just a story we tell ourselves? Do you mean I don’t really exist? I am a very important person…to my parents….Important things happen in my life. Like that time when I score a big job and that time when I threw up in…What does an Operating System in a movie know about being human and all the emotions we go through anyways? It’s just an imaginary OS in a made up story, it doesn’t really exists. So dismissing and lacking of emotions. I didn’t know why these words stuck on my mind. I repeated them over and over in my head. The past is gone, it will never return. The future may never exist. The only true moment of existence is now, this very moment.
It sure sounded like a call for alarm to me. This and every moment is pushed to the top most priority! Not very logically of me. After a few deep breaths I slowed to think why I felt the way I do. Hearing these words made me feel the insignificance of my past, maybe even the insignificance of people. Often, I admit, I would repeat a past troubling event in my head like a tape stuck on rewind. Stubborn and aggressive. This artificially ups the importance of the past event. This quote stumped me. It hit me in the head hard, it pointed out the importance of not reinforcing the past.
Whatever happened in the past is gone. The only way it can reach us is if we allow it. Our memories are unstable recollection and not the truth. Memories, good or bad, will fade with time. Those repeated thoughts of the past is just as intangible as the future. Letting the past go and living our lives with a clean slate each day is what we can do to improve tomorrow.
I recently discovered some health issues that could potentially be serious. Upon hearing this news I constantly worried and imagined the worst outcome. My moods dropped and fell short on sleep. My physical and mental discomfort went from a 2 to a 8. I nearly thought I would die soon. There were no confirmed results but I was already worn down.
The moment I saw this clip I had to snap it . Unlike what was portrayed in the pictures, “3 parts pathology, 7 parts psychology”, my situation was accurate in the negative spectrum. I realized having an illness was not the most impactful on my health but my emotional response to it was.
Worry and fear are natural human responses to a threatening situation. But these negative energy can dangerously warp our outlook and perspective on the situation. Forcing oneself to have a positive attitude might not be a first option, but will have far better benefits then yielding to natural instincts. Mind over matter takes some will power. In moments of darkness we do have a choice to shift to the light. We constantly need to make effort to push ourselves over these humps.
Keeping optimistic will lessen the stress impact on a weak body giving it a better chance at recovery. Stressing won’t heal anyone but will damage our will to fight for a better chance of survival. Keep your chin up, let God handle it.
“3 parts pathology, 7 parts psychology”
~ Inspiration from
Title: Rear Mirror, 載得有情人 – Ep 11
Genre: Modern Romance
~ Inspiration from
Title: The Ultimate Addiction, 點金å‹æ‰‹ – Ep 22
Genre: Drama
Sometimes we are so wrapped up in our efforts to prevent the worst things from happening in our lives we tend to picture life in the worst possible way. A plan can help prevent and ease some bad situation but a plan is only a plan.
Your worst scenarios:
May be just as bad as we imagined it.
May not be as bad as we imagined it.
May never happen.
These are only a few possibilities. Anticipate the worst and  hope for the best. Best things or worst things will happen to those who believe. Which would you rather believe and chase after?
This quote is a major reminder for me to focus on the better side of life. I live with a “plan for the worst” in mind but desperately hope for the better. This conflict between lack of faith and wanting to have faith kept me from truly having peace and happiness. Once in a while quotes like this one builds me up and keep me back on track. I am grateful for its existence.
