Love the Korean drama Gu Family Book! The storyline is interesting and unique, and I'm so deeply touched by the love between the half-human-half-beast called choi kang chi and human woman warrior called Yeo wool.
The ernest wish of half human half mystical creature kang chi is to fully become a human and in many ways he is more human than any other real humans, who are more often than not cruel, selfish and hypocritical. In his journey of trying so hard to become a human he met the kind hearted yeo wool, who is skilled in martial arts and archery. Very inspiring story. A must watched!
I love movies that portrays the life of Yip Man, every time I watch a new movie I was never tired of the almost similar theme and storyline. I always learn something new from each one, each one so inspiring and powerful. Zhang zhiyi's Ba kua Kung fu is so beautiful yet powerful!
The power of imagination makes us infinite. – John Muir
Hot Girls is a new chinese drama with its main theme focusing on the lives, work, career and trainings of women army special force. The story revolves around its two key characters “hot girls”, referring to the young lady born in the 90s and her mother, who is a high ranking army officer (a strong character) in charge of a special force.
The young lady, called “Tang Xiao Mi” is a rebellious young girl with an attitude, always going against her parents who have been separated for many years, and the character of “Tang Xiao Mi” is interesting and damn unique, for even though she is tom-boyish, naughty and rebellious with an attitude, but she clearly represent most youngsters born in the 90s, and she has a BIG heart, strong in mental and clever!!! I seriously love this amazing drama, which is so motivating and inspiring, and at the same time seriously funny!!! (indeed it has been said to motivate lots of young people in mainland china to join the army!) This is one drama that i will definitely watch over and over! Haha.
Love the drama called Arrows on the Bowstring, which is action packed!! It’s a story about how 3 siblings who are trained in traditional chinese bows fight their enemies who are armed with modern weapons using only their bows, arrows, wit, guts and intelligence.
If you want a body work out then you can try shooting using traditional bows. It stimulates mental improvement through relaxation and concentration. And learning archery can teach you a lot about Life as well.
Even today many tribes use archery for hunting purpose. It is said that traditional archers are down to earth, generous and hardworking.
Contrary to popular belief, strength is more in the mind than the body. Archery can be a sports that trains your mental strength! It is a matter of leverage, concentration, and controlled excitation even more than it is the “size” of the muscles involved.
“To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.”
“When your back is to the wall and you are facing fear head on, the only way is forward and through it.” ~ Stephen Richards
I’m looking forward to getting the new CDs for the highly entertaining chinese drama The Bride With Hair!!!
The story is so touching!! And I seriously admire the bride with white hair, who even though she has been let down by her loved one and abandoned several times, I cannot help admire her spirit and beautiful soul. Despite all the setbacks, she was always looking ahead and focusing on things she should do and which she knows is her responsibility, such as rebuilding the homeland for the helpless women and children.
Humans are liable to experience a variety of afflictions, but they are commonly endowed with a capacity for happiness and respectability.
There is no guarantee, however, that they will exercise this capacity at all times and to the maximum, whatever happens. Depression and shame remain a possibility, which increases with the severity of their afflictions and the difficulty of living up to the values that are necessary for their happiness and respectability: courage, efficiency, wisdom, and nobility.
Living up to these values is never easy, even under extremely favorable circumstances.
It requires an effort of will.
To make or not to make this effort is the question, central to the human existence.
In real life, it is not easy to find genuine love relationship.
We all go through life hoping for the best and getting what is not. Of all the let-downs we experience, from finances to our careers, perhaps nothing can compare to the utter depression that comes after a failed marriage or a relationship that has gone sour.
In the middle of the heartbreak and loneliness, you also begin to question yourself why these things happened to you. You spend sleepless nights wondering if you’ll ever have a chance to recover from all your disappointments, or if there is a medicine that can cure your despair.
It’s been said over and over again: “Into each life, a little rain must fall.”
Yet somehow, you feel that what you got was more than just a drizzle. You are in the middle of an emotional typhoon that rages on and on. No matter what you do, you just can’t find shelter from the storms of life.
But you cannot just give up on yourself and on life.
Somehow, all of us must find the courage and determination to hang on and keep on living, one day at a time. Yes, it is painful when we always feel we are wronged, cheated, judged harshly, neglected, and unloved.
Being good does not guarantee that the world would be good at us. Pain and evil cause people to suffer, whether they are good or bad.
So what can we do when we find ourselves stranded in an island of despair? What do we do when we feel so hopeless and alone?
The best way to love yourself is to encourage yourself and to keep faith on you.
Until and unless you will not trust your self then how can you expect anything from others. Nothing works better than healing yourself.
You do not need any medicines or any development classes but you need to give respect, love and faith to your inner consciousness. If the person is strong in his thoughts then he can face any difficult challenge of his life. Therefore, start your life journey again by making your inner consciousness as your best friend and enjoy the real joy of life.
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.” ~ ambrose redmoon
Love the songs that are in The Bride with White Hair!!!
Just completed my new DVDs that i received in the post! The chinese mainland drama “Tie Xie Shi Ming” is highly entertaining!!! The story highlights five women fighters and soldiers who are totally of different characters, personalities, skills, talents, but who all work out their differences to achieve common goals – to complete their several difficult missions and tasks against their common enemies. The preview here show part II of the drama, and i’m going to get its dvds when it’s being released!!
“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” ~ Nora
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
~ Atticus Finch”
Of course, it is difficult to find these kinds of women in real life – who have it all – wit, intelligence, courage, are fearless, able to make difficult life choices and decisions and bear all the consequences, the whole drama makes you laugh and cry all at the same time while you cheer for them, you cannot help admire them for who they are!!!
I just watched the cool movie called 'tai chi o', it has some comic book drawing effects and awesome tai chi movements, the story is about master yang Lu chan's journey to becoming a taiji master of the yang tradition. Now I'm looking forward to part two of the planned trilogy – taichi hero!
Practicing tai chi can help you to reduce stress and overcome depression. Tai chi can be a way of life!!
“The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter” -Paulo
At some time in our life, while we are chasing the dreams we lose our habit of sitting back and reflecting. We begin giving auto responses. If we are held up in a traffic jam, our response is – either to worry about the work ahead, or blame the system or some such negative thought.
Not many of us think – All right. If the traffic is not moving, let me relax, listen to some good music, or go back to some childhood memories, remember good friends, let me make the best use of the time to relax and enjoy life.
Not many of us respond in this way. We respond in stressed way whenever we come across any similar situation. This habit is taking a big toll on our quality of life.
Stress – A way of life.
We have taken stress as a way of life. Very few of us think about why they are trying to work at such a hectic pace and if ultimately, we are going to leave this world with a lot of incomplete work, why not at least work in a relaxed way? What is the use of working so much , if we kill all the joy. In search of a better tomorrow, we kill the present. Isn't it?
Stressed work environment, stressed family life, no time to just walk around doing nothing but watch the nature…Why? It is as if we want to achieve most in the shortest possible time and therefore have no time to relax.
Working non-stop all the week is a way of life for a large majority. The increase in cardiac attacks, depression etc, are all the results of this stressed lifestyle. When we get stressed, we look around for the latest stress busters, latest therapies, etc. to counter the stress.
And then by the time the week ends, we again go out somewhere to relax. Sometimes holidays also tire, don't they?
Why not lead a relaxed life all through the week?
Why not work in a relaxed frame of mind? Why get stressed?
Reflection about our own life is very essential if we want to reclaim our right to live peacefully.
If you want to be truly successful in how you achieve your goals, then you need to harbor the right habits and attitudes that will keep you on track. There are a number of good traits you have to keep for life to discover that more opportunities and good things are bound to happen, if only you allow these.
Here are some of the features that great people had!
“Tree with deep roots” Korean drama is one damn good drama that makes a lasting impression for myself. It's a story about a king who persists in creating new written words for his country despite all difficulties and obstacles. It's a good drama on perseverance and persisting to the end to achieve one's goal.
Some goals are very big and will take time to accomplish. Do not allow yourself to think that some goals are just too huge to be possible.
“Patience, grasshopper,” said Maia. “Good things come to those who wait.”“I always thought that was 'Good things come to those who do the wave,'” said Simon. “No wonder I've been so confused all my life.” — Cassandra
Be specific and set goals that are attainable to your current situation and start working to achieve these. You can break it down into smaller tasks that are much easier to do within the given timeframe that you have
Patience is also very much needed especially if you run your own business or ia an entrepreneur. Let me say you need patience in the day to day running of your business.
This may be the area that patience is needed the most. The thrill of getting started is wearing off.
The actual work has begun. It seems that nothing is happening. Day after day, week after week goes buy. You start thinking, “I knew this wouldn't work.” But then it happens. Someone joins your program or you sell a product.
The thrill is back!
You are rejuvenated!
Life is good.
This is the feeling that you need to hang on to even when things don't seem to be moving. This should be your focus even when that little voice is telling you that you can't do it or that you should give up or when patience is wearing thin.
It may not happen overnight but you can be a success. But remember, anything worth having is worth working for. Make up your mind you are going to give it time.
One of the best and inspiring dramas on perseverance ive completed watching is “can you hear my heart”. The whole story gives you glimpse into the inner worlds of people who lost their hearing. Bong woo ri’s mother was deaf, but there was a good man there for her, a man who was mentally retarded but with a good heart. Dong joo lost his hearing due to an accident whereby he severely injured his had, which results in him losing his hearing. However, dong joo learnt lips reading and acts like a perfectly normal person in front of everyone.
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”-maya
There are a lot of people who struggle with their own self esteem and their own self issues. You’ll want to consider that there are many aspects of life, even though things may seem down, which still make your life overall pleasing.
A lot of people don’t get to see past the negative side of things and can not focus on being positive about anything, because one thing in their life is bad. When you begin to notice the negatives in your life, you’ll end up hurting yourself in the end.
First, you’ll need to look inside yourself. You’ll need to notice that there are qalities of yourself that make up for the rest.
Maybe you think that you are a good person, a great catcher, a good dancer, but perhaps its more about your generosity and kindness. Try to consider all the good things about yourself.
Keep in mind that not everything will work out to the way that you planned, but you’ll be able to make it through the rough times and move on to the good times. Another way for you to overcome the negative thoughts is but challenging them.
This Korean drama “can you hear my heart” also reminds me of the experience of Lou Ferrigno, when during his childhood years he was mocked because he was HOH (hard of hearing) However, with Lou Ferrigno’s determination and to overcome the trauma of being a HOH, he was motivated to become a bodybuilder as a teenager by an experience very common to hearing impaired youth of the ’70s.
Today, Lou Ferrigno focuses on bodybuilding education. He has a website which offers booklets on bodybuilding.
He has his own book on bodybuilding too: Lou Ferrigno’s Guide to Personal Power, Bodybuilding and Fitness for Everyone. In addition, both he and his wife Carla offer personal fitness training services to residents of the Los Angeles, California region.
To this date, Lou Ferrigno, proves to be an inspiration, the incredible hero both to the non-hearing and hearing alike.
Going to see a new movie or drama is incredibly inspiring. It's not just the movie itself, it's the atmosphere. It's the experience.
Grabbing a pack of nachos and a bag of popcorn along with a soft drink, the posters all around you promoting the next 'big movie', and then of course there's the movie itself, which quite often takes me into ANOTHER WORLD.
And this is my point exactly.
GOING to the movies IS like going to another world.
It's a place that's almost out of touch with reality because of all the stuff I mentioned above. Remember, everyday life is the 'norm'.
There's nothing made-up or surreal. It can get extremely boring and mundane!!!
But the movies or dramas is different.
Without you even knowing, you're getting inspiration pushed in your brain, definitely not all movies or dramas give you these kinds of experiences of course. Out of 100 dramas or movies im into, only 1 will be good (again its subjective) , the inspirations you get is just like a beautiful sun setting into the night without notice. You do not realize it until the day (or two) after, but the inspiration is there just waiting to be used.
This is why I record all the good ones I've watched in this tiny space. I love dramas that are not only highly entertaining, but they must also be inspiring and motivating; in short they need to offer you a glimpse into how you can look at similar life situations or issues from various different angles.
Many of the good dramas I've recorded here, for examples the great queen seon deok, dong yi, yi san, hua mu lan, tie die shi ming, etc have great plots with good storytelling; they have accompanied me through tough times, and even offer different insights into looking at life from different angles.
Yup, Getting away into a DIFFERENT world means that you're totally unplugged from the REAL world, not a bad thing at times, as you need time away for reflections and contemplation.
When you are creating, you are using up bags of energy…this generally means that you are GIVING OUT to create. Going into a SURREAL world means that you are just taking things IN. It's like subconsciously re-charging your internal batteries!!
Just completed this cool drama Bachelor’s Vegetable Store! It’s an inspiring, meaningful and motivatingkorean drama based on a true story. The story is about a guy who starts and operates his own small vegetable store and grows it into an empire. It tells you not to worry if your business is not booming from the beginning. With honest hard work and lots of determination you are going to find it much easier to make everything happen for you and bring your dreams to a realty.
Building a vision for your business is something that you should work hard at.
There is nothing wrong with wanting more for yourself. When you are serious about being a great success in life you should make sure that you are using the tools that work best for you.
Figure out a plan and then go from there. There is nothing wrong with planning ahead and being in control because you are the one that is going to make the difference.
Figure out how you want to succeed in life. When you are sure that you want to be more productive in life, you will find it much easier when you have a goal and a plan set in place.
There is nothing wrong with wanting more and going after it.
If you want more and you want to create something in life that is going to work for you and your business you should be ready for the building of the vision that is going to work for you.
Take charge of your goals and make sure that you are creating something that is going to make you proud. Do not sit back and let things happen to you.
Make sure that you are proceeding with your future so that you are making great progress with what you are doing.
Write down your goals and your idea and really think about them. If you know that you are making progress with your future then you should go after your dreams and be ready for the future that is yet to come.
To the beautiful you is a korean version of Hana Kimi! I will sure be catching this one, having had watch other TV dramas versions. This is a shojo manga series by Hisaya Nakajo, and is a story about a girl who becomes attracted to one of a high jump athlete, so much so that she attends an all-boys high school and must disguise herself as a boy to enter the school! I simply love the story of how she gives hope to the athlete who is giving up on high jump.
Oh I love this movie, a story about a young woman Merida who is determined to carve her own path in life and living life in her own terms! And in her own journey she discovers the true meaning of bravery!
Dreaming is something that we all do. We all want to have a better life and live the way that makes us happy. Think of the things that you would better your life and make your dreams more promotable.
Are you sure that you have everything that you need in life? If you are not happy, you need to make the necessary changes to promote a better and happier lifestyle.
“When someone tells me “no,” it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.” ~ Karen E.
Imagine you able to tune in to what you want and you get it. There is a great lesson in this. You can have anything you want and in abundance, when you learn to tune in with an infinitely greater power than electricity or radio. Read this magical story! Click here.
For most most of us, one of the biggest reasons why we easily get into the pit of depression is that we are easily disappointed or we tend to expect so much. Young and old people tend to raise the bar of expectation to high and, in the process, find themselves forlorn. Just consider…
- A young boy who wants to play baseball but wasn’t included in the game;
- A teenage girl who did not get a date for the prom;
- A young woman who was not admitted to the Ivy League;
- A father who finds out that her 16-year old daughter is pregnant;
- A blushing bride who finally found out that she did not really marry “Mr. Right”; and
- A young mother who was told by the doctor that her baby has Down’s Syndrome.
These are just some examples of major disappointments encountered by people everyday around the world. We all go through life hoping for the best and getting what is not.
Of all the let-downs we experience — from finances to our careers — perhaps nothing can compare to the utter depression that comes after a failed marriage or a relationship that has gone sour.
In the middle of the heartbreak and loneliness, you also begin to question yourself why these things happened to you. You spend sleepless nights wondering if you’ll ever have a chance to recover from all your disappointments, or if there is a medicine that can cure your despair.
Whenever I feel down, I watched motivating dramas, and Twinkle Twinkle is one very entertaining and motivating drama!
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.”
~ Alexandra
Imagine you able to tune in to what you want and you get it. There is a great lesson in this. You can have anything you want and in abundance, when you learn to tune in with an infinitely greater power than electricity or radio. Read this magical story! Click here.
Being a police officer gives you an opportunity to improve life in your community in very direct and concrete ways. Police work can be challenging and even dangerous at times, yet few occupations are as rewarding! Love the show Tiger Cubs TVB 2012 and really admire the courageous men and women working in the special duties unit!
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
~ Confusius
He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.
~ Socrates
There’s really no single explanation, but there’s agreement on one thing: the more grateful you are, the more positive you feel about life and about yourself, and the more you achieve.
Gratitude helps you see all things in their perspective. In the past, when you’ve felt grateful for something or someone – did you see how suddenly that thing’s or person’s value swelled and became even more meaningful to you?
If you wake up and immediately give thanks for a great, blue sky, you’ll notice that the day seems much richer. If you give thanks for your spouse, your brain has a way of picking it up and making you see even better things about them and this makes you feel happier. Happiness leads to well-being.
Gratitude also makes you focus on the things that you’re grateful for and you therefore attract more. It’s the old law of attraction, which holds that what you think about grows.
If you’re grateful for strong, fulfilling relationships, they tend to grow and therefore you’ll be happier. If you’re grateful for a strong business, it will grow and you’ll feel more fulfilled.
Does It Really Matter Why Gratitude Leads To Well-Being?
You now know that it does, so why not start to practice it. How would you gain from being able to put your challenges in perspective, faster? I was able to start making positive moves to create the outcome that I preferred.
Yes, it required a time commitment. In fact, as a busy woman, fitting “gratitude time” into my day was very difficult at first. But, I found the time because it was that important.
I discovered that if I wanted to do it, I had to set aside a time for nothing else but “gratitude time” and my journal had to be in a place where I couldn’t ignore it. After awhile it became my habit – the first thing I do before I get out of bed.
I think about and write down what I am grateful for. The more grateful I am, the more I have to be grateful for – the better I feel and the more productive I am throughout my day. What a powerful way to start your day!!
I encourage you to make a gratitude journal. Plan it in such a way that it’s in your path everyday and you can’t ignore it. You’ll find that after days, even just hours of your first journaling, your perspective will be different and you will have given yourself more time to go forward and focus on what matters most.
A man who was exploring some caves by the seashore. In one of the caves he found a canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone had rolled up some clay and left them out in the sun to bake. They didn’t look like much, but they intrigued the man so he took the bag out of the cave with him.
As he strolled along the beach, to pass the time, he would throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could throw.
He thought little about it until he dropped one of the balls and it cracked open on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone. Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left, then it struck him.
He had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of the clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have had tens of thousands, but he just threw it all away.
You know sometimes, it’s like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, and we see the external clay vessel. It doesn’t look like much from the outside. It isn’t always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it; we see that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish or well known or wealthy.
But we have not taken the time to find the treasure hidden inside that person.
There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to get to know that person, and if we ask God to show us that person the way He sees them, then the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant gem begins to shine forth.
May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of clay. May we see the people in our world as God sees them.
