What should we remember for this day and every day?!

 

May 25, 2020, the Memorial Monday, the American holiday, it should have been the day to honor all the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. What did they really die for? For their dream land and country, for the peace, happiness and freedom of the country and its people, and for their belief that every human being on this earth deserves a good life!

George Floyd left this world tragically on this day this week, in 2020, due to a police officer’s cruel violence. George was an ordinary black man, a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend…

He did not die because of the Covid-19 virus which many people are afraid of and trying to hide at home to avoid from. Many virus infested people have recovered through weeks of fighting with the viruses. But there are more deadly and scary viruses living in healthy people, in their cruel minds and cold blood!

George Floyd died in front of people’s witness and video recording, without fighting even though he was 6 feet and 6 inches tall, extremely painful while peacefully pleading, with his neck under the knees of the police officer and his body weight, for nearly 9 minutes!

I cry for George Floyd’s pains, his peaceful struggling and pleading, and the loss of his life!

Such cruel violence and murdering are not acceptable any more!

Such law enforcement without public monitoring and accountability is not acceptable any more!

All law enforcement involving physical execution should be video recorded for the whole process, from the policy car, from police officers’ body equipment, which should be enforced by law as well! It is totally feasible in our today’s technology world. All the law enforcement should be held accountable by the public, the people, not just the law system itself.

Let the power to be with the people!

So people like George Floyd will not have fear any more, fear about unfair treatment, fear about violence, and fear about undeserved death!

People who are using violence against violent, who are breaking, burning, and damaging CNN, police officers, medias and others, please wake up! Don’t let angers turn you into what you hate and want to fight against!

Please remember George Floyd, even though he was just an ordinary man when he was living on earth. Please remember May 25^th 2020, it is a historical day, beyond Memorial Day.

It reminds us that we human beings are still struggling with and fighting with darkness, the evil, the unfairness, the hatred, the cruelty, the unappreciation, the cold blood!

It reminds us that many of our human beings, ordinary people, but precious lives, are still facing daily challenge of not being accept, not being heard, not being understood, not being loved, and not being embraced…

BE the Change of the World that You Wish to Have!

Some of you may shrug your shoulders and say, such tragedy is just part of history, another negative news, it will pass.

Yes history will pass, but history will repeat, if we do not wake up, learn the lesson and change!

BE the Love you wish to receive!

BE the Brother and Sister you wish to be hugged!

BE the Peace and Freedom you wish to breathe every day!

Let’s remember George Floyd and May 25^th, 2020. Remember what people have been dying for in the wars. Remember what we desire with our own lives and for our children and their next generations. Remember what the world should have been and are meant to be……

Let’s hold our hands together as brothers and sisters to rebuild this burned world.

Let’s pray for each other, and pray for our shared one world…

Let’s call for greater leadership and true role models to step up to unite our people, unite this country, and unite this world together!

Let’s plant the seeds of love, peace, hope and strength of wisdom into our life every day!

Love and blessings to you all …

Spring Zheng

 

Abundance Thought Leadership Coach

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Spring’s Motto: Love never fails. Live in faith, passion and abundance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abundance Meditation in the Sun

Are you doing medication every day? Especially during such uncertain and tough time, we need more meditation to relax, heal, focus and transform.

I normally do my daily meditations on my bed before I sleep at night and after I wake up in the morning.

Today after some work, I could not resist the sunlight outside of my home office and entered into the sun’s embrace:).

It’s 64 Fahrenheit in New York. Spring has come. Greens are sprouting out every where. It’s a pity that now people have to stay most time at home to keep the social distance and avoid virus spreading.

In other years, this is the most beautiful season to watch new lives coming out every where. Let’s hold the hope and belief that such beautiful freedom seasons will come back soon, for sure.

I grabbed a small bench that my kids use by their game table, put it in the center of my yard in the sun. I chose the direction of facing my back to the sun, sat down, crawled my legs, put my two palms inside up on my laps, adjusted my body to feel comfortable and relaxed, closed my eyes, I started my meditation.

My eyes are immediately seeing a grand red every where, like on Mars. I feel myself walking on Mars with a little surprise and more curiosity. It’s a giant planet to explore and there are mountains there too:).

My back is feeling the welcoming warmth then more heart, but not burning.

I heard the birds making sounds and singing, at least 3 or 4 unique sounds and singing styles, like they just wake up from a long sleep through the winter.

The breeze is still a little cool but tender, stirring some leaves dancing on the ground and making some gentle noises.

My opened palms on my laps are feel more warmth and greeting from the Sun, like two warm energy balls rolling and jumping on the palms, naughtily playing with the Sun.

My back is so heavenly massaged by the Sun’s heat, and my whole body in its light, the endless love from the universe. I feel so much loved and embraced by the universe as a natural part of it, no name, no role, no division, no distance, no fear, no lack, no need, just a harmonious part, a new born of the universe, with peace, joy and abundant love, a blessing to all… That’s a moment of eternality…

Maybe about 20 or 30 minutes, I opened my eyes, I saw my shadow in the Sun. I remembered my childhood playing in the Sun. I started to make shadow puppets with my hands, doves, reindeer, bear…🙂

Wouldn’t you be a forever child of the Sun and the universe?!

After the meditation in the Sun, I felt abundant energy, clarity, freedom, invincible power, and happiness to get back to my passionate work!:)

Wish you will enjoy more meditation, with more consciousness, discovery, super charging and empowerment!

Feel free to ask me whenever you may want help to harness the abundance meditation!

Maybe next time we could do it together:). Let me know!

Have a wonderful day, every day, stay safe, healthy, strong, and unstoppable!

To Your Abundant Happiness and Success…

Love and Blessings,

Spring Zheng

Abundance Thought Leadership Coach

Empowering Visionary Entrepreneurs to Stand Out as Confident Experts and Leaders with their Unique Gifts to Attract More Dream Clients and Make Greater Impact!

*#1 Amazon Best Selling Author of “Abundance Train”, get your FREE copy now when it’s still available.

*Award-Winning Transformational Speaker, featured at Nasdaq, Harvard Clubs and other medias.

*Founder of Spring Magic Life Society, Inc.

www.SpringMagicLife.com

Email: i@SpringMagicLife.com

Spring Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/SpringZhengAbundance/

Spring’s Motto: Love never fails. Live in faith, passion and abundance.

2016 Valentine’s Day Love of Freedom

 

2016 Valentine’s Day, how would you celebrate?

With your loved ones, or by yourself……

Feeling that you want to celebrate it, or want to escape this special day……

Finally understanding love, or still seeking love somewhere or anywhere……

Valentine’s Day is just a reminder for love. Love does not just thrive in one day. Love calls you every moment. The difference is just, some hear it, some don’t. Love still calls, no matter if you hear it or not. The former is conscious and prepared to love.

Love is a journey, starting from yourself, and ending at yourself, even though you have walked around the earth many circles to look for love. Love is a complete circle, and self-abundant circle.

Today is 2016 Valentine’s Day. I claim my freedom in love, after being a love slave for years. No more attachment to anyone, and no more self lost to anything. I would not depend on love from anyone else any more for my happiness. My love is abundant, for myself, for my loved ones, and for the world.

Today, I invite the universe to celebrate with me, not just one person, or two persons…… for love, for consciousness, for wisdom, for happiness, for passions, for success, for abundance……Today, I miss nothing. Today, let’s celebrate, if you’d join me. With love, and in love. And let the celebration continue, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and every day……

Live the Valentine’s Day as the best day of your life. Give your love the wings of freedom. Let it fly today, and let it fly everyday!

Love is Freedom.

Join my Facebook Group: Abundance on Love & Passions. Let’s create and celebrate more of abundant love, wisdom, passions, happiness and success!

Love and Blessings,

Spring Zheng

Abundance & Thought Leadership Coach

Empowering Professionals, MBAs, Entrepreneurs & Leaders to Do What You Love and Succeed

Founder of Spring Magic Life Society, Inc.

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Spring’s Motto: Love never fails. Live in faith, passions and abundance……

 

Merry Christmas – Find Your Real-Life Angels and Relight Your Candle of Love and Faith

Today is the Christmas Eve. Beautiful wishes, blessings, images, music and videos are full of the air. All the Christmas decorations, all the gifts, all the wishes……This is supposed to be a joyful season.

My friend, how are you? Are you really feeling joyful? Or are you just following the tradition or the holiday atmosphere? You know the difference.

For many people, Christmas is just another holiday, a time for fun and celebration, celebrating for a holiday, and a time for family gathering by the end of the year. But the truth is, Christmas is the most meaningful holiday. We celebrate for the salvation of our human beings. We celebrate for the birth of the greatest love, truth, hope and faith.

On the Christmas Eve night, we will light up candles to appreciate and praise. The candle is a symbol of light, love, hope and faith. Through a busy year with daily duties, struggling and pursuing diverse targets, many people may have forgotten these most important things for our life. Some may be even losing their faith and hope.

The best Christmas video this year I received from the social media is a reminder that The Angels Are Around Us! The real-life angels are those persons who give love to us and lift us up. They are from our families, friends, sisters and brothers in Church, mentors, partners, clients, and social network……

This is the best time to review your 2015, review your growth, and find out your real-life angels who have given you love, given you support, and lifted you up. Tell them one by one that, they are your angels. Give them love, praise them, thank them, and bless them! By doing so, you will light up their lives and become their angel too!

Tonight we will light up our candles. Tonight we will sing and praise. Let’s celebrate with our angles. Let’s relight our candles of love and faith, and let the light shine through the end of 2015 and a greater 2016!

Love and Blessings,

Spring Zheng

 

P.S.

Are you living your abundant life?

What does it look like to be in your dream life? How would you feel if you were living your dream life?

Are you doing what you love?

What are your true passions?

What are blocking your from fulfilling your passions and dream life?

I have limited seats of complimentary Breakthrough Strategy Coaching for those who really desire to live on their purpose and passions, and fulfill a meaningful life with abundant love, wisdom, happiness and success. Contact me at i@SpringMagicLife.com or SpringZhyL@yahoo.com to apply for a complimentary Breakthrough Strategy Coaching Session that will lead to your greatest discovery and transformation!

You can further connect with me and access our passion communities for more empowering resources. Only two easy steps to open a new world for yourself:

1. Sign Up at our website www.SpringMagicLife.com to receive Emails with great resources on How to Discover and Fulfill Your Purpose, Passions, Dreams and Prosperity.
2. Choose the Social Media that you’d like to connect with me and our communities:

* Invite me to connect directly on LinkedIn, and Join our LinkedIn Group “Spring Magic Life Society – Love Wisdom Happiness Success”.

* Like our Facebook fan page “Spring Magic Life Society: Love In Action”.

* Subscribe to my inspiring Blog: https://springmagiclife.wordpress.com.

* Follow me on Twitter @SpringMagicLife.

Connect with me and join our uplifting communities, share your passions and challenges. We are here for you to fulfill your best dreams!

 

Appreciation Challenge Day 20 – Make Peace and Love Our Common Language

The war, death and hunger are still continuing in Syria. Today I watched another set of photos about the war and refugees. A child was sleeping between the tombs of his parents. A hungry father was covering his eyes crying while handing out a piece of broken bread to his son. A mother holding a baby was kneeing down in front of two border soldiers and begging to be let through the border. Countless children were sleeping in the wild or fleeing with crowds……there were wounded, dirty, hungry, scared, and crying……

Those heart-broken photos are silently calling for the attention, prayers and help from the world. After the world experienced long and painful World War I and World War II, after the world has learned the tragedy lessons and embraced peace almost everywhere, how could Syria’s political forces still chose war and death! And how could some people still choose killings and horrors! Humanity is lost in those places. Consciousness and wisdom are lost in the forces that caused all the tragedies to their people.

While we are having our normal life every day, gathering with family and friends, working, preparing to celebrate the biggest holidays……a piece of the world is still suffering in wars, fights, death, wounds, hunger, escaping, fleeing to foreign countries, nightmares…… scattered places are still suffering from the terrorists and life loses……Our world is not a complete one and happy one while parts of it are still suffering. While an arm is broken, how could the whole body be well?

The world needs just one common language, for every country, every race, and every person. That is peace and love. Let’s pray for Syria together, and places that are still suffering from fights and terrors, that people will be awaken from the painful experiences, and peace and love will resurrect from ashes and death. Let’s pray that the whole world wakes up, peace and love become our common language through every single corner of the world, and this world becomes a real One.

You are welcome to share prayers and inspirations. Please share this article with others who may benefit from it. Thank you!

Sincere Love and Blessings,

Spring Zheng

P.S.

Are you living your abundant life?

What does it look like to be in your dream life? How would you feel if you were living your dream life?

Are you doing what you love?

What are your true passions?

What are blocking your from fulfilling your passions and dream life?

I have limited seats of complimentary Breakthrough Strategy Coaching for those who really desire to live on their purpose and passions, and fulfill a meaningful life with abundant love, wisdom, happiness and success. Contact me at i@SpringMagicLife.com or SpringZhyL@yahoo.com to apply for a Breakthrough Strategy Coaching Session that will lead to your greatest discovery and transformation!

You can further connect with me and access our passion communities for more empowering resources. Only two easy steps to open a new world for yourself:

1. Sign Up at our website www.SpringMagicLife.com to receive Emails with great resources on How to Discover and Fulfill Your Purpose, Passions, Dreams and Prosperity.
2. Choose the Social Media that you’d like to connect with me and our communities:

* Invite me to connect directly on LinkedIn, and Join our LinkedIn Group “Spring Magic Life Society – Love Wisdom Happiness Success”.

* Like our Facebook fan page “Spring Magic Life Society: Love In Action”.

* Subscribe to my inspiring Blog: https://springmagiclife.wordpress.com.

* Follow me on Twitter @SpringMagicLife.

Connect with me and join our uplifting communities, share your passions and challenges. We are here for you to fulfill your best dreams!

Appreciation Challenge Day 11 – Zen in the Water and Have a Zen Attitude

Sunday afternoon is our swimming schedule. My two kids are attending a swimming school at the Aquatic Center. They have been making good progress. I used to be a duck on the shore. Watching my kids growing from initial fear and struggling to now enjoying the water and swimming, I was motivated to overcome my long-term fear of water as well. After all, I need be a role model for my kids, and not let them laugh at my fears. I also want to enjoy the water time with them, especially in the summer.

Initially I could only swim five meters by clumsy movement, daring not to change breath above the water. And that was what I learned in college and lasted for almost 20 years! Through observing, practice and persistence through last winter, I slowly learned how to swim the frog style or breaststroke. Then I learned to swim a little longer distance. After that I learned to change breath above the water. By the end of last winter, I could swim one whole lap! Now I could swim more laps in one hour, and am starting to learn free style. I also want to learn backstroke as well in the near future.

Today in the water while I was enjoying the swimming and taking new challenges to learn new style, I recalled how I was afraid of water and dared not to try it for many years. For some moments, I just relaxed and floated on the water with my face in it. Those moments I was like a part of the water, clean, peaceful, joyful, warm, and smooth like silk. I was fully present at the moments and forgot other bothering things or stresses. The word “Zen” got into my head. Yes, I felt Zen at those moments!

Those simple, peaceful, joyful and presence moments are most precious moments of our life.

I now remember that I also had such Zen moments when I was reading a good book, when I was walking in the forest park, when I was watching some beautiful arts, when I was writing a poem or personal journal, when I was meditating, when I was listening to some good music, when I was treating myself at a beauty salon…… I realized that I want and could have more such Zen time!

There is a great article “How to Have a Zen Attitude” on Wikihow.com, which taught three good methods:

1. Finding peace in your life
2. Recognizing your feelings
3. Giving yourself some space

The best Zen is in your own style and at your preferred ways. You just need be more aware of it and pay more attention on your daily life, what helps you release stress, what makes you present and relaxed, and what brings you peace and joy. Find them out and improve your awareness on those things. Then build up your rituals to do them more often. A Zen attitude will be naturally planted in your mind and heart.

Dear friend, I am curious to learn what are your Zen moments? Feel free to share your stories and inspirations!

Sincere Love and Blessings,

Spring

P.S.

Are you living your abundant life?

What does it look like to be in your dream life? How would you feel if you were living your dream life?

Are you doing what you love?

What are your true passions?

What are blocking your from fulfilling your passions and dream life?

I have limited seats of Complimentary Breakthrough Coaching for those who really desire to live on their purpose and passions, and fulfill a meaningful life with abundant love, wisdom, happiness and success. Contact me at i@SpringMagicLife.com or SpringZhyL@yahoo.com to apply for a Breakthrough Coaching Session that will lead to your greatest discovery and transformation!

You can further connect with me and access our passion communities for more empowering resources. Only two easy steps to open a new world for yourself:

1. Sign Up at our website www.SpringMagicLife.com to receive Emails with great resources on How to Discover and Fulfill Your Purpose, Passions, Dreams and Prosperity.
2. Choose the Social Media that you love to connect with me and our community:

* Invite me to connect directly on LinkedIn, and Join our LinkedIn Group “Spring Magic Life Society – Love Wisdom Happiness Success”.

* Like our Facebook fan page “Spring Magic Life Society: Love In Action”.

* Subscribe to my inspiring Blog: https://springmagiclife.wordpress.com.

* Follow me on Twitter @SpringMagicLife.

Connect with me and join our uplifting communities, share your passions and challenges. We are here for you to fulfill your best dreams!

 

Celebrate Every Day of Your Life

 

Over one year ago, I found out that I lost my best loved one’s soul and loyalty, in the most dramatic and devastating way. It was like losing my own life and beyond.

Through the year, I have been struggling at the edge of life and death, spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically. At the same time, I have two little innocent lives to protect, love and care every day. I prayed to quit, but I was not allowed by life. I was quiet and weeping inside most time through the year, in the total darkness.

Before and through the year, I have been seeking the truth, and the true self of me. It’s like all my life has been seeking the truth and meaningful fulfillment of my life. There were cloudy days, and there were stormy days when I could not see it clearly or even lost my consciousness.  There were lonely days, and there were tearing days when I was praying and praying for the answers and miracles.

Today, even though the winter is blowing its horn more strongly, even though I am still alone to fight the holy battle, I want to celebrate today.

Today, my faith has not changed, I still believe in life and love.

Today, my connections with people are not weakened, I still believe in people and their kindness.

Today, I am still and always there for my loved ones, I never fail my promise.

Today, I still hold my dreams and passions dearly, and devote my day to loving and serving people.

Today, I choose forgiveness, peace, appreciation and joy.

Today, I thank my life that never gives up, that always stands up from falls and wounds, that collects the pieces and keeps climbing the mountain.

Today, I thank God for His unfailing and loyal love, faith, and upcoming blessings beyond my imagination……

Today, I invite you to celebrate too, celebrate every day of your life. Big or small accomplishments, a target met, a task done, a new planning, a new discovery, a new friend, a new poem or article, or even quietness in peace, or even appreciation in your heart, or even just observation of life, or even just a new thought, a new inspiration, a little treatment, a gathering, a beauty of life just noticed, a moment of relaxation……

Join me please, for the celebration, every day of your life.

Share with the world, your lose, your win, your weeps, your joys, your changes, your thanks, and your celebration for any and all of that……

Your true being is the most beautiful thing in the world. Let the world feel you, and celebrate with you, every day of your life!

Join our LinkedIn Group “Spring Magic Life Society – Love Wisdom Happiness Success” and Facebook fan page “Spring Magic Life Society: Love In Action” to share your celebrations every day, to connect with inspiring people, and to create your new momentums and more abundant life every day!

Are you ready for a new birth?

This Friday, December 21, is supposed to be the end of the Mayan calendar, a 5,125-year cycle known as the Long Count. Many people have translated it into a prophecy and the end of the world.

What have been people’s responses worldwide to this prophecy?

While many people still do not believe in it and just ignore it, some people have been preparing for the end of the world and their fateful day. Some crazy ones even wanted to add darkness to create the end of the world. Some curious people have been inspired to share their research and thoughts on this subject. Some visionary ones are excited to call it a new age that is coming after the end of the Mayan calendar.

Some call it a doomsday, some call it a joke, some call it a lie, and some call it a new age of enlightenment.

Some are frightened and holding big fears, some are restless, some are curious, and some are excited and looking forward to it.

What has been your response? What would you call the days after the Mayan calendar? What could be the impact on you? What feeling do you have for this date; fear, anger, ignorance, or excitement, peace, or even love and joy?

Some descendents of the Maya shared that their community sees the date as a celebration of their survival despite centuries of genocide and oppression. They said, “For us, this Dec. 21 is the end of a great era and also the beginning of a new era. We renew our beliefs. We renew a host of things that surround us.” And they are aware of many global issues and are taking initiatives to save our planet. Maya descendents want to live a meaningful way through this era change.

How about you? After Dec.21, will you still be the old you, or are you ready for a new birth and a new age of you?

What kind of life do you desire the most? What would be the best of you?

Would you be a life staying at status quo, or a life following your passion and joy, and fulfilling a greater purpose?

While the clock is kicking close to both year-end holidays and the “end” of Mayan calendar, let’s find some peace with ourselves every day.

If you really desire a new birth with enlightenment, do this following exercise and get prepared for it.

• Be an observer, observing what you and others are responding to this big uncertainty. Observing also helps you get beyond any circumstance. Open the door of wisdom!
• Be an eager learner, keep learning what’s occurring around you and exploring both inside and outside. Be a life student!
• Be aware of and observe your thoughts and feelings,  acknowledge each of them as natural, and fully accept yourself. Be self loved!
• Reflect what lessons you are learning, what messages you are getting, and what inspirations you are having. Keep inspired!
• Vision your future, a new birth of yourself and a new era of yourself. What’s ideal for you? Dare to dream!
• Get back on earth, what would you do to embrace and create that new birth and new era of you? Choose the bold way!
• Make baby steps toward your ideal self, and observe what’s changing inside of you and outside of you. Be accountable!
• Be consistent and make daily progress in this self-awakening process. Recognize and reward yourself often!

Are you ready for a new birth? I will look forward to greeting you again after Dec.21 and the holidays, and hopefully, a new you in 2013!

 

Real Peace

I learned this lovely story which I could not hold with myself without sharing with you. 

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There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace.

Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for the peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The second picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky from which rain fell, and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all.

But when the King looked further, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the plant a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest… a picture of perfect peace.

Which picture won the prize? The King chose the second picture.

Why? “Because,” explained the King, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your spirit. That is the real meaning of peace.”

–  Author Unknown

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Now the world is full of disasters, both natural and man made ones. We heard terrible news every day. Where can we find the real peace and strength? In our heart, in our spirit, there is an endless pure place, bigger than the disasters, bigger than the world. Peace is our front yard of Happiness. Peace is the bed of our eternality.

Are you in real peace today, and every day?

Are you in real peace and praying for those who are suffering to have peace as well?

Are your in real peace and stretching your love and hands to help those who are in big needs?

Are you in real peace and connecting with all others with your heart beating with the whole world?

Love In Action 2011 Day 57: Kindness and Love

“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” – Dalai Lama

When I ask myself what religion and philosophy is in my temple? My answer is undoubtedly Love.

I got a curiosity to check what is the difference between Kindness and Love? Are they similar and can we replace one with the other? There seems to be some subtle difference.

According to dictionaries, Kindness is a friendly feeling, liking. Love is a profoundly tender, passionate affection. So the main difference seems to be the degree of liking. Love is a more profound kindness and affection. Love is like the unlimited universe which includes the sea of kindness. When kindness becomes great, it reaches the heaven of love.

Generic kindness may be an easier target for most people to reach, while love would require a more profound emotional and spiritual engagement. If kindness is the first door towards the world peace and joy, profound love would be the ultimate door leading to eternal peace and happiness.

The world will be nice enough if everyone could have kindness towards each other. The world will be wonderful if everyone could have love towards each other. I guess Dalai Lama projected a very simple and practical religion, which everyone could build up in their own head and heart. He has already jumped out of traditional limited religions, and seen the universal true connection between human beings. Here our religion is in no more traditional meaning, but expanded to be our philosophy, belief, and faith.

My Love Recipe for 2011 Day 57 is:

• Do you have a temple in your own brain and heart?
• In one word, what is your simple religion and philosophy in your temple?
• How is your philosophy (religion, belief, and faith) connecting you with others and the world? Are you feeling fully open and connected with the world in your philosophy?
• How would you live daily on your philosophy (religion, belief, and faith) to fulfill a meaningful and joyful life?