give them Love, Values, and Education.

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“I hope you will go out and let stories happen to you, and that you will work them, water them with your blood and tears and you laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom.” -Clarissa Pinkola Estes, American Poet and Psychoanalyst


Friends
“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”
Thich Nhat Hanh quotes (Vietnamese Monk, Activist and Writer. b.1926)

Charity
“Every germ of goodness will at last struggle into bloom and fruitage...true success follows every right step.”
Orison Swett Marden, American writer and physician

Learning
“The answer is never the answer. What's really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you'll always be seeking. I've never seen anybody really find the answer -- they think they have, so they stop thinking. But the job is to seek mystery, evoke mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer.”
shrbekKen Kesey quotes (American Writer who was a hero of the countercultural revolution and the hippie movement of the 1960s, 1935-2001)

Sports
"Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
Hans Christian Anderson


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All of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
Dale Carnegie, American writer and lecturer

Love is the answer, and you know that for sure; Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow.
John Lennon

"A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love." - Max Muller

SIGH.

I will miss all these cool dudes and dudettes in CTC.

*Sob*

Went driving by myself today, it's been the case for the past few weekends, as I'm trying to ramp up my driving skill. I've learnt a few things today, one: don't try to switch lanes when you're already at the traffic light, especially when there are a whole lot of cars behind you. Two: be patient. It can take forever before you get to make your u-turn. Three: expressways exits can be confusing, so take note of when to exit, so the same mistake won't be repeated the next time.

It's raining!  Love the rain, but hate that it's a Sunday night. Had wanted to spend this weekend as a "Valentine's Day", so that we can beat the crowd... Didn't quite workout, though. Guess it'll be next weekend then.

Am done with the fifth golf lesson. 3 more to go. I do better when I don't think too much about it.

I think my strategy for coping with life in the next few months will be "do what you got to, and just squelch the noise for a while". It's time to turn on my music and follow my own rhythm.

Yup. I don't need approval from everyone, but I have to answer to myself...

Looking forward to the matchmaking session this Wednesday and paintball this Thursday. Hope paintball will be a blast.