It can be pretty hard to appreciate the goodness of being healthy when we carry on with our daily routines at home, in school or at work. We take our bodies for granted. Just talk to any person who is ill and they’ll be able to tell you their envy of having a healthy fully functional body.
Natasha Bedingfield performs the song “Recover”.
Dahlia 2009
Agapanthus 2011
Morning Glory 2010-2011
I know that you still haven’t found you
And when I wanna stand on my own too
Suddenly you start to show signs of what is possible
Then you’re back to your ways and I let me down
Tell me why I keep try and stay around
When all my family, they always tellin’ me be through with you
And I know that deep down I’m calling time on you, on you, on you
Every time I’m ready to leave
I seem to be pullin’ in the wrong direction, divin’ in with no protection
And you can’t keep steering me wrong, oh gravity
Pulling me back, pulling me in
Why you pulling me back, pulling me in?
Just like gravity, gravity, gravity
I know I betrayed what I’m made to
Ignore the universe when I see you
‘Cause every night the stars will shine merging into U-turn signs
Anything that they can just to change my mind
When I pass your road, I can’t help rewind
What is wrong with me? All that I wanna be is through with you
And I know that deep down I’m calling time on you, on you, on you
Every time I’m ready to leave
I seem to be pullin’ in the wrong direction, divin’ in with no protection
And you can’t keep steering me wrong, oh, gravity
Pulling me back, pulling me in
Why you pulling me back, pulling me in?
Just like gravity, gravity
Stop pullin’ me
Be quiet, let me leave, let me go, don’t say another word
‘Cause with every sound you’re pullin’ me down
Baby, you got a hold on me like gravity
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, gravity
Every time I’m ready to leave
I seem to be pullin’ in the wrong direction, divin’ in with no protection
Oh, you can’t keep steering me wrong, oh, gravity
Pulling me back, pulling me in
Why you pulling me back, pulling me in?
Just like gravity, gravity, gravity
Stop pulling me, gravity
If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, instead of trying to defend yourself you should say: “He obviously does not know me very well, since there are so many other faults he could have mentioned”.
David Tao is a well known Taiwanese singer and song writer who introduced and popularised R&B music to the Mandarin pop music industry. This song titled “22” or “二十二” from his album Black Tangerine is written by him. It is about the memory recollections of a 22 year old girl as she spends a few minutes during her work and waiting for the bus to think about her life journey so far. The song starts by telling how the girl looks back at her days as 12 year old girl. She remembers the days of being a student as simple and carefree. She then graduated from school, started to work and had a relationship. After the end of that relationship she gradually realises that some things are not worth sacrificing for. She recently turned 22 years old and starts to understand that rather than waiting for something to happen she should be the one who makes things happen. She smiles while thinking about her future because she feels hopeful.
“春天是他最愛的季節 當微風隨意吹亂他的頭髮
他並不在意身邊世界的吵雜 只想著自己生命中的變化
還有十五分鐘才午休 從早到晚沒有想像中那麼好過
安定的日子不一定就是幸福 忘不掉他在心裡做過的夢
他今年農曆三月六號剛滿二十二 剛甩開課本要離開家看看這世界
卻發現許多煩惱要面對 oh yeah
他常會想望能回到那年他一十二 只需要好好上學生活單純沒憂愁
他就像一朵蓓蕾滿懷希望
秋天是忽然間就來臨 青春雖然有本錢可以灑脫
一場戀愛二十二個月就結束 才知道有些感情不值得賭
九月天氣還是有點熱 他想公車再不來就走一走路
他開始明白等待未必有結果 一個人也能走上夢的旅途
他今年農曆三月六號剛滿二十二 剛甩開課本要離開家看看這世界
卻發現許多煩惱要面對 oh yeah
他常會想望能回到那年他一十二 只需要好好上學生活單純沒憂愁
他一直滿懷希望
人生偶爾會走上一條陌路 像是沒有指標的地圖
別讓他們說你該知足 只有你知道什麼是你的幸福
他常會想望能回到那年他一十二 只需要好好上學生活單純沒憂愁
他笑著想過未來 oh 他應該得到幸福 如此的簡單的夢
有沒有實現”
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.
Every time you find yourself questioning whether or not to do something that is regarded as dangerous/risky/potentially embarrassing/potentially humiliating/impossible, as yourself this question: “What’s the worst thing that could happen?”.
The answer is usually simple: “Nothing really.”
You’ll then find it much easier/comforting to start doing that something you’ve been dreading to do all along.
