It’s getting harder to pick words to write.  Not that there aren’t hundreds or thousands of words. It’s my limited mind.  I only want to write words that inspire me that day, and it’s my own fault not immersing myself in reading and exploring.

”In a world of noise, confusion and conflict it is necessary that there be places of silence, inner discipline and PEACE.  In such places, love can blossom.” — Thomas Merton.

We went to Lih Wah for dim sum and Coco Bakery for pastries today.  I have been craving for dim sum for a week or two now.  And we made the trip today into Cleveland.  Food is good, not great.  Considering it’s a Thursday, I can give them a break I guess.  The service was a bit lacking also.  After we got the dim sum from the cart, I tried in vain to get someone’s attention for our tea and chopsticks even standing up for a while.  Finally the people sitting at the table next to us talked to the waitress that brought food out from the kitchen for them told her about our needs.  There were men in vest standing by a round table talking to the guests there who never paid us any attention.  The poor waitress was serving our side by herself.  Their focus of service seemed to be on the side closer to the side walk.  Those of us in the middle section has few servers and less attentive.  I saw one of them moved chairs back and forth and then went back to chatting with guests.

Weekends are probably better time to go.

Be Aware.  Know. Discover.  The Chinese and the English word can almost mean the opposite.  Aware  calls for a mental understanding, while 悟 calls for a non knowing.  Sometimes there is just no exact translation between two languages.  Could that mean different culture would have different interpretations of the word we are in?

It was a bit challenging to find the right word for soul strangely enough.  Usually we use two words, but I think this one is more appropriate for soul.  And I will save the other one for the spirit.


We went to Safron Patch again for lunch.  We almost didn’t go because I was not feeling 100% today.  Glad we did though, the food was great as usual.  And the waitress was friendly and explained things to us.  Good meal there again.

Be Love Now, Live in the Now. Been listening to Ram Dass, watching documentary about him. Just started watching a video with him and Eckhart Tolle. Of course I feel bad for him transforming from someone so quick and connecting in his talks to struggling with words.  And I realized also that we ‘judge’ people by their words.  In his case, there is a disconnection between his soul and his words, and we want to help him and find the words for him.  In reality, we are practicing judging rather than love.

Lately I haven’t been able to focus.  The frequent interruptions of sleep seems to affect my concentration more.  Tido is the culprit.  My staying up too late is another.  So, I need to get my sleep back on track and get my focus back.

This afternoon’s Benny walk was beautiful.  It’s hot, 90 degree weather.  But the clouds were awesome.