Today is the beginning of my new life.

I’m starting over today.

All goodness are coming to me today.

I’m grateful to be alive.

I see beautiful all around Me.

I live with passion and purpose.

I take time to laugh and play everyday.

I’m awake energized and live.

I focus on all the good things in life.

And give thanks for them.

I’m at peace and one with everything.

I feel the love, the joy, the abundance.

I’m free to be myself.

I’m magnificence in human form.

I’m the perfection of live.

I’m grateful to be…me.

Today is the best day of my life.

浮生若茶
茶葉因沸水才釋放出深蘊的清香，生命也只有遭遇一次次挫折，才能留下人生的幽香……

    一個屢屢失意的年輕人迢迢來到普濟寺，慕名尋到老僧釋圓，沮喪地對老僧釋圓說：「像我這樣屢屢失意的人，活著也是苟且，有什麼用呢？」
    老僧釋圓如入定般坐著，靜靜聽著這位年輕人的歎息和絮叨，什麼也不說，只是吩咐小和尚說：「施主遠途而來，燒一壺溫水送過來。」
    小和尚諾諾著去了。稍頃，小和尚送來了一壺溫水，釋圓老僧抓了一把茶葉放進杯子裏，然後用溫水沏了，放在年輕人面前的茶几上，微微一笑說：「施主，請用些茶。」
    年輕人俯首看看杯子，只見杯子裏微微地嫋出幾縷水汽，那些茶葉靜靜地浮著。年輕人不解地詢問釋圓說：「貴寺怎麼用溫水沖茶？」
    釋圓微笑不語，只是示意年輕人說：「施主請用茶吧。」年輕人只好端起杯子，輕輕呷了兩口。
釋圓說：「請問施主，這茶可香？」
    年輕人又呷了兩口，細細品了又品，搖搖頭說：「這是什麼茶？一點茶香也沒有呀。」
釋圓笑笑說：「這是閩漸的名茶鐵觀音啊，怎麼會沒有茶香？」
    年輕人聽說是上乘的鐵 觀音，又忙端起杯子吹開浮著的茶葉呷兩口又再三細細品味，還是放下杯子肯定地說：「真的沒有一絲茶香。」
    老僧釋圓微微一笑，吩咐門外的小和尚說：「再去膳房燒一壺沸水送過來。」小和尚又諾諾著去了。稍頃，便提來一壺壺嘴吱吱吐著濃濃白氣的沸水進來，釋圓起身，又取一個杯子，撮了把茶葉放進去，稍稍朝杯子裏注了些沸水。放在年輕人面前的茶几上，年 輕人俯首去看杯子裏的茶，只見那些茶葉在杯子裏上上下下地沉浮，隨著茶葉的沉浮，一絲細微的清香便從杯子裏嫋嫋地溢出來。聞著那清清的茶香，年輕人禁不住欲去端那杯子，釋圓微微一笑說：「施主稍候。」說著便提起水壺朝杯子裏又注了一縷沸水。
    年輕人再俯首看杯子，見那些茶葉上上下下沉沉浮浮得更嘈雜了。同時，一縷更醇更醉人的茶香嫋嫋地升騰出杯子，在禪房裏輕輕地彌漫著。釋圓如是地注了五次水，杯子終於滿了，那綠綠的一杯茶水，沁得滿屋津津生香。
    釋圓笑著問道：「施主可知道同是鐵觀音卻為什麼茶味迥異嗎？」
    年輕人思忖說：「一杯用溫水沖沏，一杯用沸水沖沏，用水不同吧。」
    釋圓笑笑說：「用水不同，則茶葉的沉浮就不同。用溫水沏的茶，茶葉就輕輕地浮在水之上，沒有沉浮，茶葉怎麼會散逸它的清香呢？而用沸水沖沏的茶，沖沏了一次又一次，茶葉沉了又浮，浮了又沉，沉沉浮浮，茶葉就釋出了它春雨的清幽，夏陽的熾烈，秋風的醇厚，冬霜的清冽。世間芸芸眾生，又何嘗不是茶呢？那些不經風雨的人，平平靜靜生活，就像溫水沏的淡茶平地懸浮著，彌漫不出他們生命和智慧的清香，而那些櫛風沐雨飽經滄桑的人，坎坷和不幸一次又一次襲擊他們，就像被沸水沏了一次又一次的釅茶，他們在風風雨雨的歲月中沉沉浮浮，於是像沸水一次次沖沏的茶一樣溢出了他們生命的脈脈清香。」
 
     是的，浮生若茶。我們何嘗不是一撮生命的清茶？而命運又何嘗不是一壺溫水或熾烈的沸水呢？茶葉在為沸水才釋放了它們本身深蘊的清香。而生命也只有遭遇一次次的挫折和坎坷，才能留下我們一脈脈人生的幽香！
除去私心，才能心量廣大。屏棄己見，才能容納萬事。反省自己，才能寬恕別人。
不求身體健康，只求精神敏睿。不求事事如意，只求毅力勇氣。不求減輕責任，只求增加力量。 

愛是無法量化的，而故事卻如此巧妙動人地把深愛表達出來！

母愛是孩子生命的根，孩子的愛是母親生命樹上最茂盛的汁！

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU   猜猜我有多愛你

Little Nutbrown Hare, who was going to bed, held on tight to Big Nutbrown Hare's very long ears.He wanted to be sure that Big Nutbrown Hare was listening.
"Guess how much I love you," he said.
"Oh, I don't think I could guess that," said Big Nutbrown Hare.
"This much," said Little Nutbrown Hare, stretching out his arms as wide as they could go.

Big Nutbrown Hare had even longer arms. "But I love you this much," he said.
Hmm, that is a lot, thought Little Nutbrown Hare.

小兔子要上床睡覺了，他緊緊抓住大兔子的長耳朵。他要大兔子好好的聽他說。

“猜猜我有多愛你？”
“噢，我大概猜不出来。”大兔子說。

“我愛你這麼多。”小兔子把手臂張開，開得不能再開。

大兔子有一雙更長的手臂，他張開來比一比，說：“可是，我愛你這麼多。”
小兔子想：嗯，這真的很多。

"I love you as high as I can reach," said Little Nutbrown Hare.

"I love you as high as I can reach," said Big Nutbrown Hare.

“我愛你，像我舉得這麼高，高得不能再高。”小兔子說。

“我愛你，像我舉得這麼高，高得不能再高。”大兔子說。

That is very high, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. I wish I had arms like that.

Then Little Nutbrown Hare had a good idea. He tumbled upside down and reached up the tree trunk with his feet.
"I love you all the way up to my toes!" he said.

這真的很高，小兔子想。希望我的手臂可以像他一樣。

小兔子又有一個好主意。他把腳頂在樹幹上，倒立起來了。他說：“我愛你到我的腳趾頭這麼多。”

"And I love you all the way up to your toes," said Big Nutbrown Hare, swinging him up over his head.

"I love you as high as I can hop!" laughed Little Nutbrown Hare, bouncing up and down.

大兔子把小兔子抛起来，飛得比他的頭還高，說：“我愛你到你的腳趾頭那麼多。”

小兔子笑起來了，說：“我愛你，像我跳的這麼高，高得不能再高。”他跳過來又跳過去。

"But I love you as high as I can hop," smiled Big Nutbrown Hare-and he hopped so high that his ears touched the branches above.
That's good hopping, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. I wish I could hop like that.

"I love you all the way down the lane as far as the river," cried Little Nutbrown Hare.
"I love you across the river and over the hills," said Big Nutbrown Hare.

大兔子笑着說：“可是，我愛你像我跳的這麼高，高得不能再高。”他往上一跳，耳朵都碰到樹枝了。
跳得真高，小兔子想。真希望我也可以跳得像他一樣高。

小兔子大叫：“我愛你，一直到過了小路，在遠遠的河那邊。”
大兔子说：“我愛你，一直到過了小河，越過山的那一邊。”

That's very far, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. He was almost too sleepy to think anymore.
Then he looked beyond the thornbushes, out into the big dark night. Nothing could be farther than the sky.

"I love you right up to the moon," he said, and closed his eyes.
"Oh, that's far," said Big Nutbrown Hare. "That is very, very far."

小兔子想，那真的好遠。

他開始困了，想不出來了。
他看着樹後面那一大片的黑夜。没有任何東西比天空更遠的了。

小兔子閉上了眼睛说：“我愛你從這裡一直到月亮。”
“噢！那麼遠，”大兔子說，“真的非常遠、非常遠。”

Big Nutbrown Hare settled Little Nutbrown Hare into his bed of leaves.
He leaned over and kissed him good night.

大兔子輕輕地把小兔子放到葉子鋪成的床上，低下頭來親親他，祝他晚安。

Then he lay down close by and whispered with a smile, 

"I love you right up to the moon ---and back."

然後，大兔子躺在小兔子的旁邊，小聲地微笑著說：

“我愛你，從這裡一直到月亮，再－－繞回来。”