Bridge of Life

This is one my fave songs. It's an original soundtrack of Happy Feet 2, performed by P!nk. Just listen, and feel the love that'll give you more strength to fight for things you're chasing for.

And listen this one (the single version by P!nk)

Bridge Of Light

When you think
Hope is lost
And giving up
Is all you got,
And blue turns black,
Your confidence is cracked,
There seems no turning back from here

Sometimes there isn't an obvious explanation
Why the holiest stars can feel the strongest palpitations

That's when you can build a bridge of light,
That's what turns the wrong so right
That's when you can't give up the fight

That's when love turns night-time into day,
That's when loneliness goes away,
That's why you gotta be strong tonight,
Only love can build us a bridge of light

When your feet are made of stone
And you're convinced that you're all alone
Look at the stars, instead of the dark
You'll find your heart shines like the sun

Let's not let our anger get us lost
And the need to be right comes with way too high a cost

That's when love can build a bridge of light
That's what turns the wrong so right
That's when you know it's worth the fight

That's when love turns night-time into day
That's when loneliness goes away,
That's why you gotta be strong tonight
'Cause only love can build us a bridge of light

Deep breath, take it on the chin
But don't forget to let the love back in

That's when love can build a bridge of light
That's what turns the wrong so right
That's when you can't give up the fight

And that's when love turns night-time into day,
That's when loneliness goes away
That's why you gotta be strong tonight
'cause only love can build us a bridge of light

Only love can build us a bridge of light...

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Tae-Ho, An Inspiring Boy

I'm ashamed on me as I watch this video. Tae-ho is a little boy with-no-arms from South Korea, born in 2000. This boy has taught me that life gives me more than what I know. I just need to open my eyes wider and wider, so I can see more "colors" that makes my life be a perfect painting.

The documentary about a deformed 11-year-old boy was aired by MBC last year, but it wasn’t until recently that the video has spread virally on social-networking website Tumblr. Born with congenital deformity, young Yu Tae-ho has no arms and only has four toes on each foot. After being told by doctors that he might not make it, he was abandoned by his biological parents before his mother today, Seung Ga-Won raised him. His story has sparked an outpouring of support to orphanages in Korea.

But life is looking great 11 years later – Tae-ho loves going to school, helps his brother and sisters get ready for school and even maintains his good looks. It seems like his four toes are limitless to what they can do: he has no trouble of getting changed or brushing his own teeth. Almost Korean-drama-like, his classmate Nam-Goong Ingee has been childhood friends with Tae-ho since 2nd-grade and has been nothing but supportive towards him and even has her eyes set on marriage – but a date hasn’t been decided yet!

PS: I like the way he smiles. And I wanna know how he becomes so positive, doesn’t care about how he looks or how not have both hands stops him from doing normal child stuff, how he becomes so bright. He's wonderful! What do you think?

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Everything Happens for a Reason

This is a wonderful writing (unfortunately I don’t know who’s the author L). Thanks for my pal who’s shared me this (but in video version). Actually I was used to this writing, but no longer read it until he reminded me again. I massive thanks J. And now is my turn to share it to you all.

Please kindly read, enjoy, absorb, and apply!

Everything Happens for a Reason

Sometimes people come into your life

and you know right away that they were meant to be there...

to serve some sort of purpose,

teach you a lesson

or help figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be

but you lock eyes with them,

you know that very moment that they will affect your life in some profound way.

And sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seem horrible,

painful and unfair,

but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles

you would never realize your potential, strength, will power or heart.

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Did I Marry the Right Person?

This is an awesome article. Those who are still single may learn something from here...

Those who are already married or in a commitment may take it as a guideline to improve your marriage & relationship ... (Great thanks for the writer who's sharing this!)

Did I Marry the Right Person?

During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question. She said, "How do I know if I married the right person?"

I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I said, "It depends. Is that your husband?"

In all seriousness, she answered "How do you know?"

Let me answer this question because the chances are good that it's weighing on your mind.

Here's the answer.

EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with your spouse/partner. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and liked their idiosyncrasies (unconventional behavior/habit) .

Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a completely natural and spontaneous experience.

You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called "falling" in love... Because it's happening TO YOU.

People in love sometimes say, "I was swept of my feet." Think about the imagery of that __expression. It implies that you were just standing there; doing nothing, and then something came along and happened TO YOU.

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A Piece by Angie Sayers

(from her blog on CaringBridge.com)

Hello, dear friends and family, I apologize for the long break between updates. I try to update once a week or so, but often I find myself letting my thoughts and feelings simmer, before attempting to put them into words. (Or just plain procrastinating, but the other explanation sounds better.)

Anyways, as for me, and my health, I am doing about the same. The Thalidomide doesn't seem to have too many side effects on me, except for some general weariness along with a couple of dizzy spells. However, in comparison to the chemotherapy treatments that I began with (high dose Cisplatin to name one), these side effects are definitely minor and manageable. The only other news is that I decided, after a lengthy inner battle, not to attend class this quarter at Ohio State.

I had considered it previously, but then decided to take at least one class, so that I would at least have something to do. But then on my first day of class, I had a dizzy spell, and I felt off for the rest of the day. I probably shouldn't have tried to go to class, but it seemed important at the time. Anyways, to make a long story short, I ended up running late to class, on my huge campus without knowing where exactly I was going and having a single, over-exerted lung, and a prosthetic leg and crutches on icy, slippery, walkways... I was pretty stressed out by the time I got to my class.

That episode alone wouldn't have been enough to make me drop, but when Mom came to me later that day, and mentioned that she'd probably rather me not go, due to the walkways, the snow, and the viruses and diseases going around this time of the year I couldn't help but think on how hard that day was, and agree. So I dropped my last class. I need a break from the stresses of school, and time to figure things out and breathe without having to worry about assignments and exams. But even knowing that, and knowing that I made the decision for multiple reasons, I still can't help but ask myself if it was the right one. Half of me, whispers in my mind, that I'm giving up, that I could have done it, that I should have done it... and half of me, believes that it was the wrong decision not to go this quarter. So then, back I go to square one, weighing the pros and the cons even while knowing that my choice has already been made.

I have one last thing to share with you, and that is a revelation that has slowly been dawning in my mind about what it truly means to keep going. When I was 15, after I was first diagnosed, I wrote an essay about the circumstances of my diagnoses, titled, “What it Means to Keep Going.” It wasn't the greatest essay ever, considering I wrote it while on chemotherapy, but I was reading it earlier today and I realized, that I know more about moving forward now, then I ever imagined I would back then.

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The Loretta Claiborne Story

What an inspiring story about a never-give-up fighting of a woman with all lacks and potentials she had. Loretta Claiborne was a mentally retarded woman who garnered numerous awards throughout her lifetime. When she was a child, she was nobody, even she couldn’t talk. She used to be mocked at school because of her oddity. But her life had changed since a dedicated social worker inspired her to remarkable heights while overcoming all odds. Now she’s a champhionship athlete and dedicated advocate for the physically challenged that Los Angeles Daily News applauds as “a smart and moving tribute”.

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