seeing beauty everywhere

How we begin or end every day is very much depending on our choices and attitude. We have the choice to give every day the chance to be beautiful and if we care to look, there are magic moments and beauty in every ordinary day. The world might be in a chaos right now and…

dare to be different

On being unique — The funny: I tried to be normal once.  The worst two minutes of my life! The lighthearted: Not everyone has to like you.  Not everyone has taste. The philosophical: I’m a limited edition! The wise: It takes nothing to join the crowd. It takes everything to stand alone. The truth: Psalm…

fragrance that inspires

This is tonkin jasmine/cowslip creeper/telosma cordata/夜来香. These small flowers in clusters on vines are unassuming in appearance but they emit a strong yet amazingly delightful and truly exquisite fragrance, and I absolutely love them! Looking at these little fragrant yellow blooms, I am led to ponder on ourselves the Christians with reference to 2 Corinthians…