‘Patient’ means to be able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious, or, someone receiving medical treatment. I think this nicely sums up humanity over the last two years.
Laura E. Richards published The Patient Cat in 1881. (read here) Basically a cat finds eggs in a nest and waits for a bigger meal. Sometimes While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity. Pubilius Syrus.
Timing is everything so Stop worrying about missed opportunities and start looking for new ones. I.M. Pei As Michael Jordan says, I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. So Don't live in regret, for if you do, you will miss even more. Charbel Tadros. Just do it.
New York, New
London is satisfied, Paris is resigned, but New York is always hopeful. Always it believes that something good is about to come off, and it must hurry to meet it. Dorothy Parker
It’s a breath of fresh air to land in New York to lead workshops after two years of lockdowns. I feel A new chapter is being written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Sarah Ban Breathnach
A change in scenery is rejuvenating on all levels and what better place to do so. The cosmopolitan blend of cultures and backgrounds creates a heartbeat of limitless possibilities. So, I close my eyes to old ends. And open my heart to new beginnings. anon
Bamboo lessons
Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein
Today I share observations and life lessons from bamboo.
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beginning as a seed, bamboo take four years to establish a firm network of rhizomes from which it becomes the fastest growing plant on earth growing 90’ in six weeks in year five. All good things come to those who wait. anon
The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. Japanese Proverb
The tensile strength of bamboo is greater than steel. One reason it is still used as scaffolding in the construction industry in HK. (watch this ) The human capacity for burden is like bamboo, far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance. Jodi Picoutt
Express your usefulness through simplicity…. Kensho Furuya
This versatile member of the grass family provides food, shelter, protection from the elements, clothing, cooking utensils, fuel, furniture, drinking vessels and more.
Life is simple but we insist on making in complicated. Confucius The greatest wealth is to be content with little. Plato
Whatever is flexible and flowing will grow, whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die. Tao Te Ching Trimming bamboo will result in new leaves appearing at the cut as well as new canes sprouting from the earth. By letting go it exhibits continuous growth and renewal.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. When I let go of what I have, I receive what I need. Lao Tzu
This week become more like the bamboo - patient, deeply rooted, flexible yet strong, see setbacks as opportunities for growth, be useful and find contentment in simplicity.
(inspired by TEDX Be Like Bamboo Tokyo 2011