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Alyssa Lau

Hong Kong airport glory days: Breathtaking photos - CNN.com - 0 views

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shared by Alyssa Lau on 02 Oct 13 - No Cached
    • Alyssa Lau
      Alyssa Lau on 02 Oct 13
       
      Though, it may seem odd that im annotating an article about the defunct Kai Tak Airport.  This airport does seem to relate to the concept of mindfulness and the process of focusing on one task at a time. 
  • "Passengers lucky enough to have a window seat had a fantastic view of the south side of Hong Kong Island, then Central and the harbor before landing over Kowloon."
    • Alyssa Lau
      Alyssa Lau on 02 Oct 13
       
      This portion of the article is highlighted because it explains that even though the task at hand is difficult, those who seek the opportunity, those who are lucky or fortunate, get to have a some sort of "fantastic view" on life.  This view may impact their life. 
    • Alyssa Lau
      Alyssa Lau on 02 Oct 13
       
      "Landing in Kai Tak was a hair-raising event even for experienced pilots."  Even though, a person may think that a task is simple and easy to do, even the most experienced person will have some difficulties trying to get the task done. 
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  • landing in Kai Tak was a hair-raising event even for experienced pilots.
  • 45-degree turn below 500 feet to line up with the runway, literally flying between the high-rise buildings, passing close to the famous orange and white checkerboard as you made that final turn toward the runway,"
David Dunn

Mindfulness in Everyday Life: A Walk in the Woods and Return to Essential Nature | Donn... - 0 views

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  • Connecting to one's humanity is found not in fame and glory, but in an inner stillness that is best cultivated in the natural world. In nature, the calm external environment encourages inner peace.
  • I credit the woods behind my childhood home for being a lifeline to the magical brilliance in its leafy reality.
  • Everything in the woods made sense
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  • Unlike television, nature does not steal time; it amplifies it
  • Given a chance, a child will bring the confusion of the world to the woods, wash it in the creek, turn it over to see what lives on the unseen side of that confusion
  • Experiencing ourselves in relationship to the natural world cultivates something unexpected yet so clear in the woods: the capacity to generate genuine love, for self, for others, and for the world.
  • The woods remind us of the wide expanse of universe in which we actually live, and appreciation and gratitude naturally ripen; being in nature provides a much-needed perspective, a greater vista. Rather than the multitasking, constricted space of everyday life, we see the larger corral in which we can tame the wild horse that life sometimes becomes.
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