Anger, aggression and bitterness are like thieves in the night who steal our ability to love and care. Is it possible to turn that negativity around and chill out so we can wish our abuser well? This may sound challenging or even absurd, but it can make life's difficulties far more tolerable.

🌞 Recognize no one harms another unless they are in pain themselves. : Ever noticed how, when you're in a good mood, it's hard for you to harm or hurt anything? But when you are in bad mood, you are more impulsive.

🌞 No one can hurt you unless you let them: When someone hurts us, we are inadvertently letting them have an emotional hold over us. Instead, if someone yells at you, let them scream; it makes them happy!

🌞 Respect yourself enough that you want to feel good: Don't respond to them with negativity, turn it around within yourself and began to wish them well.

🌞 Consider how you may have contributed to the situation:  It's all too easy to point fingers and blame the perpetrator, but no difficulty is entirely one-sided. So contemplate your piece in the dialogue or what you may have done to add fuel to the fire.

🌞 Extend kindness: That doesn't mean you're like a doormat that lets others trample all over you while you lie there and take it. But it does mean letting go of negativity sooner than you might have done before so that you can replace it with compassion.

🌞 Meditate: Meditation takes the heat out of things and helps you cool off, so you don't overreact. A daily practice we use focuses on a person we may have difficulty with or have a problem with us. We hold them in our hearts and say: "May you be well! May you be happy! May all things go well for you!"

Been there, done that and I know by first-hand experience that reacting to hate and bitterness is only allowing yourself to feel bad for something you didn't do (in most cases). The best thing you can do is put yourself out of the drama and be at peace.  

What do you do when someone mistreats or angers you? Comment below. 

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Dickinson 的“It ceased to hurt me, though so slow”, 因為時間的流裡漸漸變得麻木，而已經不再刺痛你的傷痛。這種傷痛其實從未消失，只是改變了型態。這些傷痛曾包覆著你，你曾穿戴著它，但現在已經不再合身，你只能把它脫下來，掛在房間的一角。但是真正的那種肝腸寸斷，卻是一直形影不離，被編織在你內心深處最柔軟的角落。
It ceased to hurt me, though so slow
I could not feel the trouble go –
But only knew by looking back –
That something – had benumbed the Track –

Nor when it altered, I could say,
For I had worn it, every day,
As constant as the Childish frock –
I hung upon the Peg, at night.

But not the Grief -- that nestled close
As Needles – ladies softly press
To Cushions Cheeks –
To keep their place –

Nor what consoled it, I could trace –
Except, whereas 'twas Wilderness –
It's better – almost Peace – (F421/J584)

然而，遺忘卻一直是最殘忍的。從遺忘中被凝視，在遺忘中驚鴻一瞥。第一行的“To be forgot by thee”，游移在主動和被動之間。記憶能夠選擇，遺忘充滿盤算。但能夠由遺忘中的驚鴻一瞥被憶起的，往往是我們最想忘卻的部份。

To be forgot by thee
Surpasses Memory
Of other minds
The Heart cannot forget
Unless it contemplate
What it declines
I was regarded then
Raised from oblivion
A single time
To be remembered what —
Worthy to be forgot
Is my renown (J1560/Fr1601)

L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped.

Taiwanese author, poet and art historian Chiang Xun (蒋勳) described the wrap as a sort of invisibility cloak, rendering the monument a seemingly sudden and temporary disappearance. This vanishing has in actual fact, significantly highlighted the impact of the relationship between our environment and us.

The Mayor of Paris (Anne Hidalgo) saw it as a tribute to creation and artistic freedom. This is a country that demonstrates great commitment to artists and their #contemporaryart.

Each interpretation is legitimate. The result is that living here, we are hence “forced” to contemplate on the ephemerality and fluidity of time.

As I admire Christo and Jeanne-Claude Official ‘s art in the rain and wind, evidently all the more ignorant and small in the face of nature and artistry. There is nothing left for me to do but dance.

@arcdetriomphe_paris le Centre des monuments nationaux
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JJ Lin 林俊傑 《倖存者· 如你》維度二 首張全英文EP《Like You Do》
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Have you imagined a world where
You’re more than just You?
What would that be like?

Drifter • Like You do - a Double-dimensional, deluxe EP creatively led by JJ Lin, from music productions to visual concepts. The music narrative of DRIFTER • LIKE YOU DO is inspired by a concept JJ has been ruminating on - the possibility of a parallel universe.

In this latest release which marks JJ’s 14th album, as well as his first english EP throughout his illustrious career of 18 years, JJ delves into his innermost thoughts and feelings, redefining his music perspectives to put forward a stripped down and introspective representation of his music and self.

In Quantum Theory
Space and time are not continuous
A parallel universe is a possibility
Could it be possible that somewhere, somehow
In an obscure corner of the universe
An infinite number of us exist?
Where perhaps, I could be you, and you could be me?

I seem to be a Drifter in this vast expanse... Like You Do.

-

[DRIFTER • LIKE YOU DO ]

Part One: The 1st Dimension - DRIFTER

Music has always been an expression of self for JJ. His journey of self-discovery could be traced back to his From M.E. To Myself (2015) album, with him eventually finding the connection between himself and the world, and shared through his Message in a Bottle (2017) album.

In the recent years, JJ embarked on a different route to self-discovery as he shifts the focus of his music from self to “you”. Conveyed through his double EP DRIFTER • LIKE YOU DO, JJ propounds a new direction for self-reflection.

DRIFTER EP features six brand new Mandarin songs that weaved together a complete concept of: What would you do, if you, were not just you? The songs inspire us to contemplate the possibility that our consciousness could determine who we are - there could be multiple endings to every story, and when we believe so, the future will be limitless.

Part Two: The 2nd Dimension - LIKE YOU DO

An extension of Drifter, LIKE YOU DO explores a self-examining concept: What is left after you rid yourself of expectations?

When darkness descends, have you, in pursuit of survival, stumbled upon another version of yourself that is so foreign yet familiar? You could be that drifter, that is the only glimpse of hope left in a despondent world. Which version of you would emerge in face of adversity? If a parallel universe does exist, JJ is breaking out of his shell and introducing the hidden version of himself that we have yet to meet via LIKE YOU DO.

Partnered with new music collaborators Fernando Garibay, Nasri Atweh, Joshua Kissiah Cumbee, Ramiro Padilla and Daniel Padilla, JJ endeavours to offer fresh perspectives and sounds for this EP.

The journey and story of this alternate JJ Lin has just begun.

—

“All these years, one thing I’ve learnt is that it’s one of the hardest things in life to accept the flawed version of ourselves. We work so hard to be the best and to be perfect; many times we want to believe that we are unstoppable, and that only by being strong, we can be successful.

“Like You Do” to me is the opposite of that.

Every song is a reflection of the darker version of myself. And I’ve found a sense of healing, by reaching in and realising that true strength is found in embracing every version of the self. It’s only when you strip yourself of all expectations, that your every next step will be a form of gain and reward.

There is beauty in that.”

— JJ Lin

＿＿＿

近年來我深深體悟到一件事：接受有缺憾的自我，是一生中最難的事情之一。
對於任何事務，我們努力做到最好、盡可能達到完美；很多時候，我們試著去相信自己是無懈可擊的，因為唯有堅強，才能成功。

然而，【Like You Do】對我而言正是相反的。
每首歌，都反映出自己的內心深處某個曾不可觸及的一面。過程中，通過自我剖白來學習擁抱自己的不完美，並找到真正的力量。而從中，我被療癒了。
當你擺脫所有期望時，每一步都將轉化為獲得和回報。
那正是最美的。

- JJ 林俊傑

【Like You Do】中的JJ Lin是一鍵歸零，
也是一步躍進。 跳脫既定模板，拋開過往的該與不該。

在【Like You Do】EP中，JJ Lin回到做音樂的本質面貌說故事，當這個語言更加直覺，遇見的自己就越加真實。捧著初衷的純粹，JJ成為昏暗夜晚中的一雙堅定眼神，穿透情感與歲月的虛與實。一刻明亮的獲得，是歷經所有的願與不願，坦然面對這些擁有與失去，於是回歸誠實後的純粹，如這世界上的每一個你，重新擁抱世界附加在自己身上的能量。

為帶給這張全英文EP更完整的體驗，JJ遠赴異地，尋找更多不同的聲音，當沒有任何模板框架，跳脫以往的創作模式，他的音樂更加自我也更加自由。JJ邀請多次獲得葛萊美獎項提名之專輯製作人- Fernando Garibay、Joshua Kissiah Cumbee、Ramiro Padilla、Daniel Padilla等多位專業音樂人攜手創作。與全新的音樂夥伴合作，無論曲、詞，JJ自在地享受，完全地吸收來自不同的音樂人所給予的能量，共同激盪出不同以往的音樂風格。一切不經設定、沒有設限也沒有包袱，放下習慣的唱腔，衝撞出全新的聲音。所有面貌都是最原始最嶄新，也是翻面後的第一頁。

歸零的同時，就會遇見真實的自己。

這個挑戰，是JJ 17年來從未有過的經驗，在華語市場中多年的累積，逐漸締造屬於最JJ的音樂版圖。但這一次，林俊傑顛覆一切的認知、放下一切的理所當然與成長脈絡，為了自我實現的這一刻，成為了歸零的JJ Lin，勇敢擁抱陌生的環境與不同的音樂文化，JJ已經不是JJ，但也不再只是原本的JJ。


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#JJXIV

KHÁM PHÁ VẺ ĐẸP VÀ VĂN HÓA SAPA - LOST IN SAPA - IELTS FIGHTER HERE AND THERE

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Sapa hides many wonders of the nature scene as well as people. This “under clouds” town attracts so many tourists due to its spectacular (hùng vĩ) mountain views and many unique experiences of discovering the life of ethnic minorities (dân tộc thiểu số)

The natural landscape of Sapa is combined with the creativity of human beings, and also the topography (địa thế) of green hills and forest, creating a painting which has an arrangement of harmony layout.

And it also creates a region having many romantic, beautiful and appeal scenes. From the city center, you can widen your eyes to contemplate (thưởng ngoạn) the true beauty of Sapa.

Sapa is well-known for its cultural diversity (văn hoá đa dạng) in a combination of many ethnic minority groups’ culture. Visitors to Sapa will actually have opportunities to discover the unique customs(phong tục độc đáo) of the local residents.

Local markets are the town’s typically cultural element, which are always crowded and joyful, attracting hundreds of visitors. This is the common place for minority groups to gather and exchange goods. Market sessions are also a chance for local people to promenade (đi dạo).

In the background of chilly climate, Sapa has many kinds of typical vegetables in the temperate regions such as broccoli, cauliflower, beets, etc. The vegetables grown in Sapa are sweet and soft, and extremely delicious as well.

Combining both culture and natural beauty into one enticing package, Sapa is definitely worth visiting if you have the chance. While its remote (xa xôi) location might be a little bit of a pain to get to, it’s also what has preserved the scenic beauty and rich cultural heritage (di sản) for so long!

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