This blog is primarily about coaching my own dream… To be living a meaningful life day by day, by doing the job I love and the things I dreamt of; by living a life indicated by my own internal voice and by eliminating the noise of disorientating environments and unnecessary conventions. So, this blog is the record of my life’s ongoing “experiment”; a collection of things of inspiration, motivation and human taste; the gradual conquest of the concept that life is simple and beautiful.
“Mom!” When a child is born, a mom is the baby’s whole world. By the time you grow up and move away, you are your mother’s whole world. Photo #1 by Alpha Coders
Kid: “Mom, he’s touching me!” Or “Mom, she’s looking at me!” Photo #2 by Michael Gottschalk via Animal Picture
Everyone knows that if you mess with a mom’s kids, she is gonna mess you up. But most of us have heard the little sayings that moms say to kids. You’re sure you’ll never say such silly things, but when the kid becomes the mom, then she says those same sayings to her kids. It must be a mom thing. Photo #3 by Eberhard Brunner via Bit of Fun
Mom cat kissing her kitten goodnight. One on one, the moments between mom and child can be utterly sweet. Photo #4 via StartPoint
Trying to raise twins is a bit more challenging. No such thing as sleeping in when the little ones awaken. They insure it’s time to get up. Photo #5 by kumachii
Babysitter wanted. Photo #6 by Atchoo420
She teaches all the important things like this mom giraffe teaching her son to eat his veggies. Photo #7 by patries71
She gives her baby a kiss and sees her child off to his/her first day of school. Photo #8 by Memphis CVB
Mom carries her little one when baby is too young, or too tired, to walk. Hitching a ride on mom gives monkey on your back a new meaning. Photo #9 by Amolife
In fact, mom does a lot of carrying. Mom elephant giving baby a piggyback ride in the water. Photo #10 by KVAL
Baby Giant Anteater piggyback-riding mom. Photo #11 by Smithsonian’s National Zoo
Baby walrus on mom’s back. Photo #12 by lykee via naver
There’s not much kick-back-and-relax time for mom. Foal urging momma horse to get up and play. Photo #13 via PicPetz
Overworked mom possum, babysitter still wanted. Mom to kids: “I’m going to give you until the count of three… 1.. 2.. 2 and a half… 2 and three quarters.”Photo #14 via O Blog do Dandan
Twin tigers jumping on mom, but most moms don’t complain. You can expect mom to say things like “No jumping on the bed (couch, seat).” Photo #15 by Tambako the Jaguar
“Don’t lick me like that, Mom!” But mom keeps her kids clean and teaches you to “always wear clean underwear in case you get in an accident.” Photo #16 by Tambako the Jaguar
Mama Jaguar gives her child a stern lecture not to talk to strangers. Oh, and never take candy or rides from strangers. “I brought you into this world, and I can take you out of it!” Photo #17 by Nathan Rupert
“Don’t ever run with scissors.” Photo #18 by Dave Morris
“Don’t forget to brush your hair.” Photo #19 by Valerie
“Always brush your teeth after meals.” Photo #20 via My Opera
“Don’t talk with your mouth full!” Photo #21 by Pat Gaines
Believe in random acts of kindness and pay them forward as often as you can. Photo #22 via Kidztrainer
Piglet at mom’s ear saying, “Psst, are you awake?” Mom: “Close the door! You weren’t born in a barn!” Oh wait . . . Photo #23 by Anguskirk
Mom’s list of don’ts: “Don’t sit too close to the TV, you’ll ruin your eyes!” “Don’t leave the lights (TV, PC) on! Do you think I own the electric company?” or “Don’t go out with a wet head, you’ll catch cold.” And “Don’t make me come in there!” Photo #24 via SkinTech @ Cool Wallpapers
“Always say please and thank you. And if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” Photo #25 by Guerrilla Wallpapers
Moms do their best to teach kids and hope it sinks in. Photo #26 via Happy Jack / Pixdaus
Mom: “Go outside and play.” Child: “But, Mom, I’m bored!” Mom: “Bored! How can you be bored? I was never bored at your age.” Photo #27 by Dick Forehand / NFW
“The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint,” ~ quote by James Fenton. Photo #28 via photoartguy
Mom always knows what’s best. “Don’t ever steal, cheat or lie.” Child: “Why?” Mom: “Because I said so.” Photo #29 by Jack (jmtimages)
Mom: “I don’t care what ‘everyone’ is doing. I care what YOU are doing! If your friends all jumped in the lake, would you?” Photo #30 by *BetüL*
“Slow and steady wins the race, child.” Photo #31 by Amel
“Always kiss me goodnight and then say your prayers.” Photo #32 by Amanda Scheliga
Baby gorilla sleeping on mom’s back, cause mom says to get at least 8 hours of sleep. Photo #33 by bartdubelaar
Smart moms pack a snack, in case the pack gets hungry, but she also reminds you to go to the bathroom before you leave for an outing. Photo #34 by NauruNappula
Child: “Hey mom, I got you a card for Mother’s Day!” Mom: “Aww give me a hug and I love you!” Photo #35 by Lieutenant Elizabeth Crapo, NOAA Corps
Funniest Mother’s Day Card ever. Photo #36 by angelbear
Nah, just joking . . . a mom wouldn’t trade it for the world. There’s nothing like a mother’s love. Photo #37 via CenterBlog by emmafabien5
Kids: “Mom, moom, mooom, moooom.” Mom: “If I’ve told you once … I’ve told you a thousand times, I don’t buy snacks to feed the neighborhood!” Photo #38 by kumachii
Mom snow leopard: “You are getting on my last nerve.” Photo #39 by Tambako the Jaguar
Mom & Me. Sweet now, but at some point you’ve likely heard Mom say, “Do I look like a maid? Or “do you think I’m made of money?” Photo #40 by Vinoth Chandar
Mom feeding on the go. Photo #41 by Trey Ratcliff
Lion cub giving mom some love after mom said, “Just wait until your father gets home!” Photo #42 by free-hdwallpapers
“Don’t make me stop this car!” Photo #43 by ff137
“You’re going to put your eye out with that thing!” Mom also teaches that you must learn to share and to take turns. Photo #44 by Leen van Yperen
At first mom is a taxi. Years later she says, “I’m not running a taxi service.” Photo #45 by NoIdentity
Rhino baby saying, “Get up, Mom; it’s time to play. Photo #46 via charioteers
“You never realize how much your mother loves you till you explore the attic – and find every letter you ever sent her, every finger painting, clay pot, bead necklace, Easter chicken, cardboard Santa Claus, paper lace Mother’s Day card and school report since day one,” ~ quote by Pam Brown. Photo #47 by Lon Martin
Tiger mom and child having a loving moment. Photo #48 by Tambako the Jaguar
Give me a kiss. There comes a day in most mothers’ lives when they realize: “Mirror, mirror on the wall; I am my mother after all.” Eek! Photo #49 via Animal Zoo
A mom might say, “A little birdie told me so,” when she knows something you haven’t told her yet. Photo #50 via free-hdwallpapers
“Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible,” ~ quote by unknown. Photo #51 by Alland Dharmawan
Sweet loving moment between Japanese Macque mother and baby. A mother’s love . . . there is nothing else like it in the world. Photo #52 by Masashi Mochida
Kitten giving momma cat a kiss. As kids we know that the best medicine in the world is a mother’s kiss. As a mother we know, a child’s kiss or even laugh is the best medicine for us. Tell your mom you love her! Photo #53 via Malgusto
because…
I might be sensitive,
I might be intelligent,
I might be mourning and mourning is part of life,
I might be dreaming of a better world,
I might have so many things to communicate but they are stuck somewhere on their way out,
I might be able to sense things that other people cannot,
I am not comfortably numb,
I am real,
I am human
“I think the only thing I can say is don’t give up. Your inner voice will find its way out. Mine did”. Carly Fleischmann
Reposted from http://brandonsuyeoka.wordpress.com/
One of the world’s most amazing love stories, happened on a mountain in China.
In a country where a man’s marriageability hinges on whether he owns an apartment, and mistresses act as a status symbol for the rich and powerful, it is not surprising that Chinese have become enchanted by a story of love at its purest and most humble. How many people in contemporary China—or anywhere else—would give up everything they have to be with the one they love? More than 50 year ago, Xu Chaoqing (徐朝清) and Liu Guojiang (刘国江) chose exactly that.
Were Xu and Liu to meet today, they would face far fewer obstacles. But in 1956, Xu was a widow with four children, while Liu was ten years younger than she. Criticism and gossip drove the couple to escape their village and start a new, arduous life high up in the mountains, in what is now southwestern Chongqing.
Not until 2001 did they come to the world’s attention again. A research team on expedition discovered a series of more than 6,000 steps carved into the steep mountainside. The stairs led the researchers to the couple, wrinkled by time but still very much in love.
These 6,000 steps were Liu’s great work of love: He carved them painstakingly by hand, in an effort spanning decades, so that his wife could safely ascend and descend the mountain. The Ladder of Love (爱情天梯) has since become well-known throughout China, inspiring television and movie adaptations, even as Xu and Liu maintained their simple mountain life. He called her his “old lady”; he was still her “young man” after all these years.
Liu continued caring for his Ladder of Love until his death in 2007, at the age of 72. Xu passed away on October 30, 2012, bringing to a close a love story that began one day in June of 1942.
First and last love
Liu Guojiang was just six years old then, outside catching crickets when a wedding procession entered his village, a place called Gaotan. Local custom held that it was good luck for children who lost their baby teeth to have a bride touch the inside of their mouth, so gap-toothed Liu approached the palanquin. He was nervous, and bit the bride’s finger. The curtain lifted to reveal a beautiful, sixteen-year old girl staring at him with a trace of anger.
“Little rascal, when you grow up, you should find a pretty girl like this!” joked a nearby woman.
Later, when people asked him what kind of wife he wanted, he told them earnestly that he wanted someone like that girl.
That girl was Xu Chaoqing, who had just married into the richest family in Liu’s village. But 10 years later, her husband was dead of meningitis, and she found herself penniless with four children, the youngest just one year old. Indigent, Xu and her children survived on wild mushrooms gathered from the woods. They could not even afford salt to season them. She wove grass sandals to sell, one pair for five pennies.
Liu to the rescue
One evening, Xu went to fetch water from the village river, carrying her youngest child on her back. In the dwindling light, Xu slipped, and they plunged into the river. Liu, who lived nearby, jumped in to save them both.
Liu had been aware of the family’s poverty, but as a stranger, he had been in no place to intervene. Now, he had his chance. After rescuing Xu, Liu helped them with all the heavy chores: Fetching water, chopping firewood, planting crops.
Three years passed, and Liu’s close relationship with Xu became the target of malicious tongues. Girls came by to scold Liu, telling him not to waste time with a widow. Xu’s in-laws were not pleased either. One day in 1956, the pressure grew too intense and Xu told Liu to stop his visits. That night, he snuck into her house to propose. The next morning, Liu, Xu, and her children disappeared from Gaotan Village forever.
Mountain life
Xu and Liu started their life in the mountains in an abandoned straw hut. They caught fish, gathered wild vegetables, walnuts, and dates, and ground leaves into flour. Behind their hut, they planted sweet potatoes and corn, though hungry monkeys were always eager for a share of the harvest.
To fend off storms and wild beasts—even tigers—the couple built a sturdier shelter. It took them more than a year to retrieve enough mud and clay from a mountain pass, and another year to fire their own tiles from a homemade kiln.
Xu gave birth to four of Liu’s children high in those mountains with no medical assistance. Her youngest child from her first marriage died, but her remaining seven children—four by Liu, three by Xu’s first husband—grew up and went to school in the world below. The couple occasionally traveled to a village market to sell honey and buy goods. But they remained adamant about continuing their mountain life, even as their children settled down in the outside world.
A tiny, steep trail provided the only link between their hideout and the world below. Though the couple’s trips out into the world were rare, Liu worried about his wife’s safety and began to hand-carve a stairway in the mountain. Over 57 years, he broke 36 steel chisels as he built 6,000 steps. “I was worried for him, but he said, when the stairs are built, it will be easy for me to climb down. But in my life I’ve hardly gone down the mountain at all,” Xu said in a 2006 interview.
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