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10 Most Common Causes of Hopelessness
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There is hope for living each and every moment of life, each and every day. But, some people struggle with hopelessness. I know I have. This sermon titled “How Hope Is Your Anchor” (September 2015) by Pastor Rick Warren shared these 10 reasons for why people lose hope, getting triggered towards hopelessness: You feel alone/abandoned Life…
How to Really Change the Lives of People
Most people want to know that their life matters. You can call it making a difference in the world, searching for the meaning of life, discovering your purpose, identifying your calling, proving yourself, changing the world, making a dent in the universe, self-actualization, having impact. And there are many good things that people do in…
Steps to Happiness I Need to Remember
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I picked up this handout at a depression support group. Posting it here as a resource and help to people that struggle with depression or bipolar disorder: Steps to Happiness I Need to Remember You can’t be all things to all people. You can’t do all things at once. You can’t do all things equally…
Food Tours in San Gabriel Valley, aka 626
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@ journalThought I’d share what I’m finding while researching an informal foodie tour in Southern California, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley, where’s there’s many great foods and flavors from many cultures and cuisines. Before I share my research, here’s my quick foodie hack when I don’t have time to research or I’m travelling to a different…
Sequence of all 34 StrengthFinder themes
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@ journalWith the popular StrengthsFinder assessment, the online test provides a person’s top five themes in the resulting report. And when a person’s in a context where those five themes, talents, and strengths can be recognized and used, it is most energizing, productive, and engaging. Recently, I’ve learned from a certified StrengthsFinder coach that you can pay to…
Can I be an innovator and not an entrepreneur?
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@ journalI realize that I have lots of ideas. Some of that comes from an overactive imagination. Some of it might be related to having ideation as my top-ranking StrengthsFinder themes. I even bring some of these ideas come into reality, but it brings me just as much joy to share an idea that someone else…
Where to get 酸梅汤 Sour Plum Drink #suanmeitang
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@ journalA wonderfully delicious Chinese beverage known as Suanmeitang 酸梅湯, aka Sour Plum Drink, is traditionally popular in parts of China and Taiwan, and you’d think it’d be available somewhere in popular Chinese areas here in the OC (Orange County, California). Since I don’t read Chinese characters, it hasn’t been easy to find the restaurants and cafes that…
Starting to Write a Book about Multi-Asian Churches
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I started working on a side project last September in a low-profile manner. I’m in process of writing a book that will be titled “MultiAsian.Church“— the title is set as is the website. And I’m writing this book with an open process, so you can follow its progress, read early drafts, and pitch in with honest feedback at…
7 reasons I use #chatnotes to share valuable resources & links
I stumbled upon something valuable from hangin’ out with millennials and we’ve discovered another way to use social media in a generous and productive way. Here’s how it goes down. When I’m meeting up with people and having an engaging conversation, I’ll do a public Facebook check-in on my timeline and tag the place and…
How honest can you really be about your weaknesses?
In both my best and worst moments in life, I’m well acquainted with my personal weaknesses, so much so that I have darker moments when all I see are my weaknesses. As you’d be right to feel how bad that is. In today’s knowledge economy and personal career development world, having an appropriate confidence in…
Overcoming the Fear of Getting Started
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@ journalHaving been at 4 conferences during the past 3 weeks, I’ve got a lot of things stirring in my mind from my conversations with several dozens of people. And I got to listen to a bunch of podcasts too, so that’s added to my brain activities too. One thing I noticed is a fear of…
How to reset Oil Change Required alert on Jeep
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@ journalFor Jeep (Wrangler, Patriot, Commander, Liberty, Grand Cherokee) and many (most?) Chrysler Group vehicles after 2008, here’s the simple instructions to reset the alert “Oil Change Required”: according to wkjeeps.com/wk_oil_indicator.htm — How to reset a service indicator The oil change indicator can be reset using the following steps: 1. Turn the ignition key to ON but do…
