三糕

不知從哪年起，我會跟女兒一起造賀年糕點。記得女兒曾告訴我(也許是埋怨):「我們家好像沒有甚麼傳統。」聖誕節沒有聖誕裝飾，中秋沒有月餅，端午沒有糉，新年沒有...... 是嗎?我決定為這家新年時做不同的中式糕點，今年我又來了。

1月中旬，趁著超巿蘿蔔平宜，蘿蔔一斤只是1.5元。C9怎可不買之理?其實，之後根本沒有時間做。管他南北西東，就買兩棵，也只是8元，往時8元只買得一斤而已。一直到1月21-22日才做蘿蔔糕，21日那天先預備所有乾貨材料，22日完了主日崇拜後回家和小女兒做糕，她刨蘿蔔，我調校粉漿; 她炒料，我放東西入鑊;她倒炒好的東西入盤，我負責蒸。做了一個下午，完成了三底蘿蔔糕。一底給媽媽，其他與朋友分享。

再一天就弄紅豆糕，不過女兒們已聲明她們不愛吃紅豆，所以我就決定給別人，只留下一底給自己吃。

大女兒說):「我想吃馬蹄糕。」本來想今年不做的，也因為這句話，我23日專程去街市買馬蹄，竟然沒有許多選擇，只好去同事介紹的佳X買。選了兩袋，放在家。初二前，做兩底。一底留給女兒送禮用，一底自己吃。

傳統就是這樣傳承的。
(忘記了影馬蹄糕相，google 一幅作存檔，希望下次記得，補上。

Laugh and Smile

Parallel to my Happiness Project, I started the 3rd bible devotional plan in Jan -- Joy for Today : 14 Joy-filled Days with God!

It not only uplifts my JOYFUL spirit; but to connect body to my mind and then my heart as a whole functional body.

JOY = Jesus + Others + You
yes, Jesus is the answer and the source of JOY . 

The 5th day reminds me of Laughing more!  AND  the 9th day Smile!
Laughter is a cure to the sick!  Smile is a gesture to connect to my heart of being joyous and happy and a joyful reflection of the time being.  Once others see you smiling, they will be moved and become happy.  How magical it is for a smile.  A smile a day; miles of distance will be shortened. A frown uses much more muscles than a smile! A frown also induces stress -even if you just look at someone else's frown!  If a person is happy, they definitely do not frown at others.  A smile, on the other hand, makes a person feel good.

There is an old saying : if you meet someone who does not have a smile, you should give them one of yours.  

:-)  I choose to smile and laugh more so that I make others happy and myself.  Pray that I will also wear a smile!  Amen!

電影與我

我沒有張愛玲迷戀電影的那份痴情，她可以在兵荒馬亂時，仍冒險出外去看電影。我也愛看電影。

而我相信電影絕對可以借用來表達個人情感，甚至變成生命的啟迪。

去年六月參加教會巴里島會議，初次聽到「電影治療」(movie therapy) ，還是出自傳道人的第一身述說。她是新加坡教會牧師太太，苦受情緒病的困擾，最終配合電影治療，重整人生的步伐這件事攪動了我的心，也想決定認識一下。繼色彩治療後，又一路徑去自我認識，自我探索，自我增值，為人生添上多點色彩和動感！畢竟人生如戲，戲如人生。我常說：「可以從別人的故事參透人生，吸取教訓，絕對是上天賜的福份！」 可以藉電影的一個鏡頭，或一句對白來找到人生的契機，何嘗不是上等的福份呢？電影給自己一份抽離，以第三者的客觀來看人生百態：喜悅依然，傷痛卻減半。  

所以，大約在秋季時，教區建議大家以不同的興趣活動來聚集弟兄姊妹，彼此加深認識、交誼，和彼此鼓勵，盡心盡意盡性盡力愛主。我一口氣參加了五個小組：電影小組、讀書小組、乒乓球、聖經研習和TED Talks。

 二月份電影小組有三套片，任君選擇睇一齣。這會是最後選出的嗎？

希望藉著電影小組來發展我學習電影治療的平台。願主開路和指引......凝聚更多力量去拯救失喪的靈魂。

漸漸發覺能自由自在表達自己所思所想，就是上好的福份，感謝主給我啟示，我懂得排遣愁煩，選擇活出喜樂人生，因為這是主的命令！ 祂對我說：「要靠我常常喜樂。」祂再說：「要常常喜樂。」

多麼簡而清，喜樂就是如此簡單！

Happy Cake Shop

又是星期六了！
跟媽媽和二哥如常去飲茶，如常吃我們喜歡的馬拉糕，如常吃閒話家常。飯後，不想如常去一個普通的地方。其實，我是設法每個星期去一個特別的地方。希望媽媽在她日漸衰退的腦袋，依然留下絲絲美好的回憶。
這一天，我帶她乘坐巴士，不是電車了。這一天，我決定帶她去一處特別的地方，去儲蓄屬於我倆的快樂記憶。錢，我沒有許多可以供給媽媽享用，卻決定設法和媽媽手牽手，逛遊香港大小尋常巷弄。每個星期去一個特別的地方，為大家建立快樂點子。今次，我們暢遊皇后大道東：由聖佛蘭士街拾步而上，看著那些店舖和四五層的矮房子，滿有舊日情懷。想必媽也會有同感，所以想跟她行一行。

一年前，自己想過跟媽把臂同遊不同的地方，但只是局限於思想的層面，不敢付諸實行 。因為覺得也怕她會一口拒絕我，所以沒有勇氣嘗試。原來快樂的回憶也要有勇氣去爭取和建立的，行動了，卻原來垂手可得，更離我不遠。

來到灣仔皇后大道中，下車站正是那間「快樂餅店」，怎能不介紹給媽媽呢？ 就是這樣，快樂工程又在此靜靜地動起工來。

I Choose...

I finished the 12-day devotional plan under the name : I Choose.
For sure, I choose that because I think with the power to choose, it empowers me! 

The last day message impacts me: We started day one of this Bible Plan mentioning the god-like gift of CHOICE.  Different people shared their stories/convictions over the topics ...they choose God's perspective over others such as LOVE vs. Law; DISCIPLINE vs. Regret; GOD's GRAVE vs. Perfection; SURRENDER vs. Control; PURPOSE vs. Popularity;  PRAYER vs. Worry.  Down to earth, why do I have to choose?  Why CHOOSE?  Why we want to CHOOSE?  Isn't it for the reason Adam & Eve ate the forbidden fruit of knowing good and evil?  Or my instinct to control my life in my way?

I think it is out of God's love that HE grants us free will that I have a choice and really feel the pain and suffering without God's presence.  I feel the joy from the inner part of my heart that sustains my decision and action originating from God.  I believe : Do right, fight right; God protects!  Pray that I always walk on His path with His blessings!  In all my being: my career, my family, my ministry, my faith, my confidence, and my will to surrender to HIM.  

Meditate :-
If you want favor with both God and man, and a reputation for good judgment and common sense, then trust the Lord completely; don’t ever trust yourself. ⁶ In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.

PUT GOD FIRST!  God is a jealous God!  
My prayer: Father, today I want to surrender my desire, my plan; but to ask Your will first in my life.  Make sure I walk on Your path, always!  Thank You for Your promise that You will then crown my life with success. Amen!


   
 

A party that captures sweet memories and happiness

It's time for party... 
An awesome sister hosted a party inviting 17 of her friends (whom promised to turn up) without knowing the objective of the gathering before. And finally 16 of them came.

The nicely designed invitation card : May YOUR NEW YEAR SPARKLE AND SHINE strikes me and it also fulfils my Happiness Project : truly love myself and tank up my wondrous memory bank!  I'm happy to grasp every chance to fill up my 2017 with sparkle or surge of joyous memories.


All lady guests, I think, just joined to let happiness multiply and time be filled with joy and sweet memories.  Here we are...   

Moreover, she is so thoughtful that she made up an ice-breaking game : matching the name of guests and her reasons for inviting each of them to this party.  Wow... this is strikingly interesting to me!  For instance, I ... am invited for my Happiness Project;  people started enquiring the project with zeal and curiosity.  This really arouses some talk points in a group.  Her common friends, whom may or may have known each other before, could mix up quickly and chatted about the matching...what, how, and why.   We became the chatterbox at that moment and were curious to do the matching and to dig deeper about these new/renewed acquaintances!!! 

I am the first to hand in my matching test!  I really love it...

Really full of fun!   Thanks CT.  Happy Birthday!  
You are so special, creative and lovely!  Wish you all the best and do walk with me on the Happiness Project in 2017 and beyond.

Celebrate God all day, every day.   Philippians 4:4 (MSG) 

我思再思,因我在...

今早按靈修計劃 : I choose...第七天 I choose Power over Perfection...繼早前的名聲(受人歡迎)

、 憂慮和掌控 。人彷彿會想自己話事 ，而在日常生活上 ，我們從小就想話事；事無大小，都想由我來話事。永遠不想停下來，把人生的掌控交出來。是自討苦吃嗎?

這一天碰到今天的主打經文 :《詩篇》 62

我 的 心 默 默 無 聲 ， 專 等 候 神 ； 我 的「救 恩」 是 從 他 而 來 。

也回應Steve 主日的講道提及這句經文。今天的周三靈修剛剛也是這一篇詩。我決定把今天禁食改為午間靜默。

而今天靈修計劃的 I choose 也提醒我要默想神的恩，思念我對祂的信。我就選擇上好的福份: 在神面前，默默無聲地專心等候祂。

按著以下四部曲: 
1. 讀出經文 :讀 《以弗所書》二章 ，就是第8節最感動我。

⁸ 你 們 得 救 是 本 乎 「恩 」， 也 因 著 「信 」； 這 並 不 是 出 於 自 己 ， 乃 是 神 所 賜 的 ；

⁹ 也 不 是 出 於 行 為 ， 免 得 有 人 自 誇 。         《以弗所書》2:8 

翻覆讀出這一節。

2. 默想著「恩 」 和 「信 」

倒空自己 ，不用慣常的看法去看和想這段經文。

3. 禱告

求主賜我智慧和信心去解讀這段經文。

4. 反思

反思這段經文如何使我走出現在的局面/改變自己。

倒要照著這句話做:要靠主常常喜樂 。也要記取我的得救是本乎恩，也靠著信。

 我的「救 恩」 是從他而來 。


後記
昨天下午大學舊同學問我 ：「Meekness is Absolute Power Under Perfect Control 點譯好? 」

想了一想，我答：「順服絕對是完美掌控萬事萬物的武器 。」

今早起來，我想起與祂的一席話 Power over Perfection，這就祢給我的答案，「順服」是掌控生命/萬事萬物最完美的武器。

感激每一天!