做饭时的他,看起来就像一个严阵以待的将军。
瓶瓶罐罐是他的士兵和武器,他率领着它们,对锅里的食材发起一轮又一轮的轰炸。
I’m the Humorist again at our Toastmasters meeting this week. The following is a brief speech I created to help warm up the meeting
After all, smooth and effective communication is about solving problems in our work and life, not about winning an argument. It is something more than being right.
很多时候,人之所以放不下,无非是执着于那份以为不会改变的情感。殊不知,情感本就是最莫测、最难以把握的东西……
It was a bright, sunny day. Snow flew into the air. Some landed on the pile. Some fell right back onto our faces and hair. It was hilarious to watch my son’s hair slowly turn white.
Maybe the real question isn’t whether we can go FIRE, or whether others are already there.
Maybe the more important question is this: Am I living fully in the life I have right now?
After all, the most special people in our lives are not the loudest or the most accomplished. They are the ones who notice us, who listen to us, who care about us — the ones who truly touch our hearts.
Michelle 回来了!
你可能会问:Michelle 是谁?
当年我在头马(Toastermasters)门前“探头观望”时,是她——蹦蹦跳跳地跑过来,伸出一只手说:“哎,过来玩啊!”
当然,这是我事后脑补的画面。
这趟返回旅程虽然脱离原计划,却因此收获了许多无法预设的经历和感受,变得更丰富、更立体,也更难忘。有时候,错过未必是遗憾,也可能是旅程的另一种馈赠。
回国探亲和老同学相聚,是最令人期待的事情之一。老同学就是老同学,再久不见,只要坐在一起,那份熟悉和亲切就自动回来了,一切宛如昨日重现。