Just like a yoga instructor in California once said, "we hold negative emotions in our hip such as a fear, guilt and sadness....therefore you can release those emotions by opening muscles around your hips"
As soon as I recognize their physical presence is proportionate to their feelings, I open my spiritual muscles so I can loosen up my reaction to their strong negative emotions.
Never knew that a good human nature - compassion - works that way until I encounter such people.
For the first time, Dr. Frankl's words, "Yes to my life in spite of everything" become real to me.
I must say "Yes" to such people and embrace them so that I can be untouchable in spite of them trying to destroy my life.
I will continue to say yes to my life......in spite of having too much of a gap between a dream and reality.
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Stir fried vegetables
Whenever I need to purify my body and soul from those contaminated realities, I eat stir-fried vegetables with rice, noodle or just by itself and a nostalgia comes back to me...
I forgot how I was an indestructible Japanese teen-age girl who ate lots of stir-fried vegetables which still echoed in me and actually made me who I am today.
Ingredients:
- 2 Table spoon oil
- Fresh Ginger & Garlic (finely chopped) or Ginger & Garlic paste
- chili pepper (small amount...optional...it will enhance the flavor better)
- sea salt
- 1/2 Table spoon sesame oil
- red bell pepper
- yellow onion (thinly sliced)
- white cabbage (coarsely cut)
- mushrooms
- bean sprouts
- broccoli (chopped)
- Any vegetables you like such as green onions, carrots, squash
- Any meats you like such as pork, chicken, beef
Cooking:
- In a work or large skillet, heat the oil over high heat
- Add chili pepper, ginger and garlic
- Add vegetables in the order of hard veges to soft - broccoli->red peppers->onions->mushrooms->cabbage
- Continue to stir fry until the vegetables becomes crisp-tender
- Sprinkle sea salt
- Add sesame oil
- Serve immediately
