When there’s that special person
You just can’t get off your mind
If you look in your heart
That person you will find

No matter how much they hurt you
They still mean so much
Because you feel as though you’d die
Without there gentle touch

And when your with them
You feel so free
There is no doubt in your mind
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Happy New Year to all my Cambodian friends from around the world. I have nothing to say to you, besides this:

Treat and respect each and every single day just the same. Monday should not be more special than Tuesday. Just as though you have seven children, and you should love them and treat them equally as a good parent. No such thing as Monday is a lucky day, Tuesday is a bad luck day or anything like that, in Buddhism. We must master our words, our thoughts and never allow our body to do harm every breath we take. This is the real lucky day! Whatever happened in the past, we cannot change. However we can change our future by living our lives wisely in this present moment. The present is the mother of the future. Therefore, we must cultivate our compassion so we can be a good parent for our future children. Just like His Holiness Dalai Lama said, “Compassion compels us to reach out to all living beings, including our so-called enemies, those people who upset or hurt us. Irrespective of what they do to you, if you remember that all beings like you are only trying to be happy, you will find it much easier to develop compassion towards them.”

May all beings live in Happiness and Peace.

Your Friend,
Jendhamuni

Only real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. ~Sicilian Proverb

Be the woman you want
your daughter to be…
Be the woman you want
your son to date…

As the days go rolling by,
You have to keep reaching for the sky.
Let no one steer you away from your course
Cause you are your only energy source.
Keep on soaring both near and far;
Your light constantly shines
You’re a shining star.

~Poetry by Natasha Niemi

This is what Danny wrote
on his Facebook page,
13 hours before he died.

The loss of a loved one turns our life upside down.
Our world as we knew it has changed
and those changes require that
we in turn adjust to a new “normal.”

~Unknown

Speak the truth.
Give whatever you can.
Never be angry.
These three steps will lead you
Into the presence of the Gods.

~Buddha

We little knew that morning that God
Was going to call your name.
In life we loved you dearly,
In death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
You did not go alone;
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.
You left us peaceful memories,
Your love is still our guide;
And though we cannot see you,
You are always at our side.
Our family chain is broken,
And nothing seems the same;
But as God calls us, one by one,
The Chain will link again.

Author unknown

I am your moon and your moonlight too
I am your flower garden and your water too.
I have come all this way eager for you,
without shoes or shawl.
I want you to laugh, to kill all your worries, to love you, to nourish you.
Oh sweet bitterness, I will soothe you and heal you.
I will bring you roses. I too have been covered with thorns

~Written by Rumi