Yesterday:
Had a pretty rad dinner at Kirala on Shattuck in Berkeley. It was pricey and a bit of a wait, but definitely worth it. Probably some of the best sashimi I have had in my life, no joke.
We tried two robatas (basically skewered appetizers)-- baby squid and chicken meatball, a deluxe sashimi platter, the california roll, the caterpillar roll, the rainbow, and a large sake. The waiter was so nice, he even gave us an extra sake on the house! And a free mochi on our green tea. All in all, a lovely end to a great weekend.
Today:
Class, gym, class, soy vanilla latte, meeting.
Worked on posters for Senior Weekend which will occupy the entirety of my weekend. I'm actually quite excited! Yay!!!
After the volunteer training and the general meeting, we had extra pizza and so I took a box, but as I was walking home, I realized that I didn't necessarily need it and so when I saw some folks in front of the church near my apartment, I offered it to them. There was one particular gentlemen who only took a single slice though I told him repeatedly that he could feel free to have more. We chatted slightly and all I can say is that I left for home in a much happier mood than when I left for my meeting.
And with that experience, coupled with my snooping on people's blogs and facebook, made me think of the quote:
And then, while I was looking to make sure that quote was correct, I fell upon this site of his quotes and so I had to add:
If you change yourself you will change your world. If you change how you think then you will change how you feel and what actions you take. And so the world around you will change.
And lastly:
Above all, I think what I can and have taken from this is that
1) I should stop looking towards others to make the world what I envision and instead, find that ability in myself. Instead of hoping that things change, I should start at my own core and enact self-change. I am the change that I want to see. I can be the change that I want to be. And whether or not people want to follow me or change with me, is completely up to them. At the end of the day, as long as I am physically and mentally at peace and able to contend with my decisions, that's more than enough.
I spend a lot of time thinking, "Man, I wish that I..." instead of "I'm glad that I ..." And this is something I am resolved to fix. When the latter happens, I feel much less burdened and much more satisfied with myself.
2) Indeed, no one can hurt me without my permission. Without me granting them the power to hurt me. In that granting of power, I lose part of myself.
I have the ability to choose my reactions and whether I respond to things with lightness or heaviness is up to my own choosing.
3) Man, Gandhi was one cool fellow. I wonder where I can find his works :)
Had a pretty rad dinner at Kirala on Shattuck in Berkeley. It was pricey and a bit of a wait, but definitely worth it. Probably some of the best sashimi I have had in my life, no joke.
We tried two robatas (basically skewered appetizers)-- baby squid and chicken meatball, a deluxe sashimi platter, the california roll, the caterpillar roll, the rainbow, and a large sake. The waiter was so nice, he even gave us an extra sake on the house! And a free mochi on our green tea. All in all, a lovely end to a great weekend.
Today:
Class, gym, class, soy vanilla latte, meeting.
Worked on posters for Senior Weekend which will occupy the entirety of my weekend. I'm actually quite excited! Yay!!!
After the volunteer training and the general meeting, we had extra pizza and so I took a box, but as I was walking home, I realized that I didn't necessarily need it and so when I saw some folks in front of the church near my apartment, I offered it to them. There was one particular gentlemen who only took a single slice though I told him repeatedly that he could feel free to have more. We chatted slightly and all I can say is that I left for home in a much happier mood than when I left for my meeting.
And with that experience, coupled with my snooping on people's blogs and facebook, made me think of the quote:
“You must be the change you want to see in the world."-- Mahatma Gandhi
And then, while I was looking to make sure that quote was correct, I fell upon this site of his quotes and so I had to add:
“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.”
If you change yourself you will change your world. If you change how you think then you will change how you feel and what actions you take. And so the world around you will change.
And lastly:
“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
Above all, I think what I can and have taken from this is that
1) I should stop looking towards others to make the world what I envision and instead, find that ability in myself. Instead of hoping that things change, I should start at my own core and enact self-change. I am the change that I want to see. I can be the change that I want to be. And whether or not people want to follow me or change with me, is completely up to them. At the end of the day, as long as I am physically and mentally at peace and able to contend with my decisions, that's more than enough.
I spend a lot of time thinking, "Man, I wish that I..." instead of "I'm glad that I ..." And this is something I am resolved to fix. When the latter happens, I feel much less burdened and much more satisfied with myself.
2) Indeed, no one can hurt me without my permission. Without me granting them the power to hurt me. In that granting of power, I lose part of myself.
I have the ability to choose my reactions and whether I respond to things with lightness or heaviness is up to my own choosing.
3) Man, Gandhi was one cool fellow. I wonder where I can find his works :)
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