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Cont. from the first part above, If we include pre-incarnation/reincarnation (discoveries/therapy from the likes of Psychiatrist Dr. Brian Weiss(link in the signature)), then we can see the common parts are early childhood development/environment is very important (or even like pre-programmed/embedded) for all the later developments, character building/personality making etc. and above all, the essence of the well being of each life. If we combine such discoveries (although this might not be sth. new but the effective usage and sustainable integration into classes, clinic, policy etc. seem still fresh and limited.) with most common relationship challenges, we might instinctively(consciously/or unconsciously) attract people/situation mirroring our internal world, with similar insufficient, wounded, or broken parts or on the contrary, with the support/healing energy we are lack of, from this perspective, the purpose is to help, learn and heal with mutual exchange/growth. If we could look at this from different perspectives (in between, immediately after, or even after a certain length of time), what I have learnt from this person/event/situation ? what might be the causes/effects of my behaviors? how can I better love myself and others, what does being happy mean to me etc. I believe the "emotional turbulence/heart breaks/depression" serve its "knocking "purpose/triggering as gifts rather than mere loss or even misfortune. I've read wise words from both Buddhism/Christianity(or wise people) that "All is In the Best Arrangement - thus we shall believe in Divine/Heaven Time (also in you when in synchronization) to Your Manifestation. Anyone who are interested in Astrology, www.astro.com is a professional/inclusive website with many free stuff with an exchange forum, there are also quite a few nice people who might give you valuable online help too [such as Twin Wolf, he is a very knowledgeable, fair, wise and kind man]. By individual maturation, or psychological observation (meditation might help this)/practice, we may gradually rely less on others or relationships, and we are more capable to love the self by a deep awareness/understanding, hence more capable to be in/or sustain loving/constructive/healthy relationships. I am still dealing with childhood scars/pains, and I hope I can be more self-sufficient/self-loving. One activity to share here, to volunteer in non-profit activities might help to restore the positive/loving energies, sometimes, even the trust in humanity if you have been severely harmed/abused. By my experiences, the adult daily life could be quite hard, and you might meet many who choose to follow the few who are in charge of all the resources, money, human resources, rights of a strict/hierarchical structure (Prof. Joseph E. Stiglitz (Nobel Prize Winner 2001, Columbia University), who questioned the current environment in an open lecture "still from the people, by the people, for the people, or just the top 1%!?"), with no morality ground, telling lies on important issues just for the sake of self/small group or even corruptive interests/purposes. Some cancer curing doctors/psychiatrists even argued whether current complicated social relationships (inequality, stress, deterioration, high divorce rate) contribute more to physical/body health through psychological stress etc. I still remember a saying from Maya Angelou who gave a lecture in UMKC when I was in college (value what you truly love): "You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.” Just attach an Energy - Emotion - Mindset pic for your reference: Some stages to move upward/forward: self-awareness (allow time/space to understand the hard/core issues here, give yourself individual/quiet time to retrospect/introspect - learn to listen to your gut feelings/inner callings, be brave/frank enough to face All inside but not allow such fully taking/controlling you; learn to differentiate between desire/impulse, normal mental/psychological/emotional/physical need, and driving forces leading to life evolution/transformation(heart/spiritual)) - engage with trustworthy/professionals - get the help/support - restore positive energies [if you can't relax by all means as there is sth. urgent to face continuously, then Let it Be by Beatles:sun::heart::broken_heart::heart::sun:]. Someone might find this helpful: http://www.angelmessenger.net/free-angel-card-readings/ Amazing Grace [Children's Voice; Chinese/English]: http://www.kuwo.cn/yinyue/9898381 P.S. sorry for the length, if it is at all, helpful a bit; it is basically about Love, sometimes, religion might be a sensitive or controversial topic to talk, but the love/compassion/light are the essence we can all connect to within and out, (a psychological imagine method) "being with the child inside of you, listening to all his/her saying or crying, open it up, and the music/light would flow in, taking up all the fear, sorrow and anger, you will be fine." I hope the song can help me as good/much as it can help you:) always be grateful to the friends (Christians, non-Christians) who prayed for and helped me during my great loss.

Hi, everyone, just stop by to share a bit of my thoughts/experiences if it can help a bit when we come cross for a reading here~ First of all, thanks for the thread starter and all the support/good energy accumulated here, being open up by courage and trust is not an easy thing, thanks for Co. music and the community, good/shinning humanity manifested here. A secret and nice "synchronization": I once had a dream around the time this thread was created that "maybe there could be a "psychological help" thread for people who are in need of help or would like to share their stories"~ Most of my adult years, I work in education and philanthropy fields, for children and young adults, with teachers, school admins, parents, enterprises, psychologists, lawyers, policy makers, etc. In between, I felt strongly such opportunities not only coming from inspirations of important relationships/events triggered during self-exploration phases, but also a divine/magic design of life itself - as in Amazing Day lyrics penned: "Life has a beautiful, crazy design". To help such children/young adults is to help myself, and we co-create this learning/sharing/healing environment/process. It is like my vocation mirrors back to what I might be adequate/well developed or/yet lack or even insufficient/harmed/abused during each life development phase. Based on my limited knowledge and experiences, I want to share a bit below. Life seems a long process of discovering one selves, most of time, via relationships, the relationship with your parents, families, school friends/teachers, boyfriends/girlfriends, partners, colleagues/managers, or culture/society in large, etc.; sometimes, we are so hurry/entangled that we neglect other types of relationships, such as with nature(lake, mountain, grassland...), animals, plants, etc. , most of time, which may help us cleanse old worn-out/negative energies and recharge positive ones like good books, music, exercises (yoga etc.). Based on a previous international "Violence Free School project", we've discovered or even proved some common as well as different knowledge(cause-effects etc.)/practices of "life development laws" from materials from Sweden (《The Century of The Child》by Ellen Key, 1900), UK/England (Childhood-Adulthood 26 years' tracking research (quantity/quality, and case studies) - how childhood development/environment affects internal/external "state/behaviors" of the adults, starting around 1970'-1980' or so) and China (Educator Mr. Fengyi Wang's research (quality/case studies) on "Embryo-Familial Environment - Parent Relationship-States - Personality/Well-Beijing of the Adults", around 1900; He was also teaching traditional wisdoms/practices such as Causes-Effects of Buddhism/Confucianism). To be continued~

maybe it is a bit irrelevant to the poem itself, somehow, I think it might be a good link to visit for positive or even spiritual support in due time (the words/explanations are not poetic all the time, but some of which may have poetic effects): http://www.angelmessenger.net/free-angel-card-readings/

I want to open up the blinds of my soul But they have been asleep too long Will my eyes adjust to the light within me? :sun:

Heal the World[http://videos.sapo.pt/bbc2r1SE5ByejpZO25eB; http://www.iqiyi.com/w_19rrkk5j3p.html] (video), by MJ, "Think about on the generations...." maybe it is a good Theme Song for Save the Children (Philanthropy Organization for Children Worldwide) ; Save the Children China's message for Stephen Hawking: http://www.yidianzixun.com/article/0IY78uxY ; Last lines: " 愿教授在飞向群星的路上，依旧无限风趣。愿所有人在这一生旅途上，活出美好自我吧。" English: "May the professor be with his warm humor on the flying journey to the stars; May all the beings still on Earth live the best/beautiful version of oneself." This might be a bit irrelevant to the Thread topic, but on the hand, to make and sustain a beautiful world might include protection/preservation, heal and reconciliation as well.

Sorry for the size of the pictures, it seems that it doesn't allow me to reduce/readjust. Again, Happy Earth Day, lots of creative arts and projects around

Planet & Animal Kingdom too :heart:

a bit inconvenient to upload recent photos taken, but a few ones from the Internet for April 22nd, Earth Day:heart: :

In one of recent yet "last" couple of messages (twitter or~), there is a "forecast" that Co. will come back around 2021 with sth. special~ after this cycle from young to middle age, from the simple/fresh side of the life, through thick and thin, through "dying and re-alive", through many "trials", from "ego" to "eco" (Peter Senge - The Fifth Discipline), towards a stage of "fulfillment/achievement" yet "reflection/introspection", maybe there will be a renewal "simple/wise" sounds coming out, energies engaging in spiritual level, some of which might be the "mature/adaptation" form of the older "younger" songs, others might be the fruits of this "inner exploration/light":heart: Happy belated Earth Day (April 22nd):heart:

Namo Amitabha~ be gentle and truly frank with your inner self, be caring about the real and true state of souls around you, be determined to begin to think and do the most important things based on your inner calling(listening to your "conscience" when making decisions) other than being led by desires/extra influences as if this is the last phase of your incarnation. When you are on the right path leading to your divine destiny, the "so deep/peaceful satisfaction" as well as the external physical manifestation/signs will ensure your existence on earth not only as a human being, but also an universal being in human form. May you cherish and value your livings and others' , always~

Beautiful performance, beautiful souls:heart:~ may more understanding, love and peace be instilled in the world, via this Live Album, absolutely a golden gem to keep and pass it on~ may the message reach to more, may the wish come true~ Look forward to the release :) Excerpt from the review below: They opened with “A Head Full of Dreams,” the title track from their most recent album, released in 2015. It was preceded by an excerpt from “The Great Dictator,” a Charlie Chaplin film, a speech that set the philosophical tone for the show, which was, essentially, treat each other kindly: “I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible; Jew, Gentile, black men, white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each others’ happiness, not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone.” Review

I think the MV (http://v.yinyuetai.com/video/3003632) is very well designed and presented - the essence of the song, making the message even more effective, more touching, reaching to the very core of some big worldwide challenges we all face at the moment. It seems reviving the spirits of people in the history, sharing their wisdoms, experiences and courage. Individually, it might guide the Self to align with the meaning of life/inner voice, so as to go through "trials" with faith and confidence etc.:heart::sun::heart: P.S. sorry, till my sig. pic problem is fixed.

^ @I ran away, that ...list would be long enough for a wedding month, or the rest days of life :) pre-congratulations :heart: there was a coincidence: I met X&Y decoration during the wedding of a classmate from elementary school a few years back, and it turned out X and Y are the initials of the couple; on the other side, the classmate is indeed a musician/music teacher and began to play music as a kid, Coldplay, he definitely knows :)~ he agreed it would be a nice coincidence if he did choose Co.. songs to play on the day:) ~sorry for the pic size (sig.) problem at the moment

I think it would be helpful for you to repost this on other threads/subsection ("multimedia" or the one exactly relating to find specific version/songs) of the forum or via google search etc. Good luck:) ~Sorry that I haven't fixed the Pic size problem in the signature which might be inconvenient for the view at the moment~

It is still very rare to "meet up" Coldplay songs in the public area where I live, but once it happens, it is always a bit exciting; or if you come across a little shop nearby named by Coldplay (but in Chinese character 酷玩), you may guess the owner's favor, or it looks a nice coincidence rather than a Branding dispute, :p...I really like Hypnotized, sound of water...in the nature~ another good piece of choice for skating-dance (it is very floating/flowing, free flying style:heart:), which I hope to watch in the near future. Best wishes to readers/writers here, "threads" of your life tapestry~

May love, peace and light be around the most needed/troubled, family and the planet too, and don't give it up before the dawn ~ may your dreams come true *~8~*

The new version of Everglow reminds me of original co. 's piano/guitar simple style which is part of the "crush" at the beginning ~ really love it:)

The one recent photo I really like is the one with deep pink (or crimson) butterflies (like stars or leaves) in Sydney (12/13), posted in the News section on the first page :) so beautiful~

Nice songs everyone (esp. the classic Christmas Lights whose playing seems making a personal tradition...), and Happy Christmas and New Year :) The nice thing is that I just got to know that my cousin loves Co. too...she just showed me the video clips of co. live in Sydney she watched~ very beautiful, nice sound effects:)

A Co. AHFOD Live Ticket after 12 years, encouraged by my mom as it is really expensive and need to travel a long distance to catch...so excited :) nice Christmas decoration here :)

Maybe it is not a right/traditional place to post this, but as a resurfacing-click button of an image (or image floating...) thread~ enjoy the flying :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUBxYqPmmAU Mobile Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUBxYqPmmAU

always like watching skate-dance :) free flying~ enjoy :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUBxYqPmmAU Mobile Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUBxYqPmmAU

not surprised to see such a free-flying performance :) enjoy~ it's been a while, still flying~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUBxYqPmmAU Mobile Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUBxYqPmmAU

O - a really nice "performance" ~ free flying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUBxYqPmmAU Mobile Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUBxYqPmmAU

Adam Rippon Free Skating (Free Flying indeed) with O by Coldplay (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUBxYqPmmAU Mobile Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUBxYqPmmAU ). He's been using a couple of Birds themes lately~ :)