I started to read the book The Secret the day before yesterday. Though I haven’t had half done, I’ve already got the gist. According to the book, our thoughts lead us to where we belong. If we always have good thoughts, good things will be around us. If we have bad thoughts all the time, bad things will certainly come to us. This is the law of attraction.
I like a sentence on page 21, “Your mind is actually shaping the world around you.”
Today Ben visited me. We had a wonderful afternoon. She showed me a book she bought during the summer vacation, Don’t Worry, Make Money, which was written by Richard Carlson, the author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series. She bought the book second-hand for NT$70. Hmm, it’s a good buy.
Ben invited me to read the 3rd chapter “Learn the Magic of Nonattachment,” which impressed her deeply. After reading it, I told her the idea Mr. Carlson tried to convey was part of my philosophy of life, which, in fact, I often conveyed to my students.
Yesterday I read an article in the latest TIME. The title is “Mandela: His 8 Lessons of Leadership.” For those who are interestd in leadership, this is a must-read article. In San-min Textbook Book 5, the third lesson is “What It Takes to Be a Good Leader.” This TIME article may serve as a good supplementary material.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821467,00.html (more…)