Last week, I wrote about the “Grandma is afraid you’re hungry” situation. There’s another problem I encountered here at my grandma’s. Basically, before my mother and I arrived, my grandma was living by herself. When she got injured and couldn’t move very well, she paid her neighbors money every month…

What to do when someone really wants to love you but their love isn’t helpful. — About a month ago, my grandmother got injured. She lives in China by herself, and she asked my parents and I to come back. My mother and I rushed back first, and my father will come later; this way we take turns staying by my grandma’s side. Fortunately, she is…

I’m currently reading a book called 中医养生学, which in English means “the study of health maintenance in Chinese Medicine”. The book talks about many topics such as emotions, food, exercise, sleep, living environment, and lots more. I recently finished reading the chapter on sleep, and there are lots of basic…

Do you have a strong sense of self-confidence? Do you believe in yourself, that you can accomplish anything you set your mind to? The question of self-confidence or self-belief really gets to the core of our being. Of course, the answer doesn’t need to be a simple “yes” or…

I was looking at the calendar recently and thinking, shouldn’t it be the anniversary of the Weekly Wisdom Blog soon? Then I realized the anniversary was last week! Oops. …

We all want to be treated fairly. I don’t think anyone thinks, “I sure wish people would treat me unfairly.” Fairness is a big deal. With fairness comes harmony, and with harmony comes happiness and success. Thus, fairness is something we cannot neglect. But if we want others to treat…

Once upon a time, there was a crow. The crow was quite interested in humans, but humans detested him and always shooed him away. Eventually, the crow became quite sad. One day, he was sitting on a tree branch crying. …

A young man went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the initial interview and now he was about to meet the director for his final interview. The director discovered from his resume that the youth’s academic achievements were excellent. He asked, “Did you obtain…

Family is a place for understanding and unity, not blame. When the family is in harmony, everything else will flourish. — A while back, someone told me about a conflict she said with her sister. She said that she is normally a kind and patient person, but her sister is extremely rude and unreasonable towards her. …