Heart of Gratitude!!!

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held
up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins
in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them
into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words.
He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new
words..
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the
blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how
things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one
who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"



The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a
different way."
I wrote: "Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it."

Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply
said the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky
that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was
more effective?

Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have.. Be creative. Be
innovative.
Think differently and positively.
When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000
reasons to smile....
Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence.
Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.
The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling…
And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!!!
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Enjoy your day with a heart of gratitude

Calling people by their names

Calling people by their names empowers them... did you know that?

During our trip to KK, my dad was extra sure to ask the names of all the people who helped make this trip memorable: the waiter, the flight stewardess and stewards, a guy on the roadside who told us directions...
I realized that this made them very empowered, and they felt very happy and lightened. But one thing that happened in the restaurant made me think. You see, there was this waitress, who was serving us something... I forgot what it was.... but my dad asked her what her name was, and she thought he was asking the name of that dish! It made me realize that she probably thinks that we are only here for the food, and the food is more important than her. But of course, things always come second after people!
I was also aware that getting to know their names draws us an inch closer to knowing more about them. If you didn't know your best friend's name, would you really be qualified as best friends? And after knowing their names, our impression lasts longer. I remember all the names of the people my dad took the effort to get closer to, and their pleased looks made our day!
Taking the effort to remember names is not hard, you can:
a) write them down
b) memorize them
c) remember in your heart
I suppose you know which way is the most effective...

Do you understand how people feel?

Do you realize that sometimes in school, the kids are automatically grouped into a few groups: The better-marks group, the middle-results group and the no-hope group.

Most people don't do it on purpose, but unconsciously these groups are sorted once you get to know their showup.
The teachers in my school are always giving the better-marks group more chances, and they get scolded real bad if they don't act like the teachers expect them to. The middle-results group are safely beyond flunking, but the teachers don't show as much respect to them. The no-hope group? The teachers practically give up on them!
Under the teachers influence, the students start to feel superior...or useless. How do we solve this problem?
We can do it by trying to mingle around with all these 'groups' , getting to know how they feel and think. From there, we can understand them and find ways to help them or communicate with them. And slowly, the teachers may start to show more respect to the class.
This way, you can also connect better with your friends. Knowing them, you can easily talk to each other without any conflict! :)

Why do some parents jam their kid's schedules up?

Do you realize that some kids have these tightly packed schedules? Do you ever wonder why? Or are you one of them?

Some parents have probably never been to tuition classes. That could be one of the reasons why they do that to their kids. Letting their kids get the full experience, hoping they will become something their parents aren't.

Another reason may be to show off. I think probably 98% of the highly positioned people who aren't aware yet ,mostly send their kids off to tuition classes. (The other 2% maybe forgot they had kids) Then at some cocktail party, they can tell all their friends about their children's achievements, waiting to hear the phrase: "How far does an apple fall from a tree?" or something like that.

One more reason is overprotection. Your dad or mom loves you so much that they send you to any class they can send you to, hoping you will have no trouble finding a job when you are older.
I don't find that very effective. You need to have passion to do things well...

Back to the point, some parents have their own other reasons. All we can do as kids is to have compassion for them, and yet still get our own life into our own hands. I trust you can do that!

Computer Games

I know we kids all love to play games.
But why computer games?
I think that bcause the computer games are so like real life, that we can escape into them and convince ourselves that it is real and you are doing something worthwhile.
Sure, computer games can be put to good use.
My brother Noel and my mom were just having such a fun time playing games together. But of course, sometimes computer games also cause separation.
We can fight over who has the highest score, who gets to play, which game is the best to choose...
I think if we compared those to the real games, the games where you can really interact with people you know, not just cyber chat. For all you know, the person on the other end of the line might be an alien! :O
Anyway, I don't mean to sound all bossy or something, but I suggest that all those computer addicts out there... get a taste of the real world!!!!!

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Say NO to Negative Thoughts!
Being negative was never a good thing. But do you know how much it effects you?
A negative thought, action or word can trigger a chain reaction which makes the energy spiral down, down, down until someone stops it.
Imagine for a moment: Tasha is quarreling with her younger brother Terence. Tasha tells on him to her mom. Her mom is already so stressed, what with all the pressure at work, that she yells at Tasha. Then, Tasha storms back to Terence and tells him off, like, this-is-all-your-fault or whatever. Then dad comes home from a s-t-r-e-s-s-f-u-l day at work, and he is in a very bad temper. Their mom, too caught up in problems of her own, is ranting about all the things that happened today, including the fact that young Terence was called to the principals office. This causes Terence to protest, and Tasha is jeering at him. Their dad has enough of this rubbish, and decides to go into the room. In the end, what could be a pleasant dinner is ruined by this terrible energy.
Now, let's rewind. Tasha could have chosen not to quarrel with Terence and sort it out nicely. Or if not, she could have given in to him like a big sister should do. Or if her mom could be more compassionate and see things from her kid's point of view, they would be happy. Or the children could show more consideration to mom. There are so many choices they could make to result in a happy ending.
We have many chances to make choices to change, but the only thing standing in the way is our ego. The best way is to slowly calm down, in the meanwhile pushing the ego down slowly, and then give in or just step out of the conversation. That could save us a lot of trouble. In fact, it could change your environment! Take action now!!! :)
PS* does anyone have problems at home or at school? Tell us your problem, and I'll post it on the Blog, and everyone can comment on your problem. Who knows, maybe you could find a solution to the problem from one of our little teachers!

Natalie's Awareness

Yesterday was Chinese New Year's Eve. I had dinner at a Sushi place,and I realized that their sushi was not as good as the one we usually eat in CV! My awareness was that we shouldn't take these small things for granted. THANK YOU David!!! :)

Another awareness that came to me was when my uncle told me that all of my family think I am the one who will be a doctor when I grow up. This is the expectation that others lay on you, as Linda always says. Well, I told him I'm not going to be an actual DOCTOR doctor, but maybe a 'doctor' who helps you find yourself. What I really want to be is an instructor for CV!!! I wonder what LInda would think of that... :P

And ANOTHER awareness is that we should NEVER EVER do things halfway, leave and do something else and try to resume it where we begun. I learnt that... the painful way! Ask Sarah or Nana... they know what I was doing then.

That is what I feel like sharing... thank you, and Happy Chinese New Year!

Welcome To CV Kidz BLOG!

Hello everyone!
Welcome to Cv KidZ Blog. everyone can share their awareness, and talk to each other about the latest CVs...

If you have a BIG awareness and you want to post it where everyone can see, e-mail: corevalue.natalie@gmail.com. I'll help you post it!

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