Here I Am
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Here I Am
Love strolling wet streets hidden under a black umbrella, listening to Ruben Gonzalez (may he rest in peace) play Cuban-style piano, savouring roasted almonds fresh from the oven, watching the crows fly over my house at sunset, the feeling you get when strangers treat you with kindness.
Loved my eccentric Tibetan Terrier, but don’t miss scratches on the door at midnight. Loved hiking high alpine passes in Strathcona Park, but now prefer climbing Little Mountain to see the sun set over downtown Vancouver.
Look at life as more than meets the eye; know that much is hidden from our view.
—100 words
Helen Na
Feb. 13, 2014
Here I am
Love seeing dim sky when day breaks, turning over earth of my garden for the spring seeding, soaking my two feet into the ice-cold creek water(not too freezing), smelling burning dry autumn leaves, the feeling you get when the life is getting mature.
Loved traveling with my sons to visit my parents overseas, but they are too busy with their schools. Loved having lunch with numbers of my old friends, but now I live too far from them.
Look at life as a wild flower; one day it sprouts, and it withers by time passes.
100 words
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Love watching the Olympics on TV, marking my calendar before the games, posting on my blog after the games, drinking a can of beer and eating a plate of peanuts while watching the games, the feeling you get when the 2014 Olympics is finally here.
Loved having hard practice to become an Olympic player, but fail long ago. Loved going mad with joy for champion, but am too old to go now.
Look at life as a Ferris wheel; turn down to up, turn left to right, a same view has a different beauty from a different viewpoint.
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Love lying down in front of a cozy fire place like my charcoal and adorable kittens, sipping a cup of peppermint tea (Oh! hot tea has gone cool again!), watching an airplane to light up a dark night sky at my back window, hearing a soft call of "tuck me in", the feeling you get when this room is peaceful for a long while.
Loved camping with my family but it is chilly weather right now.
Loved cuddling my toddler but he grows and prefers outdoor adventures.
Look at life as good karma - it comes and goes around you.
---100 Words
Here I Am
Love walking on the grassland in the park, smelling fresh air from the mountain, playing soccer with children (without too many fumbles), chatting with my parents on the internet, the feeling you get when you come back from an intense life.
Loved sharing my happiness and sadness with my friends, but they were far away from me. Loved travelling to different places in China, but am too busy to achieve it.
Look at life as a long journey; realize that I need to look forward and go ahead instead of wasting time.
---95 words
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Love reading a book seated on the sunny balcony surrounded by a cloud of silence, looking at the tall green hedge well trimmed that divides you from me, leaving the mind floating on summer laughs and contented times (perpetually Italy), sun-bathing every single winter ray like a sundial, the feeling you get when you are in harmony with yourself.
Loved teaching recalling classic authors always books everywhere, but that time is over.
Loved rushing over thousands of things to do always busy, but that road bent.
Look at life as an endless wise friend; sip your memories and cheer at them.
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Love reading books before I sleep or at any given moment, reading to relax (to enjoy the comfort), reading to let my mind wander into mythical places where I can see through the eyes of the character, imagining the war's chaos and the festival's happiness, the feeling you get when a character's emotion triggers yours.
Loved being near extended family members, however they live far away. Loved living my life back home, but it's not that simple to return due to war.
Look at life as snow; at times it is soft, fluffy and calm and at others it is deadly, slippery and hard to overcome.
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Love watching eagles flying in the sky, smelling freshly brewed coffee in the morning (it is so addictive), having parties with my family and friends on every occasion just for fun, driving car for long distances, the feeling you get back home safe and everybody welcomes you.
Loved climbing the trees to see bird’s nests, but I am too old to do it now. Loved walking on the snow with bare feet in Siberia, but now prefer walking on the sand in Hawaii.
Look at life as a never ending journey; don’t know what is waiting on the next turn.
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Love getting entranced in a good album, completely immersed in ones lyrical genius (I loose all track of time), I walk through the woods aimlessly, eventually I snap back to reality, happy as can be, not a care in the world, blissful if only for a minute.
Loved having no responsibility, but now realize adulthood is upon me. Loved partying till the wee hours of the morning, now it seems like a distant memory.
Look at life's challenges as hurdles to easily jump over, instead of unclimbable mountains. 91 words
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Love lying in the serene silence on my spacy bed, letting a myriad of fantastical ideas running wild (the world around non-existing), flying with the mighty dragons over elven lands in my realm, drawing and writing what my mind whispers me, the feeling you get when you overcome your fears.
Loved chatting with my best friends during breaks at our school, but we are all in different places. Loved living in my birth town surrounded by hills, but time had shown its face.
Look at life as a searing flame; it is cozy in a fireplace, but beware of sparks.
- 100 words
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Love playing my guitar to cherish myself after waking up every morning, having a cup of tea and a piece of cake at my balcony ( my day offs only), opening my window, feel the fresh air and let it touch my skin gently, the feeling that I don't want to lose in any case.
Loved dancing with a loud music, but now my neighbour gets annoyed by my loud music.
Loved teasing my sister, making her laugh, but she has moved on from our house last year.
Look at the life as a guitar; every wrong finger tip can ruin the whole music at once.
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Love staring at a clear view of Rocky Point Inlet, watching the water move gently to the motion of the wind, walking along the different trails (avoiding the bike riders) looking to spot wildlife, using my camera catching moments in time, the feeling you get when you are at one with nature.
Loved living in the city, its way to busy and crowded now. Loved hanging out with friends acting a fool, but now I would go to jail.
Look at life as a gust of wind; open to any direction, only to never know where you will end up.
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Love jogging the first lap in the Mercer’s track, breathing the freshest air in the crack of dawn and the feeling of coldness (on sunny mornings), listening to Hip-hop preacher Eric Thomas motivational speeches, while I do my restless cardio, the feeling you get when you are satisfied after an intense match
Loved following my coach’s instruction, but need to coach younger kids now.
Loved dribbling my soccer ball, but to sit there and teach the school team.
Look at life as an endless burning sun; full of opportunities, never runs out of fuel
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Love reading imaginative fiction, playing competitive games with total strangers online, watching entertaining anime until unreasonable late (but only the happy ones), eating a hot bowl of ramen with friends, the feeling you get when everything falls perfectly into place.
Loved sprawling out in bed, but now I share with two dogs. Loved gorging myself on chocolate, but then it lost all its appeal.
Look at life as a Rube Goldberg machine; made pointlessly complex in the pursuit of entertainment.
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Delshad Amini
Here I am
Love listening the music which is made by Kitaro,watching the historical movies ,and finding myself as a hero,(specially Spartakus) sailing away with my love in the endless ocean to find a calm,unknown island,the feeling you get when the dark,scattered clouds are appearing from azure seas.
Loved writing a letter to my father , and say,"love you" ,but he is died long time ago.Loved embracing my mother ,but it is impossible except her tombstone.
Look at life as a galaxy; it is bright and full of lights, but be careful of black holes.
-98words
February 12,2014
Here I am
Love staying up late night, listening the sounds of water drops(on rainy day), having a full jar of water for the rest of the night, playing online games with friends, the feeling you get when you cannot be distracted.
Loved carefree times at school, but have to get education.
Loved hanging out with friends, but we rarely see each other now.
Look at life as a water; being adaptable to face challenges as water passes through a rock breaking it overtime, or vapour in heat to avoid fire, or turn into ice to float in ocean.
- 100 words
Here I am
Love playing basketball out in the summer days of June, reminiscing of the memories from summer past , practising everyday to get better (in-order to be perfect), or to be valuable to my team mates at least to be acceptable , the feeling you get when you know you were closer today than you were yesterday from your goals.
Loved playing everyday, but now busy with school & work.
Loved the feeling I got after a victory, but then it's all a memory.
Look at life like a game; we aren't all Michael Jordan's, but we try to be like one.
Here I Am
Love feeling warmth of my son’s little hand, listening to his funny poems (just babble recently), driving a car to prepare for the road test, watching the passing scenes outside the windscreen as a shadow of past, the feeling you get when your life sloughs off its old skin as a snake.
Loved breathing the chill of snowy mornings, but I stay now without hat and gloves in Vancouver midwinter. Loved speaking with Mom and Dad in our kitchen, but now only Skype is available for us.
Look at life as a spiral; you try to overpass a new convolution uncertain you go up or down.
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Love is in my mind, give me time to prove it Ill hug you from behind (Only if you don’t mind.) I make compassion my priority, give a little solve my riddle, and kindness is my currency. Helping a brother, no different from each other, rediscovered the impact I father. The feeling of interdependence; unmask a flow of competence that rivers out from my oneness.
Loved shooting a basketball into the air, hearing the sound of a swish, when I step in the court, call the game unfair
Look at life as an Egyptian pyramid; less work to be done each step up
--103 words
Here I Am
Love getting up early in the morning(Wednesday and Friday only) laying on the couch for a couple of minutes, brushing my teeth while watching television and having breakfast after that, going to school on foot in a cold and sleepy morning, the feeling you get when your life become regular and purposeful.
Loved hanging out with my friends, but they left town or country for college.
Loved meeting people in high school, but I am no longer a teenager anymore.
Look at life as a high mountain; know that forget the fatigue is the only way to keep moving up.
-100 words
From Maple:
Here I Am
Love counting twinkle stars in a black summer night, sniffing fresh cut grass in the moist afternoon, sipping a glass of well aged wine with my quiet partner, indulging in Zigeunerweisen (my respect to Pablo de Sarasate) with doing nothing, the feeling you get when your heart is filled with peace and freedom.
Loved cuddling my kitten in the sunset, but have to leave them alone. Loved running in the mountain, but where did my buddies drift to?
Look at life as a trick wand waved by a witch; know that everything goes up and down but to its nature.
—100 words
Here I am
Love going for long walks around the lake, smelling the fresh soil (after a rainy day), listening to the sound of calm waves, watching the leaves sweeping the ground, the feeling you get when you make a new start each day.
Loved the countryside and getting involved in activities, but now it feels right to forget such a life style.
Loved being left alone in a big house, but now I don’t want such loneliness anymore; since anyone who's gone will not return.
Look at life as a one way ticket to your final destination, once you begin this trip there's no turning back so enjoy the journey.
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Love watching water color runs over pure white paper, sniffing fusty smell of old book pages, leaving on a trip impulsively (without heavy backpack!) into the unknown place with good friends or alone, petting cat’s warm hunched back covered with soft fir, the feeling you get when you find your hidden inner strongness you haven't realized yet.
Loved looking at the unchanged scenery, but changing things are beautiful as well. Loved waiting unpredictable future, but now I know I’ve learned more from irretrievable past.
Look at life as a crude documentary; you are the only editor who can make it better.
-101 words
Here I Am
Love dancing to the first beat of every song; each rhythm gives me the freedom to release my soul, with every move in a different form, with the tunes reaching my ear, giving me the energy to dance faster (without spraining my ankle), my feet touching the cold hardwood floor give me the extra push to warm up my body..
Loved dancing to various songs, but now rhythms are off tune and horrible. Each song has slangs and vulgar language which is hard to dance on.
Look at life as a rhythm; there are always repeats and duplicates make an original and save it for the best.
-107 words
Here I Am
I love taking my dog for a jog in the morning, driving my car having no place to be, teaching kids how to swim at work, making a difference in others lives, reading a book on the beach on a sunny afternoon, the feeling you get when you realize you're becoming more independent.
Loved traveling across Australia discovering and developing new friendships, but had to come back to finish my education. Loved graduating from high school, but now that I am done time is passing by to fast.
Look at life as a plane ride; you take off, hit some turbulence on the way, once you've reached your destination though you can but your feet back on the ground
-112
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Loved cold rainy mornings,being warm and snug under covers (in my bed)as long as I can be, listening to that tapping sound of rain pounding on my windows, the feeling you get when you do not have to do anything at all.
Loved going shopping on the weekends with my sister, but that is no more, as she lives far away now.
Loved playing soccer, but my knees are not what they used to be.
Look at life as a child:opportunities and abundance may enrich your horizon along the way.
-93 words
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