法國母親節
收到友人Kenya Gillespie
自創的的樂曲。
活潑爽朗的音符
引領心靈飛向窗外陽光。
悠揚的琴聲
傳遞著精神動力，
鼓舞人心。
Mother's Day in France
received music created by a friend Kenya Gillespie.
Lively and hearty notes lead the soul
to the sun outside the window.
The melodious keyboard
sound conveys spiritual power
and is inspiring.
科學文獻提到有關靜坐的益處 ：
可以減輕壓力、焦慮，減少疼痛。
也可以對大腦的結構產生影響。
由大腦掃描發現，
靜坐可以使人的大腦灰質增多。
額葉的灰質掌管人的智力。
人在老化過程中，
此處灰質體積會逐漸減少，
造成智力衰退，認知功能退化。
但靜坐有助於避免此處的
灰質減少，讓大腦保持年輕。
有靜坐的人，
腦中的灰質都增加，
包括和聽覺、感覺相關的區域。
還可以看到大腦的杏仁核縮小，
杏仁核跟恐懼、焦慮有關。
受試者的杏仁核縮小
表示其壓力水平有降低。
每天靜坐至少一刻鐘（15分鐘）
放下所有煩惱雜念，清除腦中的混亂，
讓心靈休息，保持腦的健康。
增強記憶力與其他腦部功能。
淨化心靈的同時
靜坐也能開發慈愛的能量。
此外也有可能平衡身心上的病痛
如心臟病、癌症、
憂鬱症、 過動症、注意力短缺症⋯
得以療癒。
Scientific literature
discuss the benefits of meditation：
Can reduce stress, anxiety and pain.
Also have an impact on the structure of the brain.
Found by brain scan,
meditation increased gray matter in the brain.
Our intelligence is in charge of the gray matter
of the frontal lobe.
People in the aging proces
gradually decreases of the gray matter
of the front lobe
cause mental decline and cognitive function decline.
Meditation could help to avoid the decreases
of the gray matter of the front lobe
and keep our brain young.
Meditating
can help the gray matter in the brain increases
including areas related to hearing and sensation.
And amygdala will shrink.
Amygdala related to fear and anxiety.
If the amygdala, appears to shrink
indicates that stress level has decreased.
Meditation at least for a quarter of an hour
(15 minutes ) a day,
let go of all worries and distracting thoughts,
to clear the confusion in the mind,
let the mind rest, keep your brain healthy.
Enhance memory and other brain functions.
When the mind is cleansed,
meditation can also develop the energy of
loving - kindness.
Balance discomfort -
Mental or bodily distress.
Such as heart disease, cancer,
depression, hyperactivity,
attention deficit disorder...
might be healed.
這張褪色的康乃馨，
某一次母親節前畫的。
有媽媽最喜歡的柔美粉紅色。
小小心靈只想討媽媽歡心。
還記得她笑得很開心，
說我很有美術天份。
我覺得畫圖時
會特別的專注與平心靜氣。
也是一種修身養性。
This faded carnation,
I drew before a certain mother's day.
With my mom's favorite color - soft pink.
Little heart just want to please mother.
I could still remember
she smiled happily and said that
I have a talent for art.
I believe that
we will be particularly focused and calm
when we draw.
It is also a kind of
self-cultivation.
