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For me, I don't have a lot of pictures of myself that aren't selfies, because I travel a lot, and when I travel, I travel alone

your deed can feed your need but can't your greed.

It is very important to determine the boundary of your needs. Otherwise, you will not even know when your need will turn into greed. And greed will take away your peace and happiness and turn you in the wrong direction.

Auroville wants to be a universal town where men and women of all countries are able to live in peace and progressive harmony above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realise human unity.


Auroville is an experimental city in southern India created to realize what is possible when people live together in a community beyond the boundaries of nation, religion, race, politics, money -- all that separates and divides. Here, citizens from 40 nations attempt to live lives of selfless service, dedicated to the pursuit of human unity.

It is true that nothing happens without reason in this entire universe. But it is not possible for human to know every cause and rectify it. So it's not good to find logic/reason in everything.

Many times we get caught in such a problem that our mind is unable to find its cause and solution, in such a situation, Hope-Faith-Belief only inspires us to move forward, saves us from getting depressed.
Nowadays the problem of depression is increasing in the people because the hope-faith-belief is decreasing in the people. Everyone is running behind logic/reason, but life doesn't just run on logic/reason only, Hope-Faith-Belief is also needed in life.

Many people live and move forward with the help of Hope-Faith-Belief even in very bad situations, but some people, being in a better situation than them, get depressed because the lack of Hope-Faith-Belief.

So, there is a need to strike a balance between logic and faith in life. Life will not move by just one.

What is a human being? The online dictionary defines it as the fact of existing or conscious mortal existence. Hmm... do animals have conscious mortal existence?

If all it means is existence, then why do we seek meaning to our lives? If conscious mortal existence means only that we're conscious of our mortality, then why do we seek the answers to our existence? If we are meant simply to exist, then shouldn't however we exist be enough? What would it matter if we felt happy, sad, glad, angry, fearful, joy, frustration, etc., if we were meant to merely exist.

What would our lives be without feelings? Our lives would be an existence. It's our thoughts that determine whatever feelings we have about anything. We have thousands of thoughts every day, most of which don't even register because we don't assign any feelings to them. But it's how we feel about something/anything that determines how we act/react. Without feelings we would truly only exist.

In my opinion, it's that consciousness of feeling that gives us our humanity. And the more conscious and aware of how we are part and parcel of the entire universe, the more compassionate and the more empathetic we become. The more love we feel, the more love we have/need to share.

Every single person is made with blood, bones, muscle, etc, and it takes the same kind of energy for their hearts to beat, as it does ours. Peel off the skin, and you have the same kinds of cells that it takes to make ourselves as it does every other person.

It takes food to nourish them, and water to hydrate them, just like us. They hurt, cry, laugh, and love, just like we do. They need food, shelter, clothing and fresh water, just like we do. And they want more than to just exist, just like we do. They want to be loved and be happy, just like we do.

We're not defined as human buyings, conscious only of making more money than our neighbors, and buying more. We're not defined as human doings - being busy doing things to avoid feeling too much, or afraid that we won't feel enough.

We are defined as human beings. And a mother across the world is no less a human being than any mother here. A family is still a family. They rejoice at births and grieve at deaths and losses, just like we do. And that's what makes us human beings. The capacity to feel compassion and empathy for another human. The ability to be conscious of someone else's plight and to want to ease their lives, in whatever way we can.

If we are meant to merely exist, then I don't think we'd have been given the capacity to be conscious of not just ourselves, but everyone else, or to feel anything.

We all have the capacity to be amazing, and to accomplish amazing and awesome things in this life. If we focus on and are conscious of what we can accomplish and the good feelings that brings, there is no telling what every single person here could achieve.

As human beings, we each have something priceless to contribute. Every single one of us. I will work harder at being more conscious of my own thoughts and feelings and being aware when someone is trying to pull me from that happy place within my mind. I will be more conscious of seeing the jewels in others, particularly those that do not agree with me.

And, I think, that's what being human is.

Our lives are made up of many beliefs
We learn most when we are small
Most of us don’t even realize
How much they affect us all

So many beliefs are ingrained in us
We don’t even realize they are there
Maybe hearing things often as a young child
Or sensing our parents despair

Although we don’t need to dwell on the past
Sometimes it’s helpful to find
Those negative beliefs that are holding us back
By being dominant in our sub-conscious mind

A belief is only a thought we keep thinking
So our beliefs are easy to change
We just change it to a positive thought
Which at first will feel a bit strange

By focusing on the positive thought
And repeating it often each day
Soon you will find your new belief is there
In what you do and in what you say

For instance, one of the most common beliefs
That many of us have taken on
Is the ‘I’m not good enough’ syndrome
It is a belief that is so strong

‘I am good enough just as I am right now’
This new belief will affect your life dramatically
By accepting yourself just as you are
The door opens to abundance, you will soon see

With real joy comes real pain.

Any time we fully experience true joy or feel the
preciousness of life on an emotional level, we can
expect to feel a great amount of sadness. Many
of us shy away from the things that would make
us happiest, because they also make us feel pain.
The opposite is also true. We cannot selectively
numb ourselves to sadness without numbing
ourselves to joy. When it comes to falling in love,
we may be hesitant to go “all in,” for fear of the
sadness it would stir up in us.

My book has come out. Now local area could pre order it through my publisher website ONE PEACH MEDIA or visit their Instagram page.(Indonesia only)

FOUR PIECES.
To be honest it's not about chick love story instead it's about mental illness. Yes. It's dark and getting dark in every pages.
It's what I've felt before.
It's what people might have been through too.
Maybe it could be you,
It could be your brother or sister,
It could be your friends or your significant other.
Please, do something to help them,
Or at least be there for them.
Because, mental health issues, whatever it is, they need to know that we are care about them.
Don't judge them because you're not wearing their shoes. Instead be there for them.

So about my book, FOUR PIECES.

Why did I choose this dark genre instead of all those chick love story? You should have known me before, I don't like following mainstream. I'm a rule breaker. I'm stubborn. I don't want to put any burden on my back to write a story to please someone else's ego. I write what I've felt. I write what I've been dealing or what I've done so far. I guess that's the way of being an artist also an author from my opinion.

Yes, FOUR PIECES is more concerned about mental illness or mental health issues. It took ages for me to deal with that. It took ages for me to capture all the scenes on paper. But in one night, this idea came out one day when I heard my best friend lose her father. I texted her, we talked and all those parts turned into a draft and here we are now. I should have thanked her for it. She helped me lots about mental health issues. Long list.

And remember, it's okay for not feeling okay and get help.

REMEMBER, When you tell people about yourself and they couldn't accept it, that's not your fault.

You're not alone.

Suicide isn't the best option. NEVER. It's just the way you might think would end your pain TEMPORARY but the truth is, you wish you could stop the time and run away.

Now Let's create some beautiful memories together instead of thinking about how this life would end. The sun's still look beautiful even if it looks hesitate.

#vivianlin #FOURPIECES #writing #book #mentalhealthawareness #mentalillness #mentalhealthissues #depression #anxiety #selfharm #bipolardisorderawareness #healing #recovery #preordernow #dearagony15

As you might see up there in the title there are some very meaningful and strong words that many of us just do not know their true value..... My life is a roller coaster. My relationship went in shambles and i decided to share some thoughts with you all ... peace

My personal relationship did not work out because i did not trust and did not take things to the next level. If someone's worth the extra effort try and go their way. By that i mean if you have an argument it is ok to give in and not to escalate things. YES it will mean telling them its your fault when deep down you know its not. Deep down your partner will know that they are wrong and will appreciate the extra effort you put into the relationship.

Never say goodbye! It is a really cruel word especially when you are having an argument ... Never go to sleep without talking things over.

Family is important but do not ever let your or her family be the reason to breakup. At the end of the day you would be living with the person and not with their family really. If you do not agree with how family regards your spouse it should not be the cause for breaking up.

Never ever compromise if your partner still meets the ex. If there are kids or real estate it is understandable that you might have to compromise but it does not mean that you should accept everything for e.g a social occasion .... That being said you know when you should trust the partner or not. Trust your gut instinct. It is ALWAYS right!

Honesty is also very important. Show them how much you really love them. It is useless keeping it to yourself out of pride.

Be Positive. Do what it takes to win the other person back. Do not play the proud human and let things fall off your grasp. That being said don't ever be a stalker ... be a gentleman!

Never cheat your partner! You will regret it later on. I was on the receiving end. Be careful that you were not the one to cause it! While nothing justifies affairs .... make sure you never motivate the affair to become a reality because clearly you must have been doing something wrong! And most probably that is why the partner went into rebound mode.

Show commitment, not only to the person but also to the relationship itself. Don't be overloaded with work all the time. You will just instigate thoughts in your partner's head who will in turn cast doubt on the outcome of the relationship.

Don't be cold with your partner who is trying to attempt to fix things between you two after an argument. Don't play proud... it will get you nowhere! You will regret it when someone that really loves you is gone for good..... you will only realise that when it's all too late ...........

Never try to replace your partner with someone else. Another date after a breakup will just resolve nothing! It will only make you feel worse because the person you left is in reality irreplaceable! Stop trying to find your ex in your new acquaintance .... it just won 't happen! And you will mourn your ex even more! Give yourself time!

Think about things! If the relationship is salvageable, then there is no reason not to give it another try! Give it as many tries as necessary. If you really love someone then you should not put a number of lives on the relationship before you say game over. That is just nonsense and will bring you nowhere in life! These days we live in a very busy life .... and there seems to be less and less tolerance between couples ....... Be there for each other and show love to each other.

A rebound 'date' will never make you happy... nor it will make you forget.... you will just feel more and more miserable.

Love is not only on Valentine's ...its for every day of your life. ..... Stop listening to others to forget your partner... especially your new acquaintance ...... Let nobody interfere with what you really want in life ..... Never give up