2024.12.02 - Home Cold Kitchen Chart

2024.12.02 – Home Cold Remedy Kitchen Chart

Selected Readings:

Zi Zhang asked Confucius how to resolve doubts. The Master replied: “Uphold loyalty and trust, practice righteousness, and honor virtue. To love is to wish for life; to hate is to wish for death. Wanting both life and death at the same time is confusion. ‘Sincerity is not measured by wealth, nor by difference.’”

Do You Love Yourself? https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ui0AOiX4gflJ8BLAN2Kdig
A while back, the film The Determination to Leave—based on a true story—hit theaters. The movie shows that the pause button and the start button of life are in our own hands. You can press pause, you can restart at any moment, and no matter when you choose, it’s never too late. So allow yourself to feel a little “down” sometimes; every setback isn’t an ending—it can be the prelude to transformation, guiding you back to your most authentic self.

Cai Zhizhong: Life Should Learn from Flowers https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/MXz5V7ZszU39CFEheXh0ZA
Life should learn from flowers. Though countless blossoms compete for brilliance, each displays its own beauty, making heaven even more colorful and wonderful.

How to “Rest Efficiently” While Working? https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/bnxC1OVj_yn16RSUXv4GEQ
Yesterday after work I went out to eat with my friend Xiao Yu. We’d both put in an eight‑hour day, yet our energy levels were worlds apart.
🐟 Xiao Yu: radiant and refreshed.
🐤 Me: exhausted as a dog.

I crunched the numbers: our variables are roughly the same—9 to 6 schedule, similar commute, same job type and responsibilities, comparable pay. So what makes two people who work the same hours look so different? Today we’ll talk about how to conserve energy and reduce internal friction at work, so you can finish the day feeling lighter and more energized.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Is a Study of Relationships https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/AI1aSlb9ihQ1c6xVbQGxXQ
TCM is a discipline that manages and harmonizes various relationships: the relationship with oneself, with others, and with the cosmos. This is the wisdom of the Middle Way and the essence of Chinese traditional culture.

In Memory of Ye Jia‑ying | Her Simple Path to TCM https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/xc4tnERtHsj4Fgoa4cPB8A
In 2017 a documentary team conducted an in‑depth interview with Ye Jia‑ying about her connection to TCM. She said, “When it comes to health, I only know not to do anything that harms my body, to keep a calm mind, and not to fuss over gains or losses. My heart is simple; I just love poetry.” We are reposting a clip of that interview to honor this remarkable yet sincere figure.

“Emergency Remedies After the Elbow” & Teacher Lin’s Home Cold‑Care Kitchen Chart https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/C_sO2ClmmMD5uF2HsIo1Kw https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/GvGl8I78iGh_ALsJlp5YOA
When you have a cold—whether a typical external chill, a seasonal flu, or any viral outbreak—try the methods shown in the chart first. They work well for cough, nasal congestion, sore throat, etc. “All diseases begin with wind”; if a cold is addressed promptly, fewer secondary problems arise, preventing more serious illness.

General rule: When cold symptoms appear, first check for a sore throat.

• Sore throat: use honey‑lemon drink.
• No sore throat: sip brown‑sugar ginger soup.

Next, see if you’re sweating. If not, add scallion whites (the white part of the green onion). A pinch of scallion whites helps induce sweating.

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Originally written by Ping Xia (平侠) and published in Chinese on 拾一集 (Weekly Reflections). Translated and adapted for DriftSeas with permission.