Most searched Bible Verse in 2020

 

Isaiah 41:10 ranked as the most searched, read, and bookmarked verse on the app: “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Living inside airport for 18 years - Sir Alfred's story

 

Beginning in the late 1980s, a man who went by the name “Sir Alfred” lived on a red bench inside a pre-departures terminal of Charles de Gaulle international airport in Paris for eighteen years. To this day, no one is sure why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQfXd1YlkS4

It's O.K. Not to Be O.K

 The story of Naomi Osaka, she won big and yet was shamed by the media. 

Yet, all she did was to prioritise her mental health in the face of the victory and media coverage. The media has acted as if they own her and that she must come forth for the interviews after the win. 

https://time.com/6077128/naomi-osaka-essay-tokyo-olympics/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=ideas_&linkId=123623037&fbclid=IwAR1Xm4zoe5vunhs5ebD5_0_JppHmU9LwkTTrvtX055ef1fh3BF5zjWPkTuo

It's OK to sing happiness from the 2%

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZJvBfoHDk0&t=2s

Her stage name is Nightbirde, she changed her name after she dreamed of a bird during winter nights, came to sing outside her window for 3 nights, on the third night, it happened to be true. Her real name is Jane Marczewski. 

This is her blog, this is her instagram account. 

She is the latest senstation at AGT (American Got Talent) audition 2021. She is one of the few that moved Simon Cowell and he gave her the golden buzzer. So at 30 years old, she won it big, she won the heart of the Simon and the other 3 judges, she is going to the summer final of AGT 2021. In fact, she won the whole world over with her lines on stage :

"Thank you. It’s important that everyone knows that I’m so much more than the bad things that happen to me. … You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy."

“2% of survival isn’t 0%. 2% is something and I wish people knew how amazing it is.”

Later in interview, she shared :

“There are a lot of hard battles that you fight within yourself to be positive, to stay present in this world when it hurts really bad.” 

Her original song written by her is "It's Okay". 

IT'S OK

Nightbirde

I moved to California in the summer time
I changed my name thinking that it would change my mind
I thought that all my problems they would stay behind
I was a stick of dynamite and it was just a matter of time, yeah

All day, all night, now I can't hide
Said I knew myself but I guess I lied

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright

I wrote a hundred pages but I burned them all
(Yeah, I burned them all)
I drove through yellow lights and don't look back at all
I don't look back at all
Yeah, you can call me reckless, I'm a cannonball (uh, I'm a cannonball)
Don't know why I take the tightrope and cry when I fall

All day, all night, now I can't hide
Said I knew what I wanted but I guess I lied

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright

It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright
It's alright, it's alright, it's alright, it's alright

Oh-oh-oh-oh, it's alright
Oh-oh-oh-oh, it's alright
Oh-oh-oh-oh, it's alright
Oh-oh-oh-oh, it's alright
To be lost sometimes

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay
If you're lost, we're all a little lost and it's alright

I love how she wrote about her relationship with God : 

I am God’s downstairs neighbour, banging on the ceiling with a broomstick.

I show up at His door every day. Sometimes with songs, sometimes with curses. Sometimes apologies, gifts, questions, demands. Sometimes I use my key under the mat to let myself in. Other times, I sulk outside until He opens the door to me Himself.

I fear sometimes that when I die and meet with God, that He will say I disappointed Him, or offended Him, or failed Him…

She went through a lot with God from crying out day and night to Him, to cursing Him. Yet she is confident of this:

One thing I know for sure is this: He can never say that He did not know me.

Links :-

https://www.nightbirde.co/blog/blog-post-title-three-2rjnk

https://www.instagram.com/_nightbirde/?hl=en

https://thirst.sg/blog/nightbirde-the-true-story-behind-americas-got-talent-golden-buzzer-winner/

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a36676470/who-is-agt-nightbirde-jane-marczewski-golden-buzzer-2021/

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/nightbirde/

童年 Childhood

 

童年 Childhood（羅大佑詞曲／黃俞憲編曲）- National Taiwan University Chorus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zafycD5jiN8

池塘邊的榕樹上　知了在聲聲叫著夏天 操場邊的鞦韆上　只有蝴蝶停在上面 黑板上老師的粉筆　還在拼命嘰嘰喳喳寫個不停 等待著下課　等待著放學　等待遊戲的童年 福利社裏面什麼都有　就是口袋裏沒有半毛錢 諸葛四郎和魔鬼黨　到底誰搶到那支寶劍 隔壁班的那個女孩　怎麼還沒經過我的窗前 嘴裏的零食　手裏的漫畫　心裏初戀的童年 總是要等到睡覺前　才知道功課只作了一點點 總是要等到考試以後　才知道該唸的書都沒有唸 一寸光陰一寸金　老師說過寸金難買寸光陰 一天又一天　一年又一年　迷迷糊糊的童年 沒有人知道為什麼　太陽總下到山的那一邊 沒有人能夠告訴我　山裏面有沒有住著神仙 多少的日子裏　總是一個人面對著天空發呆 就這麼好奇　就這麼幻想　這麼孤單的童年 陽光下蜻蜓飛過來　一片片綠油油的稻田 水彩蠟筆和萬花筒　畫不出天邊那一條彩虹 什麼時候才能像高年級的同學有張成熟與長大的臉 盼望著假期　盼望著明天　盼望長大的童年 一天又一天　一年又一年　盼望長大的童年

Here is the original singer for this original song

童年 劉文正

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyHNNmC68c8