The Blessed Life

There is always an unspoken great feeling after spring cleaning.  There is a big surge of energy being uplifted.  For that matter, a clean and uncluttered environment brings a heightened sense of joy and peace.  It invigorates the feeling of renewal, of refreshment and vitality. This very similar good feeling is how my thought process can experience too.  My thought process has to adapt with time.  It is not wise to live with old beliefs that are no longer applicable with current times.  These old beliefs stagnate my growth.  They fill me with hesitation and stop me from adjusting to new conditions. When there is too much stagnated old beliefs, I am stuck with old conditioned ideas.  Such, I keep living in my past.  This is the reason why I feel that I do not get ahead as quickly as I would like to.  The world where I live in today has evolved.  It has definitely changed and it will not revert to what it was before. I have to 'spring clean' my mind and not keeping to add new st

Everyone has a path to walk.  As an individual, I have to decide what I am here to do.  I have to find the meaning of my existence.  I have to learn to live my own life and find the purpose. I have my own story.  I write my own story.  Just like me, others are doing exactly the same thing too.  Each one of us is learning to make things good.  Each one of us is making efforts to survive.  To live our life right, inspired by love and guided by knowledge. Like them, I have to take charge.  I have to take full responsibility for my growth and own all the decisions I make.  When I succeed, it is the effort that I put in.  When things fail, it has to do with my choice. Others will be my teachers.  They are the mirrors to my soul.  Our existence is to inspire and help each other indirectly.  I have to recognize that I am a part of the big thing.  Without them, I will not know how to love myself.  Without them, I will not be able to know what is good and right for me. Though my main task is to

Self talk is important.  It frames self perception.  It is my internal dialogue.  It is what I am thinking about.  It is the source of my emotions and mood.  The conversation that I have with myself can be either destructive or beneficial. I have to listen to my inner dialogue.  I need to hear what my mind thinks of me as it plays a big role of who I will be.  Am I supportive of myself?  Am I critical or negative?  Are there dominant thoughts that keep replaying?   My mind is the verb and my life is the noun.  My mind influences how I feel about myself and how I respond to events in my life.  It is important that I engage self talk in a positive way and not to compound negative thoughts.  I should cultivate positive self talk to increase self confidence and motivation. I am not perfect but I have to love the light inside of me.  To love myself, I have to banish my inner critic.  I have to learn to love my soul.  I have to learn to have productive positive inner conversation.  What I th

It is very easy to tell myself to be happy and not to worry.  To accept things as they come but it can be a little hard to do it.  At times, it can be a little painful to surrender to the works of the Divine and let life flows with the flow.   I need to accept life for what it is and learn to have trust and faith.  I should not resist the flow of life.  I have to embrace it and get myself to open to things that come.   I have to acknowledge my reality. Sometimes facing reality is not the easiest thing but accepting the situation can make me be happier.   Understanding, accepting and embracing reality is practical and purposeful.  Failing to connect with reality breeds unnecessary worries and not getting me to be happy.  It is important that I own any outcomes, the bad and the good.  For everything that is to happen has its own good reasons. Repetition is the mother of all learning.  It is good that I keep reminding myself to be strong, to be happy and not to allow fear to get in my way

To be in love with myself is not self indulgent.  It should not be seen that way nor it is a cheesy thing.  Learning to love myself is a powerful and important thing I can do in life.  My soul is the driving force and when he becomes the source of love in my life, everything changes. It will be a happy life, it will be filled with peace.  That is exactly what happened when I start to love myself.  My world, my relationship with others, my dreams, my health, they all flourish.  The Universe will celebrate my existence and I shall move along according to my energetic vibrations - like attracts like. I have to create the Me time daily, the more the better.  It will be my sacred moments.  I have to be positive, be an energy giver and not otherwise.  The Irish poet, Oscar Wilde once said, "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance".  Do I want to start the romance?  How shall I learn to love myself? The Covid pandemic teaches me the beauty in getting to know the Me in

I trust that the little gentleness I give will bear many fruits.  I trust that all my little prayers I make are heard.  I trust on walking this unknown unscripted journey.  I trust, in full recognition, that it is for good. 'Trust' is a calling from within.  It is no longer about looking for inspiration but of a spiritual conviction.  It requires a leap of faith. Above all, I must trust that God has never abandoned me.   Above all, I must trust that God will never give me anything that I cannot handle. To live I must have faith. Yes! it is the 'must' that sets the tone.        I must make myself a vessel, an empty vessel that is ready to receive.  I must make myself an instrument, a useful instrument for all the divine works.  I must brighten my light, the divine spark that is luminating within me.   I must nurture the seeds of faith, the love seeds within me that propel life in motion.  I must feel and recognize the blessings as I reach for Divinity's Hand. Is it n

Differences arise when I cannot make peace with the opinions of others.  When I cannot agree to disagree.  When my ego keeps telling me that I have to be right, and not them.  Where my self righteous attitude demands that I am better, and not them. I need to learn the art of making a compromise.  Harmony has to be, foremost, in my heart and it has to be the way I should live my life.  I need to learn that my intellect is actually limited and not to let my arrogance run free.   I have to know there is no right and there is no wrong.  It is just my opinion verses someone else's opinion. How I deliver that opinion could make the difference.  All ideas are just ideas and I should not discard ideas as 'bad'.  Idea is an inspiration and it has the element of no right or wrong.  Idea is only a different path to open the mind.  It is an innovation, a consideration, as a guide to make things better. What I think is right is not the same as what others think is right.  I should not i

Oh my dear self, do you have a big halo above your head that you expect others to give you every respect?  Do you fart Chanel no. 5 and judge those who comment on your bad attitudes?  Do you think, with whatever title, label or status you earned, puts you on higher levels above others? Just because your neighbours know you, are nice and kind to you, that the world must do the same?  Just because you pray and practice mindfulness every day that God is blessing you more?  Just because you think you are blessed today, that God will bless you tomorrow and all the days after? What will you do when you see a blind, handicapped tissue seller on a wheelchair?  What is your reaction when a stranger who looks healthy asks you for $5, telling you he/she needs it to buy dinner?  Why do you disrespect others and shame their dignity in public?  Why do you think that things happen, not the way you expect them? Don't you think everything is to be earned?  Don't you want to be humble?  Does not

With my freewill to build my life, I face challenges.  There are ups and downs.  There are days that I walk into a road less traveled.  Yet, at the end of each day, I thank the stars that keep me safe.  I thank the angels, my Inner Child, my loved ones and importantly, I thank God. It is okay to take the road less traveled.  I should live the way it feels right for me.  It has to be a life that I am happy with, that I can feel at peace constantly.  I do not have to conform with the majority. Taking the road less traveled can heighten my senses.  It makes me to value myself and makes me to realize the importance.  It is teaching me that life has a price to it.  I have to work for what I want. The road less traveled gives me the insight about Self, about Love and about making things right.  It is showing me that I have to be willing to go through hardship and work it through.  I have to learn to quiet my mind and not to let it be busy with random thoughts. Walking along this road, I have

It is better for me to stay quiet rather than I say something that I do not  know much.  Hindsight is not wisdom and second guessing is not effective.  To voice out for the mere sake to be heard is not good communication.  It is an act where I am listening, not to understand, but for the sake to reply. The more I take the silence pills, the more that I am trying to reach out for Divinity's Hand.  That, with a quiet mind, the light of the Divine brightens the consciousness within me.  When I silence my mind, my soul speaks.  It is where I allow love to manifest. Silencing my mind does not mean that I stop to think.  It means that I think when I need to think.  It is to keep all the unnecessary thoughts to calm down.  Not to entertain them so that my ability to focus improves, with better clarity. Wish I know how to free my soul from the prison of my mind.  Wish I know how to wake my soul from within.  For him to reach out to me, to guide me and to wake me up.  Wish I know to notice

Life is a journey filled with lessons.  It is a journey that will ultimately lead me to my destination, even if I might not understand it.  Each day brings laughters and tears.  Each walking day shines new light, new hope and new learning.  Each walking day can also be hardships and heartaches.  Nonetheless, each day is a great blessing. Along the journey, I become what I digest into my spirit.  Whatever I think about, focus on, read about, talk about, I am attracting more into my life.  I have to learn to make it right.  I am to get it right.  I have to do what is best.  Each day is a gift and I must not sent it back unopened. At times, I feel tired and there are days that I want to do more.  I want to strive to do good as much as I can.  At times, I am lost but my soul nudges me to move forward.  At times, I am facing a great deal of trial, stress and exhaustion but my mind will ask me why give up? Journey of life is not a test but a road of cards to deal.  I have to find the joy on

Study says that by the time I reach adulthood, I have developed about 95 percent of traits and values from my childhood and adolescent years.  The traits and values which I acquire, develop and energize become habitual mannerisms, all learned from my external sources, since the age of one.   What's left in my adulthood, to become fully of who I truly am, is a small percentage.  Largely, my external environment influenced the person I become today. In such circumstances, I am the by-product of certain traits and values that might not be from my true self.  The external characteristics, habits and mannerisms are, sub-consciously, ingrained into my internal beliefs. Ninety five percent is a big number.  It is as good that I have lived a life based on someone else's principles.  With such great percentage,  there is an absence of my true self identity.  The only way to claim back is to clean and erase the past errors. Whatever the circumstances are, what is important now is that I

Hope matters.  But, I should not just continue to be hoping for something and not learned from any results.  I have to rethink the next time I place a hope and get it replaced with actions.   I should not be blatant, helplessly hoping, and not to be proactive and put in the extra efforts.  The energy of hope has to be transferred into actions. When I am hoping for something to happen, I have to be aware with my participation too.  I should not be doing nothing and let hope to do all the hard works.  I have to help myself first.   Taking care of myself so that I can be more productive and organized.  When I cannot help myself, how can hope help me? I am responsible to myself.  I have to love myself.  I have to care for myself.  And, I have to help myself.  It is me, only me, that can safeguard progress in my life.  I have to have will power, determination and strength. I have to think like the flowing water, flowing so freely with every drop.  That is what life is like too.  Nothing can

When I acknowledge that there is an Inner Child in me, I am expanding my consciousness wider.  I am adding another energetic life force within me.  Together, I am doubling the source of strength to walk through the journey in my life. My Inner Child is second in command to my conscious mind.  He is the assistant who shall shed light for the better me.  Unlike me, Inner Child is naturally innocent, loving and uncomplicated.  He is the soul of my existence. It is important that I connect with my Inner Child, which is a better type of relationship than what I have with others.  When my Inner Child and I can become one, I will live better.  I become happier.  My life evolves with the meaning of life and will not get the past to affect me. The more I let my Inner Child to exist, I am connecting with the present.  I recognize the healing process that erased my past trauma.  I will live in my present with the wounds of the past deleted.   To live in the present moment is a miracle.  It boosts

While I may want to think that I am on the right path, I also have to know that it is not the only path.  Regardless the destination, all roads lead to Rome.  Everything plays a central role to take me on.  All that I need to focus is what do I really want.  Wherever my heart is, I will find the appropriate value for me, by me. Life is constantly evolving.  It changes and developed into another form over time.  Life is as simple as ABC and it is the  A-wareness B-efore C-hange that sets the tone.  Awareness is the big key for change to be efficient and effective.  When there is awareness, the process of life becomes better and everything around me becomes better too. Life attracts life.  I have to watch my thoughts.  I have to listen to my words.  I have to observe my deeds.  I have to be aware of my actions.  I should have good judgement on my reactions.    When I want something, all in the Universe conspires in helping me to achieve it. I think positive, I become positive.  I think n

When my mind is foggy and I am riddled with indecision, the day will not end up making me feeling good.  Without mental clarity, it is hard to make choices that can get me to where I want to be.  Without it, I feel aimless and it is easy to feel lost constantly. Mental clarity is indeed and important part of keeping my life in balance.  It helps me to maintain my focus and a clear state of mind.  When I have mental clarity, my mind shall not be clouded with indecision, with all the what-ifs.  Nor would I be overwhelmed and getting worry unnecessarily. When my mind is clear, I can see life better.  It helps me to find focus and direction.  I will be able to accept situations as my mind knows that I am able to handle them.  With a clear mind, I don't get to worry what could go wrong. I have to feed my mind for my mind to feed my thought process.  With a good thought process, I appreciate my life.  I will get to see how blessed I can be.  The situations that make me to feel stress wil

When I think that I am constantly right, I am lacking a sophisticated divine mind.  When I believe that I am perpetually good, I am fooling myself.  When I am filled with pride, then I have no room for wisdom. Which side of my mind, or my heart, do I normally swayed?  Have I been neutral at all times? There is a thin line between being humble and acting with arrogance.  It is not easy to recognize between the acts of love and imposing on someone.  Pride and foolishness walk together, almost in perfect conspiracy. I have to find ways towards a heart-mind balance.  I have to handle the various elements in my life and not to feel that my heart and mind are being pulled hard in any direction. My mind is always challenging myself intellectually verses creating opportunities for my mind to rest. My heart has to be in full clarity between giving love verses receiving love. There has to be a balance between these two spectrums.  Both ends of each spectrum are breathing life but they can also e

Before I can love somebody, I have to learn to love myself first.  When I am in love with myself, I will know what love is and will love others better.  I get to feel and be acquainted with the good feeling.  I will learn about acceptance, conviction, respect and the act of caring and giving. Loving myself, with all my imperfections, will make me to appreciate all others.  It gives me lessons that I have to treat others with dignity.  Not because I merit it but because I learn in thoughtfulness.  Love is about being thoughtful, about a deep sense of care and commitment. I have to be the energy of love to love another.  Unconditional love does not need nor should there be a reason to love.  When I am full of love, it is easier and freer to share.  It gives me the ability to see the What-is and then the What-could-be.  Basically, it opens my world to see the bigger picture. Without love, what will I be?  Can I be peaceful without love?  Will my life be happy without love?  How safe and h

To encounter self realization is a greatest gift from heaven.  When it comes knocking, I have to embrace and act on it.  I have to be grateful and own it.  My mind must not ignore it.   I should not dismiss it as it may not come easily the next time.  Self realization remains hidden and dormant because my mind is full of false beliefs that cloud my perception of reality. Self realization has to be realized.  It paves the path towards improvement.  When it happens, it allows me to understand and evaluates my real 'Self'.  Being aware of 'Self' is the toughest of all knowledge.   There are many things I can learn in life.  But, my mind has to wake up and the learning has to be realized.  Only when I am able to realize it that I get to know my soul and its true purpose.   It reconnects with who I am.  It is a process of knowing myself at a higher level.  It makes me to become aware to understand the 'Self'. Self realization is a profound feeling of awakening.  I ne

I have to let go all attachments to label and status.  So what if I have a good career, good education, thousands of followers on social media.  Or I drive a big car.  Or I live in a big house.  Having too much pride will not guarantee that I can be humble.  Having too much pride, very often, clouds judgment. Man, in general, is not capable to stay on top forever.  How smart a squirrel is to jump from one tree to another, one day it loses control.  There is a limit for everything.  It is just the law of physics.  Pride will take me nowhere.  Pride is the death of a thinking mind that drains life completely. It is important that I stay humble.  Being ignorant to think that I am better, that I think I know much more, can lead me to my downfall.  When pride takes control, there is no room for acceptance.  At its worst, there is a refusal to accept any other person's point of view. I must not be jealous over someone else's success.  When there is jealousy, pride destroys relationsh

It is important that I keep my sanity well.  It is important that I recognize the signs of stress.  I have to reduce stress so that I can be at ease with my mental health.  I have to learn to move out stressful situations so that life is beautiful. Stress left unchecked can cause all sorts of physical ailments.  The more I control my stress, the healthier I become and the better I do at decision making and communication.  Every now and then, I must learn to stop thinking and just breathe and live. In order to maintain my sanity, I have to learn to stop over thinking.  I have to live in the present moment.  I have to stop living in the past and I must not live in my future either.   I have to focus on solution with self belief rather than dwelling on problems.  I must remember that I can always control what goes on inside of me. I have to discover the importance of maintaining my mental health.  Happiness is important.  When I take care of my mental health, I am securing my own well bei

To believe is important.  My well being counts on it.  When I truly believe in some things, it shapes my values, my life.  It influences on my actions to become pro-active.  In deciding how to act, it matters very much what I believe in. However, to believe can be tricky too.  It has to be some forms of well judged beliefs.  It has to make sense to me.  I should not force myself to believe some things that are against my conscience.  Or, some things that are at odds with my philosophy in life. To believe does not change reality.  But, it changes the perception of reality.  Perception is a crucial part of how I react to my surroundings and how I interact with people.  To believe is to have confidence in the truth. Believing is not about a wish or a hope to change anything.  It is a condition about acceptance.  It is a catalyst to transform so that I can act purposefully.  A belief system shapes the outcome to life and it creates structure to opportunities and possibilities. My values in

I have to be thankful with whatever that I have, however small it may be.  Even though I may want a little bit more, or a little better, I should not be full of greed.  I should not let greed get the best of me.  I must not let it consume me. I have to know why I want more.  I have to strive hard to earn things but not be greedy.  Do I want more out of greed or necessity?  While it is good to strive to improve and to have a little more but to be greedy is another thing.  Greed does not know how to maintain boundaries.  It compromises moral values and ethics. When there is greed, it makes me to ignore the love I have in favour of what I can never attain.  Greed becomes a problem when I have enough and are willing to do nearly everything to achieve even more.  Greed does not make me to be contented with what I have.  My needs should be limited and my wishes should be in control. The energy of greed is a bottomless pit.  It exhausts an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reach

As much as I want my life to be smooth sailing, I should not be alarmed that life can also throw difficult scenarios at me when I least expect it.  It is the reality of living a life on Mother Earth.   Everything that exists has a purpose, or more.  Everything there is to life is about teaching me with lessons. To survive the journey in my life, it is good that I do not give up on hope.  I have to turn everything that I am experiencing into positive.  I have to accept that life has its ups and downs.   These are trials of life that I cannot avoid.  They are designed to make me to be a better individual. Having hope gives me the courage to think that things would get better with time.  Hope is the only energy that keeps things moving forward.  Hope gives the strength and ability to bounce life back from whatever obstacles. To have hope is a want, something to wish for, to make life better.  It helps me to stay focus to pass through a tough situation more bearable.  Hope opens up the fut

To know myself, I have to know the people around me.  I have to describe them in truthful ways.   I have to think of everyone in my family and be mindful of their strengths and weaknesses.  Then, I think of my close friends and do the same.  I will continue next, to think of my other friends.   Next, I shall think about my colleagues, my neighbours and so on.  It will do me good should I extend and think of everyone else that cross my path. The larger I can think of more people, the better it is for me to form an idea about myself.  About my values, about my attitude, about my beliefs and behaviours. People with whom I interact with are gifts from the Divine.  Everyone has a message for me.  They show up at the perfect time in my live to reflect something I need to heal within myself. My reactions to all these groups of people are indicative to who I really am.  When I am judgemental of others, I am, in fact, judging myself.  When I point my blaming index finger to someone, I point thr

Let everyday be a good day for a good day, no matter what.  I should not make it otherwise.  When I can make myself to believe in that, everyday will add a little cheer and spirit to my daily life. A good day is when I spend my time and attention on things that matter.  That gives me a smile at the end of the day.  A good day is when I feel that I have achieved in doing a good task, even the smallest thing.  A good day leaves me feeling more energized. Yes, I have those days when nothing goes right.  Are those days, when nothing goes right, can be controlled?  Why do they have to happen? It is what I create, knowingly or unknowingly, that lead for the things to happen.  When I instill an energy of doubts and compound it with negative emotions, everything will not be alright.  When I do not take charge and do for the sake of others, very often nothing can go right. As a human, I have more control over my ability to have a good day than I think.  When I think that everything is a happy t

Thank you to Louise L Hay, I get to learn on my general health.  Her wisdom teaches me that I have to take charge and be responsible for my well being.  In her book, 'You Can Heal Your Life', it educates on the health impact from wrongful thinking.   My thoughts, namely the negative ones, create all my physical discomforts and ill health.  They manifest into all kind of sickness to my physical body.  Everything grows from the seeds of thoughts that I plant in my head. All health problems - be it cancer, diabetes, fever, migraine, pains, skin diseases, vertigo and the list goes on - have to do with the process of the mind.  It has to do with the lack in self esteem, self concept, self worth and self love.  No, it is not about narcissism.  It has nothing to do with vanity or arrogance or being stuck-up, for that is not love. How I think, the process of my mind, determines the state of my being.  When I think negative, I become negative.  When I think of hate, I become hateful. Th

When I want to hear others out, it is important that I have an open mind.  It is important that I listen and not to jump into any conclusions.  I have to hear out entirely and make an effort to understand.  When I commit to listen, I get to know better.  I should stay away to listen to reply. The day I think I know everything is the day I have the most yet to learn.  It is good to engage in conversation with an open mind.  I have to respect the merit of what other people say.  I should avoid the temptation to immediately judge what someone else is saying from their own perspectives. I have to be an open minded listener.  I have to leave my ego when I want to listen to others.  I have to be ready to be open to new ideas or new ways of thinking.  It is good that I throw away any pre-conceived notions. A good communication is when I exercise empathy even when I may disagree.  Yes, I have my opinions on just about everything but when I am listening to others, it is good that I put myself i

Life is not about what happens to me but it is about how I react to it.  It is my reaction that determines what will be the potential outcome of any situation. I have to be mindful on my reactions, in response to a situation or event.  I have to realize that I have a choice about how to react.  The only way to guarantee for amicable outcome is to check on my attitude.  My attitudes shape my feelings, beliefs and very often my behaviours.   Should I let my attitude to run wild, I will make harsh and rash decision that are clouded by emotions.  This might lead me to regret later on.  Should I honour that all humans are good, I should reserve my judgement by not reacting negatively.  It is always good to take the silence pills. Each and every day, I have to tell my mind that I have a choice to have a positive mentality.  I have to be aware that I have a choice as to what attitude I want to embody.  While life can be hard where things and events occur that are out of control but I have a c

When things have to happen, they happen.  Some could be the projection from my manifestation, while many others are the mysterious works of divinity to let me to learn.  Things do not just drop from the sky.   They appear in front of me for good reasons.  All that I need to do is to be aware.  So that my consciousness can expand.  So that I can live a mindful life. Do I have to be upset when unfavourable events happen?  How shall I react when good things take place?  Should I am able to write a book - with everything that happens with me, to me and for me - there will be volumes that I would probably learn from. Perhaps, having had written them will give me better insight today.  When I pen down an event, an experience, it makes me to be conscious.  It makes me to own my life.  It gives me time to self reflect to become better.   Writing organizes my thoughts and makes it apprehensible.  It grooms me to be more responsible with my actions. Every events give me the opportunity to learn.

A home is one of the greatest blessings in life.  She shelters me and provides huge comfort for my well being.  She is a place that gives supportive shelter to keep me safe.  She uplifts my spirit and helps me to grow.   A house, generally, is often the biggest expense.  Paying and maintaining it to become a home takes a lot of time and resources.  To create a home requires emotional connection and deep sense of belonging.   While I should not be too attached with the physical things to stand in the way of God's best, I have to respect them too. It is good that I recognize her part in my life.  A home is a place of refuge.   I have to treat her like a human.  A home is not a place but it is a feeling.  It is only appropriate that I provide kind gesture and respect her role.  But, I should not be a slave to my house. A clean space allows my mind to relax and get me inspired.  I clean my home because I love and respect her.  I want to reciprocate her unconditional contribution for gi

Nothing is permanent.  And so is my life.  Mother Earth is a transient place for my earthly journey.  Here, I am attending a school that is preparing me for my spiritual evolution.  I have to constantly give my very best while I am at it. I want to be the kind of soul who shall improve on the quality of life.  When I look at the end of life and be one with my Creator, I hope to enter Heaven's gate. When I am alive, I intend to live.  I should have dreams and dream them big.  I have to live life to the fullest and enjoy each day.  I must learn how to live.  I must learn to take risks.  At the end of each day, I am answerable for every moment of my life. I pray for change so that I can be flexible with the ways I think.  I pray for guidance so that I trust myself.  I pray for happiness so that I am not my ego.  I pray for peace so that I accept others unconditionally. I pray for abundance and I realize that it is my doubt that keeps it away.  I pray for wealth and realize it is my he

All humans have the mind, body and soul.  But, each human has his or her own beauty.  His or her own uniqueness.  His or her own idiosyncrasies and peculiarities.  His or her own belief system and values.  Each human is, indeed, special. Everybody is the same.  Everybody is different.  Such, there are no two people who can be absolutely and completely alike.  Each one of us has some hard wired behaviours.  Each one of us goes through different ways of upbringing while living under the same world. How do I live with differences?  I have to live for who I am and not by someone else's ways of lives.  When two people have beliefs or values that differ too much, it creates friction.  Friction, in itself, is not healthy.  It does not unite but divide.  Along the way, harmony is lost. I have to accept that there will always be different strokes, different vibrations.  Though a healthy relationship involves compromise, I should not sacrifice my life and bend to someone's core principle

When I have no joy within me, there shall be no joy outside of me.  When my mind is struggling, so are the ways of my life.  When I cannot find peace within me, it shall be useless to seek elsewhere. Peace is a state where there is no anxiety in the mind.  Peace is about accepting everything around me.  When there is love in my mind and in my heart, compassion is awakened.  Divinity lives in the heart.   When my mind keeps on thinking, thought after thought non-stop, it creates anxiety.  It wipes out all peace. I have to practice a state of consciousness that is serene, insightful and inspiring.  To insist to have an intellect mind does not make me smart.  Intellect does not mean understanding is achieved.  An intellect mind is full of expectations.  It wants to see things from restrictive, perhaps selfish, perspective. Life is As Is.  To be true to that, I have to stop asking mundane questions. Questions can be irrelevant and without much knowing, they can be food for the ego mindset.

It is good to remember that my existence matters.  At the same time, I have to recognize there are other humans, many people that I know, who are better than me.  They are successful, they work harder and they have accomplished a lot more than me. I have to walk my life with my head down.  I must not envy them.  Instead, I should celebrate their existence, their triumph and victory.  I must not get stuck in self pity with my reality.  I have to step outside of my story to be happy for them. Respect is important.  I have to respect their accomplishments.  I have to be happy for them.  When I do that, I make myself not to compare.  It will make me to be grateful with what I have.  It will make me to accept my circumstances, the way they are, and teach me the lessons on life. Whatever it is that I do, chances are, I will run into a situation in which I am not as good.  Not as skilled.  Not as talented as the person next to me.  I have to acknowledge my weakness.  I have to accept it and b

It is a natural thing to think of the what if.  Perhaps it has to do with life being rather unpredictable.  But, it is not the what if is the problem, it is the next thought that matters.  It is what in my mind that holds me captive.   Somehow, when there is a thought of what if, there is usually anxiety, doubt and fear.  There is a feeling of insecurity.  Do I have to entertain all the what ifs in my life?   Am I hard wired with uncertainties?  What is causing me to think with all the what ifs? Entertaining a what if is like building a barricade to the future.  It fills life with worries and more worries.  It increases self doubt and hinders any potential of encountering the best in life. It is normal that I will have moments where I worry about the what if.  While it prompts me to think through, I should not make it to become overwhelming.  The more I put my energy on the what if, it shall interfere with problem solving. Yes, a what if may occur and I have to use it to have more fait

Yes, I have hurt others.  Yes, others have hurt me too.  One hand can't clap; it takes two to tango.   But today, I want to go past that.  I want to ask for forgiveness.  I want to forgive too.  Today, I shall focus on doing just that. Today, I stand with my humility and be one with all humankind.  Today, I am letting my ego down and render my hands to another soul.  Today, let the divinity within me greets another divinity,  all in the name of love for humanity.  Today, I seek forgiveness with another soul and all souls. Forgiveness elevates sufferings.  It reduces and eliminates resentments.  It promotes feelings of goodwill.  It makes moving past negative emotions easy.  Forgiveness is not a sign of weakness, submission or both.  It does not mean forgetting or pardoning an offence. Forgiving can be hard but not forgiving hurts more.  Not forgiving, or be forgiven, paralyzes me from moving forward.  It makes me a prisoner of blame and a mind of bitterness.  It erodes love in my h

(A Poetry) When I am gone, Be happy as sadness will not do us good Let there be no regrets between us Smile instead, laugh instead And we shall cherish all the memories To make the onward journey easy. When I am gone, Don't let anger control you I was not perfect in the first place From the beauty of your heart, please forgive me And let all my actions be forgiven. When I am gone, Take good care of yourself Be who you are meant to be May you find your dreams May you find your meaning And may God bless you with your purpose. When I am gone, It will bring me solace If you are to think of me and say a little prayer For my soul shall rest in peace It will be a grateful prayer for my departure It will give me the light to cross over. When I am gone, Feel my heart That I have always loved you Thank you for all the shared times Thank you for making me to be the person I ought to be. Should today be the day, my dear all I love you and I am sorry Please forgive me and thank you Let peace be

Intellect can drive my smart alec attitude off the wall.  When it is not controlled, it is an arrogant attitude as though I know everything and anything.  But, do I really know everything and anything under the stars?  Intellect is a tricky thing; it is just as good as an illusion.  The more that I think I know, the more I know nothing. Intellect is not wisdom.  Wisdom not only knows but it also understands.  And, the distinction between knowing and understanding is what makes things, life in general, interesting.  Intellect is generally factual.  It has no emotions, no understanding. Would I rather be right or would I rather be happy?  Is there a need to be right all the time?  What is right for me may not be right for somebody else.  There will always be different perspective on any given subject.  I cannot be mindless to think there has to be one absolute truth when I do not know what truth is. The need to be right at all time is one form of fixed mindset.  It has to do with my ego

The only way for abundance to expand is when I accept its existence.  I have to recognize the importance and the quality that it serves me.  That, it is operating in partnership for a greater divine growth. This world is full of abundance (and opportunity).  It belongs to all of us.  Should I want it, I have to start to create a vacuum to receive it.  The concept of abundance needs this vacuum for it to get filled.  When the vacuum has limited space, there'll be limited provision. Abundance is everywhere.  It can appear in me should I let it.  All it needs is integrity.  I should not think of abundance in a negative way.  To receive it, it has to be an appreciation of life in its fullness.  It is the myriad of joy and strength of mind, body and soul. Recognizing the great value of abundance, which is to be accepted humbly, is the cultivation of respect for the Universe.  To attract abundance, I need to feel abundant.  I have to develop an abundance consciousness where I have to be

Everything there is in life is progressive.  Everything develops, grows and increases.  Whatever I have today started with a beginning, from zero.  Once, in my life, I did not have what I have today.  Once, in my life, I knew nothing. Can I live to remember how things get started?  In remembering, I learn to be appreciative and be grateful.  Can I stay humble looking back at my beginning?  What I am today is the ripple effect from my environment, from the people around me. As my wings grow as I live on, I should learn to continue to uplift myself humbly.  I should remember the process of my learning curve.  How all the kind individuals have helped me.  They show generosity, helpfulness and love.  All these qualities have led me to where I am here today. I am thankful to all these people who have guided me.  As I think that I have learned, I have to remember not to forget the values.  I should not be in such a hurry to condemn another because he or she does not do what I do.  Or, he or

I have to learn not to jump into conclusion so easily.  I should not claim and be absolutely certain that 'I would never' be doing something.  Saying that 'I would never' do such and such a thing is suggesting a bold statement.  Unconsciously, I assume that I am better at certain behaviours.   In life, nothing is predictable.  I will not be able to know what the future holds for me, until it arrives.  No matter how much self control I think I have or how moral I think I am, I am still experiencing life each day and that I am still an imperfect human. It takes magnitude of awareness to avoid using the word 'never'.  I have to learn never to say never.  Having confidence is one thing but I am not perfect as to see at my future.   People change.  Time changes.  Change is constant.  I have to realize that I will change too.  What I am doing today will not stay forever.  To say that I will never change is not true.  The fact is, even the most passionate promise rarel