The Blessed Life

As many other humans, like them, I have different perspectives on life.  There are times that I take different decisions in life each day based on my conviction.  I may take wrong or right decision, knowingly or unknowingly.   I may regard the decision of others as right or wrong.  I may have a right or wrong reasons to judge others.  I have a choice to condemn or uplift others, regardless of their situations. These are humans' weaknesses.  They could be mine too.  That the mind is often drifting.  That the mind is often thinking and wondering.  This is to show that humans are flawed; that I am flawed.  That, I have to work on myself constantly.  That, I have to keep on reflecting and bring my mind back to the presence. While I can always close my eyes and be in the world of oblivion, sadly the mind cannot stop from shutting down.  The mind has been conditioned to think, even on issues that do not concern me.  Mentally I may deny that I do not think unnecessarily, but the emotions

Peace is very dear for my well being.  It relaxes my mind and makes life beautiful.  It fills my soul to appreciate what I have, what I can do.  Peace makes me to acknowledge and to accept reality.  It stops me from measuring myself against the odds in life. As I go about my day, I want to be filled with peace.  I have to remind myself to calm my mind, to watch my words and to appreciate every moments.  While I have no control on everything outside of me, I can control what is inside me. The more I take charge of my actions, my feelings, my thoughts, my words, the more I am in charge with the ways to live.  I should not be chasing the rainbows.  I should not make myself to be busy all the time.  I need to have time to enjoy and to have quality time with myself. It is possible to live a simpler life, where I can enjoy what I like to do and find my internal peaceful place.  When I want to live a peaceful life, I have to slow down.  Rushing to complete every tasks and not taking the time

However many meaningful words I read ..  However many inspirational quotes I hear ..  However many motivational writings I come across ..  Nothing will be good to me if I do not act upon them. Inspirational quotes and meaningful sayings have great ability to change the way I feel about life.  They are insightful.  They transform the quality of life.   But, should my mind is rejecting to realize what they can offer me, I lose the divine connection.  When I fail, I fail to progress. Understanding them is crucial.  However, it shall be just words should I do not believe and internalize them.  Internalization has great impact.  I have to live by those beautiful insights to improve the way I live.   I have to integrate them into my attitude, my values and make them into sense of self.  The only way for me to live with these insights is by repetition.  I have to use them like a mantra.  Repetition is the mother of learning. When they are one with my consciousness, it strengthens my dominant

Life is a blank slate and I fill it in to make the story.  But, at the end of the day, what I do matters most.  The things that matter most are the things I act and not simply just think or sit on them.  That I made them to be meaningful.  That I embraced them to provide me with joy and uplifted my spirit. Every day is giving me the chance to make things matter.  What I do each day matters.  I should stop giving excuses.  When there is love and when the matters matter, I should make the time.  When there is love, there is always time and nothing is too much trouble. For the sake of my well being, it is important that I know what really matters to me.  I have to create the time and space to listen to my heart and my soul.  It does not matter what others are doing.  What is, is that I know what I am doing. I create my happiness.  I create my peace.  In life, it does not matter what people say about me but what is important is what I say about myself.  What matters is how I see myself.  I

It shall be good that I accept what is told about me.  I cannot see myself like others see me.  The Johari Window shows that I have a blind spot where I do not realize but others do.   However, the willingness to accept what others say can be tricky.  Acceptance is an act that can be extremely difficult.  It can be extremely painful because accepting the really difficult things is an ego deflation.  Accepting what is told can feel like an acceptance that something has failed.   Eckhart Toile defines 'Acceptance' as an act to 'surrender to the now'.  Acceptance means allowing without struggling.  He adds 'Accept - then act.  Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.  Always work with it, not against it". Acceptance of what is frees me.  When I accept, there shall be no more bickering.  There shall be no more disagreement of who's right and who's wrong.  I have to allow myself to surrender to the now and stop fighting with t

Everything happens for good reasons and these reasons open doors of opportunities.  I have to think positively to accept that problems happen to teach me something.  They are to push me to grow.  They want me to overcome fears and be courageous.  They are to encourage me to change. In life, I need to change continually.  Change is constant.  It is the only way I can make things right.  Instead of looking at problems and blame them for unfortunate life events, I have to look at myself first.  I have to see whether there is anything I can improve. Problems occur because I am not flexible enough.  I am stuck with my old ways which are not capable of bending easily.  Failing to accept the truth life presents to me will trap me.  I will be in a situation where I can never seem to escape. Should I want to work with problems, I have to operate from a new belief that says life happens not to me but for me.  The uncomfortable things in life are there to teach me lessons.  While I cannot control

Peace of mind is powerful.  It is very important.  It is life saving.  When I can be rooted in myself with peace, nobody's absence or presence can affect me.  When there is peace within me, no one can disturb my inner peace. I have to get to know who I am and what I stand for in life.  I must spend time to understand the way I think and how I react to situations.  I should not hesitate to tell myself what I want, what will make me happy and why they are important.   My mind and my heart have to be good friends and not to be in conflicts. I have to remove the negativity in my life.  I have to take full responsibility for my actions and never, never to blame others.  When I blame others for my mistakes, I add toxic to my well being. Peace is not dependent on possessions and circumstances.  I must learn to remove what I do not like and which does not benefit me.  It is good that I learn to trust myself and to ease all my expectations.  I need to practice acceptance and to be contented

Somewhere along a life's journey, the feeling of fear can become an ongoing part of life.  It is an emotion where humans are not quite capable to bury such feeling completely.  The feeling comes and goes but yet, sometimes, it becomes trapped inside one's emotion. What actually happened that such a feeling becomes second nature?  What happened to life that takes away the feeling of excitement for what tomorrow holds? Fear is a common energy that runs through in life.  The fear of failure, the fear of rejection or fear that I am just not good enough.  I live in a world where I am told that only the fittest survives.  With such theory, it is a natural response to become fearful at any stage in life. Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.  How I spend my time and with whom I spend it can reduce or heighten fear.  I have to build faith and trust and be mindful with what I allow to dwell in my mind. It is important that I recognize that life does not happen to me but for me.  When

When I think of blue, Ice Blue, I am thinking of the sky and the sea.  It is a colour associated with open spaces, freedom, intuition and expansiveness.  It also represents a colour of life that is full of depth, of trust, of loyalty, of sincerity and faith. When I want to be healthy, it is good to let my cellular consciousness be as cool as ice blue.  The ice blue in all my cells will calm the stress of life.  It shall make me to be peaceful and serene to function. The icy blue gives me a feeling of magnificent and transcendental.  It is a feeling that is hard to describe.  It is vibrational colour full of joy and of divine protection.  When I allow ice blue to grow within me, I am cleansing myself constantly. The more my mind, my body, my spirit is cleansed, there shall be good health.  With good health, there will be happiness.  There will be peace.  There will be fulfillment and satisfaction.  There will be courage to live for my full potential. Good health is important.  It makes

Let's be alive and let everyday be a good day for a good day.  Let each one of us learn from each other.  A selfish heart is an ever-consuming desert.  No matter how much water it gets, it still wants more.  Whereas, an unselfish heart is an ever-giving ocean.  No matter how much water it draws, it still has plenty to give. Be kind.  Be good.  Give love.  Happiness grows when there is kindness, there is goodness and there is love.  Happiness is always there.  I just have to choose to see it.  There is no point dwelling in the dark and ignoring the light of the stars. The things I do for myself are gone when I am gone.  But, the things I do for others can remain as loving memories.  When I am thankful to be alive, I should be grateful that I have others that I can live with.  When I can treasure life, it makes the world I live in a better place. I am a part of the whole big thing.  My true nationality is humankind and my only race is human.  I have to empower those around me by offe

Life is a journey where I have met many souls along my way.  From my Kampong Days to Schools and to colleagues from various Corporations.  And then there are the social acquaintances, friends and more friends.  At the same time, my family gets bigger with new members over the years. There are many that I have lost contacts with.  There are those whom I still have vivid memories.  And, there are handful that are still walking along with my journey.  I am sure I will meet new souls till the end of my time. Our lives cross for many reasons.  Definitely, our interactions are to bring meaning and purpose to our lives.  There are no coincidences but rich lessons on values shared.  We are teaching each other to learn to live.  We are supporting each other to grow to be human. For all that is shared, I will be forever grateful.  I may not have said it out loud nor I have shown it but I am thankful for every pieces of experiences shared.  Your presence has made me who I am today. To all these s

My thoughts are with those who have crossed over.  Thank you for sharing your lives with me.  Thank you for the opportunities where I am made to learn from our shared moments.  Surely, the times we spent together must have meanings, big and small. While we were together, we may never fully solve the greatest of all mysteries.  We may not fully fathom our shared journeys.  But they will continue long after we die, in another dimension and in another time. I love you and will always love all of you.  I may not feel you, or hear you, but I am certain you are always around.  You are not earth bound and your love, which has taken new signification and magnitude, allows you to be with me always. You tell me that all of you are safe.  There is nothing to worry and you do not want me to worry.  You want me to live.  You want me to be happy. As my thoughts are with them today, I reach out to the Divinity's Hand and humbly ask for forgiveness on their behalf.  I ask they be cleansed, purifie

Why procrastinate?  Why wait?  Why not now? Should I wait for a better time, I am not embracing living in the present.  At that instant, my life is on the snooze button.  And, when I keep snoozing, life is at a standstill and there shall be no progress.  The reason only the present matters is that everything happens here and now. Do I have to wait until I become rich to help somebody?  Do I wait until I feel better to be kind to another?  Do I postpone to finish a task because tomorrow will be a better day? Nothing is guaranteed and there is no perfect opportunity.  I have to create and nurture the present moment.  I have to ask myself this question - 'What is the decision that I need to be making that I am not making now?' I should not put off doing things when I want them to happen.  I have to be a Doer and not so much a Thinker.  There must be a balance between these two.  Yes, thinking is crucial and important but too much thinking paralyzes the opportunities.  My future ha

I can run, I can hide but I can never run and hide forever.  When I can accept that, I will accept the story of life.  I will never get to guess the exact date and time, but I will meet the end of the road one day.  Where my run runs out and there is no other place to hide. So here I am with a choice.  What do I want to do today?  Why I need to do it?  Where shall I find the ways to make life meaningful?  How consciously do I want to live till I am at the finished line? It is natural to wonder how best to live but do I know what constitutes a good or bad life?  I have to make sense with any of my preferred ways.  I should not simply follow the crowd and I should not complicate my choices.  Life is easy and I must not make it difficult. How should I live and how I do live are not necessarily the same.  A good life is a condition in which the soul will be the most happy.  It is a state in which the soul shall live with total virtue.  The joy and happiness which I carry in my heart shall

A good cake, a tasty dish, a clean house or a good life calls for consistency.  There has to be a constant agreeing balance of ingredients, of substance, of energy.  Every little consideration is to give for a sense of perfection.   Along with it, there has to be enough component of 'I mean it' to make the end result well presented. Such is life.  Whatever that I say, whatever I do, whatever I share, whatever I promise must be consistent.  There has to be consistency in what I do and I have to mean it.  Being consistent, honest and upfront is valuable in life.  I should not act, do or say to make my ego looks good. I cannot be saying something for mere sake to be heard.  When I want to do something, I must make sure I finish it.  I should not share something when there is no full evidence of proof.  I have to avoid making promises when I lack the determination to carry them out. There has to be moral sense and sensibility.  How much do I know the consciousness on the moral good

Today, I am looking from outside of me.  I wonder at the energy I am seeing that's stirring my emotion.  What is it all about?  Why do I feel this way?  It makes me to stop my activity and reach out for Divinity's hand. Yesterday, I was at the Community Club near me where there were senior citizens and the elderly waiting for the Covid-19 vaccination.  There were about 20 of them, 2 on wheelchair and all were seated with 1 metre safe distancing inside the big hall.  They sat quietly, in their own world, while waiting for their turns into the vaccination room. As I looked at them, my emotion stirred up.  I started to tear, without reasons.  It was not about these individuals but it was more of the ambience.  There was the energy of anxiety and also of the unknown.  But, what struck the most was the energy of faith, hope and trust in the air. I spent good 10 minutes soaking the energy.  I looked at their faces, the surroundings and all the medical staffs.  I accepted at the new n

The word 'Thank you' is important.  To say it is divine.  It conveys my gratitude and my appreciation towards everything in life.  And, more than that, it is a sign of my sense of respect where I am blessed.  It is a word that makes me to increase in worth of my life, of God and whatever I deserve. The word 'Thank you' is also an indication where I do not take every happenings, in my life, for granted.  It is an expression where I must nurture to acknowledge my greatest appreciation, thankfulness and recognition of their worth. I have to begin each day with a grateful heart.  The moment I wake up, it is good that I say 'Thank you'.  'Thank you' for the good restful sleep, its benefits to my body and mind.  When I verbalize my gratitude, my cellular consciousness grows.  It makes me to have greater ability to focus. At the end of each day, likewise, I need to say 'Thank you'.  I have to feel gratitude for what the day has provided.  Everything tha

As life is unpredictable, every explanation about life is at no time complete.  Every accomplishment will present another new challenge.  Every better answers invariably raise new deeper questions.  The farther I get in life, the longer the road seems.  The higher I climb, the peak exceeds new height. My existent is not about winning.  Nor it has to be about failures or lost.  Life, at large, is to meet half way.  It has to be about balance.  It is the journey that counts and not the race.  To exist is to co-exist.  Creating a balanced life comes from within me.  I have to make time for things I have to do, as well as all the things I want to do. I cannot win them all but I have to create harmony between responsibilities and finding fulfillment.  I have to establish the importance of values and how these values fit towards the finishing line.  Doing so, I empower my personal health and well being. It is good to acknowledge and accept that I have limitations.  I am not superman even if

My life is not free from errors and wrong doings.  The more I am judging others, criticizing their attitudes, their behaviours, their personality .. the more I need to correct myself.  The more I need to erase and delete all these data from accumulating inside me.  Else, I will be worst than them. I have to raise my awareness when my mouth, my mind is saying all the bad things about others.  I have to be conscious it is not them but it is my soul trying to tell me it is me.  These individuals are just the mirror reflection of who I am.  They are acting out the negativity within me and the Universe wishes I will get to reflect on my shortcomings. I should evaluate all the judgements I make.  I must think deep.  Energetically, much of them is an accurate judgement of the person I am.  Unfortunately, it is my ego that hides the truth and not allowing me to see.  My ego would very likely dismiss it too.   The more I am able to see it, the more I am allowing my soul to be in charge.  I need

Don't hate but let it go.  Letting it go will turn love around.  Letting it go will have life greeted with peace.  When there is love, hate becomes indifference.  When the magnitude of hate is totally lifted, hate turns into understanding. Letting it go will put me to reflect without being pulled away by hate.  I should think of it like going on a meditative or spiritual retreat.  In this retreat, I will have the time and the space to uncover deeper feelings.  Hopefully, the retreat grounds my perception too. Hate is an ugly trait.  It will make me ugly on the inside. Hate starts with the attitude of intolerance with a deep emotional dislike.  It is a negative feeling against the object of the hatred.  Hate happens when I am not seeing things as they are but I am seeing things as I am. It also has to do with personal history, effects on personality, feelings, ideas and beliefs.  It has to do with self identity.  It has to do with the lack of understanding for others.  It disregards

Souls connection is always special.  It can be beautiful when a soul talks to another.  It is a communication where it does not involve the ego but with the higher self.  It is using the inner voice to reach out to the inner voice of another being. Soul to soul communication is magical where it assists communication when words seem to fail.  At a soul level, there is no anger, no fear, no resentment but only love and understanding.  It is the connection at the highest, the purest. There is no judgement but acceptance, tolerant, comprehension and appreciation.  In fact, such negativity does not even prevail at the highest state of souls connection.  There is only deep and complete respect for being the divine lights on earth. Respecting another soul is important.  There has to be huge amount of respect for soul to soul communication to be effective.  Respect is the key for a deeper connection to take place.  With respect, there comes the union of the unconditional love. When I can align

Real beauty exists inside the heart, not on the physical.  No amount of makeup or facial treatments can replace the beauty of the heart.  Together with love and light, the pure heart shines all beauty. When there is light of love in the heart, the soul of that individual captivates.  At the end of the day, I will not remember the person with the most beautiful face.  I shall remember the person with the most beautiful heart and soul. If it is not for human errors, all humans are beautiful.  For they are made from the light of God.  With light, there shall be good morals and positive mindset.  The light will lit the heart with compassion. It is not the experience, knowledge or skills but it is the heart that matters most.  To cultivate a beautiful heart, I have to honest.  I have to stop judging.  I must not hurt others on purpose.   I need to have open mind.  I have to respect others.  I have to maintain an awareness of the preciousness of human life. A heart full of beauty is the sour

When I want to listen to others, I must not make it about me.  I should not clamour for my voice to be heard.  My intellect, while I am listening to them, should not tell me I have better experience or knowledge.  I need to be aware not to let my ego to take over to control the situation.   Listening to others is attending to them and I should not be switching the topic by telling my stories.  And voicing unnecessary stories which are not related and have little reference.   I need to learn to listen by keeping quiet and avoid rattling off quick responses.  My mind and my heart have to be with them and allowing their stories to be digested into my consciousness. Real honest listening requires my whole heart, body and being.  It requires my presence.  When I am not consciously present, I am unavailable to listen, understand and connect. Listening to others is an attitude of the heart.  Is love.  Is respect.  Is kindness.  It is to understand another person's perspective.  It is also

Words are energy.  They have powers and words spoken are the results of the thought process.  What I think about dictate what will be said.  Hence, it is very important that I get my thoughts organized.  It will be good that I have loving thoughts at all time.   As I talk with others, I have to speak the language of love.  Doing so will bring closeness.  Every word I speak matters.  My words can pour love, joy, comfort and clarity into the lives of the people around me.  Likewise, my words can hurt, humiliate and put others down.   I have to be constantly conscious to watch my words.  I have to spread love, respect and understanding.  My words have to be about building up relationship and not to make someone upset, angry or uncomfortable.  When my words are right, the tone will automatically compliment it. I have to recognize that people are listening to me when I am talking and speaking with them.  Wisely, I have to learn to pay attention to how I talk and I have to listen to the tone

There is a time for everything.  A time to play and a time to work.  A time to be serious and a time to be funny.  A time to be silent and a time to speak.  A time to keep and a time to let go.  A time to love and a time to be indifferent.   There is always day and there is always night.  There is the rain and the sunshine.  There is the dawn and the dusk. The course of human life is an interplay with choices.  That is the free will to live by.  Changes, from choices, are part of God's purpose for humanity.  Life is not an artificial proportion to be confined within prescribed notions.  Life is a gift to be celebrated and enjoyed. But, life calls for balance.  The options, with every alternatives, open up the possibility of simultaneously existing dimensions.  At each option, embrace it with understanding.  Grasp it kindly.  Accept it with appreciation.  Deal it with awareness.  Welcome it with meaning. There ought to be patience with the space and time for everything.  Wisely, acc

As I grow old, I have to accept it gracefully.  Age is progressive.  The older I am, there is a tendency my life gets much better and more rewarding.  I should not be saying I am xx number of years young, when it should be 'I am xx years old'.  To regress in its truth will not do my body any good. My body cannot reverse the time but to move forward.  Acknowledging I am getting old is about acceptance.  With acceptance, my body embraces it and I should not succumb to be young when it is not.  To make my body thinks it is young, and not getting old, will force it to go against the flow of nature. Energetically, it is about staying in sync.  Old is old.  I cannot cheat my body and let it live not in tune with time.  My body needs to know that I am proud of it and I should not insist it is still young perpetually.  By not acknowledging it, I lack appreciation and awareness. Staying coherent is important.  Lying to my body that it is always young, or insist it is forever young, has

Loneliness, which is often regarded as social pain is not necessarily bona fide true.  Mother Earth, as she evolves richly, makes loners comfortable in their own world.  The world has come a long way and it has changed.   The Internet, for example, has become the great comforter and it offers it all.  The world becomes smaller as the Internet gets sophisticated. Human beings are social animals.  They depend on social groups for sustenance.  To some, it is about meaning.  Then, there are those who practice silencing their minds, whether through meditation or mindfulness, to find joy in solitude. When I take the silence pills, they balance between talking and listening.  The silence pills urge me not to talk too much, not to say too much but to listen.  Listening is the beauty of the soul.  Doing so, it glorifies love from the soul to manifest.   While the desire to be alone is regarded to be against nature, taking the silence pills takes me closer into my inner life.  Does being alone a

Making mistakes is normal.  Fact is, I am not perfect and I will be making mistakes every now and then.  Fact is, my intellect is limited and I will never know everything there is in life.  Fact is, I can never know the magic formula as how to live right. As a being, I learn to live by trial and error.  Mistakes are a part of life where they serve as lessons, where they require me to learn so that I can be informed and grow.  Mistakes have the power to turn me into something better than I were before. Making a mistake is not the same thing as failure.  A failure is the result of a wrong action whereas a mistake is the wrong action.  What is crucial, and it is very important, is for me to learn from it and fix it.  When I do not learn from my mistakes, I invite unnecessary stress on myself and on others. Mistakes increase my experience.  They help me to gain knowledge.  When I make mistakes, I have to be aware and make a commitment to correct them.  Notably, I have to admit that I have

I am opening my heart and be ready to love.  I have to be open to opportunity.  I have to accept humane efforts are being made.  I have to be thankful and not to resist. For the love of humanity, I say a little prayer for Mother Earth.  While I am not capable to understand the bigger purpose on why such a virus found a host and got to live and grow, causing a global pandemic, I accept there's a divine reason to it.  Can intellectual human minds explain and rationalize it? Divinity has its own way of correcting Life.  It has its unique way to sustain liveability.  As an individual, as a soul, I can only pray.  Hopefully, my little prayer be a stimulus to something better.  Let Mother Earth and every inhabitants be safe. The most empowering thing I can do is give myself permission to fully love Life.  I am thankful to medical science.  I am thankful at groups of evolved minds to develop vaccines.  I am thankful for their dedication and their loving determination to sustain Life at la

Love runs the world.  Love gives humans the assurance that we are not alone.  Everyone, regardless of age, gender or physical and mental health, needs love and affection.  Every souls use love to drive them in what they do in life. When I want to have love, I have to open my heart and give love.  Giving love is as important as receiving it in the quest for happiness.  When I give love freely, it returns to me.  To live a meaningful life is to learn how to give out love and to let it come in. When I want to give love, it has be without any personal agenda or gain.  It is pouring unconditional love, wholehearted support in any way I can.  Love can be with my presence, with my words, with my energy, with my compassion or with my time.  A beautiful expression of love is to want the best for someone whether it includes me or not. The love that I give is the love I will receive.  Should I want to live a life that is surrounded by love, I have to give love to others.  I must give it genuinely

A well lived life is when I allow myself to flow with opportunities.  When life gives me lemons, I shall make lemonade.  The more I push against something that is coming towards me, the more it won't go away.  What I resist, persists. It is the gravity of life.  As Abraham Hicks, an American inspirational speaker says 'If you focus upon whatever you want, you will attract whatever you want.  If you focus upon the lack of what you want, you will attract more of the lack'.  Hence, it is important I enjoy what I am doing and never regret.  It is better to take the chance and look forward. It will do me good, and let me be a happier human, should I be adaptable in life.  I have to flow with whatever is in front of me.  When I flow, I give permission to let things happen and let them unfold naturally.  Everything is meant to be.  Going with the flow opens me up to the expansion of allowing in my life. Yes, it is good that I plan and have goals in life.  And, it is also good that

Self pity is a human thing and I should not let the feeling to destroy me.  It is an indulgence into a state of being where there is something just not right with the way to live.  It is a sorry feeling to get attention that can backfire.  Sadly, too much of self pity is not healthy. Self pity can ruin my well being.  It is a self destructive emotion where I will likely grow to believe there is not anyone or anything that can help me to feel better.  Self pity creates an unhealthy cycle.   I will grow to believe any effort I put, into changing my life, will be useless.  It can lead where I will not take any action and I will stay stuck in a dark place. I should not allow any sad or unfortunate circumstances to weigh me down.  To feel sadness is a normal healthy emotion.  But when I deeply choose to feel sorry for myself, I am not doing any good.   Should I trap myself to feel that way, I make myself a helpless victim.  I am being dramatic to magnify my misfortune and experience a sense

It is wise that I end my day, every day, with a reflection.  How the day had been?  What memories do I want to cherish?  What have I learned?  What do I want to surrender?  Why do I have to let go certain things? This exercise does not have to be extensive.  But, it has to be done mindfully.  There are just so many things that I can appreciate on a daily basis that I should not take them for granted.  The smallest things do count too. To make a special effort to appreciate the good things is a connection back to the Divine.  It is an act where I acknowledge my blessings.  It is a grateful gesture to reminisce the day's experiences, bad and good.  It is to help me to be open to accept for more opportunities ahead. Counting blessings becomes necessary not only for positive thinking but for the need of reassurance.  It is helping me to be grateful for what I have experienced and to caste away negative thoughts.  To count the blessings daily will make me to realize the good things I ha

There is a saying, "The grass is greener where you water it".  Indeed, it is telling me that I have to help myself to make my life better.  Nobody can help me but myself.  When I do no help to 'water' my own life, I will 'dry' out. Help is everywhere.  I am surrounded with bountiful of care and support, from family to friends and Google.  And, even God and the divine universe.  I am not short of loving hands to cheer me up, to make sure I can stand on my two feet.  But, the effort that I put in for myself counts the most.  I have to be in charge before the Universe can provide me further. At the end of the day, the only person I have is myself.  I have to love and help who I am.  All others can help me pick myself up and steer me in the right path but, ultimately, it is up to me whether I will follow that.  No one is in control of what I can be but myself. I need to believe in who I am.  I need to boost my courage and my confidence.  Self confidence is a quali

It is often said that there is a 'divine spark' presents in all humans.  It is the seed of God consciousness inside us.  It is the Divine flame to light up the being of all humans.  The light will guide humans out of the dark and ignite the spark to wake up to our true nature. When the soul is allowed to express itself, with the light within it, the clingy and needy ego no longer shall dominate.  In that state, humans can evolve to higher levels of understanding and awareness. All humans, with the divine spark within, have the power to influence one another.  With the light within me, I ought to take responsibility with my attitude and behaviour.  I have to be conscious of it.  I must not use it to manipulate others.  I should not control someone to my advantage.  I should not use it to abuse humanity. The humane way to use the divine spark is to help humanity to flourish.  Let the light, collectively, raises the vibrations of all humans.  In one breath, the light that burns wi

Should I want to stay relevant in this ever changing world I live in, I need to encourage myself to learn.  I cannot give excuses that I do not have the ability or the knowledge.  Even the disabled is showing me, he or she can do it.  Fact is, my body, mind and spirit is a vehicle for growth and I have to let it do its work. I cannot go on to let my failures to keep repeating.  I should not let myself down again and again.  Everything is possible.  What makes it not is my stubbornness, my negative attitude of not wanting to adapt and to improve.  Nothing will work unless I learn.   The more excuses I give, I am creating a block.  To resist will paralyze me.  I am not giving Divinity to make things right for me.  Yet, I desire for more good things?  How can the Universe provide me when I am not nudging myself to try to learn? Self improvement helps to enhance courage, confidence, improve mental health and heal my well being.  When I work on myself, I get to know myself better.  I get to

Let the beginning of the Lunar New Year reminds me of all things beautiful.  How the people around me play a part in shaping my world.  How every individuals build my life.  Each soul appears to provide meaning to me.  Each soul shows up to shine light for a purpose. I have to remember all the people who care for me.  There are some who send food for me.  Some who cook for me.  Some who buy me meals.  Some who help me to move heavy things.  Some who accompany to sort things out with me. Some who keep me safe.  Some who call me when it has been a tough day.  Some who are right by my side when I need company.  Some who smile at me.  Some who back me.  Some who pray for me. These individuals are my friends, family members, relatives and even perfect strangers. Today, I want the memories of all the deeds from these people be cherished.  I want to say a big 'Thank You'.  I want these individuals be blessed.  I want their deeds be rewarded. Every time I receive their good deeds, they

On this day, exactly four years ago, I faced my biggest challenge.  Life forced me to face my fears head on.  I was at the T-junction where either left or right turn spiked with apprehension. At the same instant, the door for self realization opened wide.  It was the day to build courage and strength.  It was the day to be on my own, to take charge and be independent.  It was the day, I relied on faith and God's love. It was the day that I experienced great support too.  To all the loving  individuals, family and friends, I will always remember your loving deeds.  "Thank you and God bless!" On this day, I learned what death can teach me. From that day, pains remind me that I am alive.  That, trying reminds me that I have hope.  And, mistakes remind me that I am still human. From a spiritual perspective, death is not death at all.  It is only the physical that dies.  Death is a natural part of life.  Death is a beautiful thing.  It is a celebration of life for those who le

I am blessed to be surrounded with beautiful wise people.  Their presence brings opportunities for me to learn.  Their wisdom allows me to grow.   Each and everyone of them is my golden ticket to make me a good human.  Let me thank these people and these friends, from A to Z.  To you, "Thank you and I love you". And my gratitude to Mother Earth too.  As she evolved, she let me to live a much comfortable life.  Her richness, vastness and everlasting wisdom make things easier and convenient.  Her beauty let me to witness how beautiful life is and how simplicity can work. I have to tell myself to learn from them and not to discredit their souls.  With every new observation, every new piece of knowledge, there is the opportunity to acquire a deeper understanding.  And, as I open my mind to them, I get ever closer to being able to live meaningfully. I pray that I have the wisdom to listen to them, calmly and patiently.  I need to admit, as long as I live, there will always be a st

Whether it is love, my time, my presence or my thought - what I give out, Divinity returns it.  When I give, I will receive.  At times, what I receive in return can be ten folds or more.  It is the Universal law - what I give out is what I get back it.  When I want something, give it. However, the giving has to be from my heart.  When there is no heart behind the intention, then I should not give at all.  I should not be giving out something and expect something in return.  When I give, it has to be unconditional with no strings attached. The conscience, while giving, is important.  I cannot give to make the receiver feels obligated.  Nor, I hope the receiver will remember my act forever.  I have to be a cheerful happy giver, not reluctantly or under compulsion. The love in my heart is not put to stay.  Love is not love till I give it away.  Only by giving, I am able to receive more than I already have.  Giving opens the way for receiving.  Importantly, it is not how much I give but ho

Success goes to the doer and not the dreamer.  I can dream, and continue dreaming, and when I am not executing it, it will remain just a dream.  I have to live my dream and be proactive to take actions.  Actions defined success whereas dreams can be cheap.  To dream without the support of action means nothing. I must have passion and great enthusiasm in life, in all that I am doing and dreaming.  I should have a burning desire that gives life its full meaning.  To possess a burning desire in life, I need to have a strong positive mental attitude. How badly do I want something?  Having a deep burning desire to achieve something is a sign that I have the potential to do it.  I have to build on this believe to make the big difference.   To make a change in life, there needs to be a deep reason.  There must be a strong drive and a strong why.  When I am not sure whether something is a burning desire or not, it almost certainly is not.   For this reason, knowing what I really want is not ea

I cannot and must not dismiss that there are better people than me.  They have good career, income, social status and lead successful lives.  They have better educational qualifications.  They have aplenty life experiences.  They are influencers to motivate others.  They are leaders in their fields. I recognize these people and I am blessed and thankful that I get to know them.  With all their successes, I get to learn about good habits.  Generally, these individuals know what they want in their lives.  They set goals, focus on the positive, share information and embrace change. I should congratulate these individuals.  They have earned their dues from their hard work.  Let their status reminds me that success is possible.  Let their achievements inspire me. May this recognition make me to deal with myself.  I have to believe that success comes from the heart.  It is a gift for which to be grateful.  I must have solid resolution to succeed at work, at home and in life. I resolve to mak