ABCs of Embracing Your Life

Joy- a very simple word. When you listen to it, Just makes you feel that things will go smoothly, And it sounds really fun, Most importantly, It shows that you are savouring happiness NOW. Just a smile, When you share your joy, You will share the fun and love too!

With the recent earthquake in North-Eastern Japan, there are more and more people who are reaching out, to the victims, to their friends, to their family. Being in this part of the world, I can feel it so much stronger now. Sometimes I felt that the society is so full of hipocrisy, But yes, there people who are truly reaching out to save and help, not to receive, just to give, just to connect. Just to know that they did something to help someone. So if you realised that you have not reached out, to your friends or family for some time, maybe its now, because they maybe thinking about you, or they maybe in need of your love and care, even if they do not realise it.

I have a dear, old ( he is 85 now)and very wise friend. He once told me, you have to know why you are doing what you doing. If no, find out strong enough reasons why you are doing it, because that the faith and confidence you have, the 'why' that will help you stick all the way, all the way to success, in whatever you are doing. Having the why is like having constant motivation, then understanding it fully, and knowing deep inside that this is 'why' you are doing it, even without knowing 'how', just hold on to your why, ask God~ ask yourself, makes all the difference.

What comes to your mind when you see this word? Red eyes? puffy cheeks? Babies hungry for milk or a change of diaper? What about crying out for joy? Crying out loud and freely? Just pure bliss and happiness~ And genuine fun?

Take a look at the sky today. Ever realised that it is never the same? Sometimes you see a lot of clouds, sometimes just a few 'strands' of them, Or sometimes, you just do not see anything~ Only the clear blue sky. Life is sometimes like what see in the sky, it is never the same, thus when you change your paradigm, what you maybe able to see a different picture, feel a different sky, experience a different cloud-art~ Changing paradigm, always, to what your heart tells you, because, your heart is always right, now.

Its the ability to bounce back, the ability to recover, to make a come-back. Actually, it is more than that, it is the attitude, and the willingness to say, this is it. Now is all you have, either being pulled back and sulk in the past, or make a come-back. Taking the courage to change again, to give a chance, to yourself, and the people who care about you.

Sometimes opportunities are just out there, waiting for us to go pick it up, and enjoy them to the fullest. So, stretch whenever you can, cos remember, sometimes, we just to stretch a little, take the one step, to reach experience something great~

People say that our mind is like a monkey, constantly trying to grab on something, unable to sit-still~ Peace of mind, is like trying to calm the monkey. Trying to make it stop, will only make it more agitated. So how can we calm our monkey mind. Just try to observe our breath. Know that we are living in the now, know that we are now. Just observe your breath. Know that you are alive. Now.

Have you ever thought that THIS maybe the one? Maybe this is the chance that you've waited for all this while. Every successful person, every one of them, Decided at one stage of their life to take up the challenge. A really big one, that may risk all what they have worked on for all this while. Life does end somewhere, do you want to take a risk or do you want to play it safe? It's your choice.

Today is the beginning of the rest of your life. What are you going to do to make today better than yesterday? Commit to a new habit, something that you know will improve your life in a way or another. Make a list, tell someone about it, begin at once.

Take our a piece of paper. Write down the list of things you want to do. And, do it. Sounds so easy, yet, its not as easy as it sounds. But, what if today is the only chance for you to do it? What is your angel is there looking at you, promising that you will get what you want if you do it now?

Firstly, is the intention. Then, is the vision. After that, it is about opening yourself to new opportunities, getting in-tuned with what makes you feel good. And lastly, its about going with the flow. Making the best out of what you have now. And, always, ultimately, believe that the best will be showered upon you.

Work, routine, just living. Sometimes when we are too occupied with the things (most of time unimportant) that we neglect the people who love us the most. So just for today, not just being thougthful for yourself, also, try to be thoughtful of the person around you, because, when everything comes to an end, its just the thought that counts.