ABCs of Embracing Your Life

 Today I choose to live consciously, not drowning in busyness and negativity. Today I choose to live responsibly, knowing that only I can choose what I want to feel and think. Today I choose to be grateful for all that I have, and all that are bestowed upon me. Today I am blessed, to be here, to be now, to be me.

Be bold and accept the challenge. It's ok to step up, it's ok to be courageous, and take a leap of faith. Take up the invitation to go out of your comfort cage. You will see a whole new world.

I learnt this phrase from coach Rich Litvin. Have you ever felt that you are moving in all directions and not moving in any directions at all? Are you putting other people's need above yours? Do you even have 10 mins for yourself to just do nothing, and observe your breath? Slow down to create a space inside of you. Because slowing down doesn't mean that you are falling back, slowing down in such a fast pace world is to help you re-navigate where you are going. Slowing down to let the creative juices start flowing out again. Slowing down to bring out your best to serve. Slowing down to speed up.

Every new day given to us is a gift. Live in the present. Now is the only thing we have. Breath and observe how the air goes in and out of your body, live now.

Attitude of gratitude  Just a simple thank you, fills you heart with so much love and compassion Gratitude, for everything in life The more we feel bliss, the more bliss comes to us Gratitude is like telling the universe, I feel your bliss  I am so full with happiness

 If you are unsure, ask yourself these questions 1. What energizes and excites you? 2. What are the things in my life that you have always been interested in? 3. Who are you jealous of? 4. What topics do you naturally gravitate to when you are in a bookstore? 5. What would you do for free? You are looking for clues internally to get to know your passion. Passion is the energy that you feel when you are excited and expanded, and when you are learning new things. Start feeling, not thinking... - Mel Robbins

 Are you in the flow?  If you feel you are just cruising, riding the wave, heart expanding bigger and ever, then you are in the flow. If you feel your soul is just trying to push through the wall, push through your heart. Then it is time to stop, just stop. And feel and listen. Feel and listen, to what your soul is trying to tell you. And try to ride the wave again. It may not be easy, there may be challenges, but it will be fun. And you will be "filled" with fulfillment.

Happiness comes from doing what you love, with people you love. Do you know what you love? You know you have found your "happy" when you follow your heart and you can feel your heart expanding, growing and filled with bliss, just simple pure bliss.

Sometimes, what a person needs, are just some words of encouragement. Some heartfelt message, that stays forever in the other person's heart. Words of encouragement, works as good as a cup of hot cocoa in a cold day, warm and sweet and comforting. Giving you the strength to get up, pick up from where you left, ready to face the world.

Take some time to clear the clutter. Cleansing and clearing regularly. To feel anew again, to feel that you can take in any challenges, to know that with a clear and uncluttered mind, you can take on the world, most importantly, you know that you can be your best.

Whatever you do, just follow the light, look out for the sun. You do not have go too near, just let it guide you. Money, happiness, whatever you want, just follow the light. You do not have to hold it, or try to catch it, just let it guide you, and when you least realise, your shadow will be following you. You shadow, is whatever you want in your life. If you go on chasing shadow, you end of with nothing. But if you do the right thing, following the light, you shadow will be your obedient follower, coming with you whenever you are.

Where does courage come from? Human beings are very habitual, trying to do something out of our comfort zone, requires Courage. You have the dream, you have the inspiration, you know that you need to do it, you just know it~ so, to make it happen, you just need to courage, that push, that pat on your back, to go. How? Take baby steps. Baby and consistent steps. Sometimes, a big plunge~ But most of the time, tiny baby steps. What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.

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.