By: SEE Han Teen, M.S. Statistics
Life Strategist, Feng Shui (13 August 2006)
Life is about making choices. The sum of daily simple choices of what to do, whom to go out with, where to go and even whom to seek helps determines our future. No matter how the consequences of our choices may appear, the importance is to learn from them well, and move on to the next choice. Lessons learnt belong to no one except ourselves. Self-awareness and honesty are vital for us to learn. The universe is designed in such a way that we will be given a series of opportunities. With what we have learnt, we are equipped to know what choices to make and pick up the opportunities along the way. Lifeosophy are tips to increase self-awareness and mindfulness to invoke an outer glow and to being receptive to a life of abundance.
1. Have Positive Thinking: Events are manifested from thoughts, words and actions. Negative thoughts lead to negative words that have negative repercussion. No matter to whom they are being outwardly channeled to or to whom the negativities revolve around, it comes back to the initiator. Program your thoughts and ignite the positive inner self. You will attract anything positive like a magnet to your life.
2. Find Quiet Time: Take some time off from communication. No talking, no checking emails, no messaging, no reading materials. This is the time that you enjoy the feeling of being whole.
3. Find Time To Meditate: Be aware of your breathing. Be aware of how your thoughts flow. Enjoy being part of the universe and being the universe. Go for an inner spa that allows your inner glow to reach outwards.
4. Find Time To Meet People: Take time to meet those who cross your path. Let them unfold their purposes in your life graciously.
5. Give Undivided Attention to Those you love: This is a powerful way to show that you love them completely and understand the importance of the time you spend with them.
6. Pamper Yourself: Do something for yourself that you enjoy. Take a short stroll along a nature walk. Go for a massage. Live a healthy lifestyle. Surround yourself with people that you care and will care for you too. Tap on any opportunities that will make you happy and improve your life. Only when you take the first step to pamper yourself, will the universe reciprocate by showering you with good things.
7. Be Flexible: When you stick rigidly to your schedule, you will miss the opportunities that are trying to catch your attention. When you pin your "beliefs" tightly to your heart, you will be disillusioned when the Universe proves you otherwise. An oak breaks apart under the stress of change while a willow will bend and survive in a great wind. Learn to be flexible and allow the path to unfold before you.
8. Be More Mindful: Mindfulness is being fully aware of what happens in each moment. Honor each moment. Appreciate each task you undertake. Embrace every person that crosses your path. Living in fantasies and denial bring you backwards. Be now, be here and be real.
9. Learn to Appreciate: The ability to appreciate what we have, what we are doing, who we are and whom we are with is the acknowledgement of Now. The acknowledgement of now acts as a qualification that allows us to progress to the next level by narrowing the gap between where we are now and where we would like to be. This is an important element that is often neglected.
10. Find Happiness in Simplicity: Smile at everyone you pass by or meet today. Greet your colleagues, bosses, associates and clients. Allow every sound, every voice to form a melody. Enjoy the elegance of a breeze, the creativity of the wind and the sweetness in the water. The greatest joys will be revealed to you – the ability of being happy.
