tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79055027199651583902024-03-13T19:29:51.002+08:00Syl's Crazeee ThotsJust as the title suggests - my crazeee thoughts. Things I experience and think about etc. I guess this is like a sounding board for me - even if it doesn't draw any crowd - just a place for me to put down my thots so I can see 'em. And should these wandering thots and my life journey end up on the screen of a another pilgrim on this journey of life .. and should it offer some sense or meaning for him/her/you - great!! If not .. is still damn cool for me to just BE me! :)Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-77089581397992742662009-11-22T09:40:00.002+08:002009-11-22T09:40:10.449+08:00Perception - Interpretation<div class="MsoNormal">I've always been fascinated with how an individual perceives (takes in) information and then interprets the info (or data before it is converted into information really).<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> Here is a joke once used by Dr. Greg Bahnsen that kinda illustrates this quite well (I think)<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">It's about a man who believed he was dead. His friends figured he'd have to be psychotic to believe that he was dead when he was so obviously alive. So they brought him to a psychologist.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The psychologist asked this man if he thought dead men bled. The man said "no."<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">So the psychologist jabbed the man with a needle when he wasn't looking. The man saw blood oozing out of his skin.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The psychologist said, "See? You're bleeding." The man looked at his skin and turned white, and said, "Oh my, <i>dead men do bleed!"</i><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"> I guess we see what we want to see<i>, </i>right? How a person interprets one thing may not be how others see it. So if we don't communicate what we understand or thinks of the world or a situation - others cannot confirm if they also see the same. This can lead to huge misunderstandings ...<br />
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</div>Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-41748036485923174092009-11-19T16:02:00.001+08:002009-11-19T16:02:29.409+08:00A jokeLate at night this guy runs into a pub and demands a glass of water from the landlord. The guy drinks it in one gulp then asks for a second glass. Six pints later, and he has recovered enough to speak. "Thanks," he croaks. "That's one hell of a thirst you've got," says the landlord.<br />
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The guy says: "Any man would be as bad if they'd just had sex with the woman in my car. She's insatiable. She wants me to go right back out there and do it all again, but I can't." "Where's your car?" the landlord asks. "At the roadside," the guy gasps.<br />
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"Tell you what," says the landlord, "you watch the bar for me while I nip out and take your place." "Be my guest," the guy says. So the landlord goes outside and gets in the car. It's totally dark, so the woman doesn't realize she's with a different man. And they get right down to it, humping away.<br />
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Five minutes later there's a knock on the window. It's a cop, and he shines his flashlight on the naked couple. "What's going on here?" he asks. "It's all right, officer," explains the landlord, "She's my wife." The officer replies apologetically, "Oh, sorry sir, I didn't realize."<br />
Looking at the woman, the landlord says, "Neither did I till you switched on that damned light."Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-46238386829933581712009-11-19T00:05:00.001+08:002009-11-19T00:05:20.171+08:00a short oneNext dream ..<br />
This is a short one .. and it involves an accident. I was on my way home driving towards my home .. and I was changing lanes .. and as I moved to my right into the middle lane (or second lane to turn right at the coming traffic light ahead) – I noticed in my rear view mirror a car coming up at speed .. so I step up my speed and as I look ahead I noticed the car infront slowed down considerably .. so to avoid hitting it, i swerve back to the left .. and think wow i am really lucky there is no car coming on my left or the left lane or I would have been hit.<br />
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But just as that moment I notice the car losing control and it starts to spin .. for a moment I think the car is going to flip and roll. But it doesn’t. In a surreal manner it just turns / spins very slowly and starts to move to the extreme left. All this while the location – the road and everything is familiar .. and I know exactly where it is .. but now .. as with most dreams .. i seem to have been transported to some other place .. and as my car moves to the left turning round and round .. i see a truck coming towards me .. and I think it might hit me .. so I reach out to press the hazard light in hope the truck will spot me and do what he can to avoid hitting me. The car comes to a stop .. the truck doesn’t hit me .. and I wake up .. <br />
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What do they all mean ... ???Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-24485790090301176002009-11-18T23:58:00.001+08:002009-11-18T23:58:07.472+08:00Another strange dreamThese are from last night (or early this morning). Can't recall all the minor details .. but I wanna just record down some things perhaps in point form in case I wish to return to this point at a later date to examine/re-examine them. So anyway .... the dream:<br />
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I was living in some house in something like a farm area .. I don't know why since the house does not resemble any I have ever been in (and I have been in a lot of houses/apartments etc). But at any rate ... I am starting off here sort of in the middle of the dream already cos I can't remember all the lead up to it (even when I woke up from the dream to write all these down).<br />
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So at this point in the dream .. I was in a house in some estate (this is a Western estate as opposed to a Malaysian "rubber" estate type if you guys are trying to visualize this). At this point - I have in my mind (in the dream) an image of some evil creature we need to eliminate. It is kinda small .. troll like .. something you would have seen in a movie or something - but I am not very good at describing it right this moment .. except that it is small, troll-like, with sharp ears .. and I think even sharp teeth .. yaya something like the green goblin I suppose. Ok anyway .. this creature has two helpers I guess .. and he has possessed them or somehow controls them .. they are humans. But they function along with the goblin to kill anyone who expresses any indication of aggression or anger. <br />
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So in the dream I remember thinking to myself .. they are mighty dangerous to be set loose on our soil as many people would die (hmmm but now to think of it - maybe that wont be so bad, huh? we can set them loose in the some legislative assembly somewhere so they can eliminate those ignorant pigs and dogs who are always vulgar and rude and agressive - woops .. I digress. I wonder if I could end up in jail for sedition or something. Who knows in this age and time in our country). (Oh my gosh .. I just realized - they would have killed me for those words I just expressed above since they are so laced with anger, resentment blah blah blah). Anyway .. ok ok I'll get back to the story ....<br />
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Well in the dream because I had considered them dangerous .. we had somehow captured them and had them locked up. I don't know who the "we" are .. or how we captured them .. just that we did. And now .. they have escaped.<br />
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I am like in the back of the house .. and I know they have broken out of the house (presumably they were locked up in the back) and now I had to block the door where they exited. Since they busted the lock, all I could do was to find objects to block that path.<br />
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Then I recall my eldest brother going to his room - which strangely was here in the back part of the house. Anyway, I thot that would not be safe so I suggested to him that since we can't really lock up the back part now that the back door is busted that he might want to consider moving to the upstairs of our house instead. He agreed with no fuss .. and started to move towards the inner part of the house. And then I wondered "hmm .. he is moving so slow and may have difficulty getting to the upstairs. We are all in danger if he takes too long cos no telling if the goblin and his gang will be back anytime soon."<br />
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The scene now changes to the outside of the house .. it is evening time and we just had a recent downpour (this incidentally matches the real condition in my area recently as we have been having rain for the past days). So here I am .. walking around the outside of the house. And this is where I can tell we live in some farm or estate because you can see a large wide piece of land .. with a house .. and fences and a barn nearby etc .. you know, just like you would see ... mmm maybe like in Smallville? oh well anyway .. I noticed that our poles holding up the wires/rope to put out clothes to be dried has fallen down. I am not sure if this was the work of the goblin as he made his escape or as a result of the rain .. but anyway .. the poles are down and the laundry on the ground.<br />
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I move over to pick up the laundry .. and we have two dogs around .. tho now I can only remember how one of them looks like. And as I move towards the laundry on the ground .. this one dog, a big brown, shaggy dog - which was asleep - leaps up and comes toward me. I shout at it "whoa!" and he immediately stops. He recognizes me .. and now trotters over to me. I thot to myself .. "wow, this is a good dog. He will attack enemies and protect us."<br />
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I bend over to pick up the laundry .. I remember them now to be a brown towel, and a bed sheet. I pick them up and move back towards the house. At this point one of the dog runs off towards the barn .. and the brown dog follows me. He seems to wanna play and is tugging at the sheet. I am thinking while this is a nice dog .. he is kinda smelly at the moment because of his hair and the dampness in the air due to the rain-storm. So I am trying to usher him away .. but he refuses and follows me anyway .. into the house. I thought to myself again .. I need to get the dog out of the house before I close up and seal the exit. So I drop the laundry inside and lead the door back out of the house .. thinking I will take him to the other dog and hope to distract him while I run back into the house.<br />
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So he follows me. I round the corner of the house looking out for the other dog .. but do not see him. But Brown dog gets distracted for a moment (with what I don't recall) and I think to myself .. this is the time for me to make a break. So I run off .. round the corner again .. and I bump into this old couple. Now in the dream I know them to be my grandparents .. but of course they do not look like my real-life grandparents. Well, I never knew either of my grand fathers since they were both gone when I was born. But I did know my paternal grand mother, and this is not her. Nor is she my maternal grandmother whom I have only seen in photos.<br />
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I stop to chat with the old couple. Grandpa says to me .. "he is a good watch dog. He might be useful to you to have in the house." Grandma, on the other hand says "when you serve the host (she means the "eucharist") later on ., be sure to put some on the table (i.e., the altar). I asked her why, and she answers "because the goblin (of course she didn't refer to him as a goblin .. it's just the name I am using now) is afraid of it." She goes on to to explain to me that the goblin likes to lie on the table and although I can't see him, he is there. So putting a host on the table will drive him away. And I think to myself "I must remember this .. to put a piece of the eucharist on the altar later .. apparently i was going to be attending some camping trip where I will be presenting the hosts to participants. I think this is a reference to my university days when I was in the US.<br />
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Then I move back towards the house (how terrible - I didn't even think to ask the old folks to get in or worry about them. Oh well.) I get back in and just as I closed the door .. old faithful Brown dog is back at the door trying to get in. I bolt the door and he is pawing at it to get in. It is a glass door so I can see him and he can see me.<br />
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My mom was at that part of the back cos it looks like there is a stove right next to this back door where I am at now. She sees me struggling with the door and I ask her if I should let the dog in .. but she is thinking about it .. and good old Brown is still trying to push his way in .. and I am afraid the door is going to give .. and since there is no answer from my mom .. and I think this is taking too long .. i decided to open the door and let old Brown in.<br />
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And the dream ends there .. I wake up .. grab my notebook and scribble all these down.Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-21754595017917708062009-11-16T15:58:00.000+08:002009-11-16T15:58:00.760+08:00Creating RipplesI wanna start this entry with an event that occured last Friday. Actually it started on Wed or Thurs of that week when I was watching the Breakfast Show. Yeah these days I have the luxury of watching the Breakfast Show on TV7. Anyway, this particular morning one of the guest on the show was Anne Jones (Datin) - author of several books (The Ripple Effect, Heal Yourself .. to name just a few). Something about what she talked about (i.e., inner healing, healing energies etc.) attracted my attention. And when I saw the list of titles (of her books) shown on TV, I was particularly drawn to the book "The Ripple Effect." During the Breakfast Show, I learnt that Anne would be giving a brief talk (and doing book signing) at the Curve. So I decided then that I would really like to go attend this - and surely learn something at the event. And so I did .. went there .. witnessed the event .. briefly chatted with AJ .. and then spent the evening with friends.<br />
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When I went there, I know I was drawn to the book "The Ripples Effect." I wanted to check it out to see if it would be something I wanted to buy. But when I was looking at several of the books authored by AJ, one other book seemed to call out to me even more at that point. When I picked it up, it turned out to be the only one book in the pile of different titled books which was already signed. This book is entitled "The Soul Connection." So naturally I had to get this as well. Well - this will be a story for another day. For now - I just wanted to make a comment about the Ripple Effect.<br />
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Took me days to get started on either of these books. It was a "I'll start with this one" and a "Maybe I should start with this other one" and so on .. at any rate, I finally started on TRE (altho I had been carrying the other book with me the past few days.<br />
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Although I have only covered the Foreword, Acknowledgment, and the Intro - my mind was already drawn to a possible Ripple Effect. That's what prompted me to write. In the Intro, Anne described how her earlier work during a workshop in Malaysia led to a workbook she apparently prepared and provided participants in that workshop finding its way back to her (awareness) in England much much later when she met a person there. She goes on to speak about how a simple smile at someone may help that person feel better .. and how having felt better that person (perhaps without even knowing it) could pass on his/her joy to yet another person to yet another person and so forth.<br />
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Just prior to reading these in this book, I had written something (I had read earlier) on my Facebook shoutout. The statement was:<br />
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<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">Laugh your heart out - Dance in the rain - Cherish the moment - Ignore the pain - Live, Laugh, and Love. Forgive & Forget (let go). Life is too short to be living in regrets.</span></h3><br />
This led to a response from Nick, a friend of mine, who wrote:<br />
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<div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Syl, i got a bad roster next month, going to Delhi on X'mas. :"( But... i feel great again after seeing your status. thanks.</i></span><br />
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Interestingly enough - just a little bit earlier I noticed that friend log on (MSN) and also post a message on FB. I thot to myself "I wonder how he is doing? Hope he is well." And lo and behold .. just moments later I get a response from my shoutout from Nick. How wonderful - our energies seem to connect so magically on their own. And as I read the Intro in AJ's book - I thought .. perhaps this too is one of the Ripples . that will continue to be passed on from Nick to his friends and they to their friends and so on.<br />
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So - there you go. We never know where the ripples from our actions will lead. Let's make a conscious effort to pass on happiness and any good that we can offer .. that our actions may go on to be of service to someone - who perhaps may even be way across the other side of the globe. (Nick is stationed in HK altho I am not sure where he is right at this moment since he is attached to an airline and is always on the move). You never know .. the ripple may even come back to you when you most need it. :)Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-20864968438888227192009-11-15T23:09:00.000+08:002009-11-15T23:09:29.889+08:00Desiderata<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">One of my all time favorite poem/prayer/statement.</span></i></b> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember<br />
what peace there may be in silence. </span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">As far as possible, without surrender, <br />
be on good terms with all persons. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, <br />
even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or <br />
bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons <br />
than yourself. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. <br />
Keep interested in your own career, however humble; <br />
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Exercise caution in your business affairs, <br />
for the world is full of trickery. <br />
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; <br />
many persons strive for high ideals, and <br />
everywhere life is full of heroism. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. <br />
Neither be cynical about love, <br />
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, <br />
it is as perennial as the grass. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Take kindly the counsel of the years, <br />
gracefully surrendering the things of youth. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. <br />
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">You are a child of the universe<br />
no less than the trees and the stars; <br />
you have a right to be here. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">And whether or not it is clear to you,<br />
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Therefore, be at peace with God, <br />
whatever you conceive Him (or Her) to be. </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">And whatever your labors and aspirations,<br />
in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. <br />
With all its sham, drudgery, <br />
and broken dreams, <br />
it is still a beautiful world.</span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%;">by Max Ehrmann</span></span>Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-59630398976884249992009-11-13T13:40:00.000+08:002009-11-13T13:40:55.942+08:00Fighting for what You wantBack in May of this year, I wrote in this blog "To Be or Not To Be." It asked the question of whether one should go on fighting for what one wants or to let go as so many poetry and words of wisdom seem to suggest.<br />
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As has been in many other cases or events or things in our lives .. there is almost always two side to an argument (actually there are many sides - but our "dichotomized" mind trained from years of evolution seems to "force us into the "white" and "black" or "right" and "wrong" perspective). At any rate, I have often marvelled at how sometimes two wise sayings seem to sound so RIGHT when expressed alone - yet put together they appear to be contradictory. For that reason, I suppose, I have come to develop for the most part a penchant for doing my best to keep within an equilibrium (or middle point or balance) on life's practices and philosophies. Anyway - I digress too much.<br />
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Back to the point .. the blog entry in May asked the question if one should fight for what one loves .. or learn to accept life with all it's "ups" and downs .. and "just let go/" The example I chose to examine this philosophical question then was on a "love relationship." But then I guess this can just as easily be put into any other relationship or life events.<br />
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Today, I find myself pondering once more on this apparently unresolved issue (unresolved for me at least). What prompted this wandering thoughts were a statement I encountered which was used to describe the character (or personality) of someone I know. The statement goes: <span class="text_exposed_show">"<i style="color: red;"><b>You’re a stubborn sweetheart... You “love” him/her only because he/she loves you. If his/her flame puts out, you let go with no trouble.</b></i>"</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">As I had expressed before - I imagine that if one values something very much, one would fight with tooth and nail to keep that which is of value, right? Take for example the situation we looked at back in May. I believe most of us <u>would</u> when pursuing a love interest not turn away and walk off when the girl says "I am not interested" (or guy if it is a girl pursuer .. or whatever combination there may be - not to confuse the issue here). I mean this is almost a no-brainer, right? We see this all around us not just in people but in nature as well. Part of the "dance of life" I suppose if you like. The courting .. the pursuit .. and so forth. I dare say - a lot of us would not be in this world if everyone approached their mate with a "proposition" and when the first proposal was turned down .. the proposer walks away in search of another proposee. See what I mean. I think most, if not all, will agree that truly if you really want something .. then you will continue to work at getting what you want. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">How about taking an exam for some certification you want. Would we walk away the very first time we fail? If Edison did that (not Edison Chen la - I mean Thomas Edison), would we have light today? And what of all the medicines we have .. the inoculations and so forth? So, it would seem the "right" thing to do is to fight for what you want.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">But on the other hand, I know of people who fought all their lives in pursuit of the so-called "right" person and live out their lives "miserable" because they could not let go. Going against the so-called "wisdom" of friends to "Let go la" (or sai jor tiu sum hoi la - which means -in cantonese -literally let the heart die la) and spent their lives obsessing over their prized object at the expense of losing everything else in their life. I know I have been in the shoes of the one suggesting before to people (friends and foe alike) to "wake up," "open your eyes," and "let go."</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Again in May I posited the question if one professes to pursue another because of love for that other person - and saying "because I love her, I will not give up" ... isn't this a statement that is more accurate to put as "because I love my SELF so much and I cannot bear the pain of not having the object of my affection - I will NOT give up on her?" Seems less to do with the love of another than it is about the love of Self, here don't you think? This is even more so when the other person says to you - directly as in verbally or via her actions to "get the F*** away from me" and you continue to disregard her pleas and request but choose to honor your own desire and search for self happiness/pleasure. So - then the wisdom here is to "not force your will on another, learn to listen to what they want, and respect that and LET GO and MOVE ON." </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">But from that I've also heard countless of times the "excuse" or "justification" or "reasoning" that "She doesn't know what is good for her. I know better. I am doing this for her sake." While again there may be truth to someone not knowing what's best for him/her .. but then shouldn't we allow people (even those we love or perhaps <u>especially</u> those we profess to love) to live their lives as they see fit? That Right or Wrong it is their choice to make?<br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">We have all heard, I am sure in some form or other: "Attachment is bad" (especially to objects or situations where the attachment becomes seemingly illogical and even obsessive .. "Possessing things and people is unhealthy" (again especially to - as above). "Respect for the rights and feelings of other is good" .. "Letting Go and Letting God" or "Trust in fate/God/Universe" (or whatever we want to call that ...</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">My answer to myself is balance .. there is a time to fight and a time to let go. There is no fix formula of how many times to struggle for your cause before you give up .. or even if one is to give up at all. Perhaps with some causes or cases whatever it may be .. one dies struggling .. and ends this physical life by saying "I fought the good fight ..."</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">But I do also thing for those who never fight at all - who gives up at the sign of any obstacle - who claims "If that is what you want .. then I will let you go" at the very first problem encountered .. I personally think that is "cowardice" to the max (sorry to have to use labelling even tho I have heard so many times that labeling is "bad.") I think, the person who does this is simply a "scaredy cat" .. afraid of hurt .. afraid of trying or fighting and ending up "losing" and still not getting what he wants (or wanted). To minimize the pain, it would seem, the mush easier thing to do is to claim to "be in flow with the universe" and accept fate "if it was meant to be .. we will be together" or that of "respecting the other person by giving in to him/her" and by saying "this is not what I want but if you want it that way - then I accept la." No - not for me. Cos all these sound like pure defenses period. It shows me a very weaken spirit who is not willing to take a stand and struggle for what is claimed to be of importance.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">And more than that the statement to led to this pondering of mine has a second lesson for me: "</span><span class="text_exposed_show"><i style="color: red;"><b>You “love” him/her only because he/she loves you.<span style="color: black;">" </span></b></i><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Doesn't this statement appear to be overflowing with evidence of "conditional love?" I love you only because you love me. And when you cease to love me, I will also cease to love you. When you withhold your love for me, I will likewise do the same. Even when I was a kid I used to ask - can the love one feel for another be turned on and off like a light switch or a tap?</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Just my thoughts - and my conclusions. With no reference to anyone in particular .. and no intended judgment of another - I mean to place these values only on myself .. and judge only me by my own standards. Perhaps one day - I will be able to go one step further in not even judging myself .. but at this moment .. I am ME .. and I am happy to be ME .. and I seek not to win accolades for my thoughts and my values .. I seek only to be me and to be Happy ... </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Good Day to you ALL ..............................Shalom!<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> the Serenity</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">to accept the things I cannot change ..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">the Courage</span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> to change the things I can ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and the Wisdom</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> to know the difference.</span></span><br />
</div>Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-61787080932846224382009-11-13T00:19:00.001+08:002009-11-13T00:23:34.521+08:00After awhile ...<span style="font-size: large;"> After a while you learn the subtle difference<br />
between holding a hand and chaining a soul<br />
And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning<br />
and company doesn't mean security.<br />
And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts<br />
and presents aren't promises<br />
And you begin to accept your defeats<br />
with your head up and your eyes ahead<br />
with the grace of a ‘<i>human</i>,’ not the grief of a child<br />
And you learn to build all your roads on today<br />
because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans<br />
and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight. <br />
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After a while you learn that even sunshine burns<br />
if you get too much. <br />
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So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul<br />
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. <br />
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And you learn that you really can endure<br />
that you really are strong<br />
and that you really do have worth<br />
And you learn and you learn<br />
with every goodbye you learn... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">THIS day 12th November 2009 - I HAVE LEARNT! </span>Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-57696053973544665712009-11-06T16:18:00.003+08:002009-11-06T16:18:57.197+08:00Differential DiagnosisI refer to your report “<a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/23/nation/17516829&sec=nation" target="_blank">Misdiagnosing disease</a>” (<i>The Star</i>, April 23). Dr Chew Nee Kong, in attempting to clarify some cases of misdiagnosis among Parkinson’s Disease (PD) patients, was quoted as saying: “Patients suffering from depression may have slower movements but not tremors.”<br />
This is factually inaccurate as clinical depression may cause slowing down of movement, sedation, headaches, confusion, as well as jitteriness and even tremors.<br />
Further symptoms he described for PD include “slowing down in speech and body movement, softening of voice, and lacking in facial expression”. <br />
Surely these, too, are symptoms that may be presented by an individual suffering from Clinical (Major) Depression. <br />
It is also interesting to note, as Dr Chew pointed out, that dopamine (or the lack of it) is one of the factors associated with PD.<br />
Similarly, dopamine, being a neurotransmitter, has been linked to a variety of other disorders such as anxiety disorder, ADHD, and other mood disorders.<br />
Hence, some clinicians do prescribe dopamine (dopaminergic agents) in the treatment of Major Depression since an increase of this neurotransmitter in the frontal lobe can produce/boost feelings of pleasure. <br />
Perhaps just as important a point for us to note is that we tend to categorise people into a singular slot like keys that fit only one lock.<br />
In differential diagnosis, our goal indeed is to systematically eliminate possibilities until we reach a single most likely cause for the illness. <br />
But in actual practice, we may find that an individual may be challenged with more than one issue at any given moment.<br />
For example, a person diagnosed with PD may in fact also have depression. <br />
The depression may set in after he has been informed of the PD diagnosis or, more often than not, the depression has already been developing since the patient rightfully would have noted changes in his own ability and such associated with PD. <br />
I do agree with Dr Chew, however, on the point that there is insufficient training and understanding among many clinicians regarding the multitude of medical as well as psychological illnesses that exists.<br />
I also note an extremely poor linking (cooperation) between the two fields here in Malaysia. <br />
For example, when I resided in the US, almost all clients coming in to seek psychological services from me were immediately referred to a physician/psychiatrist/medical practitioner to rule out organic dysfunctions.<br />
Sometimes a “psychological problem” may be merely a symptom of a medical issue. <br />
Other times, a psychological issue has no medical basis, and sometimes the services of both a medical practitioner and a psychologist (therapist) are necessary.<br />
It is extremely important to remember that our fields are not in competition but are often times complementary. <br />
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<b>SYLVESTER LIM,</b><br />
<b> Kuala Lumpur.</b>Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-15696491833310437002009-11-04T22:21:00.000+08:002009-11-04T22:21:16.992+08:00More "bad" dreamsThis morning I kept waking up from more "bad" dreams .. of people possessed and that I had to face them and all .. but darn it, I didn't write them down so I can't recall them now. Each time I wake up, I would recall them so clearly . even the names of the individual(s) .. and while I kept telling myself to write them down .. alas .. of course I didn't do it. So as a result .. can't remember what the dreams were now. Oh well .. will see what tonite brings. :)Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-47209768304399675492009-10-31T09:56:00.000+08:002009-10-31T09:56:31.572+08:00A "Bad" DreamToday, I'd like to write about a dream I had last nite (this morning).<br />
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I was in a church. I don't remember which church this is now - but in the dream I did realize it was a church I had been to before a long time ago. I am guessing it is the Cathedral of Sacred Heart in JB. Anyway, I was there with 2 friends .. don't recall who they are now. But one female and one male .. and we were just walking around .. and I went to examine the back part of the church recognizing that a lot had changed there. As I was feeling the walls, I noticed a stump of wood sticking out of the wall .. and it gave me the impression it was part of a cross or crucifix that used to hang there (altho in real life - I don't recall a cross or crucifix there before - assuming i have the right church). So anyway, as I touched the stump of wood .. I felt a surge of energy go thru me. It was a weird feeling .. next as I turned I noticed my friends were about to leave .. i tried to move towards them and found I had difficulty moving. I tried to call out, but it would seem they could not hear me.<br />
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So i pushed myself as hard as i could to leave .. and i started towards the front door (but still far from it cos i was still neared to the altar). Anyway, as I pushed myself to move I had collapsed onto the floor and I immediately reached out to call my friend .. the guy was just a little ahead of me .. and he didn't turned back towards me. But then just as it appeared as if he would come to help me .. he hesitated and then turned back towards the door. It was as if he either couldn't see me on the floor or he couldn't hear me .. maybe it was cos there was no sound coming from me too even tho I was doing my best to yell out.<br />
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Next thing I know .. I was outside of the church now .. the two friends have disappeared. I just know I got out of the church, am very aware some evil or moster is about to come after me, and I had to run. I looked around for my bike (yes, I used to write a Suzuki 100 ER when I was a kid) but it was no where to be found. I ran around the church and still couldn't find it. Then I noticed a 125cc bike that looked kinda like mine (a scrambler). The key was in the ignition, so I jumped on it. I distinctly recall at that moment thinking "you can't steal this bike. it belongs to some one" and that thot was immediately countered with "i just need to borrow it. i gotta get away"<br />
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i started up the bike and was riding off out of the church compound when I heard another bike coming towards me. my thoughts suggested that (no no it's not the ghost or moster or whatever) it was the guy or his friend coming to chase me for stealing the bike. So i tried to ride off .. going into the residential neighborhood turning here and there into back lanes etc .. but this darn bike was moving so ever slowly and the other bike was catching up. Anyway, i eventually turned down one lane or rather out of one lane into a road that was going dowards a slope. I thot to myself "maybe this will give me more speed .. and the bike picked up speed.<br />
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Just as I heard the bike behind me turn onto this road as well, i made a sudden turn into an alley way which continued down a slope .. and the all of a sudden i reached the end of that path and it was .....<br />
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Down down down .. i was way way up some high place and I fell over the slope and now started free falling down .. looked like so far up and so far to go .. and my mind split to while I am still in the dream another part was awakening and said to myself "not again? another one of these drop off? drats .. i guess this is the way to end lah .."<br />
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And I woke up .....<br />
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I've had many dreams over the years of falling off a cliff or from some high place. I always thought this was an indication to me of how I would eventually leave this physical world. These dreams are more prevalent when I am ill or stressed over something. A friend told me recently that (he said according to Freud) dreams of falling suggest a lowered self esteem. I wonder I wonder. If that is the case, then it surely has to be because I have been "out of employment" and feeling unproductive and lacking direction of late. It's coming up to 3 months now .. and guess that means I need to get back into the swing of things and seriously find something to do to give me or allow me to feel some sense of accomplishment once more.<br />
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Oh well .. anyway - that was my "bad" dream ....Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-49814363346315208752009-10-27T09:45:00.000+08:002009-10-27T09:45:34.960+08:00Clearly a corrupt govt<h3 class="GenericStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}">To echo something I read in the Star this morning: The Government lacks the political will to combat corruption .. The Attorney-General should step down for dismissing this case. It's a scandal of the highest order to close such a high-profile and clear-cut case.</h3><h3 class="GenericStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}"> If one doesn't consider this corrupt .. then you would at least have to see an incompetent one. Take your pick. <br />
</h3>Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-16289175372476765972009-10-26T13:06:00.000+08:002009-10-26T13:06:41.237+08:00Do It Anyway<div style="text-align: center;">DO IT ANYWAY<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">written by Mother Theresa</span></b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">People are often unreasonable, illogical,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and self-centered;<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Forgive them anyway.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are kind, People may accuse you<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">of selfish, ulterior motives;<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be kind anyway.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are successful, you will win some<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">false friends and some true enemies;<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Succeed anyway.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are honest and frank,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">people may cheat you;<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be honest and frank anyway.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What you spend years building,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">someone could destroy overnight;<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Build anyway.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you find serenity and happiness,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">they may be jealous;<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be happy anyway.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The good you do today,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">people will often forget tomorrow;<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do good anyway.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Give the world the best you have,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it may never be enough;<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Give the world the best you got anyway.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">You see, in the final analysis,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">it is between you and God;<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was never between you and them anyway.<br />
</div>Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-60003685235935196772009-10-17T18:13:00.001+08:002009-10-17T18:14:49.570+08:00The Power of ONEOne song can spark a moment ~ One flower can wake the dream ~ One tree can start a forest ~ One bird can herald spring ~ One smile begins a friendship<br />
One handclasp lifts a soul ~ One star can guide a ship at sea ~ One word can frame the goal ~ One vote can change a nation ~ One sunbeam lights a room.<br />
One candle wipes out darkness ~ One laugh will conquer gloom ~ One step must start each journey ~ One word must start each prayer ~ One hope will raise our spirits<br />
One touch can show you care ~ One voice can speak with wisdom ~ One heart can know what's true ~ One life can make the difference<br />
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You see, it's up to you! It just takes ONE ....Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-68670480339801524602009-09-12T10:00:00.002+08:002009-09-12T10:10:53.739+08:00Be ThankfulBe thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.<br />If you did, what would there be to look forward to?<br /><br />Be thankful when you don't know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn..<br />Be thankful for the difficult times, for during those times you will grow.<br /><br />Be thankful for your limitations because they give you opportunities for improvement.<br />Be thankful for each new challenge because it will build your strength and character.<br /><br />Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.<br />Be thankful when you are weary and tired because it means you've made a difference.<br /><br />It's easy to be thankful for the good things. A life of of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks. Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.<br /><br />Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.<br /><br />~ Author Unknown ~Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-80578900779752742432009-08-29T16:01:00.003+08:002009-08-29T16:05:53.122+08:00on faith".. things that to a judgmental separate ego be perceived as setbacks, loses, difficulties or challenges - are indeed none other than experiences in the flow of your life, that the divine has lovingly guided you into to build your strength, redirect your journey, teach you something you will need to know, cause you to meet someone who is important for you to meet or to build an aspect of character that is necessary for what will come. Most important, in the moment of its occurrence, it is the opportunity to refine and hone and strengthen this aspect of inner-self that we have called <span style="font-style: italic;">faith.</span>" (p172)Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-73817205929729758772009-08-26T10:44:00.002+08:002009-08-26T10:53:01.704+08:00A new beginningWow. Seems like everytime I come back here .. it has been a long while. I gotta find some way to make this my "daily" practice (or at least weekly la). Anyway, before I start on the thousands of things bouncing around in my head, I wanna "extract" something to put here cos I have a link on facebook directing those who wanna find out more to come here. So ....<br /><br />"... You cannot make one move in life, make one choice, offer one viewpoint, get angry or be happy in a way that does not ripple through and affect the entire structure of your universe.<br /><br />Some actions have impacts of tremendous magnitude and proportion. You have seen ...how the action of a single person or a couple of people working together can send a shock wave, positive or negative, across the entire planetary system. And yet, at other times, the ripple seems only to pass to one person.<br /><br />What you do not see is that after that ripple passes to one person, that person may pass it to the next and the next and the next. And while it may take some time, that effect can ripple through and impact the entire planetary structure. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-style: italic;">Your life is of no small consequence. It is part of a masterpiece - a masterpiece of unfathomable proportion, of immense divine consequence." </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(taken from <span style="font-style: italic;">ARIEL Interview with an Angel </span>by Stevan J. Thayer and Linda Sue Nathanson Ph.D) (pp. 156-157)</span></span>Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-83747615335528050452009-05-11T00:09:00.003+08:002009-05-11T14:36:38.071+08:00To be or not to be .. that's the question ...Well to be more accurate, the question I am pondering at the moment is to hold on and fight or to let go??<br /><br />Say if you love someone dearly or a relationship .. would you keep fighting for it to make it "work?" or would you think if you are constantly "fighting" then perhaps it is just not "right" for you?<br /><br />If something is important to you, I suppose we all know we need to fight for it. Nothing good comes easy, after all - right? But I remember long long time ago reading a poem that suggested that - i.e., fight for what you want. But then it also ended by saying "but if you are always fighting, perhaps it is not meant to be" or something to that effect.<br /><br />Let's be a little more specific .. say you are in a relationship. After some time together, the other person tells u, you are just not right for her (or him if you are a girl). Would you go on fighting to prove that you are the right one for her? Some would say, if you love her - you would do everything you can to keep her, right? What if she pleads with you to let her go? Would you? If you don't .. and you say because you love her - you won't give up so easily .. then what about "if you love her, you would respect her wish over your own wish?" By staying on and fighting and holding on and not letting her go "because you love her" - wouldn't that simply demonstrate you love yourself and want to do what you want more than you love her and will do what she asks you to??<br /><br />If you are going to try and hold on to a relationship - how long before it's time to let you? How hard to try or to fight for it before it's time to let go? When to fight for it and when to let go??<br /><br />I don't have the answer. I guess we all need to decide this for ourselves .. and there isn't one answer that fits everyone and every situation. But I think I do live more along the lines of this poem I have always remembered from my childhood:<br /><br />If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's yours. If it doesn't, it never was.Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-29568282875501999562009-04-29T00:27:00.002+08:002009-04-29T00:47:28.612+08:00Wow. It has been ages AGAIN since I last entered here to write anything. Not that I have not thot of doing this - but always allowed one thing or other to distract me from this.<br /><br />I wanted to start writing again after I took on the position of CEO of PRIDE Foundation back in November 2008. Then again when I put a temporary stop to NOW Services around February 2009. Now, as I enter into another phase of my life where some similar major change is about to take place in my life - maybe this is a good time to re-start this.<br /><br />Anyway, the biggest factor in prompting me to start this tonite is because of someone very important to me. A request was made of me to write the following - and that has led me to do this tonite.<br /><br />The subject matter on which I wish to write tonite comes from an interview of Rev. Jesse Jackson I saw on tv last nite. At one point the tv journalist asked him how he felt as one of the giants who helped paved the way (the other such giant is of course M. Luther King) for Pres Obama to be elected the first Black US President. And also if Rev. JJ wished he could have been born later so he may be where Obama is now. JJ's reply was something along the following lines:<br /><br />When you visit a cemetary and look upon a thombstone, you will see two dates with a lil dash in the middle. The dates which mark the start and the end of one's life is generally beyond one's control. However, the little dash in between is where it is most important. It is there we live our lives and we have the power to determine what we do within that dash. We all have a purpose to serve - and so there is no reason to wish you were someone else or that you were born in this or that era. What we have been given is a certain time on this earth to do what we can. And we have have the ability to choose what we want to do with out lives - and thereby contribute in our own unique way. (<span style="font-style: italic;">not his exact words - but what I understood from him</span>)<br /><br />I think this is so true - and as I examine my life over the past 5 months since starting in this "new" (now not so new anymore) position .. i had all the aspirations of doing this and that - and contributing towards making a better community and society. Perhaps I have done all I can where I am now .. and need to move on and continue to seek out where I can offer a little back to my world - the world I find myself in. In one way or another - both in a "good way" and in "bad" I am sure I have had some impact on the people (some if not all) i have encountered. Perhaps that is enough - and I have to make choices that I feel is right for me rather than to stay where it makes so much sense because it is comfortable and safe.<br /><br />Ok ok .. this may not be making sense to anyone reading this - especially if you don't know me or don't know my position in life now. But whether it does make sense to any other or not - it does make sense to me .. and I am ready to "go with the flow" wherever the current takes me. Plus most importantly - I have fulfilled my promise to a very dear person tonite by making this entry into my "Crazeee Thots." :) And I feel good. Gnite world - and cu again soon. :)Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-30171778351169546802008-10-23T14:03:00.002+08:002008-10-23T14:08:28.843+08:00Wisdom of SurrenderTo some people, surrender may have negative connotations, implying defeat, giving up, failing to rise to the challenges of life, becoming lethargic, and so on. True surrender, however, is something entirely different. It does not mean to passively put up with whatever situation you find yourself in and to do nothing about it. Nor does it mean to cease making plans or initiating positive action.<br /><br />Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life. The only place where you can experience the flow of life is the NOW, so to surrender is to accept the present moment unconditionally and without reservation.<br /><br />It is to relinguish inner resistance to what "IS."<br /><br />(Derived from <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Practising the Power of NOW</span></span> - p106)Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-20788376931898061832008-10-22T11:03:00.003+08:002008-10-22T11:12:29.135+08:00ExerciseThis morning I realized how easy it is for us to put aside our scheduled time for exercise when some other appointments come up. No doubt other appointments may concern our work or our business, but come to think about it - are we saying our own exercising is NOT so important? So our own physical health can come second or third or fourth on our priority list? Would it be possible for us to set aside our exercise time to be just as important - if not more so - then our other businesses of the day such that if we have made an appointment to go to the gym (for example) that doesn't get dropped when we are called to a meeting of some sort?<br /><br />This same goes for prayers I suppose. Can we really dedicate a specific time each day to give to God - so to speak? And the follow these pre-scheduled time "religiously" without allowing for the day to day "distractions" to pull us away from these moments?<br /><br />With the down in the economy, I've notice (as have many) that businesses are less inclined to spending $$ on self/personal development. It is no secret that many people would put aside this aspect of their life (personal growth and development including spirituality) for many other things. Seems like our "care for ourselves" is always at least secondary. Practically all of us have heard of the trite saying of "We have to love ourselves first before we can love others" or "how can others love you if you don't love yourself" or the many other varieties that speak to the same matter. Yet, while we know this in our head and heart - we (most of us) seem to not practice this.<br /><br />Are we missing a very important point? I wonder ...Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-49592792631753737722008-10-18T22:15:00.002+08:002008-10-18T22:21:53.419+08:00The Joy of BeingAsk yourself: Is there joy, ease, and lightness in what I am doing? If there isn't, then time is covering up the present moment, and life is perceived as a burden on a struggle.<br /><br />If there is no joy, ease, or lightness in what you are doing, it does not necessarily mean that you need to change what you are doing. It may be sufficient to change the how. "How" is always more important than "what." See if you can give much more attention to the doing than to the result that you want to achieve through it. Give your fullest attention to whatever the moment presents. This implies you also completely accept what is, because you cannot give your full attention to something and at the same time resist it.<br /><br />(taken from <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Practising the NOW </span></span>- p35)Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-39918953109108860542008-10-17T21:27:00.003+08:002008-10-17T21:33:45.444+08:00PRESENCESomething to share from <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Practising the Power of NOW</span></span>:<br /><br />"In the stillness of your presence, you can feel your own formless and timeless reality as the unmanifested life that animates your physical form. You can then feel the same life deep within every other human and every other creature. You look beyond the veil of form and separation. This is the realization of oneness. This is love." (p84)Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905502719965158390.post-49116526686156657142008-10-17T21:23:00.003+08:002008-10-17T21:26:55.093+08:00I am back!Wow. It has been 3 weeks since I made my last post. How time flies. I wonder how people can do this on a daily basis. Guess perhaps it's just a matter of "discipline" or perhaps simply a matter of habit.<br /><br />3 whole weeks! WoW!!<br /><br />Life is still pretty "chaotic" at the moment. Depending on whether you are a half empty glass or half full glass - you would see the "chaotic" as either good or bad. Or perhaps it is just neither. For me - certainly this is some really trying times .. with changes on a daily basis. I guess I need to take what I can from the situation and hope I will learn and grow. You do know that even "Death" is growth, right? :)Sylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17183401081102189493noreply@blogger.com0