How the Discipline of Simplicity Can Change Your Life

“Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.” – John Maeda

(Photo taken of Zen-like koi pond in Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore)

Editor’s Note: Guest article submitted by Rita Schulte.

Stop for a moment and take a good look at your life. It’s a mess. You’re over- committed; don’t know how to say no, you have way too much stuff, too little time, and no idea how to organize all the things that are complicating your life. If that sounds like you, take heart, you’re not alone.
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Manifest Your Dreams – Attend The Vision Board Mastery Workshop

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain

The Vision Board Mastery Workshop is going to be held once again in Singapore next month.

There are many great benefits to attending a physical workshop for the making of a vision board:
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Look Fabulous Above 40: Tips by Facebook Fans

“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”

“Fashion fades but only style remains the same.”

– Coco Chanel

The fear of aging can strike at any age but 40, in particular, is seen as the year that inflicts a great majority of people, particularly women, with a sense of trepidation. Following my article on the Fear of Aging, I decided to invite the public or rather fans and friends on Facebook for tips on how to look young.
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How to Be Contented With What You Have

When you practice contentment you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes I already have everything that I really need’. — Dalai Lama

Editor’s Note: Guest article submitted by Alden Tan.

Have you ever felt frustrated and unsatisfied with whatever that’s going on in your life?

You may have a job, but you keep wondering about when you’ll be promoted.

You may have many friends around you, but sometimes they annoy you and you don’t even feel like hanging out with them.
It always seemed to be that way for me.
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How to Get Over the Fear of Aging

“I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and… I believe in miracles.” – Audrey Hepburn

We live in a society that values looks and youth. And so as we mature past our 30s, then 40s and 50s, we can start to face the fear of aging. I believe that females feel the fear even more. The fear of aging can be like a looming dark cloud that drives us to irrational behavior such as undergoing multiple plastic surgery jobs to tighten sagging skin.
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How One Word Can Change Your Life

“The limits of my language means the limits of my world.”
– Ludwig Wittgenstein

Editor’s note: guest article submitted by Anne-Sophie Reinhardt.

Words are powerful.

They manifest themselves into beliefs, feelings, actions and entire lives. They make your world or break it. They lift you up or pull you down. They move you forward or make you tread water.
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How to Overcome the Fear of Money

“There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor.” – Oscar Wilde

You would think that most people would love to have lots of money. However, there are also those who fear money or having too much of it. Maybe it is the reminder about King Midas that puts these people in fear. His wish that everything he touched be turned to gold was fulfilled. However, he later found, to his dismay, that even his delicious food and beloved daughter were transformed into gold.
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How to be Zen – Part B

“A calm mind is not disturbed by the waves of thoughts.” – Remez Sasson

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How to be Zen – Part A

“What is this true meditation? It is to make everything: coughing, swallowing, waving the arms, motion, stillness, words, action, the evil and the good, prosperity and shame, gain and loss, right and wrong, into one single koan.”- Hakuin

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How to Overcome the Fear of Failure

Does the fear of failure stop you from venturing forth?

The fear of failure often strikes with terror. A shiver goes down your spine. You break out in profuse sweat. Your imagination goes on the overdrive. Whether the trial you are undergoing is a big or small one, you feel faint from the thought of being seen as a failure in life.

The fear of failure may not all that negative. For instance, it can spur you to overcome your barriers and conquer new heights. I believe it was how I have studied and passed my examinations relatively well while in school. However, in the recent years, I realised that being motivated by fear may not exactly be the best way to go about living. I have also found that my children do not respond too well when fear is being used to get them to study or to instil some of discipline. With awareness, I intend to be mindful about not using fear on them.

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