Category Archives for "Conscious Living"
Meaning of Conscious Living
Should The Poor Mexican Fisherman Give Up Contentment For Cash?
(Photo by vijo on Flickr)
In a quiet Mexican fishing village, an American who was on vacation saw a local fisherman unloading his catch. He decided to approach him.
The American asked the fisherman, “why are you finishing your day so early?”
The Mexican replied “Oh Senor, I have caught enough to feed my family and a little extra to sell for today. It is now time to go for lunch with my family and have a siesta. In the afternoon, I can play with my kids. In the evening, I will go to the cantina, drink a little tequila and play the guitar.”
Blog Action Day 08: Poverty
Today, October 15, is Blog Action Day. Bloggers around the world unite on this day for their various contributions to a central theme. This year round, the spotlight is on Poverty.
My thoughts are that if being poor is not bad enough, imagine being hit by a natural disaster! Located around Singapore (where I come from) are less developed countries that are continually hit by strong winds, rains or earthquake.
Can The Artist See The Big Picture?
(Photo by photo-g-nick on Flickr)
Once upon a time, there was an artist. He loved to paint. He would spend hours painting beautiful pictures. He was happy, for he was engaged creatively.
Then, one day, he met with a motor bike accident one day. It was an accident, which was near fatal. He did survive however; but had to amputate his right arm, the arm that he used to paint with.
Heroes Of Healing: Neale Donald Walsch
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Neale Donald Walsch was at a low point in his life when he decided to write a letter to God. He wanted to vent his frustrations. However, to his amazement, he received a response. What transpired after that were extraordinary answers to all his questions about life, beliefs, traditions, religion, family, sex and war, amongst others. His three books based on Conversations with God are in a Q&A format; very readable and yet profound in the answers contained within. Now translated into 34 languages, they have touched the lives of millions around the world.
What Enneagram Type Am I?
I was often asked this question by those who are confused: What Enneagram Type am I?
As an Enneagram Executive Coach, I’d like to offer the suggestion to first read about each of the 9 personality types that the Enneagram comprises of. Below is the follow up to the updated post on Enneagram Quiz: How Would You Cross the River.
According to the Enneagram, we have one core Personality Type. It appears that we are either born with it or that it can be the result of early nurturing. This core is home base and it doesn’t change. It describes you the most. If you are a bird, which is free to roam and to explore all other types, you always come flying home. You reside in this sector; as if it is a familiar nest.
How Would You Cross The River?
How would you cross the river? Take this Enneagram test.
Which out of the below 9-styles are you:-
ONEs approach the river from the one and only perfect place to cross.
TWOs start to cross the river, then double back to help others to cross. As they get to do this, they never get to cross themselves.
THREEs wear their best and wait at the edge until they are the center of attention. Then, they do attractive, eye-catching strokes as they cross the river.
My Abundance Mind Movie
In between watching Wall-E, The Mummy III and a Singapore production Money No Enough, I was in my Dreamworks studio (aka my study) working with “Zhang Yi Mou, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas” for two entire weekends. Relying on a shoestring budget of less than $20, production of my Mind Movie wrapped up late yesterday. While it could do with more editing, I have decided to roll the video out in conjunction with Positive Thinking Day (Sept 13). The only reason why this post was not out earlier (like many hours ago) was because of Youtube having server maintenance; contributing to problems in uploading.
25 Ways To Nurture Your Soul
Start to nurture your soul to improve the quality of living. If you are currently starving yourself of love, warmth and all things chocolate, it is time to do things differently. Starving your soul is tantamount to a refusal to say yes to the joy of enjoying rich beauty and abundance around.
By starving your soul of needed nourishment, you end up carrying a negative vibe. It is evident when you are constantly swearing, complaining and being rude to others. Soul starvation makes you bitter, needy, angry and resentful. It is even possible that you feel lonely because friends inadvertently shy away from you.
Conversely, when you nurture your soul, life feels full. You become a lover of life. Every little experience opens you to delight. Rose buds unfolding their miracles. Unicorns riding on rainbows in the sky. Red strawberries coated in fresh cream. And the scent of early morning dew. Invariably, living life with an exuberance puts you in a heightened state of energy consciousness
68 Seconds Of Pure Thought: Visualize In 4 Creative Ways
Apparently, all you need is 68 seconds of pure thought to bring about the manifestation of a major miracle. According to Abraham-Hicks, your intention setting begins with a block of 17 seconds.
How Thought Creates A Major Miracle
In a nutshell,
A block of 17 seconds generates an energy expansion equivalent to 2,000 action hours and results in the creation of a mini miracle.
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Pure Thought
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Energy Expansion (Action Hours)
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Manifest
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17
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2,000
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Mini Miracle
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34
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20,000
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Medium Miracle
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51
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200,000
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Large Miracle
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68
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2,000,000
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Major Miracle
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Remember the key is to have pure thought; that is a thought with absolutely clear intent. It means that you do not have any have any sabotaging or canceling thought that follows the first. If you can have pure thought after pure thought, you increase the number of combustion points. By passing the mark in 68 seconds of pure thought, you would have transmitted a positive energy of intention into the Universe.
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Guest Post: 7 Tips On How To Handle Rejection In Life
My guest post on 7 Tips on How to Handle Rejection in Life is up on Pick the Brain. Here is an excerpt…
“It is inevitable you will be turned down at various points in your life. You may get rejected when applying for a job, making a marriage proposal or asking your boss for a pay raise. It is not a nice experience to have, but thankfully it is possible to learn how to handle rejection without letting it destroy you.”
Read it over here today http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-handle-rejection/.
On another note, if you have been trying to access my site and found it down just now, I wish to apologise. I can’t say that I know exactly what happened. It was likely caused by an installation of a new spam plugin by someone I hired to look into the maintenance of this site. In any case, all is well now.
It’s also great that while I got my site sorted out, Peter is graciously hosting my latest article on his, at Pick the Brain. So don’t forget to check it out here!