It's December again!

It's time of the year where we show our gratitude and the month where we can give back to the society to help the needy and the less fortunates. I've always encourage my daughters to contribute to the needy as much as they can afford because by doing so, it's creating a helping spiritual bond to the Providence and it will in turn give you back more. I believe in that. I feel that's the right thing to do. The act of generosity.

Same here for gratitude. I'm very grateful to put some faith in Marie Callas. She has changed my life quite a lot this year, of course, those few lucky lottery wins have made my family's life better, like the good food and the memorable short trips around the country. So I make sure I always carry one of the Marie Callas talisman whenever I go and I think it helps me. Thank you again.

With all the love in my heart I want to tell you thank you and I wish you Merry Christmas and a lot of health and happiness.

Life goes on

Not really in happy mood recently, as you know, the Hindraf incident here has made many of us feel uncertain in our beloved country. Every country has own domestic problems and this is one of them that has been ignored over and over. I shouldn't comment too much about this sensitive issue though. I shall leave it to your own analysis and conclusion.

For me and my circle of people, lives still go on as usual. Some of them are clearly incensed by the event but I encourage them to be congenial as usual, after all we do have our families to raise here.

2 simple tips to get lucky in life

In case you are wondering what's the 2 magical tips, they are actually happening right at our everyday life. You are just now aware of that or you are just taking them for granted. I think they are logical.

Right place at the right time and you see the opportunity dangling in front of you. So how to get there? It depends on your network of acquaintances, don't you think so? For instance, if you have an active network of 100 acquaintances, you're far more likely to hear of opportunities that you've been looking for than if you only had a network of 50. Somehow through this network, you get the best job offer or a great business opportunity, then others would say you're the luckiest person on earth!

Secondly, don't be afraid, go to try out something new! Enjoy life's new experiences and don't always hide in your own shelf. This way, yo are more likely to be exposed to more opportunities. So if you're the sort of person who always goes to the same place on holiday, or will eat the same meal at a restaurant time and time again because you know you like it, then go on, try something new!! The fun here is just do something unusual or out of your normal activities.. this is a dynamic world and you may find something to be exciting about..

Thank you

I think "Thank You" are very powerful words. It can:

1. Turn upsets to gratitude.
2. Negative to positive.
3. Complaining to Appreciating.
4. Argument to Acceptance and Understanding.
5. Forcing to Encouragement.
6. Disempowering to empowering.
7. Hate to love.

I've made it a habit to thank everyone I come in contact with and to try and find something to compliment them on.

Living passionately is not about....

Living passionately is an important aspect of a fulfilling life. But passion doesn't have to be reserved for just our goals. We have become so goal oriented that we have lost being involved in the activity and the journey. I agree that without passion for the journey itself, and that includes all areas of life, there will be disappointment when we reach our destination.

Besides, there is no destination. Life is an on-going process of evolution. So when we focus on reach the goal to feel satisfaction, we are reaching for a ghost.

So the only definition I can see is a bad habit is anything that has a disruptive, sabotaging and negative impact on our life. But in general, if we focus on strengthening our positive qualities, rather than trying to weed out every little negative action, we will create a more positive and productive lifestyle.

Happy Deepavali

A colorful festival that is celebrated by all Hindus worldwide is Deepavali, which is also known as the festival of lights. This festival usually falls around late October and November.

One important practice that the Hindus follow during the festival is to light oil lamps in their homes on Deepavali morning. By lighting the oil lamps, the Hindus are thanking the gods for the happiness, knowledge, peace and wealth that they have received. The Hindus consider Deepavali as one of the most important festivals to celebrate.

There is even an interesting legend behind this festival. The story goes that Narakasura, a demon, ruled the kingdom of Pradyoshapuram. Under his rule, the villagers suffered a lot of hardship as the demon tortured the people and kidnapped the women to be imprisoned in his palace. Seeing his wickedness, Lord Khrishna set out to destroy the demon and the day Narakasura died was celebrated as Deepavali, the triumph of good over evil!

The Hindus usually awake early in the morning of deepavali around 3am and the first ritual will be having an oil bath, which is an important feature of Deepavali. Hindus will be dressed in their new clothes on Deepavali. Most of the ladies would be clad in silk saris or Punjabi suits of various bright shades. Hindus particularly dislike dressing in black on that day, as they consider black an inauspicious color for the festival.

Hindus would also pay their respects to the elderly and most families would go to the temple after having breakfast. This is also an important practice for them. The reason why they would be going to the temples is to pray to get happiness and prosperity on Deepavali. The houses would be decorated with oil lamps and children will play with firecrackers to celebrate the festival. On the first day, they would not go visiting but would stay at home to welcome the guests who visit them.

Visiting Hindus during Deepavali will be an interesting activity, as you will get to taste a wide variety of delicious food. In every home that you visit you are bound to be served with a tempting spread of sweets. Some of the popular sweets are halwa, burfi and laddu.

Hindus love eating spicy food and for non-vegetarians they indulge in favorites like chicken tandoori, prawn sambal and fish head curry. In homes of Hindus who are vegetarians popular dishes like thosais, idlis and naans are prepared.

Source: http://meme.essortment.com/whatisdeepaval_rgwe.htm

Discover your passion and you'll find your fortune

We grew up choosing the educational course that promised would make us most money and potential advancement. We just didn't follow our passion in life. In the end many ended up miserable and unfulfilled.

One of the things I've learned from people who are truly successful is that they are passionate about what they do. The greatest sportsman and actors are passionate about their craft. So the lesson they teach is find what you are passionate about and just do it. You won't have a problem focusing because you'll be doing what you love.

People who are passionate about something, spend as much time around what they love as possible. So to them, work is no longer work, work becomes fun, and who doesn't love to have fun.

Find a quiet place by yourself, close your eyes, and focus on what you are passionate about.

What would you do all day long if you could, if you are thinking about sleep, your passion for life isn't strong enough.

Discover your passion and you'll find your fortune.