Blame yourself for what you are today

My company is conducting its annual employee review this month hence there are a lot of gossips and rumours going around like "who's getting promoted", "who's going to have post", "what's going to be my grade", and etc.. Of course there are bound to be disappointments like "Why is he promoted instead of me?" or "Why are they so lucky?" Let me explain why.

Marie Callas said all things happen for a reason. What's in our life today is the result of what we have done all the past years. You really can't blame God, government, your parents, spouse or other people. If today you are poor, you can't blame them, blame it on yourself for not doing the right things to be prosperous or happy today.

Take for example, if you treat your parents with disdain, in times to come, your kids will treat you with disdain too. It's happening too often in our midst and I am sad about all that.

We need to put in efforts in order to harvest the fruits we desired. By remembering that the law of attraction always applies, we should avoid things that we can foresee that gives us negative results in the future. On the other hand, we should do things that could help gain a positive feeling on ourselves, so that others are happy being with us and this leads us to begin to be happy as well!

Well, this is based on my own understanding. I believe the details are just too subtle for me to grasp at this moment. But do remember this very basic idea. Your life will be better in times to come.

Being successful

Do you want to be successful in life? What is your meaning of 'successful'? Personally, I think most people will equate being successful in life to having lots of money and wealthy... Is that really the meaning of 'successful'?

Let me explain using my own understanding. Yes, everyone's aim of success is to be weathly. However, being successful or wealthy is a long road of perseverance, motivation, and doing the right thing at the right time at the right place. That's why too many people have given up along the way or they have found the wrong place. Even if you are in the right place, you need to use your intuition and thoughts to convince that you are in the right place. If you think you are in a wrong place, search till you think you have found the right place. That's a arduous journey.

Only when you have settled in your right place, getting nurtured, and done what you need to go, then will you see your success coming in. Money rewards are just the results of the whole process. I should say, doing the right thing at the right stage of your life, and what you do benefit others, then your life is successful. Plain pursuit of money is wrong in my opinion.

Big news

Well, the nation is buzzing with talks and gossips about our PM. This time, of course, about his big day this coming Saturday! He will get married again for the 2nd time. I mean, there's nothing wrong with that but he's the national leader and his 2nd marriage comes around 2 years after the death of the First Lady. Personally I feel there's nothing wrong with that. Life is a journey, we are always looking forward to the future, for a better experience. There's no point holding on to the past; remember, cherish and respect the past, and of course, account to your own conscience too.

It's good to forgive

I had a deep hatred for one of my ex-colleagues. I do not wish to re-tell the whole incident over here because I have decided to clear it away from the back of my mind. It's the kind of grudge that is common between guys, so you roughly know what it is..

Ever since I'm reading and learning those spiritual guidances from Marie Callas, deep in my heart I have said, "XXX, I have forgiven you." Spiritually I feel very relieved, and I wish to see him one day to verbally tell him that.

Marie Callas says that when we bear a strong hatred or grudge against another person, it is ourselves that actually hurting. It is really a heavy burden to carry it everywhere you go, day by day. Let it go and you'll feel lighter.

Vivid dream

Hope you have a great weekend and we are now in June! Do you have a great 2007 so far? I know many people are facing the gloomy aspect of their lives now as this is such a fast and unforgiving world we are in, coupled with the uncertain global environmental conditions. What is our planet like for our descendants twenty years down the road? I think only the Superior One can answer that.

I had a really bad dream last Saturday night. In my dream, I saw a giant wall of water surging towards a coastline full of holiday revellers and swallowed them in a flash. Well, I was then standing at a tall tower with my family looking out at the sea when that 'event' happens, so I was lucky in my dream...

I woke up in the morning and that dream was just so vivid and real. I hope it is just my mental picture and illusion and there's no meaning to it.

Learn to expect imperfections

I think this is very true...read it in an unknown book there in a bookshop at a shopping mall while I was waiting for my mrs. My temper was going to let loose because she kept me waiting for more than half an hour.

This sentence cools me down dramatically :)

"Do not expect perfection from your spouse or expect your spouse to have similar habits as you."

Marriage is coming together of two imperfect beings. Don’t expect wife or husband to be like this or that, accept them as they are.

How true after I gave it a thought. All the way, deep inside, I've been saying to myself how come she cannot be like this, be like that, or behave in a way I wish. In the end, we often get into verbal skirmishes and we get unhappy.

Amazing pictures

Hmmm.. turned on my computer on the Sunday morning and received a forwarded email from one of my pals who works there. It comes with a few attached pics and it got me quite jaw-dropped! Take a look at it.

You may have seen it already but for those who haven't - that's a sea tornado or water sprout showing up at Singapore on Friday afternoon!! I think the pics are really awesome... I have never seen or heard it before .

Nature is amazing, isn't it.