Relaxing Sunday

Yesterday went for Metta Run with Siew. Really enjoyed running with her. Although we ran at different speed from time to time. I still feel supported with her around. I think that is why our friendship is so special, there is not necessary to be together 24/7, yet we are comfortable with each other.

Today my body starts to ache. Last night before sleep, my feet was swollen, luckily the swollen has subsided. I guess due to let of stretching exercise. Today is a relaxing day for me, I didn't do much, just washing of family clothing and went to nap. Unfortunately, I didn't have a beautiful dream. I dreamt that Siangming (ex bf) came back to me to ask me for money and he came with his son. In my dream, I was already quite well-to-do. However, I rejected his request and I woke up. When I reflected on my dream, I guess it is really hard for me to give another person a second chance. It is really about the trust that was once built was broken after so many years. No doubt it was just a dream, it felt real. One good thing about it, I don't feel upset about it as I have forgiven him and myself. We are not meant to be. On a second thought, why guys keep asking me for money. Am I so gullible or too trusting? I think I must be more alert when comes to money!

Bad dream aside, I had a good dinner with my family and my aunt tonight. My aunty offered to pay for the dinner. She is generous :) As we are debating who should win the vote. I realised both my mum, my aunty and myself are on the same side and my dad and my sis are on the other side. We both have our views. Nevertheless, I do hope that the voting results would be fair and justice. Win like a gentleman!

Mindful Living

Yesterday while waiting for Siew, I went into Kikki stationary shop. As I browse through the items. I saw a few lovely personal enhanced books comes in a series such goals, happiness, mindfulness and gratitude. I was attracted by the mindfulness book. I liked the quote in the book: “Wherever you are, be all there!” ― Jim Elliot

I think this is what mindfulness is all about. I continued to flipped the book. There are some good questions to reflect.
1) How are you feeling right now?
2) What are the things that are working for you now?
3) What are the things that are not working for you?
4) What will you do to improve the situation?

I have been following Dr Wayne Dyer's teaching for some time. Some of his sharing are inspiring to me such as: When you squeeze an orange, you'll always get orange juice to come out. What comes out is what's inside. The same logic applies to you: when someone squeezes you, puts pressure on you, or says something unflattering or critical, and out of you comes anger, hatred, bitterness, tension, depression, or anxiety, that is what's inside. If love and joy are what you want to give and receive, change your life by changing what's inside.

This is also considered mindful living. Do you know that Dr Wayne has been writing journal all his life? That is because he wants to have the self awareness, to understand himself better, to understand what life is about, to connect with people.

Through the learning from Ven. Master Hsing Yun and Dr Wayne, I feel that I benefited a lot from them. They are great leaders and yet they are humble and impart their wisdom and compassion to us. I am really very thankful towards them. I no longer need to seek for others approval, by just believing in myself. Using my own compassion and wisdom to guide my own path and others.

I will start my journaling again Lol :D

Educating myself on managing finance

Today can called a new rebirth for me as these past few months, I started to educate myself about money and how can I manage money better and benefit myself and people around me. It feels great to receive a decent salary from my own business. Using my talent and skills to bring me out of the situation.

Looking back past year, who on earth would be so insensible to give a stranger $22,000 just because he is in need of money? I truly learned my mistakes, there are truly scammers, liars and cheaters in this world, who can tell you sad stories to con you in believing their sad stories. Although I still have $12,000 to return to my father and sister, I am confident that I am able to deliver my promise for the next year and I will be debt free!

I can't blame anyone other than myself for being so naive and too trusting, thinking that it is real story. But I also learned to forgive myself and making sure that I will not be a victim any more.

Through this drama, I learn that how money is important to our daily life and we should respect money. Money can be beneficial to our needs, help the genuine charity organisations and give our love ones better living life. I have also put aside money for gratification to reward myself for the hardwork that I have contributed, to acknowledge and pamper myself and my family.

Why people lie and cheat?
I guess due to their poor upbringing, they have bad experiences and wanted to revenge or they found the short term benefits of conning people. These will not last and eventually they lost themselves. I do hope that one day, they will repent and walk back the right path. May they be enlighten.

There is such thing as karma, whatever these people do, they need to pay back whatever they have done. I may not have the opportunity to see it. It doesn't matter to me as I have learned my lesson and move on.

Mid Year Review 2015

Mid Year Review: Last night spend some time to reflect what I have done in the past and what I want to achieve in the future. I am pleased with some of the things I wrote have been completed and some are still in work in progress.

Required Attention

1) Spend quality time with the nature, exercising, meditate Sunday morning On-going

To have quality sleep. Make sure sleep before 11pm. Required Attention

Mindful of what I eat. Required Attention

I can be healthy from 59kg to 50kg. by eating nutritious food. Need to put in salad / cereals in my meals to allow my body have proper nutrients! Start by Mar 2015.

I will take good care of my body by listening to my body.

2) Increase knowledge through reading Read Everyday, 30 mins Start now 21^st July 2015

Pay attention through listening and observation.

Review weekly on my progress. Planning my schedule every Sunday.

3) Earns S$60,000 in 2015 for my business, S$20,000 in every quarter (Talk to Stephan, Alvin and find serious collaborations to discuss this)

Finding more businesses with Elaine for our design business to sustain our current lifestyle at least $20,000 in every 3 month Focus on building business relationships. Earning $20,000 for first 6 months currently. Need to put in more effort in business. Required Attention

4) Craft 28 Aug Humorous Speech (30 July) and 19 Sept Meeting (15 Aug), use personal stories by Jun 2014

5) Visit Aunty Lyn, Uncle Bob in between July to Sep 2015

6) Creative Painting Deliver Acrylic Painting/Artwork every 3 months

7) Write a Book. B+  By Dec 2015. Attend 25-27 Sep 2015 How to publish a book.

8) Reduced time on Facebook.

On-Going

1) Continue to build bonding and spend quality time with family and friends

2) Teaching Mi Tuo Students every Saturday morning, 9.30am – 11.30am.
    Starts on 24th January 2014. 3^rd year now.

3) Spend time on my Business

Focus on the type of customers and values

4) Meetup with Business Owners, Build goodwill Network every 2 times a week Giving Referrals

5) Wellness

Mediate 5 mins, twice daily.

Exercise 3 times a week: Every Mon, Wed and Sunday (Swimming / Other interesting Exercise) 

Many people find that goal settings do not work. My learning is we have to take actions in order to make it work. Aligned your goals with your purpose, beliefs and values. Be specific such as set realistic timeline. Review your goals at least once a week to ensure that you are on the right track or make small adjustments to suit the reality. Finally, be focus and committed to your goals.

3 Important Questions

Setting Goals with the ends in mind helps us to bring our life more meaningfully.

1) What kind of experiences I want to have?

Being happy

Travel with my love ones

Having quality time with family and friends, connecting with them deeper

Joy

Trust

Loving

Bonding

2) What kind of growth do you want to have?

Confidence can be built through daily practice, Be more, Do more.

Leadership

Increased in Wisdom (Clarity)

Able to dealt with issues with solutions

Mediation daily (Increase in intuition and clarity
Stabilise my emotions 

Exercise 3 times a week

Eating healthy

Reaching ideal weight 50kg

3) What do I want to contribute to the society?

Give people my attention 100%, be it family, friends or person who is with me at the moment

Give insights to people

Exhibit 1 art work once a year

Write book to provide knowledge to people

Educating people

Volunteer

Some of them I am doing it, some are still work in progress. My experiences it is more towards relationship building. Inside of me wanted to educate people. That's why the ultimate role is to become a teacher. 

One teacher told me teacher is like a candle, to burn the wick is to light up the wisdom in students' heart.

Go with the flow

A good friend of mine once said,"Go with the flow and your life will be smoother." Little did I know what she meant until I experience it myself.

These few years, I have been meeting intuitive people, art therapists, even venerables, they all said about going with the flow.

I wasn't open previously, I guess... This year I decided to be more open, things start to flow. I am more receiveable about my own intuition, more open about new ideas, able to adapt changes easier. These are the growth in me.

I felt that I no longer uptight to my bad experiences. I understand that it's part of my learning. I feel more safe now. I realised being a control freak devalued my life, I learn to go with the flow, my world has changed for the better.

Yesterday, attended an art experiential session. It's about drawing the past, present and future doors. I gained a lot of insights. From inward looking to outward looking. From current situation to the outcome. I feel positive and hopeful.

I am still working on myself. I guess life is the best teacher because it never lies.

你不知道的事

创作灵感：
《你不知道的事》是由王力宏作词、作曲并演唱的一首歌，这首歌也是电影《恋爱通告》的主题曲。王力宏在电影中向女主角刘亦菲“求爱”之歌。刘亦菲原本写了情诗给学校中爱慕的学长，结果学长不领情，王力宏在剧中把这首情诗改编成情歌，写成《你不知道的事》唱给刘亦菲，让刘亦菲发现原来王力宏深爱着她，借着情歌求爱成功。

感想：
感觉这首歌有丝情画意的感觉。一首不能说出来的感情，正符合电影的情节。让我从中学习到创作人必须有的条件：感情要丰富，有共鸣，才能感动大家的作品。

歌词：
蝴蝶眨几次眼睛 才学会飞行
夜空洒满了星星 但几颗会落地
我飞行 但你坠落之际
很靠近 还听见呼吸
对不起 我却没捉紧你

你不知道我为什麽离开你
我坚持不能说放任你哭泣
你的泪滴像 倾盆大雨 碎了满地
在心里清晰

你不知道我为什麽狠下心
盘旋在你看不见的高空里
多的是 你不知道的事

蝴蝶眨几次眼睛 才学会飞行
夜空洒满了星星 但几颗会落地
我飞行 但你坠落之际
很靠近 还听见呼吸
对不起 我却没捉紧你

你不知道我为什麽离开你
我坚持不能说放任你哭泣
你的泪滴像 倾盆大雨 碎了满地
在心里清晰

你不知道我为什麽狠下心
盘旋在你看不见的高空里
多的是 你不知道的事
我飞行 但你坠落之际

你不知道我为什麽离开你
我坚持不能说放任你哭泣
你的泪滴像 倾盆大雨 碎了满地
在心里清晰

你不知道我为什麽狠下心
盘旋在你看不见的高空里
多的是 你不知道的事

爱不持久

收音机每天都在播放这首歌。忍不住的想看歌词的内容。原来是小S作词, 作曲, 难怪她能唱出那么有感情的歌。

歌词：
爱 不可能持久
尤其当一个人怀疑自己的时候
本来很甜蜜的话 现在却像在吵架
如果没有人先承认自己还爱对方
爱就变成挣扎

爱 不可能持久
尤其当你开始怀疑我不爱你的时候
本来想牵你的手 现在却觉得尴尬
如果没有人先承认自己还爱对方
爱就变成挣扎

我不想失去你 又不知道如何表达
我爱你明明就在心里面回荡
我不想失去你 又不知道如何表达
下次多希望你能够鼓起勇气说话

爱 不可能持久
尤其当你开始怀疑我不爱你的时候
本来想牵你的手 现在却觉得尴尬
如果没有人先承认自己还爱对方
爱就变成挣扎

我不想失去你 又不知道如何表达
我爱你明明就在心里面回荡
我不想失去你 又不知道如何表达
下次多希望你能够鼓起勇气说话

我不想失去你 又不知道如何表达
我爱你明明就在心里面回荡
我不想失去你 又不知道如何表达
下次多希望你能够鼓起勇气说话

Digitize my journal

As I was tidy up my room, I saw a few loose journals in my drawer. I read through and decided to summarize and digitize the content here.

The journals was written in 2010. Most of them were written about the happening in each day. Some stories stand out better than the rest, such as my personal growth and insights, relationship with family and past romance. Most of the articles are surround by love, forgiveness and understanding.

1. The acceptance of who I really am. The relationship with myself has greatly improved. (4 years old heart work!) I am honest with myself now. Look into my heart whenever I needed the answers. It is safe to admit truth with myself.
2. Lessons on Assertiveness. Be clear of my intent and purpose. Be firm about it. Clarity brings wisdom.
3. The love for my family.
4. Spend time with friends and understand them.
5. Letting go of my past romance.I feel neutral about past relationships as they are over. Now, I see the past relationships are experiences that I have gained, be it good or bad. These experiences definitely help me to become a better person in dealing with relationships.
6. Love and be passionate with my career. Give 100% focus and commitment. Easily attached and detached from work that I truly care.
7. Contribution to the society.
8. Celebrate every small successes.

I am inviting

• Continuing the connection with myself.
• My relationships are real and genuine.
• Wisdom is my daily life.
• Body is healthy when I am 80 years old to enjoy trekking at the mountains or forest.
• Love and Passion into my life.
• Creativity, Communication, Confidence, Commitment, Courage and Clarity into my life.
• Peace, Joy and Happiness are here for stay.

Health Promise, Self Love

This morning, I woke up feeling determine and motivated.

On this Valentine's Day, start loving myself by taking good care of my wellbeing in a holistic way.

This statement I really mean what I say. I will take care of my body. Drink and eat mindfully and rest before 11.30pm. I will put my well being in the first place.

I am aware that my health needs to be earned. Hence, I am investing good health into my life.

Do you really want for a better life?

Everyone of us wants a better life. But are we willing to put in the right effort to make sure that we really do and be committed about it?

I was sharing with my own limiting self belief with a friend who is a magician. He is very outspoken and he just say 3 words: Just do it.

His words just blown me away. Yes, I also thought that I lack of actions. My dreams will not materialise until I choose to do it.

Here are 3 tips that I feel they are necessary to make things happen.

1. Define what we really want.
When the picture of our goal is clear and specific, it will be easier to make the changes and do something about it.

Ask ourselves: what do we really, really want? Look within.

2. Believe in ourselves.
Imagine ourselves having it already. When we allow ourselves to believe that we CAN make the changes we want to make, then starting to make them becomes that much easier.

3. Take a small step every single day.
It takes 30 days before things start to change and new habits take place. Decide that what we want is really important to us, and commit to making an effort towards reaching it every single day. There's no time like the present! Take up journaling, and write out our thoughts about the important issues we raise in making change. Be prepared to be uncomfortable and to rock the boat. (Change is not for the faint of heart.)

We have already decided that what we want is worth it, so when we're tempted to sink into the couch and watch another TV show, or when we're headed to the kitchen to mindlessly shovel food into our mouth, or when our credit card is whipped out and ready to make another numbing purchase, decide that right now is the moment we're going to change.

Inviting ourselves to do something more purposeful. Educating ourselves that we can be focus and committed to change for better life.

Back to the Basic

Going to the Basic is great because

• It simplifies things.
• It de-clutters the mind and space.
• It improves performance.
• It surfaces level of importance.
• It helps to bring clarity.

I allow myself to unlearn to relearn. Being basic is just simply amazing :)

世界唯一的妳

Watched Cao Ge's music interview. He shared about the story behind this song. This song is inspired by a cat who had skin rashes. At that moment, his career also at the lowest point. He spend time taking care of the cat until it has fully recovered.

At first, he thought he has saved the cat. Later, he realised that the cat gives him the opportunity to love and care unconditionally and be free from his downtime. Very touching story. That is why this video has cats.

He also mentioned that he connects better people through music. For me, I connect better with people through design. Design is my form of expression. It is always touching to see how beings touches each other lives intentionally or unintentionally. We are love and light.

A Healing Journey to the Center of Myself

I am connected to this article. Hence, I would like to share it here.

Via Antonia Rothschild on Jan 11, 2015
I am beginning to see now just what it is I have done for myself in this lifetime.

I am beginning to understand the extent and the depth of the work that I have done with and on behalf of myself. I am beginning to allow for the seeds that I so bravely planted within to truly take root and to crack open the surface and begin to show. And with this I am beginning to acknowledge just how grateful I am for my own persistency, courage and unwavering faith.

Sure, there have been moments when my mind has questioned just about everything and I have felt like giving up; I am even sure there are many more of those moments to come.

But at the end of the day I still have myself to thank for pulling myself through the tough stuff and believing in the good of all. I have stared myself in the eyes and oscillated between feeling intense self-loathing and good old unconditional love.

However dark things have sometimes been, I never forgot about the light.

I am beginning to see that I have really been there for myself through it all. I am seeing that all of the past little versions of me have brought me safely to this moment, this magnificent moment we call the present.

So, without neglecting the importance of the people who have always been around, I realize that I, more than anyone, am to thank for this precious moment. Just as much as I am to blame for all the times I have not acknowledged the geniality and beauty of life I am, also to thank for all those other times when I actually did manage to open my eyes to the wonder of the world.

Blame has no purpose, I know that now. Even what we perceive as mistakes and all that we take on as guilt which wears us down has a reason too: to teach us lessons in unconditional love.

I understand it is rather rare and uncomfortable to see yourself as the hero of your own life, and I suppose it is because people seldom feel capable of this. We are also seldom encouraged to be the divine hero of our own lives.

We need to be willing to ask for support, to let others be there for us. But without faith in our own potential and without our own support to ourselves, we are mere infants helplessly wandering this hazardous earth.

So once we have physically grown beyond the stage of infancy we must slowly but surely metaphysically grow into our own loving parent, god or goddess.

Without developing this inward support of the self, we cannot embody the full magnitude of who we have the potential to become. Parents teach us about this, they are the examples of the loving parents that we are meant to develop within by showing us how to love us unconditionally.

Though all parents are flawed and make mistakes of their own, we must strive to become the better parent and learn from all given lessons. The better parent is the one who loves even more, not in a competitive way, but in a forgiving, brave, naked and vulnerable way.

The better parent is the person who loves him/herself extensively through everything and who, thanks to this love, knows how to love all other beings and moments just the same way, and who dedicates his/her life to simply be an expression of that love. The better parent is he/she who forgives their own parents and all others just as he/she forgives himself for he/she understands that all things are merely different aspects of the same thing: the desire for love to express itself in one way or another.

I want to thank my inner parent, my divinity within, for never leaving me and for helping me get back to where I can see the bigger picture, for taking care of and comforting all my inner children who were once hurt, holding their hands until they were finally ready to leave happily and allow me to continue onto the next adventure.

It is not without humility that I bow down to my own inner being because I for one know the resistance I have many times put up. The beauty of it is that in seeing that it is this unconditionally loving being of light within me that brought me to be. I can now peacefully merge with it. With all the gratitude my heart can bear, I now surrender to my own magnificence, allowing for all the love it holds to be expressed entirely and freely through me.

Because she the human being that isn't just the facilitator of love; she is love manifested.

New Phrase of Life

I have set 1st Sep 2014 as my new phrase of my life. Be more organise, discipline and diligent.

After 4 months of working on myself, I have make some progress. I set tasks for myself ie Using ePostItNote is useful for me as I list out the top tasks that I need to complete on the day or at least the next few days. It helps me to focus and organised. Hence, discipline sets in esp. where work is concern.

Area of Improvement: I am still unable to keep my table clean and tidy. I reflect on my actions. I like to put things on the table, Hence, my documents pile up. When they pile up, I just leave the messy pile of documents on the table. This leads to endless of messiness on my table. How can I work on this area? I need to find reasons or benefits to keep my table tidy, which I haven't find. One thing I notice is that I like to work in the kitchen, reason is the table is clean and clear. Hmmm, perhaps I can use this reason to be my purpose of keeping my things neat and tidy.

On 8th Feb 2015, I noticed a subtle change in myself. I am able to pack my drawers more organised by grouping them in categories. Throw away those unused items in the drawers. This is an improvement which I didn't see in the past.

Another reminder habit I practice is I start to put "To do list" on my desktop, these are the projects which I need to follow closely and also to write on the post-it-note on reinforce what I need to do. Ever since I implement these 2 habits, I am more mindful in what I am doing. I could feel the change within me. It is an amazing experience.

As I start to change within, my external environment changes as well. I become more aware of my environment and the needs of the people around me. I will embrace and unfold new phrase of my life.

I am good enough

Recently, I met one of my clients to discuss about his packaging. I have come out with 2 options, he didn't like it and ask me to come out with a few more "creative" options. He gave me the art directions. I did accordingly to his direction even don't I think his ideas don't work. True enough, he didn't like his own idea and stick back to my original art work.

When I ask him a deeper question,"Why do you keep changing your mind?" He mentioned that during his course of study at NAFA, his teacher constantly tell him that his artwork is not good enough. He adopt this mindset of his work is not good enough. Years after years, after 20+ years later, even though he is 40+ years old now. He has brought over his past negative experience till now. Whenever a designer does his work, he will think it is not good enough. He didn't dare to pursue his dream of being a videographer. He didn't realise how big impact his teacher has given to him.

How I helped him is to have this awareness that whatever his teacher has mentioned, is already over. Let it go... He is good enough and people around him is good enough. I also just realised that how strong and how deep the impact was given from the teacher. Whatever the teacher has said to his students, be it good or bad, it will impact his students. Choose our words wisely.

100 grateful things, Day 7

Today is seventh day I will share about gratefulness about random things in my life:

1. I am grateful to make an effort to create meanings in my life.
2. I am grateful people appreciate and value in what I do.
3. I am grateful to have a fulfilling life by being appreciative of how I responded to life.
4. I am grateful that I have changed my mindset tremendously. From someone who complains about life to someone who appreciate and be thankful for who I am.
5. I am grateful I allow myself to change my mindset. Since nothing is permanent, I choose to let go unnecessary unhappiness.
6. I am grateful happiness is here and now.
7. I am grateful there are countless of people I need to thank. I will tell them personally. It is the right thing to do.
8. I am grateful I need to forgive myself as due to my own ignorance and move on in my life.
9. I am grateful Ahjah Brahm share that even when we make mistakes, 30% of our life, it is still worth it as we have 70% of our life is blissful.
10. I am grateful mistakes are just learning lessons, ie if we didn't fall, how did we know the feeling of falling? Once we have fallen, the only way, is to get up.
11. I am grateful it is better to make mistakes when young then when we are old.
12. I am grateful I go through mistakes and make myself a better person.
13. I am grateful I am a positive person generally.
14. I am grateful I am able to see different perspectives to solve my own problem.
15. I am grateful I bring joy to my family and friends.
16. I am grateful I give them a shoulder to lie on.
17. I am grateful I am dependable.
18. I am grateful friends come to me to share their woes and I am able to advise them.
19. I am grateful there is nothing more important than family and friends.
20. I am grateful to my parents who put my sister and I before them.
21. I am grateful I think for my parents now. I put myself in their shoes.
22. I am grateful to realise joy comes within.
23. I am grateful to those who set challenges for me, they hope to see a better me.
24. I am grateful I am no longer feel upset to those who have hurt me. They must have hurt badly themselves.
25. I am grateful to realise that life is like a mirror, whatever I do, it reflects.
26. I am grateful sometimes I am touched by my own words and encouragements.
27. I am grateful my clients pay me promptly.
28. I am grateful I create business opportunities for myself.
29. I am grateful to realise skillful means need time to master.
30. I am grateful to realise not all fast speed will bring fruits, patience is the key to success.
31. I am grateful to realise that people who reject, just mean that they are not ready.
32. I am grateful to realise let nature takes its course.
33. I am grateful I start to cultivate patience.
34. I am grateful to move in my own comfortable speed.
35. I am grateful to appreciate balance.
36. I am grateful when I am too fast, learn to slow down.
37. I am grateful when I am too slow, learn to speed up.
38. I am grateful there is no right or wrong, just move with the flow.
39. I am grateful to listen more to myself and my body.
40. I am grateful that my right kind of teachers appear, when I am ready to listen and learn.
41. I am grateful that my quality of life is slowly appearing and I need to be patient for it to unfold.
42. I am grateful to realise that money is an energy. Learn to appreciate money.
43. I am grateful that my money is kind as my money are often use to help people.
44. I am grateful to put my money into good use.
45. I am grateful to start educate myself to use my money wisely.
46. I am grateful to find back my self worth.
47. I am grateful to have the opportunities to learn art histories. They are very rich in creating meaningful and timeless work.
48. I am grateful to paint "Abundance" and hope it will be timeless piece of work as well.
49. I am grateful to realise that too many desires will lead to nowhere.
50. I am grateful I am enough.
51. I am grateful Dr. Lee Leing, with her skillful means, she helped me to save my broken tooth. She is professional and caring towards her patients.
52. I am grateful to feel relax whenever I meditate, do yoga or balancing postures.
53. I am grateful I am answerable for my own actions.
54. I am grateful to realise that any skills can be learn when I put my heart in it.
55. I am grateful to have this strong belief, "there is a will, there is a way."
56. I am grateful to realise that avoid an issue, it will never solve the problem. Only to face it bravely, that is where wisdom comes in.
57. I am grateful when I go through my life photos, there are lots of happy moments which I am thankful about.
58. I am grateful to preserver things I truly care.
59. I am grateful to realise that life is never perfect. Accept things that I can't change and change things that are within my ability.
60. I am grateful to store memories that matters to me.
61. I am grateful I try my best to treat everyone equally.
62. I am grateful to attend Ven. Hui Feng Workshop, he lets us to share our thoughts and views. He correct us when we have our wrong views.
63. I am grateful I am constantly attending dharma classes to deepen my understanding about buddhism.
64. I am grateful although I am 2 days late to complete this gratefulness activity, I am able to be more mindful about people around me.
65. I am grateful to find purpose in this gratefulness activity, to realise how many things I have taken for granted, learned to cherish them now.
66. i am grateful to share useful, helpful or interesting information to friends in facebook.
67. I am grateful to improve my own quality of life.
68. i am grateful to let go of my old romance relationships, which no longer serve me.
69. i am grateful to welcome new relationship and friendship into my life.
70. I am grateful to realise the purpose of our life is not just to reach our destination but to appreciate every bit of our life.
71. I am grateful to count my blessings.
72. I am grateful to find my own happiness.
73. I am grateful happiness is within me.
74. I am grateful to realise that my business is more than just business but true lasting friendship which I want to build.
75. I am grateful support is given to me as long as I ask.
76. I am grateful to focus what is important to me and let go what isn't.
77. I am grateful every single breath is important.
78. I am grateful to be able to work in fun loving environment.
79. I am grateful I did all the best I can for my clients.
80. I am grateful I am able to share my things with people.
81. I am grateful I have warmth at heart.
82. I am grateful I see the value in myself once again.
83. I am grateful I did my best to make a difference.
84. I am grateful I made small changes to my life, improves the quality of my life.
85. I am grateful I able to connect with people much better.
86. I am grateful I am able to heal myself.
87. I am grateful I have sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste, these 5 senses allow me to appreciate life better.
88. I am grateful I can use my creativity to help people around me.
89. I am grateful to share my learning with people I care about.
90. I am grateful Angie, Raymond and Teresa always treat me food and I am appreciative.
91. I am grateful I able to see the truths in the Dharma.
92. I am grateful to learn the Dharma from the venerables. They are very mindful and sincere in the teachings.
93. I am grateful to follow the right teachers.
94. I am grateful things are changing for the better.
95. I am grateful Elaine help me in some of the graphics works.
96. I am grateful to know lots of kind hearted people.
97. I am grateful to learn from my mistakes and not to repeat them again.
98. I am grateful for my experiences in this earth. Be it good or bad. I learn to appreciate. Good experiences to be much more easily accepted than bad experiences. However, bad experiences make us grow wiser and more compassionate.
99. I am grateful to widen my perspectives and embrace the experiences and learning.
100. I am grateful to take up this gratefulness activity and it allows to give thanks to the people around me.

100 grateful things, Day 6

Today is 6th day I will share about gratefulness towards my things.

1. I am grateful to have a comfortable home.
2. I am grateful to have a cosy room of my own.
3. I am grateful to have my own space, where I can do my own thinking.
4. I am grateful to have countless of clothings in my wardrobe.
5. I am grateful to have at least 10 pairs of shoes on my shoe rack.
6. I am grateful to have shelves of books, which provides me insights.
7. I am grateful to have art resources which I can easily make art and crafts for people around me.
8. I am grateful to have designing tools to make my creation easier.
9. I am grateful to have a family car, which makes our family outing easier.
10. I am grateful to have a lovely park, where I can do my morning exercise.
11. I am grateful to have a lotus flower pond inside the lovely park.
12. I am grateful to have time to exercise and keep my body fit.
13. I am grateful to have good teachers around me.
14. I am grateful that every things that I come across, have something to teach me.
15. I am grateful to understand that all events are based on conditions.
16. I am grateful to realise that good things are easier to accept.
17. I am grateful to realise that bad things make us change to become a better person.
18. I am grateful to realise that there is no absolute good and bad things, it is how we perceive and accept things as it is.
19. I am grateful to realise nothing is forever, be it things or relationships. Hence, I learnt to cherish them when they are still around.
20. I am grateful to realise some things are thrown away when old but some things are kept for nostalgic reasons.
21. I am grateful to detach myself from things and relationships that no longer serve me.
22. I am grateful to make things to decorate my room.
23. I am grateful to learn how to make my room neater.
24. I am grateful to connect things that matters to me.
25. I am grateful to have teas that I enjoy.
26. I am grateful I am more mindful about the food that I take.
27. I am grateful I appreciate my food better.
28. I am grateful to see that food as medicine.
29. I am grateful I appreciate green leaves and fruits more.
30. I am grateful my body enjoys yoga classes.
31. I am grateful I start to cut down on meat.
32. I am grateful I no longer eating beef and mutton.
33. I am grateful I appreciate whole food more. Whole food are food that has been processed or refined as little as possible and is free from additives or other artificial substances.
34. I am grateful fresh vegetables provide more nutrients for my body.
35. I am grateful for the original taste from the food.
36. I am grateful to recycle some of my things for better use.
37. I am grateful to reduce wastage of my resources.
38. I am grateful to make full use of my resources.
39. I am grateful to have court shoes that are lasting for the last 10 years. I use my first pay to buy such an expensive shoes, but it is worth its value.
40. I am grateful to handmade a lovely clay mug for my stationery.
41. I am grateful to have electricity in my home and office, without having to worry about shortage of light.
42. I am grateful to have a chocomania body lotion to wet my dry fingers and smell really nice.
43. I am grateful to realise quality is more important than price wars.
44. I am grateful to realise that material things are not lasting, they come and go.
45. I am grateful to realise that appreciate the things around me and detact them when they are gone.
46. I am grateful to realise that I am not affected by things that I don't have.
47. I am grateful to realise that many things are good to have but they are not a necessity.
48. I am grateful to realise that superficial things aren't lasting, only do things from the heart that matters.
49. I am grateful to realise that I have all the basic things that I need.
50. I am grateful to realise that I don't need a lot of things to make me happy.
Random things about my life 51. I am grateful that ever since I started my own design business. My projects are continuously coming.
52. I am grateful that through right effort and concentration, I can achieve what I wanted.
53. I am grateful that time is favorable for me.
54. I am grateful somehow things just appear on the right places.
55. I am grateful to have opportunities to work with like-minded people. It makes me easier to work with.
56. I am grateful to make friends with LTW4 friends and heart foundation friends.
57. I am grateful to Amutha and Jeya, they are great exercise coach and they teach from their heart.
58. I am grateful Amutha shares that it is okay to let go when conditions are not right and come back when I am ready.
59. I am grateful my procrastination has reduced greatly, keep going!
60. I am grateful I have reduced my comparison with others, as I find no joy doing it.
61. I am grateful money comes to me easily through own effort.
62. I am grateful I am grateful to have courage to live my life. 63. I am grateful to have family who truly love and care for me from their hearts.
64. I am grateful to have friends who support me whenever I need.
65. I am grateful to start to take care of my own health.
66. I am grateful to take charge of my own life.
67. I am grateful Theresa helped me to find visitors for visitors day.
68. I am grateful for the hot chocolate which I have missed for many years.
69. I am grateful for my lovely smile which gives people warmth.
70. I am grateful I have understanding friends around me.
71. I am grateful these wonderful teachers who have guided me all these years.
72. I am grateful I am connected with inspiring people.
73. I am grateful my heart is still warmth.
74. I am grateful for the lessons given to me, they made me wiser and compassionate person.
75. I am grateful life is fair.
76. I am grateful whatever I do is to benefit the people around me.
77. I am grateful for what goes around comes around.
78. I am grateful I am contented.
79. I am grateful I am more grounded than before.
80. I am grateful by drinking my favourite green tea latte can make me happy for a whole day.
81. I am grateful there are so many things to be grateful about.
82. I am grateful for the fresh air that I breath.
83. I am grateful for the level of sound around me is pleasant.
84. I am grateful for the simple things in life.
85. I am grateful each day of my life.
86. I am grateful to give myself each day to reflect what are the things to be grateful about.
87. I am grateful to give myself quality sleep.
88. I am grateful to be able to capture beautiful moment through my intuitive eyes.
89. I am grateful to have an able body.
90. I am grateful to have the right kind of people into my life.
91. I am grateful to have quality friends.
92. I am grateful I have overcome my swimming phobia and truly enjoy swimming.
93. I am grateful I learned to drink sufficient water.
94. I am grateful I learned to understand more about myself.
95. I am grateful I learned to appreciate each moment.
96. I am grateful to realise that nothing in this world is permanent.
97. I am grateful life changes so that I have new experiences each day.
98. I am grateful to study multimedia, followed by visual communication and design communication.
99. I am grateful to be in this designing field. There is so much fun and exploration.
100. I am grateful since I start to drink alkaline water, my body immune system improves.

100 grateful things, Day 5

Today is fifth day I will share about gratefulness towards my livelihood:

1. I am grateful to be a creative designer.
2. I am grateful to use my talent for the right place.
3. I am grateful to give myself opportunities to learn and grow.
4. I am grateful to share my career story with my friends.
5. I am grateful to able to find joy in drawing.
6. I am grateful to see my profession valuable.
7. I am grateful to setup my company RW Design Creations in 3 March 2013.
8. I am grateful to be able to value-add my clients.
9. I am grateful to wake up each day feeling great about my business.
10. I am grateful to build networks with like-minded business owners.
11. I am grateful to find inspiration when I work.
12. I am grateful to continue to work towards my dreams and vision.
13. I am grateful to be happier after working for myself.
14. I am grateful to find joy when I designed for my clients.
15. I am grateful to be appreciated by my clients.
16. I am grateful to be able to earn my living through my business.
17. I am grateful to learn about business management.
18. I am grateful to learn about pitching sales.
19. I am grateful to market my creative work through inside out.
20. I am grateful to be able to see through all my work completion.
21. I am grateful to understand the needs of my clients and give workable solution for them.
22. I am grateful to spend time to hone my design skills to mastery.
23. I am grateful to create meaningful works for other businesses.
24. I am grateful to remind myself constantly benefit people through my designs.
25. I am grateful to have the resources around me
26. I am grateful to hone my presentation skills every friday.
27. I am grateful my business gives a meaningful reason to be motivated.
28. I am grateful my business model is easy to operate and manage.
29. I am grateful my business is operated from my heart. 30. I am grateful I having fun when working.
31. I am grateful I love the moment of exploration.
32. I am grateful to find time to read to update myself with the latest technology.
33. I am grateful I constantly keep up with times.
For people who have helped me
34. I am grateful to Hwee Ling for hired me as a web designer. That was my first job.
35. I am grateful to Hwee Ling that he gave me a pay raise of $700 after working for a year.
36. I am grateful to have the opportunity to work in a printing firm, AXXA and Print, as web and graphics designer. This helps me to build my foundation about print production.
37. I am grateful to Mary Huang, who still continues to give me ad hoc digital project.
38. I am grateful to be hired in Informatics Singapore mulitmedia designer. That's where I learned about people skills.
39. I am grateful to Lynette, who nominates me as excellent service award staff in 2005.
40. I am grateful to Yinna Too, who interviewed me and hired as graphics designer in Singapore Electronics. She saw my ability to see the needs of my clients.
41. I am grateful to Geraldin Chay, she is my nicest boss I ever work with.
42. I am grateful to my teachers at RMIT-SIM, they gave me tools and insight to create meaningful works.
43. I am grateful to have the opportunities to visit Melbourne, I saw how the design agency functions, it is really cool. It gives me hope to build my business and become a successful creative agency.
44. I am grateful to work at Saatchi & Saatchi, the talented group of creatives people.
45. I am grateful to Angie, she interviewed me and hired me less than a week.
46. I am grateful to Mosses, he gave me the opportunities and see the talent in me.
47. I am grateful to learn the good habits from the agency and see the importance of each function of the company. Account, Marketing, Sales, Creative, Production. Each function is important for the company to run smoothly.
48. I am grateful to be able to keep in touch SP teachers, Wendy and Elynn. They are humbled, inspiring teachers.
49. I am grateful to attract talented people around me.
Since I started my business 50. I am grateful to Alvin, who is my developer for government projects. He as my first freelance client.
51. I am grateful to Clara Yeo, she gives me the first graphics project.
52. I am grateful to Angie Lai, who provide a conducive working environment.
53. I am grateful to Stephen, who is my web developer for small projects.
54. I am grateful to Stephen who introduce me to BNI.
55. I am grateful to Samuel, who referred businesses to me.
56. I am grateful to Edward, who introduce me to Brian and Meng Choo, they are very kind couple.
57. I am grateful to Andrew, who gives me some of the graphics projects.
58. I am grateful to Benjamin, who gives me graphics and web projects.
59. I am grateful to Sally, she gives me continuous design projects once she builds trust with me.
60. I am grateful to Dennis, he gives me edm projects for his events.
61. I am grateful to Jaffar, he gives me countless of design projects.
62. I am grateful to my clients give me honest feedback so that I can build manage my business better.
63. I am grateful to Winnie, Leroy, Darren, Sally, Sisi, Ziq and Tommy for giving me opportunities to design logos for their companies.
64. I am grateful to design BB Logo, Business Buddy is a business group where we support and build business together. I saw endless of growth and business opportunities come from this group.
65. I am grateful to align my belief into my business model. It is to create a difference in people lives.
66. i am grateful to realise that I need to operate from inside out.
67. I am grateful to align the purpose of RW Design Creations, with how to build this business and artworks that I design.
68. i am grateful to wake up each day to feel blessed that I have this business.
69. i am grateful this business helps me to clear my debts twice and creates wealth for me.
70. I am grateful for the revenue that comes into my business.
71. I am grateful value each dollar.
72. I am grateful I have endless of projects coming in.
73. I am grateful friends are willing to help me.
74. I am grateful I am able to support my business friends in return.
75. I am grateful to realise that my inner world creates my outer world.
76. I am grateful that I am working on my inner world.
77. I am grateful RW Design Creations is more that just a design agency, it is lively, caring and creative agency.
78. I am grateful to people around me, they matter to me.
79. I am grateful people are connected with me better.
80. I am grateful my interpersonal skills improve.
81. I am grateful to learn to express myself better.
82. I am grateful I am able to take up more challenges.
83. I am grateful to value each person who are willing to connect with me.
84. I am grateful to value each person time and effort.
85. I am grateful to value genuine and sincerity from each person.
86. I am grateful to Joewin and Herliana helps me to sell my services to her business friends.
87. I am grateful to Sisi is understanding and sell my services to her business partner.
88. I am grateful to Jeffrey and Angie coached me, Cindy Leong guides me to make better presentation.
89. I am grateful to bb friends like my designs esp. logo designs.
90. I am grateful to be able to create designs in graphics, digital, mobile apps and logo branding for companies.
91. I am grateful to my resources that are given to me.
92. I am grateful to be able to see business opportunities everywhere.
93. I am grateful to network and be connected with like-minded people.
94. I am grateful to get faith and trust from people easily.
95. I am grateful to see my self worth through my business.
96. I am grateful to give people convenience.
97. I am grateful to give people respect.
98. I am grateful to give people warmth and concern.
99. I am grateful to give people joy.
100. I am grateful to continue to grow and expand my business.

100 grateful things, Day 4

Today is fourth day I will share about gratefulness towards Fo Guang Shan and Bright Hill Temple:
From Fo Guang Shan
1. I am grateful to get to know Fo Guan Shan in 2012.
2. I am grateful to be touched by FGS children who expressed gratitude to their parents during Mothers' Day.
3. I am grateful that I attended Fo Guan Shan's short term monastic 7 days retreat at Taiwan, Kaohsiung in July 2012.
4. I am grateful during the monastic retreat, I look within myself.
5. I am grateful I reflected on my own deeds and actions.
6. I am grateful I realised that I didn't treat my parents well and decided to do something about it.
7. I am grateful I come back with a peaceful heart.
8. I am grateful I made new friends during the retreat. One of them is Maria Kathrina Diaz from Philippines. She is an English teacher who currently teaches in Taiwan. She is passionate lady who loves her own life and lives independently.
9. I am grateful I took my 5 precepts after 1 year later.
10. I am grateful I felt joyful and bliss when I took the precepts.
11. I am grateful Master Hsing Yun is my teacher. I read his books and get lots of wisdom. I felt his energy he is very grounded, peaceful and real person.
12. I am grateful Venerable You Deng is my guided teacher. She is very organised and wise person. I feel her kindness, despite she is a strict teacher. I am thankful to learn from her.
13. I am grateful Venerable You Deng has the qualities such as discipline, organise and groundedness, which I need to work on.
14. I am grateful to be given the chance to teach the children.
15. I am grateful to know Jing Jing and Nelson through Fo Guang Shan.
16. I am grateful I am connected to them. It seem like I have known them for many years.
17. I am grateful to picking up life skills from Fo Guang Shan.
18. I am grateful my inter-personnel skills have improved.
19. I am grateful whenever I light up an candle. It represents light of wisdom. May I light myself and other people around me.
20. I am grateful I learn to connect with the children better.
21. I am grateful I learn not to judge people but understand them.
22. I am grateful my heart is slowly opening up.
23. I am grateful things changes for the better.
24. I am grateful I can manage my challenges better.
25. I am grateful I am more receptive towards changes.
26. I am grateful every venerables at Fo Guang Shan, each and everyone of them have something to teach me.
27. I am grateful I can value-add my design services to them.
28. I am grateful Venerable You Deng asked me if I have take care of my own heart and mind.
29. I am grateful Venerable You Deng makes me realised that it is important to use my heart to do things.
30. I am grateful for the food that is provided at Fo Guang Shan.
31. I am grateful each meal at Fo Guang Shan, basement 1 is cooked from the heart of the volunteers.
32. I am grateful the volunteer teachers put in their effort to teach the children.
33. I am grateful I get to know myself better.
34. I am grateful there are many things that I need to learn and I look forward in the lessons.
35. I am grateful the learning environment is conducive.
36. I am grateful I am back on the path.
37. I am grateful I took up volunteer teacher roles from assistant teacher previous year, as a main teacher this year and to be assistant main coordinator next year. 38. I am grateful to progress in my leadership journey. 39. I am grateful to know Karen, she is the main coordinator, she has wealth of knowledge in FGS operation, she gives advice when I needed her and I helped her when she needs me.
40. I am grateful to know May Hua, she is great in teaching the children. She connects with the children very well.
41. I am grateful to know Shena, she is a very kind lady. I hope her health recovers soon.
42. I am grateful to know Meqin, she is very generous, she gives children' presents every lessons.
43. I am grateful to know Meizhen, she is very grounded and kind. She treats the students like her own children.
44. I am grateful to know Zhiyong, despite he is inconsistent with his promises. He is still has his qualities. He is flexible in his teaching.
45. I am grateful to know Lei Ya, she has strong dharma knowledge and integrates the teaching in lessons very well.
46. I am grateful to know Wen Fang, she is the most HIP grandma in teachers group. Thanks for her regular desserts.
47. I am grateful to know LeLeng, she is also a very kind lady.
48. I am grateful to know Kendy, she assists me during the Dharma class.
49. I am grateful to know Carol and Alex, thanks for their commitment at Mee Toh School for the past one year.
50. I am grateful to attend Chade Meng's mediation class with Jing Jing. I practise mediation with the help of the mediation chimes.
51. I am grateful to be part of gardener's of life project with Teacher Xiuyu.
52. I am grateful to learn from Teacher Xiuyu, she is very knowledgeable and resourceful, in terms of handling the children.
53. I am grateful she taught me to see the needs of the children and asked me to look within myself, what can I provide for the children.
54. I am grateful to learn about 5 harmony from Master Venerable Hsing Yun, he shares 1st harmony is within self, 2nd harmony is within family, 3rd harmony is within people around you, 4th harmony is within community and finally 5th harmony is world peace. Harmony is inside out.
55. I am grateful to learn about 5 observation about food. Be grateful towards the food source as it is not easy to obtain, how fortunate we are to receive food, how food is being cooked and served, be grateful towards food as medicine, to consume the food with right mindfulness.
56. I am grateful I feel at home at Fo Guang Shan.
57. I am grateful whenever I write heart sutra calligraphy, my heart feels peaceful.
58. I am grateful to understand impermanence, everything will change, good or bad. There is nothing we can hold on to or grab.
59. I am grateful for this present moment to find time to reflect and cherish things that are worth remembering for.
60. I am grateful to understand non-self. There is no true self as one view is arising and passing away, based on impermanent conditions.
61. I am grateful I am evolving everyday.
62. I am grateful to understand about dissatisfaction. Life is never perfect as too much of wants will lead to greed, aversions and delusions.
63. I am grateful I suffered less as I am learning to let go of undesirable wants and focus on my needs.
64. I am grateful I go with the flow and non-clinging to things that are beyond my control.
65. I am grateful I appreciate people better.
66. i am grateful I could see people good intentions easily.
67. I am grateful Nelson sometimes shares inspiration quotes to Jing Jing and me.
68. i am grateful Nelson and Xiao Juan helped me financially for a short period of time.
69. i am grateful Venerable You Deng gives me the Dharma when I needed. I recovered my emotions and get back on my feet faster than I thought.
70. I am grateful to find this quote meaningful and helps me a lot esp. during adversity. "When you are successful, be humbled. When you are down, be positive."
71. I am grateful towards life because it can never repeat itself. Life just goes on.
72. I am grateful to build my confidence through daily effort.
73. I am grateful to realised that people around me support and provide the right conditions and opportunities.
74. I am grateful to let go habits that do not serve me and cultivate new effective habits.
75. I am grateful to let go of my worries and start taking actions which serve me well.
76. I am grateful to get myself prepare for the next challenges.
77. I am grateful to recognize myself that I am good enough.
78. I am grateful to make peace with myself.
79. I am grateful to develop compassionate towards animals. Thanks to Fo Guang Shan's Cat, Ji Xiang.
80. I am grateful I pray almost everyday for the well being of all sentient beings.
81. I am grateful I repent when I made a mistake and be more mindful not to do it again.
82. I am grateful I am more sensitive towards my body.
83. I am grateful my heart is lighter each time I pray sincerely.
84. I am grateful that I am able to apply the Dharma into my life.
85. I am grateful I gain clarity through the Dharma.
86. I am grateful to learn the Dharma and transform myself for a better person.
87. I am grateful understand the pains of life so that I can manage my life better.
88. I am grateful my life is a blissful one.
89. I am grateful learns to cherish my things better and not to be taken for granted.
90. I am grateful to appreciate people who have helped me, people who make me grow and people who gives me encouragements.

From Bright Hill Teachers
91. I am grateful to learn and have basic understanding about Buddhism at the age of 33.
92. I am grateful to learn Heart Sutra from Venerable Chuan Guan. He let me understand that if we can change ourselves 1% better each time, we are moving forward towards enlightenment.
93. I am grateful I learn to be more organise from Venerable Chuan Guan's encouragement as this is one of my goals.
94. I am grateful after understanding and apply the teaching of Dharma, I am more at ease.
95. I am grateful Bright Hill temple has a big spiritual library where I can learn from.
96. I am grateful I learnt more about mediation after having an full day of mediation retreat.
97. I am grateful I am able to calm myself easily.
98. I am grateful I learn to be more mindful when I do things.
99. I am grateful to be inspired by wholesome people around me.
100. I am grateful to learn from these spiritual teachers.