Archive | January, 2008
Just Walk Along
Walker, there is no path. The path is made by walking. ~ Antonio Machado Sometimes, the benefit of having walked the rocky path is being able to help someone else avoid one. My youngest brother’s just graduated from secondary school, and is choosing the next path to take in his life. Will he follow the path of his [...]
Continue reading...The Cost of Being Right
28. January 2008
A person who had been surrounded by their peers now sits alone, safe in the knowledge that he or she is right in their viewpoint, even though they have alienated everyone around them. Some of us will sacrifice almost anything just in order to be the last one standing. One of the highest prices we [...]
Continue reading...The Simplest Way to Take Back Control of Your Mind
24. January 2008
Have you ever found yourself feeling fine one moment, and suddenly lousy the next? Has a rotten memory ever come up for no good reason, and made you feel bad the whole day? Have you ever wondered why you sometimes irrationally imagining how badly the future could turn out – and wish you could stop [...]
Continue reading...Decluttering for Chinese New Year
22. January 2008
It’s that time of the year again when we Chinese prepare for the Chinese New Year. If you’re not that familiar with the festival, it’s the beginning of the new year for us based on the lunar calendar, and involves a lot of eating, visiting and especially cleaning! For days before the new year, we sweep [...]
Continue reading...Links to Success: Week of 13th January 2008
18. January 2008
When I respond from abundance, I can enjoy every success I see, because I know that the universe has plenty for everyone. Liz knows the most powerful force in the universe. When are you going to start using it to change your world? Be conscious, and think about, everything you do. Make conscious choices rather than [...]
Continue reading...Thai Sojourn: Vipassana Part 3
14. January 2008
So what did I get from 10 days of keeping absolutely quiet, without any books, TV, internet connection and writing materials, sitting in meditation from morning till night? Without any external inputs and any way to output my thoughts, I was forced to observe. Forced to observe myself, my own thoughts and feelings. I saw the inordinate [...]
Continue reading...Thai Sojourn: Vipassana Part 2
9. January 2008
My Mind Fights Back While the days inside the Vipassana center blurred into each other, I remember that day 3, 5 and 7 were especially difficult for me. While there were days of deep concentration and peacefulness, these were days when my mind’s old habits fought back to re-assert themselves. Doubts, agitation, aggression, my mind threw [...]
Continue reading...Thai Sojourn: Vipassana Part 1
7. January 2008
(Continuing on the recount of my December Thai meditation sojourn after all the new year posts ) The next stage of my journey saw me heading to the Vipassana center in Prachinburi. After reaching Bangkok from Udon Thani, Paiboon and I parted ways as he was going to another Vipassana center. While waiting for the [...]
Continue reading...Links to Success: Week of 6th January 2008
6. January 2008
One thing to remember is that your current situation, whether good or bad, didn’t develop overnight. It took you your entire life, to get to where you are and who you are today. And you still have the rest of your life, to try to get to where and who you’d rather be. It’s the [...]
Continue reading...Links to Success: How to Get Out of Debt
5. January 2008
Recently, Zen Habits and Getting Rich Slowly’s blog owners both got out of debt. It’s a big achievement and very inspirational; and they both show you how they did it. Read Zen Habit’s The 10 Key Actions That Finally Got Me Out of Debt; or, Why Living Frugally is Only Part of the Solution. Read Getting Rich [...]
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30. January 2008
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