On Being In Love
On Being In Love This post is for those that are falling in love, or perhaps, you are (already) in love. I was once told that before we are born, each soul has been matched with another soul, and that it is up to us to find our soul mate in life. And if we … Read more
Learning to Love by Loving a Puppy
Learn to love by loving a puppy. Puppies are cute and adorable. They are playful, follows us around and loves to cuddle. They also like to bite, chew, make a mess, and destroy everything in the house. Puppies can be manipulating in order to get what they want. Since they are cute and adorable, we … Read more
Japan 2011 Honshu Earthquake–Show your support and write a prayer for the Japanese victims
A prayer of strength and encouragement for the citizens and residents of Japan On Friday, March 11, 2011, Japan was struck by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake causing death toll in the thousands (perhaps above ten thousand); destroyed homes, towns and livelihoods. Aftershocks above magnitude 6.0, an escalating radiation-leak crisis from damaged nuclear reactors, and fears … Read more
Learn to live by doing “Just Enough”
We live in a society where more is better and “just enough” is perceived as settling for mediocrity. We live in a time of plentiful where we are constantly offered to supersize this and jumbo size that. We are taught to raise our standards so high that meeting them becomes a never ending pursuit to … Read more
The Sack Lunch
A dear friend passed this on to me so I decided to post it on my blog. I was also once in the military so I know how much a small token of appreciation means to a soldier leaving their love ones behind. I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in … Read more
Why Do Parents Like to Compare
My parents used to compare me all the time to my cousins, my brothers/sisters and even themselves. I was always told how much smarter they were, how much more responsible they were, how much better they were at saving money or how they learned to earn money at an earlier age. And of course they … Read more
Living Life as a Car
Imagine yourself living life as a car? Picture yourself a beautiful car. You drive through town on very few occasions, and when you drive by, people turn their heads to admire how beautiful you look. Your paint is perfect, not a scratch could be found. When you return home, you are covered up in an … Read more
A Short Lesson about Life – Planting Seeds vs. Nurturing Growth
Whether it is finding happiness, love, work or business opportunities, it boils down to two approaches – planting seeds and nurturing growth. I will tell a short story of Johnny, Jennie and Sarah Appleseed. In the story of Johnny Appleseed, he walked the country with bags and bags of apple seeds and planted them where … Read more
Finding Joy In Creating Happiness
What makes you happy? For me, I get a lot of joy from knowing that I had some part (great or small) in making someone’s life just a little happier. I wrote a post titled, How To Inspire Others because inspiring others to do what makes them happy -– well, that makes me happy. Many … Read more
If You Could Live Forever, What Would You Value The Most
If You Could Live Forever, What Would You Value The Most Imagine if you will, that you were immortal just like the Gods and Goddesses in Greek mythology. You never age and can never die. What would you value most? For me, it is “time”. When we were young, we couldn’t wait to get old. … Read more
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