My Sharing on Feng Shui

MY SHARING ON FENG SHUI

Feng Shui is not something new the history can be traced all the way back to 5,000 years ago. I like to share with you some basic knowledge I have on Feng Shui.

Below are simple things you can do :

1. Each morning when you get up, turn on some music or sentimental songs. This will bring harmony to the family. What I will do is turn on the radio set to 97.2 FM.

2. Do charity everyday. How ? You can get a container and a piggy bank. Put some coins in the container. Each day before you go to work, just drop a coin in the piggy bank. Your day should be a smooth one. On your pay day, take out the coins and count. Then write a cheque to a charitable organisation. Put the coins back to the container and repeat the same process. Important point to note is you should them at a prominent place so you will not forget.

3. Name card. Your name card is very important. You should follow a guide from my master when you design your name card. I cannot share it here but if you drop me a mail, I will e-mail the information to you. My e-mail is ychaoloy@singnet.com.sg

50 Life Lessons

Regina Brett's 45 life lessons and 5 to grow on


Published: Thursday, September 20, 2007, 2:03 PM Updated: Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 9:49 AM

By Regina Brett, The Plain Dealer The Plain Dealer

Print Originally published in The Plain Dealer on Sunday, May 28, 2006

To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.

It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here's an update:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.



4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.



5. Pay off your credit cards every month.



6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.



7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.



8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.



9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.



10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.



11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.



12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.



13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.



14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.



15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.



16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.



17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.



18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.



19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.



20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.



21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.



22. Overprepare, then go with the flow.



23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.



24. The most important sex organ is the brain.



25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.



26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"



27. Always choose life.



28. Forgive everyone everything.



29. What other people think of you is none of your business.



30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.



31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.



32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.



33. Believe in miracles.



34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.



35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.



36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.



37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.



38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.



39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.



40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.



41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.



42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.



43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.



44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.



45. The best is yet to come.



46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.



47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.



48. If you don't ask, you don't get.



49. Yield.



50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.



To reach this Plain Dealer columnist:



rbrett@plaind.com, 216-999-6328

A Change Of Pace

A CHANGE OF PACE

According to a Greek legend, in ancient Athens a man noticed the

great storyteller Aesop playing childish games with some little

boys. He laughed and jeered at Aesop, asking him why he wasted his

time in such frivolous activity.

Aesop responded by picking up a bow, loosening its string, and

placing it on the ground. Then he said to the critical man, "Now,

answer the riddle, if you can. Tell us what the unstrung bow

implies."

The man looked at it for several moments but had no idea what point

Aesop was trying to make. The moralist explained, "If you keep a bow

always bent, it will break eventually; but if you let it go slack,

it will be more fit for use when you want it."

So it is with us. Our minds and bodies are like the bow. When

constantly under pressures of everyday life, we can eventually

break. We need to loosen up; we need time to take the pressure off

and relax. For some, that may mean time off to rest and recreate.

For some, it may mean Sabbath. It is no wonder that observing the

Sabbath in Judeo-Christian tradition is a commandment, not a

suggestion.

Have you heard the funny story of the woman who needed a few days

off from work, but knew the boss wasn't likely to give her leave?

She thought that maybe if she acted "crazy," then he would tell her

to go home for a while. So, she hung upside-down from the ceiling

and made funny noises.

Her co-worker asked her what she was doing. She said that she was

pretending to be a light bulb so the boss might think she

desperately needed of a few days off.

Her plan worked beautifully. A few minutes later, the boss heard the

commotion and came into the office. "Oh, my!" he exclaimed. "What in

the world are you doing?" She explained that she was a light bulb

and he told her to go home immediately and rest for a few days.

As she walked out of the office, her co-worker followed close

behind. Their boss called, "And where do you think you're going?"

"I'm going home, too," she said. "I can't work in the dark."

I suppose we all have our ways of getting our needs met. And one of

the things we all need, especially those of us in stressful

environments, is real down time.

Former baseball pitcher Dutch Leonard might have put it a little

differently. He once said that the secret of great pitching is not

speed or the ability to throw curves. It's the "change of pace." The

average batter will soon learn to hit a pitcher who continually

throws the same kind of pitch. But it's hard to hit against a

pitcher who changes the pace of delivery. That change of pace gives

a pitcher the edge over the best of batters.

A change of pace likewise gives us an edge in life. Taking time to

watch the clouds, enjoy a breeze, take a walk, read or just slow

down is necessary if we are to be our best later. And for me, a

regular day of rest is as important as regular sleep. It's a way of

taking the pressure off.

To be my best, I need to be sure to change my pace. It is usually

just the change I need.

-- Steve Goodier