Monthly Archives: November 2009

Thoughts for this moment . . .

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Hi Singapore Parents

Today, would like to share with you an extract about “Thoughts for this moment . . .”

      

 Do not take away someone’s hope, it may be all they have to hold on to.

Do not make decisions when you are angry, take cause of your physical body.

Do not pay for a job until it is finished.

Be careful of those who have nothing to lose.

Learn to say NO but do so with kindness and caring

Do not expect life to be fair.

Do not worry about losing a battle if this helps you win the war.

Do not put things off.  Do what is needed to be done in the moment.

Do not be afraid of saying “I don’t know” or “I am sorry”.

Contemplate the dawn hours at least once a year.

Look into the eyes of people.

Loveliness is a state of mind.  You do not need other people to love yourself.

There is nothing good or bad in life. it is all about choices so choose wisely.

Treat everyone as you would like to be treated.

Live in the moment. Do not rush ahead . . .

There is much to taste life in the “now”.

Do not be hard on yourself.  You have come to this life to learn al about who you are so enjoy the experience.

Always tell the truth.

Do not believe al that you hear and do not say al that you think.

Much of your growth as a person will come through hardships and challenges.

Enhance those and know you will be better, stronger and wiser because of them.

Learn to listen, it is an ART.

Life is all about energy.  Try to feel it around you, through you and in you.

Distinguish the positive from the negative.

Enjoy the beauty of this Earth all around you.

Do not get out of control at any time, breathe deeply.

There are no coincidence and no accidents in life.  Everything big or small is for a reason.  Pay careful attention.

Meditate at least 30 minutes a day.

Enjoy times of rest.

Nurture and maintain your friendships.

Live more in your heart and less in your head.

Get rid of hatred and bitterness, they do more harm.

There are those things in life that can never be recaptured: the spoken word, time passed and opportunities.

Do one thing at a time and do it well.

There are 2 dominant energies in life – LOVE and FEAR

LOVE overcomes all.  Stay our of FEAR.

There is nothing to fear, it only brings chaos.

Love your body.  It knows what you think, from your emotions spring health or illness.  Send yourself positive thoughts al the time.  One day, you will look back over all that you did in this life and you will die with laughter . . .

Surround yourself with LIGHT everyday!

(Author unknown)

 

So parents, something to ponder on this weekend . . .

A story that may change your life

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Hi Singapore parents Today, would like to share a story with you.

  

One day, a donkey fell into a dried well.  The poor donkey cried for several hours to no avail.  The desperate farmer tried in vain to have it rescued.  Finally, the farmer decided the donkey was old, the well ought to be covered, so it was not worth the while to save the donkey.

The farmer then gathered all the neighbours to help him cover the well.  Everyone took the hoe and started filling up the well.

The donkey immediately realized what was happening.  Initially, it continued to wail.  However, shortly, it quiet down.  After a while, the farmers could not bare their curiosity and decided to take a look.  What they saw was a shocking sight.

For every scoop of soil ploughed onto the donkey’s back, it shook them off and fiercely stamped them on the ground.

With that, the donkey was able to elevate itself out of the well in no time.  It jumped out of the well and sped off.  Everyone was amazed by this act.

Morale of the story – actually life is just so.  For all difficulties and setbacks, it will fall on our back.  To get out of this suffering well and move towards success and glory, there is only one way.  That is, shake them off and heavily stomped them onto the ground. Because, for life’s difficulties and failures, it is actually the stepping stone in one’s journey. 

 

So parents, do share this story with you kids.

Life after retirement

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Hi Singapore parents

I read with interest 2 articles in today’s Straits Times – Mind and Body section:

  • Retire, but keep working on Page 2 and
  • Working retirees in better health on Page 5

I cannot agree more.  After retirement, one must continue to work in some ways to stay active.  That way, you will also be in better health.

3 years ago, I opted for early retirement with my company of more than 30 years.  I remembered my HR Manager telling me: “June, you are still young.  Why do you want to retire?”  My answer was:  “I have given 30 years of my life with this company.  I want to try new things and do things that I like.”

Well, I must say the last 3 years have been very fulfilling for me.  I have been working part-time to get things going as I still have 3 school going children.  During this time, I also learn many new things and made many new friends.

What I would like to share is you have a choice.  Be it wealth, career, health, family, knowledge and social aspects, you decide what you want.  For me, my concentration is on health, family and knowledge.

      

For healthy living, I practise Reiki and watch my diet.  Reiki has helped my physical being to look younger and rid me of many ailments.  As for diet, have been dishing out salads and simple delicious meals which my family enjoys.

For family, I am glad that I am able to spend more time with my mum who is catching up life in her 70s.  For my children, I am pleased to see them growing up to be confident and mature kids.

For knowledge, this is a never ending journey.  New found interest was acting with Theatre For Seniors with The Necessary Stage since March 2008.  We will be staging another public performance in March 2010.

So Singapore parents who are thinking of retirement, do plan and stay active.  That’s the way to go . . .

Building Strong Families For Tomorrow

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Hi Singapore Parents

The above event has been postponed to 23 January 2010.   For those of you who are still interested, do log on to http://www.familiesfortomorrow.sg/  for registration.

Cheers

@ 23 Oct 2009

Hi Singapore Parents

Are your children’s exam over?  For those still in progress, I wish you and your family good luck and good health.

Come 21 November 2009, do give yourselves a break.  Join the Parenting Conference at Hersing Hub, Toa Payoh, 743 Lorong 5, Singapore 319457.  Hear the following 4 speakers touch on topics such as:

  • Protecting and strengthening marriages by Mr Simon Sim
  • Nurturing and developing a learning resilient child by Dr Moo Swee Ngoh
  • Communicating and managing emotions effectively in the family by Mr Jason Ng
  • Healthy money management for the family by Mr Dennis Ng

Also concurrently, children from Primary 1 to Secondary 2 can participate in fun and activity-based learning workshops such as:

    

  • Genius brain development training
  •  Magical journey to creative thinking
  • Habits of successful teenagers
  • Money wise apprentice camp

This event is organised by Family For Tomorrow, an appointed School Family Education (SFE) service provider which conducts family eduction programmes at primary/ secondary schools and junior colleges.  It is supported by Ministry of Community Development , Youth & Sports (MCYS) and Health Promotion Board.

So parents, if you are interested, do log on to http://www.familiesfortomorrow.sg/  for registration.