Walking As A Profession

I've just read a real-life story of a 62 years old pensioner whose work is walking. Yes, just walking. Every morning, Vincent wakes up early, walks from his home to town, greeting whomever he meets along his way. He'll spend his day in town, strolling down the streets, sometimes resting on a bus bench, observing traffic; sometimes sitting in a bakery, drinking coffee. Otherwise, he'll just walk.

So, how does Vincent contribute to his community?

"One thing I'm sure of, I'm not doing anyone any harm," he answered. He walks to celebrate and appreciate the existence of things - the clouds, the trees, the many things people pass by unnoticed.

Naturally, the town folks think he is crazy - a Harvard graduate wandering around the town like this. But Vincent just don't care. "Someone's got to do it!" he said. Who else to celebrate and acknowlege the existence of the things in town? Vincent is proud that he is that someone.

Vincent is a true professional - a professional walker. He lives a meaningful life by walking everyday, with no plans for retirement. Nor does he expects to be applauded and rewarded for this actions.

This extraordinary story taught me that one doesn't need to do great things or hold a prestigious job, in order to live a meaningful life. A simple act of walking, greeting, appreciating, and celebrating is living a meaningful life.

So, how is it for you? What is the story of your true profession? You know you've found it when you feel light, and not being dragged down by family, friends, and society's expectations.

You know you've found it when life is not all about you and you alone, but there's a community to care for.

You know you've found it when you're true to the callings of your heart and soul.

May we find the strength and courage to live a life of meaning and purpose.

(Vincent's story is found in "Your Mythic Journey", written by Sam Keen and Anne Valley-Fox. The image, and quote of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsbury, popped up in my Facebook timeline, and reminded me of Vincent's story.)

Disinfecting Viruses In Our Mind

Ho'oponopono. That's the first thought that appeared on my mind when I first saw this image. "Clean and disinfect these viruses with Ho'oponopono cleaning tools", I thought.

Right now, I am feeling confused. My mind is filled with doubts about my ability to get a project going. Can I do it? Do I have the skill to execute it? Meanwhile, I am envious of those who seem to ease themselves effortlessly into similar projects.

Confusion, doubts, envy - all these cloud my clarity. I have been infected by mental viruses. "Ok! These are not you. Only viral programs of the mind that need to be cleaned and deleted." - I tell myself.

I recite and meditate upon the Ho'oponopono prayers:
I am sorry.
Please forgive me.
I love you.
Thank you.

Clean. Clean. Clean.
Disinfect. Disinfect. Disinfect.
Let go. Let go. Let go.

I notice the tightness in my abdomen. There are messages of anxiety there. My legs feel weak. The worry and anxiety have worked their way there. Clean. Clean. Clean.

Why is my heart in pain? Where did the sorrow comes from? And the resentment, masked as envy? Clean. Clean. Clean.

My head feels dizzy. I know. I am in a familiar terrain now. I feel the anxiousness in the nervous system. I see the confusion and doubts there. I feel immobilized. Clean. Clean. Clean.

Clean. Clean. Clean.
Disinfect. Disinfect. Disinfect.
Let go. Let go. Let go.

I free up my mind. I free up my body. I free up my heart. I am clear now. I move straight ahead towards my goal.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

(The image above is from my Facebook newsfeed. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!)

Believing In Possibilities

This butterfly flew to me, bringing in lots of colourful possibilities. But I dare not believe her.

"How could this be possible?" my rational mind thought. "It's impossible. I cannot do this. I am not able to do it. I am not good enough, not clever enough. I don't have support. People think lowly of me...", on and on and on my mind rambled away.

And then, I heard myself saying, "I don't believe in myself". I stopped right there. Because whatever amazing possibilities given to me would come to nothing except when I believe in myself that I can do it.

So, I did the Ho'oponopono. I cleaned all these old thoughts and stories. I repeatedly said:
I'm Sorry.
Please Forgive Me.
I Love You.
Thank You.

Then, I threw all these old memories into Fire, and welcomed in new stories. Stories of: "I am good enough; I am a brilliant healer, writer and artist; I am respected and appreciated; people think highly of me"; stories of "I believe in myself".

The Universe responded. I received the following:

Believe in possibilities. Believe in yourself. Then you can bring into form, those amazing possibilities.

Namaste.

(These two images appeared in my Facebook news feed. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!)

A Shift to a New Malaysia

We did it. After 60 years, we Malaysians finally nailed it. We changed our government. We voted them out.

Because one by one, we took responsibility to say: "No" to corruption; "No" to racism; "No" to bigotry; "No" to lies and slanders; "No" to injustice; "No" to arrogance; "No" to poor economic policies; "No" to weak governance. We, unitedly, said "No"!

And, we won. A new beginning awaits us. Yet, we must make our celebration short because there's so much work to do; we must repair our economics, education, healthcare system, and the way we view racism and religion. Massive repair work! All need to be addressed urgently.

For this, we, each must take responsibility to create the new Malaysia that we want. We cannot merely rely on our new government.

Now, what do we want? Despite our differences, we all want an economically strong, rich, forward-thinking, harmonious, united Malaysia. To reach this goal, each of us must shift into a consciousness that creates this. There is no other way.

I am seeing a collective consciousness change taking place, as we individually begin to change ourselves. This is good. We're on the way there. How long it takes to reach our goals depends on how many are willing, and how quickly we let go of the old ways.

Interestingly, I saw this image as I was about to complete my writing:

A mere coincidence? No. It's synchronicity. It's the Universe confirming what I just wrote. So, let go of all your fears and doubts. Be confident in your abilities to change your country as you change your consciousness. Blessings are on our way.

Thank you Tun Mahathir and Pakatan Harapan for bringing this shift to our country. Thank you Malaysians for pressing the reset button.

I love you. Thank you.

(Collective consciousness is a term introduced by the French sociologist Emile Durkheim in 1893. It refers to a set of shared beliefs, thought patterns and attitudes which operate within a society and community.

The images above are from my Facebook news feeds.)

What Do You Want in 2018?

As I write this, it is just two weeks before 2018 begins. I couldn't believe how fast 2017 sped by, just like that. I remembered that I began 2017 with writing down what I wanted to see happened, and I started with a major decluttering of my space. I wanted to start 2017 with removing what no longer worked for me; what no longer resonated with me; what no longer was me. In short, I began 2017 by removing what was not me, to start new beginnings. And it really is a year of many new beginnings for my whole family. At first, I was afraid of what we had to go through, but it all turned up well. We are ok.

So now, 2017 is coming to a close, and we are moving into 2018 soon. Again, it is time to set a new tone, and new intentions for a new year. What do you want to create in 2018? What do you want to see happen? To start a family? A new career? A new hobby? What is the theme of 2018 for you?

For me, the theme for 2018 is "I CAN". It will be a year where I will challenge my deep-seated and stubborn thought patterns of "I Can't" and turn it into "I Can". "I Can, I Can, I Can" is my new mantra for 2018. And to help support my "I Can" theme of 2018, I am going to take really good care of my health, and it starts with the gut. So, along with a new "I Can" mantra, gut health will be foremost on my mind in 2018.

Now, what about you? Name one thing you want in your life in 2018.

Yes, name it. Write it down in your journal. Take this last remaining two weeks of 2017 to ponder what you have achieved this year, and what you would like to continue on next year. Spend some time in solitude to do this. By doing so, you are declaring to yourself, and the Universe, your dreams, and your intentions for 2018. You are creating a pathway to what you want.

Here's an image that I saw in my fb timeline:

Yet, having said that, for some, the pathway to what they want seems hidden, or full of obstacles. They wonder what is the next best action to take. And for some, they wonder what is their path in life.

If you are one of those who feel this way, I invite you to book an appointment with me. I will do a reading, followed by an energy bodywork to clear and release old, limited memories lodged in the cells of your body. This brings much clarity and insight to what your path in 2018 is all about.

May 2018 be a year of joy, good health, happiness and peace. May 2018 be your year.

Namaste

(I love the two images above, which I saw in my fb timeline. Am thanking the creators of these two images.)

Freeing Ourselves From Memories

Yes, it's true it takes great effort to let go of old, painful memories. Memories that grew so old inside, that we've become them; the way old trees are shaped and conditioned by the rains, the winds, the sun and the soil.

We are not free if these memories continue to play at the background, although the events that were associated with them were long gone. Memories from a moment ago, memories from last Sunday, memories from childhood, ancestors memories, past life memories - we have a huge cauldron of memories, stirring and bubbling, and playing in our unconscious, which then creates the reality we live in. Oh! How unconscious we are of the dramas inside us!

For me, I make efforts to clear them. I free them through Ho'oponopono, a Hawaiian technique created by Morrnah Simeona, and famously taught by Dr Hew Len and Dr Joe Vitale. Ho'oponopono means "to make right" or "to rectify an error". It's a process of forgiveness, repentance, and transformation that uses these 4 simple phrases:

I'm Sorry.
Please Forgive Me.
I Love You.
Thank You.

I repeat these 4 lines (sometimes, together with other Ho'oponopono clearing tools), until I know that the memories are released, and that I've entered the Zero or Emptiness state described by Dr Hew Len. When I am at Zero, I am one with Divinity; I am at the place of Origin. At Zero, I am free of memories. My cells know it, my mind knows it, and my spirit knows it.

During these times of great change, where a new Planet Earth is being birthed, the old history of humanity must be released. We, collectively, must make the effort to free ourselves from these old, dysfunctional memories. This great effort starts with every individual as each of us are responsible for our experience, and for creating a new world for ourselves.

It's time. We are being called.

I'm Sorry.
Please Forgive Me.
I Love You.
Thank You.

Peace begins with me.

(The image with the quote from Paulo Coelho, appeared in my FB timeline this morning. It inspired me to write about my Ho'oponopono practice, and the importance of releasing memories today)

Believe In Yourself

When I shared the image above in my Facebook timeline, a friend asked, "Did the Buddha said this?" I answered, "I don't know. It's not mentioned here."

But I do know who said something similar to me years ago. I was just starting out with my work, and had a lot of self doubts whether I could do it. I shared my doubts with a friend.

"Would my other friends believe in me?
Would they think I am crazy?
Would people put their trust in me that I can help them?
Can I actually do this as a living?
Will I make enough?
Etc, etc, etc."

My friend listened to me jabbering away, and then quietly said, "Even if the whole world do not believe in you, you must believe in yourself."

My dear friend put me right back on track, that day, many years ago. And, I am glad to say, I believe in myself enough to continue doing the work that I love.

So, if you're caught in the stream of self doubts thoughts, just remember the quote above. Or, this message from the mermaid:

Then, let go of those worries and struggles.

"Once you believe in yourself, put your mind and body in a peaceful place, then allow the Universe to work in a perfect way it knows how's
- Dr Wayne Dyer

Believe in Yourself. Trust. Allow.

And so it is.

(I do not know who are the artists for these two images. I happened to see them in my facebook timeline. I thank these two artists.)

What Do You Want To Delete From Earth?

I saw the image above in my facebook newsfeed, not long after the Ariana Grande's concert terrorist attack. It was such a striking image, and I shared and posed this question to my facebook friends. Interestingly, only one friend responded. Perhaps my friends did not realise the importance of this question.

Before I continue with my writing, I am going repeat the question: if you could "delete" anything from Earth, what would it be? Let your answer be instantaneous.

When I first saw this image, an answer came up immediately.

HATRED.

"There's just too much hatred in the world; too many killings, bombings, bullying, etc", I said. "I want to delete HATRED!"

Then I remembered this Hermetic saying, "As is the great, so is the small; as is above, so it is below." And, the wise words of Dr Hew Len, " Everything you seek and everything you experience - everything- is inside you. If you want to change anything, you do it inside, not outside." In other words, what I wanted to delete outside, I delete inside. And then, my energetic contribution of hatred on Earth gets deleted.

So, I turned the question to: what's inside me that perceives so much hatred on Earth? What am I hating? What, and who am I resenting? What kind of "hatred programmes" am I holding on in my cellular memories?

I brought my awareness back to what was happening inside me. And I said these magical Ho'oponopono prayers:

I'm Sorry.
Please Forgive Me,
I Love You,
Thank You.

I let go, and release the hatred, the resentment, and the anger inside me. And, until today, I continue to clean, and delete the HATRED inside my inner Earth.

So, please allow me to ask you the question again, "If you could delete anything from Earth, what would it be?"

Peace begins with me.

(I thank the unknown creator of the image above. Thank you.)

Being A Buddha Body In That One Place

"Don't worry if you feel you can only do one tiny good thing in one small corner of the cosmos. Just be a Buddha body in that one place."

- Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh

The photo above is taken by a facebook friend, Mr Goh Keat Soon. He is a senior citizen, and travels around Malaysia, taking photographs of the beautiful sceneries of Mother Nature surrounding him. He then shares his photos with friends, and those in his facebook community. By sharing on facebook, he creates a feeling of appreciation and love for Malaysia's beautiful nature. His nature photos help dissipate the many negative postings one finds in facebook nowadays. Mr Goh becomes a Buddha body wherever he goes.

As for me, I do Tarot and Oracle card readings for clients, and help them to release the challenging and toxic memories that are revealed through the cards, by working on their energetic body. I also draw, and conduct workshops on Mandala Journeying to help students to engage with their unconscious self. My work brings peace and harmony to clients and students. I know that by doing the work that I love, I am contributing in solving tiny pieces of karmic puzzles of humanity. This has always been  the major motivation for my work. I become a Buddha body in my one place.

What about you? What are the tiny good things you do in the corner of your cosmos? No one is ever that insignificant that they feel they cannot contribute anything. Even the chirping birds in my garden have a role to play. Their songs cheer me up every day. They are Buddha bodies in my garden.

Yes, the modern world is full of challenges; from environmental problems, to economic instability, to threats of terrorism. It feels extremely overwhelming and exhausting to ordinary people like us. But are we truly that ordinary? The Ven Thich Nhat Hanh said we are not so ordinary after all. Everyone of us holds a key in solving a piece of the grand puzzle of humanity. All of us are able to do one tiny good thing in our corner of the world. Collectively, we become Buddha bodies in our one special place.

Here is a poem I wrote after being inspired by Mr Goh's photo:

"Reeds, Bird and Water
A chance encounter on a clear, crispy day.
Each brings their unique presence
to this brief moment of stillness.
A breath of silence
turns into exquisite timelessness."
- Khema Yen, 5 June 2017

Just like the reeds, the bird and water, we are unique individuals. May our presence co-creates goodness in the world.

I wish you deep peace and happiness.

(This quote by Ven Thich Nhat Hanh appeared in my facebook newsfeed and I felt the connection between Mr Goh's photo and the meaningful words. So, I wrote down my thoughts here, plus a poem too. Thank you Mr Goh Keat Soon!)

In Defense of Prayers

Early this morning, I stumbled across a facebook post about prayers. "Do prayers really work?", the writer asked. Or, are prayers merely feel good factors for those who are praying?; he pondered. His questions helped me to recall a friend, questioning the power of prayers during the MH370 incident. At that time, the whole of Malaysia was praying for a positive outcome, yet the plane is still missing today.

I can relate to those questions. Because many times, I too, have asked these similar questions:
Am I really helping or am I just mumbling words?
How can praying help that person who is suffering with pain?
Can prayers change a challenging situation?
Does my praying help heal the world?

Yet, despite these doubts, I continued to pray and to chant regularly. There's one thing I now know though, and that is, thoughts do create our reality. And if our thoughts create our reality, wouldn't it be true that directing positive and loving thoughts to a certain person or situation, changes something too?

The following quote from Mona Lisa Schulz shows that prayer do help with the sick:

"Many studies show that engaging in prayer, meditation, and imagery can help the health of others, and has helped to bolster red blood cells, protect people in coronary care unit from infection and minimize their need for antibiotics, and in fact, seems to prevent death (fewer people who were prayed for died during the study)".
- Mona Lisa Schulz, M.D. Ph.D in 'The Feminine Brain'

And then, there's this very inspiring story from Caroline Myss:

"One of the most profound stories that I ever heard in a workshop was told by a woman who had been seriously injured in a car accident and had had a near-death experience - I'll call her Maggie. Maggie was so shattered that she went out of her body, and in that state, floating above the scene of the accident, she could hear how people in cars behind her were responding to the accident. Some were deeply shaken by witnessing it, while others were saying things like 'Oh Jesus, this is all I need! How long are we going to be stuck here?' But from the fifth car behind hers, she saw a beautiful swirl of light rising up into the ether and then right back down into her own body. She thought, 'What's going on there?' And just as she thought that, she was instantly next to the woman in that car, who was sending out a prayer for her. In that energetic state, in the midst of her near-death experience, Maggie got the license plate of that car and committed it to memory. She eventually came back into her body, and was taken into the hospital. When she was fully recovered, she tracked down the woman who had prayed for her, and she showed up at her doorstep with a bouquet of flowers to say thank you."
- Caroline Myss, Ph.D in ' Why People Don't Heal and How They Can'

These two examples reminds us that there's power in prayers; and that we can never fully understand the effects of our prayers. Because prayers lies in the domain of the spirit - something our intellectual mind has difficulty understanding.

To prayer doubters, I would say, let go of those doubts. One can never harm anyone by sending positive thoughts or thinking positively for a better outcome. Instead, your kind, loving, compassionate thoughts create a positive energy field around you that interacts with the energy field of the person or situation that you are thinking about. And this not only brings comfort to those in pain and suffering, but has the potential to change things for the better - changes that are unknown to you.

One kind thought, one kind word, one kind gaze, one kind touch, heals the world.

Deep Peace To You.

(The image above is from one of the many posts I saw from my facebook newsfeed. Thanking the artist who created it.)

Who Are You Keeping?

How do you feel when you saw the image above? Did you stop and stare at it and felt like something went "thud" in your heart? Did you suddenly feel like crying? Was there an "Eureka!" moment? Or did your mind just went blank?

Because when I first caught sight of it in my facebook news feed, my mind went blank. I stopped my usual scrolling and stared at the image for quite awhile. Something went "thud" in my head. I felt that whoever that created this image spoke directly to the heaviness in my heart - the emotional pain of being around those who just took me for granted; that I was just merely an ATM machine for their causes or whatever products and services they were peddling. And then there were people who treated me as those I wasn't there; I felt like an invisible woman in their presence.

The image appeared at a time when I was questioning myself over my choice of hanging out with such people - people whom I cared for; people whom I supported and was their cheerleader; people who took my kindness and generosity and support for granted.

My eureka moment as I read the message: I could let them go. So, I let them go, peacefully. I set myself free.

In life, we are bound to meet all kinds of people; some are kind and generous, some are nasty and cunning. So, watch out! Be discerning of who you keep company! Only keep those who...

• love you
• motivate you
• inspire you
• enhances you
• makes you happy

So, ask yourself these questions: Who do you want to spend time with? Who makes you happy? Who drains your spirit? Who supported you when you needed help? Who gives only empty promises? Who only contact you when they want to sell something? Who accept and appreciate your uniqueness?

Be discerning.

Because you're worth it.

Because you treasure real, genuine friendships and relationships.

And because all relationships work both ways, for those you chose to keep, you:

• love them dearly
• motivate them
• inspire them
• enhance them
• makes them happy

That's how we come full circle with our relationships with others.

Huge love and peace to you.

(I would like to thank the unknown creator of the image above. Thank you!)

Changing From The Inside Out

I don't know who created the image above. I just happened to see it on my Facebook news feed. I like it a lot as the message carries a lot of wisdom on how to ride through this change of times.

I can't change what's going on outside me. I can't change the thoughts and behaviours of haters and racists and all those corrupt politicians, for example.

But I can change my response and consciousness by asking: "What's going on inside me that perpetuate this? How did I create this on an unconscious level? In what role have I contributed to this mess the whole world is in now? What do I need to let go such that I could offer a response that is based on compassion and love instead of fear and hatred? What are the lessons that I need to learn from this? Whom do I need to forgive? What do I need to let go so that there's peace in me?"

These are examples of the questions you can ask yourself; questions that do not offer easy answers. For, the answers come, not from the intellectual and philosophical mind, but from a place of silence and meditation. They are questions that point to a change in consciousness in oneself; questions that help shift our perceptions of life, and brings us closer to understanding ourselves and our contributions to life around us. These are spiritual questions that change one's consciousness.

Ask them, meditate upon them, and wait patiently for insights to arise. The greatest gift we can offer right now to society is our willingness to go deep inside us and take full responsibility for our creations. Yes, we are the ones that is creating our reality. We are creative beings, living in a interrelated world.

Once we, one by one, acknowledge our contributions to the collective unconscious, and once we, one by one, let go of our unconscious patterns that created the mess in our world, society will change.

Changing Ourselves, Changing Our World

I was scrolling down my Facebook wall feeds, when the quote above caught my eye. It appeared at the right day and time. I was having a discussion with a Buddhist friend about the current situation in Malaysia and we spoke about how fruitless it was for people to wallow in negativity about our country.

My friend is the leader of a small Buddhist community in PJ. I immediately showed him the quote above, and then it was decided: I was to give a talk along the same theme in 2 Jan 2017 - a great start for the new year.

So, I gave a talk yesterday on "Changing Ourselves, Changing Our World". The essence of the talk was: we are all interconnected. And, that it is not an accident or some kind of haphazard design that we are born at this country, at this time and place, with our current government, with our parents... In short, we are at our current situation, not by mere accident, but for a reason. There is a karmic reason for this.

Each one of us, created this worldly situation together, in our past. That's why we are in this together, at our present time. And as we each take responsibility to change ourselves; to let go the stories, the patterns that is inside us that is creating the external problems, we change the world outside. Because we are interrelated; because we are in a huge web of life.

That's the summery of what I spoke about yesterday morning. A good start to this new year.

I Decided To Be Happy Again

Recently, I made a most important decision. I decided to be happy.

I decided to be happy despite friends telling me that they don't believe in me. They either tell this straight at my face, or at the back of me, or through body language.

I decided to be happy despite seeing all those negativity from the newspapers and facebook feeds.

I decided to be happy despite feeling fed up with what's happening in the world.

I decided to be happy despite getting no support from so-call friends.

I decided to be happy despite being betrayed by so-called trustworthy people.

I decided to be happy despite not being fantastically rich.

I decided to be happy despite being viewed as an outcast by my community of friends and family.

I decided to be happy despite being born wih health challenges and with daily chronic pain.

I decided to be happy despite so-called experts telling me I am doomed if I did not invest in this or that.

I decided to be happy despite making numerous wrong financial investments in the past. I've learnt my costly lessons now.

I decided to be happy despite no chocolates, ice-creams, keropok or muruku in my house.

I decided to be happy despite the falling ringgit, and the actions of scheming, corrupted politicians, haters and racists, that are now having a field day in my country.

I decided to be happy. Period.

Once I made this most important decision, the Universe opens up and pours so much abundance of positivities in my life. I got the support I need, I receive love and support from true friends, and now, even my facebook newsfeeds are full of positive posts. The people I interect with are highly positive too. And I know more good things are coming. They are coming!

So, made this simple, yet life changing decision today: choose to be happy.

(Interestingly, after I made this decision, I saw the image above in my facebook newsfeed. Power of sychronicity at work here. Thank you Universe! I love you!)