Sunday, March 31, 2013

Happy Easter, Everyone!

This is one of my favorite times of the year, because it symbolizes rebirth and starting anew.  Certainly, there are the various traditions that come with this holiday.  What I would like to speak of is pretty universal.  

Just like the new year we press a "reset" button, I would like to think of this day as the same.  Constant reinvention of ourselves in a way that consistently creates positive change is progress.  Progress is the key ingredient to long-lasting happiness, because this is where fulfillment happens.  Without it, I would argue it would be very difficult to be happy at all.  

There is no standing still in life.  Either there is progression or regression.  It's all in our hands!  


Thursday, February 14, 2013

Happy Valentine's Day!

Without gratitude, there is no love.  May you find joy everyday, including this day!  :-)  






Sunday, February 10, 2013

Happy Lunar New Year of the Water Snake 2013!

Happy New Year!  

While we can always reinvent ourselves from moment to moment, the first day of a new year symbolizes a widely accepted "reset button".

I don't claim to be an expert on astrology or zodiacs, nor do I claim to be right or accurate.  All the same, I would like to share what I've read and learned about the Year of the Snake:

To have a great year, especially those born on the Year of the Snake (a cycle of every 12 years for every animal zodiac sign), one must increase their level of awareness and be very mindful of their intention.  Snakes that have a low awareness level will find this year difficult, while those who are clear about what they want, and take focused consistent action toward their goals, will have a prosperous and fulfilling year.

For the rest who are not born the Year of the Snake, we must do the same, and adopt the positive traits of this powerful sign.  They are willful, determined, methodical, steady, wise, insightful and detail-oriented.  To succeed this year, we must then ask, "What do I want for this year?"  We must be intentional.    


Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Do Past Lives Exist? Is It Possible to Live Three Times in One Hour? I Did!

I did a guided healing meditation with someone well-respected and credible in high places.  Some that are currently following this blog site know who this person is.  All I can say is it gives reason to why things are the way they are.

If you asked me three years ago about this stuff, I would have rejected it completely.  My explanation, like perhaps some people's explanation reading this, was that it was simply crafty manipulation of the mind.  I practically rejected the concept of God and spirituality, so what would you expect, right?

So what changed?

To be honest, at this moment, I'm not quite sure.  Maybe it was a series of near-death experiences in recent years.  One I clearly remember was my Acura NSX spinning out of control several times, crossing all lanes on  a slippery highway in Connecticut before coming to a complete stop, pointing in the right direction safely.  My friend and I could see the many cars zipping by us, and even saw the oncoming headlights as we swung in the view of the heavy traffic headed toward us.  

Maybe it was the numerous deaths in the past few years that made me wonder about life after death even more than ever.  The big one for me was the death of our family's beloved German Shepard, Truffie, who died in 2011.  I figured at that time, with my near death experiences and the recent passing of loved ones, that certainly there was a higher power at work.  It was my only way I could cope with the pain and keep them alive in my heart.

In my quest for answers about life, death and suffering, I stumbled upon the concept of karma, reincarnation and past lives.  Like a child, I was curious especially about past lives.  One reason I was curious was to just simply see if it exists.  The second was to search for solutions to re-occuring adverse patterns in my life, to which I found no solution for.  Could it be a lesson that I haven't learned yet, doomed to repeat lifetime after lifetime?

So I went for it and gave it a try.  First, I learned that the majority of our mind, as we know it, lies in our subconscious, while a small fraction lies in our conscious.  It is in the subconscious where we can take the journey to face limiting beliefs, caused by unresolved issues from past lives.  Second, I discovered that, through an expert guiding me, I could bear witness to these past lives and begin the process of healing.

I now open up my subconscious with you...

I was taken to two past lives in this meditation journey.  I will only summarize here:

The first, I was a Caucasian woodsman in a forest, perhaps in America or Europe.  It was the evening and I was a distance away from a campfire that my family gathered around.  As my wife and three children were enjoying the fire, one of my sons falls in!  I run trying to rescue him, pulling him out, rolling him in the dirt and throwing water on him.  The severely burned child dies in my arms.  My wife and children are hysterical in reaction to the tragedy.  My wife blames me for what happened, gets our children to side with her and ousts me to live and eventually die a lonely broken man.

The second life I was perhaps in the Mediterranean, maybe Egypt.  I was to be the heir to a mighty kingdom.  I was standing on the edge of the balcony in a luxurious palace.  I seemed troubled and at first not sure why.  In that instant, I recall falling in love with a peasant woman, who I visited in the marketplace everyday.  It was forbidden to be in love with a commoner and by marrying her, I would have to relinquish my throne.  My father was furious and it was at the end of the heated confrontation was where I stepped in the meditation.    I was so heartbroken and mentally tortured that I jump off the balcony and fall many stories down.  I crashed onto the jagged rocks below near the ocean and die instantly.  Midway during the  fall, I could recall regretting what I have done but it was too late.

My guide went through a series of healing exercises, while I was still in meditation after each lifetime.  I could remember vividly looking at each of my loved ones asking for forgiveness, including who I was in that lifetime.  I asked for forgiveness also of my kingdom's people, who I have betrayed by committing suicide.

It was truly healing because I was able to resolve, with the help of my guide and the meditation, reoccurring themes in my life that served as roadblocks to my progression.  The burden of guilt that I have carried for eons has now been released and the healing has begun.  I take complete responsibility for taking my life in one lifetime and have dispelled the false self-blame for the death of my son in the other I journeyed to.  I know that all the healing won't happen overnight, but that it will take time.  I feel at peace that I'm going in the right direction, and feel self-assured that everything will be all right.

Thank you.


Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year, Everyone!

2012.  The world was coming to an end...or so many thought (please refer to my "Doomsday" blog, dated December 20, on that one lol).

My goals are to tighten the midsection, drop 15 lbs (don't know how that translates in kg off the top of my head, sorry), have two new small organizations in California and Texas and to be able to celebrate my 40th birthday in style!  As a matter of fact, I joined an ongoing 8-Week Challenge, where people can enter to win cash prizes, among other cool stuff.  Doesn't sound like much at face value but it will open up huge doors to a field of great possibilities!

I may write up more or edit it entirely, so please do check back here later...




Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

What a year 2012 has been!  After all, the world was about to end haha.  Feel free to check out my entry, "Memo: Doomsday Tomorrow!  Is That Pacific Standard Time?".  It's the article before this one. 

Although it's not the typical gather-around-the tree-with-friends-and-family kind of day for mom and I, it's a very relaxing and enjoyable one.  

This was the first year I got Christmas gifts, in a while.  Not that I ever expect them or get disappointed when I don't get anything, but it was a pleasant surprise.  I've learned to receive graciously, rather than my usual feelings of guilt (that crept up on me briefly before catching myself).  I may post up picts of them sometime, so please check back later, just in case.  

To receive has been a lifelong lesson for me, since I do give generously to others, without expectations of anything in return.  However, if someone is going to give with love, it is only right that we accept with the same.  

Life is a two-way street.  Such is how the universe operates.  

Merry Christmas!  May it be a great day!



Thursday, December 20, 2012

Memo: Doomsday Tomorrow! Is That Pacific Standard Time?

I got an email from my dad today talking about doomsday.  He should know what doomsday is like because he's in China, where it is already the 21st.  He was expressing how much he cares and to send his last holiday wishes.  Sounds like a great idea, right?  Why not build some good karma for yourself, just in case.

Today also, I made some calls for routine business and only one of my business partners from Austin, TX picked up.  We had a productive conversation.  However, I'm also thinking to myself, "Why haven't the other folks called back?  Or sent me that email they promised?".  I suppose it's all right.  After all, what's the point?  It's not like it's the end of the world....;-)

Below is a video clip that describes my sentiments exactly about the whole drama and lack of understanding about the linear Mayan calendar.

See y'all maƱana!

TGIF and Happy Holidays!


Wednesday, December 12, 2012

12-12-12

Today, there were so many posts and new coverage on this date.  Supposedly, this date is the last of its nature to appear in our lifetime.  The next one is about 88 years from now (factor in leap years and all). As we know, time is man made; therefore, to the cosmos, this date may mean nothing.  We give it value, or at least some of us do lol.  Hey, a lot of people got married today.  That's cool...well, at least for now.

If we could take days like these and treat them with a little more dignity, regardless of the date, we will appreciate our own lives more.  To appreciate the day is to appreciate our life, because we are aware we should.  That is our consciousness.  Without it, we would not understand what is.  That is what being alive means.  Being alive right here, right now is all we have for sure (well, sort of).  In any given split second, even in this moment, it can all be taken away.  That's what I mean.  But the concept overall is clear, hopefully.