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Monday, November 12, 2007
happy and joyful
Monday, October 22, 2007
Responding WITH Understanding
Society today seems to be on the guarded side of communication....we want answers to probing questions and we want answers in details, instantaneously. We are not contented with 'ifs' and 'maybes' but definite concrete viewpoints and details. It stems from a lack of trust, a trust that answers can be found, a lack of patience, to step back and think through before proceeding. In the light of this, we become hurried beings, seeking revenge with technology, looking for payback as soon as we can.
Isn't that sad? We don't sit to discuss, because we are so focussed on getting to the bottom of a situation. We don't want to relate because that makes us vunerable and weak. It's truly become not a civilised race but a race for survival of the fittest barbarian.
UNDERSTANDING? ACCEPTANCE? FORGIVENESS?
Can we learn to do these things again?
SELAH
Sunday, September 30, 2007
HiDiNG UnDeR THe BLaNKET
- We need to reverse the situation we face.
- First we need to speak out and demand safety and security.
- It is our fundamental right.
- Then we need to find platforms to reach and bridge the differences we face.
- Look for common grounds, not differing peaks and heights.
- We need to be honest with each other and establish trust across lattitudes and longitudes.
- We all deserve a space on this earth; no one can be the judge and juror of our fate.
- Our lives are only determined by the One who made us.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Facing Fear with FEAR
That's a word that sends us scurrying into dark alleys, shivering with apprehension and wondering how we might actually free ourselves from its evil ensnarement. It's not just a word to many-it's a real threat that they face on a daily basis, where fear has already taken on the cloak of its darker cousin, paranoia. The threat of diseases that arrive at our doorsteps in ways we cannot fathom; the threat of anger resulting in violence and the killing of innocent lives. How do we deal with this? We can't be subliminal about it? We can't simply allow the word to float away. How do we deal with it?
FEAR.
F ace it. We know it stares us in the face. We know it rears its ugly head ever so often. Yet, we won't back down. We face it, because its there.
E mbrace hope. We have the antidote in hope. It's there, but we need to endure and perservere. Like the rainbow, it's only visible after the storm.
A rrest fear before it arrest us. Don't let it grip you and control you. You have a choice-exercise it now!
R each out for support. You don't have to face it alone. There are people who will come alongside you and be your cheer team, your embrace team. Don't push them away.
Face Fear with FEAR.
SELAH
Friday, August 31, 2007
SilencE
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
COnTACTS and SPECTacles
Well to be honest, i like my world seen through my current spectacles. I wake up every morning anticipating the world to be as i had pictured it the day before. Contacts may change that comfortable feeling i have. Lasik, may be a whole new world!
Life is like that isn't? We get so used to a certain way of looking at things that we forget about other means of vision. Sometimes a change in apparatus is akin to finding a new perspective in looking at a situation that has existed for a while.
Sometimes we need to get that change into operation for results to show, for results to be found. But comfort has this uncanny way of giving us false security. What we assume is best isnt always the best.
Time to take a new leap forward...but wear your eyes!
SELAH
Thursday, August 02, 2007
OpTiMiSm
Surroundings change but our tenacity to survive should remain strong and determined. It's taking the small steps that even account for the slightest degree of change as an optimistic prick to our desire to move ahead, even if it is a centimetre since we moved last.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Rain RAIN.....don't GO AWAY
Saturday, July 14, 2007
LUck or yuCK?
Thursday, July 05, 2007
PaTTerns
- Are these patterns enhancing us or deliberating us?
- Are these patterns in line with what we believe about ourselves or what others say about us?
- Are these patterns just for show or for real?
It is good to give yourself a check up and find where you stand. A break in the pattern of life may seem disruptive, but it can actually help us unearth a need to reconsider a need to reasses what we take for granted.
So next time life throws you a curve, don't curse or swear, but look at how it can teach you a valuable lesson that opportunities abound to those who seek.
SELAH
the difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is what you make of it
Friday, June 29, 2007
AnDreW- a care letter
Your Friend
SELAH
if you are a friend of Andrew Tham, an ex-student from St. Hilda's Secondary School and are reading this and would like to comment, may i invite you to do so. Your prayers for his recovery would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
10 MiNuTeS tO BiRtH
Aren't they just numbers that increase annually? Aren't they the no of embarassing candles put on a cake that you need to blow out, but wait! make a wish first!
Numbers.
As the numbers of years increase, so do the lines of stress, the sag of the skin becomes more pronounced, the creak in the bones become louder...but wait! you're maturing!
Maturing.
Isn't that just another polite way to say "You're older"? You may become cynical, skeptical and at the same time forgetful why you do the things you do...but wait! you're still alive!
Alive.
Spirit is willing, but the flesh isn't weak, it's comatose! I'm breathing, I'm walking, I'm feeling, I'm thinking....but wait! it's a miracle!
Miracle.
Yes, life is a miracle....and a miracle is about to be born....
Guess what?
We are all miracles!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIRACLE! CONTINUE TO BE A GIFT TO THIS WORLD!!
SELAH
Thursday, June 14, 2007
eMoTiOnAl
M everyone needs to learn how to manage them
O others need to know how we would respond
T so take time to reflect first
I start with the 'I'
O then move to others in your immediate vicinity
N never negate their feelings
A acknowledge that we need a community perspective
L live a big picture perspective
SELAH
Sunday, May 27, 2007
the PRESSURE of doing NOTHING
Yet, I know of many learned and respected people who took time and spent it in contemplation. They weren't the worse off for it; on the contrary, they lived a longer and more fulfilled life. Maybe we hurry because we don't want to think of the crossroads we would need to face, or the dilemmas we would need to encounter....so hurry and let's bury all that- ESCAPISM
We need to sit down, reflect and regroup. The three Rs of life:
- REST
- REFLECT
- REGROUP
- RECUPERATE
We need to do the first three before we can get to stage four. Don't be in a hurry to get from one to four in a flash. Don't be sucked into the pressure of doing something when nothing is perfectly suitable.
SELAH
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
S*I*C*K
Saturday, May 19, 2007
FEncES
Fences are erected to keep villians away, to keep the flock together. Fences should be respected and not tested. Yet, what happens on the Hollywood set of the shows mirrors what happens in our lives as well. We love to test the boundaries set, be it a young child with his parents, a school student with their teacher, the citizen with the state...it's interesting to see to see it being enacted. Why? Because, it is something inherent within human nature to want to see if we can get more than what we bargained for. We don't like to be boxed in by rules, by dictums by regulations. We love freedom and we expect it. Yet freedom has got its own fences,hasn't it? Remove that, and we have pandemonium, chaos. Would that be what we would want to see?
God forbid!
SELAH
Sunday, May 13, 2007
SONflowers
- mom is outstanding
- mom brilliantly shines at multi-tasking
- mom is constantly moving as long as there is sunshine, just like the sun flower that follows the sun's movement through the course of the day
- mom watches over the movement of those whom she loves-her family
Take a break moms....today is your day to be admired, appreciated and loved. Your lingering presence is our greatest gift......
Happy Mother's Day
SELAH
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
The WEAK, the FAINT & the WORRIED
Friday, April 27, 2007
UGLY........?
- They are American dramas
- They have become American exports that dominate television viewing globally
- They have raked in millions of dollars for the TV networks
- They deal with the human journey
But what do these shows mean to you? Many would consider them exciting and stimulating to the senses, a rush of blood to the head or a heart warming glow in the heart. What they have in common is the unearthing of the human experience, of course done Hollywood style. Yet, there is some element of truth in its portrayal. It may be a little overexxagerated, it may be a little melancholic, but it still highlights a prevalent truth-we have skeletons that we cannot ignore in our cupboards. Try as we might to hide them, they surface and they may embarass us, or defile us. Facing up to these skeletons is a challenge, especially in today's society that is so quick to judge. People like to make a spectacle out of other people's misfortunes, not necessarily Hollywood style (but Hollywood is a good teacher). Facing these skeletons is something we should learn to do; it's all part of understanding that the journey we undertake requires hard, honest reflection that shouldn't weigh us down, but liberate us to move further.
Time to switch off the TV set and opened the closets?
SELAH
Friday, April 13, 2007
reNEWal
Think of your life right now.
- What needs renewal?
- Is there an idea that has been left salted on the shelf and needs revisiting?
- Is there a relationship that you are enduring rather than enjoying?
- Is there a challenge that you are not facing because you lack the confidence?
- Is time more of a killer rather than a creative spark?
It's time to think and do renewal!
SELAH
Friday, March 30, 2007
ReCoVeRy
SELAH
Thursday, March 08, 2007
AppREciATioN
Imagine:
- how blessed your child will be when you show appreciation for them as your children?
- how blessed your colleagues will be when you say a simple 'thank you' for effort put in?
- how blessed your aged parents would be when you hug them to show affirmation that they have done well in bringing you up?
Recently there was this tremendous 'free hugs' campaign that caught on across the globe. Some might say it's a trivial attempt at self-appreciation-but really what the world needs now is appreciation, real appreciation. It shouldn't be for the dramatic. It shouldn't be for the staged. It should be for the person who learns to value another fellow human being.
SELAH
Saturday, March 03, 2007
ReNt The FaBRiC
SELAH
Friday, February 16, 2007
FRoM ThE OuTSiDE
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
F****
But does that condone the way we pepper our speeches today with expletives? Again, it reflects the society we live in- a society that is stressed, frustrated, challenged and fed-up. We need to change our expletives into something more encouraging, more uplifting.
SELAH
Sunday, February 04, 2007
InFLuENCe
Question 1: Who am I closest too and how have I influenced them?
Question 2: Has my influence been positive or negative?
Question 3: Has my influence caused them mature emotionally, socially?
We are helping shape tomorrows leaders. We need to take our influences seriously.
SELAH
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
GREET things
G = Give unconditionally
When we say "hi!" or "hello!" we shouldn't expect anything back in return. We give because we want to bless the other person, because we want to make the other feel special.
R = Relate fully
Don't just extend the hand, or give a faint smile; give it all you have got! make the person feel the warmth that comes from within in that handshake.
E = Extend hospitality
We can choose to just be salutory, or we can really make our welcome cozy like coming back to our own homes.
E = Engage eye contact
The eyes are the windows of the soul. We need to let the greeted know that they are not just passerbys but important individuals who share this journey with us
T = Touch the heart
Need I say more?
SELAH
Friday, January 19, 2007
FLooDs that DrEnCh
Saturday, January 13, 2007
HoPe FlOaTs
- it is an accepted response
- it is a common response
- it is a response that allows us to seek the majority and stay within safety
Let us make a switch to thankfulness. Why? because:
- it is a response that ushers in a blessing
- it is a response that makes people see our boldness to make a stand
- it is a response that gets those within the safety of many, thinking
What is your choice?
SELAH
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
BuZz Words
- TOLERATE- to learn how to accept differences and live amidst diversity.
- PATIENCE- in such a hurried society, we need to really learn to slow down
- REFLECT- how we need to do introspection rather than inspection of each other's faults
- CONTENTMENT- in this age of greed, we need to remember that there are many who are satisfied with simple needs and wants
- LOVE- we need to move away from loving images to loving people
SELAH