Ah.... have not been posting here for the last 2 days. The other laptop - Macbook air that I was using was sent tor servicing. I am now using my old acer computer. A few things happened during the last 2 days. I lost some money at my investment, the service center will require 800 dollars to get my laptop fixed. 

So, I rewrite the script this morning while waiting for my kid to get ready to school. I could not remember the passwords to my gmail and thus was not able to reset my Weebly account password. During my prayer walk, I recited the note I had written. One of it was I am happy that I had retrieved all my passwords. Then I went to do some writing since I can input into the computer. It was a fresh experience like back to writng the old diary again. And I saw a man, probably in his 50's and was he nimble, you bet. I saw him doing several interesting exercise , one was like dancing in circle, another was a side sommersault and the last I saw him doing stretching like 180 degree. I am impressed as it can of disrupt my thought in writing. 

Thank you God for answering my prayer, I got back 2 important passwords, one is weebly and the other is my gmail account which I need to send a mail out this morning. So I ask God to give me a FREE, brand new Laptop since the old one requires that much money to get it fixed. How the new PC is going to come and who will get it for me is not my concern. For a moment, I was tempted to check if there is any ongoing contest or lucky draw I could join to increase my chances, now I just leave it to God fully. He has his ways , much higher than mine and for me to understand as well. 

Writing is fun and a great way to release your creativity, at least for me. I thought of a great exercise I could do for my imagination workshop. I am surprised that nobody or at least I know is doing a workshop on this. Should I call it goal setting, conflict management, sales, presentation skills, communication effectiveness? The application is so wide and I thought career-related would be good since there are many people now looking for job. 

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We were at my daughter's school children party last weekend and there was a lucky draw where we get to win some lovely prices. I decided to put what I had learnt to the test. On the screen, there would be the names of the parents according to the centre that the child belongs. If the name is there, that means you have won a prize. So, throughout the day, I see in my mind my name appearing on screen. It did not manifest till the end of the program. I was not disappointed because I remembered what was taught to me. Do not allow reasons or senses (our visual sensory perception) to tell us this is the facts. 

Nothing is final yet. I imagined shaking hands with the organiser and happily receive a cheque from them. I see myself with frantic heartbeat and at same time concealing that overly excited look on my face. For a moment, I thought I might faint. Haha. The first time winning the lottery, oh my god, so exciting, isn;t it? 

To stay focus on one single sensation, one mental picture and keep repeating it till it is out pictured in the real world for me. That is my homework. If I allow the temporary setbacks (contests, mini lotteries, etc) to distract me and affect my faith, then I had given in to reasons (equivalent of doubt) that this wish/goal is not happening and soon my confidence starts to wane.

1 Corinthians 16:13 Remain alert. Keep standing firm in your faith. Keep on being courageous and strong.

To give up is the easy part as it relinquish one from the responsibility towards the end goal. It quickly dissipates the stress held within and also the anxiety of the unknown is gone but that would be back to square one to forming a new goal but giving up each time. Isn't that insanity? Walking in faith is like a blindman walking on the streets, unable to see the signposts and landmarks ahead of him. The person with sight see clearly, guided by these external objects and tread carefully not to be hit by them. 

"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. Matthew 6.24

Fear and Faith, choose one. Happiness or sadness, choose one. The state that we wish to penetrate, we must ensure we enter it fully and not stepping in with one foot, half heartedly and having second thoughts of withdrawing. This defeats the purpose of entering the desired state in the first place. The outer senses want you to believe it is not real, that you are beaten, doubts want you to believe it is not possible, reasons after reasons or evidence upon evidence, it wants to convince you the fallacy of this concept. But one must hold steadfast to its faith and never let it go. Lots of man-made isms would have you believe that your luck is dependent on this colour, number, certain month of the year,etc. Remember this ; Isaiah 46:9 — For I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me.

When we put our trust wholeheartedly with one Lord, the one and mighty, the "I am-ness", we won't be distracted by the worldly man-made ones and be led ashtray. The confusion would be eliminated and all teachings/learning are found in the scriptures only. The world wants you to believe in diversification, scattering your faith like headless chicken running amok the streets with no clear sense of direction, following the latest Pip Piper blowing his horn around. Temporal success may get to you but its fleeting success quickly sets you back to before or worse.

You gonna have faith - WHAM

Good morning, I woke up at 7am this morning, probably due to the light shining in outside the window. Then I went to check my laptop as it was not working properly last night. Thank you God for the good sleep.

I read this article and find it interesting to share. Somewhere in the article, there was this paragraph that caught my attention: “Doing nothing is harder than it looks,” says Ken Lambert, Mr. Edmundson’s predecessor and only outside investment-strategy consultant. Harder, he says, because of the restraint needed to practice inaction.

Neville also mentioned in his book, Vision about this; That which I have done, I have done. Do nothing .He was referring to after a woman is pregnant, there is only the awaiting period, which is 9 months , there is nothing to do (figure of speech). This implies that when we have created the images of our wish fulfilled in our mind, we do nothing and just wait for it to hatch. 

​The modern society would have us think otherwise. The need to do something ,to be seen performing some action is the norm else you are deemed as lazy, unproductive, bad attitude, etc. I also notice there is a lot of external focus on the action word, as if you have to be seen doing something to prove you are working for your goals. 

If you are unemployed, then attending networking events, meeting a career coach, sending resumes are the actions that are commonly practised by less would tell you to use your mind to achieve this objective. On my investment, after I had put in the price to buy  or sell, what is left to do ? Basically nothing. Just wait for the price to hit the target, either profit or loss and repeat again. The constant monitoring of the computer screen, worrying that it will or will not hit the target (seems to be working) could be counterproductive and the time spent could be used to do something more worthwhile. 

8 “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 
9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 
10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. Exodus 20.8-10

Rest, it seems is necessary for the fruit of our sowing to come. It is a process where the naked eyes may not see what it wants to see (little or no action involved) but within, magical moments are evolving and at its appointed time, it will blossom. 
To think we can expedite the process and worry constantly is not ideal nor conducive to our health, it shows a lack of faith to our maker who had it all made in perfection. 

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If the spectator could enter into these images in his imagination, approaching them on the fiery chariot of his contemplative thought; if he could enter into Noah's rainbow, could make a friend and companion of one of these images of wonder, which always entreat him to leave mortal things (as he must know), then would he arise from the grave, then would he meet the Lord in the air, and then he would be happy. William Blake

For the past one week or so, I have been praying to God to fulfil my one financial goal, to achieve 200pips in my forex trading. It was surpassed yesterday at 235.2 pips, I was ecstatic! All I did was to close my eyes and see the screen that I monitored daily reflecting the number 200+ pips. Then I went for run yesterday, still tempted to check from time to time, a little anxious and concerned about the outcome. 

Then I remembered Neville's teaching about planting seeds and harvest. We do not go dig up the soil and check if the seeds are growing but be patient during the planting time. So it is the same, to constantly check the price action is in my opinion a sign of weak faith, a lacking of confidence. So I tell myself to focus on the run and let the outcome turn out well by itself, constantly going into the end with the 200 number in my head. How would I feel if it has hit this number of pips? I discovered I had the bad habit of taking profits much earlier than I wanted, afraid it will turn profit into losses as I had experienced several times. This negative experience haunts me each time my trade turn into a small profit and instead of letting it run, I get anxious and wanted to control it by taking profit fast.That way, I would be out of action but also reduce my anxiety. But I found out, each exit in a way also means a later entry and a higher stop loss should the trend reverse against me. 

At one point, I think it is futile to analyse the outcome of the trade as there are so many factors that can contribute to it. I had neglected and forgotten the importance of my own thinking and how powerful it would impact on the outcome. I had somehow allowed my fear to overtake my faith and take control, making me feel edgy and uptight monitoring the screen. 

Others can coin it as a strategy but to me, it reflects the urge to get out of the action, afraid to face the consequences at the end. The more entries I had, I realised the more exits I had to make eventually and the margin of errors increased. Think of it this way. If a trend is going down and if I say enter at 0.10 and hold for 1 week and sell at 0.05, I would make a profit of 0.10 - 0.05 = 0.05. Conversely, I could do 5 quick trades, entering at 0.10 , out at 0.09, in at 0.09, out at 0.08, in at 0.08, out at 0.07 and so on .............

The challenge is after getting out at the first exit of 0.09, it would need nimble fingers to get back in for 2nd entry at same price and hoping to get out at 0.08. The trade just does not move in such linear movement and logic else it would be too easy for everybody, right ? It daunts on me to make a higher profit, I need to increase my position size , say from 0.01 lot to 0.03 based on 2% risk per trade rule. Other things being equal, if the trend is with me, then I would need to make only one entry and exit to double my profits (pips) compared to doing it twice. The reverse can also be true, the amount of the losses I have to bear.

If psychology constitute 60% of winning the game, risk management takes up 30% and leaving only 10% to strategy then why are there more training schools advocating on the least important - strategy instead of psychology then? The trainer can impart his strategy skills to the students but he is not able to control our mind - the emotions side of playing the game. How can he train us to be more fearless, to let profit run and cut loss fast,  a theory that seems difficult to achieve in the real trading world. 

Through tracking, I found out I had more profits but small ones but 2 losses could just wipe out all my gains within the week. I would be lucky to break even else it would a negative yield each week, pretty demoralising. I then compare that to other goals that I am pursuing and want to see if there is any difference. It is the attachment, association of using real money to make more money that differs. I could skip one run or two and know jolly well I could make it up the next time. No problem at all. But with real money, the pressure somehow is different. 

It was all in my thinking!! Now I imagine that all my past trades have been profitable, all records showing blue (means profits) and how consistent and happy that makes me feel. Each trade is entered calmly with no rush, with no fear. Small losses are the building blocks for my profits, a necessity rather than an obstacle. I accept this and see my profit factor improving each week. I am happy that trading remains fun and yet allow me to do other things I love - gardening,reading, traveling ,etc . I have a lavish, steady and dependable income arising from trading. It has taught me discipline and a great test of faith for me as well. The pullbacks in a downtrend is like the temptations from Satan telling me to take profits early, to not trust my own thinking and words like "bird in hand is worth two at the bush", "money in pocket is never wrong",etc escalate my decision faster. 

​I have the courage to increase my lot size and within the risk limit to trade, thereby improving my profitability and reaching my goals more efficiently. I believe that there is more than enough money circulating in the market for each and everyone of us to take our own share, in my case 200 pips. I deserve to win , I deserve to own this money and I feel happy about it. 
I am sitting at the garden bench trading as before, watching my portfolio grow to millions and surrounded by my trees and lovely plants in my garden. 

I felt relieved now that I have achieve the 200 pips and can let go of the suspense of knowing the outcome. It has proven to be true, again! Thank you Lord for your continuous blessing. I know I am in your good hands.

so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. Isaiah 55.11

what word ?
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.Philippians 4.6
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Beloved Ones, do not accept any more human limitations because you have made mistakes. Don’t feel you must live in them any longer. Call on the Law of Forgiveness for any mistake. Then call the Power of your “Presence” 
into action to take Dominion and hold It there forever. Then stand by It, unyielding, until the outpicturing of that great Perfection is there forever. It is within your ability, within every one of you, to do it! - I am discourses 

This is probably one of the most beautiful and inspiring phrase that I read this morning! A few key words strike my mind and it connects me to several bible verses that I like to share :

Limitation is basically defined as a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap. So if someone who lacks a degree may think that the paper qualification is his limitation to get a better job. Or someone who wants to make a million dollars may look at his current bank account, reflecting a paltry sum as limitation to do big things. Whatever it is, most of us tend to use this external limitations as the excuse/reasons for our failure in life. 

Mark 6.34-44 aptly describe the scene when Jesus asked his disciples to provide food for the 5000 crowd that had come to hear him speak. The disciples, in disbelief answered Jesus that to buy bread for such a big group would costs them half a year wages (6.37) and discovered they had merely 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish left, barely enough for themselves less to feed the 5000 crowd. They see the limitations of what their sight provided them; the remaining 5 loaves and 2 fish while Jesus believe otherwise. There were surplus left for the disciples to take away thereafter. (6.43).

The limitations could be a mistake on the human end, as in lacking ability to make the desired income or provide a better quality of life for the family. The head of the family may want to but lack the knowledge and awareness of accessing the latent power within him, yet constantly searching answers on the outside in vain. 

So he become discouraged at work, spending time complaining and criticise anyone who try to contribute or say something positive , afraid that what he say might come to pass. Are we willing to live a life of mediocrity or believe we are the Light and it is up to us to make that decision and conquer the world? 

Law of Forgiveness :
Then he adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” Hebrews 10.17.

Who remembers our mistakes? It is we find it difficult to forgive ourselves for the mistakes we made even if it had happened many years ago. We blamed ourselves for making it and had the misconceive it is the cause of our today's dire situations (limitations we are in). Since we are not able to forgive and forget, we cannot cross over this mind block and when good things, opportunities come, we subconsciously remember our mistakes and in shame/guilt and other mixed emotions, we persuade ourselves moving forward to do the right thing is wrong. Yet, ironically, we read so often in the Bible and understand intellectually that God has forgiven us, his blood washed us clean and all but still...................

The person that we find hardest to forgive is not others but our very own self. After all, if the other person is not living in close proximity, over time, you might forget about that person. But if it is ourselves, we see our image daily in the mirror, we live in the same body day in night out. Is there any escape?

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,Acts 3.19

Unless we change our attitude drastically and amend our ways by forgiving ourselves, we cannot receive the salvation of God (his good wishes -prosperity, abundance, peace, love,etc). Until we have turn the bad into good, evil into positive thoughts, hatred to love and courageous act from fear, we will continue to live in a life of darkness shrouded by doubts, anxiety and without peace.

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?"Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. Matthew 18. 21-22

​This forgiveness duration may differ from individual to individual. Some took a much longer time while others could liberate and forgive themselves and others much quicker. For me, it took me more than 2 years to forget and forgive a past relationship I had. It is not easy but a necessary stage of life that we must all go through. 

Stand by it, unyielding - This is a very powerful word. Unyielding must not to give in nor give up until your goal is accomplished (out picturing of the great perfection). The there (future) we want is here (in our mind's eye) and it is in our ability to bring forth the imagination to the level where we can picture ourselves living the kind of person we want to be. For example, when you win the lottery of $1m, what would you do? Who would you call first to announce? What's the first word that would come out from your mouth when you see the winning numbers matching your ticket?

Walk by faith, not by sight  2 Corinthians 5.7 - for if we walk by sight (like most people do) we would then be checking our bank account for the $1m, the house or car that is yet to appear in the car park lot, etc. We allow our physical senses of see, hear, touch and smell to dictate our feelings that it is not real. It was nothing but a wishful thought and conveniently we forget about it.

When we walk by faith, we know for certainty that the gift of the $1m has arrived not arriving , will be coming as the latter means a gap, separating now and then, here and there. This gap would tear us apart by proving daily, constantly the lack of evidence and persuade us it is not possible, not real, not happening, whatever. 

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.Mark 11.24

God did not say you will be receiving it, as in sometime in the future or depends on your good behaviour ,etc. We must believe that it is already here in our possession and proceed to intensify our "having that gift" emotions to the fullest, making the sensations of owning the gift so wild and crazy as if it is real. It is real until the out picturing of the perfection is there forever. Today, we might pray earnestly but when tomorrow comes , doubt might set in and we fail to give it a 100% enthusiastic approach towards our prayers, half believing it might not come. The prayer turns weak day after day or like a roller coaster, some day high and other day low.

So how does one increase faith? Think about it for a second. If you are good in something, say swimming and have taken part in school competition and all, you would be confident to say you are a good swimmer. Your trophies, friends that know you always think and say you  are good in swimming seal the gap that make you aware you are a good swimmer. The more you practise, the more good stuff you hear, the more positive experiences you received and that become a strong anchor towards your belief and increase your faith.

But what if you had no prior experience nor trophies nor people saying you are good, sort of thing? Does that mean your goal cannot be achieved ? I believe strongly reading the words of God , meditate on it is a good start. But reading and understand what it says is just pure head knowledge. We need to act on it  for the words to become live. 

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it--not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it--they will be blessed in what they do.
James 1.23-26


 The Law of Repetition or affirmation if you like is crucial here. The same verse if meditate on it and apply in different situations will yield different results. That is the power in his words. The world out there will teach you to "act as if " , to carry the part like you want to be. So if you want to be rich, like having a $1m , then you need to dress up, drive that car, etc. The irony is because you lack the money to buy all these material things and that is why you want the money, so how could you then dress the part, drive the part or eat the part for that matter. Others may have results but I beg to differ and I think God's way is usually simple yet effective. He will not give us more stress than we can handle like borrowing money from others just to rent the car or borrow the suit ,etc. It just come across as phony , fake. 

The "acting part" that the Bible is referring to is within the mind and not the "fake it till you make it" on the outer as many think it to be.  The mind is the most powerful thing that we humans have that no other creatures on earth can match up to. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. John 1.3. 

Stay with me and see if I make sense here. Aren't the things we see in our world were first made in our mind or imagined? Whatever we can conceive, we can achieve, yes? It's all in the mind as people would say to each other. And because it is in the mind, the invisible part of our visual world, it kind of become mysterious, hazy and uncertain, making success attempts seems elusive and some say depend on your stroke of luck. This cannot be further from the truth. 

Diligent practice, day after day, night after night, like the swordsman who spend hours honing his skills up in the mountain, we too must not rest on our laurels and take refuge in short cuts and man-made promises to get us to where we want. God has a blueprint already for us, one that guaranteed to work. But we are the operant power and it has to be done only by the individual himself or herself. Nobody can outsource this piece of work to anyone. 

We are more than conquerors in our own journey. Hit it with your best shot!!!

Do we act because of our feeling or do we feel because we had taken action?

I believe our action stems from our thoughts and that is the most important place to safeguard from any evil or negative thoughts from penetrating our mind. The desires we want will make us feel good, intense and emotional. If it is not, it may not be a strong want or you may need to rethink about what is it you really want. Spend time finding out what is it you truly want. Take time away from work and current commitments and quiet down your mind. 

Another area is doubt and fear! You could possibly want something but doubt and fear always seep in and influenced your thoughts! Over time, you are afraid to think of what you want, fearing it might not be fulfilled. Do the pruning exercise as I had mentioned before. Your strong desires is like water in the kettle and as temperature increases, your intensity or motivation will drives you to take some action. Read my post on the chin up, I was compelled to do another 11 chin ups on my way to the supermarket. I had no idea why I did it. Avoid rationalise how it is done and when the goal will be achieved. Leave that to the Higher Force, they had their natural way of fulfilling your dreams. Just focus on your desires and that alone can be a challenge for many people. After all we lived in a place with too much noise out there, we tend to follow what others had , we become confused. 

Some said it is the proximity that we stayed in this city, blaming that for the circumstances in our life. We envy what others had and pass comments on those who had things too easy and assumed they had not worked for it while we worked so hard yet received so little. The Law of Nature never fails. It is the same as the Law of Gravity, anyone jump down from the building will go down ,whether the person survived or die is another question. The falling down is certain, no question about it. The same with the Law of Nature. We become what we think about all day long. 

Our actions done day in nights out become our habits and some of these habits may not be useful nor contributing to the fulfilment of our wishes. Say you want to lose weight and contradicts your action by eating unhealthy food, not doing exercises, etc. The desires if strong enough like the boiling water will drive the actions automatically to cut down on some unhealthy food eating habits and/or increase the exercise. 

In my case, I had quit coffee, dairy products and meat for a simple reason. I want to live till age 120 , radiant and healthy. Most important of all, I promised my son I would be there for his wedding and his kids' as well, haha. To do that, I eat lots of vegetables, tofu, kefir and picking up on my exercise (both physical and mental). The healthier and fitter I feel, the more exercises I enjoy doing and the diet too become healthier. I have also added moringa powder into my breakfast, yummy. 

It is a blessing that I can get these nice tofu at the supermarket near my place. I buy them daily to ensure its freshness and had it for lunch and dinner. Read here if you keen to know more about the Okinawa diet. This is the way how I cook it normally, cut and stir fry. Some days, I would cook it with bitter gourd and add in miso , one of my favourite as well. The eating tofu habits has become a routine , mechanical as some might say. But to the person who knows why he is doing it, each tofu taste delicious and his soul jumps with joy. You can be just as happy eating simple food. 

To your health, cheers !!!!

 I just completed reading this book by Fumitada Naoe. It's an interesting and light reading book that one can finished after a morning walk. It details some of his philosophical thoughts on doing business, handling failures and outlook of life. If you are detail oriented, some of his ideas might appeal to you as he shared how he spent his day at work.   I was attracted instantly by the title and find it resonates with me. To live with meaning and to die with passion, wow! 

This morning as I was doing my prayer walking, somehow my wild mind decides to take a detour from my usual path. I caught it instantly and shift back my focus. I need the stillness in mind to quite down, to listen to my inner voice and not let the external environment (a different path) to distract me. The physical environment (garden in my case) helps me to calm down, slow down my breathing and most importantly prepare me for my prayers. The moment I catch myself hurrying the process as it to rush off and complete the ritual, I hold back, slow down my pace, take a deep breath and realign once more. 

The daily affirmation must be injected with feelings, mixed it thoroughly and not just saying it for the sake of saying. That won't help if the body and mind does not align. The feelings is the most important part. Evidence could be feeling your muscle tense, breathing harder, clenching your fist, maybe cry, etc. This differs from individuals to individuals so it cannot be apply to all.  Make it counts, I think is the most important aspect of this prayer walking each day. The more we slow down and listen, the clearer the message becomes. 

For example, this morning, I realised the one goal that I naturally and easily think about the most is my house with the garden. This starting point is easy for me to relate as I enjoy growing my own plants and watching them grow. The process is not only therapeutic but also a calming one. Strangely, they do not talk nor smile at me, but I treat them like my babies, giving them tender loving care. I prayed each day for the abundant foilage, healthy looking plants and free from all pests that might take away their lives. I kept a mental image of the greenery, mixture of flowers and trees, birds chirping behind and the peaceful feelings it generate in my heart. How sweet to spend each day doing what you truly love.

Initially, I was a little upset with some seeds and plants that died or could not sprout. I did some study on the internet but could not find much answer. Then I practised my 321 method and prayed daily, seeing the lustful green that I wanted, the smile that puts on my face and the tranquil surrounding that I enjoyed. I breath in the air and thank God for his wonderful creation and then I let it go. 

Genesis 1:29-30Then God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you; and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food"; and it was so.

This verse could probably be my catalysts to pursue a vegetarian lifestyle and I have not looked back since. I believe God created many healing plants and herbs that man can use if he bothers to spend time with Nature and discovered his amazing healing power than to rely on western medicine of antibiotics and supplements that proclaimed to do wonders to one's health. Living healthy need not be an expensive options.

​Cheers to our health. I am 120 years old , how about you?

For a moment, I thought I was dreaming but I actually did it. Each day I would go to the park and do the chin up as diligently as I could. Yesterday, I did 11 supinated, 4 pronated and ran 6km. That was quite the usual routine for me and I didn't spend much thought on it. Then, in the evening, I realised that we are out of milk and I need to go get it for my kids breakfast tomorrow. On my way there, I would pass by an exercise area which I could do the chin up. I thought of resting since I had already done mine in the morning already. 

As if there was a voice inside urging me to go forward, I approached the bar. I closed my eyes and assume the feelings of completing 20 chin-ups easily. I did another 11 effortlessly, to my surprise. I felt strong thereafter and somehow knew I would be able to do another 2-3 more , bringing it to 13-14. Wow. That is a big breakthrough.

Let the weak say I am strong Joel 3.10

 The weak does not refer to the arms but the conscious mind that justifies why it cannot be done, rationalise the pros and cons and gave reasons for it not to be achieved. The subconscious when trained is unable to tell the difference from what's real and what's vividly imagined and that is exactly what I do when I approached the bar. I had no number in mind for the chin up. This breakthrough has given me much confidence that I need and now I know with conviction that I am on a next higher level. I feel assured of conquering another obstacles.

Thank you Lord for I know you are always with me and your timing is neither early nor late but simply perfect !

11 +4 +6km + 11 - Well done !!!

I find this quote very appropriate for this posting. A check with the dictionary shows the meaning of luck :
the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities
When something happened to us and we couldn't quite put a cause to it or it seems uncommon to the common people, we attribute that as good luck (eg. striking lottery) or bad luck (the only one who failed the test). For a very long time, I had been lucky but I would called it blessed to be picking up coins of different denominations every now and then. It could be 10cents to 50 cents or even a dollar at times. I do not really think much about this except knowing with certainty that I would continue picking up coins. 

The level of certainty or confidence increases as each time I picked the coin and recently I picked twice, one 10cents and another 5cents coin. To those who think little of the value of this money, then you would have missed a great lesson. The increment in value of these coins depend very much not on where you are picking, when and how to do it. The secret really lies in the imagination realm as I had repeatedly been saying.

So, for fun's sake, I decided to put in writing a goal - to strike a $1,000,000 in lottery. That would seems like a vast difference from the usual 10cents and 50 cents I picked thus far. "Now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe. John 14.29

This is one of my favourite bible verse and I am with full faith putting it here for all to see. Some said that when you prayed to God, keep your prayers between both of you so nobody knows. But if you do not tell people, and if it takes place, would they not accused you of lying? In order to prove that God's words will never return to him void and that he will accomplish all that we asked of him, I am openly declaring this so that readers can act as witnesses to this event. 

I remembered the first few times I picked the coin, I was ecstatic and found it unbelievable. I mean many a times I noticed the coins were right in front of these people walking ahead of me, why don' they pick it up? What were they thinking? Could they possibly not have seen it and I am the lucky guy? That was many many years back and I had no knowledge of the Bible. 

As time goes by, I just find picking up coins become part and parcel of my life. It is like a telepathic experience where the coin seems to seek me out with that glimpse of shine on the floor and people can walk past them without even noticing. Initially, I found it amusing but slowly over time I came to accept it and it has since then become normal for me. 

That is the same concept as winning a lottery. We probably have not heard of people who win the lottery weeks after weeks  but is that a possibility?  Of course it is but people would rather attribute that to a stroke of luck than anything else. Right this moment, as  I am typing, I am conjuring up an image of me having won the lottery. That is what is the feeling that I would have if I am the winner? And how does one know? As simple as matching the winning numbers with the ticket you purchased. 

I guessed some might think perhaps the way to winning it big is to increase the odds of winning by buying more tickets to increase one chances of hitting the big one. I don't think so. I believe thinking from the winning scene is more important than the pre-win scenario. So, briefly, this is what I would be using my $1,000,000 for :

- A trip to Japan for the family. I just picked up the Hokkaido travel brochure last weekend and my daughter was asking if we could go play some snow. She was simply excited at the thought of that , must be watching too much of Frozen and Olaf, haha.

- A big part would go into my investment - property, forex, stocks,etc. I believe this is the best time to be in the market!

- Charity work/Pro-bono coaching/speaking - Something close to my heart and I want to take more time and planning on this area. Teaching people the skills about changing to a positive mindset, increasing confidence, having a desirable relationship, etc is what truly keeps me going. I love to do more of this on a higher level and not to let money gets in the way for people who can't afford the coaching fees or workshops.

- A nice watch for myself - One that I can pass on down for generation. I like that. 

- A family car - i like the idea of taking my kids around the island, maybe to nearby countries like Malaysia, Thailand, etc with a group of friends, stopping by for some local delicacies and buying some souveniers, experiencing the local culture. really nice !

This is such a wonderful feeling , isn't it ? I am the lucky guy who won the $1,000,000 lottery. Would that change my life upside down? Hmm, I guess the initial moments would be like the first time I found the coin, full of surprise and excitement. And then another coin, a bigger value awaits, the mystery gets smaller, the heart becomes more accepting of it , welcome it in fact and soon it would be another normal day. 

The one picture that kept surfacing in my mind is the scene at the airport, just outside the departure hall. I asked my family to take a picture and i said,"  look here, say cheese" . Nice. This picture I have been rehearsing every now and then and I did it as part of my daily prayer ritual. After sending my two kids to school,  I would take a nice walk around the neighbourhood where it is quiet and peaceful. There are not too many people around except for a few maids taking the dogs out for their morning walk. 

Here's the secret : Joshua 1:8 This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful. The quieter you become, the clearer yo can hear - Ram Dass. Isn't this beautiful and true? We get so caught up with the noises out there , the constant text messages, TV shows, internet, etc that takes away our precious time to be still .The mind behaves like a wild animal, craving for instant gratification. This Law does not operate on our timing but HIS timing. When will God deliver the money to me? I don't know as I had learnt to accept that there is a season for all things. Spring, summer, autumn and winter. They may be late but the seasons will come eventually. In between , we need to be patient and review our thoughts daily, sharpening our focus on our desires, rejoicing in the wish fulfilled and the grace and favour that he has unconditionally pour onto us. 

Pin down a few words that truly resonates with you when this money -cheque is in your hand. Beside excitement , what else does it make you feel ? A sense of responsibility that you can do something great for your family? A great sense of hope that things have turn around? A renewed optimism about life in general and your mind is packed with activities that you see in others' life but not yours? Think of all the loving moments you can do for others, that act of generosity that you extend out unconditionally, isn't that amazing?

The money, $1,000,000 is merely a means to fulfil that level of emotional states you want, that's all. But to get the money, you must first enter into that state - of being happy, grateful, thankful, peace at heart, overwhelmed, hope, etc. These emotions means different things to different people, so frame it according to your definition. Make it natural. 

Winning the lottery must become as natural as taking a walk or like the air we breathe in. We don' struggle or gasp for air each waking moment. We did it so naturally, as a matter of fact we do not even noticed it, right ? It is the same concept but first we need to breakthrough one winning , and the next and the next.................

Oh, just in case you had a thought that this might be too large a sum or the task might be too difficult to accomplish, remember this verse : Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? Jeremiah 32.27
Do not for a moment doubt the magnitude of this task, sticking to the conventional of incremental, step by step goals. Maybe, I should start with 1000, then 10,000 before reaching 1,000,000. Whenever, we are in doubt, we must stem out that evil thought at all costs, day, noon and night.  Exponential returns can be yours or mine for that matter if we truly believe, walk in faith and not by sight. By sight, it would means looking at your bank account, wondering where is the car, the overseas trip and the myriad of things that have yet to happen. Then you become disheartened, doubt increased and confidence waned, thinking to yourself , maybe luck is shining on others but not me. That cannot be further from the truth. Persists in that thought as often as possible. Focus on one single sensation, say gratefulness and keep thanking God for the favour he showered upon you. 

The more you experience the power and wisdom of God, the more you want it and the more you would share it. It's a gift from God and everyone is included. There are more than enough millions to go round so no need to rush and fear that it would run out. The storehouse of the Lord is filled with abundance, like honey overflowing. Thank you Lord for your blessing!!!
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I would be penning my thoughts on my winning journey as we go along. Peace, love yourself and everyone !