On April 7, 2009 I created a Daily Reminder for myself. Yesterday I translated it into Chinese. I am posting it here to share with people who read Chinese. It is not a perfect translation and I might revise it on a later date.
自我提示
(每天念一遍)
1. 我感谢(感恩)我所得到的一切.
活著本身就是一件幸事.
2. 接受, 认可和同情是我对人的态度. 但不是我对人行为的态度.
把人和人的行为分开看待.
3. 这个世界对我没有恶意. 我周围的人是爱我的.
4. 无论在何处, 我都有安全感.
5. 原谅所有人对我的伤害, 不管是他们是无意还是有意的.
不仅要原谅, 而且要忘记.
永远不要再提起这些事件. 装做从来没有发生过.
6. 更重要的是原谅自己过去犯过的错误.
永远不要再提起这些事情. 装做从来没有发生过.
7. 我需要的一切, 都能依靠自己得到.
所有不愉快的事情, 也都起源于自己.
能意识到这点, 心境才会平衡. 就永远不会太痛苦.
8. 我的责任是经常给自己立目标. 然后尽力去达到.
尽到力了, 即使没有完全达到目标, 也没有关系.
9. 活著就有可能受到伤害. 不要因为这原因而不去追求我的理想生活.
10. 过去的已经过去, 将来还在想像中.
每天都有可能是最终的一天.
不要多想过去, 也不要多担心将来.
把注意力集中到 “现在” 和 “今天”.
The English version is as follows:
1. I am grateful for all the blessings the supreme bestows upon me. I am glad to be here now.
2. I am a giving person. I give affection, love, approval, acceptance and understanding to others.
3. The world is safe and full of love. I am loved by all those that are close to me, expressed in many different ways.
4. I am relaxed and feel safe. No person, place or thing can hurt me.
5. I am eliminating the need to forgive.
Forgiveness is like surgery. It cuts out, eradicates, cancels and makes the wrong as if it had never been there. There must be condemnation before forgiveness is necessary. I do not condemn others, therefore, it is not necessary for me to forgive.
6. I have no remorse, or regrets over my own past mistakes. The past is simply written off, closed and forgotten.
7. I am in need of nothing but the awareness that all I need is within me.
8. My responsibility is to set up goals for myself. How I reach them is not my responsibility. It is the responsibility of my built-in inner success mechanism.
9. I am not afraid to “turn the other cheek”, remain vulnerable and go on living creatively.
10. I remain focused on the now. Look lovingly upon the present for it holds the only thing that is forever true. The past is gone and future is but imagined.
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Keep your mind open
According to Beau Lotto, all creatures, from honeybees to humans, came to see the world not as it is, but as what proved useful. If you believe in what he demonstrates, keeping your mind open should enable you to see way more.
I am a firm believer of this concept when it comes to opportunities. For those whose mind is open, they see opportunities everywhere. For those others whose mind is closed, they see obstacles instead.
To keep one’s mind open, you have to be willing to put yourself in a vulnerable situation, which is very scary sometimes. Therefore, I am using the Daily Reminder, which is like a personal mantra, to help centering myself and to believe that the universe is benevolent and abundant. Once you have aligned yourself with the positive energy of the universe, you can then see and seize opportunities that come along the way.
Today, we bought a few shares of U.S. stocks that pay about 7% dividend in average. It is true the value of stocks could go down in short term. I do not believe that the value will go down in 8 year, which is about a full economic cycle. We are going to keep these stocks for 8 years or more, therefore, I see today’s purchase as a great opportunity seized to park your cash in high yield investment (7% versus 1% in savings account).
Another point I wish to add here for future reference. According to gurufocus.com, as of today, the Total Market Index is at $ 11067.6 billion, which is about 78.2% of the last reported GDP. The market is therefore considered fairly valued. In our case with real estate, we only bought fairly valued properties and still did very well.
I am a firm believer of this concept when it comes to opportunities. For those whose mind is open, they see opportunities everywhere. For those others whose mind is closed, they see obstacles instead.
To keep one’s mind open, you have to be willing to put yourself in a vulnerable situation, which is very scary sometimes. Therefore, I am using the Daily Reminder, which is like a personal mantra, to help centering myself and to believe that the universe is benevolent and abundant. Once you have aligned yourself with the positive energy of the universe, you can then see and seize opportunities that come along the way.
Today, we bought a few shares of U.S. stocks that pay about 7% dividend in average. It is true the value of stocks could go down in short term. I do not believe that the value will go down in 8 year, which is about a full economic cycle. We are going to keep these stocks for 8 years or more, therefore, I see today’s purchase as a great opportunity seized to park your cash in high yield investment (7% versus 1% in savings account).
Another point I wish to add here for future reference. According to gurufocus.com, as of today, the Total Market Index is at $ 11067.6 billion, which is about 78.2% of the last reported GDP. The market is therefore considered fairly valued. In our case with real estate, we only bought fairly valued properties and still did very well.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Self Discipline – the 2nd most important aspect of success
In my last blog “Is it harder to attain success than to maintain it?”, we have established that it is equally hard to maintain success as to attain it. There is no standing still. Success is a continuous journey, as Einstein said it: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
We have also pointed out that the most important aspect of success is to continuously set and re-set goals. However, setting these goals was not enough. We have to work on them.
Therefore we bring about the 2nd most important aspect of success, self discipline or the ability to delay gratification. Unfortunately, it seems that only one third of pre-school children have been taught this skill as illustrated by the video of Joachim de Posada from TED talks “Don't eat the marshmallow yet”.
How do we achieve self discipline?
There are many different ways to help us to achieve self discipline. One way of achieving self discipline is to intelligently cultivate our mind so that only intended actions will spring forth.
Then, we have to remind ourselves our goals constantly. On our way to our destination, there are many distractions we encounter. We must constantly remind ourselves where we are going in order not to get lost. The first emperor of China had himself reminded every day that his destiny was to unite China. So he was able to do unpleasant tasks that were needed to achieve his destiny.
Right now, my focus is health. So I have my Daily Reminder, which is to deal with stress. Then I have a list of daily routines that I tick off after I accomplish each one.
Hope you enjoy reading this article.
We have also pointed out that the most important aspect of success is to continuously set and re-set goals. However, setting these goals was not enough. We have to work on them.
Therefore we bring about the 2nd most important aspect of success, self discipline or the ability to delay gratification. Unfortunately, it seems that only one third of pre-school children have been taught this skill as illustrated by the video of Joachim de Posada from TED talks “Don't eat the marshmallow yet”.
How do we achieve self discipline?
There are many different ways to help us to achieve self discipline. One way of achieving self discipline is to intelligently cultivate our mind so that only intended actions will spring forth.
Then, we have to remind ourselves our goals constantly. On our way to our destination, there are many distractions we encounter. We must constantly remind ourselves where we are going in order not to get lost. The first emperor of China had himself reminded every day that his destiny was to unite China. So he was able to do unpleasant tasks that were needed to achieve his destiny.
Right now, my focus is health. So I have my Daily Reminder, which is to deal with stress. Then I have a list of daily routines that I tick off after I accomplish each one.
Hope you enjoy reading this article.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
My daily routine
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| St Lawrence River |
- Get up at 7:30 a.m.
- Have Aloe Vera jell, rolled oats, raw almonds & Vitamin B for breakfast.
- Go for a walk along the river for an hour or so.
- Open the store at 10:00 a.m.
- Sit in front a mirror and cite my Daily Reminder.
- Take a nap till 12:30 p.m.
- Have lunch (cold meal: salad, cheese/ smoked salmon, bread or soup)
- Mind the store while Richard plays his pool (100 balls).
- Richard takes a nap.
- Have supper at 6:00 p.m. (a hot meal with seafood/fish and vegetables)
- Drink a coffee without sugar (Richard is one step ahead of me, he drinks his coffee black)
- Go for a walk along the river for 2 hours.
- Take a shower.
- Sit around in the garden for an hour or so.
- Go to bed at 12:00 a.m.
I consider not working for other people a form of freedom and privilege. In order to keep my status of having the freedom and privilege, I realize that I have to keep a rigid schedule.
It sounds contradictory that you must discipline yourself in order to have freedom. I always thought that freedom is the ability to act according to one’s own will, which in my younger years was interpreted as to do whatever I liked. I definitely do not like to get up early in the morning. If it is left entirely up to “me”, I like to sleep in till noon and stay up all night until 3:00 a.m. At one time of my life, I literally reversed night with day. I stayed up all night till 7:00 a.m. and slept all day till 4:00 p.m., and realized that nothing good came out of it. Both my mental and physical health deteriorated.
As I grew older, I slowly discovered that there are a few parts of “me” and they do not always think in sync. One part of me would like to stay healthy for sure. The easiest way to stay healthy is to form healthy habits. Habits are formed by repeating a routine day after day.
Hence, the daily routine has started.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
The Daily Reminder
I have completed the 40 day daily reminder. Here it is:
1. I am grateful for all the blessings the supreme bestows upon me. I am glad to be here now.
2. I am a giving person. I give affection, love, approval, acceptance and understanding to others.
3. The world is safe and full of love. I am loved by all those that are close to me, expressed in many different ways.
4. I am relaxed and feel safe. No person, place or thing can hurt me.
5. I am eliminating the need to forgive.
Forgiveness is like surgery. It cuts out, eradicates, cancels and makes the wrong as if it had never been there. There must be condemnation before forgiveness is necessary. I do not condemn others, therefore, it is not necessary for me to forgive.
6. I have no remorse, or regrets over my own past mistakes. The past is simply written off, closed and forgotten.
7. I am in need of nothing but the awareness that all I need is within me.
8. My responsibility is to set up goals for myself. How I reach them is not my responsibility. It is the responsibility of my built-in inner success mechanism.
9. I am not afraid to “turn the other cheek”, remain vulnerable and go on living creatively.
10. I remain focused on the now. Look lovingly upon the present for it holds the only thing that is forever true. The past is gone and future is but imagined.
Repeated action for 20 days makes a habit. Repeating it 40 days reinforces the habit even stronger.
1. I am grateful for all the blessings the supreme bestows upon me. I am glad to be here now.
2. I am a giving person. I give affection, love, approval, acceptance and understanding to others.
3. The world is safe and full of love. I am loved by all those that are close to me, expressed in many different ways.
4. I am relaxed and feel safe. No person, place or thing can hurt me.
5. I am eliminating the need to forgive.
Forgiveness is like surgery. It cuts out, eradicates, cancels and makes the wrong as if it had never been there. There must be condemnation before forgiveness is necessary. I do not condemn others, therefore, it is not necessary for me to forgive.
6. I have no remorse, or regrets over my own past mistakes. The past is simply written off, closed and forgotten.
7. I am in need of nothing but the awareness that all I need is within me.
8. My responsibility is to set up goals for myself. How I reach them is not my responsibility. It is the responsibility of my built-in inner success mechanism.
9. I am not afraid to “turn the other cheek”, remain vulnerable and go on living creatively.
10. I remain focused on the now. Look lovingly upon the present for it holds the only thing that is forever true. The past is gone and future is but imagined.
Repeated action for 20 days makes a habit. Repeating it 40 days reinforces the habit even stronger.
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