Understanding our Heart

" Guard our heart with all diligent as out of it flows the issues of life"

There goes a saying, when there's a will there's a way. We understand the strength of a strong will and somehow with such single minded focus, many people succeed in life with such a will power, powered by the brain.

But do you know?

That our heart produces electrical signals as well? Our heartbeats are triggered by the electrical signals. They are just like our brains, they produces electrical signals for relationship internally in our body.

From an article copied and pasted 

HEART FACTS

Research by the Institute for HeartMath in California4 has shown that the heart is the most powerful generator of electromagnetic energy in the human body:

o The heart's electrical field is about 60 times greater in amplitude than the electrical activity generated by the brain.

o The magnetic field produced by the heart is more than 5000 times greater in strength than the field generated by the brain

o The electromagnetic energy of the heart not only envelops every cell of the human body, but also extends out in all directions in the space around us

Source: HeartMath Institute is available on www.heartmath.org.

So if the heart produces electrical signals 5000X stronger than our brain. For a fact, our heart  has the ability to think for itself, just not the way the brain visualize. 

The memory of our heart is captured through emotions not via pictures or images. It captures the incident happened and the impact of emotion. 

Example: Our mind might not remember what actually happened in pre-school that Teacher Ah-BeBe  embarrassed  you in front of the whole class. But as a kid you are hurt. Our heart captured that memory. 20 years down the road, that memory is still kept in our heart.

Therefore, sometimes when we reason or tried to console a friend who fell out of love. No matter how hard or how reasonable we may sound, we will never be able to get through.

 Heart wins, it is 5000x Stronger than the brain!

Our heart is very vulnerable and we need to guard it at all diligent. If we have a broken heart, an angry heart, a resentful, bitter heart, jealous or whatever you can think of.  Our heart has the power to influence the brain and cause a life filled of sadness, resent and build an environment for you to blame on. 

Blame it on work. Family. Friends. Life. The cat on the street. 

Our mind has the power to visualize and create the kind of environment we want. If everyday, we are living in complains and resentment, blaming and faulting. 

Our mind will find fault in every single thing to go in line with our heart and our eyes will only see what the broken heart want our eyes to see.

This is how people go into a spiral. 

Sometimes we come across angry people who curse and swear, unkind in words or full of complains and blame.  Remember, these are just secondary emotions. Don't blame them nor be angry at them. As it is because somewhere in their heart is yet to be fixed. And their mind will pick on every single thing to proof that it is right to feel the way it is and reject anyone who doesn't come into agreement with them.

Take a breather, close your eyes, life is still as beautiful as it is.  The sky hasn't gotten any lower the day you decided to feel sad. The day of happiness in your life is approaching.

A Famous quote from Dr. Robi Songerager : Bitterness is like drinking poison and hoping someone else to die. 

Give yourself a break, you can choose a better life.

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Happy Feet. Staying balance

.Happy Feet. Staying balance.

We stay in this tropical country where Flip-flops get really convenient to wear around during our casual days. Talk about a brand that almost every single one of us knows this :

and of course, all of us face this problem when it comes to flops

Worn out and thinning of the soles

The thinning of footwear can be so common and most of us would think that it is perfectly ok. Just some old shoes and worn out soles, it won't kill.

It definitely will not kill,

we just get this

The whole body is compensating and pressuring on our hip, our back and spine. It is common but definitely not normal.

People tend to mistake common as normal.

The next time when you feel you neck, back or hips aching, it can be the accumulated stress of your footwear.

There may be times that massage no longer help, pain killers doesn't work anymore and pain seem to be constantly there. We get stress at work, stressed by people, pressurized by situations. Other than our mind absorbing it, our body absorbs them as well.

We can't control what happen to us daily, but we can be conscious on what we eat, ( healthy food selections ), right amount of exercise ( to gym or to just play some sports ), what we think about ( the more encouraging and positive stuffs ), the pillow and mattress we sleep on or the footwear we put on beneath our soles.

Each of them operate individually yet put together as a whole for the wellness for our Body. Spirit. Mind

Which is what I've constantly pursuing, and what I spell as " Abundance in life "

Thoughts in positivity

Living in health

"Pain-free" in mind and body

Awesome in whole

I'm Happy with my E-Flip Flops

They are not very fanciful, but they are definitely different and serves a great purpose than any other pair of flops. You can't get them from any departmental stores or shoe shops. For they are medicated flip flops with build-in medical device for dual-shock absorption ( Sounds like sanitary pad, double absorption hahaa ) stabilize our body and has this anti-fatigue qualities.

This brand is pretty high in demand in Australia but currently very little carrier locally or S.E.A, you can only get them through a handful of Chiropractic clinics in Singapore ( Like 2 in Singapore and 1 in Malaysia )

Chiroworks is one of them where you'll be able to make orders for such awesome flip flops ( and of course that's the one I'm working in )  

They will not wear off on its soles like the common flip flops, but. . . . 

wear and tear on the foot straps are inevitable.

I'm happy with my pair of flops which aid me to balance my body and stay in balance when I walk. I've got 2 pairs of them, one for outdoor and one for indoor home slippers. Wearing them for a year, went on an ad-hoc trekking with it earlier on this year in Tioman island and they are serving me well.

This is the kind of flip flop that once you started wearing them, i'll never want to go for something else.

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Identity

Identity (1)

Everyone has an unique identity. Just take a look at our finger prints, no one in the world has identical hand prints. Everyone is different. Since we are different by default  and we are best being ourselves; why are we always in war with ourselves somewhat somehow? 

The moment such thoughts of I hate myself, I dislike being me, I don't like this such part of me and that; reason being, as much as we expect from others, we expect of ourselves too. We expect ourselves to do this, and when we fail to deliver, we get disappointed.  Why is this happening? Sorry to say in a not at all sympathize tone. We allow it by letting such incident, remarks, situations, or even past events to repeatedly churn out the same reaction out of us. We are responsible when we allow repetitive emotions accumulates. Especially the negatives ones. 

You may not even be aware. But Be aware now. Be drivers of our own emotions. 

Emotional habits is the toughest to correct. Because each time when such stress arise, most people get into the 'victimized' identity. It takes a lot of undo-ing thinking and  relearning thought processes to produce a good emotional habit. Tough work but can be done.   

Try: React to it differently each time a crisis arise, force yourself to feel different , act different each time no matter how shitty you feel or how it can hurt. U'll figure a way out. Logically, if this way doesn't work to keep your spirits up, there is no point continuing right? To many of us, because and every time a certain crisis arise we fall back into a zone to cause us to doubt even more. Get out of that zone when you fairly know, come-on, its not helping at all. Please try something else, don't waste time. Too much time spend being upset. 

When the tension of our identity crisis starts to accumulate. Our identity got stolen bit by bit when we start to have thoughts thinking; How I wish to be so and so. I wish I can just die, I hate myself.

They come like thieves in the middle of night, we are unaware but it is robbing our life away without us noticing. 

Start making the consensus today, be aware, of how you react to emotional waves that is affecting you today. Try a different reaction. No harm to try or make mistake over it, because; Welcome to the world with endless testings. There's just too many things that will and will definitely get on your nerves, my nerves everyday. 

.Keep trying and we will all get there.

Because there is no such things as failure in my life when I never stop trying.

I made up my mind a few years ago that I will always keep going no matter how I will to feel.

P.S Everyday, I am practicing habits that churn good emotions. No matter how shitty situations or things can get, or what I feel, it's ok. Feelings (Good or bad) come and go quickly for me, its not due to my character or personality that lousy things don't stay long or take root in me, Its a long tough road of practice along these years ever since I made my choice and stick with it. 

Because freedom in life is to be in control of our own emotions. Reap joy, enjoy happiness, to love and be loved. These are some of the things I practice daily. Be aware, make a change, create a habit, reap a destiny.

Love Seven Katie Buny 

Stay in Truth, keeping the spirit

Staying in Truth

Keeping the Spirit

My heart. My mind.

It is said in the bible that the fruits of the spirit are

Love; 

Joy; 

Peace; 

Patience; 

Kindness; 

Goodness; 

Faithfulness;

Gentleness; 

Self-control.

And Joyce Meyer told us these are the qualities we should focus on.

With all the overwhelming waves coming along, it may be hard for individuals to discern what and who to believe in.

For one thing that I stand firmly on,

and that is God.

Every believer stands a vertical relationship with our Father God, we can knock on HIS DOOR anytime to seek His presence.

All we need to do is to spend time with Father God, fellowship with Him, so you'll dare to knock onto His door anytime.

Many times people do not seek God because they are afraid that God will not answer them. They are afraid that they fall short of grace and are afraid to knock on His door when we need help.

Nothing is more important than BEING ROOTED in Christ

Yes, we need leaders and mentors in our spiritual walk,

but we truly have to understand that it is wrong to rely on any spiritual leaders.
We can have a good relationship with them and there is nothing wrong with having good relationship with people, well the bible advocate us to have good relationships.

But relying on  

 For what God want is for us to rely Only on the Holy ghost and onto Him alone not any human.

In preaching and words, they are very good resources from the churches and ministries, but we always have to bring the teachings back to God and ask the Holy ghost to bring forth a revelation for us to know that if that is from the spirit of God himself.

We cannot over spiritualized everything.

We are given a mind to think, a heart to feel, therefore balance it up. Don't feel with your mind and think with your heart. 

Sermons are not sales talks trying its best to convince you.

Some may feel preachers are like motivational speakers.

They can feel like anyone you want them to be.

To me, they are teachers, mentors, and most importantly human. 

Staying in truth

The storm

Have you ever looked out of your closed window during a windy day? As we looked through the glass panel, we see trees swaying like nuts? How strong the wind were bending trees and flipping the outdoor rubbish around? It is natural that we will conclude, that, wow strong crazy wind out there.

My question is, how do we determine that, there's strong wind out there? We can't see the wind isn't it? All we can see is its impact.

The wind is the natural state of the environment formed by the movement of moving air. Just like our lives, when we get in touch with the truth of life, knowing the empowerment behind it, we experiences its impact in our lives.

But for the world today, truth are being twisted and mind of human being darken. The world had taught us to live a life of me myself and I. A life of everything is about me I and myself.

Why are you hurting me?

Why are you doing this to me?

Why are you not sparing a thought for me?

..... why you and ....... to me, for me and me me me me me . . . . . . . 

No one is spared in this Babylonia world we reside in. The systems of the world had darken our thoughts and causes us to build a self image upon how others look at us, what others say about us, and how others treat us. In return resulting us to live in the " Image" projection of how others value us upon.

Our faith level starts to rely on how others will react on, or how others will say about such or such issues rather than on the solid truth in life. Our faith goes on an attack when someone close to us, maybe our parents giving us negative feedback and doubts or people who judge us; gave a remark of what we didn't expect of.

We feel hurt upon what other say about us, and what others do that affect us.

It is natural that the sinful human nature is unwilling to accept the truth, having responses which isn't in the same direction with them, because no one likes to be corrected. 

No one likes opposition. The nature of human is very argumentative. For we like to prove ourselves right, its the pride of the human that turn our mind away from truth. The argumentative in built self in every one do not like to lose in a confrontation.

Even for a human mind, we argued within ourselves. Argument can never result in peace. But speaking the truth does. The truth of a human heart. The truth of a concealed problem. JESUS is mentioned in the bible as the Truth, the Way and Life. 

Our human mind is so deceptive and complex, layered by ample of lies, pride, principles taught by the world, judgement, critics, prejudices and insecurities. 

We have to learn to stay by the truth. The truth in life which tells us eat right, exercise right, rest right will result in a good way of life. TRUTH

Be kind, be gracious, maintain a good attitude, have the spirit of excellence at all times. 



Seven



 

Live

Live. Life. Dance

.Live a life.

.Dance a life.

Since the start, I do not blog for information nor for anyone.

I merely blog to remind myself of my thoughts, events that happened, revelations of encounters and most importantly a track of my growth.

Truly I am,

I am greatly blessed along my walk,

maturing in challenges,

increasing in wisdom though revelations.

Learning through situations that habitually putting myself in the battle field of training;

To live a life, to dance a life.

Rhythms and momentum

balancing and managing.

To ride on the overwhelming of incidents happened,

to dance even when things get overwhelming.

The part of balancing is crucial.

In a time of challenge,

when I get infuriated,

I look up habitually,

look upon the Lord,

Sing his goodness,

get deeply grounded in his goodness of character and promises he has for me.

I look back into my blog,

look 
How much I've grown and keep the records of the glorious battles fought by my Lord Christ Jesus in my life.

What I am is limited,
but my capacity is not limited to my limits,
they can be trained,
they can be stretch.

This is a post of thanksgiving

And I hold strong to this in

1Cor10:13

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man.
God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability,
stretch beyond your capacity.

For this I trust.
I trust. I live fearlessly. I cannot be tested beyond my capacity.
That's his promise for me.


    

Just Trust

Just Trust

*The still voice that whispers: Just slow down, and trust me

Come and sit with me, feel me, touch me, says God, Trust me

In amid of the business, the over-whelmed time trapped and troubled over things that are not within our control;

We have to learn that the battle is not ours but Jesus. Be still and know that He is God. Trust in Jesus to fight for us. 

Mark 5:36 " Don't be afraid, only believe"

His ways are higher than our ways and his thoughts are better than our thoughts.

When things doesn't go in our plan and strategics ways, trust in Him who is God, for His is in control, His plans are higher than what we can plan. What He can do is definitely better than what we can do. How can we out win, out smart, or out stand a God who knows the beginning and the end?

When we are troubled in our situations, angry and frustrated with things that is not happening, not done according to our ways. Don't get frustrated, for we will not know that entangled situation is preparing us for a situation coming in maybe months or years which is a stepping stone to a great destiny God has planned far ahead before we know.

Many times we look back, laugh at ourselves of how silly we are over certain issues of  life? It may be the emotional blocks back then that cause us to be blessed now. 

In the book of growth of each individuals written in His book, He only has 2 plans written.

1/ Plans to grow us

2/ Plans to prosper us

Maturity and prosperity goes hand in hand. To learn maturity and unlearn pride and ego is a difficult thing for almost every individual. To unlearn pride, we have to go through humility. We have to go through unfair treatments or situations yet choose to put down our pride and learn to be humble. 

Many times we look too hard into ourselves. Everything is about what I feel, what I think and what I want. We stumble not because of what others make us feel, its how we allow ourselves to feel. This is not easy to be not affect by the surroundings. 

This is part of God's plan to grow us. He allows the devil to put us into challenges, challenges that gives us a choice to choose. Choose Him or choose over yourself.

I am learning too.. Learning to put myself aside and always to choose Him rather than what I want instead. What I want may not be good, but I am certain what He wants to give me and give me a freewill to choose over it will be the best. 

There's something I will always remind myself of, God won't give us what we willfully want, He gives us what we need. When we willfully want certain things, He will not give it to us, but on contrary the will give us what we need, which is maturity, consistency, and stability. So whoever is reading this, and you are frustrated over certain situations in life, get ready, God is setting you up for some goodness that you need. 

Love Seven

Lost

Lost

Human beings are contradicting animals. We fought hard for what we want but in times when we attained what we want, we kind of come to a realization that, hey! That's not exactly what we want. Or we remain unhappy even thou we finally got what we wanted. Life is as such. In such situation or crisis we come back to ourselves and ask, what do I want? 

Or we grabbed and hang on so tightly to what we have achieved and die hard for it. It can be money, a relationship, or anything. But for one thing we truly have to understand. Everything in life is temporary, there will come a day we have to give it up. What I am referring to? People do die, things do pass away, what are the things that remain?

Likewise in the bible, king Solomon explained it very clearly about the temporal things in life. What come and go, the truth is nothing in life remains. There is always a internal self in us which is always longing for something. 

For me, I've found that longing, that calmness that gives peace to my heart. He is my Heavenly Father. And I anchor my life in Him. I have come to the point that nothing on earth truly belongs to me for eternal. Not money, not relationship nor family. One day they are all going to be taken away from me. But there's something which can never be taken away. He is there when I'm awake, He is there when I'm asleep, He is there when I'm alive, He is there when I'm dead. 

Doesn't misread me, I love my life, I love my family, I love my friends and I love my sweetheart whom God has brought into my life. I cherish them, and every single moment of being with them, I try to do my best. That is the best i can do in my part of loving them. But on the other hand, I understand one day, my parents will grow old, one day they will leave me. Even if I'm a mom, one day, I know I will leave my kids, this is an inevitable nature course. Rather than wishing that it will never come, I cling onto what is of eternal. He knows what's the best for all whom I love. 

I rest in faith on a daily affair, do my best, and surrender all my precious to Him. He manages for me, and I can rest assured. 

I'm thankful to You my Heavenly Father and I bless your name.

Thank you Dad

Love Qi 

Plan for growth

We are planned for growth

God planned growth in our lives not failure. In times we might face setbacks and disappointment but we have to understand that it is always during tribulations that we come to understand ourselves better. It is during crisis, we are challenged of who and what are we really made of. 

As I studied the scriptures, the scripture always talks about how all things and our days have been written in God's book. He had already recorded every part of our life from the beginning to the end. God knows every disappointment, every loss and crisis we are facing.

When we go through a disappointment or a loss, a part of us may be in a lost of labyrinth, but there is always a part of us that encourages us to keep on going. More than often, our disappointment talks us out of that encouraging voice. It remind us that it is difficult and it is impossible. 

I want to encourage everyone who is reading this post to keep moving forward, because there is another chapter in front of you. The choice is, we have to be willing to walk into it. Sometimes we focus too long in trying to figure out why something didn't work out the way we wanted, why a relationship didn't last, or why we weren't given the position we worked so hard for. We may not understand everything we have been through. But when we keep pressing forward, not letting bitterness take root, we will come to a chapter in our future that will pull it all together, a chapter that's going to make sense.

When I was young, I used to love fixing jigsaw puzzle. Most of the time I will find a piece of puzzle that didn't look like it fit anywhere. After trying every way, I'll just put it aside knowing, it will come to a fix as I focus on other pieces. We realize that when the puzzle come closer to being finished that there will be a perfect place for that unfit piece.

So what is the problem earlier on? It's because all the other pieces weren't put together yet. And this is true for me and my life. I may have challenges and issues that I cannot comprehend. But Now I have convinced myself that in life, I don't need to know all things, or ask all the why to everything. You know something, life can be so much happier trusting God and stop asking so many why. 

Sometimes we will wonder, if God is so good, then why are lousy things happening? It doesn't seem to make sense in a way right? Well, we may not see it yet, but many times, it's the issue or challenge, heartbreak or disappointment that happened, which redirects us to the great things God has for us in our future.

I know and I know that God has just the right pieces to make my puzzle fit together. The puzzle may not make sense now, but I shouldn't be discourage, because I always know that another piece which is coming up is going to pull it all together. I can trust in a good God who design the puzzle of my life.

:) 

Love Qi