The Teapot's Cabin

Affirmations. Few know the existence of this word and even few know the meaning and also the importance of it. Lucky I am, to be among that "few". Affirmations are very important. Being affirmed for what you have done or for being who you are is an acknowledgement of your contributions, your work and merely your presence! yes, it is indeed such an important motivator that will helps you get going when things are really rough. well, sadly enough, many are unaware of affirming the people around you. one thing for sure, because people are so used to take things for granted or just taking advantage and thus, forgot all about your mere presence in a particular situation...sad but true fact...sigh... Well, affirming is not entirely praising as praising is mainly focusing on the good side of you, but affirming is merely acknowledging or recognizing whatever you have done (whether good or bad). Imagine you are going through all the struggles and sacrifices in life, especially at ...

I just can't seem to understand how people are so occupied with what other people are doing while their own lives are in jeopardy! This is a mystery that I really could not understand. Well, guess that it is always easier to see the fault of others rather than to see our own faults. In fact, we will not see our faults as faults because for us, everything that we do is correct! True? Of course I'm right (see what i meant? haha) And when we fail to see and acknowledge our faults ,thats when trouble comes. Worse still is when we know we are in the wrong, we still want to deny our wrongs and choose to be blind. Do not bother what others are doing, always look at yourself first. If we do not accept ourselves, then how can we move on? Only you know your ownself the best, so why bother about others when you yourself is in such a mess? it is not wrong to be concern and aware of your surroundings, but do not let that get too much into your head that you neglect your own self/life. Y...

Often enough, it is very hard to just "be yourself"...you always have to try and fit it with whatever situation that you are thrown into and it does not allows you to show who you truly are....and when you get the chance to finally show your true colors, thats when people mistaken you for being "a changed person"...the irony of life! well..being a change person for the better would of course be the preferred option anyone could have, but we would never be able to control what others feel or think towards you..when someone comes up to you (when they have the courage to come up to you) and say that you have changed, it usually causes misunderstanding if we do not really listen or try to understand what they are trying to convey to you...after all, who would better know you than you yourself alone.... but looking at it on a positive note..if people notice you have changed, means you meant something to them for them to take a notice in the first place..which is a go...

Stop judging that you may not be judged. (Matthew 7:1) This is very applicable in our everyday lives. Often enough, judging is part of our daily conversation.. a gossip is already a judging.....hw many times do we actually need to remove the log in our eyes before we can see the splinter in others? have we not realize our own faults before blaming it on others (although they may be equally at fault too)...yes. it is a very challenging and difficult thing to do or practice, but it is not impossible... Besides that, prejudice and perceptions and also the past of a person, causes us to judge them. and because of that, we always choose to see them on one angle, and forgetting the fact that there is always two sides of a story...if only we choose to listen, and not just hear... we always just hear with our ears, but we fail to listen with our hearts and mind as well, and because of that, many miscommunication and misunderstanding occurs. it always lead us to see their fault, although it...

gosh....such an indescribable feeling..such negativity flowing within and around me that i really could not grasp the other side of the story like how i used to train myself to do..i just can't seem to feel good about anything around me, not even myself.....gosh....and worse, i do not know the root cause...guess it is an accumulation of negativity set into a timed bomb and now it is the time! lately things have just gone to the other side; wrong to be precise. everything seemed to be wrong...maybe i have been wrong all these years, and only now MADE known to be wrong (worse still to the public, not a self discovery)....all these have seriously challenged my self esteem altogether..i now am starting to question everything that i am doing or have done or going to do...basically its just questions leading to another question leading to another question.....my self confidence is breaking, i am losing out on just being myself and it is something which i really do not want to happen......

Something good to share : It has been reported that the Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, said: "Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die  and then dies having never really lived." ~well said piece! indeed, enjoy life to the fullest. the future will take its own course :)

It's been a while since i last posted here...well, as the title sound, i have embarked on a spiritual journey recently...i have come to realize (although not a new thing), that life is not just about working..and since work has take on a new path, i thought to myself that i needed to examine my inner being... Being able to attend a camp recently has certainly change me inside out..i am truly blessed for such an opportunity to really look deep down spiritually...spiritual...a huge word which bears such a great meaning but not many understands it....therefore, i am really glad for the experience.. I have always believe, that everything happens for a reason, and that reason is Him! and true enough, that was what i discovered from this camp (yeah, you may think how pathetic am I to take such a long time to realize this...but better late than never)....we were exposed to Evangelization...another huge word that most Christians know about, but few will come to know and understand the ...