tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107006732026-03-08T05:29:24.476-07:00I identify myself with peregrine (a person tending to travel; they are nomadic, mobile, wandering and roving), and sojo (sojourner), one who is a temporary resident in a place. Here I share the journey of my inner and outer life, with a focus on my ethos "be transformed by the renewing of your mind" Kitty Chenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04596390144919647967noreply@blogger.comBlogger819125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10700673.post-38363053886932687172017-04-04T05:27:00.002-07:002017-04-04T05:27:46.892-07:00

I love making connections. The world has literally been transformed because of internet connection. We all have this amazing way to be in global connection instantaneously. Many of us have a number of intimate relationships and friendships. We might have intimate connections with God, our spouse, parents, kids, siblings, friends, and business partners etc. It's a blessing when they have such

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If you want to see how life is meant to be lived, just take a few moments and watch children play.  Their first instincts are to explore, create, experience and have fun! But as we grow up, life gets busy and serious. Becoming an adult is a process and it tends to result in people being formed and pressed into molds.  We learn as we grow older that being different isn’t always the

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Recently I chatted with a friend who's a success coach. We discussed ways you can tell you are succeeding at life, even if it doesnt feel like it. Truth be told, I know there are times when I feel as though I am working so very hard towards some goals but seeing no results. My friend told me that we may not recognise our progress becasue it takes small and consistent steps to reach success.

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For many years now, one of my goals is to be more effective in my communication and connection with people around me. And I embarked on the journey of embracing internet and social media technology to do that. Within a few years, I have “technologized” myself into a technology and internet communication pattern. At times admittedly even more so than face-to-face communication. Studies show

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I needed a reminder lately, which my husband gave me and I am so grateful - and that is "don't take things personally Whatever happens around you, don’t take it personally." Nothing other people do is because of us. It is because of themselves. All people live in their own world, in their own mind. When we take something personally, we make the assumption that they know what is in our

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Sometimes we put our best foot forward and still we do not get the results we hope to see.  Sometimes it doesn’t all go to plan, right? It may be hard to accept common myths we have heard through repetition are in fact just that- myths.  Wasn’t it easier to accept that eating less means less fat storage?  It’s just math right?  WRONG!  That is not how this works…

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Imagine you’re living your ideal life, where your health is a 10/10, your physique, weight, body mass, muscle mass, energy and fitness level is a 10/10, and your lifestyle is a 10/10 as well, what would it look like? I'd like to encourage you to create your wellness plan based on that vision, and set practical short and medium term goals to get you moving toward your long-term health,

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If you are interested in hosting a Motives Online Party, or Home Beauty Workshop, please contact me on kitpingcheng@gmail.comFor more information about Motives by Loren Ridinger, go to au.motivescosmetics.com/transform2010 (within Australia); and global.com.au/transform2010 (outside of Australia).

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CONFERENCE EARTH: SHAPING THE FUTURE - shapingthefutureglobal.org Focuses on how individuals and organisations can create positive change to build a better Australia. There is a growing global grassroots movement that perceives humankind has reached a stage of development where old modes of thought and behaviour threaten to destroy our planet. We need to take action and speak out

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I posted this question to my friends on facebook - "Search your own heart. Yes or No - Do you fear the thought of dying?"  Does the thought of death scare you? From the responses, not many people are actually afraid of dying, but afraid of not having done all the things they want to, or living to their full potential while they have the chance. As my friend Jo Raymond, the author of the

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Today is the anniversary of my beloved Dad's death. It's been more than 20 years since he left us, but I still miss him tremendously. When someone you love dies, you never quite get over it, you just learn to slowly go on without them. But always keeping them tucked safely within your heart. Here's my mindful S.T.O.P. experience today: S - Slow down. As I finish my day of work this

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Staying active through exercise throughout the week is one of the activities I do for my Winter Wellness Workout this season. I believe that it can improve my overall wellness, including a healthy body and state of mind, and have a positive, direct and long term benefits on my everyday life, not just for this winter, but in all seasons. A number of studies have shown that exercise helps

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I was reading an article through Infographic A Day things that mentally strong people do that low achievers don't, which I find very interesting and thought-provoking at the same time. These points are adapted from several blog posts featured on Forbes.com during the past month. How many of these 18 things do you have? 1. They move on. They don’t waste time feeling sorry for themselves. 2.

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We make judgments when we think we already know all we need to know. When our judgment includes strong disapproval or dislike, we become more dismissive and cynical. So, if you want to understand more about the world around you, while at the same time feeling less critical, it is important to turn your judgment into curiosity and observation. The Biblical teaching of 'loving your enemies'

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For those of you who know me personally, you probably know that I've started contemplating the idea of learning to be a green thumb early this year (I say 'contemplating' because I have very little gardening experience). So I started planning for my gardening mission, determining what I needed for my lifeless front & back yards, including plants, tools and fertilizer to buy, when I would

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Are you optimally healthy? All our systems and organs (stomach, liver, kidney, heart, lungs, intestines, colon etc) need to be well for us to be optimally healthy. We need to take proper care of our body, mind and soul to live a healthy life. Everyone of us wants to be healthy and fit. Right? But what do you do for it? Below are 10 tips for a healthier life. The key to  healthy

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I don't know about you, but I tend to put a lot of pressure on myself. I am generally an "all-or-nothing" person. If I think something is not good enough, I either stop doing it all together or won't stop until I feel like I've made it. And the concept that "I am not good enough" comes from past experience of failures in various areas of my life. Brene Brown, the expert of shame and

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Recently I've made a conscious decision to boost my holistic health and total well being, particularly physical and mental health as I go into Winter. I've embarked on a "Winter Wellness Workout" since the start of June with the goal to get both my body and my mind in better shape.  Indeed, there are significant parallels between physical and mental well being. Whether working out your

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For a few years now, one of my goals is to be more effective in my communication and connection with the important people around me. And I embarked on the journey of embracing internet and social media technology to do that. Within a few years, I have become more and more comfortable with the technology and internet communication pattern. At times admittedly even more so than face-to-face

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Since I've been more involved in practicing mindfulness, I discovered that mindfulness is the antidote to multitasking. Multitasking makes it easier for our brain to succumb to distraction, while mindfulness helps us recognised when we have become distracted-- allowing us to get back to the present moment. Does the command to "pray unceasingly" from the Scripture seem impossible if we are

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In my previous post, I wrote about mindful start. You know I am not always positive and mindful. At one stage of my life when I was really struggling, I thought I had missed my chance to start again after I stopped. I was stuck, I was burnout and I was depressed.  And the more I struggled the faster I was sinking. At the time, as Katy Perry's song "Firework" (I love that song!!!) says, I

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Yesterday I wrote about my experience of Mindful STOP. Today I was reminded that after stopping is obviously starting again. A quote from Anne Frank came to mind: "How wonderful it is that we need not wait a single minute before starting to improve ourselves and our world." On that note, in the here and now I am starting to improve myself and my world: 1. Start with myself In order to make

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Do you take time out to stop and smell the roses? Are you aware that creating space in the day to stop, come down from the worried mind, and get back into the present moment has been shown to be enormously helpful in mitigating the negative effects of our stress response? Last month, I participated in a "Mindful in May" event with the Mindfulness Coach John Shearer, where I learned about

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According to Macquarie Dictionary, well being can be defined as the"good or satisfactory condition of existence." A number of factors impact on our condition of existence, as well as our definition of good or satisfactory. Clearly there are both objective and subjective components to understanding this concept. Apart from the six human core needs, other basic requirements that need to be

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Yesterday I went to an all day workshop about how to be a successful coach. The trainer shared that inner peace could be achieved if we met our six core needs (invisible drivers) in different areas of our life. While each human being is unique, everyone has these six fundamental needs, and all behavior is simply an attempt to meet those six needs. The Six Core Needs: 1. Certainty/Safety/

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