Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Balance

Struggling to find balance in this unbalanced world.

  • work & family
  • me-time to do certain things vs rest & sleep
  • wanting to do more but lacking time, energy, motivation
  • empathy & compassion vs needing to keep things going in the team
  • objectivity vs bias when dealing with some people
  • patience vs firmness with the girls
  • wanting to eat everything vs taking care of a friggin sensitive stomach
  • work vs no work or PT work
  • headspace, mindspace, physical space
  • building and doing vs dreaming
  • cabbing vs bussing
  • buy vs save
  • and...the list....goes on....


Monday, July 24, 2023

22 Jul 2023

时间过得真快, 11年了! 

Thank you sayang...:) 

ooof...

Emo + self-bashing mode seems to be on. 

Ok, means 大姨妈 coming soon I think....

The older I get, the more emo I become when the cycle draws nearer. 

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Today's Teachings from a Buddhist Monk on YouTube

3 things to give up in life:

1    Give up excuses – embrace your responsibility and face your fears

2.      Give up toxic habits – because we become what we repeatedly do

3.      Give up fear of failure – because success is not final and failure is not fatal


Monday, July 10, 2023

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Self-actualisation – desire to become the most that one can be, morality, creativity,

Esteem – respect, self-esteem, status, recognition, strength, freedom

Love & belonging – friendship, intimacy, family, sense of connection

Safety – personal security, employment, resources, health, property

Physiological – air, water, food, shelter, sleep, clothing, reproduction

I'm on Facebook alot less the last few years. Maybe it's to keep my mental well-being a bit better. On the occasions I’m in, I sometimes end up wondering why folks seem to be well-established in their lower tiers and moving on to their higher tiers.

I feel I’m stagnant in the low/mid-tiers and still focusing on some of my needs in those tiers. 

Yup, I know that it’s not an absolute movement from one tier up to the next and things tend to be more fluid where people move up, down and in-between tiers. And yup, I know I should just focus on myself and my own pace as each person has his or her own path.

Reminders to self.

Just keep working on things, keep working on yourself, keep going. 

Kaizen - little improvements, bit by bit...


Wednesday, July 05, 2023

Chin up.

Feeling a little lost at work. Feel like as if I am not putting in my best. Sometimes 有心无力.

Uncertainty and self-doubt is ever present and creeps up from time to time. Quite self-limiting when it happens. There are better days when it ebbs and I feel more confident of myself, and the things I do. 

Just have to keep walking. Chin up. 




Tongue Drum

My steel tongue drum has arrived.
Or tongue pan or tank drum...this instrument seems to have many names. 

Bought a small one to try. 6-inch with 11 tones.
Not fully sure how to use it yet for meditation sessions but will slowly explore. Think I need to check out Youtube haha.

It's still in the box. Will open it tonight after the girls are asleep. Don't want them fiddling around with it just yet. :)