Tag: life conversations

“Kat in Angkor Wat”

ANGKOR WAT

State temple and Capital city for King Suryavarman II built in the 12th century.
This temple was first dedicated to Hinduism (to Vishnu) and then later to Buddhism.
The temple is the epitome of the high classical style of Khmer architecture.

It has become a symbol of Cambodia.

The temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture, its extensive bas-reliefs and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls.

Breathless grandeur, that was my feeling when I finally saw this magnificent temple in real life. A little smile crept up my face and remained there the entire time. There are no words to describe the totally overwhelming feeling of being there. Granted, there were loads of others milling around you, speaking in their own language, some equally as excited as me, some so blase, some complaining about the heat. Whatever. You just turn it off and follow the pull of the temple. And you will not regret it.

When I hear people say that Angkor Wat is one of those places you have to visit once in your lifetime, I quietly agree 🙂

For the non-denominational spiritually-minded amongst us, nowhere on Earth conjures such mystical feelings as the famed temple complex at Angkor Wat, Cambodia. A simple gaze at its spectacular geometrical towers against the bright sun-streaked sky (or even better: under the yellow moonlight of a star-studded evening) and one feels closer to whatever deity he or she currently holds closest to their heart. There is a mysterious aire to this destination, as if the prayers and esoteric beliefs of millions of ancient devotees are somehow synergized directly into its strange and secretive stone carvings. 

This place returns to its peacefulness. The Buddha smile.

Namaste Om

Blessings,

Katherine Goh 

A New Beginning

I am dropping my ego and moving toward actual and lasting fulfillment. I will restrain my selfish longings as I ask for what my soul needs, not what my ego wants. Looking again, I want elevation for my soul, real transformation. I will restrict any tendencies toward negativity or complaining. I appreciate everything around me and reach into my soul at the deepest level to connect with real happiness and joy.

When difficulty arises, we can use the Kabbalistic tools we’ve been given to meditate, and then act with a higher state of awareness knowing that: This challenge is an indication that there is great amount of Light to be revealed here! I may not understand how yet, but I can make the effort to see why this opportunity has been given to me. I can choose, instead of reacting or worry, to continue the development of my soul. I can choose to not allow negativity in, and as I do this more and more, I will grow my certainty in the Light.

Sing Along – Be Passionate in your Life

Indifferent to whether your mood is grumpy or cheerful, Nature always sings her passionate song of joyful celebration.You can never stop the happy song of life, so join the celebration – sing along, dance, make love, smile your biggest smile, and cheer on the music in your life. ~ KatherineG

3 weeks ago, i chanced upon an interesting group of passionate singers on the streets of Malaysia. Five boys came together (they just came to know each other on the spot) and started singing using simple yet powerful sounds tools. They allowed dedication songs by the passing people. Some of these people like me, were attracted by this group, stopped by and sat down to enjoy the songs.

Their simple powerful sound tools:

  • 2 Mentos Sweet Boxes
  • 1 empty wooden box
  • 2 guitars
  • 1 mineral bottle (should have some sweets inside the bottle)

Look at all of the lessons about life you can learn from these young teenagers, just from their actions in this video.

1. Find your passion
These boys’ passion is Singing. For them, every day is a good day when they can indulge that passion and do what they love to do.

For me, my passion is creating positive stuffs, new ideas, etc…. I believe every day’s a good day when I CREATES POSITIVELY.

How about you? Every day’s a good day when you…what?

2. Listen to your heart
One way to find your passion, if you don’t know it already, is to listen to and trust your heart.

Singing brings good thoughts to these boys’ hearts. From the way they sings,that’s how they know they love it, and why every day is a good day when they does it.

What are you doing when you notice good thoughts in your heart? That just might be what or who you are passionate about.

3. No limits
For a passionate singer, there are no limits with a fresh piece of songs. Building happiness is a good thing.

And when we find our passion and listen to our hearts, there aren’t any limits to how much of it we can build in our own lives.

4. Indulge the moment

Live in the moment; indulge the moment; be passionate about whatever it is you’re doing.

Have a sense of love and enthusiasm for whatever it is you are engaged in.

Give it your all.

5. “Think like water”

I love this line.

Even when we’re following our passions, following our hearts, we can get too caught up in the moment. We can out-think our ability to do. Paralysis by analysis. But there are simple doorways for overcoming this. I’m just not sure I’ve ever heard it phrased more eloquently than “think like water.”

“Relax, let it flow, think like water…”. So true.

Indulge the moment, and flow with it. Let’s not get stuck in our own heads.

6. “Sing along”

Life is just better when you’re singing along. It is for me anyway.

In the car, at home around the house, while working…whatever. Singing, humming, whistling, it all just puts me in a good mood.

Do you sing along with your life?

7. Enjoy life
Of course not every time in a life is meant to be a “good time,” per se. There are times when hard work is necessary, and it may not be fun. There will be times of sadness and struggle and strife.

But can’t we still enjoy life even during these more difficult times?

If we’re finding ways to bring good thoughts to our hearts, I think we can. We can certainly strive to anyway.

Life is meant to be enjoyed. Sometimes it just takes a more conscious effort to do so than we think. But it’s always worth it.

Living Passionately,

Katherine Goh

Try Something New

We can always make today a great day simply by breaking free from our habitual bubble. 

What can you do today that would make it different from any other day? Sign up for a yoga class, speak to someone on the street, take a different route to work, ask the new employee in your office to lunch. 

There is no end to the new grooves you can carve out for yourself today on the bicycle path of life.

Expect Nothing

Expectation is the idea that something will go a certain way, or that I am entitled to something. Entitlement is the one of most limiting and destructive of reactive behaviors. But the real problem with it is that when we feel entitled we are simply not happy. Happy people are doing something, creating something, being something. Frustrated and disappointed people are those who fill their time and spend their energy on expecting.

Where do you feel entitled your life? Turn it upside down and do something positive instead.

Action is the opposite of expectation.

Oracle Guidance for October 2012

Energy of the Month: Outstanding

How the energy of this month affects you in your personal life?

The most important thing about you is what you have come to live and refine every day of your life as a purpose that guides everything else you are involved with. If you accomplish everything else, but fail to be yourself, you will have wasted your life. There is a certain magic that happens to you when you are just the way only you can be. Be true to yourself and what you stand for despite of all of the weathering storms you may have gone through. In any given situation, there are endless ways to respond and act on them differently. There is but one balanced, positive and dignified way to be the real you and that is to do the right thing with integrity and passion! When you do what is right for yourself, this is always more powerful than anything else. This week, is it your choice whether to hide from your true self or to be truly outstanding. Allow yourself be a striking example and you can move mountains and inspire thousands. Otherwise, you will never know how magnificent your life can actually be until you do it.

How the energy of this month affects you in your business life?

With all of modern technology, life has become so advanced it requires quite a lot of means to go through it adequately. These inescapable demands have shifted our focus into a constant quest to earn money instead of applying our talents to be of service to each other with the sincere desire to grow spiritually in the process. While money is nothing but energy and is needed to secure our needs, when it becomes primary, let alone the only reason for being in business, the natural reason business energy exists gets lost. When the convenience of gaining money becomes the sole driving factor behind what you do, it will foreclose the opportunity of sharing yourself with the world and giving it your best. Money for its own sake is not yours to keep and if you do, everyone will lose, including you. The right approach is to view it as a byproduct from unleashing your unique skills and gifting them freely to the world. This is not only the only way of achieving real fulfillment and true growth, it is the path to be outstanding in everything you do. In short, if you sell yourself just for the money, you will always sell yourself short. Recognize and embrace any opportunity to employ what you are all about in a business project so you can personally advance yourself with it. Just be yourself and give it your all so you can be as rich you can be. Now is the time to decide exactly why you are you doing what you do.

How the energy of this month affects you in your social life?

Many times, the people in your immediate environment are blind to acknowledge how truly outstanding you really are. This is like being a prophet in your own country and is due to their limitations, not yours. If you undermine yourself by buying into this view, it may prevent you from going as far as you know you are capable of. No matter how much you love and respect others, do not cater to them. As long as you know you are worthy, do not look for the approval or permission from anyone to be yourself and do what your heart desires. Expecting others to understand this about yourself is a unique challenge, since they are not you. Do not compromise your inner drive and ambition for anyone. This will not do anything for them while it will sacrifice your entire future. You have come here to live a full life for yourself and others are not qualified to make your decisions. Besides, if you really love others, you will do what is right for yourself first. If they truly love you back, their only concern will be to see you happy and only you can make this happen. By living for yourself and inspiring others to do so for themselves, this will create the greatest balance any relationship can have while achieving the most solid and happy environment for both of you.

With Love & Light,

Katherine Goh

If days had 25 hours, what would you do with the extra time?

The Plinky Prompt of the Day: If days had 25 hours, what would you do with the extra time?

Time is very precious in our lives. This is especially when we are living in a fast-paced city. Time passes by us FASsssssT.

I’ve always pondered about questions like this. The most immediate answer to me is I WANT TO SPEND THE TIME WITH MY HUSBAND. Executives like us living in this competitive city, we do not usually get to spend QUALITY TIME together everyday.

At least, that’s the way I often daydream about the bonus hour that never shows up.

So if you’re also looking for that extra hour of the day, stop a moment and think about it. How are you using your time now? How do you wish you were using it instead? 

Life is short, don’t waste time worrying about what people think of you. Hold on to the ones that care, in the end they will be the only ones there.
~ Unknown author

Lovingly,

Katherine Goh

What’s the one thing you’re never gonna give up?

I sat down. I was Meditating. A question came to my presence. “What’s the one thing you’re never gonna give up?”. I feel within myself, in search for an answer ; I meditate on this question. I have an answer. That is LOVE.

Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about. For me, that is LOVE.

I am In Love everyday. From the moment i open my eyes in the mornings, i will anticipate my day with love. The Love for my Work, my husband, my family and friends…practically EVERYTHING. I gave my love to them and i felt the Love they have for me. I am bless. We are bless. 

I’m not gonna give up Love. How about you? Ponder on this question and do share with me your thoughts.

With Love & Light,

Katherine Goh