Greetings!
Yesterday I listened to the channeled messages of the Ascended Masters on YouTube. In one of the messages, I heard the words man, woman, and child. It reminded me of an incident during which I burst out laughing uncontrollably and heartily. I knew there was no way to convey how I felt at that time, but I would try.
A few years ago, I booked a reading with a channel who gave readings in a way similar to Edgar Cayce, the sleeping prophet. Before the reading, a friend told me it was not the same as a psychic reading. The channel would lie down and get into a trance. He would then relate information from the Akashic Record and guidance from our guides / angels. My friend said, other than the channel, someone would be there to assist or conduct the reading.
When I arrived, I learned that the one who was supposed to conduct the reading could not come. Therefore, the channel gave me a sheet of paper with instructions as what to say before and after the reading. Unlike Edgar Cayce who went into a deep trance, the channel told me he was about 20% conscious of what went on during readings. At one point while we talked, he left the room to attend to something. I began reading the instruction sheet, and found the following confusing.
.........release the outcome to the universal forces that help this _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
man / woman /child
I thought, " Why not simply say the name of the one who comes for the reading?" Instead of saying 'the universal forces that help this woman', I wanted to say -
.........release the outcome to the universal forces that help (my name)
Meanwhile, I wondered if there was a particular reason for the instruction to be the way it was. I decided to talk to the channel about it. When he came back to the room, we talked for quite a while. However, I forgot to ask him about it. Later, he lay down and the reading began.
It was an amazing reading. The information from the Akashic Records or Book of Life was interesting. It answered some of the questions that I could not get from a regular psychic reading.
When the reading was over, I began to say the words on the instruction sheet that helped the channel to come back to the present. I soon came to those words man/woman/child. I paused. At that very moment, I thought, "Hey, I have lived many lifetimes, and I have been man, woman, and child!" So I said -
.........release the outcome to the universal forces that help this man, woman, child ....
As the words came out of my mouth, they sounded hilarious. I burst out laughing, and the channel laughed too. We had another round of laughter after I managed to finish saying the words on the instruction sheet.
Well, it is true I have been all of that - man, woman, and child.
To the brother who gave me the reading, thank you.
Laughing is good for the body, mind, and soul. May your days be full of laughter!
Many blessings,
Q of D
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
Beauty is not in the garment we wear
Greetings!
There is an old Chinese saying that people bow to the expensive, elegant clothes before they show their respect to those who wear them. In other words, in this materialistic world, people often judge others by what they wear.
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When I graduated from secondary school, my older sister advised me not to accept jobs in two particular districts with a similar reasoning. She said, "People who work in the offices in those places wear nice, expensive clothes. If you work there, you will have to spend all your income on cosmetics and clothes." I knew what she said bore some truth.
However, some of the ads for job opportunities on the newspapers did not specify where the companies were located. One week, I received responses from three companies. Coincidentally, the companies asked me to go for interviews the following week on the same day. Luckily, the interviews were hours apart, and I had enough time to go from one place to another. I was successful on all the interviews. One of the jobs happened to be in the district that my sister had talked about. It was an import and export firm. The pay was the least among the three job offers. Another job was a clerk position in a factory. The pay was two times that of the import and export firm. The salary of the other job was somewhere in the middle. I discussed the job offers with my mother. My mother said she trusted my judgment, and whichever job I chose would be good. After some contemplation, I accepted the one with the least pay because I saw potential of learning on the job.
When I reported to work, I found out I was one of 7 new employees. The company assigned us to different positions in different departments. I never liked to talk to others about salary, however, others did. We learned the company offered us the same monthly salary except one whose pay was a little bit less than the rest of us. To this day, I did not see the point of people asking others how much they earned. Many people liked to compare and compete. Some people did not want to teach others what they knew about the job fearing others might do better than they were. To me, work was never about competing with others, but working together in harmony.
A few days into my first job, I saw a coworker crying in the washroom. She was new to the company just like me. She worked in another department. She told me she cried because she overheard other girls in the office talking about her dress. She said she made the dress by herself. I said she looked nice in her dress. I told her not to feel bad because of what others said. She was more at ease when she learned the dress I wore was very inexpensive.
The company paid us monthly. When I received my first check, I was surprised it was more than what the company had told me. I asked the manager of the accounting department if it was a mistake. He told me it was not a mistake because I worked in a department where employees received additional monthly bonuses tied to the sales of the company's retail store. (Our department had something to do with sales.) He told me some employees working in other departments did not get these bonuses.
As life had its own plan, I actually worked some years in different companies in the two districts that my sister advised me not to. I had always been simple, and was not into fancy clothes. I was unassuming in every way. Fortunately, those I worked with (the bosses as well as my coworkers) often treated me with respect. They did not judge me by what I wore or how I looked.
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Have there been times people look down on me? Of course, there are. Some people like to judge what others wear or what others should wear.
One day in the restaurant years, a customer who owned a small medical office in the neighborhood came to pick up an order. When I gave her what she ordered, she looked at me with disdain. Then she said to me with disgust, "You do know that you work in a restaurant, don't you? Why do you wear such an expensive shirt?" I never expected to hear what she said because I did not wear an expensive shirt! I said, "The shirt is not expensive. I buy it at ..... (the name of a store). It is on sale. The original price is $16. It is 50% off. I buy it for $8. There are still some in the store. If you like, you can go and buy one." The woman was surprised and embarrassed. She said, "It looks so nice. I thought it was very expensive." Hurriedly, she walked out of the restaurant. Right or wrong, we lost a customer. I did not see her again. She was probably too embarrassed to come back.
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All of us have our preferences of what to wear. That is why there are huge varieties of clothes and accessories. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to look beautiful, wear something nice, or wear something we feel comfortable with. I compliment on how beautiful or handsome others look from time to time. I don't bow to the expensive, elegant clothes. However, I do appreciate the beauty of our creativity in clothes, arts, and music. Most of all, the older I am, the more I can appreciate the true beauty within others as well as within me. Beauty is not in the garment we wear. Beauty is who we are.
Love,
Q of D
There is an old Chinese saying that people bow to the expensive, elegant clothes before they show their respect to those who wear them. In other words, in this materialistic world, people often judge others by what they wear.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When I graduated from secondary school, my older sister advised me not to accept jobs in two particular districts with a similar reasoning. She said, "People who work in the offices in those places wear nice, expensive clothes. If you work there, you will have to spend all your income on cosmetics and clothes." I knew what she said bore some truth.
However, some of the ads for job opportunities on the newspapers did not specify where the companies were located. One week, I received responses from three companies. Coincidentally, the companies asked me to go for interviews the following week on the same day. Luckily, the interviews were hours apart, and I had enough time to go from one place to another. I was successful on all the interviews. One of the jobs happened to be in the district that my sister had talked about. It was an import and export firm. The pay was the least among the three job offers. Another job was a clerk position in a factory. The pay was two times that of the import and export firm. The salary of the other job was somewhere in the middle. I discussed the job offers with my mother. My mother said she trusted my judgment, and whichever job I chose would be good. After some contemplation, I accepted the one with the least pay because I saw potential of learning on the job.
When I reported to work, I found out I was one of 7 new employees. The company assigned us to different positions in different departments. I never liked to talk to others about salary, however, others did. We learned the company offered us the same monthly salary except one whose pay was a little bit less than the rest of us. To this day, I did not see the point of people asking others how much they earned. Many people liked to compare and compete. Some people did not want to teach others what they knew about the job fearing others might do better than they were. To me, work was never about competing with others, but working together in harmony.
A few days into my first job, I saw a coworker crying in the washroom. She was new to the company just like me. She worked in another department. She told me she cried because she overheard other girls in the office talking about her dress. She said she made the dress by herself. I said she looked nice in her dress. I told her not to feel bad because of what others said. She was more at ease when she learned the dress I wore was very inexpensive.
The company paid us monthly. When I received my first check, I was surprised it was more than what the company had told me. I asked the manager of the accounting department if it was a mistake. He told me it was not a mistake because I worked in a department where employees received additional monthly bonuses tied to the sales of the company's retail store. (Our department had something to do with sales.) He told me some employees working in other departments did not get these bonuses.
As life had its own plan, I actually worked some years in different companies in the two districts that my sister advised me not to. I had always been simple, and was not into fancy clothes. I was unassuming in every way. Fortunately, those I worked with (the bosses as well as my coworkers) often treated me with respect. They did not judge me by what I wore or how I looked.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Have there been times people look down on me? Of course, there are. Some people like to judge what others wear or what others should wear.
One day in the restaurant years, a customer who owned a small medical office in the neighborhood came to pick up an order. When I gave her what she ordered, she looked at me with disdain. Then she said to me with disgust, "You do know that you work in a restaurant, don't you? Why do you wear such an expensive shirt?" I never expected to hear what she said because I did not wear an expensive shirt! I said, "The shirt is not expensive. I buy it at ..... (the name of a store). It is on sale. The original price is $16. It is 50% off. I buy it for $8. There are still some in the store. If you like, you can go and buy one." The woman was surprised and embarrassed. She said, "It looks so nice. I thought it was very expensive." Hurriedly, she walked out of the restaurant. Right or wrong, we lost a customer. I did not see her again. She was probably too embarrassed to come back.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
All of us have our preferences of what to wear. That is why there are huge varieties of clothes and accessories. There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to look beautiful, wear something nice, or wear something we feel comfortable with. I compliment on how beautiful or handsome others look from time to time. I don't bow to the expensive, elegant clothes. However, I do appreciate the beauty of our creativity in clothes, arts, and music. Most of all, the older I am, the more I can appreciate the true beauty within others as well as within me. Beauty is not in the garment we wear. Beauty is who we are.
Love,
Q of D
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Do you desire change in your life?
Greetings!
A friend called. She told me she had gone to a workshop. I asked, "How is the workshop?" She said, "In the workshop, we learn the techniques to live a happy, peaceful life. We learn how to love ourselves, treat others, and look at situations in our lives with new perspectives." I asked, "Do the techniques help?" Cheerfully, she answered, "Yes! I find them very helpful when I apply them to my life." She paused for a second. Then she said, "Well, what I learn from the workshop is not something new. In fact, you and others had talked about it years ago. But, at that time, I was not ready to change even though I was not happy with my life."
We moved onto other things that happened in our lives. It was always good to catch up with my friends.
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When my friend said "At that time, I was not ready to change", I knew very well how she felt. Many times in my own life, I was not ready to change, let go, or move on just liked she did. For example, when my spirit guide suggested for me to learn a healing art, I did not follow the advice. It took a year and a half for me to say "okay, I am ready, and please bring me a teacher." One night, my brothers and sisters at church shared with us the stories of how they answered to their hearts' calling. I was fired up. I wanted to follow their footsteps. However, when I cooled down, I told myself I could not for I did not have the qualifications. At that time, I was not ready too.
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When we find life unsatisfying or depressing, we know deep inside we need to make some changes. When we are not happy with a situation or a relationship, we know it is a call for change. However, we often let the condition linger because we are used to the familiarity of our life. Sometimes we tell ourselves we are powerless towards a situation. We pray for the outside world to change (i.e. a situation or relationship), and fail to realize that the change begins with us.
It takes me years to realize I am the one who is responsible for holding me back from being free or happy. I find out when I change my view of what seems to be the problem, I change what is before me. The outside world may seem to remain unchanged, but it has. As I stop giving power to negative emotions such as fear, worries, hurt, pain, anger, and self-imposed limitations, I am open to the new and better. When I am at peace, people around me are more peaceful too. Gladly or sadly, I find out the cause of my suffering in life is often none other than my wrong view of looking at a situation or a relationship. I learn that the first step of change is but a change / an adjustment of my view or attitude. Furthermore, when I consciously choose love (incl. love of self) over all that is not, I no longer subject myself to the emotional turmoil of life.
"When love is present, everything flows with ease and dissolves with ease" - a quote from a channeled message from Master Djwhal Khul on YouTube.
Do you desire change in your life? It may help to reflect on your views. Set your intention, and let love guide you through. This affrmation may help to set your desire in motion.
Change is easy.
So it is.
Peace & blessings,
Q of D
A friend called. She told me she had gone to a workshop. I asked, "How is the workshop?" She said, "In the workshop, we learn the techniques to live a happy, peaceful life. We learn how to love ourselves, treat others, and look at situations in our lives with new perspectives." I asked, "Do the techniques help?" Cheerfully, she answered, "Yes! I find them very helpful when I apply them to my life." She paused for a second. Then she said, "Well, what I learn from the workshop is not something new. In fact, you and others had talked about it years ago. But, at that time, I was not ready to change even though I was not happy with my life."
We moved onto other things that happened in our lives. It was always good to catch up with my friends.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When my friend said "At that time, I was not ready to change", I knew very well how she felt. Many times in my own life, I was not ready to change, let go, or move on just liked she did. For example, when my spirit guide suggested for me to learn a healing art, I did not follow the advice. It took a year and a half for me to say "okay, I am ready, and please bring me a teacher." One night, my brothers and sisters at church shared with us the stories of how they answered to their hearts' calling. I was fired up. I wanted to follow their footsteps. However, when I cooled down, I told myself I could not for I did not have the qualifications. At that time, I was not ready too.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
When we find life unsatisfying or depressing, we know deep inside we need to make some changes. When we are not happy with a situation or a relationship, we know it is a call for change. However, we often let the condition linger because we are used to the familiarity of our life. Sometimes we tell ourselves we are powerless towards a situation. We pray for the outside world to change (i.e. a situation or relationship), and fail to realize that the change begins with us.
It takes me years to realize I am the one who is responsible for holding me back from being free or happy. I find out when I change my view of what seems to be the problem, I change what is before me. The outside world may seem to remain unchanged, but it has. As I stop giving power to negative emotions such as fear, worries, hurt, pain, anger, and self-imposed limitations, I am open to the new and better. When I am at peace, people around me are more peaceful too. Gladly or sadly, I find out the cause of my suffering in life is often none other than my wrong view of looking at a situation or a relationship. I learn that the first step of change is but a change / an adjustment of my view or attitude. Furthermore, when I consciously choose love (incl. love of self) over all that is not, I no longer subject myself to the emotional turmoil of life.
"When love is present, everything flows with ease and dissolves with ease" - a quote from a channeled message from Master Djwhal Khul on YouTube.
Do you desire change in your life? It may help to reflect on your views. Set your intention, and let love guide you through. This affrmation may help to set your desire in motion.
Change is easy.
Change is easy.
Change is easy.
So it is. Peace & blessings,
Q of D
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