A Tribute to EdnaWritten by Laurie Hayes
To world you might be one person, but to one person you might be world. – UnknownThis week I had a coaching session that caused me stop, sit back and reflect on why we're really here. My client, M, and I have been working together with a focus on building her business, however, for this particular session, M advised she had learned of a dear friend's death earlier that morning, and wanted to honor her by reflecting on powerful impact she made on her life. M had married young and moved far away from her family. Still a teenager, she and her husband settled in a small community in a beautiful mountain region. Because she was so young and had little in common with members of community, she felt as an outsider. One day, she visited her local post office where she met Post Mistress, Edna. Edna immediately made M feel welcome and opened her home and heart to her. Through many years that followed, Edna supported M through births of her children, heartbreaks that life inevitably brings, trials and tribulations of raising a family, and joys and celebrations that follow each victory. Edna was there when M lost her parents and M was there when Edna lost her husband and several of her children. Edna would listen and support M without judgment. She showed love and acceptance to M and everyone else she encountered. As M and I spoke about Edna, we reminded ourselves that in end, it never matters how much wealth or material possessions you accumulate, how successful your business is or how many notches you have under your belt.
| | Do Feng Shui Remedies Really Work?Written by Steven M. Ng
THE PREMISEFeng Shui is an ancient Chinese art that has been practised for thousands of years. It is based on idea that there should be a "balance" or harmony in world. Everything around us has its proper place. If something is out of place and balance is disturbed, this disruption can materialize as a feeling of uneasiness in people around it, or as violence or lack of prosperity in area. Feng Shui, in all its various forms, acts to restore that balance and harmony. This balance can be in difference ways, such as health, prosperity, wealth and love. And a lot of it really works. The cities of Hong Kong and Singapore are prosperous capitals compared to their neighbors because they are located in places where Feng Shui is perfect for a bustling metropolis. Even house of Bill Gates, richest man in world, is said to be located in perfect location in hills to bring its owner great wealth. But why does Feng Shui not work for some people? In order to answer that, we need to look at its history. THE HISTORY Feng Shui originated from ancient China, a land that developed other skills and arts such as medicine, martial arts and origins of chemical warfare. The knowledge of these skills were highly priced, and masters of these skills understandably did not want their secrets to be known to others, for fear that knowledge could be used for wrong purposes, or that masters would lose their status and prestige once knowledge became commonplace. It is therefore expected that masters might not have handed down all of their knowledge to their students. These students might have compiled whatever knowledge they had, and guessed remainder that they did not learn from masters. Some of these students were geniuses, able to replicate miracles their masters had performed. Others were not so skilled, but used whatever knowledge they had to make a living for themselves. This scenario, when applied to Feng Shui, explains various schools of Feng Shui that exist today. Some schools do work wonders, but there are also those that produce very little tangible effect.
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