The World

Everything I Want.
So Few I Need.

friendship

"friendship, is one of God's greatest gifts. a rare place where the truth is spoken" Pope John Paul 2

don't sell out on your friends.

What is God? Where is he?

God is Love.

if you have love for others, if you do the things in service of others, God exists in you.

moral needs

We respond not just to our psychological needs, but to our moral imperative to do more and be more than anyone could expect. Nothing gives us a greater sense of personal satisfaction than contribution.

-Tony Robbins

giving = receiving

Lord, make me an instrument of peace.
where there is hatred, may i bring love.
where there is offence, forgiveness.
where there is doubt, faith.

where there is desperation, may i bring hope.
where there is sadness, let me bring joy.

allow me to console, rather than be consoled,
to understand, rather than to be understood
to love rather than be loved.

because giving is receiving.
because it is in forgiving that we are forgiven.
it is in dying, we ar eborn to eternal life.

Mother Teresa ( from "Mother Teresa of Calcutta" starring Olivia Hussey)

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/mother_teresa.html
http://www.quotedb.com/authors/mother-teresa
http://home.att.net/~hillcrestbaptist/mt.html

a hero

Ultimately, we cannot destroy the external environment without destroying our own internal environment.

-Tony Robbins

Master & Apprentice

"Hiko Seijuro has never broken a promise, not even once." - Kenshin

"Thats a beautiful relationship between master and apprentice." - Sano

that's between my master, Jesus, and I as well.

what about you? and your beloved teacher?

power of DECISION and its FAITH

what changed this world were a few men's decisions and the all the faith in the world to carry them out.

VALUE makes up for the DIFFERENCE between COST price and SELLING price. what have you got for your customer?

risks: worth it?

"If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul." - Drew Barrymore

must a man believe in himself first before truly believing in God?

the POSSIBILITARIAN

Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities - always see them, for they're always there.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Good read of a CEO's purpose:
http://www.possibilitarian.net/aboutus/default.htm

excellent metaphor by Curt Rosengren (blogger)

Passion defined

Ask a dozen people what passion actually means, and you're likely to get a dozen answers. Over the course of my work, I've come up with a simple definition of my own.

Passion is the energy that comes from bringing more of YOU into what you do.

Simply put, it's being who you are and doing what comes naturally. It's like allowing water to gain energy from flowing along its natural riverbed, rather than trying to force it up and over a mountain.

It's a theme I return to often, but it's worth repeating. The energy differential is huge between doing a job that is really an extension of who you are, and a job where you have to wear a mask day in and day out.

The focus of my work - and this blog - is helping people first identify the key elements of "who they are" - i.e., their Passion Core (sm) - and then create careers based on that.

a recommendation... yes! thank you!

This comment was by David Short, blogger of Cellar Door

This is where the fun begins
You may have noticed that there have been few updates of the "Next Blog" feature (in which I click the Next Blog tab on Cellar Door and report what my cohorts in BlogWorld are up to) .

That is because those random entries, generally speaking, have been incredibly boring. I was going to share yesterday's page with you, but I decided you didn't need to read about a Los Angeles-based Thai physics professor's trip to Ashland, Oregon described in the blandest terms possible, including several photos of random trees.

But today is a little different! Today let me introduce you to Fly! This is where the Lenz Wong Chronicles begins! Lenz Wong is a young, extremely motivated man, and his blog reflects his firm belief that the more aphorisms you can cram onto a page, the closer you are to achieving your goals, spritual and otherwise. Not content to rely on uplifting quotations from Tony Robbins, John Dilemme, Naruto, Luke 21:14-15 and Professional Speaker, Trainer, Coach and Author Chris Gloss (among many many others), Lenz has peppered his page with his own inspirations, which may someday be published in book form.


by going BEYOND, i learn so much more!
Lenz

the Will to Love is stronger than anything in this World. Period.
- lenz

and my favorite:

the Warrior's consistent Focused (and thus Serious) state of mind and thorough understanding of himself, his capabilities, the environment and his opponent was what brought me victory in Ngee Ann Poly.
- Lenz


And I haven't even mentioned the sidebar containing the complete lyrics to "The Living Years" by Mike + the Mechanics. Fly! clearly aims to be your one-stop source for Focused and Serious words of wisdom.

This will be the last "Next Blog" item I feature. Obviously it's just been a convenient means for for me to slip into smug mockery at the expense of others. What would Lenz say?


80% of our children are misguided, confused and lost in Fear.
- Lenz

what is the PRICE you are willing to pay for SUCCESS?

you must pay it now, forefront, and in FULL AMOUNT.

those who try to gain their own life will lose it, but those who lose their life for my sake will gain it. matt 10:39.

SUCCEED, so that they might BELIEVE.

from Her

"i dont think u are in the position to preach about things like that. about learning and stuff. you walk the walk before you do the talking."

and so i shall. for you. for the people. for Him. for men, seeing is believing.

iku-ze!

Mohammad Abdooh: Spiritual Warrior till the end.

Orbituary

“Dear Mr Abdooh, by showing us how to deal with death, you have taught us how to live. I thank you for this legacy you have left us. It has reshaped my priorities in life. I pray that as you walk this journey, that the love you give and receive grows, your faith in God deepens, and the hope that the message you had for us [will] spread like an eagle on wings.”
- Elite Wee

the no. 1 talent.

"the most important talent for a ninja to have isn't his number of techniques. the most important thing is the guts to never give up." Ero-sennin

likewise, the No. 1 talent for an A* student is not genius or his reservoir of knowledge, but his courage to NEVER GIVE IN to FAILURE.

condition = mental state = state of mind = emotional state

the Will to Live.
the Will to Love.
thus, the Will to Fight.

if you do it in the love for others, you will ALWAYS be SUCCESSFUL

U right, i right!

Lord, you are right. because i follow you, i am also right.

EXACTLY

modelling the beliefs, values and physiology every step of the way.

my attitude towards people who dislike me

GRATEFUL... for pointing out my mistakes

PLAYFUL.. for simply looking at the lighter side

worries from stress, stress from fear

stress is a result from feeling a threat: fear.

dealing with life in a stressful manner is only a temporal solution in the reiver of life.

worries from stress occupies the mind excessively in an ineffective manner. it does not stimulate the mind to think of a solution or a change.

the EVILS of the 7 deadly SINS

1. a veil of pleasure over a lifetime of pain
2. temptations are emotionally charged and empowering towards it
3. self-focused: happiness for self-fulfiment, not for the fulfilment of others
4. blurs the focus of one's (spiritual) dreams
   

righteousness in love

if its in the name of Unconditional Love, then you are right.

the distraction of physical pleasures

temporal physical pleasures BLURS the focus of a man's passionate (from spirit) dreams.

judging prematurely

just as the teachers of the law and scholars judged Jesus's words and intention PREMATURELY, do not do that to your closed ones and your good friends.

VICTORY

just as battles are part of the war, so is SUCCESS PART of life's grand VICTORY

SCHOLAR of the MIND & SPIRIT

just as i have to read & learn from the perfect Bible everyday, so do i have to STUDY the wise men's imperfect information everyday (e.g. good books, blogs).

negative exposure

Lenz:

hi Stuart, when people attempt yo negatively influence you through exposure of Audio Digital (deceptive negative advice) or Visual External (negative blog comments), how do you fend your mind?

Stuart:

Well.. first thing is to ensure that my mind is firmly attached.

Inside, it’s just a simple thing to experience what I feel and process that for a moment. I then realize what’s important to me, hold on to that, then proceed to seek a higher understanding of the other person’s intentions.

At the end of the day, I know that there will be much more than just anger or frustration. I also like to put myself into a playful mode - that helps me take things with a pinch of salt.

Dec1

movie lessons

James Bond

Super focused (physiology) in doing what he has in mind. a detailed plan put into execution precisely.

Happy Feet

Faith. Hope. Love.

failure not = taboo. BLAW: "F". FA:"F"

Stuart: "Children need to learn that when they experience failure, it ought to drive them to succeed. It is the failing that gives rise to the greatness in people."

My Spirit and my Mind has had a long conversation these past three months since September. I've grown to be so much wiser and in control of my states and directions.

What?:to accept an 'F' grade in both BLAW and FA for T1.1, but not FAILURE in the least sense.

Why? To be a man to succeed overwhelmingly, I believe I have to explore the man-made realm of 'Failure' first.

Failure is not on other men's terms, but in my own term; when i say so. the moment i give up, i have truly failed.

What am i protecting?
the Spirit of Persistence. of Faith and Hope.

for the children of this country, i'll risk these two grades to prove that F's are not the end of the World. these two F's are for the Children.

Also, i did not enjoy and learn as much as i would like to in these two courses.

before i leave my life as a FT student to go on to be a FT bizman, i must do something for the children and my children of the future.

Love Learning, Always.

by John DiLemme

“A mistake does not cross-out your miracle. A mistake cements it.”

“Focus on your future, not on your past”

“Have F-A-I-T-H” (get the mp3 to find out what it actually means)

“A Mentor has the word ‘tour’ in it - he prevents you from getting lost”

“52 Days Countdown to the end of the year” - I’d put up a countdown calendar instead of a count up calendar to focus on what I’ve really done in this year alone.

“Your family never told you as a baby to stop walking and limit you to crawling”

“Decide.” This is powerful. Print it in big bold - you will know what it means when you listen to the mp3 again.

“If you want to be great, you have to look at what you are doing and then calculate things on the difference that you make to the people you are reaching out to.”

“Associate with champions, with leaders and with greatness

a message from Hiko Seijuro

to Kenshin:

"Because you have slain so many people, you don't even value your life. That is what allows the manslayer deep in your heart to take over your soul. Even using the powers of a manslayer to sacrifice yourself to protect those that you love or the weak, it is only a moment in the long continuous strands of time.
Live on Kenshin.
Then you'll be able to use Amakakeru Ryu No Hirameki as you please.
And, you'll never again lose to the manslayer hidden inside you."

to Lenz:

"Because you have failed so many times, you don't even value your goals. That is what allows the depressed Lenz deep in your heart to take over your soul. Even using stress and fear to force yourself to study, it is only temporary.
Always Love, Lenz.
Then you'll be able to succeed or score A+'s as you please.
And, you'll never again lose to the depressed Lenz hidden inside you."
_____

Have I not been valueing the Love of Learning, escaping all along?
_____

Just as Kenshin has seen his foster sisters killed in front of him, filling him with Fear;

So was Lenz seeing other kids fail and be rejected by society, filling him with Fear.

but as he focuses on the Will to Live now,
Lenz focuses on the Will to Love.

the evilness of negative influence

it is of one of the UTMOST Spiritual Evils to negatively influence other people. it is a tragic that Dreams for the good of men are destroyed by negative persuasion everyday.

Willpower: the RIght to Choose, the Freedom to Believe

"time is but an emotion" + "whether you believe you can or you can't, you are right"

=

whatever you choose to believe, value and feel for, you are right indefinitely.

do you choose empowering beliefs?
do you fill your 24 hrs/day with powerful positive emotions?

of the Mind but not the Spirit

people of the the Mind (utmost intellectual) but not of the Spirit will become fearful from their own thoughts and immense knowledge. they raise the Shield of Pride to hide their Fear.

time = mental

We often forget that time is a mental construct, that it is completely relative, and that our experience of time is almost exclusively the result of our mental focus.

-Tony Robbins

the Law of Trading

there is no such thing as SOMETHING for NOTHING.

Shin Sen Ken

the Sword of the Spirit constructs; it does not destruct, for it comes from Love, not Fear.

it PROTECTS the needy and the weak from ignorance and fear.