The Simple Arts of Home-Keeping Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The best you can do is to manage the variables under your control.



There is a tremendous pleasure I get in being able to relax in a clean house.  My soul feels at ease.  My mind is free of the negative clouds about life in general.  Cleanliness, as goes the adage, is next to godliness.  By keeping Reiki Sanctuary clean, I sense to lead a healthy and hygienic life.  A clean house creates room for me to be able to think on a more clear space free of distractions.

The cleanliness of both our body and our surroundings ought to be maintained for better living.  House keeping, and house cleaning, is important as it gives us the advantage of staying in a cool and clean home.  This can help us to relax and reduce our chances of suffering from stress.  It has been found that those who stay in untidy houses usually get into depression conditions more easily than those in clean orderly environments.

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Why Do We Need To Keep Writing Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Saturday, April 21, 2012

Don’t wait till the eulogy to tell someone you love them. Otherwise they won’t hear you.








When I start to blog, I tell myself that it would be a way for me to reach out to the Universe.  And the more I blog, I recognize that I am a part of the big thing.  Do not get me wrong here, I do know that I (and so are all other humans) am only a very small portion of the great Universe.  That the Universe and I should be in partnership.  This blog is for the Universe to hear me.  For the Universe to feel my emotions.  For the Universe to place me with all that I deserved to have, to experiment and experience and to learn.  Writing in this blog, "it has been a place where many of my random thoughts are expressed" as I mentioned it in 'About This Blog'.

The truth, as I pen down my thoughts, may be puzzling.  It may take some time even for me to grapple with.  At times, it may be counter intuitive, may contradict my deeply held prejudices.  It may not be consonant with what I desperately want to be true, but then our preferences often do not determine what could be true.  We have a method, and that method helps us to reach not absolute truth, only asymptotic approaches to the true.  We could never be there, just closer and closer, always finding vast new oceans of undiscovered possibilities.

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Leveraging Abundance Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Beware of mixing emotions and money. It’s rarely a good combination.


Good Morning, Vietnam!
(Part Three of Three)

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And so the habit dies hard.  'Habit' is such a negative word to reflect on our recurrent pattern of behavior.  Habit entails an unconscious addiction and a resigned feeling that reflects a lack in inner competence and dependency in life.  For us, the habit of holiday shopping for Reiki Sanctuary is a conscious recognition of her presence.  Thing is, we enjoy beautifying Reiki Sanctuary.  Thing is, she is just not a dwelling to shelter us from the sun and the rain.  She is more than just a home; she is our Heaven on Earth.  Such, she plays a crucial purpose to mold our characters.

We always remember her during our holidays.  She is constantly with us even when we are to be thousand miles away.  It makes us to appreciate her existence and make ourselves to feel complete again.  In 'The Tenet of Soul', I wrote "the state of a house tells another kind of stories.  A story of the soul, a representation of our earthly lives".  We have always wanted to create the energy within Reiki Sanctuary to reflect the "way we perceive things and the values that we live by.  Of how people come together to bring hope, courage, inspiration and love".

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Be One With The Seven Wonders Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Thursday, April 12, 2012

The difference between friends and family? You can pick and choose among your friends.





Good Morning, Vietnam!
(Part Two of Three)

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When one is to live with little (or no) expectations, the outcome towards life is generally more rewarding.  It can completely change the way we experience life.  It brings about the knowledge of wisdom, thus enriching the soul.  It, unconsciously, endeavours with a more empowering mindset.  It opens doors to living a life avoiding to deal with our selfish nature and focuses beyond what we think we deserve to have.

 We should already know that life without expectations, on any level, will make us feel good.  It liberates us and we are free to go with the flow of the Universe.  Importantly, we shall not be affected by the encountered outcomes.  When we give with the expectation of receiving something in return, we are not really letting go of what we are giving.  If we do not let go completely, then we are still clinging to whatever we gave.

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I Have Become A Millionaire ... Again! Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Thursday, April 05, 2012

The truth is usually easier to live with than getting caught in a lie.




Early this year, I wrote I Have Become A Millionaire when I travelled to Batam, Indonesia.  The Indonesian Rupiah goes by millions.  Here again, after the exchange rate from Singapore Dollars to Vietnam Dong, I become an instant millionaire once more. Awww, how sweet life is!

Good Morning, Vietnam!
(Part One)

And so I say, visiting Hanoi (Vietnam) is not for the faint-hearted.  Though the spring weather in March (during my visit) is at its best, walking around the busy city is another thing.  It is a challenge especially when one is crossing the roads.  There are just too many motorbikes and cars, and not forgetting big passenger vans, fighting for the rights of ways.  Personally, I feel there is just no proper traffic system.  Even if there are traffic lights and zebra crossings, motorists often ignore them leaving pedestrians to have gung-ho determination to cross over to the other side of the road.

Interestingly, roads in Hanoi - especially at the Old Quarter, are sounded with lots of honks.  There are honks every where.  The horns of the motorbikes, cars and vans are legitimate business.  Ironically, they keep the roads in order and safe.  The sounds are every where at every minute even in small lanes and worse, these noises can be a nuisance should your hotel is just along the busy duong (roads).  My taxi driver who drove me back to Noi Bai International Airport had his hands on his honk practically all through the 45 kilometres drive from city's downtown to the airport, even along the highway.

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