4 Questions For My Readers

I usually play the role of an educator (haha) here at Yes to Me, but today, I want to switch roles.  I have some serious questions about life, this world, and myself and I’m hoping my wise readers can help me.  (Photo by Sailing)

1. Why are people afraid of death?

There seems to be a consensus that the longer a person lives, the better.  I hear people say something like, “If I’m really lucky, I’d live to 100 . . .”  And when someone dies young, whether that is 80 years old or 60 years old or 40 years old or as a minor, that is considered bad and shameful.  Or in the case of children’s death, they blame God or the doctors or something.

Like (this is just one example of many, nothing personal here), Tim Brownson commented in Zen Habits regarding the Law of Attraction, “. . .my introduction to manifesting was The 28 Laws of Attraction by Thomas Leonard that originally came out (I think) about 6 or 7 years ago. Thomas Leonard then died at the age of 48, so his manifesting ability as an expert seems questionable at best ”

But then, most older people I see don’t seem to be particularly happy. Why?  If living long life is the ultimate goal of life (or at least one of them) and everyone wants it, they are the winners, right?

I don’t get it.  I don’t mind leaving here on Earth this afternoon (except that I have several weeks worth of waiting list for my service – hope someone would refund them after I’m gone).  Not that I want to die.  Well, honestly, I’m getting a bit tired of all the mess in the world, but I still enjoy my life and I don’t mind continuing to live and do some service work in the meantime.  But I don’t think it’s a bad thing to die.  Just spare me with excessive pain and drama.  (So don’t send me paper bomb, okay?)

But maybe I’m missing something?  Can someone give me a few reasons why living long is the ultimate goal?

2. Why do people want more money than they can spend?

I do understand that we live in a monetary system and money comes handy to get the products and services I want.  That is why I have my business and charge a heck of money ^_^  (I raised my rate three times in less than a year.)  But I don’t understand wanting more money than I need.

Let’s just say I make a comfortable living with 100K a year.  And let’s also say I achieve this goal.  (Not quite there yet, and I probably don’t need this much, but hey, it’s fun to think.  And I’m not good with numbers so I don’t want to work out the real numbers.)  There are three choices I can make at this point:

1. Keep working hard and make even more money
2. Work less, enjoy life more
3. Keep working hard but in a different way, including some work that may not produce income

I’d choose either 2 or 3.  But many people seem to choose 1.  Why?

For rainy days?  Again, I do understand the benefit of having some buffers.  Life is full of ups and downs.  But really, isn’t it a bit obsessive to think the more the better?  Or are there other reasons I have not noticed?

3. Why are some people so passionately against same sex marriage and other stuffs they are not involved?

I do understand that if you are homosexual and want to get married, you are passionate about legalizing same sex marriage.  It’s your issue. I don’t necessarily think legal marriage is particularly a wonderful institution, but if you want it, you want it, and that is fine.

But if you are heterosexual, what do you care about same sex marriage?  It has nothing to do with you.  I’m straight, and I simply don’t have much to say about homosexualism.  For me, they are just people like me or anyone else.

However, I do have something to say about love and marriage in general regardless of the participants’ gender.

And that is: love is good.  If you are gay and really hate being gay, that may be an issue, like a sugar addict hating sugar cravings.  But as long as you are happy with yourself, I don’t think any form of love is “wrong”.  (Oooops, I forgot the possibilities of extremes like incest.  There are people who want to argue using the fake logic of extremes.)

Some argue same sex marriage weakens marriage.  BS.  Marriage has been weakened by people getting married for wrong reasons like for money, security, or validation, and also weakened by married people who are cheating.  Two  adults getting married for mutual love and care cannot damage the institution of marriage whatever their gender may be.

I don’t understand the whole homophobia stuff, either.  Why is it bad for a man to sxxx another man’s penis while it is fine for a woman to do the same?  And why do you care about what other people do in their privacy?  It’s not like they are dumping lead paint off the drain, contaminating our Earth.

4. What is my image or brand?

The dignified, outspoken, and secretly sensitive James Chartland (the last one is tricky.  Apparently sensitive is not the image he likes to cast on himself, so he works hard to impress his readers with his manliness.  But I bet he is sensitive)  wrote an interesting post about branding.  In that article, he points out how Frank Kern utilizes the laid-back, every man image as his brand to sell his expensive info product.

I’m intrigued.  While I think I know myself pretty well, I also know it is extremely hard to know oneself.  So will you please help me?  Describe Akemi as you know her with three (or more) words, like I did for James and write them in the comment.  You can be honest ^_^

Thank you and a big smile!

Letting Go To Reinvent Yourself

I guest posted awhile ago on Pick The Brain explaining how to purge the old unnecessary stuffs in our living space in order to usher in the new opportunities, which leads to reinventing yourself.

“Before creating your new YOU, you need to let go of your old YOU. Physically taking care of your environment by cleaning and decluttering can stimulate letting go of your mental clutter that has been holding you in the old pattern.”

Now throwing away your old clothes and magazines is easy.  It takes physical work, but really, it’s a no brainer work.  The challenge is letting go of something that you once cherished.  (Photo by Kruggg6)

Letting go of what you once treasured

For example, presents from your ex.  Or honorable memorabilia from your school days or when your career was at a peak. Even when you realize you don’t resonate with these things anymore, it may be challenging to purge them.

If you want to stick to your old glory, fine.  But if you sincerely desire to reinvent yourself, to be the you that haven’t emerged but you know you can be, let them go.  Say thank you for the old days, and purge them.

Physically letting them go leads to letting go of your mental and emotional attachments to the old you.  And of course, this is the critical part: Letting go of your mental and emotional attachments.  Empty yourself.  Be “no one” that you yourself don’t recognize.

Yes, this is a scary process.  You probably feel disoriented.  That is the precursor of freedom.

Letting go of the people you love

Further, there comes a time you may need to let go of your friends, teachers, mentors, or even some of your family members who don’t resonate with you any longer.

I personally went through this recently.  When I wrote Soul Shifting And The Light Ascension Of Maybe 2012, my teacher and some of my peers opposed me and told me to bend my view.  That was a total surprise for me.

First, I didn’t write that article to upset anyone.  In fact, I was only trying to help.  Some readers were so excited to read my recent changes that I shared in my Gratitude Journal of January 23rd that they commented and personally emailed me to write about the reason, the background of all those changes.  They were going through similar changes themselves and wanted to know what was going on.  So I wrote, and it turned out that this soul shifting is affecting far more people than I initially imagined.

(BTW if you are a blogger, please consider introducing that soul shifting article so that more people get a chance to learn about it.  There seem to be so many people who are going through this change but can’t figure out what is happening to them. They are so frustrated and confused.  You’ll be helping those people by linking to that article.  Thank you.)

Second, the whole idea that a student must always follow the teaching she received surprised me.  If that was the case, there would have been no progress in human history!  I think a true teacher would encourage the students to utilize the methodology to find further truth, even when that new truth contradicts the old.  I don’t think a true teacher would force students to subscribe to his or her teaching.

Accepting the new

So I just had to let go.  This was a very sad and scary process for me, honestly.  To be clear, I have nothing against them.  These are the people I have loved and respected tremendously.  I have learned a lot and I am grateful for all the contributions they have made in my life.  But the time was here for me to walk my path.

My spirit guides kept telling me things were happening in perfect order.  This was tough to believe considering all the mess I was going through, but wow, now I see it finally!  The end result of all this is I have the expertise to read Akashic Records and to communicate with other people’s Spirit Guides, AND, I’m the only Akashic Record reader who can deal with the light ascension situations.  Because others in my previous circle are rejecting or not willing to deal with it.  (There may be other psychics who can do this.  The world is wide and I don’t claim to know everything.  But I’m the only one I know of.  Well, actually, I know one more, but she is not taking clients at this time.)

Did someone say “niche”?

The world is changing.  Are you with the change?

If you are in similar situation, facing the choice of either sticking to your old circle or venturing into the unknown, I am with you.  Most likely, you just need to be willing to accept the new.  You may not need to break up with the old – they’ll just fall off on their own.  Just let them go with love and gratitude.  Harboring resentment to them only keeps yourself stuck, so don’t.  Your responsibility is to take care of yourself in this challenging time of change.

Are you ready to jump into the unknown?  If not, what or who is it that you can’t let go?  It’s okay, let us know, and you may find the courage just by sharing . . .

Gratitude For My Friends, My Online Gratitude Journal # 24

It’s a bit early for my regular Gratitude Journal posting day, but I’m writing it anyway.  Because I have a lot to say.

Get inspired by The Quote Effect

First is about Davina Haisell’s new eBook The Quote Effect.  This is a beautiful compilation of inspirational quotes made by 33 bloggers (yes . . . including yours sincerely).  It’s done very nicely with pretty pictures and introduction to each blogs.  And it’s free.

Thank you, Davina, for your great work!

My eBook Stop Craving Sugar!

Next is about my own eBook Stop Craving Sugar! A lot of people have helped me edit and promote this eBook.  (The link takes you to the dedicated sales page where you can read some of the testimonials.)

I really love this eBook myself.  I’ve put in a lot of thoughts, research, and my heart into this eBook.  It addresses the tricky and baffling problem of sugar cravings not just with the nutritional understanding but with the mental, emotional, and spiritual understanding.  The nutritional part is well written, but the real glory is in the spiritual part toward the end.  It’s written so beautifully that I myself get moved every time I read it.  And I’ve read it at least 30 times by now.  (That’s what takes to perfect the editing, you know.)

Please check it out.  I also offer affiliate programs to promote this eBook, so if you know someone who blogs about healthy eating or personal development in general who may be interested, please let me know.  Thank you.

New tagline for Yes to Me

I just keep updating my tagline for this blog.  I know.  Because I keep growing.  Yes to Me started as a way to share my adventures as a new entrepreneur.  I soon realized that, in order to achieve success as entrepreneur, we need the foundation of healthy spirituality within us.  So Yes to Me became more and more about spirituality.  The tagline got officially updated last November to “Spiritual Healing and Growth for Greater Success”.

With the recent realization about light ascension, I’m updating the tagline to “Lightworkers’ Empowerment & Ascension”  The issue of ascension is still widely unexplored, and I’m learning more and more each day as I work in the Akashic Records.  So stay tuned!

I also updated my greeting on the sidebar and About page.  Please celebrate the continual rebirth of this blog and myself (which I think is the critical part of light ascension) ^_^

My question for you

If you can start your life anew today, who do you choose to be?  I’m not asking you if you want to be Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt.  I’m asking you the qualities you desire for yourself and for your life.

And what does that new you choose to do today?

“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action.  Because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique.  If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost.  The world will not have it.  It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it compares with other expressions.  It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.” — Martha Graham

Today I am grateful for my freedom and for the coming spring.  I’m grateful for my spiritual gifts as well as the gifts of others they bring to this world.

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