Monday, 1 September 2014

15 THINGS YOU SHOULD GIVE UP TO BE HAPPY

Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier. We hold on to so many things that cause us a great deal of pain, stress and suffering – and instead of letting them all go, instead of allowing ourselves to be stress free and happy – we cling on to them. Not anymore. Starting today we will give up on all those things that no longer serve us, and we will embrace change. Ready? Here we go:

1. GIVE UP YOUR NEED TO ALWAYS BE RIGHT
 There are so many of us who can’t stand the idea of being wrong – wanting to always be right – even at the risk of ending great relationships or causing a great deal of stress and pain, for us and for others. It’s just not worth it. Whenever you feel the ‘urgent’ need to jump into a fight over who is right and who is wrong, ask yourself this question: “Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?” Wayne Dyer. What difference will that make? Is your ego really that big?

2. GIVE UP YOUR NEED FOR CONTROL
Be willing to give up your need to always control everything that happens to you and around you – situations, events, people, etc. Whether they are loved ones, coworkers, or just strangers you meet on the street – just allow them to be. Allow everything and everyone to be just as they are and you will see how much better will that make you feel.

“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.” Lao Tzu

3. GIVE UP ON BLAME
 Give up on your need to blame others for what you have or don’t have, for what you feel or don’t feel. Stop giving your powers away and start taking responsibility for your life.

4. GIVE UP YOUR SELF-DEFEATING SELF-TALK
 Oh my. How many people are hurting themselves because of their negative, polluted and repetitive self-defeating mindset? Don’t believe everything that your mind is telling you – especially if it’s negative and self-defeating. You are better than that.

“The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.” Eckhart Tolle

5. GIVE UP YOUR LIMITING BELIEFS
about what you can or cannot do, about what is possible or impossible. From now on, you are no longer going to allow your limiting beliefs to keep you stuck in the wrong place. Spread your wings and fly!

“A belief is not an idea held by the mind, it is an idea that holds the mind” Elly Roselle

6. GIVE UP COMPLAINING
 Give up your constant need to complain about those many, many, maaany things – people, situations, events that make you unhappy, sad and depressed. Nobody can make you unhappy, no situation can make you sad or miserable unless you allow it to. It’s not the situation that triggers those feelings in you, but how you choose to look at it. Never underestimate the power of positive thinking.

7. GIVE UP THE LUXURY OF CRITICISM
Give up your need to criticize things, events or people that are different than you. We are all different, yet we are all the same. We all want to be happy, we all want to love and be loved and we all want to be understood. We all want something, and something is wished by us all.

8. GIVE UP YOUR NEED TO IMPRESS OTHERS
Stop trying so hard to be something that you’re not just to make others like you. It doesn’t work this way. The moment you stop trying so hard to be something that you’re not, the moment you take off all your masks, the moment you accept and embrace the real you, you will find people will be drawn to you, effortlessly.

9. GIVE UP YOUR RESISTANCE TO CHANGE
 Change is good. Change will help you move from A to B. Change will help you make improvements in your life and also the lives of those around you. Follow your bliss, embrace change – don’t resist it.

“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls” Joseph Campbell

10. GIVE UP LABELS
 Stop labeling those things, people or events that you don’t understand as being weird or different and try opening your mind, little by little. Minds only work when open.

“The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.” Wayne Dyer

11. GIVE UP ON YOUR FEARS
Fear is just an illusion, it doesn’t exist – you created it. It’s all in your mind. Correct the inside and the outside will fall into place.

“The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

12. GIVE UP YOUR EXCUSES
Send them packing and tell them they’re fired. You no longer need them. A lot of times we limit ourselves because of the many excuses we use. Instead of growing and working on improving ourselves and our lives, we get stuck, lying to ourselves, using all kind of excuses – excuses that 99.9% of the time are not even real.

13. GIVE UP THE PAST
I know, I know. It’s hard. Especially when the past looks so much better than the present and the future looks so frightening, but you have to take into consideration the fact that the present moment is all you have and all you will ever have. The past you are now longing for – the past that you are now dreaming about – was ignored by you when it was present. Stop deluding yourself. Be present in everything you do and enjoy life. After all life is a journey not a destination. Have a clear vision for the future, prepare yourself, but always be present in the now.

14. GIVE UP ATTACHMENT
This is a concept that, for most of us is so hard to grasp and I have to tell you that it was for me too, (it still is) but it’s not something impossible. You get better and better at with time and practice. The moment you detach yourself from all things, (and that doesn’t mean you give up your love for them – because love and attachment have nothing to do with one another,  attachment comes from a place of fear, while love… well, real love is pure, kind, and self less, where there is love there can’t be fear, and because of that, attachment and love cannot coexist) you become so peaceful, so tolerant, so kind, and so serene. You will get to a place where you will be able to understand all things without even trying. A state beyond words.

15. GIVE UP LIVING YOUR LIFE TO OTHER PEOPLE’S EXPECTATIONS
Way too many people are living a life that is not theirs to live. They live their lives according to what others think is best for them, they live their lives according to what their parents think is best for them, to what their friends, their enemies and their teachers, their government and the media think is best for them. They ignore their inner voice, that inner calling. They are so busy with pleasing everybody, with living up to other people’s expectations, that they lose control over their lives. They forget what makes them happy, what they want, what they need….and eventually they forget about themselves.  You have one life – this one right now – you must live it, own it, and especially don’t let other people’s opinions distract you from your path.

Source: http://www.purposefairy.com/3308/15-things-you-should-give-up-in-order-to-be-happy/

Sunday, 17 August 2014

Fadilat malam Nisfu Syaaban

       Di antara fadilat malam Nisfu Syaaban adalah pengampunan Allah ke atas umat manusia kecuali orang musyrik, orang yang bermusuhan, pembunuh diri dan pelaku zina.Nisfu Syaaban adalah akhir laporan amal manusia pada tahun lalu dan permulaan laporan amal manusia pada tahun depan. Agar sesebuah laporan elok dan baik mestilah ia dimulakan dan diakhiri dengan sesuatu yang baik. Satu daripada yang baik untuk menutup dan membuka laporan tahunan kita adalah meluahkan cinta kepada Allah, Pencipta dan Pemberi rezeki kita. Dia yang mewujudkan kita daripada tidak ada menjadi ada.

      Dia yang menghidupkan kita dan kemudian Dia akan mencabut nyawa kita. Ketika nyawa bersama kita mesti berpada-pada memanfaatkannya kerana ketika dia tidak ada lagi bersama badan kita, segala sesuatu sudah tamat. Ketika nyawa bersama kita masih boleh memilih untuk berbuat baik atau buruk tapi ketika ia tidak bersatu lagi dengan jasad, maka yang tinggal adalah hasil daripada yang baik atau yang buruk yakni syurga atau neraka.

      Dengan cinta Allah pada akhir dan permulaan laporan seorang hamba sudah memiliki tanda dia akan selamat hidup di dunia dan akhirat. Cinta kepada Allah akan direalisasikan dengan keimanan sempurna tidak berbelah bahagi kepada-Nya; melaksana semua perintah-Nya dan menjauhi semua larangan-Nya. Cinta kepada Allah tidak cukup hanya dengan luahan kata-kata tapi ia mesti dibuktikan dengan perbuatan.
 
      Apatah ertinya mengucapkan aku cinta Allah tapi dia membelakangkan ajaran-Nya? Apakah ertinya mengucapkan aku cinta Allah tapi dia melakukan larangannya. Jika ini berlaku, maka ia akan menjadi kisah cinta yang bertepuk sebelah tangan. Menjelang kedatangan Nisfu Syaaban, kita sepatutnya mempersiapkan diri untuk menyambutnya. Persiapan ini juga sebagai persiapan awal kedatangantamu agung berikutnya iaitu bulan suci Ramadan. Persiapan ini tidak akan bermakna jika tidak ada cinta terhadapnya dalam hati kerana cinta adalah penggerak utama roda kehidupan manusia dalam bermasyarakat.
 
      Setiap manusia melihat dunia ini sesuai dengan perbuatan, fikiran dan dorongan hidupnya. Apabila amal perbuatannya baik, fikirannya bersih dan motivasi hidupnya suci, maka dia akan melihat dunia ini bersih dan indah sebagaimana dunia itu diciptakan. Jika terjadi sebaliknya, dunia akan terlihat gelap-gelita dan dia melihat segala sesuatu terasa hitam pekat.Dan akhirnya, terbentuklah dua sisi jiwa, pada satu sisi ada jiwa yang dapat membuat sesuatu terasa sengsara, di sisi yang lain pula ada jiwa
 yang mampu menciptakan sesuatu menjadi bahagia.Bagaimana manusia melihat dunia? Orang yang bahagia melihat dunia dengan cinta Allah dan orang yang sengsara melihat dunia tidak dengan
 cinta Allah. Orang yang pertama disebut adalah orang beriman dan orang yang kedua disebut adalah orang tidak beriman.
 
    Allah berfirman maksudnya: “(Walaupun demikian), ada juga di antara manusia yang mengambil selain daripada Allah (untuk menjadi) sekutu-sekutu (Allah), dan mencintainya, (memuja dan mentaatinya)
 sebagaimana mereka mencintai Allah; sedang orang yang beriman itu lebih cinta (taat) kepada Allah.” (Surah al-Baqarah: 165) Al-Quran al-Karim memberi satu jawapan mengenai cara bagaimana kita mencintai Allah.

     Dalam ayat 31 Surah Ali ‘Imran ada disebut maksudnya: “Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): “Jika benar kamu mencintai Allah maka ikutilah daku, nescaya Allah mencintai kamu serta mengampunkan dosa kamu. Dan (ingatlah), Allah Maha Pengampun, lagi Maha Mengasihani.”
 
     Mengapa kita mesti mengikuti Baginda Rasulullah SAW sebagai bukti cinta kepada Allah SWT? Ini kerana sejarah sudah membuktikan bahawa sahabat Baginda menemui kenikmatan hidup ketika bersama Baginda. Mereka berasakan hangatnya kasih sayang dan ketulusan hati selama berdekatan dengan Baginda. Mereka berasakan ketenteraman ketika berada di bawah payung ajaran Baginda. Mereka memperoleh keselamatan dengan mematuhi perintah Baginda. Dan mereka mendapat kekayaan batin dengan meneladani sunnahnya. Di antara sunnahnya ini adalah sambutan malam Nisfu Syaaban dengan menzahirkan cinta kepada Allah S.W.T.

**Can't remember where I took this article from but this is a good article for reference.**

5th July 2014

When he truly confessed! :)

Happy Marriage. :)


My reference and for all too. :)

Nice. Love hate letter to the IT support. :)

Taken from Afdlin Shauki official FB site. :)

Dear IT Support,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slow down in the overall performance, particularly in the flower, gifts and jewellery applications that had operated flawlessly under
Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 un-installed many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, but installed undesirable programs such as Formula One 5.0, NBA 3.0 and World Cup 2.0.
And now Conversation 8.0 no longer runs and House Cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system.
I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.

What can I do?

Signed,
Desperate Housewife


Reply:
Dear Desperate Housewife,

First keep in mind:
Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system.
Try entering the command C:\ I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME and download Tears 6.2 to install Guilt 3.0
If all works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.

But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Late Night Teh Tarik 6.1.

Late Night 6.1 is a very bad program that will create SnoringLoudly. wav files.
Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-Law 1.0 or reinstall another Boyfriend program. These are not supported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have a limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly.
You might consider additional software to improve memory and performance. I personally recommend Hot Tasty Food 3.0 and Tongkat Ali 6.9.

Good Luck,
IT Support

Okay, this is cute. :)

Saturday, 14 June 2014

20 Sweet moments. :D

Okay, enough of being sad and all mushy. Let's turn the table. :) At least I think this will cheer me up. :)

Moments in Mabul Island, Sabah. So sweet I feel like my heart has diabetes. :D

1) "How cute...he said prayers for all of us. :D"

Location : KLIA2
Date: 11 May 2014

2) "The cigarette butt still lighted, laying on the tray bin. You put it out, when you see that I couldn't stand the smell."  #gentleman #sweet

Location : Semporna
Date : 12 May 2014

3) "It's nice to feel protected all the time. :D"

Location : Mabul Island
Date : 13 May 2014

4) "Alaa.. Cian dy demam. He who is protecting me has fever. Alololo... :)"

Location : Mabul Island
Date : 13 May 2014

5) "It seems easier swimming in the sea w/o a life jacket,initially I only know how to float . I doubt I could          swim like that in the pool."

Location: Mabul Island
Date : 13 May 2014

6) ''Had a 3 hour nap today. I felt fresh and went swimming accorrdingly. The best part is that I did 3 jumps      off the edge into the sea. Wheee!~"

Location: Mabul Island
Date : 13 May 2014

7) "Suapkan dy. Awww! So sweet. :)

HAHA! Okay, hati bole kne diabetes kalo sll cmni. :p"

Location: Mabul Island
Date : 13 May 2014

8) "It's starting to make me worry. His temperature is not decreasing. May he have speedy recovery from the fever. Amin."

Location: Mabul Island
Date : 13 May 2014

9) "Yay! My 'protector' is cured from high fever. :D Syukur! :)"

Location: Mabul Island
Date : 14 May 2014

10) "Snorkeling
Day 1: Paradise II - Nice!
Day 2: House Reef - Awesome! :D"

Location: Mabul Island
Date : 14 May 2014

11) "Sigh! Pls don't put me down to a fever too, dear GOD. I beg of you.

*I feel a lil' warm* :("

"Throat is soaring too. :("

Location: Mabul Island
Date : 14 May 2014

12) "HEHEH! Protector asked me to bath again to decrease my body heat. It did me well. After going around the island I was cured!!Spectacular view!! :D  :)"

Location: Mabul Island
Date : 14 May 2014

13) "He reminded me to say prayers. :D" <<< I LOVE THIS!

Location: Mabul Island
Date : 14 May 2014

14) "I think I got what I wished for just now. Got to take pics on the long bridge with a spectacular view. I was very psyched. :)"

Location: Mabul Island
Date : 14 May 2014

15) ""Kira you get what you wished for laa ni (taking pics on the beautiful spot)?" said the Protector."

Location: Mabul Island
Date : 14 May 2014

16) "One final morning when were at the Island, you knocked my door room to wake me up. I had planned to sleep in but you insisted me to get up."

Location: Mabul Island
Date : 15 May 2014


17) "Mkn daa. Minum daa. Shopping daa. Minum lg pun daa. Now, otw to Tawau Airport. Wuhoo! I'm coming home! I'm coming home! Tell the world, pls!"

Location: Semporna
Date : 15 May 2014

18) "Sweet memories that I'll cherish forever. Met new friends, saw stunning beautiful scenery, travel to somewhere new and came back safely. :)"

Location: Home
Date: 18 May 2014

19) Missing the 'protector' already? Xleh jadi ni. Hmmm....

Location: Office
Date: 19 May 2014

20) He's recovering. Hmmm... Me? Diaorhea!? Urgh! Tp syukur xserious. :)

Location: Kompleks Belia
Date: 21 May 2014


Sunday, 1 June 2014

GLoomy



Currently, I'm feeling a bit gloomy due to my nephew, Adam. I don't want to talk about him actually because it would only make me feel worse. It's nothing really bad, his mom kicked him out of the house recently and asked to live with me and my parents. My brother, Adam's father is living with me so he lives with us now too. I don't have issues with them living with us but it becomes troublesome when Adam starts to sulk like a baby. He is 8 years old this year and if he sulks, he can sulk for hours; literally.

Okay, I've said I didn't want to talk about him but ended up I did. Sigh!

Well, I might as well finish it in short. So, earlier tonight he met his mom unintentionally at a 'place' and wanted to play with the gadget that his sister was playing with or perhaps utilising (which was initially his as what I was told). His mom left as soon as he came, perhaps it's her time to leave, either ways it made Adam felt very upset and threw a sulk session just now. I had to carry him out of the location because he refused to walk and started crying so loud it made me felt embarrassed. I closed his mouth with my hand but he cried louder. I do love him and I know I was harsh towards him but I believed (still do) that I did that to make him open up. Open up to talk instead of sulking and not know what he wanted. Sincerely, I hate it when he sulks; I would throw him out too if I would have been a cruel person but I am not. I empathise what he is feeling. He is mentally abused due to his parents; divorce. A victim. An innocent child. Spoilt.

I feel very sad. My heart feel so weak. Dear GOD, I am so sorry for being harsh towards Adam and I don't have any intention to hurt him. Sometimes, I feel like I'm useless. I can't do anything to comfort him when he feels sad but in the end when I reflect on this matter, it is a road that has been decided. May GOD give us strength to overcome this gift of a road. Anything and everything can be handled with faith, trust, will towards our Lord. :')

We don't know the future and never will but we have faith and hope towards GOD. We, my parents and I believe that everything will be alright. Adam will grow up to be a great person and become better. Honestly, I am a normal human being and I do have second thoughts too but to be a good person at heart and in your life, you need great experience to get you to the right place. Some people may treat their life experiences to a good course and for some, vice versa. That's what worries me most. Then again , like I have mentioned earlier, when you have faith in GOD, you should believe in him and not worry more. Just follow the flow and live to the fullest. Amin. Syukur, Ya Rasullullah. :)