29 April 2017

TAKE CARE

When saying good bye to someone, I usually say "Take care" as a reminder to the one leaving. I have come to realise though that if I do not heed to my own advice and take care of myself, I may be the one leaving first. Saying that, I must confess I have failed miserably in the past especially when it came to healthy eating, physical exercise and sleep. I have made changes though since my brush with cancer and am slowly seeing results. So take care!

WHAT ARE YOU READING?

Parents complain to me that their children don't read. What they mean is their children don't read boring stories in printed books. Have a look at the compulsory reading for school kids around the world and you will realise they are books about life calaminities and society's problems in a gamut of genre; not something a teenager would eagerly cuddle up to read in a cozy corner at Starbucks. Want your kid to read? Let her find printed matter that interest her and feed her with those books. Then she'll read.

ON MONEY

Love this paragraph by Jim Rohn from an article of his:
"John Wesley said, “Earn all you can, save all you can and give all you can.” A person who sees the powerful force for good that money can be will more likely keep their own life in balance by pursuing the disciplines of earning, saving and giving, which, together, create the perfect tension and balance."

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Love. T-shirt.

I created a t-shirt. It all began when I saw some beautifully designed t-shirts for couples, in English, for sale. I wondered if there was a market for such t-shirts here, for couples in Sabah and Sarawak who would think such a t-shirt would be a great gift for his/her boy/girlfriend. Then I thought, "Why not make a t-shirt that says "I love you" but in the languages of the original peoples here in Borneo. So in my love advice FB page, Cinta Bijak 101 , I asked readers to tell me how they say "I love you' in their own individual native languages. I got a lot of answers and a list of phrases in so many languages! Now what do I do? How do I put all these words on a t-shirt without making it look like a book? Then an idea hit me. Why not arrange all these phrases so they form a heart shaped collection of phrases. It was a challenge and after many tries, my art designer finally came up with a design I loved. I took it and printed my t-shirts. From Sarawak , ...

Understanding Church Trauma

Christian communities are expected to be our safest emotional and physical spaces. Even so, there are times this sacred space become toxic, abusive, and traumatizing to a church member when leaders and members of a congregation exhibit actions that fail to reflect the love of God. In the infographic below, four common ways church trauma is caused is identified and explained. I hope the information will help you understand what has happened to you or someone you know in church (or now no longer in the Christian community). The purpose of this post is to promote healing among those traumatized and to highlight practices that need to stop so that a Christian community is restored once again as the safest emotional and physical space for any child of God. As you continue educating yourself on church trauma and abuse, it’s important to remember that you are not alone. If you need to, seek a mental health professional to help you better understand your condition its impact on your...

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