Seeing the Sky from a different Window

There was once a man who moved into this new town. He bought a lovely place with a beautiful garden. On the first day that he arrived, people flocked to his new home and greeted him. He would respond with a warm smile each time. People would bring gifts, flowers, milk, food and wine to his house to get to know him better.

Well this man was pleasantly surprised at how much attention he got and so he would wait at his porch on most days to receive his guests. He hadn’t once stepped out of his house to visit other people because he thought that he needed to stay at home all the time just in case someone came by.

Gradually lesser and lesser people stopped by his house. He never wondered why. He just told himself that his new house is beautiful and there would be people that would bound to visit him. Soon it came to a point that only one person came each day; then each week; then each month.

One day no one stopped by anymore for every one has visited him before. He waited at his porch for days, weeks and months and finally he gave up and stayed in his house, minding his own business. Little did he know the town folk’s feelings towards him. Every one liked him at first until they realize that he will never visit their houses; he was too fond of his own.

Don’t be locked up in your home and see the world through the window. Many times, just simply visiting other people’s homes and seeing the sky out of their window gives you quite a different view! Let’s practice some empathy.

Smile!

Please Chill

It’s been a while since I had time to blog, well, I just came back from a 17 day trip from Beijing to shanghai to hongkong and back home. One word fits what I feel as soon as I went to work today – invigorated. It was good to take a break.

Yes I know it’s hard to postpone your appointments, reschedule your meetings, shift everything in your daily routine to make time; it’s hard to make time for the most valuable asset you own: yourself.

But you see, that’s what’s causing alot of things to go awry. We need to take a break every so often. A man who goes without sleep for more than 48 hours gradually feels his bodily functions shut down on him and in no time he’ll start hallucinating; our body knows that we need to rest; do we? I’m no christian but I know that in the book of genesis, even god rested on the 7th day so why shouldn’t us mortals?

Ok I agree it’s almost impossible to take as long a trip as I did. But it is very possible to take the weekend off.

One of the most common problems that busy people face is burning out. Burn out causes you to slow down in productivity, turn wry your thinking process, become forgetful etc. the list goes on. In my opinion, the best cure for burnout is going some place far far away from the city, like a sunny little island that is not frequented by tourists, long stretches of soft silvery beige sand, cool blue waters that are so clean u can see the fishes swimming, a nice little bar to get a cool drink amd a shady spot to laze in and read. That’s my ideal getaway, it could be different from yours, that’s fine. So long as you feel relaxed and good about the place, that’s YOUR perfect spot.

If after reading this article makes you feel like going somewhere away from the bustling city, away from the constant sms, away from the invading email, then it could be time to call for a break.

Book a time with yourself, commit to it, have a cocktail and chill.


Smile!