Stay True To The Flame
April 24, 2009
Coming home from a long flight from NYC, I was grateful for blinkers that I can use to cover my eyes in the hope that I can get some cat nap now and then.
These days every seat has a screen in front of them and the cabin is not dark enough, not conducive enough for me to rest.
I note that I too sometime choose darkness over light. Hmmm.
Light is sometimes seen to be too confronting, too glaring.
The heat is too much and it is too revealing.
And there are times you rather retreat into darkness than face the light.
Darkness on the other hand offers comfort and the luxury of rest / inactivity.
You can continue to be and do stuff you don’t want the entire world to know.
And it is cool and accommodating.
Nature has many lessons for us.
This bi-polarity is evident in every aspect of nature and of our lives.
When there is up, the will be down,
Where there is light, there is also darkness,
Where you may attract, you may also repel.
And there are interrelated, sometimes they dove-tail each other
Other times one leads to the other.
Where am I going with all this?
Well, I talk about the Flame of Hope in the Darkness.
If you think that because you are shining that all will be attracted to you then you will be disappointed.
Very, very disappointed. (photo taken by Christopher Teoh)
Because not all will welcome and come to the light.
For the very reason that we have seen.
So judge not your success by how many are following or attracted to you.
Focus instead on being the light.
Darkness offers a level of comfort and a sense of “safety”.
Darkens does not demand much of us
It allows us to stay the same way for as long as we like.
Sometimes we do not have the courage to look at or within ourselves
We rather choose to remain in the comfort offered by darkness.
Let’s call this down time.
Ok, before you start sending me hate mails and throw me eggs and tomatoes, let me clarify that I have nothing against darkness. None indeed.
It just is. It is part of nature.
There are times we need to rest and recuperate and a retreat will revive us.
The danger comes when we choose to stay in the dark too long and for reasons that do not support our best and true interests.
The next time you speak to or face a person and you see them retreating or backing off, it could mean one of two things:
Either you have confronted the person with the presence of your light
and that you are too glaring, too hot, too powerful
Or that you have inadvertently violated his boundaries.
I am not asking you to be careless and inconsiderate.
I do want to hightlight that some will come to the light and welcome hope, direction warmth and love, while others will withdraw further.
Either way you will continue to shine your light.
In due time, you will draw those who are choosing to remain in darkness now.
You will attract with the power of love and life.
When they know that the light in you is not destructive but supportive, there will be no need to withdraw.
And it all happens when the timing is right for all.
So focus not on the response of others, of how others react to your light.
Focus instead on guarding the flame and increasing in the intensity of that light.
Stay true to the flame that is within you.
Focus on the fire and the passion that is burning in you
Light will prevail over darkness with time.
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A Flame Of Hope In the Economic Downturn
April 19, 2009
At a recent sales team meeting, I was asked to present on the topic "Techniques For Closing Sales In The Economic Downturn". I pondered hard on the "techniques" I use as I was preparing for the presentation.
I realized that I am not doing anything different than before.
I also discovered that I am engaging and enrolling people into the program without much thought for the economic recession that everyone else is talking about. And yes, people are attracted by the program I promote and continue to sign up so they can benefit from it.
So wherein lies the techniques and secrets?
The secret? Sorry to disappoint you but I do not have any secrets to uncover here, only open truths that are right in front of our eyes. Yet I have taken these truth for granted. I will share one thing with you here.
If you think of the economic recession as something that brings with it fears, uncertainties, doubts and worries then I will just describe it as darkness for the purpose of our discussion.
In darkness, people do not move.
They are fearful and adopt the "wait and see" mode of the "flight and fight" mode where anxieties and stress sets in.
Now think of yourself as a source of light (you decide the shape, form, how big, how bright etc). And you rightly are if you are contributing to society, making impact and adding value to others.
Imagine you as a candle lighted in broad day light – you will send out light and warmth. And that flame will need to be very intense and strong in order for it to stand out in broad day light.
However, as night falls and darkness sets in, or as you draw the blinds and block out the sunlight from entering the room, you will find that your light stands out more although you have not done anything differently.
Because the darker the surrounding, the brighter you shine.
Can you imagine that for a moment?
What does that mean?
That means you do not need to worry about any economic downturn.
No. In fact, the more depressing the economy gets, the more people will look for true light and meaning.
Light just shines brighter in darkness.
And that which continues to give light, direction, warmth and life will draw and attract those who are lost in darkness, fear and anxieties.
Selah / Pause.
This is a test.
- Will you too be consumed by the darkness around?
- Or will you shine ever more brightly because of the darkness around you?
- You will know by the results of your "sales".
Now imagine again what the flame will look like as you grow and develop your inner and best self?
The flame shines even brighter and people further away can see and feel the light and its warmth.
As a Girl Guide in my teens, we camped outdoors.
We made our tent with bamboos and canvas and stayed in the open.
We made a fire. I remember how beautiful the fire was.
They dance their way up to the sky and one could see them from afar.
I also remember how important it was to keep the camp fire going.
It meant safety, warmth, direction, light and hope.
We guarded that light
So how do you close sales in an economy downturn?
I just continue to shine and be my best and true self.
And I make sure that I guard my fire and continue to grow in the intensity of that flame.
I am afraid these are not your conventional sales-closing techniques, but then who says I am conventional?
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By the way, when I was with Harv Eker's Enlightened Warrior Camp Training, we were given a very short time to pick a warrior name (we see more of our true self in our spopntaneity). Call it the subconscious mind at work or the law of attraction, the picture that came to mind was "A Flame of Hope". That was about six months ago. I just realized that I had used it as my headline here …
Light Overcoming Darkness
October 21, 2008
Deepavali is a major Indian festival, and a significant festival. It is the "Festival of Light," where the lights or lamps signify victory of good over the evil within every human being.
And it may not come as a surprise to you to know that there are different parts within you constantly waging war against each other. One part of you wants to do good and be generous and the other part of you wants to preserve the self above all else. That creates constant struggles and frictions within that drains you of vitality, energy and prevent you from performing at peak.
When you look within and decide which part of you will have the final say; the good or the bad, then one part of you will take over and the other part submits, and there is movement in one direction. Have you ever been in a situation where you want to make a decision and you feel like you are in a stand still, not knowing what to do and not going anywhere and it is taking up all your energy and you are not productive?
Try letting the good overcome the not so good, let light triumph over darkness and you will find an amazing relief. Your body will relax and your muscles not tense up and you will find once again, peacce, calmness, and power returning to you with great focus, productivity and an abundance of being. Happy Deepavali to all!
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