Reunion

What is your message for the Class of 2002, ten years on (to be displayed at the Reunion)?

In 2012 I have been on an amazing journey of self discovery through life coaching (as a coachee and hopefully en route to be a coach myself soon), and here are some breakthroughs I have gotten which I would love to share as my gift to you, my dear classmates.

One of my favourite quotes is by Deepak Chopra – The past is history, and the future is mystery. This moment is a gift, that is why it’s called the present.  Over the years I have frequently regretted not being more active and “out there” in areas of my life, be it work, relationships or school, participating more fully or getting to know each and one of you classmates better, than hiding in my shell as I once did.

However, I have now come to realise that there is simply no better moment than THE NOW, this very moment, with air passing through my diaphragm, my nostrils, fingers tapping away on the keyboard, to be alive and breathing. Instead of regretting about the past, or fretting over the uncertain future, the most ALIVE way of BEING is to be with the moment, and be with my circumstances, no matter what they are.

You know somebody wise once said to me, “Life happens the moment you say yes!!” It is so true, have you ever wished you did something but was stopped by your own fear, thoughts, perfectly sound ‘reasons’ of not doing, or other people’s opinions? You know, the moment I decide to give up the reasons my head was generating, get off the sideline and really get on the court to play the game that is my life, THAT VERY MOMENT I commit (say “Yes!!”) to do whatever it is I’m doing, is the moment I become alive. And that made my life so fun! As a result, 2H12 has seen me do some crazy fun stuff such as, on Random Huggers Day (a global phenomenon started from the UK 10 years ago), hugging about 80 people in 2 hours in Central HK, where I let go of my fear of being embarrassed and looking “bad”, to really be out there and spread the love and energy through my hugs; or participating in and tripling my pledged amount of fund raised in a 4km bare foot hike for poor students in China. And to my latest declaration to run a marathon by Dec 2013, I don’t know how I’m going to do it, I don’t know where in the world I will do it, but I am committed and will make it happen. For someone who couldn’t run continuously for more than 5 minutes 6 months ago, you would understand how many perfectly legitimate ‘reasons’ I had to battle with to come up with that one, lol.

So, my dear classmates, my point is, knowing what bold, compassionate, confident, loving, and unstoppable human beings that you are, I wish you a very happy, fulfilled and extraordinary life! Enjoy and LIVE THIS LIFE to the very fullest, from moment to moment, and get off the stand to witness and judge, but really, be on the court to play the game!! Remember, Life happens the moment you let the fear go and say yes!!! So, what say you???

For those of you who may be interested in the amazing coaching program that I participated in, it is called the “Landmark Forum” and is available globally including Australia. Don’t worry, the shameless plug here only comes out of my love and care for you to benefit from it, like how I did, not the imaginary toaster that I get by recommending it to you. ^___^