Hi, Friends!
Confucius,the great Philosopher on his discourse on how to live a good life,said: "In life, Never offend five types of persons-- a child,a priest,a beggar,
an elderly person, a righteous man in authority." Someone asked him: "Why these persons in particular?" He replied instantly: "Because they have God on their side."
Confucius lived to a ripe age of more than 75 years, of a tall built.
550 years BC later,Christ said: "Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom of my Father prepared for you from the foundation of the world" (Matt.25:34).
And the KING shall answer and say unto them, Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
(Matt.25:40)
A descendant of Confucius advocated never abuse yourself through vigorous exercise, take nutritional food and a regular rest and sleep; Your huge body can withstand the extreme exercises but not your heart which should not be overworked.
From my experience I have seen friends succumed to dying rest before 50-60 though in good health of multi-vitamins and seven seas pills and exercises, because they abused and overloaded their own hearts. Some of them collapsed in the midst of the extreme exercises and sweating to demonstrate to their friends how fit fitness was---through bursting of capillaries in their brains. Even your fragile brain and heart need proper rest.
Now, here's a true story ... view the link Ranjan Das who is a healthy young man
What killed Ranjan Das and Lessons for Corporate India.
A month ago, many of us heard about the sad demise of Ranjan Das from Bandra, Mumbai. Ranjan, just 42 years of age, was the CEO of SAP-Indian Subcontinent, the youngest CEO of an MNC in India. He was very active in sports, was a fitness freak and a marathon runner. It was common to see him run on Bandra's Carter Road. Just after Diwali, on 21st Oct, he returned home from his gym after a workout, collapsed with a massive heart attack and died. He is survived by his wife and two very young kids.
It was certainly a wake-up call for corporate India. However, it was even more disastrous for runners amongst us. Since Ranjan was anavid marathoner (in Feb 09, he ran Chennai Marathon at the same time some of us were running Pondicherry Marathon 180 km away), the question came as to why an exceptionally active, athletic person succumb to heart attack at 42 years of age.
Was it the stress?
A couple of you called me asking about the reasons. While Ranjan had mentioned that he faced a lot of stress, that is a common element in most of our lives. We used to think that by being fit, one can conquer the bad effects of stress. So I doubted if the cause was stress.
The Real Reason
However, everyone missed out a small line in the reports that Ranjan used to make do with 4-5 hours of sleep. This is an earlier interview of Ranjan on NDTV in the program 'Boss' Day Out':
http://connect.in.com/ranjan-das/play-video-boss-day-out-ranjan-das-of-sap-india-229111-807ecfcf1ad966036c289b3ba6c376f2530d7484.html
Here he himself admits that he would love to get more sleep (and that he was not proud of his ability to manage without sleep, contrary to what others extolled).
The Evidence
Last week, I was working with a well-known cardiologist on the subject of ‘Heart Disease caused by Lack of Sleep’. While I cannot share the video nor the slides because of confidentiality reasons, I have distilled the key points below in the hope it will save some of our lives.
Some Excerpts:
· Short sleep duration (<5 or 5-6 hours) increased risk for high BP by 350% to 500% compared to those who slept longer than 6 hours per night. Paper published in 2009.
As you know, high BP kills.
.Young people (25-49 years of age) are twice as likely to get high BP if they sleep less. Paper published in 2006.
.Individuals who slept less than 5 hours a night had a 3-fold increased risk of heart attacks. Paper published in 1999.
.Complete and partial lack of sleep increased the blood concentrations of High sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hs-cRP), the strongest predictor of heart attacks. Even after getting adequate sleep later, the levels stayed high!!
.Just one night of sleep loss increases very toxic substances in body such as Interleukin-6 (IL-6), Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-alpha) and C-reactive protein (cRP). They increase risks of many medical conditions, including cancer, arthritis andheart disease. Paper published in 2004.
.Sleeping for <=5 hours per night leads to 39% increase in heart disease. Sleeping for <=6 hours per night leads to 18% increase in heart disease. Paper published in 2006.
Ideal Sleep
.For lack of space, I cannot explain here the ideal sleep architecture. But in brief, sleep is composed of two stages: REM (Rapid Eye Movement) and non-REM. The former helps in mental consolidation while the latter helps in physical repair and rebuilding. During the night, you alternate between REM and non-REM stages 4-5 times.
.The earlier part of sleep is mostly non-REM. During that period, your pituitary gland releases growth hormones that repair your body. The latter part of sleep is more and more REM type.
.For you to be mentally alert during the day, the latter part of sleep is more important. No wonder when you wake up with an alarm clock after 5-6 hours of sleep, you are mentally irritable throughout the day (lack of REM sleep). And if you have slept for less than 5 hours, your body is in a complete physical mess (lack of non-REM sleep), you are tired throughout the day, moving like a zombie and your immunity is way down (I’ve been there, done that L)
*Finally, as long-distance runners, you need an hour of extra sleep to repair the running related damage.
If you want to know if you are getting adequate sleep, take Epworth Sleepiness Test below.
Interpretation: Score of 0-9 is considered normal while 10 and above abnormal. Many a times, I have clocked 21 out the maximum possible 24, the only saving grace being the last situation, since I don’t like to drive (maybe, I should ask my driver to answer that lineJ)
In conclusion:
Barring stress control, Ranjan Das did everything right: eating proper food, exercising (marathoning!), maintaining proper weight. But he missed getting proper and adequate sleep, minimum 7 hours. In my opinion, that killed him.
If you are not getting enough sleep (7 hours), you are playing with fire, even if you have low stress.
I always took pride in my ability to work 50 hours at a stretch whenever the situation warranted. But I was so spooked after seeing the scientific evidence last week that since Saturday night, I ensure I do not even set the alarm clock under 7 hours. Now, that is a nice excuse to get some more sleep.
Unfortunately, Ranjan Das is not alone when it comes to missing sleep. Many of us are doing exactly the same, perhaps out of ignorance. Please forward this mail to as many of your colleagues as possible, especially those who might be short-changing their sleep.
***If we can save even one young life because of this email, I would be the happiest person on earth.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
YOU ARE AS YOUNG AS YOUR BRAIN!!!
As a man thinketh, so is he!....including his age. According to specialists,the following body parts are regularly renewing & regenerating themselves. For examples:-
The Brain: Most lifetime cells are found in the brain--Born with about 100 billion cells, most of which do not regenerate---dementia and head injuries are bad casualties. The areas which do regenerate are at olfactory-smell and area for learning--hippocampus. So you are as old or young as your brain!!!
Liver--Five months-capable of regenerating and repair due to rich blood supply....150 days, even for heavy drinkers! But parenchymal cells--main liver cells-damaged ones cause cirrhosis--damage can be permanent.
Taste Buds-With 9,000 taste buds to detect senses of taste, on tongue surface with collection of fifty taste buds group, renew themselves every 10 days to two weeks.. But heavy smoking and inflammation can damage their sensitivity.
Heart age is 20 years. The heart is dotted with stem cells which rejuvenate three to four times over a life-time.
Lungs' Age--two to three weeks. at different rates. Alveoli or air sac cells deep inside for gas exchange take a year to renew. Lung's surface renew every two to three weeks---as first line of defence so renewal is quick. Emphysema can damage holes and prevent regeneration.
Eyes--same as your age. Cornea is the only part that renew within 24 hours. but not other parts of the eyes, which do not change. The lens loses flexibility so it is difficult to focus.
Hair cells renew and grow up to six years for women, and three years for men. It grows one centimetre every month. Eyebrows and eyelashes renew every six to eight weeks. Repeated plucking can disrupt the cycle.
Skin's Age--two to four weeks, hence we get "dust on the floor" but wrinkles do form because collagen protein and elasticity are lost with age.
Bones age every 10 years due to osteoporosis. Bone cells (osteoclasts) breaks down and are replaced by bone-building cells (osteoblasts). A mixed old and new bone cells. At middle age, renewal process slows down, bones become thinner, thus osteoporosis sets in.
Intestines' Age Two to three days. Villi cells line in the intestines to increase absorption of nutrients. Highly turnover rate, it can easily be replaced,under constant attack of corrosive stomach acid on food. Other parts of intestines are covered with mucus which cannot stand the hydrocholic acid, so cells renew every three or five days. On surgery, when intestines are cut short, it grows fast to the length!
Nails' Age-six to ten months. Keratin form the hard protein of nails, renewing 3.4 mm every month. Toe-nail takes 10 months to grow completely, while fingernails six months due to better blood circulation, thus younger people grow nails faster than those of older people. Age and psoriasis can impede the growth of nails.
Red Blood cells take four months to regenerate, at the end the liver removes the blood cells which are destroyed in the spleen, or through injury, menstruation or disease.
So, how young are you today? Please be discreet on inquiring a lady's birth and age!
So, what is your beautiful name?
The Brain: Most lifetime cells are found in the brain--Born with about 100 billion cells, most of which do not regenerate---dementia and head injuries are bad casualties. The areas which do regenerate are at olfactory-smell and area for learning--hippocampus. So you are as old or young as your brain!!!
Liver--Five months-capable of regenerating and repair due to rich blood supply....150 days, even for heavy drinkers! But parenchymal cells--main liver cells-damaged ones cause cirrhosis--damage can be permanent.
Taste Buds-With 9,000 taste buds to detect senses of taste, on tongue surface with collection of fifty taste buds group, renew themselves every 10 days to two weeks.. But heavy smoking and inflammation can damage their sensitivity.
Heart age is 20 years. The heart is dotted with stem cells which rejuvenate three to four times over a life-time.
Lungs' Age--two to three weeks. at different rates. Alveoli or air sac cells deep inside for gas exchange take a year to renew. Lung's surface renew every two to three weeks---as first line of defence so renewal is quick. Emphysema can damage holes and prevent regeneration.
Eyes--same as your age. Cornea is the only part that renew within 24 hours. but not other parts of the eyes, which do not change. The lens loses flexibility so it is difficult to focus.
Hair cells renew and grow up to six years for women, and three years for men. It grows one centimetre every month. Eyebrows and eyelashes renew every six to eight weeks. Repeated plucking can disrupt the cycle.
Skin's Age--two to four weeks, hence we get "dust on the floor" but wrinkles do form because collagen protein and elasticity are lost with age.
Bones age every 10 years due to osteoporosis. Bone cells (osteoclasts) breaks down and are replaced by bone-building cells (osteoblasts). A mixed old and new bone cells. At middle age, renewal process slows down, bones become thinner, thus osteoporosis sets in.
Intestines' Age Two to three days. Villi cells line in the intestines to increase absorption of nutrients. Highly turnover rate, it can easily be replaced,under constant attack of corrosive stomach acid on food. Other parts of intestines are covered with mucus which cannot stand the hydrocholic acid, so cells renew every three or five days. On surgery, when intestines are cut short, it grows fast to the length!
Nails' Age-six to ten months. Keratin form the hard protein of nails, renewing 3.4 mm every month. Toe-nail takes 10 months to grow completely, while fingernails six months due to better blood circulation, thus younger people grow nails faster than those of older people. Age and psoriasis can impede the growth of nails.
Red Blood cells take four months to regenerate, at the end the liver removes the blood cells which are destroyed in the spleen, or through injury, menstruation or disease.
So, how young are you today? Please be discreet on inquiring a lady's birth and age!
So, what is your beautiful name?
Monday, October 26, 2009
THE WONDERS OF GOD'S CREATION & REMINDERS TO US !!!
Friends,
Greetings to you! Have you ever wondered the SUPERB WONDERS OF GOD's CREATION which are simple reminders of beautiful architecture patterns of macro and nano creation of atoms.
I have been thinking deeply on these creations years ago......
Do you know that God's Universe and micro atoms are duplicates of macro and nano forms of his similar architecture patterns of galaxies of planets round the suns, and atoms are nuclei surrounded by electrons? Even cells of animals and plants have similar patterns of nuclei and electrons with solid objects--like table, with flat similar patterns. That's AMAZING GRACE and WISDOM OF OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN
THE WONDERS OF GOD's CREATION!
Moreover, we are constantly reminded of God's Really cool plants which are help to man's healing....
It's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish... All before making a human. He made and provided what we'd need before we were born. These are best & more powerful when eaten raw. We're such slow learners...
Nature left us a great clue as to what foods help what part of the human body!
Nature's Pharmacy! Amazing!
A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye... And YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.
A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopene and are indeed pure heart and blood food.
Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.
A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neocortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.
Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.
Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
Avocados, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female and they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).
Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.
Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.
Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries.
Oranges, Grapefruits, and other citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.\
Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.
Greetings to you! Have you ever wondered the SUPERB WONDERS OF GOD's CREATION which are simple reminders of beautiful architecture patterns of macro and nano creation of atoms.
I have been thinking deeply on these creations years ago......
Do you know that God's Universe and micro atoms are duplicates of macro and nano forms of his similar architecture patterns of galaxies of planets round the suns, and atoms are nuclei surrounded by electrons? Even cells of animals and plants have similar patterns of nuclei and electrons with solid objects--like table, with flat similar patterns. That's AMAZING GRACE and WISDOM OF OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN
THE WONDERS OF GOD's CREATION!
Moreover, we are constantly reminded of God's Really cool plants which are help to man's healing....
It's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish... All before making a human. He made and provided what we'd need before we were born. These are best & more powerful when eaten raw. We're such slow learners...
Nature left us a great clue as to what foods help what part of the human body!
Nature's Pharmacy! Amazing!
A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye... And YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.
A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopene and are indeed pure heart and blood food.
Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.
A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neocortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.
Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.
Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
Avocados, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female and they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).
Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.
Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.
Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries.
Oranges, Grapefruits, and other citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.\
Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
JASZLYN'S BAPTISM
About 40 Church Members attended Jaszlyn's Baptism (Jaszlyn Kuan-Jem Mcnair) at the Kuala Lumpur Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Sunday, 20 September, 2009 at 1.40pm. She was baptised by her grand-father, Anthony Lim, "having been commissioned of Jesus Christ" creating an honorable privilege and feeling in me. The Opening Hymn was "There is sunshine in my soul today" the first hymn heard at my original first meeting at the Hotel Merlin on November, 1971.
Jaszlyn's Baptism ushered in the third generation pioneer membership to the Kingdom of God. Her date of baptism for her to remember easily took place near some interesting dates:-
Grand-father's Day 12 September, Malaysia Day 16 September,(strangely enough, Govt. of Malaysia declared it officially a faw days later!!!), World's Peace day 22 September, Moon Cake/Lantern Festival 25 September. The Invocation and Benediction were given by Sis. McCurdy and Clark with talks by Bro. Koefed and Sis Koefed on subjects related to Baptism and Holy Ghost. 'I am a Child of God" was the closing Hymn. A light tit-bit was provided by the Susie How's and Chan's Family.
Following Sunday,Jaszlyn was confirmed a church member by her grand-father, Anthony Lim, assisted by Pres. Rennier, Bro. Sanders, Elder Peters,, and Osborn, Bro Peter Yee, and Bro. Doloxy. Vivien Lim was also present at the Congregation with about 120 Church members. Jaszlyn was blessed under the holy Priesthood of God with good health and strength. As a good example of her sweet personality and leadership for those close to her, she was blessed to draw some to join the church, including an eternal partner for temple marriage for sealing, and raised a family of children in the gospel.
Jaszlyn's Baptism ushered in the third generation pioneer membership to the Kingdom of God. Her date of baptism for her to remember easily took place near some interesting dates:-
Grand-father's Day 12 September, Malaysia Day 16 September,(strangely enough, Govt. of Malaysia declared it officially a faw days later!!!), World's Peace day 22 September, Moon Cake/Lantern Festival 25 September. The Invocation and Benediction were given by Sis. McCurdy and Clark with talks by Bro. Koefed and Sis Koefed on subjects related to Baptism and Holy Ghost. 'I am a Child of God" was the closing Hymn. A light tit-bit was provided by the Susie How's and Chan's Family.
Following Sunday,Jaszlyn was confirmed a church member by her grand-father, Anthony Lim, assisted by Pres. Rennier, Bro. Sanders, Elder Peters,, and Osborn, Bro Peter Yee, and Bro. Doloxy. Vivien Lim was also present at the Congregation with about 120 Church members. Jaszlyn was blessed under the holy Priesthood of God with good health and strength. As a good example of her sweet personality and leadership for those close to her, she was blessed to draw some to join the church, including an eternal partner for temple marriage for sealing, and raised a family of children in the gospel.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
For Friends on Constant Contact
Just alone you think of someone you care for
Through the Holy Ghost, God wants to talk to you more.
Have you been down with no one else to talk to?
Hi, God is wanting you to talk to him so.
When you received something nice today you didn’t ask,
Or unknown money given without any task.
A miracle happened to help your need,
Know this, God reads your heart desire and deed!
Is there going to be a better day for you?
Come on, stop worrying, just find some work to do!
Really, work will ease worry, pass time and your pain
God sees through your need, patience and gives you gain!
Is this e-mail accidentally sent to you?
Could it be God prompting me to write it too?
I Thank Thee, dear Lord, for watching daily on me,
I’m truly blessed for Thou know what’s best from Thee!
Bless also my dear E-mail friends, Who mean alot
I share my message to them in prayer slot.
Sometimes, I let them be; maybe, one day my host
Such close friends, bless them, Lord, to me they’re the “Most!”
When I see each message download, you sent so sweet;
I know you’ve thought of me that day, with bounteous treat
My friends, for being a great terrific part;
Of all my contacts, this comes right from my heart!
GOD bless all of you!
That’s what I pray always for you!
Composed by Anthony Lim, 1 Sept. 2009.
Through the Holy Ghost, God wants to talk to you more.
Have you been down with no one else to talk to?
Hi, God is wanting you to talk to him so.
When you received something nice today you didn’t ask,
Or unknown money given without any task.
A miracle happened to help your need,
Know this, God reads your heart desire and deed!
Is there going to be a better day for you?
Come on, stop worrying, just find some work to do!
Really, work will ease worry, pass time and your pain
God sees through your need, patience and gives you gain!
Is this e-mail accidentally sent to you?
Could it be God prompting me to write it too?
I Thank Thee, dear Lord, for watching daily on me,
I’m truly blessed for Thou know what’s best from Thee!
Bless also my dear E-mail friends, Who mean alot
I share my message to them in prayer slot.
Sometimes, I let them be; maybe, one day my host
Such close friends, bless them, Lord, to me they’re the “Most!”
When I see each message download, you sent so sweet;
I know you’ve thought of me that day, with bounteous treat
My friends, for being a great terrific part;
Of all my contacts, this comes right from my heart!
GOD bless all of you!
That’s what I pray always for you!
Composed by Anthony Lim, 1 Sept. 2009.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
My inquiry of the Lord......
On 28 August, I inquired God what gift I had. My eyes fixed to D & C 6:10 "Behold thou has a gift and blessed art thou because of thy gift. Remember, it is sacred and cometh from above...."D&C 6:12 "Make not thy gift lnown to the world unto any save be those of thy faith. Trifle not with sacred things." The gift is the spirit of revelation-to receive things divine and the gift to preach the gospel."
D&C 6:13 "If thou will dogood and hold out faithful to the end,thou shall be saved in the kingdom of God, which is the greatest gift of all the gifts of God, for there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation."
Salvation is the greatest gift which includes other gifts. Salvation means deliverance
1. from outward dangers,
2. victory over enemies,
3. remission of sins through the acceptance of Christ and obedience to His laws and eternal exaltation.
Until a man can triumph over death, he is not saved. A knowledge of the Priesthood (and obedience) alone will do this (History of the Church Vol. V p.44)
Jesus is the source of divine revelations as the Word and Redeemer of the world and the light which shines in darkness. The darkness is the state or condition of the world not affected by the light of divine revelation because of ignorance, superstition/tradition and the enemity of men due to the carnal nature of men with their lust, pride and idol worship of money and worldly things and pleasure. The darkness of the world remains unrepentant, unyielding and unpenetrated--and in such condition, the world cannot comprehend the light of revelation.
D&C 6:26 "Verily, verily, I say unto you that these are records which contain much of my gospel, which have been kept back because of the wickeness of the people."
"My word is spirit and life" Christ repeatedly said
Covers mercy to those who believe--- the living and the dead!
Hosanna! Hosanna to Christ! Let's rejoice and sing,
Let's praise with one voice and honor our God, holy King!
The voice said in my dream a few days ago : "The chosen gives".
and two weeks ago remarked: "You are born rich",
Composed by Anthony Lim,31 August, Malaysia Independance Celebration.
D&C 6:13 "If thou will dogood and hold out faithful to the end,thou shall be saved in the kingdom of God, which is the greatest gift of all the gifts of God, for there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation."
Salvation is the greatest gift which includes other gifts. Salvation means deliverance
1. from outward dangers,
2. victory over enemies,
3. remission of sins through the acceptance of Christ and obedience to His laws and eternal exaltation.
Until a man can triumph over death, he is not saved. A knowledge of the Priesthood (and obedience) alone will do this (History of the Church Vol. V p.44)
Jesus is the source of divine revelations as the Word and Redeemer of the world and the light which shines in darkness. The darkness is the state or condition of the world not affected by the light of divine revelation because of ignorance, superstition/tradition and the enemity of men due to the carnal nature of men with their lust, pride and idol worship of money and worldly things and pleasure. The darkness of the world remains unrepentant, unyielding and unpenetrated--and in such condition, the world cannot comprehend the light of revelation.
D&C 6:26 "Verily, verily, I say unto you that these are records which contain much of my gospel, which have been kept back because of the wickeness of the people."
"My word is spirit and life" Christ repeatedly said
Covers mercy to those who believe--- the living and the dead!
Hosanna! Hosanna to Christ! Let's rejoice and sing,
Let's praise with one voice and honor our God, holy King!
The voice said in my dream a few days ago : "The chosen gives".
and two weeks ago remarked: "You are born rich",
Composed by Anthony Lim,31 August, Malaysia Independance Celebration.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Questionaire from Sunday Primary children.
16 August,2009
As a grandfather, I was invited to answer some questions from Primary children about my activities when I was at their ages. Questions were picked by them and Joyce read them out.
1. What was your favorite activity at 9? Kite-flying and kite-fighting by cutting others’ kites with glass-made-strings.
2. What was your favorite hymn then? There is sunshine in my soul today—was also the first hymn I sang at my first meeting in church.
3. What did you remember most what your mom and dad taught you?
My mother taught me to treat a beggar who came to the house as if she were the angel or god in disguise. She was given the drink she wanted and food which I served her. Many times my mom would chat with beggars as if they were friends she knew well—and they in return would say: “Bless you , boy”. I taught they would make good priests. From these episodes, I came to believe easily that Jesus was God’s Son in human flesh. Strangely enough, even injured birds and dogs or cats would come to our house for recovery aid from us; they seemed to know where to get kindness and service from!
From my mandarin father, I learnt English. Every evening he would pick a word from the press headline and asked me to define its meaning from the dictionary.
Then he asked a sentence be constructed. How would you use the word for conversation? These would go on every day and I improved my English and loved English and poetry which later, I loved writing and poetry.
4. What was my favorite food and fruit?
Mixed rice with vegetables and fish/chicken and egg was my delicious choice.
Banana was the cheapest fruit I could afford then. Now papaya because of its enzymatic effect and bowel movement.
5. Which drink do I love most?
Milo with milk for nutritious value.
6. Which movies I love to see when I was young? Tarzan, Mickey mouse, bugs bunny and Donald duck movies.
7. Have you been caned by your parents? No, never! Because I was obedient and
smart student in class as the top student in every standard! So they had nd reason
to scold or punish me!
As a grandfather, I was invited to answer some questions from Primary children about my activities when I was at their ages. Questions were picked by them and Joyce read them out.
1. What was your favorite activity at 9? Kite-flying and kite-fighting by cutting others’ kites with glass-made-strings.
2. What was your favorite hymn then? There is sunshine in my soul today—was also the first hymn I sang at my first meeting in church.
3. What did you remember most what your mom and dad taught you?
My mother taught me to treat a beggar who came to the house as if she were the angel or god in disguise. She was given the drink she wanted and food which I served her. Many times my mom would chat with beggars as if they were friends she knew well—and they in return would say: “Bless you , boy”. I taught they would make good priests. From these episodes, I came to believe easily that Jesus was God’s Son in human flesh. Strangely enough, even injured birds and dogs or cats would come to our house for recovery aid from us; they seemed to know where to get kindness and service from!
From my mandarin father, I learnt English. Every evening he would pick a word from the press headline and asked me to define its meaning from the dictionary.
Then he asked a sentence be constructed. How would you use the word for conversation? These would go on every day and I improved my English and loved English and poetry which later, I loved writing and poetry.
4. What was my favorite food and fruit?
Mixed rice with vegetables and fish/chicken and egg was my delicious choice.
Banana was the cheapest fruit I could afford then. Now papaya because of its enzymatic effect and bowel movement.
5. Which drink do I love most?
Milo with milk for nutritious value.
6. Which movies I love to see when I was young? Tarzan, Mickey mouse, bugs bunny and Donald duck movies.
7. Have you been caned by your parents? No, never! Because I was obedient and
smart student in class as the top student in every standard! So they had nd reason
to scold or punish me!
WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?
WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?
Friends, How many of you need some miracles every day?
Or are you doubting if they’ll ever happen this way?
Yet we never know how many miracles we’ll need.
God can grant our wishes when we urgently plead.
Miracles work on higher way, than natural laws,
Let God operate his divine care than relying on yours.
When someone means alot to you, do for her the best.
Your kindness and love will move God to help you the rest.
A ball is a circle, no beginning, and no end.
It keeps us together like a Circle of good Friend.
What you see is the treasure of friendship you grant me.
Today I pass the sweet friendship ball to you, you see.
MY OATH to you ... When you are sad.....I will dry your tears.
When you are scared.....I will comfort assuredly your fears.
When you’re worried and nowhere to turn.....I’ll give you hope.
When you’re confused, and give up, cheer up, I’ll help you cope!
And when you are lost and in darkness, and can't see the light,
Call on me, I shall be your beacon....Shining so bright!
For what are friends for, but to give solid support call.
With God and angels on our side, we’ll win all!
Composed by Anthony Lim, 28 August, 2009(copyright)
Friends, How many of you need some miracles every day?
Or are you doubting if they’ll ever happen this way?
Yet we never know how many miracles we’ll need.
God can grant our wishes when we urgently plead.
Miracles work on higher way, than natural laws,
Let God operate his divine care than relying on yours.
When someone means alot to you, do for her the best.
Your kindness and love will move God to help you the rest.
A ball is a circle, no beginning, and no end.
It keeps us together like a Circle of good Friend.
What you see is the treasure of friendship you grant me.
Today I pass the sweet friendship ball to you, you see.
MY OATH to you ... When you are sad.....I will dry your tears.
When you are scared.....I will comfort assuredly your fears.
When you’re worried and nowhere to turn.....I’ll give you hope.
When you’re confused, and give up, cheer up, I’ll help you cope!
And when you are lost and in darkness, and can't see the light,
Call on me, I shall be your beacon....Shining so bright!
For what are friends for, but to give solid support call.
With God and angels on our side, we’ll win all!
Composed by Anthony Lim, 28 August, 2009(copyright)
Sunday, August 9, 2009
The Importance of Spiritual Preparation. 9/8/09
Speech delivered by Anthony Lim to KL Branch members of about 120 members.
How many of us are willing to enter into the Celestial Kingdom? Raise your hands. I see all of us want to go there, including myself. All of us have the will to go the Celestial kingdom, but most of us lack the will to prepare to enter there. Today, I am here to talk about the Importance of Spiritual Preparation in order to be accepted into the glorious Kingdom. The will to prepare is more important than the will to win the crown....because eventually, when you have done well in preparing, you are sure to win the crown!
It took me a week to prepare the talk, each time I asked Heavenly Father on how to make you understand the urgency of the Spiritual Preparation--so that you can appreciate and feel the need to prepare properly. First, what is SPIRITUAL PREPARATION?
Let me put it so that you can clearly see it.
Spiritual Preparation, to me, can be liken to a process of a pupa or cocoon stage where the ugly caterpillar is slowly changing and developing into a glorious butterfly to enjoy the heavenly bliss of freedom. Mind you, it is a few weeks process of inner complete change and development--the longest time for the utmost beauty of a new creature to evolve.
So it is the same with Spiritual Preparation to change and develop from a carnal man to a spiritual holy man of God. The beauty of the Gospel is to transform from an ugly duckling to the beautiful and graceful white swan. Hence the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not just to inform but to transform us fit to dwell in the presence of Heavenly joy with our Father in Heaven, Christ and holy angels and saints. We are commissioned by the Lord not just to share the Gospel but to shape the destiny of individuals and all mankind., calling to repentance and acceptance of Christ as the Saviour of mankind. It calls for the remarkable change from a natural man to a holy man. The Lord promises his Holy Spirit to guidance and bring about the conversion and ultimate change for the better.
In Amos 4:12: "Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel". We have been continual going through the emotions of Spiritual Preparation from baptism to priesthood ordinance, sacrament, scripture studies at home, school and institutes of higher learning, temple work, and fellowship with the saints, and heavenly beings in the temple work.
For those who are prepared they shall not fear about the outcome. D &c 38:30.
We should be willing to support these activities as well as lending support to our church leaders and saints in every possible way.
D & C 109:8 emphasised to prepare EVERY needful thing.
Apart from the above mentioned preparation in need of spiritual and mundane duties, the vital spiritual preparation is to watch for the Second Coming of Christ. By so doing, we actually go through every possible fulfilling of our callings and anxiously engaging in every good cause of charity and love to our fellowmen, and pay our worship to our true God and Christ...John 17:3.
Let me give three short stories.
Abish, a lamanite woman, got so excited when she saw the king, queen and Ammon, and her people fell down in the worshipping place that she knocked at every household to come and witness the power of God. Most of them got converted. Alma19:17.
The Samaritan woman at the Jacob's well was enchanted by Jesus knowing her past five husbands, and the last was live-in man, she went out the city broadcasting that the Messiah was here already! Nearly, The whole city of people were converted on hearing Jesus' word.. He was indeed the Christ,the Saviour of the World!they proclaimed. John 4:42.
At the Sea Tiberias, Jesus advised the disciples to cast the net a little towards the right, and they obeyed him. Overflowing catch of fishes nearly sank the two boats.Luke 5:6.
What have these stories in common?
Three objectives: They simply obeyed the first law of Heaven to get overflowing productivity. Implicit faith to follow the master and the Spirit. Last, they gave their utmost enthusiasm in their efforts to spread their joy of knowing Heavenly blessings.
Lastly, my personal experience of personal preparation of my son, Elisha Lim for his two -year mission to Oden Utah, USA. Elisha was staying in Taiping, 200 miles from me for ten years without the church or the book of Mormon. No testimony of the gospel though he was taught when young. After much prayer and fasting, I cried unto Father and Christ for help. For the months he was with me, at the time of the terriorist attack on the Twin Tower of Trade Centre in New York 11Sept. 2001, he said he needed the testimony to go on the mission. For 26 days, we studied the scriptures,and Book of Mormon, three hours morning and three hours at night, with help from Institue and Seminary manuals, Q & A from Fielding Smith, Richard's Marvellous Book and Wonder, Jesus the Christ, Magazines, we managed to produce the synopsis of the Book of Mormon, too. Four miracles happened which were beyond our expectations-
1. His mission was reverted to Ogden: US Embassy allowed Malaysians to go to US, and the Church reversed his mission to the original area from Brisbane,
2. The urine test was clear which at first appeared pinkish bacterial sign,
3. His passport was received at 8 pm to urgently go to Singapore for a Patriarchal Blessing, which normaly was issued at daytime,
4 and most of all--He received a clear testimony of the gospel and was well prepared for the mission!
He was indeed elated that all things turned to his favour--which he couldn't believe his eyes! He requested for my personal blessing for his mission. Out of the blue, ironically and coincidentally (?), Bro. Gary Orgill Singapoe Mission Counsellor, called me to give him his mission calling and blessing!
It was indeed a huge spiritual preparation which resulted in spiritual manifestations and miracles beyond our beliefs. I gave him the best mission call blessing--with leading baptismal results and outstanding Zone Leader: a gangster leader and wife were converted, as well as a national dancer and mother, who practically had no time to listen to the gospel the past three months. Elisha Lim also achieved the top student in his Univ. class, and accepted the job of Supervisor Auditor at BYU for internship.
Thus, for Spiritual Preparation to be effective, we must be willing to sacrifice four T's:-
1. Talents should be sacrificed to God to build his Kingdom.
2. Treasure..money to help charity and service.
3, Tireless Efforts no matter what the situations are.
4, Total SELF SACRIFICE TO SHOW YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PREPARE GOD'S KINGDOM.
Let us put our shoulders to the wheel: Just get the will to spiritually prepare for the Second Coming of the Saviour, and you shall get the crown!
(At the end of the talk, more than ten foreigners thanked the speaker for the unique talk and they would treasure the four sacrifices of T's and personal experience of preparing mission)
How many of us are willing to enter into the Celestial Kingdom? Raise your hands. I see all of us want to go there, including myself. All of us have the will to go the Celestial kingdom, but most of us lack the will to prepare to enter there. Today, I am here to talk about the Importance of Spiritual Preparation in order to be accepted into the glorious Kingdom. The will to prepare is more important than the will to win the crown....because eventually, when you have done well in preparing, you are sure to win the crown!
It took me a week to prepare the talk, each time I asked Heavenly Father on how to make you understand the urgency of the Spiritual Preparation--so that you can appreciate and feel the need to prepare properly. First, what is SPIRITUAL PREPARATION?
Let me put it so that you can clearly see it.
Spiritual Preparation, to me, can be liken to a process of a pupa or cocoon stage where the ugly caterpillar is slowly changing and developing into a glorious butterfly to enjoy the heavenly bliss of freedom. Mind you, it is a few weeks process of inner complete change and development--the longest time for the utmost beauty of a new creature to evolve.
So it is the same with Spiritual Preparation to change and develop from a carnal man to a spiritual holy man of God. The beauty of the Gospel is to transform from an ugly duckling to the beautiful and graceful white swan. Hence the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not just to inform but to transform us fit to dwell in the presence of Heavenly joy with our Father in Heaven, Christ and holy angels and saints. We are commissioned by the Lord not just to share the Gospel but to shape the destiny of individuals and all mankind., calling to repentance and acceptance of Christ as the Saviour of mankind. It calls for the remarkable change from a natural man to a holy man. The Lord promises his Holy Spirit to guidance and bring about the conversion and ultimate change for the better.
In Amos 4:12: "Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel". We have been continual going through the emotions of Spiritual Preparation from baptism to priesthood ordinance, sacrament, scripture studies at home, school and institutes of higher learning, temple work, and fellowship with the saints, and heavenly beings in the temple work.
For those who are prepared they shall not fear about the outcome. D &c 38:30.
We should be willing to support these activities as well as lending support to our church leaders and saints in every possible way.
D & C 109:8 emphasised to prepare EVERY needful thing.
Apart from the above mentioned preparation in need of spiritual and mundane duties, the vital spiritual preparation is to watch for the Second Coming of Christ. By so doing, we actually go through every possible fulfilling of our callings and anxiously engaging in every good cause of charity and love to our fellowmen, and pay our worship to our true God and Christ...John 17:3.
Let me give three short stories.
Abish, a lamanite woman, got so excited when she saw the king, queen and Ammon, and her people fell down in the worshipping place that she knocked at every household to come and witness the power of God. Most of them got converted. Alma19:17.
The Samaritan woman at the Jacob's well was enchanted by Jesus knowing her past five husbands, and the last was live-in man, she went out the city broadcasting that the Messiah was here already! Nearly, The whole city of people were converted on hearing Jesus' word.. He was indeed the Christ,the Saviour of the World!they proclaimed. John 4:42.
At the Sea Tiberias, Jesus advised the disciples to cast the net a little towards the right, and they obeyed him. Overflowing catch of fishes nearly sank the two boats.Luke 5:6.
What have these stories in common?
Three objectives: They simply obeyed the first law of Heaven to get overflowing productivity. Implicit faith to follow the master and the Spirit. Last, they gave their utmost enthusiasm in their efforts to spread their joy of knowing Heavenly blessings.
Lastly, my personal experience of personal preparation of my son, Elisha Lim for his two -year mission to Oden Utah, USA. Elisha was staying in Taiping, 200 miles from me for ten years without the church or the book of Mormon. No testimony of the gospel though he was taught when young. After much prayer and fasting, I cried unto Father and Christ for help. For the months he was with me, at the time of the terriorist attack on the Twin Tower of Trade Centre in New York 11Sept. 2001, he said he needed the testimony to go on the mission. For 26 days, we studied the scriptures,and Book of Mormon, three hours morning and three hours at night, with help from Institue and Seminary manuals, Q & A from Fielding Smith, Richard's Marvellous Book and Wonder, Jesus the Christ, Magazines, we managed to produce the synopsis of the Book of Mormon, too. Four miracles happened which were beyond our expectations-
1. His mission was reverted to Ogden: US Embassy allowed Malaysians to go to US, and the Church reversed his mission to the original area from Brisbane,
2. The urine test was clear which at first appeared pinkish bacterial sign,
3. His passport was received at 8 pm to urgently go to Singapore for a Patriarchal Blessing, which normaly was issued at daytime,
4 and most of all--He received a clear testimony of the gospel and was well prepared for the mission!
He was indeed elated that all things turned to his favour--which he couldn't believe his eyes! He requested for my personal blessing for his mission. Out of the blue, ironically and coincidentally (?), Bro. Gary Orgill Singapoe Mission Counsellor, called me to give him his mission calling and blessing!
It was indeed a huge spiritual preparation which resulted in spiritual manifestations and miracles beyond our beliefs. I gave him the best mission call blessing--with leading baptismal results and outstanding Zone Leader: a gangster leader and wife were converted, as well as a national dancer and mother, who practically had no time to listen to the gospel the past three months. Elisha Lim also achieved the top student in his Univ. class, and accepted the job of Supervisor Auditor at BYU for internship.
Thus, for Spiritual Preparation to be effective, we must be willing to sacrifice four T's:-
1. Talents should be sacrificed to God to build his Kingdom.
2. Treasure..money to help charity and service.
3, Tireless Efforts no matter what the situations are.
4, Total SELF SACRIFICE TO SHOW YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PREPARE GOD'S KINGDOM.
Let us put our shoulders to the wheel: Just get the will to spiritually prepare for the Second Coming of the Saviour, and you shall get the crown!
(At the end of the talk, more than ten foreigners thanked the speaker for the unique talk and they would treasure the four sacrifices of T's and personal experience of preparing mission)
Durian Feast 4/8/09
I invited Missionary sisters and elders to a durian feast at Jalan 2/65, P. Jaya on Tues. night 4/8/09. Cindy Teh the Pahang owner, gave a special deal for foreigners.---Sis. Russel, Sis.Carlk, Sis McCurdy, and Elder Peters and Elder Longmore. Along came Joyce Goh, Frendrich, Nievel. Jaszlyn was with me. 'Eat all you can' for RM 10 pax.
I described to them--Durian was the King of Fruits In Malaysia, It was a thorny fruit with succulent flesh in each seed. It smelt and stunk like Hell and tasted sweet like Heaven. Aphrodiasac. Nausating. The result: Two elders ate 71 fruit pulps, leaving the seeds, Sis Russel 14, Clar 3, and McCurdy half seed, Jaszylyn 20, Anthony 24. The Elders were champions eater of Durian!
I described to them--Durian was the King of Fruits In Malaysia, It was a thorny fruit with succulent flesh in each seed. It smelt and stunk like Hell and tasted sweet like Heaven. Aphrodiasac. Nausating. The result: Two elders ate 71 fruit pulps, leaving the seeds, Sis Russel 14, Clar 3, and McCurdy half seed, Jaszylyn 20, Anthony 24. The Elders were champions eater of Durian!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Remembering Father's Day
21 June, 2009 I was invited to Father's day Lunch at Yaki-Yaki Restaurent with Vivien and Jaszlyn by Chong Sun Fu for celebrating Father's day with Chong's father and Mdm Chong---a hearty sea-food. When I reached home, Elisha Lim phoned from Hawaii and wished me "Happy Father's Day!" and invited me to Hawaii for a vacation.
Strange, I have never felt so honored this day in my life.
But, the most memorable day was when I received my Patriarchal Blessing was on Father's Day on 19 June, 1977 when the Patriarch, Bruce McConkie, brother of Mcconkie one of the Twelve, blessed me. He said that this special blessing was given as if Father in Heaven Himself would have said those words. How lucky and honored I was to receive it as the first Malaysian Church member to blessed with! Some of the things had come to pass, while others are yet to come! And on Father's Day, I said a special prayer for my mother, 98, to get well, and the well being for my family, relatives and friends.
Strange, I have never felt so honored this day in my life.
But, the most memorable day was when I received my Patriarchal Blessing was on Father's Day on 19 June, 1977 when the Patriarch, Bruce McConkie, brother of Mcconkie one of the Twelve, blessed me. He said that this special blessing was given as if Father in Heaven Himself would have said those words. How lucky and honored I was to receive it as the first Malaysian Church member to blessed with! Some of the things had come to pass, while others are yet to come! And on Father's Day, I said a special prayer for my mother, 98, to get well, and the well being for my family, relatives and friends.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Only Option
When Winston Churchill spoke to the graduates at one University, he spoke five words of encouragement: Never, never, Never GIVE UP!, then he sat down; he created history for giving the shortest public speech.
Now, shall I sit down?
No, Cheers to the Toastmasters International Club for being the icon for Public Speaking!
This evening, I want to encourage you: The Only Option to achieve Success in your dream in your battle for life. Toastmasters speak, speak, speak and persist, persist, persist in developing Communication skills and Leadership Proficiency.
They do not suffer from Glossophobia (fear of Public Speaking) because they have gone through the grill, the drill and the thrill in Public Speaking program from the Icebreaker speech to more progressive speeches developing the basic skills in Communication from acquiring the Competent Communicator (AC) , Advanced Commuinicator (AC) until achieving the final status of being the Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM).
We persist in practicing the skills until we become perfect., which reminds me about the great psychologist, Emerson's advice, which is also echoed by one Church Leader, Heber J. Grant:
That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do not because the nature of the things has changed, but the power to do is increased.
It is like reaching Mt. Everest in Public Speaking at your own pace! Thanks to Dr. Ralph C. Smedley for pioneering this exclusive training for self-development and organizational leadership where more than 3 million people have benefited from it. Indeed, that which we persist in doing becomes easier.
not that the nature of things has changed but the POWER TO DO becomes EASIER! That is PERSISTENCE with determination and patience!
I believe that Persistency and Never Give Up attitude are keys to the Only Option to achieve Success, when other choices fail.
As a result of Toastmastering,we establishes three Gs--
First G---Gain knowledge about public speaking, communication skills and Leadership Skills. Gain from the Toastmasters' Activities.
Second G---Give and share our knowledge with others through giving role plays like Grammarian, evaluator,general evaluator, and becoming leaders in Exco Members, Area Governor or Div. or District Governor.
The Third G-Grow and Progress in our Leadership Skills and Communication Skills, in a friendly and supportive environment, where we uplift our friends to greater heights.
Thus, we built the three Gs-Gain, Give, and Grow.
Otherwise, we may suffer the opposite effectsof
three Ds- WE may deteriorate, degenerate, and decay/ and die.
Now, do we want to have the three Gs or three Ds?
Of course we want to Gain, Give and Grow in our life. Don't you agree?
Famous individuals in history have the common experience of defeat, even at rock bottom after many years of defeat, suffering, agony and pain.
Yet they picked themselves up and started again. Thomas Edison, after 1000 failures in finding the right bulb filament, has brought darkness to light for the world.
Each failure to him is a lesson learnt as one coming closer to his achievement. Abraham Lincoln failed 18 times to get a public position, but the last one made him one of the most outstanding Presidents of USA\ granting emancipation or freedom from slavery and bondage for the Blacks;
Roger Bannister in 1954 broke the limiting belief of human athletes the four minute mile, after which in the same year, 100 broke the four minute mile. Since then more than 27, 000 have achieved that record.
After many failures by man to reach the highest peak, Mount Everest was conquered by Hillary and Tensing in 1953, after which thousands have followed likewise by following a guided tour, even our three Malaysians reached MT. Everest.
Michael Jordon, the Basketball legend,was a short man of 5 ft high when he was a teenager, including his family members who were short. He was passionate in his desire to be a Basket Ball player, despite the fact that basket ball players were seven feet tall and above. He enrolled himself in a basket Ball College upon being spotted for his talents by his coach. There he practised day and night, even slept there, playing basketball. When he was selected as the player, he worked his way to become a Basket Ball legend, standing about 8 ft tall with acclodes of Basket Ball winnings.
His success---his great passion and persisitence to be a great basket Ball player! That was his only option to his success!
After several years of training. People who succeed have encoded in their subconscious mind the image of success through persistence a powerful success mentality. The same can be said of a failure.
Stop using the negative talk: I can't, and I won't.
Substitute them with positive words like, Yes, I can, I will and I am able. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor can a man be perfected without trials and persistence.
Since the subconscious mind cannot distinguish fact from fiction, encourage actions that confirm positively, e.g. hypnotic effect is true. Nothing can take the place for persistence; talent will not- genius will not-education will not.
Persistence and determination are omnipotent Calvin Coolidge (mid-1920). A man who has gone through trials and persistence will eventually become a better man, more refined in character, understanding and more loving and humble individual. When you dream of victories that lie ahead, think positively, dream big and take small steps of actions to achieve it.
Have you experienced the consuming passion of a lover who persist in capturing the heart of his dream-girl, planning craftily every step of the way? Never, never, NEVER GIVE UP on your dream! The Only Option to achieve Success!
Persist in your righteous desires and your path to attain them becomes easier.
Have written affirmations: Everyday and in every way, I am getting better and better (French psychologist, Emile Coue). .
When Emile went out of drugs for her heart patients, she used the mental therapy on her patients and they recovered believing in her self-talk. A strong belief with persistence enables individuals to achieve seemingly impossible aims, overcoming fear, ridicule, hardship and even pain. How many of you have felt the immerse joy when you have realized your dream-- even despite difficulty, opposition, poverty and even grief? I am convinced that every individual can improve day to day and has a greater capacity to do things from year to year when he has the passion to see it through.
I BELIEVE IN THAT WITH ALL MY HEART. They who improve even one talent will see the day when they will outshine those who have ten talents but fail to improve them. WE have all experienced that it requires no effort at all to roll down the hill but it does require great effort to climb the hill to the summit. No pain, no gain with no persistence.
Yesterday, I heard a man said that he could not give up smoking or drinking. I don't believe he speaks the truth. I think he lacks the disposition to try and give up the bad habit. When someone pleads for help to be given one more chance to change his life, be sure to adorn him with the best robe of service you have, providing support, encouragement and patience.
Be kind to one another in thought, speech and deed. Be a little forgiving to those who are weak for you may never know you may need the forgiveness yourself one day too. When you look into the mirror--who do you see? Your beautiful self. Do you want to be kind to him? Yes. When you treat others, just think you see yourself there.
Treat just as kind to others as you would with yourself in the mirror. Remember, persistence in righteous desires can help us develop talents, attain our goals, and serve others in the spirit of charity. That which we persist in doing diligently becomes easier and achievable to fulfill our dreams. This I believe wholeheartedly. So, do not give up your dream. Never, never, never at all, give up--the only option to achieve success, where and when others fail, in the battle of life. Just do it , do it now, do it again and again until you succeed\x{2014}eventually and you will be blessed abundantly!
There are four qualities that will help you to win the battle of life.
They are :-
1. Consuming passion or obsessive possession of a strong purpose in life. Begin with an end in mind ( your dream/goal/result).
2. Persistence to stick to your dream or desirable goal or strong belief, no matter what.
3. Plan strategies to organize resources of opportunities to get there.
4. Determination to succeed despite failures, rejection, opposition or discouragement.
I believe that when we have an ambition or burning desire to accomplish things, we can achieve anything. I say, ANYTHING, not just something, fellow Toastmasters. Nothing is impossible when you are persistent in working passionately towards your dream, your desirable goal or strong belief.
In order to succeed in life, we should have a MAP for our own chartered course.
M-Motivation or Model. What motivates you to change for the better? SElf Motivation for your goal or strong purpose or a hero model to follow?
A-Awareness.What are your strong points to stress or weaknesses to improve? Self-awareness/appraisal with critical self-analysis.
P-Practice /Persistence...of new model or way to upgrade oneself. Think outside the box for changing to an open mind to accept more ideas.
Without a map in life, we cannot hope to change from bad to good, good to better and better to the best.
As a Leader, Ceo or a parent, we should create a conducive environment for people to accept change and meet challenges in life. Toastmasters Clubs provide a supportive and friendly environment for learning, for growth-climate to thrive on. A conducive environment is the key to accept changes or meet challenges for improvement, and provide creativity and outside the box type of thinking of new ideas and acceptance.....LOVE, understanding, kindness to one another, forgiving and uplifting one another are some great feelers of growth-climate for individuals to grow and progress, with greater skills in communication,leadership, knowledge, & technology.
Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime Minister of Singapore, once , a remarked, "No one has the right to criticize another without an alternative solution to the problem."
Building a close relationship with people requires an emotional intelligence to interact with people kindly through respect and trust, which provide special bonds between two parties.
Do you honestly believe that? In business, fear of failure and fear of change for a persisting period are the two factors that most hinder our progress. I believe that most fears are based on events that have happened nowhere else than in our imagination.
It is said that fear is a dark room where negatives are developed and that it is an acronym for:-
F - FALSE
E - EXPECTATIONS
A - APPEARING
R - REAL
Think about the time and energy you put into fear inducing negative scenarios.
How different it would be if the same time and energy were spent thinking about successful outcomes.
From my own experience, I was a lousy artist. In fact when I was in primary school, my teacher said I drew pictures like humpty dumpty\x{2014}oversized head and small bodies. I was embarrassed.
So, I decided to find out who was the best artist in class. At art class, I sat next to him, making him my best friend.
I copied what he drew, got tips from him, practiced at home, drawing my favorite persons, like the three musketeers. At the Govt. exam. I won the top artist award, and everyone was shocked. I persisted and practiced hard at home.
Even my son, Elisha Lim, and daughter, Vivien Lim, achieved A1 in art after some tips on how to draw and color in the SPM exams. They did not attend art classes then. How did they do it? people inquired. They were grilled, drilled and thrilled in the art techniques for the SPM examinations. That which we persist in doing becomes EASIER not because the nature of things has changed but the power to do is increased and perfected. So, Never, Never, NEVER GIVE UP --the Only Option to achieve Success--at all in the battle of life, and you will surely be richly rewarded at last!
Wishing all of you the best for the coming year! I challenge each one of you to practice the Only Option to achieve Success---never, never, NEVER GIVE UP in your dreams! THINK of this as the ONLY OPTION you should practice---PERSIST and Make your dream a REALITY!
When Winston Churchill spoke to the graduates at one University, he spoke five words of encouragement: Never, never, Never GIVE UP!, then he sat down; he created history for giving the shortest public speech.
Now, shall I sit down?
No, Cheers to the Toastmasters International Club for being the icon for Public Speaking!
This evening, I want to encourage you: The Only Option to achieve Success in your dream in your battle for life. Toastmasters speak, speak, speak and persist, persist, persist in developing Communication skills and Leadership Proficiency.
They do not suffer from Glossophobia (fear of Public Speaking) because they have gone through the grill, the drill and the thrill in Public Speaking program from the Icebreaker speech to more progressive speeches developing the basic skills in Communication from acquiring the Competent Comunicator (CC) ,Advanced Communicator (AC) until achieving the final status of being the Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM).
We persist in practicing the skills until we become perfect, which reminds me about the great psychologist, Emerson's advice, which is also echoed by one Church Leader, Heber J. Grant:
That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do not because the nature of the things has changed, but the power to do is increased.
It is like reaching Mt. Everest in Public Speaking at your own pace! Thanks to Dr. Ralph C. Smedley for pioneering this exclusive training for self-development and organizational leadership where more than 3 million people have benefited from it. Indeed, that which we persist in doing becomes easier.
not that the nature of things has changed but the POWER TO DO becomes EASIER! That is PERSISTENCE with determination and patience!
I believe that Persistency and Never Give Up attitude are keys to the Only Option to achieve Success, when other choices fail.
As a result of Toastmastering,we establishe three Gs--
First G---Gain knowledge about public speaking, communication skills and Leadership Skills. Gain from the Toastmasters' Activities.
Second G---Give and share our knoledge with others through giving role plays like Grammarian, evaluator,general evaluator, and becoming leaders in Exco Members, Area Governor or Div. or District Governor.
The Third G-Grow and Progress in our Leadership Skills and Communication Skills, in a friendly and supportive environment, where we uplift our friends to greater heights.
Thus, we build the three Gs-Gain, Give, and Grow.
Otherwise, we may suffer the opposite effects of three Ds- WE may deteriorate, degenerate, and decay/ and die. Now, do we want to have the three Gs or three Ds?
Of course we want to Gain, Give and Grow in our life. Don't you agree?
Famous individuals in history have the common experience of defeat, even at rock bottom after many years of defeat, suffering, agony and pain.
Yet they picked themselves up and started again. Thomas Edison, after 1000 failures in finding the right bulb filament, has brought darkness to light for the world.
Each failure to him is a lesson learnt as one coming closer to his achievement. Abraham Lincoln failed 18 times to get a public position, but the last one made him one of the most outstanding Presidents of USA granting emancipation or freedom from slavery and bondage for the Blacks;
Roger Bannister in 1954 broke the limiting belief of human athletes the four minute mile, after which in the same year, 100 broke the four minute mile. Since then more than 27, 000 have achieved that record.
After many failures by man to reach the highest peak, Mount Everest was conquered by Hillary and Tensing in 1953, after which thousands have followed likewise by following a guided tour, even our three Malaysians reached MT. Everest.
Michael Jordon, the Basketball legend,was a short man of 5 ft high when he was a teenager, including his family members who were short. He was passionate in his desire to be a Basket Ball player, despite the fact that basket ball players were seven feet tall and above. He enrolled himself in a basket Ball College upon being spotted for his talents by his coach. There he practised day and night, even slept there, playing basketball. When he was selected as the player, he worked his way to become a Basket Ball legend, standing about 8 ft tall with acclodes of Basket Ball winnings.
His success---his great passion and persisitence to be a great basket Ball player! That was his only option to his success!
After several years of training. People who succeed have encoded in their subconscious mind the image of success through persistence a powerful success mentality. The same can be said of a failure.
Stop using the negative talk- I can't, I won't.
Substitute them with positive words like Yes, I can I will and I am able. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor can a man be perfected without trials and persistence.
Since the subconscious mind cannot distinguish fact from fiction, encourage actions that confirm positively, e.g. hypnotic effect is true. Nothing can take the place for persistence; with the right attitude and action, anything can become possible, talent will not- genius will not-education will not.
Persistence and determination are omnipotent Calvin Coolidge (mid-1920). A man who has gone through trials and persistence will eventually become a better man, more refined in character, understanding and more loving and humble individual. When you dream of victories that lie ahead, think positively, dream big and take small steps of actions to achieve it.
Have you experienced the consuming passion of a lover who persist in capturing the heart of his dream-girl, planning craftily every step of the way? Never, never, NEVER GIVE UP on your dream! The Only Option to achieve Success!
Persist in your righteous desires and your path to attain them becomes easier.
Have written affirmations: Everyday and in every way, I am getting better and better (French psychologist, Emile Coue). .
When Emile went out of drugs for her heart patients, she used the mental therapy on her patients and they recovered believing in her self-talk. A strong belief with persistence enables individuals to achieve seemingly impossible aims, overcoming fear, ridicule, hardship and even pain. How many of you have felt the immerse joy when you have realized your dream-- even despite difficulty, opposition, poverty and even grief? I am convinced that every individual can improve day to day and has a greater capacity to do things from year to year when he has the passion to see it through.
I BELIEVE IN THAT WITH ALL MY HEART. They who improve even one talent will see the day when they will outshine those who have ten talents but fail to improve them. WE have all experienced that it requires no effort at all to roll down the hill but it does require great effort to climb the hill to the summit. No pain, no gain with no persistence.
Yesterday, I heard a man said that he could not give up smoking or drinking. I don't believe he speaks the truth. I think he lacks the disposition to try and give up the bad habit. When someone pleads for help to be given one more chance to change his life, be sure to adorn him with the best robe of service you have, providing support, encouragement and patience.
Be kind to one another in thought, speech and deed. Be a little forgiving to those who are weak for you may never know you may need the forgiveness yourself one day too. When you look into the mirror--who do you see? Your beautiful self. Do you want to be kind to him? Yes. When you treat others, just think you see yourself there.
Treat just as kind to others as you would with yourself in the mirror. Remember, persistence in righteous desires can help us develop talents, attain our goals, and serve others in the spirit of charity. That which we persist in doing diligently becomes easier and achievable to fulfill our dreams. This I believe wholeheartedly. So, do not give up your dream. Never, never, never at all, give up--the only option to achieve success, where and when others fail, in the battle of life. Just do it , do it now, do it again and again until you succeed eventually and you will be blessed abundantly!
There are four qualities that will help you to win the battle of life.
They are :-
1. Consuming passion or obsessive possession of a strong purpose in life. Begin with an end in mind ( your dream/goal/result).
2. Persistence to stick to your dream or desirable goal or strong belief, no matter what.
3. Plan strategies to organize resources of opportunities to get there.
4. Determination to succeed despite failures, rejection, opposition or discouragement.
I believe that when we have an ambition or burning desire to accomplish things, we can achieve anything. I say, ANYTHING, not just something, fellow Toastmasters. Nothing is impossible when you are persistent in working passionately towards your dream, your desirable goal or strong belief.
In order to succeed in life, we should have a MAP for our own chartered course.
M-Motivation or Model. What motivates you to change for the better? SElf Motivation for your goal or strong purpose or a hero model to follow?
A-Awareness.What are your strong points to stress or weaknesses to improve? Self-awareness/appraisal with critical self-analysis.
P-Practice /Persistence...of new model or way to upgrade oneself. Think outside the box for changing to an open mind to accept more ideas.
Without a map in life, we cannot hope to change from bad to good, good to better and better to the best.
As a Leader, Ceo or a parent, we should create a conducive environment for people to accept change and meet challenges in life. Toastmasters Clubs provide a supportive and friendly environment for learning, for growth-climate to thrive on. A conducive environment is the key to accept changes or meet challenges for improvement, and provide creativity and outside the box type of thinking of new ideas and acceptance.....LOVE, understanding, kindness to one another, forgiving and uplifting one another are some great feelers of growth-climate for individuals to grow and progress, with greater skills in communication,leadership, knowledge, & technology.
Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime Minister of Singapore, once , a remarked, "No one has the right to criticize another without an alternative solution to the problem."
Building a close relationship with people requires an emotional intelligence to interact with people kindly through respect and trust, which provide special bonds between two parties.
Do you honestly believe that? In business, fear of failure and fear of change for a persisting period are the two factors that most hinder our progress. I believe that most fears are based on events that have happened nowhere else than in our imagination.
It is said that fear is a dark room where negatives are developed and that it is an acronym for:-
F - FALSE
E - EXPECTATIONS
A - APPEARING
R - REAL
Think about the time and energy you put into fear inducing negative scenarios.
How different it would be if the same time and energy were spent thinking about successful outcomes.
From my own experience, I was a lousy artist. In fact when I was in primary school, my teacher said I drew pictures like humpty dumpty oversized head and small bodies. I was embarrassed.
So, I decided to find out who was the best artist in class. At art class, I sat next to him, making him my best friend.
I copied what he drew, got tips from him, practiced at home, drawing my favorite persons, like the three musketeers. At the Govt. exam. I won the top artist award, and everyone was shocked. I persisted and practiced hard at home.
Even my son, Elisha Lim, and daughter, Vivien Lim, achieved A1 in art after some tips on how to draw and color in the SPM exams. They did not attend art classes then. How did they do it?people inquired. They were grilled, drilled and thrilled in the art techniques for the SPM examinations. That which we persist in doing becomes EASIER , not because the nature of things has changed but the power to do is increased and perfected. So, Never, Never, NEVER GIVE UP --the Only Option to achieve Success--at all in the battle of life, and you will surely be richly rewarded at last!
Wishing all of you the best for the coming year! I challenge each one of you to practice the Only Option to achieve Success---never, never, NEVER GIVE UP in your dreams! THINK of this as the ONLY OPTION you should practice---PERSIST and Make your dream a REALITY!
("The Only Option" by Anthony Lim 17/2/2004. at Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur won the International Speech Contest at Bintang ITC Toastmasters Club, Kuala Lumpur)
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Now, shall I sit down?
No, Cheers to the Toastmasters International Club for being the icon for Public Speaking!
This evening, I want to encourage you: The Only Option to achieve Success in your dream in your battle for life. Toastmasters speak, speak, speak and persist, persist, persist in developing Communication skills and Leadership Proficiency.
They do not suffer from Glossophobia (fear of Public Speaking) because they have gone through the grill, the drill and the thrill in Public Speaking program from the Icebreaker speech to more progressive speeches developing the basic skills in Communication from acquiring the Competent Communicator (AC) , Advanced Commuinicator (AC) until achieving the final status of being the Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM).
We persist in practicing the skills until we become perfect., which reminds me about the great psychologist, Emerson's advice, which is also echoed by one Church Leader, Heber J. Grant:
That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do not because the nature of the things has changed, but the power to do is increased.
It is like reaching Mt. Everest in Public Speaking at your own pace! Thanks to Dr. Ralph C. Smedley for pioneering this exclusive training for self-development and organizational leadership where more than 3 million people have benefited from it. Indeed, that which we persist in doing becomes easier.
not that the nature of things has changed but the POWER TO DO becomes EASIER! That is PERSISTENCE with determination and patience!
I believe that Persistency and Never Give Up attitude are keys to the Only Option to achieve Success, when other choices fail.
As a result of Toastmastering,we establishes three Gs--
First G---Gain knowledge about public speaking, communication skills and Leadership Skills. Gain from the Toastmasters' Activities.
Second G---Give and share our knowledge with others through giving role plays like Grammarian, evaluator,general evaluator, and becoming leaders in Exco Members, Area Governor or Div. or District Governor.
The Third G-Grow and Progress in our Leadership Skills and Communication Skills, in a friendly and supportive environment, where we uplift our friends to greater heights.
Thus, we built the three Gs-Gain, Give, and Grow.
Otherwise, we may suffer the opposite effectsof
three Ds- WE may deteriorate, degenerate, and decay/ and die.
Now, do we want to have the three Gs or three Ds?
Of course we want to Gain, Give and Grow in our life. Don't you agree?
Famous individuals in history have the common experience of defeat, even at rock bottom after many years of defeat, suffering, agony and pain.
Yet they picked themselves up and started again. Thomas Edison, after 1000 failures in finding the right bulb filament, has brought darkness to light for the world.
Each failure to him is a lesson learnt as one coming closer to his achievement. Abraham Lincoln failed 18 times to get a public position, but the last one made him one of the most outstanding Presidents of USA\ granting emancipation or freedom from slavery and bondage for the Blacks;
Roger Bannister in 1954 broke the limiting belief of human athletes the four minute mile, after which in the same year, 100 broke the four minute mile. Since then more than 27, 000 have achieved that record.
After many failures by man to reach the highest peak, Mount Everest was conquered by Hillary and Tensing in 1953, after which thousands have followed likewise by following a guided tour, even our three Malaysians reached MT. Everest.
Michael Jordon, the Basketball legend,was a short man of 5 ft high when he was a teenager, including his family members who were short. He was passionate in his desire to be a Basket Ball player, despite the fact that basket ball players were seven feet tall and above. He enrolled himself in a basket Ball College upon being spotted for his talents by his coach. There he practised day and night, even slept there, playing basketball. When he was selected as the player, he worked his way to become a Basket Ball legend, standing about 8 ft tall with acclodes of Basket Ball winnings.
His success---his great passion and persisitence to be a great basket Ball player! That was his only option to his success!
After several years of training. People who succeed have encoded in their subconscious mind the image of success through persistence a powerful success mentality. The same can be said of a failure.
Stop using the negative talk: I can't, and I won't.
Substitute them with positive words like, Yes, I can, I will and I am able. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor can a man be perfected without trials and persistence.
Since the subconscious mind cannot distinguish fact from fiction, encourage actions that confirm positively, e.g. hypnotic effect is true. Nothing can take the place for persistence; talent will not- genius will not-education will not.
Persistence and determination are omnipotent Calvin Coolidge (mid-1920). A man who has gone through trials and persistence will eventually become a better man, more refined in character, understanding and more loving and humble individual. When you dream of victories that lie ahead, think positively, dream big and take small steps of actions to achieve it.
Have you experienced the consuming passion of a lover who persist in capturing the heart of his dream-girl, planning craftily every step of the way? Never, never, NEVER GIVE UP on your dream! The Only Option to achieve Success!
Persist in your righteous desires and your path to attain them becomes easier.
Have written affirmations: Everyday and in every way, I am getting better and better (French psychologist, Emile Coue). .
When Emile went out of drugs for her heart patients, she used the mental therapy on her patients and they recovered believing in her self-talk. A strong belief with persistence enables individuals to achieve seemingly impossible aims, overcoming fear, ridicule, hardship and even pain. How many of you have felt the immerse joy when you have realized your dream-- even despite difficulty, opposition, poverty and even grief? I am convinced that every individual can improve day to day and has a greater capacity to do things from year to year when he has the passion to see it through.
I BELIEVE IN THAT WITH ALL MY HEART. They who improve even one talent will see the day when they will outshine those who have ten talents but fail to improve them. WE have all experienced that it requires no effort at all to roll down the hill but it does require great effort to climb the hill to the summit. No pain, no gain with no persistence.
Yesterday, I heard a man said that he could not give up smoking or drinking. I don't believe he speaks the truth. I think he lacks the disposition to try and give up the bad habit. When someone pleads for help to be given one more chance to change his life, be sure to adorn him with the best robe of service you have, providing support, encouragement and patience.
Be kind to one another in thought, speech and deed. Be a little forgiving to those who are weak for you may never know you may need the forgiveness yourself one day too. When you look into the mirror--who do you see? Your beautiful self. Do you want to be kind to him? Yes. When you treat others, just think you see yourself there.
Treat just as kind to others as you would with yourself in the mirror. Remember, persistence in righteous desires can help us develop talents, attain our goals, and serve others in the spirit of charity. That which we persist in doing diligently becomes easier and achievable to fulfill our dreams. This I believe wholeheartedly. So, do not give up your dream. Never, never, never at all, give up--the only option to achieve success, where and when others fail, in the battle of life. Just do it , do it now, do it again and again until you succeed\x{2014}eventually and you will be blessed abundantly!
There are four qualities that will help you to win the battle of life.
They are :-
1. Consuming passion or obsessive possession of a strong purpose in life. Begin with an end in mind ( your dream/goal/result).
2. Persistence to stick to your dream or desirable goal or strong belief, no matter what.
3. Plan strategies to organize resources of opportunities to get there.
4. Determination to succeed despite failures, rejection, opposition or discouragement.
I believe that when we have an ambition or burning desire to accomplish things, we can achieve anything. I say, ANYTHING, not just something, fellow Toastmasters. Nothing is impossible when you are persistent in working passionately towards your dream, your desirable goal or strong belief.
In order to succeed in life, we should have a MAP for our own chartered course.
M-Motivation or Model. What motivates you to change for the better? SElf Motivation for your goal or strong purpose or a hero model to follow?
A-Awareness.What are your strong points to stress or weaknesses to improve? Self-awareness/appraisal with critical self-analysis.
P-Practice /Persistence...of new model or way to upgrade oneself. Think outside the box for changing to an open mind to accept more ideas.
Without a map in life, we cannot hope to change from bad to good, good to better and better to the best.
As a Leader, Ceo or a parent, we should create a conducive environment for people to accept change and meet challenges in life. Toastmasters Clubs provide a supportive and friendly environment for learning, for growth-climate to thrive on. A conducive environment is the key to accept changes or meet challenges for improvement, and provide creativity and outside the box type of thinking of new ideas and acceptance.....LOVE, understanding, kindness to one another, forgiving and uplifting one another are some great feelers of growth-climate for individuals to grow and progress, with greater skills in communication,leadership, knowledge, & technology.
Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime Minister of Singapore, once , a remarked, "No one has the right to criticize another without an alternative solution to the problem."
Building a close relationship with people requires an emotional intelligence to interact with people kindly through respect and trust, which provide special bonds between two parties.
Do you honestly believe that? In business, fear of failure and fear of change for a persisting period are the two factors that most hinder our progress. I believe that most fears are based on events that have happened nowhere else than in our imagination.
It is said that fear is a dark room where negatives are developed and that it is an acronym for:-
F - FALSE
E - EXPECTATIONS
A - APPEARING
R - REAL
Think about the time and energy you put into fear inducing negative scenarios.
How different it would be if the same time and energy were spent thinking about successful outcomes.
From my own experience, I was a lousy artist. In fact when I was in primary school, my teacher said I drew pictures like humpty dumpty\x{2014}oversized head and small bodies. I was embarrassed.
So, I decided to find out who was the best artist in class. At art class, I sat next to him, making him my best friend.
I copied what he drew, got tips from him, practiced at home, drawing my favorite persons, like the three musketeers. At the Govt. exam. I won the top artist award, and everyone was shocked. I persisted and practiced hard at home.
Even my son, Elisha Lim, and daughter, Vivien Lim, achieved A1 in art after some tips on how to draw and color in the SPM exams. They did not attend art classes then. How did they do it? people inquired. They were grilled, drilled and thrilled in the art techniques for the SPM examinations. That which we persist in doing becomes EASIER not because the nature of things has changed but the power to do is increased and perfected. So, Never, Never, NEVER GIVE UP --the Only Option to achieve Success--at all in the battle of life, and you will surely be richly rewarded at last!
Wishing all of you the best for the coming year! I challenge each one of you to practice the Only Option to achieve Success---never, never, NEVER GIVE UP in your dreams! THINK of this as the ONLY OPTION you should practice---PERSIST and Make your dream a REALITY!
When Winston Churchill spoke to the graduates at one University, he spoke five words of encouragement: Never, never, Never GIVE UP!, then he sat down; he created history for giving the shortest public speech.
Now, shall I sit down?
No, Cheers to the Toastmasters International Club for being the icon for Public Speaking!
This evening, I want to encourage you: The Only Option to achieve Success in your dream in your battle for life. Toastmasters speak, speak, speak and persist, persist, persist in developing Communication skills and Leadership Proficiency.
They do not suffer from Glossophobia (fear of Public Speaking) because they have gone through the grill, the drill and the thrill in Public Speaking program from the Icebreaker speech to more progressive speeches developing the basic skills in Communication from acquiring the Competent Comunicator (CC) ,Advanced Communicator (AC) until achieving the final status of being the Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM).
We persist in practicing the skills until we become perfect, which reminds me about the great psychologist, Emerson's advice, which is also echoed by one Church Leader, Heber J. Grant:
That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do not because the nature of the things has changed, but the power to do is increased.
It is like reaching Mt. Everest in Public Speaking at your own pace! Thanks to Dr. Ralph C. Smedley for pioneering this exclusive training for self-development and organizational leadership where more than 3 million people have benefited from it. Indeed, that which we persist in doing becomes easier.
not that the nature of things has changed but the POWER TO DO becomes EASIER! That is PERSISTENCE with determination and patience!
I believe that Persistency and Never Give Up attitude are keys to the Only Option to achieve Success, when other choices fail.
As a result of Toastmastering,we establishe three Gs--
First G---Gain knowledge about public speaking, communication skills and Leadership Skills. Gain from the Toastmasters' Activities.
Second G---Give and share our knoledge with others through giving role plays like Grammarian, evaluator,general evaluator, and becoming leaders in Exco Members, Area Governor or Div. or District Governor.
The Third G-Grow and Progress in our Leadership Skills and Communication Skills, in a friendly and supportive environment, where we uplift our friends to greater heights.
Thus, we build the three Gs-Gain, Give, and Grow.
Otherwise, we may suffer the opposite effects of three Ds- WE may deteriorate, degenerate, and decay/ and die. Now, do we want to have the three Gs or three Ds?
Of course we want to Gain, Give and Grow in our life. Don't you agree?
Famous individuals in history have the common experience of defeat, even at rock bottom after many years of defeat, suffering, agony and pain.
Yet they picked themselves up and started again. Thomas Edison, after 1000 failures in finding the right bulb filament, has brought darkness to light for the world.
Each failure to him is a lesson learnt as one coming closer to his achievement. Abraham Lincoln failed 18 times to get a public position, but the last one made him one of the most outstanding Presidents of USA granting emancipation or freedom from slavery and bondage for the Blacks;
Roger Bannister in 1954 broke the limiting belief of human athletes the four minute mile, after which in the same year, 100 broke the four minute mile. Since then more than 27, 000 have achieved that record.
After many failures by man to reach the highest peak, Mount Everest was conquered by Hillary and Tensing in 1953, after which thousands have followed likewise by following a guided tour, even our three Malaysians reached MT. Everest.
Michael Jordon, the Basketball legend,was a short man of 5 ft high when he was a teenager, including his family members who were short. He was passionate in his desire to be a Basket Ball player, despite the fact that basket ball players were seven feet tall and above. He enrolled himself in a basket Ball College upon being spotted for his talents by his coach. There he practised day and night, even slept there, playing basketball. When he was selected as the player, he worked his way to become a Basket Ball legend, standing about 8 ft tall with acclodes of Basket Ball winnings.
His success---his great passion and persisitence to be a great basket Ball player! That was his only option to his success!
After several years of training. People who succeed have encoded in their subconscious mind the image of success through persistence a powerful success mentality. The same can be said of a failure.
Stop using the negative talk- I can't, I won't.
Substitute them with positive words like Yes, I can I will and I am able. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor can a man be perfected without trials and persistence.
Since the subconscious mind cannot distinguish fact from fiction, encourage actions that confirm positively, e.g. hypnotic effect is true. Nothing can take the place for persistence; with the right attitude and action, anything can become possible, talent will not- genius will not-education will not.
Persistence and determination are omnipotent Calvin Coolidge (mid-1920). A man who has gone through trials and persistence will eventually become a better man, more refined in character, understanding and more loving and humble individual. When you dream of victories that lie ahead, think positively, dream big and take small steps of actions to achieve it.
Have you experienced the consuming passion of a lover who persist in capturing the heart of his dream-girl, planning craftily every step of the way? Never, never, NEVER GIVE UP on your dream! The Only Option to achieve Success!
Persist in your righteous desires and your path to attain them becomes easier.
Have written affirmations: Everyday and in every way, I am getting better and better (French psychologist, Emile Coue). .
When Emile went out of drugs for her heart patients, she used the mental therapy on her patients and they recovered believing in her self-talk. A strong belief with persistence enables individuals to achieve seemingly impossible aims, overcoming fear, ridicule, hardship and even pain. How many of you have felt the immerse joy when you have realized your dream-- even despite difficulty, opposition, poverty and even grief? I am convinced that every individual can improve day to day and has a greater capacity to do things from year to year when he has the passion to see it through.
I BELIEVE IN THAT WITH ALL MY HEART. They who improve even one talent will see the day when they will outshine those who have ten talents but fail to improve them. WE have all experienced that it requires no effort at all to roll down the hill but it does require great effort to climb the hill to the summit. No pain, no gain with no persistence.
Yesterday, I heard a man said that he could not give up smoking or drinking. I don't believe he speaks the truth. I think he lacks the disposition to try and give up the bad habit. When someone pleads for help to be given one more chance to change his life, be sure to adorn him with the best robe of service you have, providing support, encouragement and patience.
Be kind to one another in thought, speech and deed. Be a little forgiving to those who are weak for you may never know you may need the forgiveness yourself one day too. When you look into the mirror--who do you see? Your beautiful self. Do you want to be kind to him? Yes. When you treat others, just think you see yourself there.
Treat just as kind to others as you would with yourself in the mirror. Remember, persistence in righteous desires can help us develop talents, attain our goals, and serve others in the spirit of charity. That which we persist in doing diligently becomes easier and achievable to fulfill our dreams. This I believe wholeheartedly. So, do not give up your dream. Never, never, never at all, give up--the only option to achieve success, where and when others fail, in the battle of life. Just do it , do it now, do it again and again until you succeed eventually and you will be blessed abundantly!
There are four qualities that will help you to win the battle of life.
They are :-
1. Consuming passion or obsessive possession of a strong purpose in life. Begin with an end in mind ( your dream/goal/result).
2. Persistence to stick to your dream or desirable goal or strong belief, no matter what.
3. Plan strategies to organize resources of opportunities to get there.
4. Determination to succeed despite failures, rejection, opposition or discouragement.
I believe that when we have an ambition or burning desire to accomplish things, we can achieve anything. I say, ANYTHING, not just something, fellow Toastmasters. Nothing is impossible when you are persistent in working passionately towards your dream, your desirable goal or strong belief.
In order to succeed in life, we should have a MAP for our own chartered course.
M-Motivation or Model. What motivates you to change for the better? SElf Motivation for your goal or strong purpose or a hero model to follow?
A-Awareness.What are your strong points to stress or weaknesses to improve? Self-awareness/appraisal with critical self-analysis.
P-Practice /Persistence...of new model or way to upgrade oneself. Think outside the box for changing to an open mind to accept more ideas.
Without a map in life, we cannot hope to change from bad to good, good to better and better to the best.
As a Leader, Ceo or a parent, we should create a conducive environment for people to accept change and meet challenges in life. Toastmasters Clubs provide a supportive and friendly environment for learning, for growth-climate to thrive on. A conducive environment is the key to accept changes or meet challenges for improvement, and provide creativity and outside the box type of thinking of new ideas and acceptance.....LOVE, understanding, kindness to one another, forgiving and uplifting one another are some great feelers of growth-climate for individuals to grow and progress, with greater skills in communication,leadership, knowledge, & technology.
Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime Minister of Singapore, once , a remarked, "No one has the right to criticize another without an alternative solution to the problem."
Building a close relationship with people requires an emotional intelligence to interact with people kindly through respect and trust, which provide special bonds between two parties.
Do you honestly believe that? In business, fear of failure and fear of change for a persisting period are the two factors that most hinder our progress. I believe that most fears are based on events that have happened nowhere else than in our imagination.
It is said that fear is a dark room where negatives are developed and that it is an acronym for:-
F - FALSE
E - EXPECTATIONS
A - APPEARING
R - REAL
Think about the time and energy you put into fear inducing negative scenarios.
How different it would be if the same time and energy were spent thinking about successful outcomes.
From my own experience, I was a lousy artist. In fact when I was in primary school, my teacher said I drew pictures like humpty dumpty oversized head and small bodies. I was embarrassed.
So, I decided to find out who was the best artist in class. At art class, I sat next to him, making him my best friend.
I copied what he drew, got tips from him, practiced at home, drawing my favorite persons, like the three musketeers. At the Govt. exam. I won the top artist award, and everyone was shocked. I persisted and practiced hard at home.
Even my son, Elisha Lim, and daughter, Vivien Lim, achieved A1 in art after some tips on how to draw and color in the SPM exams. They did not attend art classes then. How did they do it?people inquired. They were grilled, drilled and thrilled in the art techniques for the SPM examinations. That which we persist in doing becomes EASIER , not because the nature of things has changed but the power to do is increased and perfected. So, Never, Never, NEVER GIVE UP --the Only Option to achieve Success--at all in the battle of life, and you will surely be richly rewarded at last!
Wishing all of you the best for the coming year! I challenge each one of you to practice the Only Option to achieve Success---never, never, NEVER GIVE UP in your dreams! THINK of this as the ONLY OPTION you should practice---PERSIST and Make your dream a REALITY!
("The Only Option" by Anthony Lim 17/2/2004. at Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur won the International Speech Contest at Bintang ITC Toastmasters Club, Kuala Lumpur)
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Friday, June 5, 2009
Why I put my values of life in writing.
While I was watching a TV show about Mr. D suffering from lung cancer, an outstanding teacher among his peers, said to his loving students: "Do a useful thing every day: make every moment count" (Pres. Roosevelt), I realized most of us let time pass away.
Every parent wants to leave something of value to children----possession, property, philosophy or religion of belief, ideas or ideals, charity, kindness, etc, all these are usually cherised in the first generation--by word of mouth in remembrance. Unless we put the precious gems of life in writing to our generations, they can only remember them in one generation or two.
Thus, I have decided to write my thinking and works in writing with pictures,if possible, to perpetuate my values for my generations to carry on. Call it inspiration, if you like.
Every parent wants to leave something of value to children----possession, property, philosophy or religion of belief, ideas or ideals, charity, kindness, etc, all these are usually cherised in the first generation--by word of mouth in remembrance. Unless we put the precious gems of life in writing to our generations, they can only remember them in one generation or two.
Thus, I have decided to write my thinking and works in writing with pictures,if possible, to perpetuate my values for my generations to carry on. Call it inspiration, if you like.
Friday, May 29, 2009
The Amazing Heavenly Man from China!
"Heavenly Man". Bro. Yun, a great missionary from China, from a poor farmer's family from Henan Province, was called at age 16 to teach the Gospel in China, and went to the west and south
of China and then overseas. Where Bible books were scare, and had to be hidden from China authorities, He suffered great persecution, horrific torture, beatings,and imprisoned 30 times, even covered with excrement (one-third of his married life), including his family members who were also Christians.
Many times they prayed to Jesus and Father with many tears of petition, visions, miracles of escape, healings, singing songs of delight and received multiple blessings. He and co-workers and Leaders united the many house Churches, more then 50 million members. The Chinese Government has controlled of the Three Self Organised Churches which also comprised a few hundred million Christians. China was hungry for God's bread and terribly thirsty of his Word! Just to mention an example, when they heard a Gospel preacher coming, a few buses would be arranged to transport people in China to 80-100 miles to hear the preacher. When Bro. Yun preached, his testimony could be heard by a ninety thousand Chinese!
Even, four years before the Olympic Games was staged in Beijing, 35 million adult Chinese learned English to promote tourism, but, by God's grace, they were learning in preparation of God's message to come.
Bro. Yun was united with his family members, wife Deling, teenage son, Isaac, and daughter, Yilin, in Germany in September, 2001 with Western Christians. There he set his base-Back to Jerusalem- along the Silky Road where missionary work started from China during Marco Polo's time, two millennia ago! China has more than a few hundred millions Christians and send their own missionaries along the Silk Road, where Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu religions dominated.
On his last escape to the West, with his legs both crushed, he limped to the the three main gates which were miraculously ajar (normally closed tight) and passed by sixteen guards like they were blinded to him, because a voice assured him of his safe escape. By the time he reached the taxi, his legs were normal again without him realising them!
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of China and then overseas. Where Bible books were scare, and had to be hidden from China authorities, He suffered great persecution, horrific torture, beatings,and imprisoned 30 times, even covered with excrement (one-third of his married life), including his family members who were also Christians.
Many times they prayed to Jesus and Father with many tears of petition, visions, miracles of escape, healings, singing songs of delight and received multiple blessings. He and co-workers and Leaders united the many house Churches, more then 50 million members. The Chinese Government has controlled of the Three Self Organised Churches which also comprised a few hundred million Christians. China was hungry for God's bread and terribly thirsty of his Word! Just to mention an example, when they heard a Gospel preacher coming, a few buses would be arranged to transport people in China to 80-100 miles to hear the preacher. When Bro. Yun preached, his testimony could be heard by a ninety thousand Chinese!
Even, four years before the Olympic Games was staged in Beijing, 35 million adult Chinese learned English to promote tourism, but, by God's grace, they were learning in preparation of God's message to come.
Bro. Yun was united with his family members, wife Deling, teenage son, Isaac, and daughter, Yilin, in Germany in September, 2001 with Western Christians. There he set his base-Back to Jerusalem- along the Silky Road where missionary work started from China during Marco Polo's time, two millennia ago! China has more than a few hundred millions Christians and send their own missionaries along the Silk Road, where Buddhist, Muslim, and Hindu religions dominated.
On his last escape to the West, with his legs both crushed, he limped to the the three main gates which were miraculously ajar (normally closed tight) and passed by sixteen guards like they were blinded to him, because a voice assured him of his safe escape. By the time he reached the taxi, his legs were normal again without him realising them!
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Where do we go after this life? By Anthony Lim. 27 June, 2009.
1. Where were we before earthly birth?
We were told in the scriptures that we were spirits in the heavenly realm when God presented his Plan of Happiness or Salvation to all spirits, including Satan and his angels. in the Council of Heaven. Lucifer wanted to force all to believe in God while Jesus Christ presented the alternative choice--the free agency to choose or not to follow God. When Christ's Plan was accepted, two-thirds of the spirits rejoiced and wanted THE FREE AGENCY TO CHOOSE while the one-third spirits followed Satan to rebel against God and were removed to earth. Here is where they tried any deception to thwart God's Plan of Happiness for mankind, with so much confusion, violence, nultiple religions amd philosophies, pleasures of life, ideals, ideas, idols, etc. to beckon and entice men to his cause, until now. D&c 29:32, 36, D7C 49:17, D&C29D&c138:55-56, Moses3:5, D&c6:36, Moses6:51.Abr.3:22,23, Gen. 2:5,
Where do the spirits of men go to when they die as humans? When we were humans beings where did we come from? Where were we before we were born in the mortal world? For what purpose are we born here? Is there life after mortal death?
These are some basic questions we all struggle to know.
Many people pursue their zenith goals by whatever means----through pride, greed, malice, cheating, robbery, scheming scams, murder, slander, sex, pleasure, pornography, etc, with different forms of idols. ----possessions, privileges, and positions and power. Many lack the desire to pursue spirituality.
2. What is the purpose of life here on earth?
Life on earth is a probation estate to experience body flesh and bones senses to house the spirit of men, to improve and develop our talents, to test if we follow God or not, and our purpose on earth is to have faith in God, repent for our sins, sanctify ourselves, and procreate and build God’s Kingdom. Of course, many have forgotten because there is a veil between the spirits and the temporal so that we need to seek out the truth anb purpose of life here, to obey God and build his Kingdom.
3. Where do we go after physical death?
Physical death is the separation of the flesh from the spirit. Upon death, the spirits are sent to the spirit world---in spirit prison or paradise.
4. Where is the spirit world and for what purpose are we sent there?
The spirit world is in this world, a shoulder above us., also a probation and preparation, for improvement, instruction or education where the spirits are chastened or improved, where a second chance to know the gospel is given, faith, repentance, hope and charity may be exercised, a place of waiting for the resurrection or redemption of the body. The spirit world is where the people still practice their religions, or change their faiths. A veil is fixed between the spiritual and the temporal, where the spiritual objects are invisible to those in the temporal.
Knowledge of the gospel can save a man upon obeying the commandments. While the joy, glory and happiness of the spirit world are safeguarded so as made unknown to us to avoid any increase of discontent with this life to end life here. More friends there to greet us, more intelligence, more joy and exquisite, more organised society and education than here, knowlege and mobility can be gained by mere thinking and you are there in an instant!
The spirit goes to where God is.....the Holy Ghost to quide and direct us. To be in paradise for the righteous is great joy and happiness; for the wicked they are in the spirit prison; everyone will be given the chance to learn about God and his commandments. There they await resurrection---where the spirit will be united to the new body as refined as the spirit--which can appear in and out of solid walls. Thereafter, we await the Judgement Day when Vthe Savior, Christ comes to judge us. Are you ready to face God? We await The Second Coming of Christ or we prepare or sanctify ourselves before we die. Either way, preparation in self purification is the key to meeting God.
With lots of love,
Anthony Lim
We were told in the scriptures that we were spirits in the heavenly realm when God presented his Plan of Happiness or Salvation to all spirits, including Satan and his angels. in the Council of Heaven. Lucifer wanted to force all to believe in God while Jesus Christ presented the alternative choice--the free agency to choose or not to follow God. When Christ's Plan was accepted, two-thirds of the spirits rejoiced and wanted THE FREE AGENCY TO CHOOSE while the one-third spirits followed Satan to rebel against God and were removed to earth. Here is where they tried any deception to thwart God's Plan of Happiness for mankind, with so much confusion, violence, nultiple religions amd philosophies, pleasures of life, ideals, ideas, idols, etc. to beckon and entice men to his cause, until now. D&c 29:32, 36, D7C 49:17, D&C29D&c138:55-56, Moses3:5, D&c6:36, Moses6:51.Abr.3:22,23, Gen. 2:5,
Where do the spirits of men go to when they die as humans? When we were humans beings where did we come from? Where were we before we were born in the mortal world? For what purpose are we born here? Is there life after mortal death?
These are some basic questions we all struggle to know.
Many people pursue their zenith goals by whatever means----through pride, greed, malice, cheating, robbery, scheming scams, murder, slander, sex, pleasure, pornography, etc, with different forms of idols. ----possessions, privileges, and positions and power. Many lack the desire to pursue spirituality.
2. What is the purpose of life here on earth?
Life on earth is a probation estate to experience body flesh and bones senses to house the spirit of men, to improve and develop our talents, to test if we follow God or not, and our purpose on earth is to have faith in God, repent for our sins, sanctify ourselves, and procreate and build God’s Kingdom. Of course, many have forgotten because there is a veil between the spirits and the temporal so that we need to seek out the truth anb purpose of life here, to obey God and build his Kingdom.
3. Where do we go after physical death?
Physical death is the separation of the flesh from the spirit. Upon death, the spirits are sent to the spirit world---in spirit prison or paradise.
4. Where is the spirit world and for what purpose are we sent there?
The spirit world is in this world, a shoulder above us., also a probation and preparation, for improvement, instruction or education where the spirits are chastened or improved, where a second chance to know the gospel is given, faith, repentance, hope and charity may be exercised, a place of waiting for the resurrection or redemption of the body. The spirit world is where the people still practice their religions, or change their faiths. A veil is fixed between the spiritual and the temporal, where the spiritual objects are invisible to those in the temporal.
Knowledge of the gospel can save a man upon obeying the commandments. While the joy, glory and happiness of the spirit world are safeguarded so as made unknown to us to avoid any increase of discontent with this life to end life here. More friends there to greet us, more intelligence, more joy and exquisite, more organised society and education than here, knowlege and mobility can be gained by mere thinking and you are there in an instant!
The spirit goes to where God is.....the Holy Ghost to quide and direct us. To be in paradise for the righteous is great joy and happiness; for the wicked they are in the spirit prison; everyone will be given the chance to learn about God and his commandments. There they await resurrection---where the spirit will be united to the new body as refined as the spirit--which can appear in and out of solid walls. Thereafter, we await the Judgement Day when Vthe Savior, Christ comes to judge us. Are you ready to face God? We await The Second Coming of Christ or we prepare or sanctify ourselves before we die. Either way, preparation in self purification is the key to meeting God.
With lots of love,
Anthony Lim
Thursday, May 21, 2009
To err is human, to forgive divine
Seek to help save souls, not to destroy them. There is more joy in Heaven over one sinner that repents than there is over ninety and nine just persons that need no repentance. (Luke 15:7) Be ready TO FORGIVE our brother on the first intimations of repentance and asking forgiveness and should we even forgive our brother, or even our enemy, before he repents or asks for forgiveness, our Heavenly Father would be equally as merciful unto us.
When one does not forgive another of his sin or the sinner, one rejects the atonement of the Savior, who has taken all sins unto Himself to save mankind. In a sense, he rejects the power and anthority of God; then the one who does not forgive another bears the greater sin.
When one does not forgive another of his sin or the sinner, one rejects the atonement of the Savior, who has taken all sins unto Himself to save mankind. In a sense, he rejects the power and anthority of God; then the one who does not forgive another bears the greater sin.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Hourglass figures have 30% higher levels of reproductive female hormone, estradiol
Hourglass figures have 30% higher levels of reproductive female hormone, estradiol, for fertility-compiled by T.K. Lim. 27 April, 2009.
Very Busy women, who are highly successful, over-exercised women, and obsessive dieters , very slim and very straight- up-and down, females who do not have hourglass figures, are likely less conducive to Child-bearing or becoming pregnant. Experts in anthropology, and infertility are not surprised by the findings.
Demanding careers can affect fertility due to changes in hormones and body shapes.
In Current Antropology, Prof. Cashdan from the University of Utah, fpund out from 37 different populations and cultures , that hormonal changes affect the woman’s waist to hip ratio WHR), a formula derived by dividing someone’s waist by her hip measurement. Marilyn Monroe types of large breasts and narrow waists have a curvy WHR of 0.7 (i.e. waist is 70% of the hip circumference), which links to medical papers to optimal fertility.
Hourglass figures have about 30% higher levels of female reproductive hormone, estradiol, compared with other body shapes, hence, have roughly three times more likely to get pregnant. Besides, such curvy figures have also higher levels of oestrogen and progesterone, the other hormones linked with fertility.
Those women with WHR above 0.8 have more difficulty of conceiving, possibly lower attractiveness to men, displaying more masculine, straight-up-and –down figure. With work stree and drive to succeed and compete, a shift in hormonal balance of oestrogen to be replaced by male hormone, androgens, which include testosterone which is associated to strength, atamina, and competitiveness.
Predominantely highly successful women do not have hourglass figures , but bear straight-up-and down shapes. Oes trogen level drops when women over-exercise and diet obsessively. They become less fertile, so are the very skinny women who under-eat.
Rose Frisch, Assoc. Prof. at Harvard University found out too low calories and too little body fat triggered the brain to switch off her body’s ability to reproduce by gradually restricting the flow of hormone leptin, a drop or two of kilogrammes which can tip a normal woman into infertility,. She continues to menstruate but not ovulate during her cycle. Also, androgenic hormones underly women’s professional mettle can transfer fat from hips to waist- the more fat that settles on her belly, the lower the oestrogen. The distribution of less oestrogen affect conceiving.
Thus, stress can often triggers a cascade of events that result in reduced levels of two hormones, Crucial to ovulation. Prof. Berga at Emory Univ. Sch. Of Medicine, said those who did not ovulate had excessive lenels of stress hormones cortisol present in the brain tissue, upon squeezing excessive work and exercise. “You can’t fool the brain, as the hypothalamus, the part that controls the release of hormones, keep tally of what you are doing”.
About 20% of infertile women have problem of ovulation. Lifestyle, anxiety and stress. Talking therapies,
Cognitive behavioural theapy can boost the chance of pregnancy through reversing stress, with good nutrition, a balanced exercise and few hours of less stress,
Very Busy women, who are highly successful, over-exercised women, and obsessive dieters , very slim and very straight- up-and down, females who do not have hourglass figures, are likely less conducive to Child-bearing or becoming pregnant. Experts in anthropology, and infertility are not surprised by the findings.
Demanding careers can affect fertility due to changes in hormones and body shapes.
In Current Antropology, Prof. Cashdan from the University of Utah, fpund out from 37 different populations and cultures , that hormonal changes affect the woman’s waist to hip ratio WHR), a formula derived by dividing someone’s waist by her hip measurement. Marilyn Monroe types of large breasts and narrow waists have a curvy WHR of 0.7 (i.e. waist is 70% of the hip circumference), which links to medical papers to optimal fertility.
Hourglass figures have about 30% higher levels of female reproductive hormone, estradiol, compared with other body shapes, hence, have roughly three times more likely to get pregnant. Besides, such curvy figures have also higher levels of oestrogen and progesterone, the other hormones linked with fertility.
Those women with WHR above 0.8 have more difficulty of conceiving, possibly lower attractiveness to men, displaying more masculine, straight-up-and –down figure. With work stree and drive to succeed and compete, a shift in hormonal balance of oestrogen to be replaced by male hormone, androgens, which include testosterone which is associated to strength, atamina, and competitiveness.
Predominantely highly successful women do not have hourglass figures , but bear straight-up-and down shapes. Oes trogen level drops when women over-exercise and diet obsessively. They become less fertile, so are the very skinny women who under-eat.
Rose Frisch, Assoc. Prof. at Harvard University found out too low calories and too little body fat triggered the brain to switch off her body’s ability to reproduce by gradually restricting the flow of hormone leptin, a drop or two of kilogrammes which can tip a normal woman into infertility,. She continues to menstruate but not ovulate during her cycle. Also, androgenic hormones underly women’s professional mettle can transfer fat from hips to waist- the more fat that settles on her belly, the lower the oestrogen. The distribution of less oestrogen affect conceiving.
Thus, stress can often triggers a cascade of events that result in reduced levels of two hormones, Crucial to ovulation. Prof. Berga at Emory Univ. Sch. Of Medicine, said those who did not ovulate had excessive lenels of stress hormones cortisol present in the brain tissue, upon squeezing excessive work and exercise. “You can’t fool the brain, as the hypothalamus, the part that controls the release of hormones, keep tally of what you are doing”.
About 20% of infertile women have problem of ovulation. Lifestyle, anxiety and stress. Talking therapies,
Cognitive behavioural theapy can boost the chance of pregnancy through reversing stress, with good nutrition, a balanced exercise and few hours of less stress,
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