In order to become healthy adults, children need to be seen and acknowledged on that deeper level. We are all meant to be seen, to have our Being acknowledged, and that applies to adult relationships as well.

Suza Scalora

Life Empowerment Coach, Writer, Author of "The Fairies" and Co-Founder of The Whole Purpose and LOVE 365

In 2008 Oprah and the spiritual teacher and author Eckhart Tolle held a number of conversations as part of their Web series Oprah & Eckhart Tolle: A New Earth. Now they're bringing those episodes to television for the first time, Sundays at noon on OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network. Since my new book Thrive is concerned with many of the same questions, I asked Tolle about the series, why this is a conversation we as a society need to have now, and the moment he knew he needed to change his life. Here's our conversation.

Complaining is not to be confused with informing someone of a mistake or deficiency so that it can be put right. And to refrain from complaining doesn't necessarily mean putting up with bad quality or behavior.

I started to uncover the secret to true happiness and inner peace, late one busy Sunday afternoon. I was working on a project with a Monday morning de...

Suza Scalora

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When you step into the Now, you step out of the content of your mind. The incessant stream of thinking slows down. Thoughts don't absorb all your attention anymore, don't draw you in totally.

As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle dissolve, and life begins to flow with joy and ease. When you act out of present-moment awareness, whatever you do becomes imbued with a sense of quality, care, and love -- even the simplest action.

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Prof Dr. Mohamad Tajuddin Mohamad Rasdi The Malaysian Insider 30 August 2014

When I was invited by my colleagues to deliver a talk to a group of final year architecture students at UiTM on the subject of Community Center for Malaysia, I ended up talking about what being a Malaysian community means to me. From the reaction of the 80 strong students, no one had ever given a talk closest to the one I delivered ever since they set foot at UiTM. The following is an extraction of my power point presentation set in an essay format. I want to share these thoughts with all Malaysians, particularly with my Malay and Muslim friends, relatives and colleagues. I am sorry to say that I have the perception that of all the races in Malaysia, the Malays seem to be the least in understanding what being a Malaysian is all about.

I want to say that I can understand if a Malay says that they want to be Muslim first because God is greater than country but that does not give a blank check in being ill mannered and obnoxious and downright threatening to other religious adherents in order to get a certain point across. It also does not mean keeping in a lock-up two young teenagers just for wishing Muslims the breaking of fast by eating Bak-kut-teh. It also does not give any right for Muslims to threaten to slap an elected female representative or threaten to burn the holy books of the Christians. Malays and Muslims may disagree with me and even despise me but from where I am standing the loudest and most common bigots and racists in this country arethe Malays, especially from Perkasa and Isma.

The fact that these NGOs seem to get away with their unruly conduct is gravely disturbing indeed. But, on the ground, the fact that many teachers, head teachers, university students, professors, lecturers, taxi drivers and the many Mak Ciks and Pak Ciks, hang on their every word is the most frightening scenario for the well-being of the people of this nation. In my book, after 57 years of singing the Negara ku and filling televisions and youtubes with a feel good merdeka commercial, our grade is an F for failing to live up to the visions of our founding fathers like Tunku Abdul Rahman and Onn Jaafar. Plainly speaking, we are a divided nationby ignoranceand worseby choice.

Thus, it is with this sad and somber introduction that I offer my thoughts on how we should rebuild this country. I do not much care about the concerns of political parties on both sides of the divide because, again from where I am sitting, the two coalitions are simply fighting over who would own Malaysia and its wealth. Neither one is actually seriously putting across a viable concept and process of how to turn around this country on the path of moralistic, spiritual and cultural prosperity. Many Malaysians do not care two hoots about these three agendas for all their concerns is simply on a big house, a big car and a nice overseas holiday with a comfortable medical insurance expense as well as a good children education fund. But because of this ignorance, all that Malaysians covet will be meaningless and ultimately loss in a raging fire of hatred, mistrusts and civil unrest. The sparks have already began to flicker into life and is simply awaiting a small can of fuel to start the raging inferno of ethnic cleansing. Too dramatic a portrayal? I think not.

Henceforth, let us all ponder on the following words that I had put together in my definition of a Malaysian community:

A Malaysian Community is a Community that comprises of people from different ethnic groups who reveres deeply their religious and individual cultural heritage and respects reverently other ethnic groups with their own religious and cultural inheritance in a spirit of democratic and civil harmony while believing fervently that their very differences are their strength and that these differences complete their social and spiritual assets. In short, One Malaysia is truly a Many Malaysia.

There are two separate parts to the above mentioned statement. The first part is a basic necessity; that of respecting the differences of culture and belief of each race and adherents. The second part is the ultimate condition if Malaysia is to survive the storms of racial hatred and bigotry; that we all accept our differences to be our social and even spiritual assets.

With reference to the first part, we must ask the question ourselves, do we respect one anothers belief system and cultural norms? The Malays believe that other races must be subservient to them because of their Malayness and Islam. It is for this reason that many cultural, education and political policies are twisted towards these two items. Now, before the Malays call me a traitor to my own kind, and the Muslims call for my beheading a la Isis fighters, I beg please think awhile. Where has this policy gotten us? 57 years of failure. The attempt to only allow Islam to be taught in public schools and universities have resulted in a deep seated resentment by other religious adherents and the result is the proliferation of vernacular and Islamic religious schools that have deeply divided our society from its very core the young.

The preference of the arts in emphasizing the dramas, poetry and songs of a single ethnic group again fuel this self-alienation. The fact that Dewan Bahasa does not publish adequate books that would bridge the cultural gap is greatly telling of the cancerous nature of our national malady. Just ask any university student a few question on cultural rituals of other races and they would fail miserably. After 57 years there is still no confidence of giving the Vice Chancellorship of a public university to a non-Malay. This is not respecting other cultures. How are we to proceed for the next 57 years if we cannot even bring ourselves to even get a passing mark in this first of all basic necessity?

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Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing's Fall 2014 releases include a time-bending romance, a father and daughter set of life-improving financial lessons, a journey of spiritual awakening, and a peek inside the exquisiteness of twinship

DEBUTNOVEL IS TIME-BENDINGAND AUTHOR-TREND-MAKING

Wyatt-MacKenzie joins the Romance Fantasy genre with a time-traveling love story, LEMONGRASSHOPE (Oct. 8, 2014), the debut novel by reformed corporate litigator Amy Impellizzeri. Jacquelyn Mitchard, NYT bestselling author, describes LEMONGRASSHOPE as ...that fine and fresh thing...a truly new story. Mitchard describes the author: Amy Impellizzeri is a bold and tender writer, who makes the impossible feel not only real, but strangely familiar." Kirkus Reviews declares LEMONGRASSHOPE: A layered, bittersweet romance that questions consequences and explores second chances. ForeWord Reviews, in their Fall 2014 Issue, writes: Time itself is a villain in this unusual tale, yet the possibility of a dream come true remains on the horizon. Realistic portrayals mingle with strange phenomena in this heady mix of contemporary romance and psychic twilight.

Several artisans are participating in a trendy launch of LEMONGRASSHOPE. Jill Donovan, founder of Rustic Cuff known for creating handcrafted cuffs worn by best-selling authors and celebrities including Emily Giffin, Ree Drummond, Jenna Bush Hager, Britney Spears and Miranda Lambert made a one-of-a-kind "lemongrass hope cuff." Nalana Lillie who founded Book Scents, known for highly scented candles inspired by books and characters, has created a custom hand-poured "lemongrass hope candle" which is a blend of lemongrass, sage and imported African marula oil straight out of the novel known for its time-travel properties, to bring the novel's mystical magic into the readers' homes. Book Club members get the recipe for "Lemongrass: Hope in a Glass" to accompany their discussion questions as well. Visit AmyImpellizzeri.com; http://www.amazon.com/dp/1939288533

WYATT-MACKENZIEAUTHORSRELEASESECONDBOOKS

Danny Kofke released his second book with Wyatt-MacKenzie on money management ABRIGHTFINANCIALFUTURE: Teaching your Kids About Money Pre-K Through College for Lifelong Success (Sept. 1, 2014) is Dannys follow-up to ASIMPLEBOOKOFFINANCIALWISDOM (2009).

ABRIGHTFINANCIALFUTURE is what we all want for our children and this easy-to-follow guide delivers its title's promise with Danny's down-to-earth tips and advice from chore charts to the magic of compound interest to use with kids as young as age three all the way up to young adults. Twenty healthy values and habits that lead to financial success, plus budgeting, long-term goals, conversations on college, work, and whether money equals happiness and more this simple financial wisdom will benefit everyone. Ken Coleman, host of The Dave Ramsey Show Video Channel, author of One Question, reviews: Dannys engaging style makes this practical and hopeful book a valuable resource families who want to instill wise money habits in their children. Jim Stovall, author The Millionaire Map reviews: Danny draws on his experience as a classroom teacher to deliver sound financial principles in a way that will enable kids to learn, and parents to build wealth into a legacy and then a dynasty. (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1939288630)

The second Wyatt-MacKenzie book with Annie Burnside, FROMROLETOSOUL: 15 Steps on the Awakening Journey (Sept. 17, 2014) is a powerful follow-up to SOULTOSOULPARENTING (2010). Annie Burnside was called the Eckhart Tolle of parenting" by Bill Gladstone, agent to Mr. Tolle. In FROMROLETOSOUL the author takes it to the next level with her personal reflections on living consciously as a blended beingboth human and soul, simultaneouslyin everyday life. Annie exemplifies the notion that, "On the awakening journey, we both come to know who we truly are and come to let go of who we truly are not. There is not much more to it than that." Dr. Shefali Tsabary reviews, FROMROLETOSOUL takes us on a journey into authenticity. Jill Schroder, author of Becoming: Journeying Toward Authenticity, states FROMROLETOSOUL cuts through the linguistic maze of religion versus spiritual paths right to the chase. Visit AnnieBurnside.com. (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1939288576)

BYKIDS,FORKIDS

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Prof Dr. Mohamad Tajuddin Mohamad Rasdi The Malaysian Insider 30 August 2014

When I was invited by my colleagues to deliver a talk to a group of final year architecture students at UiTM on the subject of Community Center for Malaysia, I ended up talking about what being a Malaysian community means to me. From the reaction of the 80 strong students, no one had ever given a talk closest to the one I delivered ever since they set foot at UiTM. The following is an extraction of my power point presentation set in an essay format. I want to share these thoughts with all Malaysians, particularly with my Malay and Muslim friends, relatives and colleagues. I am sorry to say that I have the perception that of all the races in Malaysia, the Malays seem to be the least in understanding what being a Malaysian is all about.

I want to say that I can understand if a Malay says that they want to be Muslim first because God is greater than country but that does not give a blank check in being ill mannered and obnoxious and downright threatening to other religious adherents in order to get a certain point across. It also does not mean keeping in a lock-up two young teenagers just for wishing Muslims the breaking of fast by eating Bak-kut-teh. It also does not give any right for Muslims to threaten to slap an elected female representative or threaten to burn the holy books of the Christians. Malays and Muslims may disagree with me and even despise me but from where I am standing the loudest and most common bigots and racists in this country arethe Malays, especially from Perkasa and Isma.

The fact that these NGOs seem to get away with their unruly conduct is gravely disturbing indeed. But, on the ground, the fact that many teachers, head teachers, university students, professors, lecturers, taxi drivers and the many Mak Ciks and Pak Ciks, hang on their every word is the most frightening scenario for the well-being of the people of this nation. In my book, after 57 years of singing the Negara ku and filling televisions and youtubes with a feel good merdeka commercial, our grade is an F for failing to live up to the visions of our founding fathers like Tunku Abdul Rahman and Onn Jaafar. Plainly speaking, we are a divided nationby ignoranceand worseby choice.

Thus, it is with this sad and somber introduction that I offer my thoughts on how we should rebuild this country. I do not much care about the concerns of political parties on both sides of the divide because, again from where I am sitting, the two coalitions are simply fighting over who would own Malaysia and its wealth. Neither one is actually seriously putting across a viable concept and process of how to turn around this country on the path of moralistic, spiritual and cultural prosperity. Many Malaysians do not care two hoots about these three agendas for all their concerns is simply on a big house, a big car and a nice overseas holiday with a comfortable medical insurance expense as well as a good children education fund. But because of this ignorance, all that Malaysians covet will be meaningless and ultimately loss in a raging fire of hatred, mistrusts and civil unrest. The sparks have already began to flicker into life and is simply awaiting a small can of fuel to start the raging inferno of ethnic cleansing. Too dramatic a portrayal? I think not.

Henceforth, let us all ponder on the following words that I had put together in my definition of a Malaysian community:

A Malaysian Community is a Community that comprises of people from different ethnic groups who reveres deeply their religious and individual cultural heritage and respects reverently other ethnic groups with their own religious and cultural inheritance in a spirit of democratic and civil harmony while believing fervently that their very differences are their strength and that these differences complete their social and spiritual assets. In short, One Malaysia is truly a Many Malaysia.

There are two separate parts to the above mentioned statement. The first part is a basic necessity; that of respecting the differences of culture and belief of each race and adherents. The second part is the ultimate condition if Malaysia is to survive the storms of racial hatred and bigotry; that we all accept our differences to be our social and even spiritual assets.

With reference to the first part, we must ask the question ourselves, do we respect one anothers belief system and cultural norms? The Malays believe that other races must be subservient to them because of their Malayness and Islam. It is for this reason that many cultural, education and political policies are twisted towards these two items. Now, before the Malays call me a traitor to my own kind, and the Muslims call for my beheading a la Isis fighters, I beg please think awhile. Where has this policy gotten us? 57 years of failure. The attempt to only allow Islam to be taught in public schools and universities have resulted in a deep seated resentment by other religious adherents and the result is the proliferation of vernacular and Islamic religious schools that have deeply divided our society from its very core the young.

The preference of the arts in emphasizing the dramas, poetry and songs of a single ethnic group again fuel this self-alienation. The fact that Dewan Bahasa does not publish adequate books that would bridge the cultural gap is greatly telling of the cancerous nature of our national malady. Just ask any university student a few question on cultural rituals of other races and they would fail miserably. After 57 years there is still no confidence of giving the Vice Chancellorship of a public university to a non-Malay. This is not respecting other cultures. How are we to proceed for the next 57 years if we cannot even bring ourselves to even get a passing mark in this first of all basic necessity?

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Beth Shaws latestbook,YogaLean, which will be released this fall, offers a holistic approach to eating healthy, losing weight, and keeping it off. Here, she provides a sneak peek at her philosophy.

As I explained in my previous post, becoming YogaLean takes time, effort, and inner strength. By transforming your current way of thinking and embracing choices for mental and physical health, you will achieve a smoother, cleaner, and more energetic creation of space. I have developed seven principles of becoming YogaLean. I explained the first two in my last post, and now I want to preview the third and fourth principles:

3. Create your ideal multifaceted and holistic plan.

The wheel of a bicycle has many spokes. If one of the spokes is broken, bent or malfunctioning, the wheel is compromised and can collapse. The YogaLean program is the same way. It involves nutrition, exercise, yoga, meditation, supplementation, positive affirmations, and an action plan that all work together for a smooth ride. Your wheel also involves support groups, journaling, and community service work.

Crafting a plan that works for you and gets that wheel turning is crucial because if you feel bogged down by a plan that doesnt conform to your personality or even your work schedule, then it will feel forced and seem (and may even be) impossible. YogaLean and Lean Consciousness are truly about developing a lifestyle that is easy to follow, one that allows you to enjoy life to its fullest while maintaining a healthier lifestyle.

4. Get comfortable being uncomfortablelearn to love movement.

Lets face it: Dieting is uncomfortable, exercise can be uncomfortable, and so can yoga. In fact, in yoga we put ourselves in very uncomfortable positions in order to learn non-reaction, and how to stay present for lifes challenges. As Eckhart Tolle says, when faced with a difficult situation you can leave it, accept it, or transform it. Sometimes in life, leaving is just not an option, so we must learn to accept and transform the situation.

Many people live with so much fear and rigidity and resistance that being open is not an option. Even if you are severely uncomfortable with your weight or whatever life experience youre encountering, change can feel scarier. Human inherently dont like change. But the reality is, everything is always changing. So its better to get in the river and go with the flow then to try to hold back the tide with your little paddle. Its never going to work, and sometimes you need to surrender.

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Routinely dismissed as a waste of time, Facebook can often be surprisingly educative. Amid the incessant stream of selfies, Instagrammed dinners and last nights party pix, every once in a while theres a project that makes you think. A few months ago, it was the art challenge, where users tagged friends asking them to post their favourite paintings. It was followed by a similar poetry challenge. Now, as all you Facebookers have probably realised, its all about books. Over the past couple of days, people have started naming 10 books that left a lasting impression on them and then tagging friends, asking them to do the same. If youre tagged, you need to post your list of 10 books, before tagging more friends and so on. So far, all the usual suspects have featured, from the Bronte sisters, to J.R.R. Tolkien and Paulo Coelho. Bringing up the Indian side, Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdie and Vikram Seth seem the most popular. J.K. Rowling, now surprisingly, is on many peoples lists. As are a handful of childrens classics: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Anne of the Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery and The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe series by C.S. Lewis. Curious about what books authors would pick, the MetroPlus team quickly tagged this set of writers:

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I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj for its piercing and unfaltering clarity, its uncluttered wisdom, because it opens up new possibilities with each reading.

Mystics Musings by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev for the voice of a contemporary sage, not a mere scholar; for its ability to address every conceivable question burning up a seekers innards.

The Tibetan Book Of The Living And Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche for the quiet, unsentimental insight it brings to the subject of death an approach that is searingly contemporary and timelessly Buddhist all at once.

Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes for combining the voice of a storyteller and shaman; she reminds you of the alchemic possibilities embedded in archetypal tales across cultures. An incredibly rich experience.

The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle.Theres nothing fluffy and new agey about this book at all. Remarkably lucid, there is a meditative clarity about each line a sense of poise without tension.

The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing because it is quite genuinely a modern classic it covers such diverse facets of experience, from female friendship and political commitment to psychological breakdown and spiritual restoration.

The Complete Works Of Jane Austen (Jane Austen): because she still reminds you and with a capacity to slow time down to a series of exquisitely crafted frames that much of the world can be contained in a Regency drawing room.

Hymns For The Drowning by Nammalvar; translated by A.K. Ramanujan. For reminding us lyrically and unforgettably that bhakti is not genteel fervour but a wild, passionate sometimes even cannibalistic experience.

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