Happy Chinese New Year - Beating the Crisis Head on!.

With this ox-spicious season I would like to greet all who are celebrating.

A Happy, Healthy, Blessed Chinese New Year of the OX.



1Ti 5:18 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that tread out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.'

The Ox, symbolizes prosperity through fortitude and hard work. The Ox is stable and persevering. The typical Ox is tolerant yet with strong character. Not many people could equal the resolution and fearlessness that the Ox exhibits when deciding to accomplish a task. Ox work hard without complaints. When it hits a rough patch while ploughing they work harder. They know that they will succeed through hard work and sustained efforts. Are we more ox like in character?

I feel that the ox is the perfect symbolism for how we need to move head on (pun intended) with the challenges of this year with all it's economic and social turmoil stampeding towards us. Yes, we have to meet it head on and lock horns with the crisis that is unfolding before our eyes. It's not going to be pretty but we will survive. Maybe a little trampled but we just need to dust off and start again that is how resilient man are having survived attempted self destruction in WWI & II. So lets talk about how we are going to bounce back like a squash ball (pun not intended).

Everyone else is talking about economic doomsday, from the soothsayer to the academician. Everyday the same 'you are going to get it' prophecy are being drilled into our mind. They are feeding us with a lot of bullshit. Excuse my language but I believe that is how we should categorize anything that cause us anxieties and worries. So I am going to buck the trend (pun intended). I am going to give positive vibes about our future and made us feel confident about overcoming anything -just throw it at us but please not the shoes! Did you say there is an economic tsunami coming this way? Well just get the surf board and have some fun. We are going to get a free ride! Did you say we are going to lose our jobs or asked to take an indefinite leave? Well pack your bags its time we get a long overdue holiday. Lots of budget holidays in Malaysia just don't follow the crowd http://www.eftwonder.com/services.html

Yes, Obama is going to save the world. After all he only needs to do the opposite of what Bush did. Mr.Bush you had made his job is too easy. Asian countries will recover faster than the rest of the world because they do not believe in sinking with the USDollarship. The dollar is going extinct as it is going all out to printed itself out of existence perhaps it should come in toilet rolls packs its easier to dispense, so what, just get yourself infected with yellow fever and join the gold rush.

Hey I seems to be on the roll here. I believe I can do better that those Harvard train economist who are already putting on their life jacket. Let them jump ship it will certainly lighten the boat. I hope you are all getting the idea about facing the economic challenge with optimism instead of pessimism. So happy mooing and don't forget about the holiday you deserve.

Isaac Lim

So What's For Lunch?

Let's talk about my favourite subject-FOOD! My daughter noted that when I came out from the digital mall (another favourite of mine) which had a new restaurant I was grinning from ear to ear. Food sure does something to me and it is not just eating it. The mere sight of a succulent piece of roast rib or the shiny egg white glaze of pastries does something to my pituitary gland. It's like the sight of food had send a huge electrical surge that shock circuited my pituitary gland to release huge loads of endorphin to switch on the silly grin on my face. I am so easy to please.Do you know that the word 'endo-phine' actually means 'like a morphine'. Food does gives us a high but that is not the reason why they call certain food events 'high tea' if that question did pop up in your head.

Who was it that said those immortal words, " The way into a man's heart is through his stomach." She must have seen the same silly grin which inspired her to write those immortal words. Not to appear sexist I suggest it works on both gender. I believe that some woman are also affected by food in the same way. Now, what about Mona Lisa's immortal smile? Hmmm, I wonder. Was there a plate of Dunking doughnuts beside Leonardo's paint brushes?

Whenever I carry out therapy for weight lost one of the most important issues I had to deal with is 'comfort food'. One of my clients had to have a thick cup of chocolate beverage several times a day. She had to have it even though she was not hungry. I asked her since when did she had this habit she answered that since she was a child her mother would without fail bring her a delicious hot cup of chocolate beverage in her room. Her mother was concern that she might become hungry in the night. She recalled vividly how the warm sweet drink soothingly flowed down her throat and left a nice warm glow to her tummy. It was to her the feelings of her mother's concern and love. I believe she felt this each time she drinks it even now. This is called 'comfort food'. To deal with comfort food I had to change her perception about food. As I carried out EFT therapy on her I said 'Love is not in the drink, love comes from your mother and not from a cup.' How often we think food can meet our emotional needs and we indulge in it only to find out love is not there.When we are stressed, angry, depressed we turn to food that carries an emotional feel good attachment and wolf it or gulp it down. The next time you feel like a food binge see if there is a person behind the food that you would rather talk to for comfort or try EFT.

Isaac Lim

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The Prophets of Doom and Writings on the Walls.

He strokes his graying beard. His head deeply bowed over some scattered ancient texts and paraphernalia. He then muttered some incomprehensible words and shook his head wisely. When he looked up at us we could see concern written all over his face. Then with bated breath we hear the sage's prophetic words, 'The economy will be very bad. Evil forces will come like a bear in the middle of the year and tear down our economy. Many will lose their jobs, cars and houses. Save your money do not start any new business or expand. Be very very careful of the bear." We were stunt. How did he know all that? "He's a sage that how and we must listen to this wise sage or we will suffer bad things'' exclaim Mr.Chan.

Today we are faced with many 'wise' economist acting like the sage. They predict doom and gloom to every economy in the world. Their mantra that 'Cash is king so don't give it away' had made credit financing inaccessible. Many Mr.Chans are listening to him and had stop all spending and future projects. The result is cash flow has slowed down to a trickle. No financing for projects and credits for business. Jobs become unavailable and existing ones uncertain. Yes ,the 'wise' sage was correct but only because it was a self-fulfilling prophecy. The sage made the prophecy, the Mr.Chans unwittingly carried it out and kazoom! We have a world wide economic recessions. Well done everyone.

But you protest "It was America's fault"."They were too greedy and bust the bubble". Well I have news for you America is blaming the East for accumulating so much savings (unlike them) that it cause a huge trade deficit and you know how this tempted them to transgress the moral barrier of financial honesty. So now the East is as much to blame as the West. Well done everyone.

Now I want you all to step back and see the actual problem from EFT's perspective. All of us have what Gary Craig the founder of EFT call 'writings on our mind's walls'. I don't mean graffiti or vandalism but it has the same effect. Graffiti are written by people from outside the buildings. Similarly 'writings on our walls' are put there by other people like our parents, pastors, professors and other influential personalities.

Graffiti changes the image of the building and it's writing just 'shouts' to be heard. Similarly the 'writing's on our mind's walls' distort and influence the way we think and experiences life.

I had a client who could not find much success in life and was generally uninspiring even to his own wife and family and they treated him as a nobody as a result he had a poor self image. He came to me to remove blocks to his financial success. In the process of therapy I found out that his mother had often reprimanded him for attempting anything new with these words, 'Don't try anything new it is always safer to stick to what you know best or you will fail'. These are 'writing on his walls' courtesy of his mother and written in bold lettering so that throughout his life he avoided taking risk or venturing into greener pastures because 'you will fail'. The end result is he got nowhere in life!

What are the writings on your walls? 'Rich people are greedy' and so you don't want to be rich because people will think you are greedy? 'Boys should not cry' and so is that the reason you never shed a tear at your mother's funeral? If you find yourself doing something that is against what you want, perhaps, there are writings on your walls influencing your better judgment.Like the sage predicting a calamity and the Mr.Chan acting it out. It needs to be removed and EFT can do just that. Let's tap away the economic gloom and bring the sunshine and laughter back into our lives. If you are thinking 'Hang on, things are not that simple'. Hmmm, I wonder if there are 'writings on your walls!'

Isaac Lim

http://www.eftwonder.com/