Life Is About Making Decisions…
I was going through some of my old emails… and this particular one caught my attention — Live Is About Making DECISIONS On How We Want It To Be!
And it all began with me having a conversation with one of my dear friends and fellow Money & You Graduate, Loyce Tia from Singapore!
Thank you Loyce for the spark of inspiration you gave to me then (in 2005) even today reading my email again. I’m amazed that a simple conversation about cats could lead to such a profound insight till today.
What lead to the conversation?
Loyce was planning to come up to Kuala Lumpur and I had invited her to come over to my house and as a “proud mother” of 4 kittens, I wanted to show them off to her. Strangely, I just had a feeling that she might have a fear of cats – so I asked if she’s ok with cats. And she replied…
“Er, I don’t like cats. I used to be scared of cats, but one day in school… I decided that I no longer want to be scared of cats and I’m simply not afraid anymore… I still remember how surprised my classmates were! How is it that suddenly Loyce isn’t afraid of cats anymore? It was just a decision that I made not to be afraid, and I’m simply not afraid already…funny huh?
Life is about making decisions on how we want it to be. Hmmm, I actually forgot about this incident until you mentioned cats again and I remembered that I used to be afraid of cats. I should say that while I am not afraid of cats, I am surely not on good terms with cats yet…haha, wonder if I should practice “I Love Cats”. But I think it will be a wonder to meet your cats. Maybe it is time to establish a new relationship with cats!” - Loyce Tia, M&Y Grad 03/03
Yes, I’m a cat lover… I’ve always loved cats. The conversation that I had with Loyce just hit home because my mother used to hate cats and now she’s a cat lover like me!
My mother used to chase cats away every time she sees them lingering in our garden as they use to ‘leave their mark’ all over her treasured garden and the tom cats had an awful voice that keeps you up all night you just want to throw a bucket of water at them to cool them off!
So for many years I’ve been yearning to have a cat as my pet, I could even picture the exact colour I wanted… black and white, with white whiskers, white socks, white chest, and the sweetest voice ever (especially for a male cat) — it took me 18 years of manifesting — for my dream to come true. I never gave up hope… it all began with my dad and I, taking pity on a stray cat who wondered into our garden, and it took us one whole month to coax him to be comfortable accepting food from us. Then one thing led to another (which is an amazing love story I will share with you another day)… and one day, my baby was born right at my own backyard! I was the happiest mom on the planet that day!
And here he is… Ken-G, who’s now the King of Road!
Ken-G is also one of my mum’s favourite and she loves him just like he’s one of her own grandchild… it’s a beautiful picture to see. From someone who used to hate cats… to a cat lover! All it took was to make another decision to turn the course of one’s life. Ken-G had many near deaths experiences… and many more moments that just took my breath away.
Every night he would come to our door and call us at least 3 times to love him, hug him, to say good night to him… he’s simply irresistible. Sometimes his soft paw would gently touch our face, and his purr just makes our heart purr too. I have so many cat stories to share with you! I’ve learned so much about life from my cat family. I’ll be sharing more with you all in good time.
Today, as I look at the RESULTS in my life… it’s simply phenomenal from where I started to where I am today. At times it does feel like I’m in a dream — it’s great to believe once again that dreams do come true! I realize that it starts by me making the decision of exactly how I want my life to be… have there been a time when you’ve given up on your dream? What decision did you make then?… What decision are you making now?
