The Principle of Emptiness

By JOSEPH NEWTON

Have you got the habit of hoarding useless objects, thinking that one day, who knows when, you may need them ?

Have you got the habit of accumulating money , and not spending it because you think that in the future you may be in want of it?

Have you got the habit of storing clothes, shoes, furniture, utensils and other home supplies that you haven’t used already for some time?

And inside yourself...? Have you got the habit to keep reproaches, resentment, sadness, fears and more?

Don’t do it! You are going against your prosperity!

It is necessary to make room, to leave an empty space in order to allow new things to arrive to your life.

It is necessary that you get rid of all the useless things that are in you and in your life, in order to prosperity to arrive.

The force of this emptiness is one that will absorb and attract all that you wish.

As long as you are, materially or emotionally, holding old and useless feelings, you won’t have room for new opportunities

Goods must circulate....

Clean your drawers, the wardrobes, the workshop, the garage...

Give away what you don’t use any longer...

The attitude of keeping a heap of useless stuff ties your life down.

It’s not the objects you keep that stagnate your life...

but rather the attitude of keeping...

When we keep in store, we consider the possibility of wanting, of penury..

we believe that tomorrow it may lack, and that we won’t be able to fulfil those necessities..

With that idea, you are sending two messages to your brain and to your life:

That you don’t trust tomorrow...and you think that the new and the better are not for you,

For this reason you cheer yourself up by storing old and useless stuff

Get rid of what lost its colour and brightness...

Let the new enter your home... and yourself.

For this reason, after reading this...

Don’t keep it...Make it circulate...

May prosperity and peace reach you soon

'Y' Handshake

A handshake is a short ritual in which two people grasp each other's right or left hand often accompanied by a brief up and down movement of the grasped hands. While its origins remain obscure, archaeological ruins and ancient texts show that handshaking was practiced as far back as the 2nd century BC

The handshake is initiated when the two hands touch, immediately. It is commonly done upon meeting, greeting, parting, offering congratulations, expressing gratitude, or completing an agreement

Its purpose is to convey trust, balance, and equality

Initiating a proper handshake will make an incredibly positive impression. You will be perceived as a person who is knowledgeable, possesses excellent social skills, and has leadership capabilities.

An excellent handshake shows your charm and self-confidence. It becomes an integral part of your style.

“Any person who has charm and some confidence can move in and through societies ranging from the most privileged to the most needy. Style allows the person to appear neither inferior in one location nor superior in the other.”

—Maya Angelou... (noted poet, educator, and best-selling author)

The group has discovered the ‘Y’ handshake that has resulted significant impact and connection with the people we touch. It goes this way:

1. Gently look 'through' the eyes (not stare);

2. At the same time, put your hand on your chest and then extend your hand;

3. Do a warm handshake (not hard shake or quick shake): feel the energy before you withdraw your hand.

We will from now on use this new form of handshake whenever we meet Clients, Candidates, Colleagues and Suppliers.

What is X and Y

Contribution from the leader of Greater China

Conflict with self (X)

Outlook

• critical


• negative; closed-minded


• see problems mainly: everything is "hard", "difficult" and "tough"

Behaviours

• avoidance


• denial/defensive/justifying/reasoning


• focus on "lack"

Outcome

• life is hard


• self-critical


• take things personally/ seriously


• unhappy

Harmonize with self (Y)

Outlook

• face issues squarely (because can face self)


• positive


• open minded


• see "solutions" - there is hope!

Behaviours

• less concerned with the words and comments of others


• sense of fulfillment, at ease, at peace

Outcome

• take things lightly


• lets go easily


• goes with the flow

Mechanics and Outcomes

Optimism is not equal to positiveness, but pessimistic is X
Y sees opportunities, X sees obstacles
Y is giving, focus on what we have, satisfied
X is taking, focus on what we lack, dissatisfied
Y sees solution; X sees problem
X and Y energy Not X and Y people
Its not one or the other; we all have both
We have a choice; its within our control
X wants to live up to expectations; Y embraces Self
X tries very hard; rather than being
X dwells on things; Y moves on

Its not one or the other; we all have both but We all have a Choice

How to switch?

--> Embrace yourself, love yourself

--> Count your blessings

--> Remember everything happens for a reason

--> Focus on others (Giving), not yourself (Taking), avoid self-pity

** Don't ask for Y outcome, it will come "packaged".

True Y is at Ease & at Peace

Sharing through Positive Energy Card (Y card)

HPC have conceptualize the design of Positive Energy Card (Y card) that is able to help and assist all of us in the office to cultivate Inner Positiveness and embrace a healthy positive working environment.

We believe that the Positive Energy Card will be able to help unleash positive energy to whoever we interact with; be it our clients or our colleagues. It helps to generate a SMILEY face and open up the third eye to see beyond inner positiveness.

How does it work?

· Whenever you feel tired, whenever you feel miserable, whenever you feel down, take one Positive Energy Card and read. And you will feel better after that. Once you open the card, the fragrance of virtues will be spread all over you.

· Whenever you are going out to meet a client, whenever you are meeting a potential candidate, whenever you go out for a BM, take one Positive Energy Card and read (bring it along as a lucky charm with you if you want, but remember to put it back so that others too can benefit from it) to see your clients. When you open the card infront of your clients, if spreads a huge strong fragrance of inner positiveness to them.

The Production

We had 2 batches of innerpositiveness card production. 1st batch was for internal and 2nd batch was to extend and to spread to external.

The production process noted below involves all the team members :

- conceptualization
- design
- selecting and buying of material (paper & ribbon)
- searching & selecting of quotes
- printing of the cards
- cutting
- folding (1st batch only)
- tie the ribbon (1st batch only)
- the final product
- etc....

The production took us about 1.5 hrs to complete. Not too long to produce these cards together. What wat most important, we all had a lot of fun and we used our heart, positiveness and happiness in producing these cards. These cards are priceless. No one will be able to purchase these with money.

Real Experiences

In most occasions when we passed a Positive Energy Card (Y card) to our client during our meetings, you can see the glowing change to their face. They shared their gratitude to us for sharing the positve messages especially after a challenging day in office. They were impressed by our positive actions and energy and want to know more about us and our services .