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Feng Shui for 2008

“First Fate, Second Luck, Third Feng Shui”

This phrase means that a person's destiny is first influenced by first the "Fate", second the "Luck" and third the "Feng Shui" positioning. Thus the close relationship between the studies of fate and the feng shui positioning is obvious and cannot be separated.

According to the Feng Shui theory of Flying Stars, that there are a total of 9 stars whose locations flies around each year. This article presents a very general guide and is not to be meant to be comprehensive. To do a comprehensive forecast, you need your birthdate to be analysed as well, together with the Feng Shui of your place.

In the year of the Rat/Mouse 2008, the eight different Feng Shui positions are as follows:

North (Inauspicious) The North is where the Grand Duke (i.e. "Tai Sui") is located and faces directly opposite to a location of extreme bad fortune and is advisable to stay away from this direction.

If your main door faces the North, always keep your door closed and keep your front door clean and tidy.

South (Inauspicious) The South is where the extremely unlucky star 5 flies to in 2008. As this is the most inauspicious star, I would like to highlight the important feng shui tips to take note:

Important Feng Shui Tips to Remember!

* If your door faces South, do not make major decisions for this year. If you need to, take extra precautions, be extra meticulous. * Avoid keeping the door open, if it is facing South, * Avoid keeping the windows open, if they are facing South. * The area of your place or office facing South should be clutter free. Bad Chi can get trapped among the clutter and start to spread to your home or office. * Avoid using anything that is red in color in this area. If your door is red in color, try re-painting to a shiny metallic color such as silver or gold. The metal energy of such colors would help to reduce the harmful energy of the number 5 star (which is earth element). * If you like to use Chinese ornaments, you can hang six Chinese coins (strung together). This method is said to help reduce the Bad Energy but does NOT dispel the Bad Energy.

For further details on the tips on this matter, go to subscribe my email tips at http://www.fengshui-do-it.com

Someone asked me whether she can cook if her kitchen is in the South.

The answer: YES!

The unlucky star 5’s negative energy is only felt when it’s infront of a door or window. So, if your kitchen windows open to the South, keep it closed. Open it only when necessary, e.g. when cooking.

East (Auspicious) East is where the fortune star 8 flies to in 2008. If it is possible, place the office working table facing the East direction to receive the good luck. However, do not “force” it. You have to take note that working table must placed in a practical position. Best position is always against a wall and facing the door or window. f your main door faces East, 2008 is a year of good luck for you. If you have thinking about investment, this is the time of do so as the wind is in your wings…

However, do take note that this good luck only last for one year.

West (Auspicious But…) The presence of the auspicious star in the West direction makes it one of the auspicious locations for the year and financial luck is especially good. However, the presence of the star 3 in the West location represents the clashing between the Wood and Metal elements. Thus, although it is an auspicious direction, it is not advisable to use it.

NorthEast (Auspicious) Northeast is the location of the star 4 which represents the academic star. If you can, place your study table facing the North East or choose a North East room as your study. The academic luck is strong in this sector. Again, take note of the position of your study table. Never place it such that your back is facing the door.

NorthWest (Normal:mix of good and bad) The Northwest direction will see star 2 which is an unlucky star associated with diseases, sickness and poor health. If your main door faces NW, take extra care on your health and for further details on the tips on this matter.always see the doctor regardless of what illness. Even if it’s a simple cold, go to the doctor to get your full medications. Do not wait as the unlucky star will cause it to aggravate faster than usual.

Thankfully, in 2008, the Northwest sector also has lucky stars which is expected to reduce the negative effect of unlucky star 2.

South East (Normal) Star 9 flies to Southeast. The star 9 belongs to the Fire element and co-exists with star 4 (wood element) in this sector. The Wood element can complement with the Fire element and may be beneficial for studies.

SouthWest (Inauspicious) Unlucky star 7 resides here for 2008. Star 7 is the unlucky for it the source of conflicts and arguments. Be careful and avoid getting into conflicts if your main door faces Southwest.

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Toon Hwang ONG is the online Feng Shui enthusiast who has spend several years learning Feng Shui. He recently has a chance to learn under a practicing Feng Shui Master and shares the important tips that he learnt via his free e-newsletter. Get his free e-newsletter at >> http://www.fengshui-do-it.com He also a great advocate on self-improvement in all areas of life (not just on Feng Shui).Get FREE self-help materials at>> http://www.cpunion.com/toon

How to Be Lucky in Life

You may say, “Well, then, how does luck work?” Does it seem to you that there are people for whom everything just works out?

You might ask, “Why doesn’t that ever happen to me?” Then again, maybe it does and you just don’t notice.

As we look at all the luck that we have experienced in our lives, and remember all the lucky people that we have been privileged to associate with and learn from, it appears that there are some key principles used by all the lucky people we know.

Opportunity Must Show Up! Some people say, “I need to have a great opportunity” or “That guy had a great opportunity show up.” But the fact of the matter is that opportunities are showing up all the time.

One of the other things I teach is that opportunity is the only thing that is unlimited in business.

Abraham Lincoln said, “If you prepare, opportunity must show up.”

Get the Skills You’ve got to prepare for wealth, for happiness, for health, for friendship, for collegial relationships, and for your spiritual work. Whatever it is that you want to have in your life, you need to be prepared with skills.

It has to do with whether or not you are prepared, if you have the skills and the goals, and the dreams and aspirations. Then all the things that are necessary to make it happen show up.

We can really make our own fate by being bold. Boldness will create that fate, which will create that luck, if we are prepared, when we have that positive language, and if we associate with the right people.

Do We Make Our Own Luck?

When someone wins the lottery we call them lucky, without realizing even in multi-million lotteries, which have millions of entrants, someone somewhere is statistically likely to win. So why bother calling it luck, when in reality it is just a statistical likelihood, that someone has to be a winner. Of course, for the millions of losers luck was apparently, not on their side.

There are a 'million-and-one' supestitions that are supposed to be unlucky: crossing a black cat on the wrong side, the number thirteen, walking under a ladder (is that really bad luck, or is it really just asking for trouble?), smashing a mirror, putting shoes on a table, opening an umbrella indoors, the list goes on and on. What is so astounding about these apparently unlucky customs, is not that they are really unlucky, it is that grown adults, actually believe such nonsense in the first place.

And why is luck so 'hit-and-miss'? ...It apparently doesn't even play favorites. In the UK, a convicted mugger won the lottery. Perhaps he had a 'lucky rabbits foot' on him at the time. The point is that luck has nothing to do with it, just about anyone is up to win the lottery and statistical probability does not care whether you are a a thief or a policeman. Of course those of us with more sense, tend to stay away from lotteries, realizing that winning odds are so pathetically poor, that you would be better of sticking the money in a jar each week or better still investing it. Then again, if you believe in luck, then nothing will keep you from buying that ticket each week... and who reading this, has their own set of 'lucky-numbers'.

There are believe it or not, individuals in the World who even take the belief in luck to new heights of absurdity and have such a divergent fear of apparently unlucky phenomena, that one could call their passion for avoidance of such phenomena - phobic. There are people who are so fearful on 'Friday the 13th' that they will spend the day in bed.

The foreboding of fear, in some individuals over unlucky 'signs of the universe', is of course instilled in them, through tradition and such beliefs are started in folklore, many of which are straight out of the Dark Ages and are passed on from generation to generation. The more reasonable among us, giggle at such nonsense and find such beliefs cringe-worthy.

However, there is another definition of luck that can be summed up in the sentence: 'do you make your own luck'. What this really means is, that based on probability, if you do the right thing in relationship to what you are attempting to achieve, then sooner or later, you will hit a 'lucky home run'. Of course this has nothing to do with luck in the traditional sense, of believing in something based on folklore, it is just putting yourself in a position of likely probability, based on statistical likelihood.

As a side note: Many individuals, when looking at statistics of probability, make a common error of misunderstanding. They assume for example, if one flips a coin and it comes up heads 70 times and tails 30 times, then statistical probability would predict that the next flip of the coin, is more likely to be in favor of tails than heads... This is erroneous, the flip of the coin will be a 50% likelihood for both heads and tails, on every flip of the coin, the coin has no memory of past statistics and the probability on each single flip of the coin never changes.

So, luck in its common sense meaning, is of course nonsensical. There are no elements within the laws of physics that guide or determine human behavior based on luck. On the other hand, one can make one's own luck, based simply on repeating the correct actions, that would lead to a good statistical probability, of those events coming true.

Craig Secularman

Secular-man Blog... an Oasis of Clear Thinking

Twenty Good Luck Quotes

Why good luck quotes? Perhaps you don't believe in luck, but you can see that some people have more good things happen to them. Whether you choose to call that luck or not, here is what some famous people have to say about the phenomenon.

Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves. - Larry King

Luck is believing you're lucky. - Tennessee Williams

Everything in life is luck. - Donald Trump

I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. - Thomas Jefferson

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? - Jean Cocteau

When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky. - Dr. Armand Hammer

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. - Edward Gibbon

The day You decide to do it is your lucky day. - Japanese Proverb

Luck is when opportunity knocks and you answer. - Author Unknown

Be where the luck is. - Steven Scott

Each misfortune you encounter will carry in it the seed of tomorrow's good luck. - Og Mandino

Men of action are favored by the Goddess of luck. - George S. Clason

In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. - Albert Einstein

Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison

If you view all the things that happen to you, both good and bad, as opportunities, then you operate out of a higher level of consciousness. - Les Brown

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. - John Quincy Adams

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises. - Demosthenes

If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right. - Henry Ford

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. - Seneca

To this collection, I'll add my own good luck quote: Why argue about the source of luck or the meaning of the word when you can just go out and create your own share.

Copyright Steve Gillman. Enough good luck quotes! Why not learn exactly How To Get Lucky right now at: http://www.GoodLuckSecrets.com

Fate

There are many phrases that talk about fate, like, "Don't tempt fate," or, "That was a twist of fate," or, "She deserves a better fate," or, "That will certainly seal his fate." In Greek mythology, "The Fates" were three goddesses who controlled human destiny! I say, "No thank you!"

Fate is also described and referred to in other ways, like, "Well that was just meant to be", meaning that it was going to happen and that it was supposed to happen, and so that's why it happened. If you follow that logic you end up with the conclusion that whatever happens was meant to happen. But doesn't that take away all personal responsibility for your actions? Yes it does, and that's the point.

Suppose I decide to have a sandwich for lunch. Is that fate? Was it meant to be? As I eat that sandwich, am I to think that eating this sandwich right now is what was supposed to have happened? Some would say, "Yes."

But what if I took the bread out to make the sandwich, and then stopped and said, "Wait a minute - I think I'll have a salad instead." But the bread is already out and sitting there! Wasn't I meant to have a sandwich?

Which one was meant to be, the sandwich or the salad? There are some who would say that I was meant to get the bread out first, and then I was meant to change and go with the salad. For those who think like that, everything is just meant to be.

The problem with that kind of thinking and rationale is that it eliminates free will. It also eliminates any and all responsibility for your actions. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

No one is destined to be successful or destined to be a failure. Far too many people accept that their lives are dictated by fate. They say things like, "This is my lot in life; these are the cards that I've been dealt; I'm just a victim of circumstances and fate; this is all I can really expect in life." To all of that I say, "No, no, no!"

How can a child of the Creator of the universe go through life accepting things as they are, thinking that he cannot change them and just accepting that this is the way things are supposed to be?

Have you ever considered that if your "fate is sealed," you have no free will?!

If you have no free will then it really doesn't matter what you do, good or bad, because it is not your fault. It's what was supposed to have happened.

Are we all just robots?

The Creator gave each and every one of us free will to choose. Each one of us can decide what we want to believe and what we want to do. And, with His help, there's really no limit to what we can accomplish.

If anything is really "meant to be," it is that God wants us successful and blessed with the life that we have to live. He has lovingly provided all that we need. But, he also gave us free will to choose.

If we want to, we can accept "fate," or, we can choose to believe to have a great life.

You are in life today where you are because of what you have believed and accepted as true. You can change your circumstances by changing your thinking. You can choose to focus on the things that you do desire instead of settling for the way things are now.

The only other choice is to accept fate. If you accept fate, well then, good luck. You'll need it!

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Michael A. Verdicchio is a husband, father, minister, and broadcaster. He has been the voice on numerous productions over the years. Michael has a free newsletter called, THE PEP LETTER, at http://www.christianinspirationalgifts.com/pepletter.html .

Luck of the Irish?

In January I wrote an article called 13 Things I learned in 13.1 Miles. The response I received from that article was extraordinary. My friends and family were most impressed by the distance I ran, others were thankful for the analogies with three points really resonating with a lot of people: the Importance of Visualizing, Becoming a Student of the Game and Finding Your Own “Dog Beach.”

I think the reason why these three kept coming up in responses to my article was that these three things are the keys to accomplishing anything in life. In order to reach a goal, any goal, I don’t care if it is running a marathon, making a six or seven figure income, having a wonderful relationship, or raising great kids, they all require going through the same process.

I know it seems that sometimes people just “get lucky.” It seems as if business just comes their way, they have a great family and lack of money never seems to be an issue for them. I coach Real Estate Professionals everyday on breaking the cycle of relying on luck and implementing a system of creating their own destinies.

I know, that if my clients… 1. Set clear goals and are able to visualize them 2. Become a student of the game by acquiring knowledge and setting up a plan to reach those goals 3. Have accountability with the small steps needed to work the plan, …they will be able to accomplish far more than they ever imagined possible.

I believe it is important to plan and not to rely on a great life coming to you. Click here to get a Report called 14 Things to Creating a Business Plan You Can Use. If you would like more help in crating the life you want, you may want to look into my Five Year Business and Life Planning Guide.

May you all have a fun day on March 17, eating corned beef on rye, toasting beer in an Irish Pub to the wonderful business and life you are creating for yourself! Cheers!

Real Estate and Life Coach Cheri Alguire has partnered with hundreds of Real Estate Professionals to help them become more successful in business and in life. Coach Cheri is also the creator of the highly sought-after Five Year Business and Life Planning Guide for Real Estate Professionals. Learn more about this and Coach Cheri's other products and services at .

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